District 6690 will once again kick off an effort to collect WARM socks for the unhoused & needy. The Socktober project runs the month of October but we can start collecting and buying WARM socks now! 

Amazon, Costco, and Walmart typically start sales of wool socks this time of the year,  so you can either buy the socks and bring to the Wednesday meetings or you can donate money at the meetings and the committee will buy the socks.

 We need WARM socks for men, woman, and kids. WARM feet are a ‘must’ for the unhoused so WARM thick socks are a life saver! The last two years we donated socks to over 15 agencies and the need is great again this year. Reach out to Amanda Klein or Rick Sellers with any questions or suggestions. 

Westerville Sunrise Emerging Leaders

Do you have an interest in becoming more involved in one of the leadership opportunities in our Westerville Sunrise Rotary Club? Chairing a committee or a fundraising event? Serving on the Club or Foundation board? Perhaps becoming Club President one day?  Join us for our next Westerville Sunrise Emerging Leaders program on:

Monday, October 6 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

GroupEleven Consulting, 480 Old Worthington Road, Suite 370, Westerville

Salad and pizza 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 role, as well as the various resources  available to support you in your journey.  Let's UNITE FOR GOOD! 

Register at this link:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B44ADA729A0F85-58143755-emerging

Beginning August 20, 2025, visiting Rotarians and satellite club members will be charged $15 when attending Westerville Sunrise Rotary Club meetings to cover the costs of the buffet breakfast. This is in line with how other clubs cover costs of meals at their meetings.

Payment can be made via cash or check to the front table team.

Charges will be waived for current District Governors and Assistant District Governors. There will be no charge for prospective members, guest speakers or other guests.
 

Even without a meeting it was a great Rotary week. Thanks to Rick Sellers and his golf committee for a great day. They even brought in nice weather again. I don’t know how they do it. We will hear more about how we did for the outing later, but it was an outstanding event!





Friday afternoon I joined Paul Kulik and the Peace Committee to present our latest Peace Pole to Huber Ridge Elementary. Out of the 15 elementary schools in Westerville we have Peace Poles in 12 of them.. That is great work! Thanks Peace Committee.

Bob Horbatt who serves as our Foundation Chair recently reported the following information:

We all should be very proud of our members of the Westerville Sunrise Rotary Club. We were the number one giving Club in District 6690. Only two other Clubs were even close to us. 

Annual giving goal $38,500. Actual $44,379. PolioPlus $11,873 Total Giving $58,105. Our club has 20 Major Donors and 8 Bequest Society members. We should all be proud of what the club accomplished. This is not to twist anyone’s arms or make anyone feel guilty. I remember 20 years ago being a member of the Downtown Club getting ready to send kids to college. It was not my season for giving. However, in recent years Connie and I have been blessed and giving is easier. The bottom line is we are a giving club whether in time, talent and treasure and it all matters!

Back to the Old Bag of Nails on Wednesday. Our speaker will be Jen Lapointe from Take Flight LLC and her topic is Taming the Workplace Zoo! I look forward to seeing you there.

Do you like to cook? You can make a difference for homeless youth at Star House by helping prepare or serving a family meal hosted monthly by Westerville Sunrise Rotary, in partnership with our friends in the noon club.

If you are able to provide items for our next dinner and/or help serve the meals, please use the sign-up link below: 
August 25

Please note, in order to serve meals at Star House, you must register, complete a trauma training and have a background check. More information on this, as well as the full schedule, can be found by clicking "read more".
 

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• November 8

August 25: Star House dinner
September 2-6: Rotary Zone Institute for Zones 30 & 31
September 10: Satellite Club meeting
September 20: Hilliard Club Peace Symposium
September 23: Foundation Board meeting
October 16: Club Board meeting
October 23: Pints for Polio Social with Noon Club
November 8: WARM Service Project

 

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  AJ Fox  at ajfox@me.com or Jackie Washburn at  jackiegardner1@hotmail.com