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Friday November 15 at the Ashland Golf Club
Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament
6:15 pm Registration; 6:30 pm Start
Concessions and drinks available
Free-Will Poker Entry: $40 Donation $20 Rebuy
Cash Prizes Based On # Of Entries
RSVP to frcoulter@gmail.com helpful but not required.
Ashland Golf Club, 16119 HWY 6, Ashland NE
2 miles southwest of Ashland - Concessions & Drinks available
Proceeds support Scholarships and Community Service projects of the Ashland Rotary Club
Click here for flyer.
Annual Rise.Shine.Give fundraising event
Saturday, February 8, 2025
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Nebraska innovation Campus - 2021 Transformation Dr - Lincoln NE 68508
Brunch, bottomless mimosas and Bloody Marys
silent auction and raffle
Individual Tickets ($75) with Tables and Sponsorships available (click here to purchase, donate an auction item, etc.)
Click here for additional details and links to purchase tickets, sponsor or donate.
Contact: click here
Feb 22, 2025 - 01:00 PM to 05:00 PM
Elks Lodge 531 ~ 380 McKenzie Ave ~ Council Bluffs IA 51503
Original buy in - $50
Additional buy in allowed in the first hour
add on allowed for $20 or $40
Additional buy in allowed in the first hour
add on allowed for $20 or $40
Top 10 finishers will receive prizes.
Proceeds to benefit the Rotary Scholarship Fund.
Contact: cbrotaryclub@gmail.com
Send information about club activities to exec@rotarydistrict5650.org. It will be featured here and added to the District Calendar. Compliant logos are required for any items posted to the District Website.
News Story: Representatives from the Columbus Noon Rotary club presented over 2300 items, including backpacks, binders, paper, notebooks, crayons, etc on Friday, July 26 to the Simon House. $240 to be used by the Simon House to purchase additional supplies was also donated.
Lincoln East Rotary Club, with the help of friends and partners, has supported menstrual hygiene in Zambia for several years.One of the reasons girl children drop out of school is because they do not have the means to live and attend school through their puberty ages. Period health is important for girls ability to stay in school in rural low income communities around the world.
Pictured are school girls receiving their routine sanitary towels in rural Zimba District of Zambia.
On May 2, 2024, Lincoln South Rotary Club celebrated 40-Years of Service at Capital View Winery.
Lincoln East Rotary Club has a focus on climate stewardship initiatives both in our district and beyond. Click read more to learn about their project and view photos of the project in Zambia.
The Rotary Clubs of Council Bluffs held their 5th annual Fifth Grade City-Wide Career Fair. They hosted 1,000 students on the campus of Iowa Western Community College with the support of numerous area businesses.
Each month, the Nebraska City Rotary Club selects a community organization to support. As members are fined for various things, their donations are matched by the club's treasury.
Lincoln East Rotary Club presented a $5,000 check to Liz Shea-McCoy, chair of the Pershing Mural Historic Preservation Effort. “I’m glad that our club supports projects like this,” said Rotary member Duane Tappe, who invited Shea-McCoy to a recent meeting. “The Pershing mural within Wyuka Park will have historical and educational value for Nebraskans – statewide.”
Two of our clubs make the front page in Lincoln.
Rotary 14 raised money for it's foundation
https://journalstar.com/.../article_c20103ae-cac0-11ee...
Lincoln South donated to No Footprint To Small
https://journalstar.com/.../article_a4f30475-e436-502f...
Rotary 14 raised money for it's foundation
https://journalstar.com/.../article_c20103ae-cac0-11ee...
Lincoln South donated to No Footprint To Small
https://journalstar.com/.../article_a4f30475-e436-502f...
Lincoln South story as saved to webite:
Oct 21, 2023
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Trendwood Park
7799 A St
Lincoln NE 68510
From Lincoln East Rotary Club:
Our club has partnered with Lincoln Parks and Recreation to plant Trees in our efforts to engage our community in mitigating the effects of climate change.
I am writing to invite your club members to join us in this event at Trendwood Park this Saturday starting at 10 am, volunteers are required to come with closed-toed shoes and gloves if they own a pair, if not there will be extra ones available. This is a family event and members are encouraged to come with their children.
Click here for flyer.
Led by Omaha Downtown Rotary Club, Omahans post flags at Memorial Park to remember 9/11 victims.
Click here to read the story in the Omaha World Herald.
Click here for the story as saved to the District Website.
Read more about: Dario Asencio – Spanish Rotary Exchange Student to Nebraska.
The Beatrice Daily Sun included a story about the Beatrice Rotary Club project to support the middle school mini market on August 23, 2023. Grant funds were used to set up shelving and to provide some food items. See below for the article and more photos.
The Magical Memories Formal through Nishna Productions, Inc. was held Saturday, January 21, 2023.
Contact: Emily - em.martin1074@gmail.com or 641-891-4338.
June 30th was an opportunity for Lincoln East Rotary Club to welcome seven new members and install their officers for 2023-2024.
There were several spouses, friends and our 2023-24 District Governor, Kathryn Schubert from Omaha Suburban, along with Assistant Governor, Clay Ehlers to help welcome these new members and install our President, Andrew Mwape. Andrew is a Ph.D. student in Applied Climatology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and his home is in Zambia.
On April 6th, the Western Douglas County Rotary Club held their annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon during the club’s regularly scheduled meeting at the Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation Community Room Alumni Center. The scholarship winners, their parents, counselors and school administrators were special guests of the club.
The Blair Rotary Club received a District 5650 Matching Grant to support the Blair School District Skills Academy. The grant provided funds for educational materials to support the Skills Academy. Click here to read the story as posted to the newspaper.
The Blair Rotary Club supports the Midweek Meal program to help provide meals during a time of economic uncertainty. This was done using matching funds from a Rotary District Grant.
Click here to read the story as published in the newspaper.
The Fairbury Rotary Club (Club 1520) celebrated its 103rd anniversary on Feb. 26, 2023, with a celebration at the Bonham Theatre in Fairbury.Joining in the celebration were current and past District Governors for District 5650, representatives of other Rotary clubs in the district, family members of deceased Rotarians, representatives of organizations for which Fairbury Rotary provides support, and members of the Fairbury Rotary Club. Some in attendance were dressed for the 1920s.
Dan Blankenau never imagined that his expertise in water would lead to a trip to Africa; not just once, but a half-dozen times.
Read more for the full story as published in the Lincoln Journal Star - The Neighborhood Extra section.
Council Bluffs Noon Rotary Club Provides Essential Volunteer Support for Nationally Recognized COVID-19 Mass-Vaccine Clinics.
by Brian Mainwaring (Club Member)
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.
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