Our Past Program and Activity Highlights. Contact us "to present your program"
> April 10, 11 - We planted 100 new trees at Indian Creek Nature Center. Sunrise Rotary's of $5,000 purchased trees and supplies.
> April 2 - Trees Forever - Molly Stuelke, Director of Programs. Update on communities Derecho recovery, how to get trees and PLANT trees!
> March 12: Commander Patrick Reinhert - American Legion Service to Veterans and our communities
> March 5: Scott Olson, Cedar Rapids City Council - Update on Cedar Rapids
> Feb 26: Dr Padget Skogman, Pediatrician... Impact of social media and devices on young kids.
> Feb 12: Aaron Amundson - Willis Dady Homeless Services
> Feb 5: Marty Norris - Salvation Army Cedar Rapids
> Jan 15: Scott Wilson - New Exec Director, NewBo City Market- Our weekly host!
> Jan 8: David Janssen - Brucemore Estate story. (March 26 Brucemore Social followed)
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! This is her March 2026 Report
Program/Speaker suggestionsare always welcome. Contact Bruce Lindholm, Theresa Mickelson, or email CRSunriseRotary@gmail.com
We hold our weekly meeting at 7:30AM Thursdays at NewBo City Market 1100 3rd Street SW, Cedar Rapids, IowaAll are welcome!
Families Helping Families Sunrise Rotary Golf Event raised over $6,000 for this local organization. The 'Big Check' was presented to Executive Director, Meredith Hershner.
Sunrise Rotary annually applies (and usually receives!) a Rotary District Grant. Half of the funds are from our fundraising, half are a Grant from our Rotary District 5970 Foundation funds.
The project removed undesirable forest undergrowth in October 2025 around the "Barn" and Sugar House, the Nature Center's original facilities. Undergrowth was removed with the help of AmeriCorps and our Rotary Members.
100 new undergrowth trees, protective cages, and watering devices were purchased. Rotary Members transported trees from Ames and Monee, Illinois. Redbud, Wild Plum and Prairie Crabapple trees were planted with cages and watering devices in April 2026 by Sunrise Rotarians, friends, Waltonians and their sponsored Cub Scouts with parents.
June 9 2025 the Shakespeare Garden was the site of an 'open house' showing progress and selling flowers. The area has really transformed! 2 Gazebos are complete.
8 Rotary Clubs in the Cedar Rapids area have supported these improvements. Barnes Manufacturing in Marion supplied the steel structures.
Visit the garden in Ellis Park facing Ellis Boulevard. The Northwest Neighborhood Association leads the improvements.
April 20 2024, Sunrise and West Rotary Clubs joined the Shakespeare Garden volunteers 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!
We meet at 7:30AM most Thursdays. See "Highlights" on our webpage for each Thursday program.
Join us at the the NewBo City Market 1100 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids.
Coffee is provided.
