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Visitors included Kiersten Hill Lincoln #14 and District Governor Mick McKinley from Council Bluffs Noon and Mick's spouse Jan. |
Bob Vrana, Brad Carter, Don Rabbe, Nicki Klein, Clay Ehlers, Suzanne Tyrrell, Jim O'Hanlon, Suzanne Tyrrell |
Hear about the Serving Hands sculpture project featuring six-feet-tall fiberglass hand sculptures throughout Lincoln. Our speaker will be Matt Schulte of Campus Life. |
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We had great participation, wonderful weather, and a beautiful setting for our 2019 Lincoln South Rotary Club Foundation Wine Tasting event. |
September 20, 2019 is the official visit from our Rotary District Governor 2019-20 Mick McKinley. |
Did you miss the Dictionary Delivery Sign Up Sheet on Friday? There are still spots available. |
 Lincoln South Rotary Club has supported the UNL Rotaract project to provide wheelchairs for polio victims. |
Jason Varga has lived in Lincoln most of his life - other than about 1 year - and loves it! |
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It’s been three years since health officials last reported a case of polio caused by the wild poliovirus in Nigeria. |
Lincoln South Rotary has made a commitment to enhance the Rotary Experience of our Club Members. Rotary Leadership Institute is a great opportunity for anyone - regardless of how long you have been in Rotary - to discover and experience Rotary as well as opportunities to lead in a volunteer organization.
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Welcome to Lincoln South Rotary Club! Mark Jensen (left in photo) receives his new member packet from Membership Co-Chair Dave Dietz. |
In support of the Labor Day holiday weekend, Lincoln South Rotary Club will not be meeting on August 30. |
The Dictionary Project is a city-wide Rotary project where dictionaries are delivered to every 4th grade student in Lincoln. |
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Kay and Jim Wunderlich attended the Rotary International Convention in Hamburg. The conventions are educational and inspiring. Be sure to register by December 15, 2019 for a discounted price for the convention in Honolulu (click here for details) June 6-10, 2020. |
Everything Tourism in Lincoln was the topic of our meeting on August 16 with Jeff Maul, Executive Directory of the Lincoln Convention & Visitors Bureau. |
Welcome to Lincoln South Rotary Club! Jason Varga (left in photo) receives his new member badge and packet from Membership Co-Chair Dave Dietz. |
Activities of other Rotary Clubs Click here to link to the District Website - Spotlight Page.: Other Rotary Club Meetings in Lincoln:
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Congratulations to Suzanne Tyrrell for being named the Outsanding Club President in all of Rotary District 5650 for the 2018-19 Rotary Year. In making the announcement, PDG Julie O'Hara sited a number of accomplishments including: |
During the Rotary District Conference in Nebraska City July 26-27, 2019, Lincoln South Rotary Club, our Members and Family, were honored during the awards ceremony. |
September 13, 2019 will be the annual Lincoln South Rotary Club Foundation Wine Tasting event. Click here to sign up online. For the flyer with event details, Click here. |
Through Rotary, we are doing amazing things around the world. From improving access to clean water, to battling the opioid crisis, empowering women or eradicating polio. Read the latest news at Rotary.org (click here). |
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There are occasions when members of our Lincoln South Rotary Club would like to attend our Friday luncheon meeting but for some reason are unable to drive. We will help connect riders and drivers. |
Receiving pin tabs April 5, 2019 representing years of 100% attendance (from left to right): |
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Our newest member - Shane Davidson - presented his Member Moment on April 5, 2019 at Lincoln South Rotary Club. |
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Lincoln South Rotary Club member Kiley Wiechman presented her Member Moment on February 22, 2019. |
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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. |
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On September 28, "Air Force Brat" Bruce Remington told us about his background, work and interests. |
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Thank you Mary Gilbride for presenting your Member Moment on September 7 at Lincoln South Rotary Club. |
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Kim Remington presented her Member Moment at the August 10 meeting of Lincoln South Rotary Club. |
During the Lincoln South Rotary Club meeting on August 3 we got to hear a Member Moment from Emira Ibrahmipasic. |
During the Lincoln South Rotary Club meeting on June 22 we got to hear a Member Moment from Maxine Moul. |
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Our member moment on June 1, 2018 was presented by Lincoln South Rotary Club Past President Clay Ehlers. |
On May 18 we heard from Joyce Schmeeckle during our Lincoln South Rotary Club Member Moment. |
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Audrey Richert shared information about her family and interests during the Member Moment at Lincoln South Rotary on March 16. |
Joyce Michaelis shared information about her family and interests during the Member Moment at Lincoln South Rotary on February 23. |
We learned a lot about Gene Swinton during his Member Moment presentation at Lincoln South Rotary on February 9. |
Thanks to Lance Odom for presenting the Member Moment on February 2. Lance has been in Rotary since December 1999 and was President of Lincoln South Rotary Club 2002-2003. |
Our Member Moment on February 26 was presented by Rich Morris who has been in Rotary for just 16 months. |
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. |
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Brad doesn't like the smell or taste of pumpkin, making this time of year particularly trying for him. |
Dave Dietz grew up in western Nebraska on a farm south of Kimball. He recalls his father telling a farm implement dealer that he did not need a bale lifter because the boys could do that for him. |
We learned that DeEtta Vrana grew up on a farm near Bayard and had a view of Chimney Rock from the kitchen (she takes credit for getting the votes for the design of the Nebraska State quarter). |
Dick Wampler told us that he is from the flint hills of Kansas which is one of the finest cattle raising and grazing areas of the country. |
Don Anderson is retired. Most recently he managed Global Industries out of Grand Island, an off-shoot of Chief Industries. |
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Nicki Klein shared her experience while visiting the Rotary International headquarters 9-11-17. |
Thank you to Joe Roberts for sharing a little about his life with us. Joe is married to Sheryl Roberts, they have 2 children and 4 grandchildren that keep them very busy. |
Thank you to John Herdman for sharing a little about his life with us. Did you know that the day after John took office as the President of Lincoln South Rotary Club he married Nancy? |
Thank you to Dave Hilsabeck for sharing a little about his life with us. Did you know that Dave started his career as an agronomist? |
Thank you to Dick Miller for sharing a little about this life with us. It was great to have Kaye at the meeting with Dick. |
Sue Merrill teaches at Southeast Community College. She first joined Lincoln South Rotary Club in 2005, took time away due to a job change, and returned in 2013. |
Jenny Cardwell has been in Rotary for 21 years. She did a presentation about and then was invited back to join Rotary. |
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