Welcome to the Sunrise Spirit –
the Weekly Newsletter of The Rotary Club of Arcata Sunrise
We hope that you will attend one of our lively Friday meetings,
whether or not you are interested in joining Rotary.
We meet most Fridays at 7 am in the Plaza View Room at Arcata’s historic Jacoby Storehouse.
RISE Calendar …
“Rotary Involvement Strengthens Everyone“
Saturday, July 28: Friends of the Dunes host the Sand Castle Festival at the Samoa Dragstrip from 8 am to 2 pm.
Sunday, August 12: The Humboldt Bay Marathon is looking for volunteers to help direct runners.
Sojourning Sunrisers & Report from Toronto
We heard from several travelers, including Maggie Kraft, Andreas Krause, Julie Vaissade-Elcock, Dick Johnson, Brandi Easter, and AJ Gonzales.
In addition, Ashliegh Diehl and Susan Diehl-McCarthy provided a recap of their adventures at the Rotary International Convention in Toronto.
Bella’s Back!
Bella White recently returned from spending a Rotary Exchange year in Denmark. She gave a brief recap of her experience – complete with a poem).
Arcata Chamber Update
Our Featured Speaker was Joellen Clark-Peterson, who is the Executive Director of the Arcata Chamber of Commerce.
Joellen talked about the many activities that the Chamber hosts and participates in, and she praised her Board of Directors (which is currently led by Sunriser Steve McHaney).
Stay tuned for more fun with President Ray!
“Watch this episode of The Adventures of President Ray!“
(Click on President Ray’s photo to view the video of the full meeting.)