Sunrise Rotary News - July 10 2024 (Jul. 10, 2024)

Highlights

Programs/Events:

> July 11 - Jana Bodensteiner - Chief Development Officer, Matthew 25. What's new and planned?

> July 18 - Dave Stoltenberg - Banking today. Rates, Commercial banking, Fraud awareness

> July 25 - Joe Horaney, Communications Director - Linn County Solid Waste Agency
> Aug 1 - Karla Twedt-Ball, CEO - Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.

Recent Highlights:

> June 27: Bob Schell was given the gavel as our new President

> June 13: Jaye Kennedy shared the many services and accomplishments.

> June 20: Rob Peters - Director at Americans for Prosperity: Transmission lines contracting costs we pay

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 Year Wrap Up!

The Rotary Year summary on June 25, 2024

President Lynette Markofski reviewed our many accomplishments of the 12 months ending.

Incoming President Bob Schell received the president's gavel and our charter certificate.

Club Secretary Ben Stutt was honored with Darrel Berry Rotarian of the Year award. Ben handled the Secretary duties AND led the Annual Sunrise Rotary Golf Fundraiser! Both were great accomplishments.

Our new Rotary Year begins July 1. Congratulations to all Rotary Members and Rotary Families!

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!

Club Meeting Duties

Each week, 2 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/DrawingPrize

July 11, 2024	Lynette Markofski	Ben Stutt
July 18, 2024	Theresa Mickelson	David VerWoert
July 25, 2024	David Murray	Anne Wilson

Upcoming Sunrise Programs - read/respond!

What's coming up? Are you curious about a topic? Send ideas to, or call Lynette 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/