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This Week at Rotary June 18, 2019

Presiding Officer: Randy Bretz

Secretary: Christina Usher
Finemaster: Mark Feit

Sgt. At Arms: Maury Halstead

Cashiers: Frosty Critchfield, Gail McNair, & Christie Weston
Greeters: Kate Holman & Betsy Tonniges
Speaker: Hans Sturm

Hans Sturm

Our program on June 18 features Hans Sturm, Professor of Music at UNL and Executive Director of the Meadowlark Music Festival. Called “the Festival to Watch” by Chamber Music America, Meadowlark Music Festival was founded in 2001 by Dr. Ann Chang, Artistic Director at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. With the assistance of current Board of Directors President – Clay Bradley, Executive Director - Hans Sturm, an active and working Board of Directors, and widespread community and foundation support, Meadowlark is now well into its 2nd decade of music performances. Sturm came to Lincoln to teach at UNL after 17 years at Ball State University (David Letterman U). He has toured six continents, making a wide range of music.

He’s described his presentation this way:

But you've got to have a reason...
Of all the instruments to choose from, why bass?
What would make you give up a tenure?
You're so busy, why take on a struggling music festival?

This is why I love Lincoln.
This is why I love Meadowlark... and why you will too.

Tammy Ward Elected to Lincoln City Council

Our own Rotarian, Tammy Ward was elected on May 7, 2019, to represent residents of the Northwest Lincoln City Council District # 4.

Tammy is President of Tammy J. Ward, LLC, providing advocacy training, community outreach and project management to a variety of clients representing seniors, veterans and other clients.

She is the former Vice Chair of the Lincoln Electric System Board of Directors (LES), serves on the University of Nebraska President’s Advisory Council and is a Board member for Lincoln’s Downtown Rotary Club #14.

Prior to starting her own business, Tammy served as the Executive Director of the Seniors Foundation of Lincoln and Lancaster County. While at the Seniors Foundation, she helped lead the development team that successfully persuaded the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to select the Lincoln VA campus as the site for the new Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) after nearly a seven-year search.

Tammy was also a former Congressional aide to U.S. Senator Ben Nelson, where she was the District Manager in the Lincoln office, responsible for management and staff supervision and overseeing constituent services and outreach. She served in the Lincoln Mayor’s Office, the Nebraska Governor’s Office, the Nebraska Legislature, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development and is a Past President of the South Salt Creek Community Neighborhood Organization. CONGRATULATIONS, TAMMY!

Dues are Past Due

If you are one of the 15 Rotarians who have not yet indicated to renew membership, please contact Yolanda immediately via email: yolanda@rotary14.org or call/text: (402) 413-8597. Please check your email and click on "PAY NOW" on your invoice using a credit card or CLICK/TAP HERE. Feel free to mail a check to PO BOX 83843, Lincoln, NE 68501. You can also conveniently pay at our weekly meeting with a credit card, check, or cash. Monthly auto pay is also available, contact Yolanda.

Last Week at Rotary

Last week at Rotary, President Randy Bretz presided the meeting, while Christina Usher conducted club business. Pres-Elect Mailani Veney gave a report about her attendance at the RI Convention in Germany. We heard a musical presentation from Jazz in June. We had several international visitors sponsored by President Bretz and Lisa Lee. Mike Wortman was recognized for his recent participation in the Lincoln High School trip to Europe where they had the opportunity to witness the 75th Anniversary celebration of D-Day. Mike Renken and Don Kucera served as Cashiers, while Matt Glawatz and Sara Skretta served as Greeters. To sign up as Cashier, click/tap here. To serve as Greeter, click/tap here.

Jazz in June musical presentation

Greeters Matt Glawatz of The Clark Enersen Partners & Sara Skretta of UNL College of Education & Human Sciences

Happy Birthday June Celebrants

June 2019

Mick Hale 02 Amy Dickerson 05
Joel Sturgeon 05 Alan Hersch 08
Phyllis Chambers 09 Leslie Huerta 10
Mari Lane Gewecke 11 Dave Pauley 12
Lisa Sypal 13 Ronnie Green 17
Bob Rauner 18 Klaus Hartmann 19
Pat McCashland 19 Mary Buckley 24
John Connor 27 Carlie Harris 29
Greg Dynek June 30

The Rotary Foundation YTD Donors

Thank you to the following Rotarians who already contributed to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) of Rotary International. If you have not already given, please consider making your annual donation by sending a check payable to The Rotary Foundation, 14280 Collections Center Drive, Chicago, IL 60693, USA or give your check to Yolanda. You may also conveniently contribute online at Rotary.org/give. If this is your first time to give, Rotary #14 will match your first $100 to the Foundation giving you $200 toward your Paul Harris Fellowship, a cumulative giving of $1,000. Your donation comes back to us in three years in the form of Global and District grants. An example of Global Grant is our Colonoscopy screening in the Dominican Republic and the Anti-Human Trafficking project for District Grant. Questions, please contact TRF Chair Scott Larson.

Rotary District 5650 Conference

The Rotary District 5650 District Conference is on July 26 and 27 - Lied Lodge and Conference Center, Nebraska City. The theme this year is “Shape the Future”.

We have many things planned – one of which will be a cruise on the Belle of Brownville boat!

Other family opportunities will be offered and available at discounted prices. Registration is open and can be done by clicking here.

Additional information previously published:

Attention: This is NOT your Grandpa’s conference!

This will be a fresh and exciting weekend with inspirational, informative speakers and family events.

Bring your family! Plan to come early or stay late. Nebraska City Rotarians are working hard to put together deals and discounts for the family in their community.

Other conference features:

- - Service project for all conference attendees including your guests - Service Above Self

- - Rotary International Representative attending on behalf of the Rotary International President

- - Blocks of hotel rooms for the conference have been booked and the links to those are below (see separate article).

Many more details are being worked out and will be released as they are finalized.

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Jun 25, 2019

Randy Bretz & Mailani Veney

Yearend Awards & Changing of the Guard

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Gathering Place

Jun 26, 2019 4:45 PM – 6:00 PM

Fishing at Hartmann Lake

Jun 29, 2019 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Inaugural Meeting Rotary Year 2019-2020

Jul 02, 2019 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

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