Sunrise Rotary News! May 28 2025 (May 28, 2025)

Highlights

Weekly Rotary Programs Now at NewBo City Market 7AM Thursdays:

> May 29 - Jeremy Hardy, Victory Leadership Coaching.
> June Dates - Pending programs.... Want to speak? Contact us at CRSuriseRotary@gmail.com
>June 19 - Sunrise Board Meeting at 7am. Rotarians are serving lunch at the Freedom Foundation. Come by 11:15 am.

> Rotary Blood Drive continues - see details below

Recent Program Highlights:

> May 8 - Teeg Stouffer, Fascination Film Studio and Storytelling

Upcoming:

Riverview Center "Brunch of Light" fundraiser on Sunday June 1 9:00 AM at Big Grove. Tickets

Ashton Knatz - Our International Rotary Scholar: Welcome Ashton to our Golf Fundraiser next week! Ashton joined the Rotary District Conference in Decorah and made a great impression. She will spend a year in Edinburgh Scotland, furthering her studies of Environmental Science with a Masters Degree. Ashton's host club will be Edinburgh Rotary!

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

We now hold our weekly meeting at 7am Thursdays at NewBo City Market 1100 3rd Street SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa All are welcome!

Rotary Blood Drive

TOGETHER, WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE

The Cedar Rapids Rotary Clubs are participating in a Summer Kickoff/Memorial Day Challenge this month. As we launch into the summer, make the plan to support our community!

Book your appointment now to be a part of something life-changing!

Call 800-747-5401 BloodCenter.org

Cedar Rapids Rotary Donation Challenge

NOW – May 31

Cedar Rapids Donor Centers

Cedar Rapids Lindale (4828 1st Ave NE)

Cedar Rapids West (3001 Williams Blvd SW)

Please mention that you are donating for the “Rotary Blood Drive Challenge” (code 2719).

Remember to eat and hydrate well before donating!

Become a Donor for Life!

The more you give, the more you earn*:

First or second donation:

$20 gift card OR 1000 Rewards Points

Third, fourth, or fifth donation:

$30 gift card OR 1500 Rewards Points

Sixth donation:

$40 gift card OR 2000 Rewards Points

*Donations are counted within each calendar year

Gift card options:

Amazon, Target, Walmart, Starbucks, Subway, Home Depot, Lowe’s

Golf Fundraiser May 22

We had a BEAUTIFUL day of golf May 22.

Families Helping Families brought their board and their NEW Executive Director, Mary Hershner. (Our Phil Hershner's niece!)

The volunteer turnout was perfect. Everyone pitched in.

Fun golfers. Fun awarding player prizes too! A great BBQ dinner followed.

Fundraising results will be calculated soon, to announce.

Club Member 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
May 29, 2025	Ben Stutt	David Murray
June 5, 2025	David VerWoert	Karen Nemecek
June 12, 2025	Anne Wilson	Rachel Rigdon
June 19, 2025	Board Meeting
June 26, 2025	Douglas Francik	Mary Schell
July 3, 2025	Bruce Lindholm	Robert Schell
July 10, 2025	Lynette Markofski	David Stoltenberg
July 17, 2025	Board Meeting

Sunrise Rotary at NewBo City Market

Sunrise Rotary is now meeting at NewBo City Market!

Also known as "Rotary Hall"
Enter and turn left. We meet in the "Teaching Kitchen"

NewBo City Market
1100 3rd Street SW

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Google Map

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/