Congratulations Deb Crawford on getting your Paul Harris Fellow Award from John Schinkel, Club President. (great smiles)
Tracy Oswald, Foundation Officer, of the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Foundation presented to our Club Oct 27, 2026. The Foundation is the link between the Community and our Hospitals in Chatham and Wallaceburg. The Foundation leads the way in philanthropy by connecting communities in C-K in support of high-quality health care. Our Club donated $2500 to the Foundation.Aaron Watson Aaron Watson, the Information Systems Manager at Community Living Chatham-Kent, gave a talk today on the benefits and risks of Artificial Intelligence, AI. Examples of some benefits are: through the use AI enable cameras on farmers spraying equipment, they can now target individual weeds for the application of herbicides and AI is speeding up the development of new drugs to combat diseases. Examples of some of the risks are: Fewer entry level jobs are available because senior staff can use AI for some lower skilled tasks and AI data centers are using a lot of energy.
Thanks Aaron for your insightful presentation
On October 5, 2026, Paul Roy, Ken Bechard and Tom Debevc planted a sugar maple and oak tree at Rotary's Howell Park.
Sunrise Rotarian, Pierre Beaumier on Sept 29, 2026 shared his knowledge about testing our health—what it means, why it matters, and how testing can help us make better decisions about our well-being.
Pierre is the President of CanAlt Health Labs and Lipid Analytical Inc. and former President of the Canadian Chemical Society and Association of Chemical Professionals of Canada.
District Governor, Lee Halsted, attended our regular Tuesday morning meeting at Smitty's for his annual visit. Lee shared this year"s Rotary theme, "Create Lasting Impact" and talked about how we can turn the work we do today into something that makes a difference for years to come.
Welcome new member, Chris Appleton, to Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise. Chris was greeted by President John Schinkel and District Governor, Lee Halsted at today's meeting at Smitty's.
This week Club Members, Doug and Steff, Tom and Melissa, and Mary Fran and Steve, created new gardens of hostas, grassses and flowers.
After an eye-opening trip to The Gambia last month, local service club delegates hope to continue their collaboration, as well as their new friendships.
Published in Chatham Daily News
Schoolchildren are provided with backpacks and educational tools by the Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise during a trip to The Gambia last month.
Sunrise Rotarians are all smiles while volunteering for the 14th annual Children's Water Festival.
Habitat for Humanity Chatham-Kent and the Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise have teamed up together to introduce "Catch the Ace CK", a progressive lottery program with tickets available to purchase online starting Thursday May 1, 2025.
Would you believe this water came from the Thames River?
Blake Vince explains how he got this crystal clear sample from the brown river during his presentation of responsible farming techniques, for which he is a pioneer.
Barbara Palace, CEO of United Way Chatham was guest speaker at our December 13 breakfast meeting.
Please help us celebrate the development of Ukraine Rotary Park by attending the grand opening on Saturday, August 27 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. The park is located at the corner of Victoria and Grand Avenue.
The tribute park has been adorned with berms, sunflowers, benches and flagpoles flying both Canadian and Ukrainian flags and is ready for public use.
