Please join us to volunteer at this year’s Buckeye Bash! Thursday, September 17th at 11:00 AM at WARM (150 Heatherdown Dr). We also need help now with additional shucked buckeyes and people with a drill press to make the holes for the necklaces. Please let email Chip chipfitohio@gmail.com or Rich rschorling@gmail.com for more details and to sign up. Thank you

Every year, Westerville Sunrise Rotary goes through an election process to select a Vice President who will fulfill the seven-year commitment that culminates in club (four years) and foundation (3 years) leadership as well as officers and directors who will hold their positions for three years. This year we will hold elections for four positions:

• Vice President
• Secretary
• 2 Club Directors

• President Theresa Petraszak
• President Elect AJ Fox
• Vice President Jamie Maze
• Immediate Past President Jim Caldwell

Enter the Westerville Sunrise Rotary Foundation’s Theatre Raffle and support “Service Above Self," especially our organization's commitment to ShelterBox USA.  Your ticket(s) helps us increase our donation to this lifesaving organization.  ShelterBox's motto is "No one without Shelter after a disaster"  and supports local communities around the world, including the USA, when disaster strikes.  

By entering the raffle, not only will you be supporting ShelterBox's mission,  you will have an opportunity to win a pair of tickets to Death Becomes Her,  playing at the Ohio Theatre on Oct 11 at 6:30pm. Seats X124, X126.  Value of the pair is $160.


$75 gets you one entry in the raffle
$100 gets you 2 entries!

Enter here: RAFFLE

The winning raffle ticket will be drawn on Wednesday, September 9 during the Westerville Sunrise Rotary meeting.  Winner does NOT need to be present to win.  Tickets will be transferred electronically to the winner. 

Help end polio by participating in the Polio Plus Football Pool for the 2026-2027 OSU Football Season!

$50/square - buys one square for the first 11 games of the OSU season (so you get one game for free). 

Payout for each game is $50/quarter (1st-3rd) and final score payout is $100.

This is a fundraiser to support Polio Plus and Rotarians will receive a $25 credit towards polio plus giving through the foundation. 
Cash, check, Venmo (@jamiemaze), PayPal (jamie@Jamie Maze) or Zelle.  Jamie's cell is 614-580-7000 for any questions. 

The first game is 9/5, so only 2 weeks away!

Go Bucks!

We’re excited to kick off a new Westerville Sunrise Rotary tradition!

Whenever there’s a Fifth Wednesday on the calendar, we’ll gather for a casual Rotary Happy Hour—a fun opportunity to unwind, enjoy great conversation, and spend time together outside of our regular meetings.

 Wednesday, September 30

5:00–7:00 PM

Camp Fire Brewing
6300 Frost Rd, Westerville OH 43082

We’ll have a reserved group table for 12 people, so if you’d like to be part of the reservation, please RSVP as soon as possible. Seating at the group table will be first come, first served based on RSVPs. Food available to purchase from Antonio's Pizzeria & restaurant. 

To RSVP, please contact Axl Pons:

•  Call or Text: (843) 340-0075
•  Email: apons575@gmail.com

• September 30, 2026
• December 30, 2026
• March 31, 2027
• June 30, 2027

Another weekend, another 5k with the family BUT no black walnuts this time! Both boys earned new PRs, with Gabriel finishing just 9 seconds behind his dad! I'm so proud of them and all seven of our cross country kids that ran and beat me.

This week our speaker is our own Club Treasurer, Mary Chandler, who will be doing our annual review of club finances and the operating budget. Hope to see you there.

It's also the last call for cornhole teams and the 50/50 raffle! Even if you're not playing, everyone is encouraged to come out, cheer on the teams, and enjoy a fun evening of fellowship.

Fun Fact: Did you know cornhole has Ohio roots? While its exact origins are debated, the modern version of the game we play today was popularized in the Midwest in the late 19th century, and Ohio is widely credited with helping make it a backyard staple. Today cornhole is an officially sanctioned sport; the American Cornhole Organization was founded in 2005 and there's even a professional league with ESPN coverage!

Angela Sillus with Kathy Able and Dave Read of the Westerville Noon Rotary Club.

Join us on September 28 to cook, donate items and/or serve food for homeless youth at Star House! Please use the sign-up genius to indicate if you are able to participate.

• Drop off of cooked/ donated items at Chris Herbert's house between 9 and 11 am.
• If you are able serve lunch, we will set up at 11:30 am and be done around 1 pm.  

Star House is no longer requiring background checks or trauma training in order to serve lunch!

The remaining 2026 dates are:

• Oct 26

• Nov 23

• Dec 28

Your support is greatly appreciated.

Rotary volunteers strengthen our community in many ways. One Saturday per quarter we sort and box food at the WARM warehouse at 150 Heatherdown Drive from 10 am to noon. Our remaining 2026 date is:

• November 14

Please sign up using this link: Warm Volunteer Sign Up

We invite you to join in on the fellowship and fun. Feel free to invite your family, friends, and prospective Rotarians to join us too.

For more information, please contact Beth Wilcox at (614) 214-9822. 

September 9: Satellite Meeting - 6:30-8:30 pm
Mimi's Cafe 1428 Polaris Pkwy Columbus, OH 43240

September 17: Buckeye Bash! - 11:00 am
WARM 150 Heatherdown Dr, Westerville, OH 43081

September 17: Board Meeting - 6:30-8:30 pm
Maze & Co., 23 E College Avenue Westerville, OH 43081

September 28: Star House Family Lunch - 11:30-1:00 pm
Star House 1220 Corrugated Way Columbus, OH 43201

September 30: Fifth Wednesday Happy Hour
Camp Fire Brewing 6300 Frost Rd, Westerville OH 43082

 

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