Recently, Immediate Past District Governor Tom Cardwell presented the coveted Rotary International Presidential Citation Award to Lincoln Rotary #14 for Rotary Year 2017-18. The award is in recognition of our club's excellent performance in the areas of membership engagement, Rotary Foundation giving, and service to the community. Our club also received a Certificate of Appreciation from The Rotary Foundation for our contributions to End Polio Now. The awards were accepted by Immediate Past President Jennifer Brinkman. Congratulations! Well done everyone!

Jennifer Brinkman accepting the RI Presidential Citation on behalf of the club

We still have five months to contribute to the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Your donation comes back to us in three years in the form of Global and District grants for projects such as the cancer screening and treatment, and access to rehabilitation services both projects in the Dominican Republic, our Tree Planting in Lincoln and the Anti-Human Trafficking project in our district. Your donation goes around the world to promote literacy, fight disease, and encourage peace.   Every Rotarian Every Year asks that you consider a gift of at least $100 to the Rotary Foundation.

In 2010, the Lincoln Rotary Club #14 board of directors established the following policy for matching contributions: For Rotary #14 Rotarians that have never given to The Rotary Foundation, the club will match, dollar for dollar the total initial donation at a minimum level of $100, but not to exceed $500. If a member initially donates less than $100, we will make the match as soon as they achieve the $100 level. For all other club members, the club will match any contribution above the $100 Sustaining Member level per Rotary year (minimum match is $100), but not to exceed $500.

The easiest way to give is via myrotary.org (you will need to set up an account). Your member # appears on the front of your Rotarian magazine, or you can ask Yolanda. You can also bring a check made out to the Rotary Foundation to Tuesday's meeting, and Yolanda will complete the contribution form and send it with your check to RI.

 

As Rotarian, you have the power to stop human trafficking through Rotary's Hotel-Motel Project. The Hotel-Motel project seeks to eliminate and prevent sex trafficking by educating those in the hospitality industry to recognize when it is happening and to train them on how to respond. In addition, this educational effort is designed to spur cultural change within the general community and among first responders.  We have a training happening right here in Lincoln on February 23, 2019 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2110 Sheridan Blvd, Lincoln, NE 68502. We need 30 volunteers. Sign up now, click/tap HERE. Questions, please contact Sharon Wherry at sharon.wherry@gmail.com or Dan Wherry at daniel.wherry@gmail.com.
 

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.

 

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.

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 – 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.

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