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CLUB EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Omaha/CB Trail System Clean-Up

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.

Blair Rotary Club Golf Outing

Proceeds to benefit Blair Rotary Club Scholarship Program

Friday, August 12

11:30 AM Lunch and Check-in

12:30 PM Shotgun Start - Best Ball

River Woods Golf Course ~ 14002 US-75 ~ Blair, NE 68008

$400 Per Team

$150 Hole Sponsorship

$500 Team and Hole Sponsorship

Contact: Mikki 402-278-2549

Click here for flyer

Ice Cream Eating Championship

Saturday August 13, 2022

1:00 PM

Under the Big Tent in Frankfort Square in the center of Columbus

Three Age Divisions (15 and under must be accompanied by parent or guardian)

$10 entry Fee

Proceeds to Community Charity

Flyer - click here

Contact Richard - click here

Omaha Millard Rotary Dave & Arlene Steier Memorial Golf Tournament

WHAT TO EXPECT THE DAY OF THE SCRAMBLE
10:30 am Registration Begins
Lunch Specials Available in the Pub
Purchase String & Mulligans
Raffle Ticket Sales & Silent Auction Open
Warm-up on Driving Range & Putting Green
11:30 am Shotgun Start for the Tournament
5;00 pm Dinner Served
5:30 pm Winners Announced
Flight Awards, Pin Prizes, Raffle Prizes, SIlent Auction
Questions? Contact Jason Linde at 402-619-8007 or jason.linde@greatwesternbank.com

Fremont Rotary Fly-In Breakfast 2022

Fremont Rotary Club Fly-in Breakfast
Sunday, August 21st
7:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
$5.00

Fremont Municipal Airport in Fremont, NE
1203 W. 23rd Street in Fremont
Golf Cart Transportation Available Parking to Gate

Tickets available from any local Rotarian or call 402-212-3963.
Tickets also available day of event.

All proceeds used to fund area youth activities.

Click here for flyer

Lincoln 14 Little Free Pantry Drive

Come Together, Rotary!

Prairie Psycho Live Show - featuring Lincoln #14 Rotary Club President John Gessert as drummer

August 26, 2022

6-8 PM

Francie & Finch ~ 130 S 13th St ~ Lincoln, NE 68508

No charge to enter - bring donations for the Free Little Pantries

10% of all sales at Francie & Finch will go to the Free Little Pantries

Click here for additional information

Glenwood Rotary Sponsors the Circus

Culpepper & Merriweather Under the Big Top
Saturday September 3
Glenwood Lake Park - 30 Lake Drive - Glenwood, Iowa 51534
Shows - 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM
Pre-sale prices: $12 adults, $7 children/seniors [2-12/65+] from any Glenwood Rotary Member, at Sugar Makery (Glenwood & Council Bluffs locations), Glenwood State Bank, Jim Hughes Real Estate, or Malvern Bank
At gate $15 and $8 respectively
Proceeds to Glenwood Rotary Club Community Service Projects

Click here to link to the Glenwood Club Event Information

America's Favorite Old-Fashioned Big Top Circus Is Back! The family-friendly Culpepper & Merriweather Circus will hold two performances on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 2:00 and 4:30 p.m. at Glenwood Lake Park. (They will hold a third if needed.)

There'll be lots of classic and unique circus acts including trapeze, unicycles, contortion, sword balancing, performing animals and much, much more!

Omaha West Rotary Club 15th Annual Golf Scramble

WHEN: Thursday, September 29 2022
WHERE: Pacific Springs Golf Club ~ 16810 Harney St, ~ Omaha, NE 68118
TIME: 11:00 a.m. Check In and Silent Auction
START: 12:00 p.m. Shotgun Start
Banquet to follow at Pacific Springs with prizes and raffle drawing.
COST: $115 per player or $460 per team of 4 INCLUDES:
Practice green, green fees, cart, 18 holes of golf, hole-in-one prizes on all par 3’s, lunch, and dinner
REGISTER: click here

Lunch Only $16
Dinner Only $16

Sponsor Options Available

Contact Alex Pearson by email - click here

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CLUB NEWS STORIES

Ashland Rotary Club Washers Tournament In The News

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.

