On Saturday June 25, 2022 Dixie Sunrise Rotary Club held its quarterly road clean-up on a 3 mile stretch of Dixie Drive between Tonaquint Park and Valley View Drive. Our club had 16 volunteers and were aided by 8 hiking club members. All of the volunteers had a bit of fun, got some good exercies and pick up a load of trash along the street. We then headed over to Dede's for breakfast for the last time. Dede is retiring and closing the restaurant. Great breakfast and we all wished Dede good health and safe travels during her retirement years.
On Saturday morning, June 25th, a small group of volunteers from the Rotary Club of Dixie Sunrise and the St. George Veterans Rotary Club assisted Don Page of Tru Touch Home Repair with building an awning at P.A.W.S. animal shelter.
We fed about 1,055 individuals and 673 families within our community. Food donations totaled 5,895 bags.

Dixie Sunrise Rotary earns $14,000 operating the beer garden and the entrance gates. We had 2 days of Rodeo and then 4 days county fair.
8 Rotarians from Dixie Sunrise Rotary Club, Red Rock Rotary Club and the Veteran's Satellite Club judged 26 entries in the Sunset School Annual Science Fair. Students from Kindergarden through 5th grade presented their projects in both science and engineering categories. Each Rotarian recieved 7-8 of the projects so that each project had 4-5 judges interview them in front of their projects. Science projects included how to make chocolate chip cookies chewier, how fast a white rose changes colors when the stem is placed in colored water, to how many pieces of cardboard between two like magnets could be placed until the magnets couldn't keep them together. Engineering projects included the construction of an object launcher. 8 Rotarians x 2 hours = 16 volunteer hours.
Twenty Five volunteers from Dixie Sunrise Rotary and Sunriver Hiking Club clean 2 miles of Dixie Drive. 

Our Club montly clean up at Snow Canyon was enhanced today with 30 students and their instructor from Dixie State's Environmental writing class to assist with the project. Kristen Comells who is with Snow Canyon met with the students, reinforced the need to keep the illegal trails from forming in the tortise habitat. The day was spent spreading rock over existing illegal trails and installing steel pipe for the new signage that is on order. The students found a tortise which made their day so impactful. Total hours: 71





The food donation total was 4,250 bags. 2640 bags for the 2 mobile drives plus 860 perishable bags of potatoes and apples and 750 bags for the school pantries.

Friendship Exchange USA D-5420 and Mexico D-4100

February 4th through the 11th 2022
Following the vision of DGE Jose Velasco 2022 – 2023 Rotary year, with the perspective to “act local, think global”
The two day combined food drive, and one day food bagging fed about 850 people due to the ongoing efforts of 110 volunteers with 400 volunteer hours. We bagged 5,000 bags of food for distribution.
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Dixie Sunrise works on the Rotary International Rose Parade Float. 

Our Club rang the bell for the Salvation Army in front of the old Harmons in St George on December 2nd and the 18th. 

We fed over 1,100 people this month with our Mobile Food Bank. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.



Dixie Sunrise Rotary helping to protect Desert Tortoise Habitat in Snow Canyon State Park. 

Dixie Sunrise Rotary has 100 Volunteers to operate Run Aid Station #4 for 10 hours and 3,500 Athletes through Wind, Rain, Hail and Lightning. 

We collected 25 large bags of toiletries for Mill Creek High Students. 
‘All veterans are not without need’: Local veterans Rotary Club slowly taking shape
Busy with Trail Building, Giving Blood, and supporting the Mobile Food Bank.


Winter Cloths for Mill Creek High School, Gift Bags for Shut In Seniors, Three days of Mobile Food Bank, and the Holidays. What a busy month.
Dixie Sunrise Rotary Forming a Veteran focused Club. With a suggestion from Utah Rotary’s District Governor-elect Jose Velasco, one local club is considering starting up a satellite club with the express goal of helping Southern Utah’s military veteran community.
We had a wonderful presentation by World Famous Chef and Polio Survivor Ina Pinkney.