Stories

Our presentation at Lincoln South Rotary Club on July 23, 2021 was from Jeff Yost, President and COO of Nebraska Community Foundation. His topic was titled "NCF: Dreaming Big Dreams for Nebraska Hometowns".

 

Roger Meyer was born in a suburb of Los Angeles. He was introduced to Nebraska when he attended the Concordia University in Seward.  

Lincoln South Rotary Club held a hybrid meeting (both in person at The Venue and by Zoom) on July 23, 2021.

Thank you for all of the contributions in support of Polio Plus.

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!

On July 30, 2021 at Lincoln South Rotary Club we will hear about Flatwater Free Press on the topic "Nebraska’s journalism is on the ropes".

 

Lincoln South Rotary Club held a hybrid meeting (both in person at The Venue and by Zoom) on July 16, 2021.

On July 16, 2021 at Lincoln South Rotary Club we heard from Bob Rauner. Bob has been providing regular updates on coronavirus through podcasts, facebook and items in the newspaper.

 

On July 9, 2021 our speaker was Preeta Bansal with the presentation titled "From the Supreme Court to the White House to a Light House: Demystifying Power".

Lincoln South Rotary Club held a hybrid meeting (both in person at The Venue and by Zoom) on July 9, 2021.

Thank you Rotary District 5650 Area Governor Eric Drumheller. He presented the 2021-22 Rotary Theme "Serve to Change Lives" and Focus Areas. 

Rotary Members are People of Action. Through them we are able to Serve to Change Lives.

 

At their annual "2021 Seward Service Celebration," the Seward Rotary Club extended their thanks to all those entities who supported one of their projects last year, including our Lincoln South Rotary Club. 

Lincoln South Rotary President 2020-21 Dave Dietz named Chan Tyrrell as Rotarian of the Year. The award recipient is selected by the Club President based on support or service provided to succeed and to help the club meet goals.

Please read the letter that we received from the student we sponsored for RYLA this year - Lucas Hudkins Holt Christensen. He is the son of our Rotary Club Member Henrik Holt Christensen.

Lincoln South Rotary Club has a long-standing tradition of strong support of The Rotary International Foundation.  When a member has accumulated a total of $1,000 in donations, they are named a Paul Harris Fellow.

Members of Lincoln South Rotary Club shared their background and vocational information during an orientation meeting 6-3-21.

Thank you to the Lincoln South Rotary Club members who are volunteering for trail clean up. This sign provides a nice greeting to all that use the trail.

Tracey McLain, Past President of Lincoln South Rotary Club (2009-10) was appointed to the Rotary District 5650 Board of Directors for the 2021-22 Rotary Year. Congratulations and thank you for your service!

The Lincoln South Rotary Club Board of Directors is pleased to announce Mary Gilbride as the Club President 2023-24. Congratulations Mary!

Bobby Cunningham and Roger Meyer received their new member packets from Membership Committee Member Tami Lambie. Welcome to Lincoln South Rotary Club! We look forward to getting to know you.

Dave Dietz was recognized for his donations to The Rotary Foundation Endowment Fund.

Lincoln South Rotary Club has a long-standing tradition of strong support of The Rotary International Foundation.  When a member has accumulated a total of $1,000 in donations, they are named a Paul Harris Fellow.

Lincoln South Rotary Club has a long-standing tradition of strong support of The Rotary International Foundation.  When a member has accumulated a total of $1,000 in donations, they are named a Paul Harris Fellow. As we continue to contribute we become a Paul Harris + designee. 

The Rotary Clubs in Lincoln have been providing dictionaries to every 4th grade student since 2006. Because of the pandemic we were not able to deliver in 2020. We have been to do the project in 2021, though it will look different.

 

 

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Carl Zeutzius, Jr. November 12, 1964 - April 28, 2021. Carl was a member of Lincoln South Rotary Club for 17 years and served as Club President 2007-08.

Lincoln South Rotary Club has a long-standing tradition of strong support of The Rotary International Foundation.  When a member has accumulated a total of $1,000 in donations, they are named a Paul Harris Fellow. As we continue to contribute we become a Paul Harris + designee. 

To attend in person for a Friday Meeting, you must purchase a meal. We are required to make a reservation and pay online by Wednesday noon. Read more to make your reservation.

Location - Nebraska Room, one of the Private Dining Rooms of The Venue.

On April 23, 2021 Lincoln South Rotary Club presented a "big check" to Michaela Kumke, President and CEO of The Food Bank of Lincoln. There was $12,450 raised from among our members toward The Food Bank of Lincoln's capital campaign.

Lincoln South Rotary Club has a long-standing tradition of strong support of The Rotary International Foundation.  When a member has accumulated a total of $1,000 in donations, they are named a Paul Harris Fellow. As we continue to contribute we become a Paul Harris + designee. 

Do you use Amazon? Use smile.amazon.com and support The Lincoln South Rotary Club Foundation..

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

President Dave made a presentation to Past President Chan Tyrrell at the April 9 meeting - officially thanking him in person for his service as Club President.

Lincoln South Rotary Club members volunteer for trail clean up.

Rotary Fellowships are international groups that share a common passion. Being part of a fellowship is a fun way to make friends around the world, explore a hobby or profession, and enhance your Rotary experience.

All Rotarians are asked to participate in a survey to gather your input on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected your Rotary experience. Click here for more information and to access the survey.

As you look at the members attending on Zoom, do you notice that we are missing some of your friends?

Recently, President Dave sent an email detailing some important information about the future of Lincoln South Rotary Club Projects. We are requesting support from all Club Members. Select Read More to view the text of that email.

At Lincoln South Rotary Club on October 23 we viewed this moving documentary. It is easy to be proud of the importance of Rotary to this movement. If you missed the meeting, click here to view.

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.

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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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!

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.

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.