Galesburg Sunrise Rotary Club

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At our June 2nd meeting, Sunrise Rotarian Chuck Schulz presented a travelog on his Road Scholar trip that took him and F...
06/04/2026

At our June 2nd meeting, Sunrise Rotarian Chuck Schulz presented a travelog on his Road Scholar trip that took him and Faye to Rome, Florence, and Venice earlier this spring.

At our May 26th meeting, Sunrise Rotary heard from Knox College's new football coach, Adam Gonzaga. Adam recounted for ...
05/29/2026

At our May 26th meeting, Sunrise Rotary heard from Knox College's new football coach, Adam Gonzaga. Adam recounted for us his circuitous path from growing up in southern California through many stops coaching at all levels of NCAA football before arriving at Knox. His expertise has been on the defensive side of the ball, and he has previous Midwest Conference experience at Lawrence University and Lake Forest College. Adam has been on the staff at Knox only since January, but is excited about the way recruiting has been going. He expects to start the fall with one of the largest football rosters ever, in the vicinity of 100 student-athletes. He is also excited to have two strong quarterbacks who have deposited and are likely difference-makers in their future Knox careers. Welcome Adam!

Today we heard from Chris Deligianis and Gina Suhomske, owners of the new Evgenia Restaurant on Seminary Street. They ...
05/20/2026

Today we heard from Chris Deligianis and Gina Suhomske, owners of the new Evgenia Restaurant on Seminary Street. They talked about how they came together with the dream of a new restaurant that would feature foods from their respective heritages. Their culinary offerings are shaped by family traditions and professional experience.They spoke about the joys and challenges of running a restaurant and the relaxed and friendly experience they want their customers to have.

At our May 12th meeting, John Peterson spoke to us about his long journey with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and what he has l...
05/20/2026

At our May 12th meeting, John Peterson spoke to us about his long journey with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and what he has learned over the years since he was first diagnosed. He also spoke to us about the Rock Steady Boxing program at the Knox County YMCA. The program is designed for individuals with Parkinson's Disease as well as those with other health issues and helps them improve their motor skills, balance, and gait. John leads the program group and their exercises. The program is overseen by the Carl Sandburg College nursing program and eight pre-med students have visited the area to watch and be part of the class.

Beverly Holmes introduced Patricia Draves, President of Monmouth College. Professor Draves informed us on the many chan...
05/10/2026

Beverly Holmes introduced Patricia Draves, President of Monmouth College. Professor Draves informed us on the many changes that are taking place at Monmouth under her new leadership, the challenges faced by Monmouth that are common among small liberal arts colleges, and a bit of an outlook for the future. She also emphasized the importance of the Liberal Arts as evidenced by the achievements of current Monmouth students and recent alumni who have made important contributions to their communities.

Today, Martin Reichel gave us an overview of a mediterranean cruise he and Carol took late last fall which started in At...
04/28/2026

Today, Martin Reichel gave us an overview of a mediterranean cruise he and Carol took late last fall which started in Athens and ended up at Barcelona. He shared with us his observations and also images of the Parthenon and the famous Sagrada Familia and those of other sites at the cruise stops in between. It looked like a very interesting trip!

At our April 21st meeting, our own Jeremy Klein brought in students from the current CEO class. Each of the students gav...
04/28/2026

At our April 21st meeting, our own Jeremy Klein brought in students from the current CEO class. Each of the students gave us an update on their individual projects and shared with us what they have learned. Also, Jeremy reminded us that the CEO Trade Show is coming up on May 4th from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM at the Thomas Legacy Center located at 1849 N Seminary St in Galesburg.

Our program at our meeting on April 7th was presented by Teresa Nelson, Director of Civic Engagement at Knox College. T...
04/10/2026

Our program at our meeting on April 7th was presented by Teresa Nelson, Director of Civic Engagement at Knox College. Teresa's office oversees participation by members of the Knox community with service opportunities on campus and in Galesburg. Teresa focused her talk on the Blessings in a Backpack program that provides bag meals for needy students at the various Galesburg primary schools. The program has run for a number of years and Knox students have been active in packing meals while Knox is in session. At other times, service clubs and Scout organizations have stepped up to help out. Blessings has received support, among other places, from the Galesburg Community Foundation. A fundraiser is planned for April 29th at Iron Spike Brewing Company, starting at 5 p.m.

We had an informative presentation this morning from Galesburg Fire Chief Randy Hovind. He described for us the departm...
03/24/2026

We had an informative presentation this morning from Galesburg Fire Chief Randy Hovind. He described for us the department's fundraising efforts for the Muscular Distrophy Association, the program to install free smoke detectors for homes in Galesburg, and solicited volunteers to help in the installation of smoke detectors. He then talked about the challenges of finding firefighters as positions become vacant. Randy also fielded a volley of questions from Rotarians about specific fires in town, the number of stations and firefighters in town and the like.

03/16/2026

Hello everyone, please be advised that our March 17th meeting has been cancelled.

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