Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club

Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club Join us each Thursday at 7:30 AM
Healthy Balance Meals | 313 Court Ave, Sevierville, TN 37862 The Rotary motto is Service Above Self.

Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. In more than 160 countries worldwide, approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 30,000 Rotary clubs. Rotary club membership represents a cross-section of the community's bus

iness and professional men and women. The world's Rotary clubs meet weekly and are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races, and creeds. The main objective of Rotary is service, in the community, in the workplace, and throughout the world. Rotarians develop community service projects that address many of today's most critical issues, such as children at risk, poverty and hunger, the environment, illiteracy, and violence. They also support programs for youth, educational opportunities and international exchanges for students, teachers, and other professionals, and vocational and career development. Although Rotary clubs develop autonomous service programs, all Rotarians worldwide are united in a campaign for the global eradication of polio. In the 1980s, Rotarians raised US$240 million to immunize the children of the world; by 2005, Rotary's centenary year and the target date for the certification of a polio-free world, the PolioPlus program will have contributed US$500 million to this cause. In addition, Rotary has provided an army of volunteers to promote and assist at national immunization days in polio-endemic countries around the world. Local Club Officers
President: Ashley Davis
Vice President: Mickie Ratliff
President Elect: Barry Henderson
Secretary: Bill Smolnycki
Treasurer: Pat White
Sergeant at Arms: Randy Parton

SUNRISE ROTARIANS CONTINUE OPENING DOORS FOR OTHERSOn the first Thursday of each month, members of the Sevierville Sunri...
09/04/2026

SUNRISE ROTARIANS CONTINUE OPENING DOORS FOR OTHERS
On the first Thursday of each month, members of the Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club don’t hold a traditional meeting. Instead, they perform a community service, helping other agencies and groups with tasks they need to do. Examples: cleaning up a park; sacking up bottle caps for the Boys & Girls Club to send to a recycling business; picking up trash along busy Veterans Boulevard. For the first Thursday in September the Rotarians went to Catlettsburg Elementary School to greet arriving students. Teachers usually do this, but with Rotarians talking care of it, those teachers could use the time to better prepare for their day in the classroom. As the students arrive Rotarians open the car doors and say hello to the children as they start their day, giving them a warm smile and a word of encouragement. Rotarians pictured who helped with this service are, from left, Stan Voit, Rick Warner, Greg Grieco, David Reller, Bill Smolnycki and Clyde Rennie. Not shown is Sami Albright, the club’s former president who came up with the service idea during her time in office.

ROTARY HEARS ABOUT PROGRAM THAT PAYS COLLEGE TUITION FOR LOCALSSevier County Partners in Progress has made it impossible...
08/25/2026

ROTARY HEARS ABOUT PROGRAM THAT PAYS COLLEGE TUITION FOR LOCALS

Sevier County Partners in Progress has made it impossible, in its 10 years, for over 2,000 local residents to attend two- and four-year colleges with no tuition. Lindsey Stanton, in her first year as director, discussed the program during a talk to the Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club. The program uses donations from businesses and individuals, offering dual enrollment classes for high school students (state pays for five, Partners pays for five) as well as tuition for attending Walters State or East Tennessee State, both in Sevierville. Partners offers a last-dollar scholarship, meaning students must have exhausted all other scholarships to qualify for up to $3,000 in tuition. Adults over age 23 also can qualify. Shanton, left, was introduced by Rotarian Sami Albright.

🌟 Next Week at Sevierville Sunrise Rotary!We’re excited to welcome Lindsey Shanton with Sevier County Partners in Progre...
08/13/2026

🌟 Next Week at Sevierville Sunrise Rotary!

We’re excited to welcome Lindsey Shanton with Sevier County Partners in Progress as our guest speaker! Join us to learn more about the important work happening in our community and how Partners in Progress is helping create opportunities for Sevier County.

☀️ Start your morning with Rotary, connection, and a great community conversation!

Join us in welcoming our newest member!Rick had an extra special induction by our District Governor this morning!
08/13/2026

Join us in welcoming our newest member!
Rick had an extra special induction by our District Governor this morning!

NEW ROTARY APP EXPLAINEDMembers of the Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club got a lesson in Ignite, a new application from Ro...
07/23/2026

NEW ROTARY APP EXPLAINED
Members of the Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club got a lesson in Ignite, a new application from Rotary International, during their meeting on Thursday. Bob Schutt from the Volunteer Rotary Club in Knoxville discussed the new app and how it can make handling Rotary matters easier. The app, he said, can assist members with recruitment of new Rotarians, access to other members and more. Schutt was introduced by Sunrise Rotarian Pat White, left.

SUNRISE ROTARY INDUCTS NEW MEMBERGreg Grieco is inducted as a member of the Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club. Grieco, who...
05/05/2026

SUNRISE ROTARY INDUCTS NEW MEMBER
Greg Grieco is inducted as a member of the Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club. Grieco, who lives in Wears Valley, is director of Appalachian Bear Rescue in Townsend. President-elect David Reller attaches the membership pin as treasurer Pat White, looks on. Sunrise Rotary meets at 7:30 a.m. Thursdays at Healthy Balance in downtown Sevierville.

TRAINING OF LEADER DOGS FOR BLIND EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED FOR ROTARIANSConnie Emmons brought Leyah, a leader dog for ...
04/30/2026

TRAINING OF LEADER DOGS FOR BLIND EXPLAINED AND DEMONSTRATED FOR ROTARIANS
Connie Emmons brought Leyah, a leader dog for the blind in training, to a meeting of the Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club and explained how dogs are trained for that role. Emmons lives in Sevier County. She said dogs are kept in training until they are 15 months old, then undergo more training before they are ready to be a leader dog for someone who’s blind. Most leader dogs are Labs, Golden Retrievers and German Shepherds. Clients don’t pay for the $65,000 training or the animal itself. Emmons said donations help fund the nationwide program. Emmons was introduced by Rotarian Faye Hoechnedel.

ROTARIANS LEARN HOW TO MAKE MONEY FROM YOUTUBE VIDEOS“Jessica the Dollar Diva” is a popular YouTube channel with thousan...
04/21/2026

ROTARIANS LEARN HOW TO MAKE MONEY FROM YOUTUBE VIDEOS
“Jessica the Dollar Diva” is a popular YouTube channel with thousands of subscribers and videos featuring makeup tips and more. “Uncle” Bud Beasley talked about the channel and how to make money from YouTube during a talk to the Sevierville Sunrise Rotary Club. Beasley is a local entertainer and storyteller, but he focused his talk on his wife’s YouTube channel and how she profits from the videos. Jessica Beasley is a professional singer and started making the videos a few years ago. She began with makeup advice using inexpensive products. The videos grew in popularity, and she started to make money from a growing list of subscribers and ads shown during the videos. She is approaching 20,000 subscribers now and plans to devote full-time to the channel this fall. Beasley, right, was introduced by Rotarian Barry Mitchell.

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