Secretary: Randy Hawthorne Sgt. At Arms: Maury Halstead
Cashiers: Lisa Froehlich, Steve Miller & Suzanne Sughroue Greeters: Lisa Lee & Gail McNair
Speaker Host: Doc Chaves Speaker: Steven Baillargeon
Steven Baillargeon
Presentation: Green is The New Black: Being profitable and green is possible. Discover how Monolith is turning a global industry green, from right here in Nebraska.
Speaker's Bio: Steven Baillargeon is the Director of Commercial Development for Monolith Materials, a fast-growing company that is new to Nebraska. He splits his time focusing on the three key areas at Monolith: Long-term growth plans of the organization; Project execution for their only manufacturing facility located south of Lincoln; and Community relations. Steven is originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and is a Canadian CPA. He moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to join Monolith in 2014 as the company’s 11th employee. As Monolith grew, Steven had the opportunity to move to Lincoln in the summer of 2018.
SIGN UP NOW for Oct 15th, Business Networking Day. Click here to sign up. We have a few spots left at Doane University, LFR/LPD Public Safety Center, and Nebraska National Guard Questions, please contact Bob Everitt.
Rotary 14 was well represented at the Annual Large Club Conference of North America, held in Chattanooga, TN on Oct 2 - 4, 2019. The Rotary 14 delegates were President-Elect Eric Drumheller, President Nominee Christina Usher, and Administrator Yolanda Hoffman. They will be sharing with the club some lessons learned at the conference.
Membership Recruitment Chair Mike Wortman and his committee will be hosting Tap Into Rotary event on Oct 24th, 5 pm-6:30 pm, Local Beer, Patio and Kitchen, 5730 Hidcote Dr. Suite 2, Lincoln. Mark your calendars and start calling your family, friends, colleagues and give them the opportunity to know more about Rotary and enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres. This is also the best time to invite company CEOs and Presidents and offer them the corporate membership for Rotary. Register now to save your space, for your friends and for your CEO, click here. Questions, please contact Mike Wortman.
Mark your calendars for Nebraskan of the Year celebration for JoAnn Martin, 2019 Nebraskan of the Year, on Oct. 29th at the Embassy Suites. Invite your family and friends. Purchase your tickets now by clicking here.
Everett Committee Chair Angela Boule is looking for more volunteers for our Read Aloud Project at Everett. One hour of your time will make a difference in a student's reading ability at Everett. Please sign up, click here. Questions, please contact Angela Boule.
We know it's not even October yet, but we could help the kids at Everett Elementary celebrate when the time comes. We could use donations of candy and school supplies to fill their goodie bags. Grab some candy or supplies and bring them to our next meeting. Some supply suggestions include Elmer's glue, scotch tape, packets of pencils, small packets of crayons, pads of paper. Contact IPP Randy Bretz for your donations.
Our Immediate Past President Randy Bretz and Jan Bretz are helping a woman from Nigeria who is a graduate student at UNL set up her apartment so her husband and 3 children can join her. Please review this list and consider donating them to Margaret Okojokwu. Contact Randy to arrange donations. rgbretz@gmail.com
Please see the suggested list of things to donate by clicking here.
L to R: Director Doc Chaves of LI-COR Biosciences, Director Mark Feit of CHAD, Former Secretary of State Allen Beermann, & PP Mark Stephens of Bob Stephens & Associates
Recently, Engagement Co-Chair Allen Beermann, recognized Rotarians with perfect attendance: Mark Stephens, 10 years; Mark Feit, 6 years; Doc Chaves 4 years.
Congratulations, Rotarians!
Are you interested in getting into the race for perfect attendance? It's easy and highly doable. TIPS: 1) Attend our weekly meetings, 2) If you miss our weekly meeting, watch our Facebook Live Streaming and get a make up credit, 3) Attend a committee meeting, 4) Attend any of our club activities, 5) Watch out for attendance credits that won't expire from our club big events, such as Nebraskan of the Year, Rise.Shine.Give, and Salute to Business, 6) Attend a nearby Rotary Club and get makeup credit, 7) Meet up with 3 or more Rotarians to talk about anything under the heat of the sun for Rotary, 8) Go online and do online makeup.
RI Standard: Every 30 minutes to 1 hour of Rotary work is equivalent to 1 attendance credit. Questions, please contact Allen Beermann.
The NEOS committee is glad to announce the Red Tent Card project. Starting Sept. 17th, there will be red tent cards on some tables at Rotary. This is an indication that our Red Badge members are especially welcome to sit at these tables. For seasoned Rotarians, you are expected to be in your best Rotary behavior and to be in your most welcoming mode to our newest members. Questions, please contact Leslie Levy or Mark Stephens.
The Lincoln Rotary Club 14 is now accepting Letters of Intent from qualified not for profit entities for a grant of $200,000 in honor of the 110th anniversary of the organization in June of 2020. The “Signature Project 2020” submission deadline for the Letter of Intent is October 1, 2019. Applicants need to provide a basic overview of the project or program they are proposing responding to the instructions and the criteria noted. Upon review of all Letters of Intent, applicants selected to submit a full application will be notified in November with a deadline of January 10, 2020 for the full application. For more information, please contact Rotary Club 14 Foundation “Signature Projects” Committee Chair, Steve Peregrine atsjperegrine@gmail.com or call 402.580.0411. Read more, click here.
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Everett Committee Chair Angela Boule is looking for more volunteers for our Read Aloud Project at Everett. One hour of your time will make a difference in a student's reading ability at Everett. Please sign up, 
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