The Arlington Sunrise Rotary Club was founded in 1987. We meet at 6:45 AM on Fridays at First Baptist Church, located at 301 S Center St. Arlington Texas 76010.
While we do have a lot of fun and fellowship as members of the Club, the main purpose of Rotary is service to others. In other words, SERVICE ABOVE SELF!
The Club conducts several additional fundraising activities throughout the year to fund the various projects in which the Club participates.
Below is a list of some of the programs that the Club sponsors:
- The Flag Program - Rotarians place flags at designated homes on several flag routes during six patriotic holidays.
- Dunlop Park Creative Playground - The park was originally built by the Club in 1988-1989. In 2005-2006 the park was rebuilt by the Club and is a continuing project for the Club for additions and upgrades to the amenities.
- Scholarship Program - Each year the club provides multiple scholarship opportunities for local high school seniors entering college.
- Anderson & Thornton Elementary - the Club supports the entire student body and staff at both campuses to help close the gap where needs may be present to improve on attendance and success rates in School Success. This includes stocking their Uniform Supply Closet; Providing Holiday care packages for multiple families and A stuffed Holiday Backpack for every Student on Campus. We provide Attendance Awards, Pizza Celebrations and most recently provided an end of school celebration pool party.
- RYLA (Rotarian Youth Leadership Award) - The Club supports RYLA through sponsoring students (High School Juniors/Seniors) to attend RYLA at Texas Women's University in Denton, Texas.
- International Projects - Rotary's signature project is PolioPlus. Rotarians do such things as painting schools and hospitals. We have donated ambulances and buses to various communities. Rotarians participate in water projects. Rotarians donate dictionaries and other children's books to schools. We have participated in the Avoidable Blindness-Cataract Surgeries Project, the artificial Limbs program in India and the Wheelchair Foundation Project in Mexico and Peru.
- Speaker's Gift - In lieu of a speaker's gift each week, the club donates a book, signed by the speaker, to either Thornton or Anderson Elementary.