Volunteering at the Gathering Place is so rewarding and fun!

Starting in November the Gathering Place will go back to inperson meal service (guests will be invited in to eat).

• Time to volunteer is now 4:30-6:30 p.m.
• Masks are now optional.
• Please provide 5-6 volunteers on your assigned night if you are the only group to serve that night. If you are combined with other groups on your night provide 2-3 volunteers.
• Be adaptable. We are trying new ways of reducing the lines and crowd size as we are serving more people than we ever did before the pandemic. It might change as we get better at it and it might not look like it used to. 
• Volunteers should use their PIN to clock in/out on the iPad or sign in/out using the paper sheet. Pre-registration is still encouraged.
• We are allowing groups to bring deserts again! We are currently serving between 100 and 180 people per night. Once we get the flow and numbers routine, we will allow groups to bring meals. No group is required to do this, it is completely optional. Please let us know ahead of time if you plan to bring a dessert.
• Volunteers must be at least 12 years old. EACH volunteer under 18 years old must be accompanied by their own adult supervisor. While we love our youth volunteers, we can’t have an entire group of young people volunteering without adults.
• The Gathering Place is closed on the Friday after Thanksgiving (November 25) and Christmas Day (December 25). We are open on Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve.

Andrea Phillips is the coordinator for school social workers at Lincoln Public Schools. Before becoming a coordinator, she was a school social worker with LPS for ten years and prior to that she worked in a youth mental health program and ran a private practice. She has an undergraduate degree from UNL and a Master of Social Work degree from UNO. Andrea is a licensed mental health practitioner and the current board president of the National Association of Social Workers in Nebraska. Andrea understands the great importance of connections and supportive relationships for students. She will be speaking with us about the impact of the pandemic on mental health and how supportive relationships and mentoring make a difference.

Jim Hansen has been the Outreach Coordinator for Sandhills Global since 2019. At Sandhills Global, Jim oversees Sandhills philanthropic activities in the Lincoln community. Prior to coming to Sandhills, Jim was an educator and coach at Pius X high school, and still coaches football there, just completing his 36^th season. He is also the commissioner of Lincoln Babe Ruth baseball, on the boards of Lincoln Independent Business Association, the Southeast Nebraska Career Academy program, the Nebraska State Board of Work Force Development, the Lincoln Football Coaches Association, and the Lincoln/Lancaster County First Responders Foundation. He and his wife Teresa have four grown children and three grandchildren, and they love making Lincoln the great community it is!

Held at Nebraska Innovation Campus, you and your guests will enjoy a delicious brunch, bottomless mimosas and Bloody Marys, a silent auction, a raffle, and much more.

How can you participate in Rise.Shine.Give. and support HopeSpoke and the Rotary Club 14 Foundation?

• Become an event sponsor
• Donate an auction item
• Purchase a raffle ticket
• Make a financial contribution

• Click here for stories on how Rotarians are providing clean water and sanitation to those in need. https://rotaryserviceblog.org/tag/world-water-day/
• Click here to learn about and join the WASH Rotary Action Group, focused on clean water and sanitation projects. https://wash-rag.org/
• Click here to donate. Be sure to sign into your MyRotary.org account before completing your donation. Choose "Areas of Focus", "Water, Sanitation & Hygiene" to direct you donation for water projects. https://my.rotary.org/en/donate

Hotel for event - The Scarlet, Lincoln - 2101 Transformation Drive - Lincoln, NE 68508
$139 Special Rate Wednesday March 29 through Monday April 3
Book by March 3, 2023 - Click Here to reserve your room at the special rate

Voted “Artist of the Year” in Nebraska, this award winning speaker, former stand-up comedian and educator, now performs Keynote Speeches from New York to L.A. and every state in between. She has presented her inspiring, motivating and hilarious Keynotes to over 10,000 people, in 46 states and Canada. She is a Master Speaker with a wealth of knowledge who is rich in experience and abundant in humor.

“I believe laughter is one of the graces granted to us all. It is a powerful tool that we were given the moment we took our first breath—because we would need it all our days.”—T. Marni Vos

T. Marni Vos became one of only seven women in 20 years to be one of the 5 finalists in the prestigious San Francisco International Standup Comedy Competition, where over 400 comics compete each year. She has performed on Life Time’s “Girls Night Out” as well as the Norwegian Cruise Lines.

What: Rotary After Hours
When: Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 5:00 PM. Doors open at 4:30 PM
Where: Lazlo's Brewery & Grill, 210 N 7th St, Lincoln, NE
Cost: $16 includes heavy hors d'oeuvres plus tea, coffee, and water. CASH BAR is available

Come and enjoy an evening with comedian and keynote speaker T Marni Voss.

T Marni Voss Biography

From the Rotary Club 14 Environmental Committee: Spring Roadside Cleanup

Heads-up! Our Rotary Roadside Spring Cleanup is Saturday, April 22nd, at 10 a.m.

Please sign up and provide your safety-vest size.