We celebrated Cheryl's birthday and Susan's 32 years of wedded bliss.  Jerry Johnson thanked all for participation in the Tour de Lincoln event on May 12th, saying it was a huge success for the club, bringing in more than $30,000 including sponsorships and rider fees.  Dan thanked Jerry for his leadership in taking this event over and making it happen.

 

David Cesio reported that that Rotary donated $300 to the Lincoln Police Department for their Pink Patch Project.  (Click for facebook info.)

 

 

May is Rotary Youth Service month.  Kris is our speaker next week!  Alan read a poem about Youth Wervice Week and what we do to support the youth in our sommunity (Click for Poem).

 

Jennifer presented Paul Harris awards to three of our members:  Darrell Scott PH+8, Melanie Bergavin PH+3 and Dan Johnson PH+3.  The number indicated the thousands of $'s donated to the Rotary Foundation above the basic $1,000 above the basic Paul Harris award level.  Members are encourage to donate to the good work of Rotary through Rotary Direct or by becoming members of the Paul Harris Society. See link Donate to Rotary.  

 

 

The 17^th annual Tour de Lincoln charity bike ride on May 12^th was a resounding success, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, our volunteers and the riders.  Special thanks too our Title Sponsor Rogers Coffee Company, our Platinum Sponsor and others (Click to see list).  This was the first year that it was sponsored by Rotary.

 

 

Friday night, a pre-ride pasta dinner was offered for riders registered for the event.  On Saturday morning, volunteers gathered to set up the event and the ride rest stops.  Riders completed registration and enjoyed a continental breakfast before departing for the ride of their choice; 10mile, 20mile, 40mile or 100K in the beautiful roads surrounding Lincoln. This was followed by lunch after riders returned. There were about 450 riders this year.

 

Volunteers from Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, Soroptimists and Lighthouse Family Counseling staffed the rest stops. Western Placer Amateur Radio Club provided SAG support.  Lincoln Hills Cyclist Club set up the course. Bike shops (Folsom Bikes, Victory Velo – Auburn and Roseville Cyclery) provided support to riders with mechanical problems. Simple Pleasures provided the lunch with service help from the LHS Key/Interact Club members and others. Overall, there were over 130 volunteers.

 

Again, thank you to all who participated in this fun family event.  Put May 11^th on your calendar for next year’s Tour de Lincoln.

 

Click here:  Tour de Lincoln website
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