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Lincoln 14 Rotary Foundation Rise.Shine.Give

Annual Rise.Shine.Give fundraising event
Saturday, February 7, 2026
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
9:00 AM Doors Open
Suggested attire is casual/business casual
Guests will need a smartphone to bid on auction items and make donations

Nebraska innovation Campus - 2021 Transformation Dr - Lincoln NE 68508

Brunch, bottomless mimosas and Bloody Marys
silent auction and raffle

Click here for the general information page about the event,

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

Ashland Rotary Irish Dinner Fundraiser
Monday, March 16, 2026
5:00 pm - 8:00 PM
Live Music
Irish Stew, Soda Bread, Desert
Cash Bar
Ashland Golf Club - 16119 Hwy 6 - Ashland NE 68003 (2 miles SW of Ashland)
$25 per person - 12 and older
$10 per person - 5 to 11 years of age
Free - under 5
Split the Pot Fundraiser
Funding Scholarships & Other Projects
Click here for flyer
Council Bluffs Centennial Pasta Lunch 2026
 
Council Bluffs Centennial Pasta Lunch
Friday Apr. 17, 2026
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
 
Jenny Cardwell - Service Above Self Award
Jenny Cardwell - Service Above Self Award
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.
Lincoln East Supports Menstrual Hygiene In Zambia
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.
 
Lincoln East Rotary donates $5K to Pershing mural project
Lincoln East Rotary donates $5K to Pershing mural project
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.”
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