Lincoln South Rotarians Vi and Jenny support Ukrainians

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.

PDG Art Knox Recognized for 60 Years in Rotary

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.

Rotary Club 14 fosters 'incidental international relations'

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.

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Lincoln South Rotary Club Donates to Early Head Start - In The News

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.

East Rotary donates $50K to Veterans Memorial Garden

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.

Click here to read the story as published in The Lincoln Journal Star or

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Read More to read the text of the story.

Lincoln South Rotary Donates Glasses to Kenya Eye Clinic

Lincoln South Rotary Club recently donated used eye glasses to Dr. Kim Baxter for an eye clinic in Kenya.

Click here to read the story as published in The Lincoln Journal Star or

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Rotary Clubs Get Full Page In Lincoln Journal Star

Stories about Rotary filled a full page of the Lincoln Journal Star on April 2, 2022.

Lincoln South Rotary donation helps the poor in country of Georgia

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.

Rotary 14, Habitat for Humanity help immigrant family of 7

As published in the Lincoln Journal Star Saturday, February 19, 2022:

Click here for the story as it was in the newspaper.

Click here for a saved copy of the story.

Wayne Rotary Supports Haven House

The latest Rotary District Grant by the Wayne Rotary Club was to support the upgrade of the kitchen at Haven House.

Fairbury Rotary - Spirit of Rotary - Spirit of Community

This is the Spirit of Rotary – this is the Spirit of Community.

This email came from the Johnson County Central Superintendent to the Fairbury High School Assistant Principal and forwarded to the Fairbury Rotary Club.

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To: Fairbury Rotary Club
From Mr. Davis - Fairbury H.S. Assistant Principal/Athletic Director
Date: Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 10:02 AM
Subject: Thank you!

It just feels good to be generous and you guys made this happen. I wanted to pass on the Thanks from JCC. I also wanted to let you know how I appreciate everything you do for the school and the community making this a better place to live.
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To: Mr. Davis
From: Jon H. Rother, Superintendent Johnson County Central
Date: Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 10:02 AM
Subject: Thank you!

Thank you for your hospitality and generosity last night after the basketball games! The Fairbury Rotary Club gave our basketball teams burgers and brats prior to leaving. They were very appreciative! Thanks for helping feed them!
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Lincoln South Rotary Club Stocks Little Free Pantry

Lincoln South Rotary Club supports the Little Free Pantry at the Gathering Place - the story was in the Lincoln Journal Star.

Lincoln South Rotary Club Meals on Wheels Volunteers Recognized

Tabitha recently recognized Lincoln South Rotary Club volunteers for the 28 years of service to the Meals on Wheels: https://www.facebook.com/TabithaHealthCare.

Lincoln 14 Speaker - Lincoln community helping Afghan refugees resettle

Published 12-4-21 (click here for newspaper item or read below)

Clayton Naff, Executive Director of Lincoln Literacy, shares with Lincoln 14 Rotary members how his organization is working to help Afghan refugees settle and adapt to their new life through Lincoln Literacy's Bridgeway to Better Life program.

Omaha Downtown Rotarian Tom Gouttierre on U.S./Afghan relations over the years

Published December 4, 2021 (click here to read the newspaper article or read below)

Tom Gouttierre former Dean of International Studies and Programs at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies addresses the Executive Club in Lincoln.

Lincoln South Rotary Club Blanket Drive for People's City Mission

Because of the generosity of Lincoln South Rotary Club Members and friends, we presented 51 blankets to the People's City Mission, exceeding our goal of 50 (representing 1 per member)!

The news release was sent before we received the 51st blanket so was published in the Lincoln Journal Star as 50.

Click here to read the article.