2020 Sunrise Rotary Mayor's Cup Regatta

Odinn Defends Mayor's Cup Title

Make it back-to-back titles for the crew of Odinn, skippered by Ed and John Trombley. For the second year in a row, the Plattsburgh brothers took home the Mayor's Cup Regatta trophy with a victory in the racing division.

"The smallest boat in the fleet was very close to winning the Mayor's Cup," regatta coordinator Kjell Dahlen said.

Read more in the Press Republican

Annual Kayak event!

We have set the date for this year's kayak event! All Rotarians and their families and friends are welcome, and all skill levels are welcome!

Thursday July 16th at 5:30 pm
Cadyville Beach

I need a head count for Melanie with the Town of Plattsburgh so she can get an idea of how many kayaks she needs. If you would like to try stand-up paddle boarding please let me know so she can have those ready for us as well. If you are planning to bring your own kayak, please let me know that as well.

RSVP to me via email at ahulbertbruce@eagleassociatesinc.com
or send me a text at 518-570-9864

If this date does not work out for weather reasons or who on earth knows at this point...We have a second date penciled in for August 13th at 5:30 pm.

Thank you Allison for organizing this event!

Sunrise Rotary to participate in MLPBS Move-a-thon

We LOVE working with local organizations that make a difference in our community!

August 15-18 we will be participating in the Mountain Lake PBS Move-a-thon.

Here's the gist.....

Get moving however you like, wherever you like, and raise funds for YOUR station, Mountain Lake PBS!

We provide essential services to this community, and we rely on YOUR support to continue our work. The Move-a-thon is the perfect way to get moving, maintain social distance, and show your support for the station that’s here for you in good times, and in not-so-good times.

When schools and businesses closed this spring, Mountain Lake PBS shifted resources and priorities to meet our community’s needs: more news updates, a new daily broadcast schedule for students and educators Learning at Home, and increased educational outreach to serve this region’s families online. While the station remained open in order to provide essential services to the community, we felt the impact and had to cancel three major fundraising events.

In these extraordinary times, we go out of our way to support each other, and we are all stronger for it!

How to join:https://mountainlake.org/move

Need help or have questions? Contact Beth Davis at 518-324-0125 or bdavis@mlpbs.org!

Kudos to Quéguiner

Past Presidents applaud Libby Quéguiner

At the end of June, the close of the 2019-2020 Rotary year, Sunrise Rotary's past presidents presented Libby Quéguiner with a special gift to acknowledge her distinguished leadership during her presidential year. There is no script or manual on how to manage a service organization during a crisis and yet Libby appeared so comfortable redefining how we connect as a club during the pandemic. Libby did an outstanding job organizing and conducting our meetings remotely and keeping us all connected and focused each and every week. Libby also provided members with opportunities to volunteer and to give back by organizing local park and trails clean-up, saying thank you to the healthcare workers at the hospital, donating to the local food shelf, and made all members feel a part of a larger family. Thank you Libby!

Above is a photo of Libby unveiling the 2019 Sunrise Rotary Mayor's Cup logo at a press conference at City Hall and presenting Mayor Read with the 'first' t-shirt.

2020 Paul Harris Fellow

Tom DeFayette presented with the Paul Harris Fellow Award

Tom DeFayette was awarded Rotary's coveted Paul Harris Fellow Award, named after Rotary International's founder Paul Harris, at an end-of-the-year closing ceremony that took place on June 23, 2020.

Sunrise Rotarian Kathy Eppler felt it was an honor and a privilege to present the award to Tom. Kathy is a Past President (2005-2006), Rotarian of the Year Awardee (2015) and a Paul Harris Fellow Awardee herself in 2016 . Kathy said, "Tom not only follows Rotary’s 4-Way Test, but lives life by the motto “Service about Self”. Tom has lived in Africa as a Peace Corp volunteer, is very active and involved in Rotary’s international projects, youth exchange programs, Boy Scout Leader and more. Our club and communities locally and abroad are lucky to have an individual with such a passion for giving".

2020-2021 Board of Directors

Sunrise Rotary announces new slate of officers

Plattsburgh's Sunrise Rotary Club formally ended their 2019-2020 year thanking the current board and welcoming the new slate of officers, and announcing several awards on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. A small group watched the ceremony in-person, while practicing social distancing, and many other members watched the event remotely.

2020-2021 President Sue LeBlanc-Durocher was also President of the Sunrise Rotary Club in 2011-2012 and a Paul Harris Fellow Awardee in 2015. Sue spoke about her goals for the club in the upcoming year and the need to create an environment for our members to stay connected in our new normal. Sue said, "Rotary has talented and amazing members throughout our District and around the world, I would like to reach out and see what we can be part of. Our district motto is "We're Better Together", I think that says it all."

