Lobsterfest 2025 Videos! Emily Johnson 2025-10-05 06:00:00Z 0
A Reduced Carbon Footprint 2025-07-15 06:00:00Z 0
Jem Friends 2025-05-27 06:00:00Z 0
Hope House 2025 2025-05-27 06:00:00Z 0
Boise Rescue Mission Help 2025-05-27 06:00:00Z 0
Bunk Beds Built During Conference John Lodal 2025-05-12 06:00:00Z 0
Fishing with Koelsch John Lodal 2025-04-22 06:00:00Z 0
Sunrise Supports MATHCounts 2025-04-07 06:00:00Z 0
Idaho Foodbank Support John Lodal 2025-04-02 06:00:00Z 0
Everyday Leadership Program alum is KTVB Hero John Lodal 2025-03-01 07:00:00Z 0
Knowledge is Power! John Lodal 2025-02-20 07:00:00Z 0
Caring Hearts and Boise Sunrise collaborate in Kenya  2024-12-05 07:00:00Z 0

Rake Up Boise 2024

To rake or not to rake. The weather was the critical element. Rain was predicted on the morning of November 23rd 2024 and 34 motivated Rotarians from the Sunrise Rotary Club were signed up for the project. Was it going to be a bust because of the weather?
Rake Up Boise 2024 John Lodal 2024-11-29 07:00:00Z 0
Upward Inertia and Rotary collaborate on inmate health  John Lodal 2024-11-19 07:00:00Z 0

Minimizing Food Waste

Joe Levitch from Boise Sunrise saw how much leftover food was involved in the Boise Sunrise’s weekly meetings and decided to take action to address that issue.
Minimizing Food Waste 2024-10-19 06:00:00Z 0
BSU Softball visits Hope House John Lodal 2024-10-01 06:00:00Z 0
Rotary provides maternal and child healthcare in Mozambique John Lodal 2024-08-14 06:00:00Z 0
The Boise Hive! John Lodal 2024-08-14 06:00:00Z 0
Sports as Service Above Self at Hope House John Lodal 2024-08-14 06:00:00Z 0

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

At Boise Sunrise, our motto is that we seek to leave it better than we found it. Mission accomplished with our collaboration with Sleep in Heavenly Peace!
Sleep in Heavenly Peace John Lodal 2024-08-14 06:00:00Z 0
Life's Kitchen Collaboration! 2024-05-09 06:00:00Z 0
Lobsterfest Website is here! 2024-04-05 06:00:00Z 0
Boise Sunrise supports the life-changing work of Big Brothers Big Sisters  2024-03-30 06:00:00Z 0
Books for Morley Nelson Elementary 2024-03-23 06:00:00Z 0
Spring Planting at World Peace Preserve 2024-03-23 06:00:00Z 0
The Shoe That Fits in Mozambique! 2024-03-23 06:00:00Z 0
Turning Alpaca Wool into Greenhouses 2024-03-23 06:00:00Z 0
Future City Competition 2024-03-23 06:00:00Z 0
Books for Koelsch Elementary 2024-03-23 06:00:00Z 0
Rescue Chairs provided by Sunrise! 2024-03-23 06:00:00Z 0
Violin Finds a New Home! Patricia Richey 2023-04-06 06:00:00Z 0
Books for Morley Nelson School John Lodal 2023-02-07 07:00:00Z 0
A House Concert for a Cause John Lodal 2023-01-17 07:00:00Z 0
Boise Sunrise and the Cathedral of the Rockies partner on Mirror Image  2021-11-06 06:00:00Z 0
Hope House Tree Planting John Lodal 2021-10-20 06:00:00Z 0
Wyakin Warrior Foundation - Cornhole Tournament John Lodal 2021-10-05 06:00:00Z 0

Warming Shelter Support

The warming shelter was created as a temporary facility by the efforts of Corpus Christi House and Interfaith Sanctuary. It was meant to be a COVID compliant facility where guests could spend 2-3 hours indoors and enjoy a cup of coffee while getting out of the cold.
Warming Shelter Support 2021-09-13 06:00:00Z 0
Big Brothers Big Sisters - Nate and Sunrise Rotary John Lodal 2021-09-12 06:00:00Z 0
Boise Rescue Mission - Veterans Ministries Program John Lodal 2021-09-12 06:00:00Z 0
Boise Rescue Mission Children's Program John Lodal 2021-09-12 06:00:00Z 0
Wyakin Warrior Foundation and Sunrise Team Up John Lodal 2021-09-12 06:00:00Z 0
Whitney Elementary Partnership John Lodal 2021-09-12 06:00:00Z 0
Project Amigo John Lodal 2021-09-12 06:00:00Z 0
JEM Friends and Boise Sunrise supporting at-risk youth in Boise John Lodal 2021-09-07 06:00:00Z 0
Boise Sunrise Rotary and Sleep In Heavenly Peace  Joe Levitch 2021-05-27 06:00:00Z 0

