Service Above Self

That is the true essence of Rotary. Service! That is why we chose to join Rotary. We wanted to serve our community. We didn’t join Rotary to just pay monthly dues. We didn’t join Rotary just to sit in a weekly meeting. We didn’t join Rotary just to have lunch on Thursday’s. We joined Rotary to serve. As a Rotarian there are many ways to serve. You can get involved in a committee and work to serve in a specific area. You can get involved and help with the weekly meetings. You can take a leadership role and help shepherd one of our big events. Or you can simply show up and help at one of our planned volunteer events. This last Saturday a group of us volunteered at the Salt Mine here in Lincoln. A quick 2 hours to help the community and those less fortunate. We helped to serve 111 Lincoln families. There were 5 of us there from Lincoln Rotary. Three Rotarians and 2 Rotary family members. We were a small but mighty team. We all have busy lives, but because of Rotary we have the obligation to serve. The question we need to ask ourselves is: Am I just a person attending rotary meetings, or am I a Rotarian? We don’t have to do Rotary; we are privileged and get to do Rotary.

President Greg opened the meeting with 23 members and 3 guests present. The flag salute was led by Truman Rich, and the Four Way Test was led by Joann Hilton. Guests welcomed were Sergey Malko ( guest of Ria), John Reedy (guest of Richard), and Sam Russell (guest of Kimberly). Greg spoke about 9/11 and the importance of 9/11. As per Amazon, every day is the first day of a new beginning. Kris read a beautiful poem, Tapestry, by Becky Hemsley, which reminds us that “Memories and experiences wrap us with the beautiful quilt of life!!” Greg spoke about the Lincoln Serves group which includes all Service Organizations in Lincoln, who are working together without duplicating projects. He mentioned that monetary contributions go farther than donated products, regarding the Salt Mine.