Laramie Sunrise Rotary

03/22/2025

12/12/2024

Thank you to all of Laramie's Downtown retailers! Taste of Laradise was a huge success, thanks to you.



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10/25/2024

Kelly Neville, Shaun Bullock, and Ryan Bennett present Tim Snowberger, Director of Laramie Connections, with a donation of $6,395.83 from proceeds of 2024 Taste of Laradise. Laramie Rotary Club and Sunrise Rotary Club thank the generous downtown businesses, sponsors and attendees that made this event a success!

08/07/2024

Come meet District Governor Julie Johnson Haffner on Thursday August 15.

Julie, a professional fund raiser and a Colorado native, was one of the first women to join Rotary in northern Colorado. During her nearly 35 years as a Rotary member, she has served as an Assistant Governor in District 5440; President of the Rotary Club of Loveland (CO); an active member of several District committees; a trainer at PETS and a presenter at District assemblies and conferences. Julie is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, a member of the Paul Harris Society and a major donor.
Julie graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Consumer Sciences and a minor in business. She raised money for hospitals, a university system and a community foundation during her 40-plus year career as an executive director and certified fundraising executive.
After leaving full-time business, Julie created her consulting business, Blue Jewels LLC, to teach nonprofit organizations how to build their boards, grow their fundraising capacity and expand their leadership skills. Currently, she serves on the boards of the Children’s Museum of Northern Colorado and Sunrise Community Health. Julie is also a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and PEO.
Julie is the mother of three adult daughters and “Mimi” to five young grandchildren. She is an accomplished hand-knitter as well as a “pretty-darn-good” country cook. When she isn’t seeing her kids, Julie travels to complete her goal of visiting every National Park in the United States. She is married to Gene Haffner, a proud Rotary spouse who is a Paul Harris Fellow, a member of the Paul Harris Society and her cowboy cha-cha dance partner. They live in Windsor, Colorado.

07/16/2024

Solar Phone Chargers for Ukraine

In March we had a build party building and decorating 40 solar phone chargers for Ukraine. The artwork and messages of encouragement are as valuable if not more than having the ability to charge their phones even through the massive power outages. Messages that let the people know they are not forgotten and we stand with them in the horrible time.

We have also designed a solar powered portable water pumping and filtering system using mostly materials they can source locally. Our club plans to produce and supply the controller module to regulate the power to the pump motor from solar panels and to shut off when the barrel is full. We are about to test the first prototype and hope to be providing these systems in the next couple months. The blue and green barrels are part of the prototype.

Rotary International's theme for 2023-24 was "Hope for the World". We might not be able to impact the world but for the 40 people who get these chargers or the medical aid station that can now have good water, it is all the hope in the world.

Want to make a difference and bring more hope to the world? Come check us out on Thursdays, 6PM and the American Legion Hall at 5th and Ivinson in Laramie.

06/07/2024

Taste of Laradise is finally here, Saturday, June 8th Downtown Laramie Wyoming.

Tomorrow is the big day. See you all soon. 10 a.m. downtown by Bond’s Brewing.

06/06/2024

We can’t wait for Saturday. Sip - Savor - Shop!

Come support our local music scene and downtown businesses.

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Join us for LIVE MUSIC on Saturday, June 8th. Laramie favorites the Deacon Brown Blue Band, The Athletics and De Gringos Y Gremmies will all be there. Purchase your tickets today at https://cvent.me/olOg39.

09/28/2023

We are ready for this years Black Tie Bingo. You can purchase your tickets here.