{"id":24947,"date":"2025-12-11T09:23:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T15:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=24947"},"modified":"2025-12-11T09:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T15:28:13","slug":"sunrise-rotary-hears-about-good-spirits-companion-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/24947-sunrise-rotary-hears-about-good-spirits-companion-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunrise Rotary Hears About &#8220;Good Spirits&#8221; Companion Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><div>(FROM LEFT: SUNRISE ROTARY PROGRAM CHAIRMAN LANDON ETHRIDGE, &#8220;GOOD SPIRITS&#8221; CLUB PRESIDENT ANDREW KOESTER, AND SUNRISE ROTARY PRESIDENT RYAN WYCKOFF)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Effingham Rotary community is growing with the addition of a brand-new group: the Rotary Companion Club \u201cGood Spirits.\u201d\u00a0Created to meet the evolving needs of the community and today\u2019s busy professionals, \u201cGood Spirits\u201d offers a flexible, social, and service-focused approach to Rotary membership.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Rotary clubs across the country have faced two common challenges in recent years \u2014 declining membership and a need for more hands-on service opportunities. The \u201cGood Spirits\u201d model aims to address both by providing an evening meeting option designed for those who want to serve but may not be able to attend traditional daytime meetings. Effingham already proudly supports both a Sunrise Rotary\u00a0and a Noon Rotary\u00a0club. This new group, officially chartered on October 8, 2025, held its first meeting on November 11, 2025, marking the start of an exciting new chapter for local Rotarians.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Unlike a satellite club, \u201cGood Spirits\u201d serves as a branch of both the Noon and Sunrise Clubs, bridging generations of members and encouraging collaboration across all three groups. The club currently includes 13 official members, ages 21\u201341, and plans to host one meeting and one service project each month as it builds momentum. For now, \u201cGood Spirits\u201d meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Wheat Penny\u00a0\u2014 a fitting spot for fellowship, fresh ideas, and community impact.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(FROM LEFT: SUNRISE ROTARY PROGRAM CHAIRMAN LANDON ETHRIDGE, &#8220;GOOD SPIRITS&#8221; CLUB PRESIDENT ANDREW KOESTER, AND SUNRISE ROTARY PRESIDENT RYAN WYCKOFF) The Effingham Rotary community is growing with the addition of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24948,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sunrise Rotary Hears About &quot;Good Spirits&quot; 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