Sunrise Rotary News! Feb 12 2025 (Feb. 12, 2025)

Highlights

Weekly Rotary Programs at Matthew 25:

> Feb 13 - Club Social 6pm at YourPie 2791 7th Ave Marion. Park in back. No Morning Meeting.
> Feb 20 - Erin Norwood, Opportunity Center at Ladd Library

> Feb 27 - Jackie Nau - Understanding Tourette Syndrome
> Mar 6 - Jessie Lobb - Prevention Specialist - Area Substance Abuse Council
> Mar 13 - Rob Davis - Iowa Flood Protection update City of Cedar Rapids

> To be scheduled: Horizons Family Services

Recent Programs and Events Highlights:

> Jan 30 - Sara Mentzer, Bob Carlson: Plans for "Prairie Summit Y" .. the new YMCA facility at the College Community Schools campus

> Jan 9 - Greg Neumeyer - Robins "Planning for GROWTH" - parks, homes, trails and businesses!
> Jan 2 - We met and interviewed our Global Scholar Applicant and parents - Ashton Knatz!

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, Iowa All are welcome!

Club Meeting Duties

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

You can't be there? Just contact swap dates with another Rotarian on this list.

Date	Greeter/Invocation	Pledge/Drawing Prize
February 20, 2025	Anne Wilson	Rachel Rigdon

Duane Arnold Solar Projects Update

About a year ago Sunrise Rotary hosted a program and learned plans for the Duane Arnold Solar projects. We were offered and accepted a tour of the project in July.

Click for a November 2024 update from Alliant Energy.

"We celebrated a major milestone by placing the final solar panel at the first two phases of the Duane Arnold Solar Project earlier this fall!

Our latest construction update has been posted to our project webpage and highlights the beginning of site testing.

We expect to complete the 200-megawatt Duane Arnold Solar Project by the end of this year. Thank you for your interest in the Duane Arnold Solar Project!"

Upcoming Sunrise Programs - read/respond!

What's happening in our community? Are you curious about a topic?

Send ideas to, or call Bob or Bruce (319-333-4422), 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!

Need ideas for February and beyond...

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!
Visits to Businesses!

Shakespeare Garden

Fall 2024 Shakespeare Garden Cleanup is postponed due to construction.

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/

Feb 13, 2025

No Morning Meeting Today

Come to the 6 PM Social tonight.

Feb 20, 2025 7:00 AM

Erin Norwood - CR Public Library

Opportunity Center at the Ladd Library

Feb 27, 2025 7:00 AM

Jackie Nau

Tourette Syndrome

Mar 06, 2025 7:00 AM

Jessie Lobb - ASAC Area Substance Abuse Council

ASAC Mission and Updates

Mar 13, 2025 7:00 AM

Rob Davis -Cedar Rapids Flood Control System Mgr

CR Flood Control Projects - Update!

Mar 20, 2025 7:00 AM

Leslie Schwarting

Prairiewoods; Spirituality in the 21st Century

Mar 27, 2025 7:00 AM

Open - Suggest a Program!

Apr 03, 2025 7:00 AM

Katie Oatsvall

Horizons Family Services

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President

Bob Schell

President Elect

Mary Schell

Secretary

Ben Stutt

Treasurer

Karen Nemecek

Foundation Chair

Bob Schell

Membership

Eric Harris

Club Grants Management

Bruce Lindholm

Programs Chair

Bruce Lindholm

Club Social Activities

Lynette Markofski

Immediate Past President

Lynette Markofski

Service Projects

Lynette Markofski

Club Public Image

Bruce Lindholm

Thursdays at 7:00 a.m.

Matthew 25 Groundswell Cafe

201 3rd Ave SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
United States of America

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We are meet at Matthew 25 Groundswell Cafe, 201 3rd Ave SW, Cedar Rapids. Order your breakfast on your way into the meeting, as our guest!

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