Guest Speakers on July 8, 2020 were Mark Bledsoe and Molly Riley with The United Way of Greater Texarkana. Mark updated Sunrise Rotary Club on the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and Stuff the Bus programs. A donation was given to United Way for the benefit of those two great programs. For anyone that would like more information about the two programs please contact Mary or Molly. Click on the links for more information Welcome!
Service Above Self
We meet In Person
Wednesdays at 7:00 AM
Texas Chuck Wagon Diner
1200 North Kings Hwy. #100
Nash, TX 75569
United States of America
Nash, TX 75569
United States of America
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(903) 277-4333
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Guest Speakers on July 8, 2020 were Mark Bledsoe and Molly Riley with The United Way of Greater Texarkana. Mark updated Sunrise Rotary Club on the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and Stuff the Bus programs. A donation was given to United Way for the benefit of those two great programs. For anyone that would like more information about the two programs please contact Mary or Molly. Click on the links for more information 
Thank you Past President Mary Wormington for an outstanding 2019-2020. Mary is the only charter member of Texarkana Sunrise Rotary Club that was established in 1999. Congratulation Landon Forbes for agreeing to hold the position as President of Sunrise Rotary Club for 2020-2021.
PDG Ted Huffhines inducted Jennifer Cannon as the newest Sunrise Rotarian at the End of Year Celebration and Installation of 2020-2021 Club Officers. Jennifer will serve as Club Secretary. 
Thank you to the following sponsors who are supporting Texarkana Sunrise Rotary Club's Sporting Clay Tournament and 5 Stand Shoot. We regret to announce that due to the Coronavirus Sunrise Rotary Club made that hard decesion to reschedule in the Fall. We will also postponse the gun raffle in the Fall. Detail information can be found below!
BWI and Companies, Inc.
Lone Star Truck Group
William Morriss Coleman Motors
Texarkana Sunrise Sporting Clay Tourament & 5 Stand Shoot April 3, 2020 at Rocky Creek Outdoors - Register as an individual or team at https://clayrank.com/ Team Sponsor available. The Scoring System is ClayRank Scoring. The Sunrise Rotary 2020 Sporting Clay Tournament and 5 Stand Shoot offers various levels of sponsor ships, ranging from auction sponsors ( with a gift of $100.00 value or more) to event sponsors from $1,000.00 to $2,000.00. Your contribution to this event will provide you with recognition, as well as other benefits depending on the level of your gift.
Register individual or team online at https://clayrank.com. Make checks payable to Sunrise Rotary Club and mail to Sunrise Rotary Club, 2801 Bethany Lane, Texarkana, Tx. 75503. For more information contact Treasurer, Shirley Pinnix-Evans at spinnix10@aol.com.
Texarkana Sunrise Rotary Club was chartered 1999.
2019-2020 Rotary Year Officers
Club President - Mary Wormington
District Governor - Jim Finstrom
Assistant District Governor - Marion Houff
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster: FIRST - The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service; SECOND - High ethical standards in business and professions, the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society; THIRD - The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarians' occupation as an opportunity to serve society; FOURTH - The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
Polio Eradication - 2020 Update
Texarkana Sunrise Rotary Club wants to update you on the status of Polio cases and the Rotary's effort to Eradication Polio. 53 in Pakistan! 19 in Afghanistan! It is not too late to make what could be your most important financial contribution to the POLIO ERADICATION campaign!Texarkana Sunrise Rotarians joined Coalition for the Homeless for their Annual Chili Cookout event. Sunrise Rotarians were dressed as superheroes to support their Community and serve the delicious chili made by Sunrise Rotarians Becky Bunch.
Pictured 
left to right: Ralph Waits, Jennifer and Steven Studdard, Mary Wormington, Landon Forbes, Shirley Pinnix-Evans, Becky Bunch, Steve Rogers, Laura Jacobs, and Robert Bunch.
left to right: Ralph Waits, Jennifer and Steven Studdard, Mary Wormington, Landon Forbes, Shirley Pinnix-Evans, Becky Bunch, Steve Rogers, Laura Jacobs, and Robert Bunch.
New Member
Congratulations to Alaina Presley on becoming the newest member of the Sunrise Rotary Club. Alaina was presented her new member information on January 15,2020.
January 15, 2020 Rotary Program
HUGE thank you to Doug Bowers for his presentation of “What’s going on in Nash.” WOW. There’s way more going on behind the scenes than what people realize. Great presentation! And thank you to Ralph for calling in the favor!
Paul Harris Fellow Plus 3
Congratulation to Shirley Pinnix-Evans on receiving her Paul Harris Fellow Plus 3 at the January 8, 2020 Club Meeting. District 6190 PDG Pamela Stewart was responsible for sharing her Foundation points in appreciation of Shirley's Service Above Self work with Rotary and District 5830.
Texarkana Sunrise Rotarians at work in the Commumity.1. Serving snacks at the Nash Cub Scout Award Ceremonies.
2. Ringing the Salvation Army Bell -pictured are Rotarians Steve Rogers and Terry Davis- other Rotarians participated are: Sunrise Rotarians Laura Jacobs, Jennifer Studdard, Ralph Waits and Shirley Pinnix-Evans.3. Adopting Nash Elementary School families. The individuals members purchased Christmas presents for the children and Food Baskets for the Families for Christmas.
Texarkana Sunrise Rotary Club and Habitat For Humanity of Texarkana partnered to refurbish a Nash Resident's home. Pictures front row: Rotarian and Nash Mayor Robert Bunch, Sunrise Club President and Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity Mary Wormington
Back row: Rotarian and Nash City Manager, Doug Bowers and Rotarian Becky Bunch. Other Rotarians participating in the painting project not shown in the pictures are as follows: Ralph Waits, Landon Forbes, Steve Colliers, Steve Rogers and Shirley Pinnix Evans.
Texarkana Sunrise Rotary Club members participates in Nash Night Out to promote End Polio Now. From Left to Right: Shirley Pinnix-Evans, Steve Rogers, Mary Wormington
DG Jim Finstrom speaks at the 39th Annual Officers Appreciation Luncheon sponsored by Texarkana's Four Rotary Clubs- Wilbur Smith, Oaklawn, Sunrise and International. The Keynote Speaker was Brian A. Crawford, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Willis-Knighton Health System. Texarkana, Texas Mayor Bob Bruggeman and Texarkana, Arkansas Mayor Allen Brown presented the Officers of the Year chosen by the 9 Departments that were represented. -Approximately 250 Officers, Rotarians and Elected Officials attended the luncheon. 
Sunrise Rotarian Shirley Pinnix-Evans represented Sunrise on the luncheon committee. Texarkana Sunrise Rotarian Terry Davis who is currently the City of Nash Property Inspector share of his previous profession and how he came to move to Nash Texas.
