Sunrise Rotary News! Aug 26 2021 (Aug 26, 2021)

Highlights -

Aug 26 Sunset Social from 5-6:30 PM. Quinton's Bar & Deli, 450 1st St SW. See you there!
14 Rotarians donated at last week's Blood Drive. Thank you Rotarians and Friends!
Oct 14 our Club Meeting is cancelled. Instead we join Daybreak Rotary Friday 7am Oct 15 to hear the 3 CR Mayoral candidates at the Cedar Rapids Country Club.
October 16 Saturday @ 10:00 am. All Metro Rotarians work on the Cedar Lake Trail Clean Up. Fellowship follows at the Sag Wagon. Signup (as Vistors) here:
- https://rotaryclubofcedarrapids.org/event/metro-rotary-clubs---cedar-lake-clean-up-1/
Our weekly meetings are at Matthew 25 201 3rd Ave SW. Cedar Rapids. (Zoom option continues)

Sunrise Fall Fundraiser Project Team

Sunrise Rotary has a Fall Fundraiser every year. Proceeds pay for:

3 District Matching GRANTS this year (50/50 matching $$)
SCHOLARSHIPS
EXCHANGE STUDENTS (hopefully next year)
RYLA student awards
AWARDS, and all other expense and service activities

Lynette Markofski is launching the planning team. FRIDAYS - 7AM - on ZOOM. We will meet next on Zoom Aug 27.

Fall Fundraiser Zoom meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85632313418?pwd=ZVp3Y1dISEk1Mmp0azNqUTExZ0hLZz09

Password: FALLFUN

All Rotary Clubs Help - Cedar Lake Trail Cleanup

October 16 Saturday @ 10:00 am. All Metro Rotarians can work on Cedar Lake Park & Trail Clean Up. Fellowship follows at the nearby Sag Wagon.

Signup (as Visitors) here: https://rotaryclubofcedarrapids.org/event/metro-rotary-clubs---cedar-lake-clean-up-1/

Bring rakes, gloves, and trash-grabbers. A wheel barrow might be helpful.

3 Sunrise District Grants - Time get working!

Three grants are approved!! We will have a lead-Rotarian on each grant as we work as a team, together.

AbbeHealth/Aging Services - Connecting the older folks in our commuity to others with technology. We need a Leader.
Catherine McAuley Center - Engaging children of immigrants while their parents are in classes. Mary Schell leading.
ChildServe - Providing learning/testing tools for this organization to serve their kids. Rachel Rigdon leading.

2 essential parts of these grants will be:

Sunrise Fundraising - Join our Fall Fundraiser team. Friday's on Zoom. Lynette Markofski is leading the team.
Volunteering this year with the 3 organizations - Sunrise also needs leader for Community Service projects.

Zoom Link for Thursday Club Meetings

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86701091437?pwd=dkZwMFh4bGhROUxhSitqWDRqcVBlZz09

Meeting ID: 867 0109 1437

Password: Sunrise

Dial in: +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)

Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbGoc7sSA8

Meeting ID: 867 0109 1437

Dial in Password: 5262587

Aug 26, 2021

Nick Newman

Matthew 25 and Green Iowa AmeriCorps

Sep 02, 2021

Anthony Carroll , AARP Iowa

Associate State Director for Advocacy

Sep 09, 2021

Heather Croskrey

Ronald MCDonald House Iowa City & Cedar Rapids

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Sunset Social - Quinton's Bar & Deli
Quinton's Bar & Deli
Aug 26, 2021 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

Cedar Rapids Mayoral Event - Join Daybreak Rotary
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Oct 15, 2021 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Metro Rotarians Clean Cedar Lake Park and Trail
H Ave, West of I-380.
Oct 16, 2021 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

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President

Theresa Mickelson

President Elect

Lynette Markofski

Immediate Past President

Mary Schell

Secretary

Nate Kass

Youth Protection Officer

Mary Schell

Treasurer

Karen Nemecek

Programs Chair

Phil Hershner

Foundation Chair

Bob Schell

District Grant Writer

Bruce Lindholm

Membership Chair

Eric Harris

Service Chair

Douglas Francik

Public Relations & Marketing

Bruce Lindholm

Thursdays at 7:00 AM

Matthew 25 Groundswell Cafe

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

Send Email to Club

We are meeting "live" at Matthew 25 Groundswell Cafe. A Zoom option is available to join remotely. Send an email for the link, to this address CRSunriseRotary@gmail.com

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