Meeting this week - Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at Cabin Coffee 7:00 AM
This week we will be completing our Rose Sales and Bourbon Tasting Accounting - if you have money from Rose Sales please bring it at our meeting on Thursday!
Last week we had our Rose Sales and Deliveries. Early numbers are about 289 sold plus half of the walk ins should put us over 300. That includes us and our companion clubs. Well done! Thank you to everyone from our club and both of our companion clubs for your help!
On Friday we had a pop-up volunteer opportunity at St. Vinnies - with a multiclub effort we served about 100 meals. Thanks to Marlene from the noon club, Clare from the Cumberland Club and Monika and Trudy from our club. We will soon be scheduling another opportunity - probably in Dec. We will also be scheduling bell ringing soon as well.
Cumberland Rotary Impact Club Update:
REMINDER - Meeting this week - Wednesday Oct. 28, 7:00 AM at the Harvest Grill
We meet this week on Wednesday at the Harvest Grill at Cumberland Healthcare at 7:00 am. Last week we had fun with roses…pick up, delivery, lots of beauty! So fun! We also helped at Project Santa with unpacking and sorting items that have been donated or purchased since last year. The next step will be helping with shopping for families. Thanks Shawn and Lisa! Clare also helped with the St. Vinnies meal on Friday. This week we meet with the high school to discuss the next steps on our collaboration. We will also be participating in the virtual meeting Mark set up for the companion clubs.
Thanks, Lisa
Shell Lake Companion Club Update:
REMINDER - Gathering this week Wed. Oct. 28th 5:30 pm at the Shell Lake Lodge
We do gather this Wednesday, October 28 , 5:30 PM at the Shell Lake Lodge. Feel free to bring a guest. We will be recapping the Bourbon and Spirits Harvest Dinner event along with Rotary roses. Last Friday evening Cathy and Mark attended the themed event in Minneapolis for the District Foundation celebration. Their costumes depicted the upcoming 2027 Barcelona Rotary International convention.
Yours in Rotary.
Mark
PS Please put on your calendar for a pre- holiday Area 14 get together 5:30 PM at the Shell Lake Arts center. A time to socialize and share club ideas from Rice Lake, Barron County Sunrise, Hayward Area , Woodland Lakes Cumberland Impact and Shell Lake area clubs. Let’s make it a great turnout!
Mark Berger
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS:
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
Watch for our next Vinnies meal and for Salvation Army Bell Ringing
UPCOMING PROGRAMS for Sunrise Rotary (Any Rotarian and their guests are welcome to attend):
October Social Activity Planners/AOS and greeters - Bill K. and Trudy K. Our social activity will be at the Spirits Tasting Harvest Dinner Event!
Oct. 23 - Happy Birthday Jason!
Oct. 29 - Meeting - No presenter- fund raiser wrap ups. Spirits Tasting and Rose Sales.
November Social Activity Planners/AOS and greeters - Ken P. and Kathy R.
Nov. 3 - Board Meeting and Election Day! Please vote!
Nov. 5 - Meeting - Board Report Out
Nov. 12 - Meeting - Jason S.
Nov. 19 - Meeting - Bruce S.
Nov. 19 - Happy Birthday Mark B!
Nov. 22 - Happy Birthday Kathy R!
Nov. 26 - No Meeting - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Nov. 30 - Happy Birthday Don D!
December Social Activity Planners/AOS and greeters - Dean S and Jim S.
Dec. 1 - Board Meeting
Dec. 3 - Meeting - Board Report Out
Dec. 10 - Meeting - Ana ST.
Dec. 17 - Meeting - Mike VG.
Dec. 24 - No Meeting - Merry Christmas
Dec. 31 - Meeting - BJ Williams
Just a reminder to work hard on securing a speaker. If you need ideas, reach out to any officer and we’ll be happy to help! If you’re unable to secure a speaker, please let us know as soon as possible so we can plan a focus for the weekly meeting. Please let Trudy know as soon as you have a program set up so it can be added to the calendar. If you need a Zoom link, contact Jason or Joe E.
Be sure to like our Facebook Page! Here is the link:
Thanks Monika for doing our Facebook page - we are up to 137 followers!
ROTARY DISTRICT 5960 BUSINESS/NEWS:
October 24 is World Polio Day, a time to reflect on a promise Rotary made to children four decades ago: a world free from this devastating disease.
When Rotary and our partners launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988, polio paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year. Since then, Rotary members, donors, our partners, and health workers have helped reduce polio cases by more than 99.9%. This progress was made possible by people who chose to act.
People like you.
Through your support of The Rotary Foundation, vaccines have reached children in communities around the globe. Together, we’ve moved closer than ever to a world where no child has to experience the effects of polio.
But our work continues. Wild poliovirus remains endemic in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and until polio is eradicated everywhere, children everywhere remain at risk.
Your ongoing support can help protect children from polio.
One way to sustain our progress is by enrolling in Rotary Direct, our Foundation’s recurring giving program. Rotary Direct allows you to choose how much you want to give and how often, making it easy to provide ongoing support for the work needed to reach every child.
Every contribution helps sustain our progress and supports the work still needed to reach every child. Thank you for uniting with us on World Polio Day to create a future where polio exists only in history books. Together, we end polio. Sincerely, The Rotary Foundation
