Stories

Lincoln South Rotary Club Members Tom Cardwell and Pat Grewe are joining the Tour de Tucson and Rotary District 5650 Ride to End Polio on November 20, 2021. Read More to find out how to support their ride. Eonations will be matched 2 for 1 by the Gates Foundation.

We have moved our Lincoln South Rotary Club meetings to the Cornhusker Room at The Venue.

 

After changing for a couple weeks, we are now planning to regularly meet in the Cornhusker Room. If we need to move to the Nebraska/Lancaster Room for any reason, that information will be on our website in the meeting article and the meeting information for that day.

Pat Grewe is retired from US Bank where he was a Trust Officer.

 

That you for supporting the Blood Drive for the combined Rotary Clubs in Lincoln.

Lincoln South Rotary Club is fortunate to have young visitors such as Leo Suni Ampavati at our meetings. Leo led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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

The Salute To Business by the Rotary Clubs of Lincoln will honor TMCO on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 from Noon to 1:00 PM at the Cornhusker Marriott.  Registration deadline was October 18, 2021. To contact Lincoln South Rotary Club event coordinator Joe Roberts, click here.

Dr. De Tonack did a presentation on The Mathilda Effect—Forgotten Women in Science at Lincoln South Rotary Club on October 15.

Lincoln South Rotary Club held a hybrid meeting (both in person at The Venue and by Zoom) on October 15, 2021. With the risk dial in high-yellow, and in compliance with the Lincoln South Rotary Club policy for in-person meeting attendance, we wore masks.

A warm welcome to our Lincoln South Rotary Club meeting to:

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

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

 

On March 25, 2022 our speaker will be Kim Baxter of North Platte Rotary. He will be traveling to Kenya for an eye clinic. Donated eyeglasses are repurposed to provide usable glasses for Kenyans.

 

We want to surprise him with this gift of donated eyeglasses. From now until March 25, bring your old eyeglasses to Rotary or get them to DeEtta (click here to email DeEtta).

 

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

Lincoln South Rotary Club held a hybrid meeting (both in person at The Venue and by Zoom) on October 8, 2021. With the risk dial in mid-orange, and in compliance of the Lincoln South Rotary Club policy for in-person meeting attendance, we wore masks.

John Herdman and Tami Lambie, Membership Committee for Lincoln South Rotary Club presented "Membership Excitement - Retention and New Faces" at our meeting on October 8, 2021.

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.

Refer to the Club Calendar (click here) to keep up on Events, Activities, Deadlines and Speakers. There is a link at the top of the home page that you can check any time.

Lincoln South Rotary Club Foundation President Clay Ehlers reported the projects and organizations that will benefit from our Wine Tasting fundraiser.

On October 1, 2021 at Lincoln South Rotary Club we heard from Ben Nelson.

Lincoln South Rotary Club held a hybrid meeting (both in person at The Venue and by Zoom) on October 1, 2021. With the risk dial in mid-orange, and in compliance of the Lincoln South Rotary Club policy for in-person meeting attendance, we wore masks.

On September 24, 2021 at Lincoln South Rotary Club, we heard about HoChunk Inc. from Lance Morgan, President and CEO.

Lincoln South Rotary Club held a hybrid meeting (both in person at The Venue and by Zoom) on September 24, 2021. With the risk dial in mid-orange, and in compliance of the Lincoln South Rotary Club policy for in-person meeting attendance, we wore masks.

Lincoln South Rotary Club is holding a blanket drive for the People's City Mission. From now through November 5.

Jason Varga is with Cause Collective. He described it as a sort of Chamber of Commerce for Non-Profit Organizations.

Fred Ohles, retired President of Nebraska Wesleyan University spoke to us at Lincoln South Rotary Club on September 17, 2021. His topic was on mentoring and a program that he leads through The Council of Independent Colleges called Presidential Vocation and Institutional Mission.

Lincoln South Rotary Club held a hybrid meeting (both in person at The Venue and by Zoom) on September 17, 2021. With the risk dial in mid-orange, and in compliance of the Lincoln South Rotary Club policy for in-person meeting attendance, we wore masks.

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

 

Lincoln South Rotary Club was in The Neighborhood Extra section of The Lincoln Journal Star on September 11, 2021. Our article about Clay Ehlers honored with the Rotary District 5650 Cadwallader Award was published - click here. Read more to see more photos other published news stories.

The RYLA Camp experience is rewarding to participants and volunteers. Are you available to help the 2022 RYLA in-person event April 1-3, 2022? Hopefully you can also attend the first planning meeting September 25 at 10AM at Camp Kitaki. Please contact Clay (click here) to volunteer or for additional details.

Select Read More to view President DeEtta's message on our current meeting protocol.

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 and to see our latest expectations for those attending in person.

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

Bobby Cunningham was born in Kansas. When his parents became missionaries when he was 2 he found himself living in various countries around the world.

 

You could hear Zaineb gasp when she saw the check she was awarded.

Clay Ehlers was honored with the District 5650 Cadwallader Award. This is the highest honor presented for service in our District.

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

 

Are you interested in receiving the Rotary magazine in digital format rather than paper? Read on to find out how to set that up!

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

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!

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

 

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

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..

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.

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!

 

Download ClubRunner from your app store.

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.