2020-2021 Sunrise Rotary Club Board of Directors

President: Sue LeBlanc-Durocher

President Elect: Jeffrey Prescott
2nd VP: Eric McDowell

Treasurer: Jessica Kline
Secretary: Roger Black

Immediate Past President: Libby Quéguiner

Sergeant at Arms: Jim Snook

Members at Large: Nikki Buck and Michelle Senecal

The Immediate Past President Libby Quéguiner thanked out-going Board members Doug Kashorek and Allison Hulbert-Bruce for all their hard work and dedication to the club.

2020 Rotarian of the Year

Maxine Perry named Sunrise Rotary's 2020 Rotarian of the Year

Outgoing President Libby Quéguiner presented this year's Rotarian of the Year award to Maxine Perry. Below is a photograph of Maxine selling tickets for last year's Sunrise Rotary's Mayor's Cup Regatta BBQ.

According to Libby, "This person has helped every member of our group through her years of service. I know she has been a tremendous help to me this year. This Rotarian has been a member since January 2012. Not only is she an active member of our club, but she serves on countless committees and boards throughout Plattsburgh. She stepped up to be the person who coordinates and schedules all of the speakers for our weekly meetings. This is a massive job. The time it takes to get people to commit to coming to a 7:30 am meeting is astronomical. Maxine Perry excelled at this; we never had a meeting without a speaker scheduled!"

2020 "Spirit of Ianelli" Award

Sunrise Rotary announces the 2020 'Spirit of Ianelli' Award honorees

The Sunrise Rotary Mayor's Cup Regatta & Festival Committee is pleased to announce that our local Frontline Essential Workers have been named the 2020 "Spirit of Ianelli" Award honorees.

The "Spirit of Ianelli" Award was established in 2010 in honor of the late Mayor John Ianelli, former Mayor of the City of Plattsburgh and co-founder of the Mayor’s Cup Regatta in 1978. This honor is bestowed upon an individual or individuals – sailor or landlubber – who exemplify the same “community does matter” spirit that inspired Mayor Ianelli 42 years ago, empowering our lake community to thrive, not only on race day, but every day.

Click here to read the Press Republican article

Click here to read the press release

National Trail Day 2020

Sunrise Rotarians volunteer to clean-up local parks and trails to help celebrate National Trail Day

The Sunrise Rotary Club is proud to be a supporter of the LaPierre Lane Riverway Park from its inception and is now a steward of this unique community gem. A group of Sunrise Rotarians gathered on the morning of National Trail Day (June 6) to clean up the area and get it ready for the summer.

Actually, as part of a larger community-wide effort, Sunrise Rotarians could be seen throughout the week cleaning-up at the Sunrise Rotary Wilcox Dock Pavilion, at the Sunrise Gazebo at the Samuel D. Champlain Park and at the Max Moore Memorial Tree House (where the club played a leading role in the building of this universally accessible treehouse at a primary trailhead on the Saranac River Trail).

Click here to learn more about LaPierre Lane River Park

Meeting Virtually!

Our club has gone virtual!

Please join us Tuesday mornings at 7:30 am

Join with Google Meet

meet.google.com/kha-jjua-cpm

Join by phone

‪+1 540-680-4376‬ PIN: ‪903 003 052‬#

New members welcome! All are welcome to check out what our club is all about.

Learn more:https://plattsburghsunriserotary.org/

Sunrise Rotary thanks hospital workers

Sunrise Rotary was proud to cheer on The University of Vermont Health Network - CVPH workers as they entered for their shift bright and early on the morning of May 13, 2020!

Thank you to the The Foundation of CVPH for inviting us to participate. It was great to get out in the community and show our appreciation for local essential workers. (Following social distancing protocols, of course!)

Watch video of Rotarians in action!

Camp upgrades

The Sunrise Rotary is proud to sponsor a recently completed handicapped accessible ramp at Camp Tapawingo- with labor provided by friends and family of Girl Scout Troop 4065 of Peru! Our club sponsored approximately 1/3 of the building materials for this project. Click here for more information on other community service-related projects that Sunrise Rotary has been involved with recently.

Max Moore Memorial Treehouse

On Saturday, August 27th members of the Sunrise Rotary Club worked on cleaning up the Max Moore Memorial Treehouse.

The Max Moore Memorial Tree House, built along the Saranac River Trail near the Plattsburgh Police Department headquarters, is a universally accessible treehouse, thanks to a special ramp that helps anyone, even those with mobility issues. Club members, Kathy Duley, Kathy Snow, Laura Lacey Curler, Thom Loreman, Tom DeFayette and Libby Queguiner worked hard weeding and cleaning out the garden and surrounding areas. Special thanks to Don Duley, your continued support of our club is appreciated! Approximately 9 new plants were added, along with weed blocker fabric.

Mayor’s Cup honors the Plattsburgh Air Park Restoration Group of Volunteers with the 2019 “Spirit of Ianelli” Award

Posted on Jul 16, 2019

Sunrise Rotary and the City of Plattsburgh honored the Plattsburgh Air Park Restoration Group of Volunteers with 2019 "Spirit of Ianelli" Award at the Mayor's Cup Regatta Awards Ceremony on Saturday, July 6, 2019.

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