Weekly Meeting and
Other Activities
Another lively meeting of Rotary Club of Lincoln. 
Jerry Johnson announced that Lincoln Rotary has been awarded the rights to sponsor and run the Tour de Lincoln. Five non-profits were in the running, but our proposal was accepted. Jerry will chair the event which will take place on May 12th in 2018, two weeks after the Lincoln Wine Fest. The event typically features 700 -900 riders. Sponsorship of this event will substantially increase our abiltiy to give back to the Community.
It was noted that our Club donated a check for $2150 to the Rotary Hurricane Relief fund. The Club donation was $1,000 with our members stepping up to donate the remainder. Very generous. Thank you.
Darryl has returned from his road trip and returned with two Rotary banners, one from Lincoln, Nebraska. Darryl encouraged others to consider attending remote club meetings - lots of fun. We have banners at the Woman's Club.
Stan noted the Friends of Lincoln Library Dinner is on October 20th and invited us to join him.This celebrates 10 years at 12 Bridges and over 220,000 visitors.
Kris requested and got over 50 Interact volunteers for various events; they have really stepped up. A memorable Thank you note was read from our Scholarship winner, Wyatt Dornbush. We are making differences in lives.
Nite at the Races is the terrific FUN event on October 13th. More tickets need to be sold, so ask your neighbors and friends to join you and ask them TODAY. Harvey will send a separate communication.
Our speaker was Camille Robowsky from St. Vincent de Paul Society in Lincoln. St Vincent de Paul has about 950,000 members and has been in Lincoln since 2005 with 75 local members doing good things for the needy. They perform home visits for those in need and help with things like paying PG&E bills or rent to keep people in their homes. They try to help with getting those in need out of the situation, not with just a band-aid. They have partners like Lighthouse and Salt Mine. She noted one of the big problems here in Lincoln is the lack of affordable housing and the steady increase of rent which adversely affects the low income segment. She offered for anyone who finds someone in need to call St Vincent de Paul for help.
Saturday was a busy day. We had members showing up for the Auburn Ravine Cleanup 9-11am, and then at the Salt Mine to distribute food for the needy at noon. Volunteer attendance was light - please step up to participate in the fun and friendship of our local service events.
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