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Magical Memories Formal
Saturday, January 21, 2023
4PM - 6PM
Stadium 34 in the Red Coach Inn ~ 1200 Senate Ave ~ Red Oak, IA 51566
Photo Booth Available
Additional Details are being developed
Arranged by Nishna Productions Inc.
Community is welcome - not limited to friends and clients of Nishna Productions, Inc.
Currently asking for donations of:
| formal dresses | suits | |
| costume jewelry | dress shirts | |
| fancy hair accessories | pants | |
| No shoes, please. | ties |
Volunteers needed for:
Preparing for event
Event Set Up
During Event
Photographers
Hairdressers Jan. 21 - Wilson Performing Arts Center
Contact: Emily - em.martin1074@gmail.com or 641-891-4338
Click here for flyer
Learn about Rotary, specifically Western Douglas County
Open to all
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Noon
Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation - 20272 Veterans Drive, Elkhorn NE 68022
Click here to read the invitation letter
Annual Rise.Shine.Give fundraising event.
Saturday, February 11, 2023
9:30 AM doors open - 10:30 AM Event Start - Close at Noon
Nebraska innovation Campus - 2021 Transformation Dr - Lincoln NE 68508
Brunch, Bottomless Mimosas and Bloody Marys
Silent Auction, Raffle and more (you will need a smartphone for bidding)
Proceeds to Hope Spoke and Lincoln Rotary 14 Club Foundation.
Click here for additional details and links to purchase tickets, sponsor or donate.
Contact Katie with questions - click here to email Katie.
Additional Event details:
- You will not receive a physical ticket, please check in at the registration table when you arrive.
- Suggested attire is casual/business casual
- Guests will need a smartphone to bid on auction items and make donations
Saturday, February 11, 202310:00 AM - 4:00 PM
HyVee - 1745 Madison Ave Ste 1, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
HyVee - 2323 W Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Proceeds, Donated Food to benefit Council Bluffs Pantry Association
Supported and coordinated by:
Council Bluffs Centennial Rotary Club
Council Bluffs Noon Rotary Club
Rotarian volunteers hand out flyers, raise awareness, encourage donations.
Council Bluffs Noon Rotary Club Provides Essential Volunteer Support for Nationally Recognized COVID-19 Mass-Vaccine Clinics.
by Brian Mainwaring (Club Member)
Omaha Morning Rotary Club selects a non-profit organization to support for a 3-year period. The organization is selected by the Club Members. The current recipient is Heart Heroes at Omaha Children's Hospital.
With the Hug a Hero program, for every $100 donated, a bear is given to a child previously identified with Congenital Heart Disease. The bear's cape is branded with the Omaha Morning Rotary Club logo.Omaha Morning Rotary Club presented a "big check" for $20,000 to Heart Heroes representing their donation to the program.
To donate online - click here.
To learn more about Heart Heroes worldwide - click here
Attention Rotary Clubs serving Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie Counties. Map Boards were installed along the bike trail by our Rotary Clubs in 2005 and need some tender loving care.
Glenwood Rotary Club recently celebrated 100 years of service. Past District Governors from Rotary District 5650 were in attendance at the community event which also served as a fundraiser for the club projects. Congratulations to the Glenwood Rotary Club. Click Read More for the story as published in the Glenwood Opinion Tribute and for additional photos
The Columbus Noon Rotary Club celebrated 102 Years of Service on November 10, 2022. Their 100-Year Celebration was postponed due to the pandemic. Read more to see the story posted in the Columbus Telegram Newspaper and for photos.
Published November 12, 2022 - Habitat for Humanity and Rotary 14 present keys to new home
Click here for the story as saved to our website.
To read the story as posted to the Lincoln Journal Star Neighborhood Extra - click here.
Published 11-12-22 in The Lincoln Journal Star The Neighborhood Extra section.
Lincoln South Rotary Club is visited by Kyrgyzstan students through Friendship Force.
Click here to read the story as saved to our website.
Click here to read the story as published in The Neighborhood Extra.
The Lincoln Journal Star The Neighborhood Extra 2022_1030:
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Lincoln Journal Star 2022_1022
Thank you to the Lincoln Journal Star - Rotary District 5650 and 5630 activities dominated the front page of The Neighborhood Extra section on Saturday October 21.
Imagine Rotary Tour - click here
World Polio Day - click here
Channel 10/11 News 2022-1017
Lincoln South Rotary Club, with funds from a District Grant, partnered with the Lincoln Parks & Rec Department and the Arbor Day Foundation to replace trees in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods.
10-15-22 published in the Lincoln Journal Star:
Lincoln South Rotary Club provided funds to the Willard Community Center to help upgrade the playground. To read about the story (and other published articles) as saved to the Lincoln South Rotary club website click here. To read the story as published online by the Lincoln Journal Star click here.
Published in the September 10, 2022 Lincoln Journal Star
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August 4, 2022 Newspaper Story
The Ashland Rotary Club hosts a Washer Tournament during the Annual Ashland Stir-Up Days.
It is "split the pot" where the registration fees are split between the winner and the Ashland Rotary Club - funds are used for scholarships.
The washer game boards have three holes with different point values to determine the winner.
The story of Vi See and Jenny Cardwell traveling to Warsaw Poland to support Ukrainian refugees was featured on the front of The Neighborhood Extra section of the Lincoln Journal Star on July 30, 2022.
To read the story as published by the Lincoln Journal Star - click here.
To read the story as saved to the Lincoln South Rotary Club Website - click here.
Lincoln 14 had a special event to celebrate the 60-years that Art Knox has been serving through Rotary. Read the story published in The Neighborhood Extra section of The Lincoln Journal Star - click here.
Published 2022_0723 in the Lincoln Journal Star:
Lest you think there’s not much your local Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions or Optimist club can do to foster international relations, I have some ideas for you. They are relatively simple ideas – a few things that can help establish positive relations not just among individuals but entire countries. Click here for the story as published.
Published in the Lincoln Journal Star April 30, 2022
Using a Rotary District 5650 Matching Grant, Lincoln South Rotary Club supported the expansion of Early Head Start by providing two multi-child strollers. Pictured left to right Heather Loughman, Executive Director Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties, Lisa Janssen, Program Administration at Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties and DeEtta Vrana, President Lincoln South Rotary Club.
Lincoln East Rotary Foundation members presented Lincoln Parks Foundation with a $50,000 contribution toward the Enduring Honor Campaign for Veterans Memorial Garden on March 24.
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Read More to read the text of the story.
Lincoln South Rotary Club recently donated used eye glasses to Dr. Kim Baxter for an eye clinic in Kenya.
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Published in the Lincoln Journal Star March 5, 2022:
Life in the rural areas of the country of Georgia is difficult. But with the pandemic, it became dire. See how Rotarians joined forces around the world to provide hope.
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