Our Club at a Glance

As suggested by the photos above, membership in Benzie Sunrise Rotary offers opportunities for both community service and fellowship. Becoming a Rotarian also connects you with a global network of 1.2 million other members who share your drive to give back. To learn more about our Club and our focus on the youth of Benzie County check out Who We Are.

 
Club News
1st Grade Betsie Valley Students Receive Books
March is Reading Month and Rotarians are doing their second round of reading and book giveaways to 1st grade students at the elementary schools in the Benzie Central district.  Betsie Valley Elementary children were thrilled to select their very own book to take home and keep. 
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Citizens' Climate Lobby
Posted by Bruce Gerhart on Feb 26, 2019
Bob Eichenlaub spoke to our Rotary Club about climate change. He is a retired school teacher from Traverse City and came to our meeting representing Citizens' Climate Lobby. 
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Appalachian Trail Through Hike
Posted by David Wynne on Feb 19, 2019
Farmer Carol Bontekoe of Grow Benzie shared the story of her through hike of the Appalachian Trail (AT) from Georgia to Mt. Katahdin, Maine.  And what a phenomenal storyteller she is!
 
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Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation
Posted by John Ester on Feb 12, 2019
Peggy Case is the President of the Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation (MCWC), a grass-roots nonprofit dedicated to water conservation and water justice.  She sees the major threats to water supply as sewage and fertilizers, chemicals, and the oil and gas industry.
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Lost Lake Farm in Honor
Posted by John Ester on Feb 05, 2019
Carissa Savage and her husband Nathan Cornell own and operate Lost Lake Farm in Honor. It is a 40-acre tract of woods and fields, with 1.5 acres in vegetable production and an 8-acre pasture for pigs.
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Benzie Sunrise

Service Above Self

We meet Tuesdays at 7:30 AM
Cold Creek Inn
185 S. Benzie Blvd
Beulah, MI  49617
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Speakers
Kimmee Wenkel, Executive Director & Co-founder
Mar 26, 2019
COGnition Discovery & Science Center Capital Campaign
Amanda McLaren
Apr 02, 2019
Benzonia Public Library, Update on Programs for All Ages
Josh Stoltz, Executive Director of Grow Benzie
Apr 09, 2019
Grow Benzie's Updated Strategic Plan: Our Past, Present, & Future
Dani Havath of Stigma Busters
Apr 16, 2019
Living & Thriving with a Disability: Cracking the Stigma of Mental Illness
Allan O'Shea, CEO Contractors' Building Supply
Apr 23, 2019
Alternative Energy & Residential Solar Panels
Patrick Lamb, Principal, TBA Career Tech Center
Apr 30, 2019
Providing a 21st Century Education and a Future Not to Be Outsourced
Mark Lagerwey, Assoc. Dir. of Business Development
May 07, 2019
MAT2 Mechatronics Program at Baker College-Cadillac
David Oellerich, Tia Kurina-Cooley, Jim Drubert
May 14, 2019
New Member Bios
Ashley Darga-TBAISD & Kevin D'Alessandro-NMC
May 21, 2019
Early College Opportunities for Benzie Central Students
Club Meeting
May 28, 2019
Final Plans for Bike Benzie
Megan Emmendorfer, TC Rotary Camps & Services
Jun 04, 2019
Greilick Outdoor Recreation & Education Center
Kay Bond, Valerie Gerhart, Jack Harnish
Jun 11, 2019
Advocates for Benzie County (ABC) Update
Kris Thomas
Jun 18, 2019
Annual Rotary Foundation Meeting
No morning meeting
Jun 25, 2019
President's Dinner
David G. Penney, Amateur Astrophysicist
Jul 02, 2019
The Improbability of Life and Humans Existing on Earth Today
Jennifer Berkey, District 3 Director
Jul 09, 2019
Overview of MSU-Extension Programs in District 3
Martie Manty, Aimee Erfourth, & Rose Fosdick
Jul 16, 2019
Betsie Valley Community Center Update
Ranae McCauley, Executive Director
Jul 23, 2019
United Way Northwest MI, 2-1-1 Service
Dr. Anibal Pepper, Amy Somero, & Susan Hammon
Jul 30, 2019
Dental and Educational Support Experience in Peru
TBD
Aug 06, 2019
New Member Bios
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Fluid approach to water

How Rotary has changed to help people get clean water for longer than just a few years

Profile Rotary member forms Roots of Peace to remove land mines

Profile: A vine ideaHeidi KühnRotary Club of San FranciscoHeidi Kühn arrived in Utsunomiya, Japan, in 1975, a few months after the end of the Vietnam War. She was a Rotary Youth Exchange

Putting power in hands of women

Stephanie Woollard went from Down Under to the top of the world to find out if one person can make a difference.

Turning teens away from crime

Rotary clubs in Canada invest in the PACT program, an urban peace initiative that aims to break the cycle of youth