Welcome to Penticton Sunrise Rotary Club
Our club was chartered on January 10, 1990, as Penticton-Okanagan Rotary Club. The club meets for breakfast, allowing members to meet for an hour and then head to work. We changed our name in 2017 to reflect our morning meeting time. We have members ranging in age from 40 to 80. We host a weekly meeting (hybrid on request) from 7 to 8 a.m. on Tuesdays with interesting speakers and breakfast options from a coffee/muffin to a hot breakfast. We have a monthly social evening at various local venues. 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. Our newest fundraiser is an Okanagan made puzzle featuring photos of the Channel Float, SS Sicamous and The Peach on the Beach. We also sell T-shirts at the Peach City Beach Cruise. Along with the Rotary Club of Penticton we organize and volunteer at Ribfest and the Sandcastle Contest held at the Penticton Peach Festival. We also set up and volunteer at aid stations for various races, including Ironman Canada and Gran Fondo.
Our service projects include youth, environmental, and literacy projects locally. Internationally we support polio eradication and Shelterbox and several villages in Bangladesh.
Our club is open to all regardless of age, race, culture, faith, disability, gender, and sexual orientation.

Meetings
Visitors are welcome to attend a meeting to learn more!
The Penticton Sunrise Rotary Club meets 7-8 a.m. Tuesday.
Sandman Hotel + Zoom
939 Burnaby Ave
Penticton, BC V2A1G7
Jordis Hickie was recognized as the 56th Student of the Month. Jordis is a Grade 11 student at Pen Hi and excels in academics, athletics and leadership activities. Jordis is a member of the Black Widow Jump Rope team where she has competed and set records provincially and nationally. We watched an amazing video of Jordis competing in Colorado Springs in July. Pres. Dennis presented Jordis with the SOM plaques to hand at Pen High, a personal plaque for Jordis to keep and gift certificates for Staples and Sport Chek. Jordis thanked her parents, teachers and coaches for helping her achieve her goals. Congratulations Jordis! You can read more about Jordis in the Penticton Herald.
https://www.pentictonherald.ca...


President
Dennis Jacobsen
President Elect
TBA
Secretary
Jean Jacobsen
Treasurer
Colleen
Lister
Membership
Dennis Jacobsen
The Rotary Foundation
Linda
Ruby
Public Image & Marketing
Jean Jacobsen
Club Administration
Jeanne Lamb
Service Projects
Bob
Coombs
Youth Service
Mac Paterson
Fundraising Chair
Margo Fleming
Sunrise Rotary Meetings/Socials 2023-24 |
Tuesdays 7AM |
Sandman |
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Pres. Dennis Jacobsen |
Board – 8:10 AM Second Tuesday |
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Zoom meeting on request |
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July |
4 |
11 |
18 |
25 |
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Maternal & Child Health |
Eagles/Zoom |
Eagles/Zoom |
Eagles/Zoom |
Social – Club bbque |
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August |
1 |
8 |
15 |
22 |
29 |
Membership & Extension |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Club Bbque |
AGM |
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September |
5 |
12 |
19 |
26 |
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Basic Education & Literacy |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Social |
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DG Marjolein
Guest Speaker |
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Sept 18 Board Meeting with DG |
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October |
3 |
10 |
17 |
24 |
31 |
Economic & Community |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Social |
No Meeting |
Development Month |
Student of the Month |
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November |
7 |
14 |
21 |
28 |
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Rotary Foundation Month |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Sandman |
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Student of the Month | |||||
December |
5 |
12 |
19 |
26 |
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Disease Prevention & |
Christmas Party Bufflehead Cafe |
Sandman |
No Meeting |
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Treatment Month |
Christmas breakfast? |
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Annual Events |
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AGM |
Tuesday |
August 22nd |
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World Polio Day |
Tuesday |
October 24th |
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Election of Officers |
by December 31 |
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Club Birthday (34 yrs) |
Wednesday |
January 10th |
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Rotary's Birthday (119 yrs) |
Friday |
February 23rd |
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District Conference |
May 2-5 |
Penticton |
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International Conference |
May 25-29 |
Singapore |
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January |
2 |
9 |
16 |
23 |
30 |
Vocational Service |
No Meeting |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Social |
No Meeting |
Student of the Month | |||||
February |
6 |
13 |
20 |
27 |
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Peace & Conflict Resolution |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Social |
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Student of the Month | |||||
March |
5 |
12 |
19 |
26 |
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Water & Sanitation Month |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Social |
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April |
2 |
9 |
16 |
23 |
30 |
Environment |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Social |
No Meeting |
Student of the Month | |||||
May |
7 |
14 |
21 |
28 |
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Youth Service |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Social |
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Student of the Month | |||||
June |
4 |
11 |
18 |
25 |
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Rotary Fellowships |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Sandman |
Installation |
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Organized by PP Charles |
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Annual Events |
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AGM |
Tuesday |
August 22nd |
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World Polio Day |
Tuesday |
October 24th |
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Election of Officers |
by December 31 |
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Club Birthday (34 yrs) |
Wednesday |
January 10th |
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Rotary's Birthday (119 yrs) |
Friday |
February 23rd |
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District Conference |
May 2-5 |
Penticton |
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International Conference |
May 25-29 Singapore |
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




Read more about Josie in this article in local media, written by Rotarian Mac Paterson, Student of the Month Coordinator.





LInk to article in local media, written by Rotarian Mac Paterson, Student of the Month Coordinator.





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.
Club members delivered toys, foods and cash to Pen Hi for Penticton Provides - Ron Mason Excellence in Trades Bursary
- First Things First - Clean Energy Expo
- South Okanaga Branch BC Music Teachers - Scholarships
- Bird Banding Station at Vaseux Lake - Signage
- Youth program - Student of the Month
- Okanagan Similkameen Neurological Society
- The Salvation Army
- Penticton Provides
- Starfish Program
- Pollinator Garden
- School District 67 - Land/learn program
- Penticton Highschool Girls Curling Team travel costs
- SOS Mental Wellness Society
- Meals on Wheels
- School District 67 - Meals program
- Penticton Art Gallery - Ignite the Arts
- South Okanagan Women In Need Society
- Vaseaux Lake Bird Observatory
- Okangan Falls Community Association- viewing platform
- HaHaHa Kidz Fest
- OSNS – Telethon and "Truck Load of Fun" Assembly
- Salvation Army Kettle Campaign
- School District 67 (Penticton Secondary School and Princess Margaret Secondary Schools) – Student of the Month Program
- Ironman Aid Station
- Rotary Peace Park Pollinator Garden & Bee Corridor
- Peach City Beach Cruise T-shirt Sales
- Ribfest

- End Polio Now
- Shelter Box
Recent international projects include the Rotary Youth Exchange Program for 30 years until 2020, the Guatemala Literacy Project, The Hippo Roller Project and the club's own international project in Bangladesh, which supported various projects in two villages and a pandemic project at a Bangladesh hospital.













Rotarian Holly presents a donation for Uplands School Library - 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
- City of Penticton Pollinator Garden on KVR Trail at Rotary Peace Park/Youth Exchange Plaques
Student of the Month is a regular program of the culb. - 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.
- School District 67 (Penticton Secondary School and Princess Margaret Secondary Schools) – Student of the Month Program
Soccer shirts provided to Bangladeshi village boys soccer team - The Hippo Roller Project
- End Polio Now
- ShelterBox
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.














