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This Week at Rotary January 15, 2019
Presiding Officer: Randy Bretz
Secretary: Christina Usher
Finemaster: Bruce Rippeteau
Cashiers: Keith Larsen, Christie Weston & Pat Crews
Greeters: Shirley Sneve & Todd Frye
Speaker. Dist. Gov. Julie O'Hara

District Governor Julie O'Hara
 
Rotary 14 is one of 45 Rotary clubs in District 5650. Our clubs work together on a number of projects that have regional, national and international impact. On January 15, District 5650 Governor Julie O’Hara will address our club and share updates on what Rotarians are doing in Iowa and Nebraska. Join us, bring a friend, you’ll be inspired.
Paul Harris Fellow Awards
Last week, TRF Chair Scott Larson awarded Dean Settle his Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) +2. Dean worked as Clinic and Hospital Administrator for 51 years. He now owns and operates the Metro Gallery, as his retirement gig. Dean has been a Rotarian for 25 years, maintains a perfect attendance for six years and was the main initiator of our club's partnership with The Gathering Place. Liz Koop was awarded her Paul Harris Fellow +1. Liz served as President of our club and is the President and CEO of EducationQuest Foundation.  Liz has been a Rotarian for 18 years. Their combined donation to The Rotary Foundation is $5,000.00. Congratulations and thank you, Rotarians!

L to R: Dean Settle, Liz Koop & Scott Larson
Welcome Newest Member Diane Temme Stinton
Diane Temme Stinton was born and raised in Lincoln. She attended Everett Elementary School and graduated from Lincoln Lutheran Jr./Sr. High School and had the amazing opportunity to study abroad in Germany as a sophomore in high school. She went on to graduate from UNL with a BA in German. Diane decided to pursue her first love and study music in the United Kingdom at Bangor University in North Wales. She studied violin, collaborative piano, and above all, musicology. She recently finished her Ph.D. in Music with a dissertation on musical settings of psalms in Counter-Reformation Germany in the late sixteenth century. She returned to Lincoln in 2015 and works for the family business as the Chief Administrative Officer. TMCO is a mid-size metal manufacturing company located just southwest of the Haymarket. Diane strives to emulate her dad, Roland, in his commitment to caring for his employees and in his dedication to the community. Diane serves on the Community Health Charities advocating for the NE Community Blood Bank, Junior Achievement, and Lincoln Children’s Zoo boards and is a member of the South of Downtown Coalition Steering Committee. She volunteers with Junior Achievement and is a Teammates mentor at Lincoln High. She is currently the Lincoln Area Director of Dream It Do It! a national non-profit organization that promotes opportunities and careers in manufacturing. She is an adjunct instructor at Doane University and coordinates the Music History curriculum and the strings program and has recently joined the Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Working Group at Doane.
Last Week  at Rotary
Last week, President Randy Bretz presided the meeting. Christina Usher was Secretary. Shirley Sneve and Bill Waddell served as Greeters. Eric Drumheller, Mike Renken, and Trip Snyder served as Cashiers. Sign up as Greeter here. Enjoy counting our money and using our new payment app, serve as Cashier sign up here.
Cashiers L to R: Eric Drumheller of EducationQuest, Trip Snyder of Bees Knees IT, Treasurer Mike Renken of NeighborWorks Lincoln
 
Greeters Shirley Sneve of Vision Maker Media & Bill Waddell of Waddell Company
 
Rise.Shine.Give is Now Live
Our event website for Rise.Shine.Give is now live at bidpal.net/rotary14 or CLICK/TAP HERE, where you can purchase your tickets and sign up for the Epic Experiences. Questions, please contact Jennifer Brinkman at jennifer.brinkman@gmail.com.
 
Salute to Business
Lincoln's Rotary Clubs will be hosting the "Salute to Business" on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. (Mark your calendar) Five businesses have been nominated for this event. They are Sampson Construction, Sandhills Publishing, BNSF, Firespring and U-Stop. Voting for the business to be recognized is now open and will remain open until early January. Click here to vote.
Rise.Shine.Give Epic Experiences
2019 Epic Experiences
Your 2019 Epic Experiences are here. Please help raise funds for the 2019 Rise.Shine.Give by choosing one, two or more Epic Experiences from the twelve different opportunities. There's a range of Epic Experiences including two where you can sponsor Everett Elementary school children and their families. To review and select this year's Epic Experiences, CLICK/TAP HERE. Questions, please contact Lori Cook-Benjamin at lorie.cookbenjamin@doane.edu.
 
Pictured here is Gail Illich with her epic experience last year fishing at Hartmann Lake. Epic Experience: Fishing at Hartmann Lake is now available, CLICK/TAP HERE. 
 
