Weekly Rotary Events and Programs:
  • 7:30 AM Thursday programs upcoming with a few activity and location exceptions shown below: 
> July 9 - At NewBo City Market >> Remembering July 4 1776 - A Video and discussion refreshing our memories about our country's founding challenges and key leaders.  Bruce Lindholm presenting. 
 
July 16 - 7:30 AM   Sunrise Board Meeting at The Mercury Restaurant
 
> July 23 - 7:30 AM Meet at NewBo City Market "Rotary Hall".  Sonja Hadenfelt | The RARE Group - Raptor Care  
 
Past Favorite programs and Projects: 
 
> June 11 - Peter Teahen and John Ockenfels - Stories of the Flights to End Polio   https://www.flighttoendpolio.com/#   2 record setting fundraising flights on one website. 
 
June 4 - FIELDTRIP!!  - We met Shaun Reilly, Retired Morgan Park Ranger for an Arboretum Tour of all the beautiful trees and paths. A great morning!  https://www.mycountyparks.com/county/linn/park/morgan-creek-park   
 
> April 23 - Joe Lock - Eastern Iowa Health Center Growth in services across 5 clinics!   
 
> April 10, 11 - We purchased and planted 100 new trees at Indian Creek Nature Center.  Sunrise Rotary's $5,000 grant made this happen.      See Indian Creek District Grant Story on the website below.
 
 
Ashton Knatz - Our International Rotary Scholar:  
Ashton is busy studying at Edinburgh University. She will spend a year furthering her studies of Environmental Science for a Masters Degree. Ashton's host club is Edinburgh Rotary! 
Here is her March 2026 Report   April 2026 Report   May 2026 Report + Great Pictures    June 2026 Report 

Program/Speaker suggestions are always welcome.  Contact Bruce Lindholm, Theresa Mickelson, or email CRSunriseRotary@gmail.com 
 
We meeting weekly at 7:30AM most Thursdays All are welcome!

Rotary Polio Update from John Wasta 
District Foundation Committee. 
Please Donate to the Rotary Foundation and consider the Polio Campaign
 
Rotarians: 
   As the PolioPlus Society Coordinator I want to thank you for fulfilling your donations for this Rotary year.
 
   As you know the news is mixed on the Polio campaign.
   The new vaccine is fully rolled out and vaccine derived cases are a thing of the past. 
 
   There are still two countries with wild polio cases (Afghanistan and Pakistan). Both countries' governments are supporting efforts to get their children vaccinated (Yes!!).
 
   There were 39 confirmed cases of wild polio in 2025.  There have been just four cases confirmed so far this year.
 
   Yours in Service
 
   John Wasta
   Rotary District 5970 Foundation Committee