Meeting is Thursday, June 18, 2026, at Cabin Coffee 7:00 AM.
This week - Bill K. hosts and we will have our own Sheldon and Noon Clubs Dane J. present on the Rotary Curling trip to Scotland earlier this year.
Last week we had Pharmacist Tim Wold, and our very own Joe E. sharing information regarding the Pharmaceutical field and how it works with Medicare Part D. Interesting and informative information on the history and how this system operates. Thank you Tyler and Joe!
A couple of questions to consider:
Do we need to provide support to ship the items collected for “Crutches”?
2028 the Rotary Int'l Conference will be held in Minneapolis. Watch for opportunities to attend and/or be involved.
Cumberland Rotary Impact Club Update:
REMINDER - No Meeting this week. Next meeting, Wednesday, June 24th - 7:00 AM at the Harvest Grill
Last week to sell raffle tickets! Please let Clare or I know if you need one - $10 each or 3 for $20. All proceeds go to the Boys and Girls Club of Barron Co. We will be helping the Cumberland Chamber with preparing their new office for painting on Monday this week. Also this week we will help the food pantry get food boxes ready for our migrant workforce which is beginning to arrive. And, we will be helping with setup for Taste in Cumberland, which is next Monday, June 22, at the Cumberland Golf Course. Happy summer!! Thanks Lisa
Shell Lake Area Companion Club Update:
REMINDER - Get Together Meeting Tomorrow! Wednesday, June 17th, 5:00 pm at the Shell Lake Lodge.
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS:
We need complete the checkbook audit - Joe, Jason and Jim S. have agreed to do this.
Sunrise Rotary needs to finalize officers for the next year. Jason is president. Kathy agreed to do treasurer again and Trudy agreed to continue as secretary. We need coverage for Membership and Foundation - this is a great way to get started on being more involved in Rotary - please let Jason know. We will also be looking for a president for Rotary year 27/28. Jason is willing to co-pres if someone will step up for a two year committment (first year co with Jason, second year on own).
This is our 30th Anniversary for Sunrise Rotary - would like to do something - if you want to help out you can join Jason, Monika and Clare for planning. Clare will also be doing a time line - so share any info that you want to have included.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
June 29 - St. Vinnies Meal Prep - let Monika know if you can help
July 21 and 28 - Music in the Park - Food truck
Oct. 3 - Sleep in Heavenly Peace Bed Building Project
Oct. 15 - Bourbon Tasting Event
Oct. 22 - Rose Day
UPCOMING PROGRAMS for Sunrise Rotary (Any Rotarian and their guests are welcome to attend):
June Social Activity Planners/AOS and greeters - Chris F. and Bruce G. (Elk's Club and the Ericksons place with our Argentina Friends - June 4th)
June 14 - Happy Birthday Clare J!
June 18 - Meeting - Bill K. - Sheldon and Dane present on the trip to Scotland
June 25 - Meeting - Trudy K. - Chris F. presents on fraud and scams
June 30 - Board Meeting? (or July 7)
July Social Activity Planners/AOS and greeters - Jeremy M. and Ken P.
July 2 - Meeting - Kathy R. - Tour Boy's and Girls Club and new pool in Rice Lake.
July 7 - Board Meeting? (or June 30)
July 9 - Meeting - Board Report out.
July 12 - Happy Birthday Chris F.!
July 16 - Meeting - Jason S.
July 23 - Meeting - Bruce S.
July 29 - Happy Birthday Joe E.!
July 30 - Meeting - Dean S.
August Social Activity Planners/AOS and greeters - Jim S. and Ana TS
Aug. 4 - Board Meeting
Aug. 6 - Meeting - Board Report out.
Aug. 10 - Happy Birthday Bruce G.!
Aug. 13 - Meeting - Mike VG
Aug. 20 - Meeting - BJ Williams
Aug. 25 - Happy Birthday Dean S.!
Aug. 27 - Meeting - Monika A.
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:
This is an excerpt from this month's newsletter from our District Governor, Glenn Bowers. There was additional information that you can read in your email from Kathy Hughitt titled “Around the District”
…"Can you believe that it is June already? There is truth in the adage of ‘where did the time go?’ The calendar year is almost half over (Christmas is just around the corner). We are in the last few weeks of the 2025-26 Rotary year. I feel that my time as your District Governor has gone by in the blink of an eye. I wish that I had more time to serve you but that is not how Rotary operates. Clubs, Districts, and Rotary International change leadership every year. This brings fresh ideas and keeps us moving forward.
Many great things happened in 2025-26. There are too many items to cover all of them here but let me highlight a few. Unfortunately, we are losing two of our clubs. However, we are also adding to the Rotary family with the creation of the Shell Lake Companion Club, the second companion club of Barron County Sunrise in the past 12 months, and the recent addition of the Interact Club of Wabasha-Kellogg, sponsored by the Wabasha club…"
Thank you for your support and friendship. The most rewarding part of my District Governor experience was building new relationships and seeing the impact our clubs are making.
