Spotlight on Clubs

023 Annual Poker/Blackjack Tournament
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 6 PM - 10 PM
Doors Open at 5:30 PM
Location: Float 4 Life ~ 8445 Executive Woods Dr ~ Lincoln (16th and Yankee Hill Road)
$25 Buy-In Includes:
Location: Float 4 Life ~ 8445 Executive Woods Dr ~ Lincoln (16th and Yankee Hill Road)
$25 Buy-In Includes:
Poker/Blackjack Chips
Dinner, Wine, Soda and Limited Beer (Feel free to BYOB)
Dinner, Wine, Soda and Limited Beer (Feel free to BYOB)
Gift Card Prizes for:
1st Place Poker
2nd Place Poker
3rd Place Poker
2nd Place Poker
3rd Place Poker
Beat Last Year's Poker Winner (Dustin Hitchler)
Beat Current Giving Spirits Rotary President (Dan Duren)
1st Place Blackjack
Late Entry and Rebuys until Final Poker Table!
Call/Text 402-430-3033 for more info or to be an Event Sponsor! Sponsorships as low as $50 available!
Click here for calendar event.
Interactive Wild West Murder Mystery
Presented by the Red Oak Rotary Club
Friday, April 14, 2023
$25 per person / $175 for table of 8
Menu: Beer & Beef Stew, Green Beans, Corn Bread, Peach Cobbler
Ticket Order Dedline - April 10, 2023
Friday, April 21, 2023
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Saint John Lutheran Church ~ 633 Willow Ave ~ Council Bluffs IA 51501
$8 per individual ticket
Includes salad, choice of spaghetti or fettuccini alfredo, breadstick and dessert
Eat In or Take Out
Includes salad, choice of spaghetti or fettuccini alfredo, breadstick and dessert
Eat In or Take Out
Sponsorship: $250 includes Business name listed on Rotary Club Website and Social Media (Facebook), Business name on event signage, and 10 meal tickets
Proceeds benefit: Council Bluffs Centennial Rotary Club education projects
Proceeds benefit: Council Bluffs Centennial Rotary Club education projects
Contact: Chris Reed, creed1907@aol.com, 712-435-9461
Saturday, April 22, 2023
6:15 pm Registration, 6:30 pm Start
Ashland Golf Club - 16119 Hwy 6 - Ashland NE 68003 (2 miles SW of Ashland)
6:15 pm Registration, 6:30 pm Start
Ashland Golf Club - 16119 Hwy 6 - Ashland NE 68003 (2 miles SW of Ashland)
Free-Will Entry: Suggested $40 Donation $20 Rebuy
Cash Prizes Based On # Of Entries
Guaranteed $100 First Place Winner
Guaranteed $100 First Place Winner
Concessions and Drinks available
Proceeds support Scholarships and other projects of the Ashland Rotary Club
Click here for flyer
RSVP not required but helpful - email Gary
Click here for flyer
RSVP not required but helpful - email Gary
2023 Annual Kentucky Derby Fundraiser
Saturday, May 6, 2023 6 PM - 10 PM
Doors Open at 5:30 PM
Location: Float 4 Life ~ 8445 Executive Woods Dr ~ Lincoln (16th and Yankee Hill Road)
Location: Float 4 Life ~ 8445 Executive Woods Dr ~ Lincoln (16th and Yankee Hill Road)
$25 Buy-In Includes:
25 Chips to Play “Churchill Downs”
Dinner, Wine, Soda, Limited Beer (Feel free to BYOB)
Gift Card Prizes for:
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Best Derby Hat
Call/Text 402-430-3033 for more info or to be an Event Sponsor! Sponsorships as low as $50 available!
Omaha Suburban Rotary Youth Programs Fundraiser
June 3, 2023
June 3, 2023
9:00 am - 11:00 am Registration
11:00 am - 2:00 pm Show
2:00 pm Awards
10:00 am - 2:00 pm Museum Open
Certified Transmission ~ 90th & Mililtary Road ~ Omaha, NE 681377
11:00 am - 2:00 pm Show
2:00 pm Awards
10:00 am - 2:00 pm Museum Open
Certified Transmission ~ 90th & Mililtary Road ~ Omaha, NE 681377
Free to attend the car show
Show your car - $25 to register your car ($20 pre-registration)
- - 3 Trophies Per Class
- - 1 Trophy Best of Show,
- - 1 Trophy Suburban Rotary President Choice Award
50/50 Raffle
Concessions available
Concessions available
$25 to be admitted to the Certified Transmission Car Museum with over 100 collector cars.
- - Tickets are available at the door
- - Tickets are available at the door
Click here for calendar event with contact information
Click here for flyer
Omaha West Rotary Club
Sunday, June 4th, 2023
12pm to 3pm
Werner Park ~ 12356 Ballpark Way ~ Papillion, NE 68046
$50 per ticket (purchase at: click here)
Sunday, June 4th, 2023
12pm to 3pm
Werner Park ~ 12356 Ballpark Way ~ Papillion, NE 68046
$50 per ticket (purchase at: click here)
Details on the Omaha West Rotary Club Website - click here
Monday, July 17, 2023
1:00 PM Shotgun Start
The Pines Country Club (just north of Valley, Nebraska) - 7516 N 286th St, Valley, NE 68064
Four-Person Scramble
$100
Entry Deadline July 13, 2023
Flag Prizes and Team Prizes
All Proceeds to Scholarships
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.
Western Douglas County held an event - "Get to Know Rotary" on February 2, 2023.
An invitation letter (Click here) was mailed to community members, friends and former guests. They had 13 answer the invitation. All guests and members shared a little of their background information. It was interesting to find how many guests were already friends. We feel that we will gain 7 or 8 members from this group.
Attached are the power point slides that we used for our presentation (Click here).
- - Tod Ringenberg, Western Douglas County Rotary Club President
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.

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:



To read the story as published - click here.
To read the story as saved to the District Website - click here.
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
For the story as published - click here. Or to review the story as saved to the Lincoln South Rotary Club website - click here.
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.