Sunrise Rotary News! Dec 11 2024 (Dec. 12, 2024)

Highlights

Programs Weekly at Matthew 25:

> Dec 12 - Dean Houdeshell - Innovative Coaching Strategies. (Marion East CR Rotarian)
> Dec 19 - No morning meeting. Meet at the CR Art Museum - 5pm Talk, Tour, Adult Social
> Dec 26 - No meeting.
> Jan 2 - Meet our Rotary Global Scholar Applicant- Ashton Knatz

> Jan 9 - Greg Neumeyer - Robins Economic Development Initiative
> Jan 16 - Suggest a Program!
> Jan 23 - John Wasta, Rotary Foundation Updates
> Jan 30 - Prairie Schools /YMCA Project

Recent Program and Event Highlights:

> Nov 21 - Jenny Bosking - "The ARC" and wonderful services they provide to our area.
> Nov 14- Evan Schmidtke "Chain Reaction Bike Hub" renovating, selling and donating bicycles.
> Nov 7 - Erick Harris "Terracon" long history of growth and services, beginning in Cedar Rapids!

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/Invocation	Pledge/Drawing Prize
December 12	Karen Nemecek	Douglas Francik
December 19	No volunteers needed	Meet at CR Art Museum
December 26	No Meeting	No Meeting
January 2	Rachel Rigdon	Eric Harris
January 9	Mary Schell	Bruce Lindholm
January 16	Robert Schell	Lynette Markofski

Duane Arnold Solar Projects Update

About a year ago Sunrise Rotary hosted a program and learned plans for the Duane Arnold Solar projects. We were offered and accepted a tour of the project in July.

Click for a November 2024 update from Alliant Energy.

"We celebrated a major milestone by placing the final solar panel at the first two phases of the Duane Arnold Solar Project earlier this fall!

Our latest construction update has been posted to our project webpage and highlights the beginning of site testing.

We expect to complete the 200-megawatt Duane Arnold Solar Project by the end of this year. Thank you for your interest in the Duane Arnold Solar Project!"

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 January.

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 has arranged Dec 19.
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!