May 29th, at Lincoln East Rotary, Club Dick Cumming did a "Slide" presentation of numerous recent vacations.  Dick does have a lot of cousins all over the world.  It is always nice to have someone share their experience in other parts of the world.

 

Through your membership in Rotary, you get The Rotarian which has great stories about what Rotary is doing around the world.  Through your own club you get The Spoke which informs you of upcoming speakers, current events and if you missed a meeting, you learn about the speaker and his/her topic. 

 

Lincoln East collects “Happy Dollars” each week for polio plus.  Did you know that $4.00 per person helps one to get inoculated to end polio.  Here at Lincoln East, you have the opportunity to share your interest, get speakers that find interesting, and share your talents within the club.  Each holiday season, we collect for People City Mission, Salvation Army, and Matt Talbott Kitchen & Outreach.  We meet each week at The Garage from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm.  Lincoln East has it’s own Foundation which helps with some of our special projects each year.

 

Mercy Mwape has shared about some of the projects that Lincoln East has done and continues to do.  We have the SunFun picnic that is done each summer for the children with disabilities who attend a program through the Lincoln Parks & Recreation Department.  We have and are currently working with the Lincoln Parks & Recreation in planting trees around the city.  We have worked the football concessions, cleaning up the YMCA Camp Kitaki, worked on an outdoor music station at Camp Kitaki with other clubs, raise and take down flags at the Veterans Garden, gave $50,000 to put up new stands at the Veterans Garden for memorial bricks, and on the International, side we started the Zambia Project which has grown over the years, support schools in Uganda. 

On June 8, 2024 District 5650 is coordinating a local Ride to End Polio.  Here a chance to earn funds for a Club Project.  There will be bike rides, health fair with UNMC, bike maintenance and safety classes, food trucks and more may be added by June 8th.  The ride will be 10, 25, 42, and 62-mile course.  The 10 and 25 mile ride will be on a bike trail, whereas, the 42 and 62 mile ride will be on some streets.  It will start at the Marcus Twin Theatres, 3909 Raynor Parkway, Bellevue, NE.  If you want more information go to the District website and read the District newsletter.

 

Numbers not available at time this Spoke was published.

 

Remember, if you can't attend in person we have our Zoom invite listed in the newsletter.  Join us either in person or via zoom each Wednesday.

 

There are several ways you can get a make-up if you can't attend a meeting in person and I encourage you do one of these:

 

1)  Join us in a Zoom meeting  (See the link in this newsletter)

2)  Attend a meeting at one of the other clubs:

             a)  Lincoln Club 14 -- Tuesday (Noon) - 230 N. 12th Street, Suite 1

             b)  Living Spirits Club -- Tuesday (6:00 pm) -- JCMF Children's Charities, 8445 Executive Woods Dr., Suite B

             c)  Lincoln South - Friday (Noon) -- Venue Restaurant & Lounge, Private Dinning Rooms, 4111 Pioneer Woods Dr.

3)  Attend a service project or social event during the respective week.

 

 

 

For further information or nominating forms please go to the District Website.

 

June 8, 2024 -- Support the Ride to End Polio (Earn funds for a Club Project) More information in this newsletter

 

June 20 - Night at the Ballpark -- District Fundraiser for The Rotary Foundation -- Game starts: 7:05 pm -- Omaha Storm Chasers vs. Louisville Bats --- Werner Park, 12356 Ballpark Way, Papillion, NE, Cost $16.00 + $1.08 for processing.

 

Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) -- June 29th - Omaha, NE -- 8:00 am - 3:30 pm -- Cost $50/session

 

 

 

Happy Birthday to:

 

Jason Smith                 June 7

Darrel Huenergardt    June 20

 

If you have any information in regard to any illness by club members and/or their family members please send that information to:

 

Minnie Stephens

(402-466-1545) 

minniemouse1041@allophone.com

 

 

 

Please keep Minnie Stephens in your prayers that she has a speedy recovery. She should be returning in about three weeks.

Please continue to keep Sue Schuerman in your prayers. 

Please keep Tom Carson in your prayers.

 

Please keep all our Rotarians around the world in your prayers that may be ill, suffering because of war, hunger, health or other problems. 

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