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Club members have been volunteering all summer to help with the ArtsUs Community Garden in the Midway area of St. Paul. The St. Paul Sunrise Rotary Club has been working with many community members to bring delicious fresh produce and some verdant beauty to our shared neighborhood. Mary Venderwert has been coordinating the ArtsUs Community Garden efforts.
St. Paul Sunrise Scholarship Winner Enrolls at Century College
Shaniah W. has accepted the 2019-2020 St. Paul Sunrise / Gordon Parks Annual $500 scholarship. Shaniah is currently enrolled at Century College in White Bear Lake. She is taking some core classes and hopes to pursue a business degree.
St. Paul Sunrise Hosts Mayor Carter, Awards Honorary Fellow to Dr. Lovejoy
Our "Small but Mighty" Rotary Club had a fantastic meeting again yesterday. We began by awarding an honorary Paul Harris Fellow award to Dr. Margaret Lovejoy, Executive Director and Founder of The Family Place in St. Paul which is a day center for families living without a permanent home. Our Special guest speaker was St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter who shared his many initiatives during his first year in office. The Mayor also introduced his #4 St. Paul Challenge and urged us all to do something specific and positive for ourselves and our community.
"Princess de Espana"
St. Paul Sunrise Rotary Club exchange student Marta (who is from Spain and is pictured at left holding her certificate) was recently crowned by King Boreas and his entourage as an honorary princess of the St. Paul Winter Carnival at the St. Paul #10 Rotary meeting in late January. You can now address her as "Princess de España"! Joining Marta in being honored was fellow exchange student Anna, who is sponsored by the St. Paul #10 club.
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Rotary Around the World
While traveling with family in Japan recently, Club member Kathy Ingulsruud visited the Hiroshima Memorial Peace Park and noticed that the plaque that dedicates the eternal flame there was erected by local Rotary clubs.
Club Members Plan Information Booth at Selby Avenue Jazz Fest in September
Sunrise Rotarians will be staffing an information booth on Sept. 8 at the Selby Avenue Jazz Fest. Club members are invited to help staff the booth and share the mission of our award-winning club and help recruit new members. Check with Service Committee Chair Cathy Quinlivan for details and to sign up.
District 5960 Plans One Rotary Summits in September
One Rotary Summits are a unique and effective way to help club members understand and become truly engaged in the opportunities offered by Rotary. District 5960 will be presenting One Rotary Summits on Sept. 13 and Sept. 18. These summits emphasize the relationship among Membership, Public Image, and Humanitarian Service (the latter especially through The Rotary Foundation). You can register on the District 5960 website.
Welcome to Our Newest Member – Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins is the newest member of the St. Paul Sunrise Rotary Club. He was recently welcomed at a July club meeting by Mary Vanderwert, who sponsored his Rotary membership, and Paul Kotz, Sunrise Club President. Andrew is the Assistant Superintendent of Pre-K to Fifth grade in the St. Paul Public Schools system. Welcome to our “small but mighty” group, Andrew!
Paul Harris Fellow Awarded to Cathy Quinlivan
Sunrise Rotarian Cathy Quinlivan was recently awarded a Paul Harris Fellow at a July meeting of the St. Paul Sunrise Rotary Club. Rotarians who contribute a cumulative total of $1,000 to the Rotary International Foundation are recognized as Paul Harris Fellows. Congratulations Cathy and welcome to the fellowship
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The St. Paul Sunrise Rotary Club’s Presidential “gavel” was passed at the Club meeting on June 28, as incoming President Paul Kotz accepted the gavel from outgoing President John Healy. Paul shared his vision for the coming year with club members, and among the highlights were: 1) a mentoring project focused on engaging St. Paul Central High School students in a day of community service, 2) a new fundraiser in the Fall (beginning in 2019) that would offer a “tasting” experience of beverages and appetizers to attendees, 3) and some “5:01” social gatherings at local establishments (i.e. 5:01 p.m.). Paul also is on remaining focused on many of the intentions voiced at the last Club Visioning session. Paul has been a member of Rotary for more than a decade. He was a member of the Uptown Rotary Club in Minneapolis (where he was also Club President) before joining the St. Paul Sunrise Club in 2014.
