Since our speakers were unable come, Duane Tappe shared with us about his little trip to South Dakota, parts of Nebraska Sandhills and back to Waverly, NE where he lives.  Duane visited an Indian reservation where a boy’s and girl’s facility was recently built in Mission, SD.  He also visited another Indian reservation in South Dakota.  On the way back to Nebraska, they came from Valentine through Thedford, NE where the Nebraska Sandhills are located.  Duane said it was a beautiful drive and lots of cattle.  Many of the ranches in the Sandhills are very much hidden from sight.  They are usually located way in the back from the roads.

 

They also made their way to McCook, NE where Duane once lived and was a member of that Rotary Club.  He wanted to see the Heart Sculpture that he sponsored that was located in McCook.  It is located in the downtown area.  This sculpture depicts the Sandhills and ranches in that area.  Duane planned to attend Rotary Tuesday, but didn’t realize that August has five Tuesdays, therefore he met a friend and they had lunch at a very renowned restaurant.  On the fifth Tuesday, the Rotary Club of McCook has a social event.

 

Upon arriving back home in Waverly, NE, Wayne and his wife attended their grandson’s football game on the new turf covered football field in Waverly.  Thanks for sharing your adventure with the club.

Wayne Casper shared with us a video about how Bryan Health helped with the Community Blood Bank when Dale Johnson, KFOR newscaster was hurt a few years back and needed blood.  How people came to give back to the Community Blood Bank the many pints of blood that Dale needed.     

 I recently downloaded from the Rotary International website a paper entitled “20 Benefits of Rotary Membership”.  Benefit number 16 caught my eye: “Cultural Awareness – Around the world, practically every religion, country, culture, race, creed, political persuasion, language, color and ethnic identity is found in Rotary. . . Rotarians become aware of their cultures and learn to love and work with people everywhere.”  I don’t need top tell you that.  We have been privileged to have speakers from various countries and cultures.  Chuck has worked with people from Zambia while heading a Rotary project there and has given informative accounts including insights into its culture.

There are four Lincoln Rotary Clubs with a collective membership of about 380 men and women from all walks of life and professions who have decided to come together to answer the call for blood donations in the Lincoln community.

 

More than 50% of the blood supply was lost when community blood drives were cancelled due to COVID-19 this year, and the supply remains low. There have been days when less than a 3-day supply of all blood types were available. The Rotary Club members are being motivated and encouraged to personally commit and get their spouses and adult family members to donate blood. This involves making their own appointments with the Nebraska Community Blood Bank and donating by the end of September. We are all familiar with the daily deluge of appeals for money for the myriad of charitable organizations. Blood donation is a way to be of immediate service to the local community without reaching for the checkbook or wallet!

 

Please join us in building up the Nebraska Community Blood Bank’s supply!

 

Call (877) 486-9414 or 402-486-9414 or visit https://www.ncbb.org/

Dallas Schlegel - guest of Chuck Erickson

 

Planting trees for the  City Parks & Recreation.

 

 

 

 

  Wellness Chairman Greg Schnasse has requested information in regard to any illness by club members and/or their family members.

Phone: 402-440-9917

Email: greg.schnasse@gmail.com

 

 

 

Please keep our Rotarians locally and around the world in our prayers and thoughts as many of them may have struggles that we don't know about.

 

Even with the vaccine, we continue to keep all of our teachers, school officials, and students, EMT's and first responders, hospital doctors and nurses, supermarket clerks, restaurant workers laid off or furloughed and waiting for unemployment, all those who are currently unemployed, human service organizations who still are open to serve those poor/homeless/hungry, funeral home workers, churches, airline employees, hotel employees, gas station and convenience store workers.  
 

If you know of any of our members you would like for us to mention who are ill or need prayer, please let Greg know and we will put it in the SPOKE.