 Kris sent around clipboard for volunteer help at the National Night Out (8/6 th) and as Bartenders at the LHS Football Bar (8/9 th). Kris also reported the need for a new scoreboard at McBean Park. See her for tickets ($20) to a fundraiser circus. Jan sent around a clipboard for volunteer speaker coordinators still needed for September, January, and February. Greg encouraged members to support the Lions Club Bingo August 14,  Richard discussed Wings and Wheels saying that there will be 80+ airplanes, 200+cars, Hot Air Balloons, and 10 - 20,000 attendees. Volunteers are needed and admission is free for those who sign up. Wild Bill talked about the Blood Drive, saying that donations have gone down since Covid. Previously, close to 50 donations were common, but more recently, the number of donations have averaged about 20. He mentioned incentives to donate include delicious cookies and brownies and even better lemon bars provided by the local Women's Cattlemen Assoc. Advance signup is encouraged but walk-ins are welcome!! Bryan covered the Tour de Lincoln saying that so far there are 25 riders signed up but that is not a concern because the majority for the riders sign up the last two weeks before the event. He said E Bikes are welcome. Sign up Genius will be active soon. Claire said the Women's Club is kicking off its campaign on 8/10 to fund the expansion of their facility. Community Service and World Community Service committee chair positions are still open and in need of volunteers. |
Magician President Greg:
urrently serving as the Outreach & Activations Manager for the Lincoln Area Chamber of Commerce.
President Greg opened the meeting with 25 members and 2 guests present. The flag salute was led by Richard Pearl and the Four Way Test by Wild Bill Cook. Guests present were James Wendell (Joann Hilton) and Ken Tornay (Josh &Lindsey Graves).
Greg provided an excellent history of what Paul Harris stands for, and how it is achieved, before presenting a Paul Harris + 8 to Clark Osterhout.
President Greg Kevin on June 27 Club Assembly asked Committee Chairpersons to give an overview of their committees. This Club Assembly continued with the review of committees in preparation for next week's opportunity for members to decide the committee or committees they want to join. Darrell Scott gave a short report on Properties. There is 1 lot in contract, 2 lots yet to sell and 1 family residence to rent. He expects that by November the Properties committee may be able to be closed. The Strategic committee is working on the long-term purpose, as outlined, in the Dart Bequest. Claire Luke described the Administration duties as including planning the socials on the 5th week months. She needs helpers for the president Kick-out event, as well as Holiday events as they occur. Administration member Frank Neves, is responsible for the food at meetings, as well as the set up and take down. Bryan Ludwig chairs the Membership committee. Bryan stressed that membership is a responsibility of every member. Members should consider that friends, family, co-workers, or just new people you meet should be thought of as potential, prospective Rotarians. The club currently has about 62 members. Bryan encouraged members to actively try to increase this number. There is a committee meeting for Membership on August 8th following the meeting. Greg the asked members to think about the following questions: What do YOU want from this club?, how can we make the club better? Feel free to call Greg with your thoughts. 
Speakers are an important part of our RCL meetings. We learn about issues and how we can help others locally and globally. If you would like to be a speaker or know of a speaker interested in making a difference, please contact carolabbanat@gmail.com and the information will be forwarded to the Speaker Chair. 
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