Sunrise Rotary News! January 14, 2025 (Jan. 14, 2025)

Highlights

Welcome to 2025!

Weekly Rotary Programs at Matthew 25:

> Jan 16 - Come and see!
> Jan 23 - John Wasta, Rotary Foundation Updates
> Jan 30 - Sara Mentzer, Bob Carlson: Plans for "Prairie Summit Y" .. the new YMCA facility at the College Community Schools campus

> To be scheduled: Iowa Flood Protection update Rob Davis, City of Cedar Rapids
> To be scheduled: Area Substance Abuse Council Jessie Lobb, ASAC

Recent Programs and Events Highlights:

> Jan 9 - Greg Neumeyer - Robins "Planning for GROWTH" - parks, homes, trails and businesses!
> Jan 2 - We met and interviewed our Global Scholar Applicant and parents - Ashton Knatz!
> Dec 12 - Dean Houdeshell - Innovative Coaching Solutions. Engaging, smart talk on organizational leadership.

> 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.

You can't be there? Just contact swap dates with another Rotarian on this Dec 31 list.

Date	Greeter/Invocation	Pledge/Drawing Prize
January 16, 2025	Robert Schell	Lynette Markofski
January 23, 2025	David Stoltenberg	Theresa Mickelson
January 30, 2025	Ben Stutt	David Murray
February 6, 2025	David VerWoert	Karen Nemecek
February 13, 2025	Anne Wilson	Rachel Rigdon

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 happening in our community? Are you curious about a topic?

Send ideas to, or call Bob or Bruce (319-333-4422), 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 February and beyond...

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.
Retirement Strategies: Recommend some experts... Its about retirement funds.... but also much more!
Visits to Businesses!

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/