Sunrise Rotary Club of Ellicott City

02/19/2026

Join us at 7:30 am Thursday. February 19th, at JAM Eateries, 6210 University Boulevard, just off Route 108 at Snowden River Parkway. Our speaker is Howard County"s Director of Finance, Rafiu Ighle!

11/06/2025

Come join us tomorrow morning -- 7:30 am Thursday, November 6th, at Jam restaurant food or meeting. David Yung Mann, county council representative for District 5, will update us on the coming legislative session. And hear what our energetic Interact Club of Centennial High School is doing. (Hint -- bake sale at Miller Branch library from 10 to 1 on Saturday, November 8th!)

08/05/2025

One of the charities we support through individual donations of needed items. This is a great organization.

Our Current Needs List for August
➡️ If you have items to donate, please email us at [email protected]. Include your name, phone number, street address and a brief description of what you'd like to donate. Please include photos of any furniture. We'll get back to you with the next steps within a day or two.
➡️ For a complete list of all items we accept, please visit tinyurl.com/DonateHOOO
➡️ Purchase new from our Amazon wish lists! Visit tinyurl.com/HOOOWishLists
As always - thank you for your support!

06/29/2025

Proud to support this through our Kenya Connect sponsorship!

BIG NEWS! The Kilembwa Secondary School "Lobster" team is the World Robotic Olympiad Champion in Kenya! We are thrilled that for a 2nd year in the row, we have a Champion Senior Team! Congratulations Lobsters! A special shout out to the Sunrise Rotary Club of Ellicott City who helped support our 5 teams to attend the event!
Team4Tech Google Raspberry Pi Foundation Kenya Embassy Washington D.C U.S. Embassy Nairobi Kenya Community Development Foundation Rotary International

06/18/2025

Guess what we're doing tomorrow morning at 7:30 a.m.? We're meeting the energetic teen who has asked us to sponsor an Interact Club at her high school! And we'll give a quick update on the robotics competition teams we're sponsoring through Kenya Connect, and our work with Howard EcoWorks! Want to know more about our club? Join us at JAM Restaurant, 6010 University Boulevard, Ellicott City, to get to know more about these and all of the other amazing groups we sponsor!

06/12/2025

We're delighted to support Howard EcoWorks!

🌟A Huge Thank You to our Blue Flag Iris Sponsor!🌟

🌳A heartfelt shoutout goes to Sunrise Rotary Club of Ellicott City! Their support means the world to us as we strive to make a positive impact on Howard County and the Baltimore region through environmental restoration efforts.

🌱At Howard EcoWorks, our sponsors play a crucial role in enabling us to carry out our mission of creating healthier, more sustainable communities. With their donation, we can continue our vital work of restoring and preserving our precious natural habitats.

🌱Learn more about Sunrise Rotary Club by visiting their website: https://www.sunriserotaryec.org/

🌱Learn more about Soak it Up! here: https://www.howardecoworks.org/soak-it-up

05/04/2025

At our breakfast meeting a few days ago, we were discussing downtown Ellicott City with Julia Sanger of the Ellicott City Partnership. The topic of the old trolley line, #8, that came from Baltimore via Catonsville came up. Here's an old photo of the trolley crossing the Patapsco. It wasn't that long ago that you could still see the tracks on Main Street!

The #9 trolley, having departed Catonsville, crosses the Patapsco River towards the line's terminus Ellicott City, Maryland • Circa 1947!

📸 • Lee Rogers Collection

04/30/2025

Join us for breakfast, 7:30 a.m. Thursday, May 1st, at JAM restaurant on University Boulevard, Ellicott City. Our speaker is Julia Sanger, president of the Ellicott City Partnership. We'll get the latest about our beloved OEC, the historic district!

04/17/2025

Tomorrow Morning! Gabriel Moreno, CEO of Luminus, will be our speaker. Luminus provides immigration legal services and community advocacy to new Americans from its Columbia headquarters. We'll start at 7:30 a.m. April 17th, at Jam Restaurant, 6010 University Boulevard, Ellicott City (off Route 108 near Snowden River Parkway). Join us!

03/20/2025

Our friends at Kenya Connect have a new website!

Big News! After a year long multifaceted planning process, we are pleased to share our new mission, vision and strategic plan based around 6 key focus areas AND a new website that reflects our impactful work. We invite you to peruse it including our new fabulous overview video! We continue to be deeply grateful to the many donors who make our mission and vision a reality. https://www.kenyaconnect.org
Team4Tech GlobalGiving Kenya Embassy Washington D.C Kenya Community Development Foundation Global Schools Forum HundrED LitWorld Segal Family Foundation

03/15/2025

So, this morning, this happened! Nearly 1600 pounds of diapers, pull-ups and went to -- EACH!!!! -- the Howard County Food Bank and Columbia Community Care from our Sunrise Rotary Club of Ellicott City! That's almost 1.5 Tons of desperately needed products to the two resources for an increasing number of Howard County residents, including laid-off federal employees and young active duty military.
Members, prospective members, and friends gathered for an early Saturday breakfast at Silver Diner, then went to the loading area at Costco, and caravaned to unload the donations.
As our member John Halt says, "When we do good, we feel good!"