Gordon Parks High School Student Awarded College Scholarship by Sunrise Rotary
Sunrise Club President John Healy was at Gordon Parks High School in late May to present a $500 scholarship from the Sunrise Rotary Club to GPHS student Tre Ana Sanders, who plans on going to St. Paul Technical College this Fall. Tre Ana hopes to eventually earn a degree in nursing. The Sunrise Club has had a scholarship program for GPHS students for several years.
Club Completes Another Successful Smile Drive
Sunrise Rotarians collected hundreds of oral health products as part of the club’s annual Smile Drive, which was coordinated by club member Mary Vanderwert. The dental care supplies are provided to children in need in the Midway area of St. Paul. Club members, in partnership with Episcopal Homes, collected:
Three GPHS Students Recognized
Three students from Gordon Parks High School were recently presented with Student of the Month certificates from the St. Paul Sunrise club at a meeting in May. Jose Quintanilla (pictured, second from left), Zavier Spelker and Tyrell Horton were recognized for their achievements at the alternative high school on University Avenue. Quintanilla was the March Student of the Month, Spelker the April Student of the Month, and Horton the May Student of the Month. Pictured with Quintanilla are (from left) John Healy, Sunrise President; Quintanilla's mother; and Traci Gauer, GPHS Principal.
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Club Social Mixes History and Craft Beer for a Wonderful Evening
A dozen Sunrise Club members and their families enjoyed an evening of history and craft beer on May 8 for a planned club social. The evening started at the Minnesota Historical Society’s “The 1968 Exhibit”, which featured many displays from that pivotal year in American history. There was much sharing of personal remembrances and observations about 1968 among club members and their families, and the stories (and craft beverages and good eats from a food truck parked outside) continued for the second half of the evening at Bad Weather Brewing on West 7th Street near downtown St. Paul. All in all, a wonderful evening!
Sunrise Rotary Hosts Student From Spain As Part of Rotary International Youth Exchange Program
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For the first time in more than 20 years, St. Paul Sunrise Rotary Club members will be welcoming their first Rotary International Youth Exchange Student later this summer. The club will be hosting Marta from Spain, who will be living with Twin Cities host families and attending Great River High School in St. Paul’s Energy Park. A big thanks to club members Tricia Wiitanen, who has volunteered to server as Youth Exchange Officer, and Ellen Luepker, who will serve as Youth Exchange Counselor.
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Sunrise Club Sponsors Golf Hole for Open Hands Midway Tournament
On Sunday, July 29 the St. Paul Sunrise Club will be sponsoring a golf hole at the Third Annual Open Hands Midway Golf and Supper Event at Applewood Hills Golf Course in Stillwater. The event is the major annual fundraiser for Open Hands Midway. Club members will be staffing the golf hole we are sponsoring to meet and greet golfers as they play the course.
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St. Paul Sunrise Club member Mary Vanderwert is once again hosting a series of evening socials in her backyard called "Alley Cats" to raise funds and awareness for the good works of The Family Place. The schedule for this year is:
June 22: Featuring music by Irish band Legacy
July 27: Featuring music by Wilkenson James
August 18: Silent and LIVE auction to benefit The Family Place
Contact Mary at mvanderwert@ncohf.org for more information or directions to her backyard!
Club Foundation Donates $500 to YMCA
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Sunrise Rotary Club Foundation president Jane Willard recently presented a check for $500 to David Dominick, District Executive Director at YMCA of Greater Twin Cities. David, a former member of St Paul Sunrise Rotary and current member of St. Paul Downtown Rotary, told those present that the funds will be spent to help send kids to summer camp.
