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  • Aug 12 we will meet at Indian Creek Nature Center! Breakfast available. 7AM. (No Zoom)
  • Welcome new member Ben Stutt from F&M Bank! 
  • Rotary Blood Donation Challenge! Aug 16-21. Set your appointment at www.bloodcenter.org. Mention Sunrise Rotary when you arrive
  • Aug 14-15 Clean/refresh our city parks with Eight Days of Hope. Consider serving or giving: https://eightdaysofhope.com/what-we-do/rapid-response
  • Aug 26 Sunset Social from 5-6:30 PM. Quinton's Bar & Deli, 450 1st St SW
  • Choice of 2 Rotary meetings to hear the 3 CR Mayoral candidates.  Monday Oct 11 Noon Downtown Rotary (Doubletree Center) and Friday Oct 15 7AM  Daybreak Rotary (Cedar Rapids Country Club)
  • October 16 Saturday @ 10:00 a.m. All Metro Rotarians work on Cedar Lake Clean Up followed by Sag Wagon for fellowship.  Signups coming soon. 
  • Our Meetings will return on Aug 19 to 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 set the meeting frequency this week. Talk to Lynette if this time does not work for you.
 
Fall Fundraiser Zoom meeting:
Password:   FALLFUN
 
Team begins Aug 13 7AM Zoom... Please join as we capture our ideas!  
3 Sunrise Distric 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.  
Trees Forever - July 29 Program
We were treated to an energetic, informative program by the new CEO of Trees Forever.  Kiley Miller. 
 
To review his presentation and learn about lost woodlands, Cedar Rapids tree distributions, and learning... here is a LINK
 
You watch for future low-cost tree-distributions, learn about trees, and support efforts to "ReLeaf Iowa." 
Zoom Link for Thursday Club Meetings
Join Zoom Meeting:
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
 
Speakers
Aug 12, 2021
Jane Schlegel AT Indian Creek Nature Center
Tour of ICNC NOT AT MATTHEW 25
Aug 19, 2021
Jeff Woods
Director Of Business Development at Travero, An Alliant Company
Aug 26, 2021
Nick Newman
Matthew 25 and Green Iowa AmeriCorps
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Executives & Directors
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
 
Club Information
Cedar Rapids Sunrise
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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Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids Sunrise
PO Box 2841
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-2841
Club 17230  District 5970