Rotary

Club of
Westerville Sunrise

Save the Date! Upcoming Social and Service Events

By Julie Ann Colley
Save the Date! Upcoming Social and Service Events

Dec 4: Wild-Lights at the Zoo
Dec 10: Leadership Academy
Dec 14: Holiday Party at the Lakes

Polio Plus Football Pool- Congratulations to the Winners

By Jamie Maze on Sunday, September 25, 2022
Congratulations to the winners from this week's game


1st Quarter/ $50: Ron Pusateri
2nd Quarter/ $50: Pat Knott
3rd Quarter/ $50: Theresa Bair
4th Quarter/ $100: Anthony Mujic

Westerville Sunrise Rotary Leadership Academy

By Julie Ann Colley on Sunday, October 23, 2022

Westerville Sunrise Rotary Leadership Academy

Do you have an interest in becoming more involved in the leadership of our Westerville Sunrise Rotary Club? Perhaps becoming Club President one day? Or maybe you simply want to know more about how our Club and Rotary International operates? Join us for our next Westerville Sunrise Rotary Leadership Academy on:

Saturday, December 10, 2022 9:00 am to 11:00 am

GroupEleven Consulting, 214 Hoff Road, Suite P, Westerville

Coffee and pastries will be provided!

Learn how our Club and Foundation are structured, how they operate and are financed, what to expect as you assume a leadership position, as well as the various resources available to support you in your journey. Find YOUR passion in Westerville Sunrise Rotary!

Sign up to attend the WSR Leadership Academy at the following link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/

go/20F0B44ADA729A0F85-leadership1

WildLights at the Zoo!

By Jimmy Hoben on Sunday, October 23, 2022
The social committee would like to invite all WSR Rotarians – and their families – to tour the Wild Lights at the Zoo together! On Sunday, December 4th at 5:00 p.m. we will all meet at the south end of the Conservation Lake, grab a drink or a snack, and walk the zoo together. (The meet-up location is highlighted in the attached map). Our plan is to walk for 90 minutes, starting at 5:15, but folks can come and go as they please. (In fact, our resident Zoo expert, Tom Strasburg, encourages people to come earlier during the daytime for a chance to see more animals!)

This is an informal event, so you’ll just buy the tickets yourself at the gate or on the Zoo’s website. Of course, if you are Zoo members, you get in free!

If interested, just sign up here so we can look out and make sure we don’t start walking without you!https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B44ADA729A0F85-zooholiday

We’d love to see everyone bring their families out for this fun walk!
WSR Social Committee

WSR 29th Annual Poinsettia Sale

By Jason Seeley on Sunday, October 23, 2022
$11 Per Plant
Beautiful Poinsettias in a 6 ½ in. Pot with Foil Cover
*Your Choice of Color (Red, White, Pink)

***CONTINUING THIS YEAR*** Choose to purchase a poinsettia/poinsettias to be donated/gifted to low-income seniors this holiday season! You place the order and we take care of the delivery. Benefits residents of the Harris Askins House and National Church Residences (Ravine at Central College and Woods at Central College) located in Westerville, OH.

Orders Due by Friday, November 18th
Pick Up
Saturday, December 3rd from 11:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M.
Sunday, December 4th from 9:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M.
@ The Yoga Factory (223 East Broadway Ave. Westerville)

Please Make Checks Payable to “Westerville Sunrise Rotary Foundation”
You Can Also Pay by Credit Card in advance on our website at https://westervillerotary.org/poinsettia-sale/

Proceeds Support Rotary's Five Avenues of Service: Club Service, Vocational Service, Community Service, International Service, and Youth Service.

Please Contact Jason Seeley
at sunriserotarypoinsettiasale@gmail.com
with Questions or Orders

WARM Food Pantry Volunteers Needed

By Tiffany McGinnis
Mark your calendar! WARM needs volunteers on these Saturday mornings from 10-Noon: It is a great opportunity for fellowship - so bring your family or invite prospective Rotary members. Sign-up for one of these dates at: Sunrise Volunteers for Warm
  • December 17th

Westerville Sunrise Rotary Gear!!