Sunrisers Welcome New Members
Water Project in Nigeria Flowing Along With Sunrise Club’s Assistance
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Two Sunrise Rotary Club Members Awarded Paul Harris Fellow Award
Jennifer Dunn and John Healy were recently presented with the Paul Harris Fellow Award at St. Paul Sunrise Rotary Club meetings. The Paul Harris Fellow Award is given to Rotary club members who accumulate a total of $1,000 in donations to the Rotary International Foundation. Ed Marek, Sunrise club past president, presented the Paul Harris certificate and pin to Jennifer Dunn at a club meeting in July (photo at top). In August, Ed Marek and Doug Hartford, Assistant District Governor, presented John Healy with his certificate and pin.
Meet the St. Paul Sunrise Rotary Club
Sunrise members at their new meeting location - Episcopal Homes on University Avenue in St. Paul (from left): Bob Schultz, Mary Vanderwert, Tricia Wiitanen, Heath Stanton (foreground) Paul Kotz, Cathy Quinlivan (foreground), Peter Rosendale, John Healy, Steve Baker, Ron Felt, Jennifer Dunn, Ed Marek, Jane Willard and Burt Riskedahl. Not pictured are: Joe Phelps, Jake Sheehan, Don Kelly, Toni Carter and Darwin Benz.
Outgoing President Ed Marek hands the gavel to John Healy, the Club's new president for 2018-2018.
John Healy Starts Club 2017-2018 Presidency
Cathy Quinlivan Recognized For Service
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International Village Clinic Founder Visits Club for Annual Update
Abul Sarah, founder of the International Village Clinic in India and a Rotarian from the Bloomington, Minnesota, Rotary club, made his annual presentation to Sunrise Rotary Club members at their weekly meeting on June 15. Sarah, a long-time friend of many of the Sunrise Rotarians, presented his annual report on the International Village Clinic. The Sunrise Club has supported the Clinic financially with an annual donation for many years.
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Members from the Sunrise Rotary Club joined hundreds of fellow community members on May 25, 2017, to help Gordon Parks High School (GPHS) celebrate its championing of a future park on empty land adjacent to the school in the St. Paul Midway Area. Our club supports and congratulates GPHS for shining a light on their creative vision for this future 5-acre park. The event provided an inspiring intercultural and intergenerational celebration of the critical importance of park to community. Club members assisted with setting up and staffing the event, which focused on community involvement in turning the plans for the park into reality.Club Seeks Nominees for Jerry Fleck Service Above Self Award
Rotarians from Australia and East Timor Hosted by Sunrise Rotary Club Members
Sunrise Rotary Club members recently welcomed six Rotarians from Australia and East Timor who were in the Twin Cities as part of the District 5960 Group Study Exchange (GSE). They joined Sunrise Club members at the club’s weekly meeting on April 27th for breakfast, introductions, and a presentation about their communities in Northern Australia and East Timor. Club member Jennifer Dunn and her husband Sean hosted a party at their home that evening for Club members and the visiting Rotarians.
Check Out Rotary.org’s Modern, New Look
Rotary International recently redesigned their website to better serve Rotarians all over the globe and non-Rotarians interested in learning more about Rotary.
Rotary.org has a fresh, contemporary look that clearly answers the often-asked question: “What is Rotary?” It’s the first step in a two-part update to the entire Rotary International website: first Rotary.org, and then My Rotary.
For many people, Rotary International's website is their introduction to the great work that Rotary members do to improve lives around the world. It’s meant to create an emotional connection that inspires potential members, donors, and partners to get involved. The latest changes to the public site do that, and more.
Some of the updates will be obvious: a modern design, increased use of imagery and graphics to tell Rotary stories, and better organization of content to help readers find out what is Rotary and what its members are doing. Other changes, like the improved readability and speed of the site, will be a welcome surprise.
Check out the redesigned site at rotary.org
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