Sunrise Rotary News! Oct 29, 2024 (Oct. 29, 2024)

Highlights

Programs Weekly at Matthew 25:

> Oct 31 - 7AM: Chad Schumacher- CR School Operation Director - plans, projects
> Nov 5 - 7AM - 8 PM Election Day! Vote early at these Linn County sites or on Nov 5 at your site found here
> Nov 7 - 7AM: Eric Harris - Terracon Consultants, Inc.
> Nov 14- 7AM: We meet at Chain Reaction Bike Hub. See details in left "Speakers" window.
> Nov 21- 7AM: Jenny Bosking "The ARC of East Central Iowa"
> Nov 28- Thanksgiving Day - no Rotary Meeting

Events!

Dec 5, Sunrise evening Rotary Christmas Party - details to follow.
Dec 7, Salvation Army Bell Ringing at Hobby Lobby - Signup Genius is coming soon.

Recent Program and Event Highlights:

> Oct 17 - 7AM: Melissa Walker - Tanager Place - its long history in Linn County, and its very broad benefit today!
> Oct 10 - 7AM: Karen Besler - Learned about the Mona Foundation - Educating kids around the world for 25 years.

> Oct 3 - Shelly Mott, a great program on the Hoover Museum & Library expansion, rennovation project

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.

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

Date	Greeter/	Pledge/
	Invocation	Drawing

October 31, 2024	Bruce Lindholm	David Stoltenberg
November 7	Lynette Markofski	Ben Stutt
November 14	Theresa Mickelson	David VerWoert
November 21	David Murray	Anne Wilson
November 28	Holiday	Holiday
December 5	No meeting- Party	No meeting- Party tonight
December 12	Karen Nemecek	Douglas Francik
December 19	Rachel Rigdon	Eric Harris
December 26	Mary Schell	Bruce Lindholm
January 2, 2025	Robert Schell	Lynette Markofski

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!

Need ideas for Dec 12 and 19. No meeting Dec 5, Christmas party that night.

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.
CR Art Museum: Lynette was asked to firm up a date. Contact has been made.
Retirement Strategies: Recommend some experts... Its about retirement funds.... but also much more!

We are reaching the end of our brainstorming list.

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/

Oct 31, 2024 7:00 AM

Chad Schumacher - CR Schools Operations Director

Cedar Rapids Schools - Operations, Projects

Nov 07, 2024 7:00 AM

Eric Harris

Terracon Consultants

Nov 14, 2024

Evan Schmidtke, Executive Director

Visit to the Chain Reaction Bike Hub - 1010 3rd Ave SW

Nov 21, 2024 7:00 AM

Jenny Bosking

The ARC of East-Central Iowa

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Sunrise Rotary Holiday Party - watch for details
Biaggi's
Dec. 05, 2024 6:00 p.m.

Salvation Army Bell Ringing "Save this Date"
Hobby Lobby
Dec. 07, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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