Speaker: Jonathan Fairchild

 

November 16th is Rotary Guest Day! This is the day you have been waiting to impress your colleagues and friends to join Rotary. The Membership Committee led by Christie Weston has organized a panel to help you convince your prospective member to join Rotary. And Rotary will provide a complimentary lunch for your prospective member! YES, WE STILL HAVE ROOM FOR YOUR GUEST. Click here and register your guest or contact Chair Christie Weston via text at (402) 416-0381 or email at christie.weston@nifa.org.

November is The Rotary Foundation Month. Click here to donate online to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) of Rotary International (RI). Donating to TRF is an excellent opportunity for Rotarians to give back.  Consider making your annual donation NOW.  Your money comes back to us in three years in the form of Global and District grants to spend on our projects. Thank you to those who have donated so far this year.

Barbara Bartle, Rodney Bates, Allen Beermann, Randall Bretz, Jennifer Brinkman, Geoff Cline, Lorie Coon-Benjamin, Eric Drumheller, Maurice Enders, Sandra Fabry, Ryan Foor, Ruth Gerber, Dave Hansen, Randal Hawthorne, Alan Hersch, Doyle Hulme, Merle Jansen, Timothy Kenny, Art Knox, Liz Koop, Mari Lane Gewecke, Keith Larsen, Scott Larson, Lisa Lee, Leslie Levy, Martin Massengale, Pat McCashland, James Mastera, Gregory Newport, Sheila Odom, Charles Ogden, Erin Pemberton, Matthew Scheef, Dean Settle, Mark Stephens, Christina Usher, Mailani Veney, Kevin Wailes, Terry Wittler, Tammy Ward, Michael Wortman, John Zimmer.

 

Around the world, we take action to improve lives and build a better future. Be part of our work. Donate to make an impact. Click here or bring a check payable to Rotary International and give it to Yolanda at our weekly meeting.

 

As famously published on Facebook: Past President Randy Bretz was a Rotary Reader on Wednesday. That's right, he volunteered to read a book for two pre-school classes. Here's a photo from one of the classes, and showing Randy practicing his reading skills. We're so proud of him for knowing how to pronounce the great big word Pumpkin. You can be a Rotary Reader too. Just get in touch with Stacy Gutschenritter.

Karen Barrett and grandsons filled the Little Free Pantry at Rose street.

 

Helping our food insecure population in Lincoln is a passion for Rotarians. Click here to sign up. For questions, please contact Project Chair Anna Hernoud at annahernoud@gmail.com. 

Recently, our club sent a delegation to the annual Rotary Large Club Conference (LCC) in Cincinnati, Ohio, composed of President-Elect John Gessert, President Nominee Jess Rustad, and Club Administrator Yolanda Hoffman. LCC is hosted once a year by the Association of Rotary Club Executive Directors and presents the opportunity for Executive Directors to meet with peers for the purpose of development, motivation, exchange of ideas, and training of Presidents-Elect of their Clubs. The Presidents-Elect have an opportunity to exchange their ideas, plans and develop goals for their year as President. Throughout the conference, the Executive Directors, Presidents-Elect, and President Nominees team for each club have the chance to strengthen their partnership as they prepare for the Rotary year ahead. This year's LCC featured an Idea Fair. Our club submitted the Engagement Group Bingo Card. Special thanks to President Christina Usher for the Bingo idea.

 

Here is President-Elect John Gessert explaining how our bingo card brilliantly addresses the areas of membership recruitment, membership engagement, donations to Club Foundation and Rotary International Foundation, and opportunities for Rotarians to get to know fellow Rotarians in a small group setting. John inspired Rotary One President-Nominee Aleta Williams to do the same in Chicago, while Lori Walters of Ann Arbor and Jesse Bowdle of Oakland said they love to play Bingo!