Sunrise Rotary welcomes all who have a desire for community service, fun, fellowship and have an interest in growing friendships with other service-minded community members. We invite you to come join us and experience the camaraderie of Sunrise Rotary!
When and Where:
Friday mornings - 7:30 - 8:30 am
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
416 SE Grand Ave
Lee's Summit, MO 64063
(also via Zoom)
Want to visit one of our meetings?
Contact: Cutter Gale
cgale@galecommunities.com
(816)805-5308
Club Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1576, Lee's Summit, MO 64063
Who We Are:
Lee's Summit Sunrise Rotary was chartered on March 26, 1999, has 45 members and has become the 'Little Club that Does' through our outreach to and impact on our community. Sunrise is strongly committed to the ideals of Rotary as depicted in our club vision statement: To Be A Vibrant Service Club That Is Engaged In The Community At Home And Abroad.
Sunrise Rotary has a reputation for local and international service.
Local Service:
Our Feed Lee's Summit (formerly Empty Bowls) fundraiser has raised over $1,090,000 since 2007 to assist local agencies who provide support to the food insecure.
Our Fly a Flag program raises $20,000 annually and funds various projects in the Lee's Summit community.
Sunrise raised over $100,000 to construct a Legacy Park playground for children with special needs.
Through the Adopt-a-Street program, the club takes responsibility for periodically cleaning up trash and debris on 3rd Street between Pryor Road and Forest Park Blvd.
International Service:
It has hosted multiple international delegations from Africa, Russia, France, Chile, Australia and the Dominican Republic, expanding our understanding of and appreciation for global medical, construction, education and legal systems. The club has also participated in school literacy programs for children in Central America and has built eight water purification plants at schools in Central Thailand.
What an awesome morning at Sunrise Rotary! After a great presentation, our members matched the $ that Rayghan and Grace had raised to vaccinate people in Tanzania against a parasitic disease called schistosomiasis. These young ladies are members of our Interact Rotary Club at Summit Tecnology Academy and we love their passion for others.
Feed Lee's Summit 2024, was hosted by the two Lee’s Summit Rotary Clubs on November 15, 2024, at the John Knox Village Pavilion in support of our beneficiaries Coldwater, Meals on Wheels, One Good Meal, Lee's Summit Social Services and Boost 4 Success. Every year the Rotary Clubs of Lee's Summit team up to host this special evening of live entertainment, delicious food tastings from 15 + Lee's Summit restaurants, silent & live auctions and much more!
Feed Lee's Summit has raised over $702,000 in its five-year history. From its origins as Empty Bowls, it has been able to give more than $870,000 to our nonprofit food providers in Lee's Summit! Our thanks to the Lee's Summit community for your generous support!!
More information can be found at the Feed Lee's Summit website: https://feedls.org/
Happy 25th Birthday, Sunrise Rotary!
On June 25th, 2024 we celebrated 25 years of Sunrise Rotary! We’ve made a significant impact in our community and around the world in the past 25 years. We’re looking forward to continuing to make the world a better place for everyone.
The Rotarians pictured below were a part of our club from the beginning, (L-R) Joe Willerth, Jeanné Willerth, John Wisniewski, Richard Powell and Dave Gale.
Service Above Self, One Profits Most Who Serves Best
Lees Summit, MO 64063
United States of America