7:30 AM Thursday programs upcoming with a few activity and location exceptions shown below:
> July 23 -No morning meeting. Sunrise picnic at Noon Saturday July 25, Ellis Park Pavillion. Bring a side dish!
> July 30- @NewBo City Market: Dr. Gordon Baustian "Cedar Amateur Astronomers" - CAA is our 2026-2027 Community Grant recipient. https://cedar-astronomers.org/
> Aug 6 - @NewBo City Market: Sonja Hadenfelt | The RARE Group - Raptor Care | Coordinator | Education - Hotline: 319.248.9770 - www.theraregroup.org - sonja@theraregroup.org
> Aug 13 - No Morning Meeting. CR Sunrise at the Kernel's Game that night.
> Aug 20 - @The Mercury Restaurant: 7:30 AM Sunrise Board Meeting
> Aug 27 - @Newbo City Market: Estate Planning. Elijah Kane. Sunrise Rotarian, Attorney and Hills Bank Trust Officer.
> Sep 3 - @Newbo City Market: Jeff Halverson - Rotary District Governor visit
> Sep 10 - @NewboCity Market: waiting on acceptance from a Speaker for this date.
> Sep 24 - @Newbo City Market:Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Lexi Coberly and Stephanie Hartsonhttps://bigcr.orgzzzzzzzzzzzzz
> Oct 1 - @Newbo City Market: Tentative date "Welcome Back Ashton Knatz" our Global Scholar!
PAST Favorite programs and Projects:
> June 11 - Peter Teahen and John Ockenfels - Stories of theFlights to End Polio https://www.flighttoendpolio.com/#2 record setting fundraising flights on one website.
> April 10, 11 - We purchased and planted 100 new trees at Indian Creek Nature Center. Sunrise Rotary's $5,000 grant made this happen. See Indian Creek District Grant Story on the website below.
Program/Speaker suggestionsare always welcome. Contact Bruce Lindholm, Theresa Mickelson, or email CRSunriseRotary@gmail.com
We meeting weekly at 7:30AM most Thursdays All are welcome!
Rotary Polio Update from John Wasta District Foundation Committee. Please Donate to the Rotary Foundation and consider the Polio Campaign!
Rotarians:
As the PolioPlus Society Coordinator I want to thank you for fulfilling your donations for this Rotary year.
As you know the news is mixed on the Polio campaign.
The new vaccine is fully rolled out and vaccine derived cases are a thing of the past.
There are still two countries with wild polio cases (Afghanistan and Pakistan). Both countries' governments are supporting efforts to get their children vaccinated (Yes!!).
There were 39 confirmed cases of wild polio in 2025. There have been just four cases confirmed so far this year.
Sunrise Rotary annually applies (and usually receives!) a Rotary District Grant. Half of the funds are from our fundraising, half are a Grant from our Rotary District 5970 Foundation funds.
The project removed undesirable forest undergrowth in October 2025 around the "Barn" and Sugar House, the Nature Center's original facilities. Undergrowth was removed with the help of AmeriCorps and our Rotary Members.
100 new undergrowth trees, protective cages, and watering devices were purchased. Rotary Members transported trees from Ames and Monee, Illinois. Redbud, Wild Plum and Prairie Crabapple trees were planted with cages and watering devices in April 2026 by Sunrise Rotarians, friends, Waltonians and their sponsored Cub Scouts with parents.
Highlights Below of the Shakespeare Garden Projects aided by ALL Cedar Rapids Rotary Clubs!
June 9 2025 the Shakespeare Garden was the site of an 'open house' showing progress and selling flowers. The area has really transformed! 2 Gazebos are complete.
8 Rotary Clubs in the Cedar Rapids area have supported these improvements. Barnes Manufacturing in Marion supplied the steel structures.
Visit the garden in Ellis Park facing Ellis Boulevard. The Northwest Neighborhood Association leads the improvements.
April 20 2024, Sunrise and West Rotary Clubs joined the Shakespeare Garden volunteers 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!
We meet at 7:30AM most Thursdays. See "Highlights" on our webpage for each Thursday program.
Join us at the the ROTARY HALL -NewBo City Market 1100 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids.
Coffee is provided.