Rise Shine Give Wine Pull
Secretary Christina Usher is looking for donations for wine bottles valued at least $20, or cash donations for the Wine Pull. Please give your donation to Christina at our weekly meeting.
Rise-Shine-Give Raffle

Rise-Shine-Give Raffle – Sold your tickets yet? Do your part to help raise funds for Rotary 14’s Foundation by selling raffle tickets. More than 120 packets have been distributed, and more are available by contacting Mike Wortman. If we each sold (or bought) just 20 tickets, we’d raise thousands of dollars for our Foundation. Here are some ideas for selling your raffle tickets:

  • Sell them to co-workers
  • Hey, your neighbors might be interested
  • Put a note on Facebook or Instagram or Twitter
  • Sit at your favorite coffee shop with the tickets on your table
  • Hang a sign around your neck as you workout at the gym
  • Buy them yourself
  • Buy some for each member of your family
Stand at 13th and “O” any day at noon. Questions, please contact Mike Wortman at mwortman66@gmail.com.
Rotary is Fighting Human Trafficking
Right here in Lincoln, each month, there are 200 victims who are forced into human trafficking for sex. Human trafficking is a glossy term for modern-day slavery. It is the fastest growing criminal enterprise and is estimated by the United Nations to become the number one criminal enterprise, surpassing drugs and arms trafficking. Why is it such a big business? Because it makes big money! Rotarians in District 5650 are participating in training to help inform hotel and motel employees how to spot human trafficking. The final hotel/motel training session will be held in Lincoln on Saturday, February 23, 2019. Those who attend will be taught to conduct training sessions with local hotel/motel staff on how to identify and report suspected human trafficking. We encourage you to sign up for this training, CLICK/TAP HERE. Questions, please contact Randy Bretz at rgbretz@gmail.com.
Past Dist. Gov. Sharon Wherry presenting Rotary's efforts to fighting human trafficking at Lincoln East Rotary
Phil Mullin will be Inducted to business Hall of Fame
Our own Phil Mullin will be inducted to state business Hall of Fame on Feb. 7, 2019. Phil has been at Garner Industries since 1968 and served as the CEO for decades before transitioning out of the role in 2014. He remains majority owner of the company that makes the BinMaster suite of monitoring and inventory-management products for bins, tanks, and silos and also does custom manufacturing of injection-molded plastics. Congratulations, Phil! Read more here. (via Bruce Rippeteau)
Happy Birthday Rotarians!
January 2019
Leslie Fattig 04  Susan Ugai 04
Robin Eschliman 06   Maury Halstead  07
Phil Mullin 07  Angela Boule 09
Doc Chaves 09  Arlen Beam 14
Allen Beerman 14  Craig Strong 15
Doug Emery 18   Frosty Critchfield 22
Mark Koller 22   Tony Messenio 24
Brendan Wamstad-Evans 30 
More Volunteers Needed for Read Aloud at Everett
Co-chairs Shanti Gangadharan and Angela Boule are looking for more volunteers for the Read Aloud Program at Everett Elementary School, 1123 C St., Phone: (402) 436-1159, starting October 3rd. You can sign up by clicking here. You will get attendance credit and this will count for Red Badge community service.
 
1st and 3rd Wednesday's from 9:30 - 10:15
2nd and 4th Wednesday's from 1:00 - 1:45
No Reading on:  10/31, 11/21, 12/26, 1/2, 1/30, 3/13 (These are 5th Wednesdays and holidays).
Everett Elem: 1123 C. St  (402) 436-1159
 
More information here. Any questions, please contact Shanti or Angela. Their contact information is on your app.
Volunteers Needed for Weekly Greeters & Cashiers
We need your help as Cashier or Greeter. Please sign up as Cashier HERE and as Greeter HERE
Live Help with ClubRunner
Good News! Need help with ClubRunner app, login, password reset etc? A live person is ready to assist you. Please call our highly trained Tech Support at 1-877-469-2582 option 2, office hours 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Eastern time.
New Lunch Cards
Lunch cards can be purchased at our Tuesday meeting from Yolanda Hoffman or Eric Drumheller. We have two kinds of lunch cards, one is for Full Buffet with 10 full buffet meals at $110.00. The second card is for Soup & Salad with 10 soup and salad meals at $80.00. You have the option to buy either one or both cards. Lunch card holders will check-in at the Express check-in. If you wish to purchase your lunch cards online, please click here and claim your lunch card the next time you are at our meeting.
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Speakers
Jan 22, 2019
The Opioid Crisis
Jan 29, 2019
Rotary Coalition on Human Trafficking
Feb 05, 2019
NE Attorney General's Office
Feb 12, 2019
Developing the Next Generation of Rwanda Leaders
Feb 19, 2019
Rotary 14 Foundation Update
Feb 26, 2019
Our international work
Mar 05, 2019
Prairie Corridor Cabinet
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Addressing Human Trafficking in Nebraska and Iowa
Jan 24, 2019
5:00 PM – 5:45 PM
 
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Feb 09, 2019
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
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