Our Communities Need Everyday Leadership

Everyday Leadership is a collaborative effort created to provide Treasure Valley low-income 5th and 6th grade youth with the skills and self-confidence they will need to graduate from high school and attain post-high school educations.   (140 students participated in the 2019/20 school year).
Our Communities Need Everyday Leadership 2020-10-07 06:00:00Z 0
Why Rotary? John Lodal 2020-02-05 07:00:00Z 0

2020 Grants

It is time for non-profits and other organizations to submit their grant applications to be considered for a grant in 2020. 
2020 Grants 2020-01-31 07:00:00Z 0

Sunrise Family of Rotary Program

Most people think all we do as members of Boise Sunrise is attend meetings and do service projects. Well that isn't but a small part of what our members are up to. One of the activities, Family of Rotary, gives members, family members and friends a chance to visit interesting places, take part in events and have shared experiences within our communities. 
Sunrise Family of Rotary Program Steve Gage 2020-01-20 07:00:00Z 0

Lobsterfest 2020

It's not too early to start thinking about Lobsterfest 2020. The 2019 Lobsterfest was a huge success and raised money that will be used by the Rotary clubs who were involved to make positive changes in our communities.
Lobsterfest 2020 Karl Klokke 2020-01-20 07:00:00Z 0

Dictionaries

An annual service project for the Boise Sunrise club is delivering dictionaries to 3rd graders in our local schools. This is John's thoughts on the project.
Dictionaries John Lodal 2020-01-17 07:00:00Z 0

Rotary's Core Values

The world today is not the same as it was when Rotary was founded in 1905. Demographics have shifted, the pace of change has accelerated, and technology has created new opportunities for connection and service. What hasn't changed is a need for the core values that define Rotary. These values are: Fellowship, Integrity, Diversity, Service and Leadership. By honoring Rotary's past and embracing the future, we can evolve and keep Rotary not only relevant, but thriving.
If these core values are a part of your core values, contact us or come visit us at a weekly meeting.  
Rotary's Core Values 2019-08-25 06:00:00Z 0

School Supplies

Boise Sunrise Rotary partnered with The Boise Rescue Mission to provide needed school supplies to some kids who may not have been able to get the supplies they might need to start the school year.
School Supplies 2019-08-25 06:00:00Z 0

EVERYDAY LEADERSHIP

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Objective
Everyday Leadership is a collaborative effort created to provide Treasure Valley low-income 5th and 6th grade youth with the skills and self-confidence they need to graduate from high school and attain post-high school educations.   
 
Importance
Students who fail to graduate from high school or achieve post-high school training become a breeding ground for the social and economic issues in Treasure Valley communities  
 
High school graduation rates are about 80%.  Only 42% of Idaho’s workforce has obtained post-high school training . 
 
Fifth and sixth grade students with low self-esteem and poor academics are nineteen times more likely to drop out. 
 
Collaborators
  • Title I Schools
  • Treasure Valley YMCA
  • Parents
  • Boise Sunrise and Metro Rotary Clubs
 
 Activities
  • Thirteen after-school sessions on leadership, teamwork, communication, cooperation, conflict resolution.
  • Service projects.
  • Leadership retreat.
 
Outcomes
  • 2013/14 and 2014/15 (20 students attending Grace Jordan). Positive changes in participants’ behaviors.
 
  • 2015/2016 (81students attending Grace Jordan, Jefferson and Garfield).   School attendance increased for 60% of the students. Grades improved for 54%. Most of the youth adopted leadership skills.
 
  • 2016/17 (76 students attending Grace Jordan, Jefferson and Garfield). Grades improved for 64% of the students.  Students with GPAs < 2.5 dropped to zero.  Participants involved in behavioral issues dropped from 20 to 13.
 
  • 2017/18 (108 students attending Grace Jordan, Jefferson, Garfield, and Taft).  87% of the students improved or maintained their grades >3.5.  The number of students with GPAs < 2.5 dropped to zero.   Behavioral incidences declined by 65%.
 
 
What We Are Hearing
“All those who joined Everyday Leadership have grown, and the benefit of this program cannot be overstated”.  Joan Bigelow, Principal.
 
Through guest speakers, volunteerism, and classroom learning experiences, this program allows our students to not only be leaders at school but leaders in life as well”.    Jason Hutchison, Principal.
 
Everyday Leadership is a vital part in empowering marginalized children”.  Joshua D. Brandt, Case Manager.
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