Impressive and overwhelming support to the Whitney family during the most challenging time of their lives as Rotarians came together and showered the Whitney family with Rotary fellowship and Christmas gifts. The gift-giving was done on December 20, 2019, in Seward, Nebraska. President Mailani Veney is the main proponent of Christmas gift-giving to families impacted by cancer in partnership with Lynette's Angels. The Board approved the project in its November 14, 2019 Board meeting. The full story of the project can be found by clicking here. Director John Gessert and Secretary Randy Hawthorne facilitated the fundraising drive for the Whitney family. We raised a total of $3,234.85 for the Whitney family. What an impressive show of sharing our Christmas blessings! Rotary 14 was represented by President Mailani Veney, Ryan Foor, and Lisa Lee at the gift-giving in Seward last Friday. Here are some screengrab photos from the live coverage at the gift-giving. You can replay the live coverage on our Facebook Page, click here.
The Whitney family
President Mailani Veney, Ryan Foor, & Lisa Lee at the gift-giving with the Whitney family & Lynette's Angels in Seward, Nebraska
Recently, Past President Mark Stephens introduced our new newest Rotarian, Rico Zavala. Rico was born in Grand Island, Nebraska and is a graduate of Wood River Rural High School. Rico attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he graduated in 2004 with degrees in Criminal Justice and Psychology.
Rico began working with CEDARS Youth Services in 2005 where he continues to serve today. Currently, Rico is the Director of Services for CEDARS where he gets to opportunity to oversee many of the day to day operations and services being provided to youth and families. Rico believes that collaboration, partnership, and selflessness are key when working to improve our community. Rico is active in the community as he serves as Vice President for the Nebraska Juvenile Justice Association, is on the Board of Directors for the Bridge Behavioral Health, serves as Vice President on the Norris Baseball Association Board of Directors, is a member of Nebraska Coalition for Juvenile Justice and is a proud alum of Leadership Lincoln Class 32.
Rico and his wife Angela have been married for 15 years and reside in Hickman with their 3 children. Rico enjoys spending time with his family, coaching youth sports and visiting all the amazing breweries Lincoln has to offer.
Thank you, Mark, for sponsoring Rico to Rotary. Welcome to Rotary, Rico!
Rico Zavala with President Mailani Veney & Mark Stephens
Last week at Rotary, President Mailani Veney presided the meeting. Randy Hawthorne conducted club business. Maury Halstead was Sgt. at Arms. Big shout out to the In-Club Celebrations Committee led by Tim Kenny and committee members for all the work they put in for our annual holiday celebration. You can replay the live coverage of the festivities on Facebook Page, click here. Guaranteed you will be amused watching Rotarians perform the 12 days of Christmas, click here.
Allen Beermann, assisted by Tim Kenny, recognized several highly-engaged Rotarians for their perfect attendance: Charley Ogden 33 years, Dan Wherry 23 years, Klaus Hartmann 22 hears, Priscilla Henkelmann 11 years, Mailani Veney 11 years, Eric Drumheller 8 years, Donna Wyatt 7 years, Molly Burns 5 years, Bev Austin 4 years, Bob Rauner 4 years.
Past President Mark Stephens and Director Leslie Levy presided the Blue Badge Ceremony for:
Blue Badge Member
Rotary Sponsor
Jill Grasso
Pat Birch
Dennis Hoffman
Dean Settle
Ben Martens
Mike Renken
Greg Smith
Priscilla Grew
Michelle Venter
Randy Bretz
Jeff McPeak
Mick Hale
Keith Zaborowski
Larry Routh
It was a fun and festive last meeting of the decade!
Frosty Critchfield, Anna Hernoud, & Robert Mastera were Cashiers. Don Kucera and Lisa Lee were greeters. To sign up as Cashier, click/tap here. To serve as Greeter,click/tap here.
President Mailani Veney opened the last meeting of the decade with the 4-Way Test
Allen Beermann presentation of gifts to President Mailani and Admin Yolanda with fine jewelry selections by Ann Hand of Washington DC. Thank you, Allen! Bruce Rippeteau also gifted President Mailani and Yolanda with Christmas rose corsages. Thank you, Bruce!
