Welcome to Penticton Sunrise Rotary Club
Our club was chartered on January 10, 1990, as Penticton Okanagan Rotary Club, and women in Penticton were invited to join. We changed our name in 2017 to reflect our morning meeting time. We have members ranging in age from 35 to 80. We host a weekly hybrid meeting from 7 to 8 a.m. on Tuesdays with interesting speakers and breakfast options from a coffee/muffin to a hot breakfast. Our motto is “Service Above Self,” and we fundraise to support local and international projects. Club members enjoy working together on hands-on projects as well as providing financial support to organizations that focus on youth and environmental projects.
Our key fundraisers include the annual Used Books, Puzzles, and Games Sale, Royal Scotch Tasting, and 24 Days of Christmas Raffle. We also organize the Sandcastle Contest held at the Penticton Peach Festival, sell T-shirts at the Peach City Beach Cruise, and organize aid stations for various races, including Ironman Canada and Gran Fondo.
Meetings
Visitors are welcome to attend a meeting to learn more!
The Penticton Sunrise Rotary Club meets 7-8 a.m. Tuesday.
Eagles Club + Zoom
1197 Main St.
Penticton, BC
Canada
V2A 5E6
President
Charles Parker
Past President
Alex
Bodden
President Elect
Dennis
Jacobsen
Secretary
Joyce
Ericson
Treasurer
Colleen
Lister
Community Service - Youth
Helena
Konanz
Membership
Holly
Stengel
The Rotary Foundation
Linda
Ruby
Service Projects
Bob
Coombs
Club Public Image Chair
Sandy
Henderson
Fundraising TBD
LInk to article in local media, written by Rotarian Mac Paterson, Student of the Month Coordinator.
LInks to article in local media, written by Rotarian Mac Paterson, Student of the Month Coordinator.
Links to Penticton Herald & Castanet "Student of the Month" article written by Mac Paterson, Student of the Month Coordinator
Links to Penticton Herald & Castanet "Student of the Month" article written by Mac Paterson, Student of the Month Coordinator.
Thank you to the following businesses that have supported our club projects in 2022-2023.
Cascades Casino - Student of the Month - $100.00 Staples gift certificates to each student.
Providence Funeral Homes and Crematorium - 24 Days of Christmas Raffle - 2 books of tickets for deserving individuals
River Stone Estate Winery - 24 Days of Christmas Raffle - 5 tickets for deserving individuals
Castanet- 24 Days of Christmas Raffle - Advertising
Castanet
Local organizations receiving financial support in Rotary Year 2021-22 include:
- City of Penticton Pollinator Garden on KVR Trail at Rotary Peace Park/Youth Exchange Plaques
- The Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Alliance – Eco Studies Program
- School District 67 – Uplands School Library
- The Breakfast Program
- South Okanagan Women in Need Society
- The Penticton Foundry
- The Meadowlark Festival
- School District 67 – Land Learn Project at Penticton Secondary School
- The Penticton Art Gallery – Youth Programs
- The Penticton Art Gallery – Ignite the Arts Festival
Hands-on projects with local organizations in the past year include:
- School District 67 (Penticton Secondary School and Princess Margaret Secondary Schools) – Student of the Month Program
- OSNS – Telethon
- City of Penticton – KVR Trail Cleanup: Edmonton Avenue to Vancouver Avenue, September 2021, and Community Cleanup to support Earth Day and Rotarian at Work Day.
International projects receiving financial support in 2021-22 include:
- ShelterBox
- The Hippo Roller Project
- End Polio Now
Recent international projects include the Rotary Youth Exchange Program for 30 years, the Guatemala Literacy Project, and the club's own international project in Bangladesh, which supports various projects in two villages and a pandemic project at a Bangladesh hospital.
