Stories

Thank you to Governor Roxy for presenting these awards that were announced at the 2020 Rotary District 5650 Virtual Conference:

 

Lincoln South Rotary Club has a new volunteer opportunity - Trail Clean Up.

Rotary - as People of Action, we share a strong sense of purpose. More than a century ago, we pioneered a new model of service leadership grounded in person-to-person connections.

On  October 16 Lincoln South Rotary Club met online.

Thank you for all of the contributions in support of Polio Plus. With World Polio Day just around the corner, members were especially generous. Nearly $100 pledged today!

At Lincoln South Rotary Club we heard from Rotary District 5650 Governor 2020-21 Roxy Orr on October 16.

It's time to consider members for the Lincoln South Rotary Club Board. Please see the email you received from Chan.

On  October 9 Lincoln South Rotary Club met online.

President Dave encouraged members to participate in the Rotary District 5650 Inclusivity Workshops starting October 22.

At Lincoln South Rotary Club we had the opportunity to hear from Jeff Maul, Lincoln Conventions and Visitors Bureau on October 9.

Members have asked if there is a way to pay Happy $$$ online while we are not meeting and collecting in person. YES - it is easy!

Since its inception, the United Nations has been closely connected to Rotary International and its ideals. 

On  October 2 Lincoln South Rotary Club met online.

At Lincoln South Rotary Club on October 2, 2020, John Herdman and Tami Lambie engaged us in conversation about healthy club membership.

On September 25 Lincoln South Rotary Club met online.

At Lincoln South Rotary Club on Friday, September 25, we learned about Dr. Darrin Good - how he got here and what is happening at Nebraska Wesleyan University.

NEW SECURITY REQUIREMENT - Waiting Room has been enabled - you will need to be "admitted" to actually participate - only a short delay. Please be sure that your name appears on your Zoom Account.

On September 18 Lincoln South Rotary Club met online.

Dr. Casey D. Bowen of Dermatology Associates of Lincoln spoke to Lincoln South Rotary Club on September 18 about his goal to swim the English Channel - accomplished 9-26-16 in 12 hours 9 minutes.

At Lincoln South Rotary Club on September 11 we heard from Roger Lempke on "9/11 - Shock, Awe, and Response". 

On September 11 Lincoln South Rotary Club met online.

If you are interested in joining the meeting of another club in Rotary District 5650, view this article from the District Website (click here).

Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) are proud to announce an historic public health achievement as the World Health Organization’s African region is now certified wild poliovirus-free.

President Dave announced that the Lincoln South Rotary Club Board is working on the process to return to in-person meetings.

The Rotary Foundation Trustees and Rotary International Board of Directors have both unanimously approved adding a new area of focus: supporting the environment.

Click here to read the article about Lincoln South Rotary Club in the August 8 Lincoln Journal Star.

Jennifer E. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, has been nominated to become Rotary International’s president for 2022-23, a groundbreaking selection that will make her the first woman to hold that office in the organization’s 115-year history.

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Rotary Voices - stories of service from around the world.

What is Rotary? Click here to review Rotary at a Glance.

There is an app available for iPhones and Android devices through ClubRunner. You can see Club Speakers and Events as well as Member Contacts at your fingertips!

 

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Receiving pin tabs April 5, 2019 representing years of 100% attendance (from left to right):

Though Sandy Johnston was born in Pennsylvania, she grew up, and stayed, in Nebraska.

Shannon Booth and her family moved to Lincoln because of Shannon's job - Manager of Channel 10 KOLN/KGIN TV station.

Tami came to Rotary after visiting with Chan at a Family Reunion.

Jason Varga has lived in Lincoln most of his life - other than about 1 year - and loves it!

Mark Jensen recently joined Lincoln South Rotary Club as a transfer from York Rotary.

Our newest member - Shane Davidson - presented his Member Moment on April 5, 2019 at Lincoln South Rotary Club.

We learned about Henrik Christensen at Rotary on March 29, 2019.

We learned about Michaela Williams at Rotary on March 22, 2019.

Lincoln South Rotary Club member Jeremiah Blake recently presented his Member Moment.

Sunitha "Suni" Kasibhatla shared the story of her life and love on January 18 at Lincoln South Rotary Club.

We got to know a little more about member Sreenivasa "Srini" Ampavati at Lincoln South Rotary Club on January 11.

We got to know Elise White a little better during the Rotary Club meeting October 19.

On September 28, "Air Force Brat" Bruce Remington told us about his background, work and interests.

On September 21 we heard from Jean Lovell during our Member Moment segment.

Thank you Mary Gilbride for presenting your Member Moment on September 7 at Lincoln South Rotary Club.

On August 24, Scott Delisi presented a Member Moment.

On August 17 we heard from new member Aubrey Paulsen.

Kim Remington presented her Member Moment at the August 10 meeting of Lincoln South Rotary Club.

During the Lincoln South Rotary Club meeting on June 22 we got to hear a Member Moment from Maxine Moul.

Jim O'Hanlon held many positions before fully retiring - helped UNL in many interim positions - too many for me to capture. He stated that usually there are interim positions because there are issues to resolve and he like that challenge.

Thank you to Tracey McLain for sharing personal information during her Member Moment. We learned that she has 92 first cousins . . . and she knows them all!

Don Rabbe was born in Omaha but grew up around Hastings. He started school in a one room school, graduated from Hastings High School and then Hastings College.

Bob Vrana told us about his many connections to Lincoln South Rotary members.

Brad doesn't like the smell or taste of pumpkin, making this time of year particularly trying for him.