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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
First Annual Rotary Gives Back Fundraiser of the Omaha Night Rotary Club
October 15, 2022
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
North Omaha Music & Arts Academy ~ 2510 N 24th St.Omaha, NE 68110
Bloody Mary Bar, Beer Flights, Mexican food provided by JoJo's Diner will be available
Silent auction items and super silent auction items
$30 each
Click here to sign up and buy tickets
Contact Dennis Ritter with questions - click here
Oct 20, 2022
11:30 AM - 01:00 PM
$5.00 per
Masonic Center ~ 130 South 6th St ~ Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Masonic Center ~ 130 South 6th St ~ Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Click here to register
Contact: Cieandra - click here to send an email
Friday, October 21, 2022
6:15 pm Registration, 6:30 pm Start
Ashland Golf Club - 16119 Hwy 6 - Ashland (2 miles SW of Ashland)
6:15 pm Registration, 6:30 pm Start
Ashland Golf Club - 16119 Hwy 6 - Ashland (2 miles SW of Ashland)
Free-Will Entry: Suggested $40 Donation $20 Rebuy
Funding Scholarships & Other Projects
Cash Prizes Based On # Of Entries
Guaranteed $100 First Place Winner
For more details, click here for flyer
Guaranteed $100 First Place Winner
For more details, click here for flyer
Volunteers needed
Mahoney Park (70th & Fremont St, Lincoln)
Saturday, October 22, 2022 starting at 8:00 AM.
Mahoney Park (70th & Fremont St, Lincoln)
Saturday, October 22, 2022 starting at 8:00 AM.
The tasks of the volunteers may include directing traffic to handing out flyers and "swag bags", to placing trees into vehicles.
You can wear Halloween costumes if you wish - there will be a contest.
Lincoln South Rotary Club Project Coordinator - Maxine (click here to email her)
This is a Rotary District Grant project - matching funds provided. Trees being distributed to individuals living in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods.
The 4 Rotary Clubs of Lincoln - Lincoln 14, Lincoln East, Lincoln Giving Spirits Evening and Lincoln South will hold the annual Salute To Business
2022 Honoree - Sampson Construction (https://www.sampson-construction.com/).
Event details:
Cornhusker Marriott ~ 333 S. 13th St ~ Lincoln, NE 68508
Tuesday November 1, 2022
Tuesday November 1, 2022
11:30 Doors Open
$40 per ticket
Contact any Member of the Rotary Clubs in Lincoln to get connected for the event.
The Glenwood Rotary Club will celebrate 100 Years of Service on November 6, 2022 with a spaghetti feed from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM with a program at noon. More details to follow. Contact is Dennis - click here to email Dennis.
The Columbus Noon Rotary Club will celebrate 100 Years of Service (plus) on November 10, 2022 at the Elks Country Club - 5:30 PM (social starts). More details to follow. The actual anniversary was January 5, 2020 but the celebration was delayed due to the pandemic. Contact is Anne - click here to email Anne.
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.
With the Hug a Hero program, for every $100 donated, a bear is given to a child previously identified with Congenital Heart Disease. The bear's cape is branded with the Omaha Morning Rotary Club logo.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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Click here to read the story as saved to this website or
Read More to read the text of the story.
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
Click here to read the story as saved to this website or
Read More to view the text of the story below.
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.
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.
The latest Rotary District Grant by the Wayne Rotary Club was to support the upgrade of the kitchen at Haven House.
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 supports the Little Free Pantry at the Gathering Place - the story was in the Lincoln Journal Star.
Tabitha recently recognized Lincoln South Rotary Club volunteers for the 28 years of service to the Meals on Wheels: https://www.facebook.com/TabithaHealthCare.
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