Having fun serving as greeters and cashiers L to R: Don Kucera at Happily Retired, Lisa Lee of Lincoln Council of International Visitors, Cashiers Anna Hernoud of Mutual of Omaha Bank, Frosty Critchfield of Critchfield Enterprises and Robert Mastera of MARCO
BREAKING NEWS: Generous Klaus Hartmann is matching your donation dollar for dollar up to $200 to the RI Foundation. So if you donate $50, it becomes $100, $100 becomes $200, and $200 becomes $500! Read TRF Chair Scott Larson's message, click here.
Thank you to those who have already made their donation this Rotary year. You have until June 30, 2020, to donate for this Rotary year. To donate now, click here. Our goal is 100% participation and any amount will make a difference.
Austin, Bev Bartle, Barbara Maline
Bates, Rodney L.
Becker, Jill
Beermann, Allen J.
Berg, Lowell S.
Birch, Pat
Bretz, Randall Buckley, Mary
Cline, Geoff
Cook-Benjamin, Lorie
Critchfield, Frosty
DeFord, Larry L.
Drumheller, Eric J.
Fabry, Sandra
Foor, Ryan
Gessert, John C.
Halstead, Maury N.
Hawthorne, Randal Henkelmann, Priscilla
Hill, Kiersten
Hulme, Doyle L
Jansen, Merle E. Karmazin, Darold
Klockenga, Michael E.
Knox, Arthur Lloyd
Koop, Liz S.
Kucera, Donald D. Lane Gewecke, Mari
Larsen, Keith N.
Larson, Scott A.
Lee, Lisa
Levy, Leslie
Lindberg, Michael
Livingston, David C.
Mastera, James A.
Mueller, William J
Newport, Gregory D.
Odom, Sheila
Ogden, Charles
Pauley, David C.
Peetz, Sarah G
Richardson, Scott G.
Scheef, Matthew P.
Seck, Bryan
Settle, Dean B.
Sneve, Shirley K.
Spinar, Donald E.
Sturgeon, Joel
Veney, Mailani
Venter, Michelle
Wherry, Daniel E.
Wherry, Sharon B.
Whittamore-Mantzios, Melanie Willard, Linda
+Wolter, John E.
Wortman, Michael J.
Wyatt, Donna
Zygielbaum, Christine
Click here to donate online to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) of Rotary International (RI). Donating to The Rotary Foundation is a great 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. Your donation goes around the world to promote peace and conflict prevention & resolution, disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, basic education, and literacy, and economic and community development. Every Rotarian Every Year asks that you consider a gift of at least $100 to The Rotary Foundation.
You can also bring a check made out to The Rotary Foundation to our weekly meeting and Yolanda will send it with the contribution form to TRF. Any questions, please contact TRF Chair Scott Larson at 402.499.4444.
The World Fellowship & Community Service Committee needs your help. Your input is needed. Do you have a passion for somewhere that you've traveled and seen great need? Want to have our club help? The World Fellowship and Community Service Community is looking for new international projects to fund - from small to large. Feel free to email sharon.wherry@gmail.com with suggestions.
Thanks to all who've given to our Foundation so that we could grant funds to improve lives in the Dominican Republic, Kenya and Namibia this past year. Pictured here is our water tanks project in Kenya.
Mark Anderson 04 Chris Foged 04 Roger Ludemann 04 Mike Klockenga 07 Russ Free 08 Pam Dingman 09 Eric Thompson 09 Colin McWilliams 11 Donna Wyatt 12 Edison McDonald 14 Darold Karmazin 16 Jim Griesen 18 David Shiffermiller 19 Randy Bretz 20 Suzanne Sughroue 20 Mike Lindberg 21 Bill Mueller 21 Bob Burns 22 Roger Lempke 24 Kevin Thomas 25 Geoff Cline 26 Jeff Fortenberry 27 Jess Rustad 29 Linda Willard 30
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