Sunrise Rotary News! August 13 2024 (Aug. 13, 2024)

Highlights

Programs/Events:

> Aug 15- 7:00AM: Keirra McFadden from LifeServe Blood Center - Serving St. Lukes/Unity Point Health

> Aug 15 - 6:35PM: Rotary Night at the Kernels ball park. "South Bend Cubs" Lynette is arranging tickets
> Aug 22 - 7:00AM: Scott Drzycimski ITC (Interstate Transmission Corp) returns and explains how our Electrical Power arrives from Wind, Solar and Generating plants

> Aug 29 - 7:00AM: Charity Tyler - New West Side Library plans will be shared.
> Sep 5 - 7:00 AM: Joel Miller - Linn County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections. Fall Elections update. His Auditor career as it winds down in 2024.

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

Recent Program and Event Highlights:

> Aug 8 - Doug Nelson, CEO - Cedar Rapids Kernels Baseball team

> Aug 1 - Karla Twedt-Ball, CEO - Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.

> July 25 - Joe Horaney - A great update on Linn County Solid Waste Agency - how it works for all of Linn County. Future plans
> July 18 - Dave Stoltenberg - CRBT Bank history and today.

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!

Rotary Business Roundtable - Aug 20 Noon

Rotary/SCORE Business Advisory Roundtable

August 20th - Biaggi's - 12:00 - 1:00 PM

Speaker - Kristin Roberts

President - United Way of East Central Iowa

"My Life Story & Lessons Learned"

Register and pre-pay $22 by Aug 19 here: https://rotarybar.square.site

Kristin joined United Way of East Central Iowa with over a decade of fundraising and relationship-building experience. She serves as President and CEO, where she works with the community on all levels to bring together the caring power of the community to invest in effective solutions that improve people’s lives. Kristin has spent the last 15 years of her career in nonprofit fundraising and communications.
Kristin graduated from Wartburg College with a degree in Communication Arts. Her alma mater’s mission of living a life of leadership and service still speaks to her today as she looks to continually be a part of the community and give back through the many boards and committees she serves on. She also holds a master’s degree in Strategic Leadership from Mt. Mercy University.
In her spare time, Kristin is an avid runner and enjoys spending time outside. She is married to interior designer Mark Roberts. They have two children, 12-year-old Miles and 8-year-old Harrison, and almost 1-year-old puppy, Duke.

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
August 15, 2024	Rachel Rigdon	Douglas Francik
August 22, 2024	Mary Schell	Eric Harris
August 29, 2024	Robert Schell	Bruce Lindholm
Sept 5, 2024	David Stoltenberg	Lynette Markofski
Sept 12, 2024	Ben Stutt	Theresa Mickelson
Sept 19, 2024	David VerWoert	David Murray

Sunrise Rotary "Transform Week" Project at Matthew 25

Every year in the last week of June, Matthew 25 organizes volunteer teams from business, non-profits and clubs to work on home improvement projects. The homeowners are challenged with funding and physical abilities, and are grateful for project teams who can fix, paint, replace and 'clean up' older homes! Up to 150 volunteer team members from many organizations made a big difference every day that week.

This year Sunrise Rotary members joined the Lin-Mar High School Robotics Team on a project, to clean up the landscaping of weeks, brush, dig out old steel fencing, remove/haul away some trash and planting grass and flowers. Photos of the boys (and our new President Bob Schell) highlight the "after" pictures. Lunch was served to the 150 volunteers at Matthew 25.

We forgot to get 'before' pictures of the yard!

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, experts you know, or be an organizer!

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

History: Need an Organizer! Shall we meet Thursday morning or evening? Off-site at CR History Center? They have a bar.
Pickleball Palace: Need an Organizer! Better to visit. Morning? After work social? Demos of pickleball, etc.
Retirement Strategies: Recommend some experts... Its about the money.... 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/