Sunrise Rotary News! Sep 8 - 19 (Sep. 08, 2024)

Highlights

The editor is away ... This edition covers September 8 - 19, 2024

Programs/Events:

> Sep 12 - 7:00 AM: Melody, Program Director - Riverview Center, Sexual Assault Survivor Services.

> Sep 19 - 7:00 AM: Jennie Null, VP of Development at Tanager Place - We will learn about their mission in the community today.

> Sep 26 - Sunrise Rotary business meeting.
> Oct 3 - 7:00 AM: Shelly Mott - Hoover Museum and Library
> Oct 10 - 7AM: Karen Besler - Learn about the Mona Foundation - Educating kids around the world for 25 years.

See the UPCOMING EVENTS information on this page. Join us!

Recent Program and Event Highlights:

> Sep 5 - Joel Miller - Linn County Auditor: Fall Elections update and his 17 years as Auditor ending in December.

> Aug 29 - Charity Tyler - New West Side Library plans were shared. Target opening is September 2026!
> Aug 22 - Scott Drzycimski - ITC (Interstate Transmission Corp) explained our US Power grid and how 'transmission' lines deliver to Alliant and us!

> Aug 15- Keirra McFadden from LifeServe Blood Center - Serving St. Lukes/Unity Point Health. LifeServeBloodCenter.org

> Aug 8 - Doug Nelson, CEO - Update and challenges of the Cedar Rapids Kernels Baseball team

Program/Speaker suggestions are always welcome. Contact Bruce Lindholm or email CRSunriseRotary@gmail.com

We hold our weekly meeting at 7am Thursdays at Matthew 25, 201 3rd Ave SW. Cedar Rapids. All are welcome!

Club Meeting Duties

Each week, two Sunrise Rotarians are needed to support our meetings. See table below.

Can't be there? Just swap dates with another Rotarian on the list.

Date	Greeter/Invocation	Pledge/Drawing
September 12	Ben Stutt	Theresa Mickelson
September 19	David VerWoert	David Murray
September 26	Anne Wilson	Karen Nemecek
October 3, 2024	Clayton Cubbage	Rachel Rigdon
October 10, 2024	Douglas Francik	Mary Schell
October 17, 2024	Eric Harris	Robert Schell
October 24, 2024	Bruce Lindholm	David Stoltenberg
October 31, 2024	Lynette Markofski	Ben Stutt
November 7, 2024	Theresa Mickelson	David VerWoert
November 14	David Murray	Anne Wilson
November 21	Karen Nemecek	Clayton Cubbage

Upcoming Sunrise Programs - read/respond!

What's coming up? Are you curious about a topic? Send ideas to, or call Bob or Bruce, with an expert's name!

This is sent only to our Newsletter recipients:

Your ideas...Recommended interesting topics and experts you know, or be an organizer of an off-site meeting!

What can you organize for us? These were suggested by someone in our club:

Pickleball Palace: Need an Organizer! Better to visit. Morning? After work social? Demos of pickleball, etc.
Retirement Strategies: Recommend some experts... Its about retirement funds.... but also much more!

Shakespeare Garden

Sunrise and West Rotary Clubs joined the Shakespeare Garden volunteers April 20 for a clean up effort.

The Shakespeare Garden is our 2024-2025 Linn County Rotary Community Project, funding major improvements and supported by ALL Eight Linn County Iowa Rotary Clubs!

The metal gateway feature was fabricated by Marion/East Cedar Rapids Club, Rotarian Tom Barnes (Barnes Mfg, Marion, IA), and installed at the Ellis Boulevard entrance in June 2024!

Other updated features are shown below.

Fundraising continues for this beautiful riverside garden! https://friendsofshakespearegarden.org/

Sep 12, 2024 7:00 AM

Melody - Iowa program Director

Riverview Center

Sep 19, 2024 7:00 AM

Jennie Null, VP of Development at Tanager Place -

Tanager Place today

Sep 26, 2024 7:00 AM

President Bob Schell and all Members.

Club Assembly and Business Meeting

Oct 03, 2024

Shelly Mott J.D. Executive Director of Development

Herbert Hoover Library. Renovation Project.

Oct 10, 2024 7:00 AM

Karen Besler, DDS

Mona Foundation 25 Anniversary - Accomplishments

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CR History Museum - Rotary Social Night
The History Center
Sep. 12, 2024 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Bingo Night!
El Kahir Shrine
Oct. 24, 2024 5:00 p.m.

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