By Gregory Ruban on Sunday, July 24, 2022
Have you wanted an easy way to order some Westerville Sunrise Rotary gear? Well, the wait is over! Everything from Beanies to Backpacks is available.

Check out the ink below for the latest offerings
https://getspirit.com/collections/westerville-sunrise-rotary?_pos=1&_psq=wes&_ss=e&_v=1.0

For questions, contact Greg Ruban

Thank you upcoming Greeters & Invocators

DateGreeterInvocation and Pledge
19-Oct-22
Club Meeting		Cleary, JonCochran, Troy
26-Oct-22
Club Meeting		Coco, Robert A.Conley, Diane Jean
02-Nov-22
Club Meeting		Coombs, CoutanyaDaniels, Jeffrey A.
09-Nov-22
Club Meeting		Caldwell, James T.Denton, Don
16-Nov-22
Club Meeting		Casey, Helka ChristineChandler, Mary T

Rotary Fun

Westerville Sunrise Rotarians are everywhere! If you see other Rotarians when you are out and about, please snap a photo and send it in for the newsletter.



Please Suggest Guest Speakers


Enlighten your fellow Rotarians. Suggest a speaker to brighten our day! No reasonable suggestion refused. But your guest must be willing to attend in person. Email Bob Stewart at: bob@smartbusinesssystems.com or Tiffany McGinnis

Sock-tober Service Project

By Wolfgang A. Lant on Saturday, October 1, 2022

Sock-tober Service Project

Please get your club involved in the Rotary District 6690 Sock-tober Challenge to provide socks to persons who are homeless.
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Rotary District 6690 Obtains Disaster Response Grant to Benefit Ukraine



Our District 6690 has just been awarded a $25,000 Rotary Disaster Response Grant
to support displaced families in Ukraine who are suffering from the ravages of war. Many of you contributed to this special fund in March and April this year, and we want to let you know that those contributions are helping tens of thousands of people in Ukraine and surrounding countries to provide disaster relief to refugees from this war.

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine in March, Rotary International has collected over $15 million dollars to provide humanitarian aid including water, food, shelter, medicine and clothing to regions that are supporting Ukrainian refugees and other victims of the war. Clubs and individual members of clubs in our district contributed over $62,000 to support this effort.

When the war broke out earlier this year, Rotary International mobilized and put out a call to action, and you answered the call. Based on the outpouring of financial support from Rotary members across the globe, Rotary made a special exception to its standard policies to allow Rotary districts to apply for Disaster Response Grants to benefit Ukraine – normally a district may apply for Disaster Response Grants only for disasters within its own geographic boundaries.

District 6690 applied for a Disaster Response Grant on behalf of the Rotary Club of Kyiv International. This week, we received the grant and have provided the funds to District 2232 in Ukraine to help pay for 100 beds, 200 mattresses, 200 sets of sheets and 3 water filters to outfit empty schools and other government buildings that are being repurposed as family shelters during the war. These Disaster Response Grants can be awarded multiple times until the end of the program period (currently, December 31, 2022) or when the special funds are depleted. We plan to process as many grants for Ukraine as we can during this period.

Thank you for your support of this project – your donations to The Rotary Foundation are really making a difference during this critical period.

Newsletter Deadlines

By Anne M VanBuskirk PhD on Tuesday, June 21, 2022
As I take over from Lynn's stellar management of the bulletin, please remember I am learning the system , so it may take a little while for me to get up to speed- I appreciate your understanding! I am planning to publish the bulletin on Tuesdays, so a gentle reminder that if you have stories or items for the bulletin, please email them to me (anne.vanbuskirk@gmail.com) by the preceding SUNDAY at 12 Noon. Thanks!