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Council Bluffs Centennial Pasta LunchFriday Apr. 25, 2025
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
St. John Lutheran Church ~ 633 Willow Ave ~ Council Bluffs, IA 51503
$10 per meal includes salad, choice of spaghetti or fettuccine alfredo, breadstick and dessert.
Take out is available.
We only accept cash or check at the door
Contact Erin - click here
Save the Date: Friday May 2, 2025 (an evening event)
Nebraska City Rotary Club Banquet
The Keeping Room Boutique & Cafe ~ 717 Central Ave ~ Nebraska City NE 68410
Time of the event to be determined, more details as event develops.
Click here for calendar event.
Click here for calendar event.
There is limited space - open to Nebraska City Club Members first. If there are additional spots, it will be open to the District.
Contact Don - click here to email Don
Saturday, May 3, 2025
2:30 PM - 7 PM
Details are under development
Omaha Suburban Rotary Youth Programs Fundraiser
May 17, 2025 at Certified Transmission Car Museum ~ 90th & Military Road ~ Omaha, NE 68134
May 17, 2025 at Certified Transmission Car Museum ~ 90th & Military Road ~ Omaha, NE 68134
Click here for the flyer.
Details including how to purchase tickets under development.
Four Person Golf Scramble
Friday, June 13, 2025
The Golf Club at Table Creek ~ 5633 I Rd ~ Nebraska City ~ 68410
Friday, June 13, 2025
The Golf Club at Table Creek ~ 5633 I Rd ~ Nebraska City ~ 68410
11:00-12:00 p.m. Registration/Box Lunch
12:00 p.m. Shotgun Start.
$400 per team of 4 includes Golf, Cart, Box Lunch
12:00 p.m. Shotgun Start.
$400 per team of 4 includes Golf, Cart, Box Lunch
Flights, putting contest, hole-in-one, flag prizes and more!
Proceeds to benefit The Rotary FoundationClick here for flyer
Contact: Randall Rehmeier 402-209-0630, RLrehmeier@yahoo.com
Monday, July 21, 2025
The Pines Country Club (just north of Valley, Nebraska) - 7516 N 286th St, Valley, NE 68064 (take old Hwy 275 - W. Reichmuth Rd)
4-Person Scramble - $500 for team ($125 each)
1:00 PM Shotgun Start
Flag and Team Prizes to be awarded
Proceeds to Western Douglas County Scholarship Fund
Click here for flyer and registration form
Click here to contact Mike
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.
The Service Above Self Award is considered the highest honor that RI can bestow on a member. It recognizes up to 150 outstanding Rotarians and Rotaractors each year whose service activities make an impact on humanity. No more than one recipient is selected from a given district each year, and a person can receive the award only once.
The Lincoln South Rotary Club Board nominated Jenny, the District submitted the nomination to Rotary International, and Jenny was selected to receive the award.
Read the article as published in the Lincoln Journal Star - click here.
Photos by John Herdman were added for publication to this page.
Story as published to Lincoln South Rotary Club Website - click here.
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.
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.
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