Lincoln South Rotary Club President Suzanne Tyrrell shared a welcome message in the 35-year anniversary memory book.
A Message from the President
Since its beginnings, Lincoln South Rotary has worked diligently to live up to the Rotary International motto of “Service above Self.” Our members are a diverse group of people from our community who work in a wide variety of professions and are united in their desire to improve their community, their nation, and humanity across the world.
Lincoln South has a proud tradition of excellence and leadership in Rotary International District 5650. Our club has earned numerous district-wide awards with several of our members earning international recognition. Lincoln South Rotarians are among 1.2 million Rotary members in 33,000 clubs across 200 countries.
Our club serves its community through numerous ongoing projects. To name just a few, these include:
- Providing dictionaries to elementary school students.
- Collecting donations for the Food Bank
- Delivering Meals on Wheels to shut-in elderly community members.
- Awarding college scholarships to high school students.
- Providing grants to local nonprofit organizations, with an emphasis on children and education.
Most recently, in 2017, our Club held an event which allowed us to donate almost $7,300 to Clinic with a Heart and added $7,300 to our scholarship fund. In 2018, we did a Tribute to First responders honoring those who every day put their lives on the line to keep us safe. Through that event, we donated $1,000 to Shop with a Cop in honor of the Police Department, $1,000 to Safe Kids of Lincoln-Lancaster County in honor of the Fire Department, and we provided a grant of almost $6,600 to Crime Stoppers for their work. Because we think it is important, our club will be doing a 2020 Tribute to First Responders. Also in 2020, we will start a 3-year project entitled Girls Leadership Institute, a program designed to teach middle school girls to view themselves as leaders and teach them leadership qualities to become leaders.
At the international level, we have been an active participant in the effort to eradicate polio world-wide . . . and we are almost there! We have an on-going relationship and mentoring program with people from the Republic of Georgia. And we have supported health, hunger, and water purification projects in Africa.
Lincoln South Rotary has a relaxed and casual atmosphere. The group has fun and genuinely enjoys the camaraderie we all share. Business meetings are very short, and we allow the weekly guest speaker adequate time to share with the group. Likewise, we have some fun social events throughout the year.
None of these special projects or the things we regularly do would be possible without the time, talent, and financial support of our amazing members. In everything we do, our guiding principle is the Rotary Four-way test:
Of the things we think, say, or do . . .
- Is it the Truth?
- Is it Fair to all concerned?
- Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
- Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?