Highlights

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April 27 program: Kathleen Schoon, Director of Philanthropy - Iowa Humane Alliance
April 20 program: Mary Helen Stefaniak - I.C. Author. Author Webpage
- "Thanks again for inviting me to speak to the Rotary club. They seem like very nice people. I appreciated the questions that were asked, and I was delighted to put a copy of THE SIX-MINUTE MEMOIR into the hands of the door-prize winner."
- "I have a favor to ask you. Send the link to my Author Website to learn about my latest novel there and full of info. -Mary Helen Stefaniak "

Families Helping Families - Sunrise Rotary Golf Event - May 25: Download this flyer Call, email and signup golfers and sponsors!
Program/Speaker suggestions are always welcome. Contact our Program Chair- Penny Foy or email CRSunriseRotary@gmail.com
We hold our weekly meetings at 7am Thursdays, at Matthew 25 201 3rd Ave SW. Cedar Rapids. All are welcome!

Flight to End Polio-
Send Off Party May 3

ONE ENGINE, TWO PILOTS
AND A 2:1 DONATION MATCH

Send Off party at Iowa City Airport. Hanger 71.

May 3, 5-7pm

Appetizers, soft drinks.

Click here for Driving directions and map

CR Gazette front page article April 9: Read or Print PDF

FLY WITH US!
https://www.flighttoendpolio.com/#

Use this link to Donate and to Track the Flight! Contribute to Rotary Foundation - Polio Fund!

Peter Teahen and John Ockenfels are raising awareness for polio eradication by piloting a single engine aircraft all the way around the globe!

Peter and John will take off from Cedar Rapids, Iowa May 5, 2023 in a Cessna T210M (single engine) airplane. Along the way, they will encourage support of ending polio forever throughout the world.

Promote the flight, start conversations about Rotary and Polio with friends and strangers!

Rotarians and friends may order a t-shirt to support the flight around the world to end polio that John Ockenfels (District 6000) and Peter Teahen (District 5970) will be completing May - July, 2023.

Rotarians and friends in D6000 and D5970 are promoting awareness and this fundraising effort. Donations will go toward PolioPlus Fund.

Club Meeting Serving 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 Prize
April 27, 2023	Dave Stoltenberg	Mary Schell
05/042023	Ben Stutt	Bob Schell
May 11, 2023	Dave VerWoert	Dave Stoltenberg
May 18, 2023	Anne Wilson	Ben Stutt
May 25, 2023	Make-A-Wish Golf Event - No Meeting

What Will Be Our Sunrise 2023-2024
Community Service Project?

Suggest Community Service Project for Sunrise Rotary.

Half the cost comes from a Rotary Foundation District Grant we apply for in June 2023.
Half the cost comes from our share of the golf fundraising event net proceeds

Funds are requested in early June. The money arrives in late August.

We are fundraising in ONE Event this year - the May 25 Scramble Fore Kids golf event. That will determine our budget and therefore our project and its size.

We need ideas before May to quickly apply when the money raised is known. Email or call Bruce.

Rotary Pribyl Golf
July 21 - August 3 2023

All Linn County Rotary Clubs organize, fund and volunteer for the annual Pribyl Rotary Golf tournament for youth each August.

Note the last item below: Join the Metro planning committee to help this year, and perhaps step-up and lead it in 2024!

We had a record number of total participants in 2022, and we were only one shy of our record number of female participants.
Live scoring was introduced in 2022, following a complete website redesign in 2020.
Corporate sponsorship for Service Above Self Component continues to be completely subsidized and results in $1,200 being donated to area charities each year.
Because of heat concerns in early August, we also received complimentary bottled water last year from Culligan in Marion for all four days of the tournament.
The cost per golfer comes out to just under $12 – and that includes free golf and range balls at all courses and a Rotary-branded keepsake. It is an incredible value, and it gives us plenty of Rotary and Event visibility through the media, at the golf courses, at area schools and through all the parents and spectators that come out each day to watch the kids.
2023 will be the last year for the committee chairs. Finding new leadership will be essential if the tournament continues beyond this year. Contact Lynette if you are interested!

Metro Rotary Projects to be Chosen

Sunrise Members will vote with all Linn County Metro members for one of these three.

Click Here to see slides presenting all three projects.

1. Boys and Girls Club toward the capital campaign for their new building. This was our program March 23.

2. Linn County Trails Association for them to continue their path across Cottage Grove near Washington High School (they have matching funds to complete this project). This is our program on June 13.

3. The Shakespeare Garden in Ellis Park toward their capital campaign. They have raised enough for Phase 1 and we would be assisting with Phase 2. This is our Program on April 13.

Alvaro Pepe -
Youth Exchange Update

Alvaro's 2nd Term classes:

US Humanities and Composition
US History
Current World Issues
Performance PE
Spanish III
Geometry
Signed up for Track!

Alvaro is in his second semester. He also finished his remote learning school work for his Argentina term! He is working hard to keep up both programs.

His parents support him to take the 'discover America' youth exchange bus trip, after school is out with other exchange students! West to CA, return through AZ, TX... deep south, Orlando, up the east coast to Philadelphia and then back to Chicago. Then he will return to Argentina.

Alvaro is with Rob and Sara as his new host family, and the family of his best friend Trevor. Spring Break trip was to OK and TX!

Apr 20, 2023

MaryHelen Stefaniak

Author

Apr 27, 2023

Kathleen Schoon, Director of Philanthropy

Iowa Humane Alliance

May 04, 2023

Aaron Amundson, Development Director

Willis Dady Homeless Services

May 11, 2023

Donna Warhover

Morning Glory Farm and Event Venue

May 18, 2023

Alvaro - Exchange Student

His year in the United States

May 25, 2023

No meeting - golf tournament

Jun 01, 2023

Doug Elam and Doug Steinmetz

Cedar Rapids Community Orchestra

Jun 08, 2023

Clayton Cubbage

Tour - New Plumb Heart Center - Ryan Companies - details to come

Jun 15, 2023

Steve Hershner

Linn County Trails Association

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Join the Send-off Party May 3: Flight to End Polio
Iowa City Airport
May 03, 2023 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

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President

Lynette Markofski

President Elect

Penny Foy

Immediate Past President

Theresa Mickelson

Secretary

Ben Stutt

Student/Youth Protection Officer

Mary Schell

Programs Chair

Penny Foy

Treasurer

Karen Nemecek

Foundation Chair

Bob Schell

Membership Chair

Eric Harris

Social Chair

Theresa Mickelson

Service Chair

Rachel Rigdon

Public Image

Bruce Lindholm

Thursdays at 7:00 AM

Matthew 25 Groundswell Cafe

201 3rd Ave SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
United States of America

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We are meeting "in-person" at Matthew 25 Groundswell Cafe. Order your breakfast on your way into the meeting, as our guest!

District Site

Venue Map

ONE ENGINE, TWO PILOTSAND A 2:1 DONATION MATCH

CR Gazette front page article April 9: Read or Print PDF

FLY WITH US! https://www.flighttoendpolio.com/#

ONE ENGINE, TWO PILOTS
AND A 2:1 DONATION MATCH

FLY WITH US!
https://www.flighttoendpolio.com/#