Presiding Officer: Mailani Veney

Meeting Host: Ryan Dobesh
Secretary: Randy Hawthorne

Online Greeter: Todd Crawford
Program Host: Chris Sommerich
Speakers: Quentin Brown

 

Educare - Quentin Brown relocated from Virginia to Nebraska to become executive director of Educare Lincoln in July 2019 after four years serving as State Director of Communities in Schools of Virginia – the Virginia network of the nation’s leading dropout prevention organization. Quentin brought over 15 years of experience in youth-focused nonprofits to Educare Lincoln. He has a Master’s in Public Administration from Strayer University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.

 

May 5, 2020, Meeting Details:
When: Apr 5, 2020, 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
To join the meeting, use this link: https://bit.ly/358ioxK

Meeting ID: 402 413 8597
Password: 661910

To watch the meeting, go to facebook.com/Rotary14

Donate lunch money to Everret Elementary: https://tinyurl.com/Rotary14Everett 

(select “Everett Fund for Excellence” from the “Donate to” list).

The Club 14 World Fellowship & Community Service Committee is proud that one of our club grant recipients, the Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET), won the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development. This highly competitive global prize is awarded to organizations that demonstrate “the social, economic, cultural, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. Thank you Rotarians for all your donations to the Rotary 14 Foundation. This is one more proof of how you positively impact the world.  

 

The UNL Rotaract students were not able to hold their spring fundraiser and need your help to reach their $18,000 goal. This month Metro Gallery and the Lincoln 55+ Seniors Paper are running a Cover Art auction (or buy now) event to raise money for the wheelchairs. Please visit at 1316 N Street or bid online. Fifteen items are for sale please like and share: https://www.facebook.com/pg/MetroGalleryNebraska/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2964969296903416. You may also write a check to the "Lincoln Rotary 14 Foundation" with a notation - "The Wheelchair Project." Lincoln Rotary Club #14 Foundation, P.O. Box 83843, Lincoln, NE 68501 Or donate online at http://www.rotary14.org/club-14-foundation/donation.html - Simply select "Rotaract Wheelchair Project" under "Gift Choice."

Recently, President Mailani Veney authorized the formation of Rotary 14 COVID-19 Task Force headed by current Rotary 14 Committee Chair and Grand Island Rotary Past President Todd Crawford. Currently, the Task Force is asking for volunteers whose main task is to be available to make grocery runs or other assistance as needed by fellow Rotarians during COVID-19 pandemic. Please sign up, click/tap here. Questions, please contact Todd Crawford.

UPDATE: ONLY $1,800 LEFT FOR MATCHING FUNDS. Generous Klaus Hartmann is matching your donation dollar for dollar up to $200 to the RI Foundation. So if you donate $50, it becomes $100, $100 becomes $200, and $200 becomes $500! Read TRF Chair Scott Larson's message, click here.

Thank you to those who have already made their donation this Rotary year. You have until June 30, 2020, to donate for this Rotary year. To donate now, click here. Our goal is 100% participation and any amount will make a difference.

You can also bring a check made out to The Rotary Foundation to our weekly meeting and Yolanda will send it with the contribution form to TRF. Any questions, please contact TRF Chair Scott Larson at 402.499.4444.