{"id":38373,"date":"2026-05-18T11:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=38373"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:22:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T16:22:52","slug":"sunrise-rotarians-go-cruising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/38373-sunrise-rotarians-go-cruising\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunrise Rotarians Go Cruising"},"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<em> LEFT: KATIE KOESTER, PROGRAM CHAIR BECKY BROWN, AND SUNRISE ROTARY PRESIDENT RYAN WYCKOFF<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Effingham Sunrise Rotary Club went cruising at their May 12th meeting.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Sunrise Rotarian Katie Koester, who serves as President and CEO of Effingham County Chamber of Commerce, shared highlights from the Chamber\u2019s river cruise travel experience through Amsterdam, Holland, and Belgium. The program featured beautiful destinations, cultural experiences, and memorable moments from the journey, while also highlighting future Chamber travel opportunities available to the community.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FROM LEFT: KATIE KOESTER, PROGRAM CHAIR BECKY BROWN, AND SUNRISE ROTARY PRESIDENT RYAN WYCKOFF The Effingham Sunrise Rotary Club went cruising at their May 12th meeting. 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