What is Rotary?
Rotary is a worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional, and community leaders. Members of Rotary clubs, known as Rotarians, provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

There are over 32,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas. Clubs are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. As signified by the motto Service Above Self, Rotary’s main objective is service — in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world.

What does the Illinois Valley Sunrise Rotary do?
The Sunrise Rotary Club is dedicated to making a better community for all of us. Our club has built park shelters, planted trees, and participated in street clean ups, just to name a few of the activities we are involved in. IV Sunrise’s biggest event is the sponsorship of the annual Kids Fishing Expo at Baker Lake in Peru which draws thousands of kids with their families from around the nation to Peru. It is our great pleasure to see the positive impact our club has made on the local communities.

Can I get involved in helping out the community, too?
Anyone is welcome to join Rotary. We only ask that you have the drive to want to improve your community. If you want to learn more about joining or what you can do to help, E-mail us anytime or contact any Rotary member to learn more.

E-mail: ivsunriserotary@gmail.com