Rose Hood Buss has spent her career working and volunteering in her passion: helping youth succeed in whatever life situation they are in. Hood Buss has been able to live out her passion all of her career with direct service to youth at the Lighthouse and through training adults that work with youth with Region V Systems and the School Community Intervention & Prevention (SCIP) program. Hood Buss knows firsthand the power of having caring adults in the times that seem the hardest to get through and couldn't imagine working in any other field. Rose Hood Bush currently serves as the Executive Director of The HUB Central Access Point for Young Adults.
The Lincoln Rotary Club 14 would like to invite you to participate in our annual Rise.Shine.Give. fundraising event on Saturday, February 7, 2026. Fifty percent of the event proceeds will go to The HUB Lincoln. The remaining proceeds will help us increase future giving capacity to benefit the numerous community service organizations who apply for funds from our Lincoln Rotary Club 14 Foundation.
We know you have countless choices to support the organizations doing great things in our community. Thank you for your commitment to helping The HUB Lincoln and Rotary 14!
At our January 27 meeting, Rotary 14 welcomed new member Alexandra Cassidy, sponsored by Brett Ebert. Be sure to give a warm Rotary welcome when you see her!
Alexandra Cassidy, NAI FMA Realty
Alexandra Cassidy is the Vice President of Business Development at NAI FMA Realty, where she leads strategic growth initiatives and fosters partnerships with Lincoln. Alexandra holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Nebraska College of Law, along with master's and bachelor's degrees from the University of Nebraska. An active community leader, she serves on the board of the YMCA of Lincoln, Lincoln Children's Zoo, and the Foundation for LPS, and is engaged with other local youth-focused organizations. She is married to Austin Cassidy. They have two sons, Beau (7) and Chip (5).
This Tuesday during our weekly meeting, we're celebrating our Rotarians with February birthdays. Join us at the birthday table up front and enjoy a piece of cake. Happy birthday, Rotarians!
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At the January 29 meeting, there were two Paul Harris Fellow recognitions.
Rotarian Christina Usher was recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow +2.
Rotarian Don Spinar was recognized posthumously with a Paul Harris Fellow. His wife and fellow Rotary 14 member, Bev Austin, accepted the recognition on his behalf. This was made possible by Chris & Art Zygielbaum.
If you were at President Randy Hawthorne's inaugural meeting, you heard that he's inviting each member of the club to the President's Table. These have been assigned randomly. Here are the upcoming dates:
