Our Guest Speaker this week is Natasha Butler from the Foundry Youth Center. Natasha Butler | Director of The Foundry: as a mom of 3 school-aged children, Natasha has a heartfelt passion for working with and for the development of children and young people. She has 20+ years of experience serving youth in multiple facets including inner city London tutoring and mentoring, anti-sex trafficking rehabilitation support for 45 house moms and over 40 staff in Cambodia, and experience in tutoring children with dyslexia.
President Kerry opened the evening meeting with Fun Facts and then welcomed 26 members (Including RYE Students Livia and Charline), and 3 guests. Guests included Stella Finnegan (Art), Ali Fehlman (Lindsey), and Ava Graves (Lindsey &Josh). The flag salute was led by Jamie Wedell, and the Four Way Test was led by Lindsey Graves.
Kerry reviewed the calendar of Events and Committees.Kris reiterated the Speech Contest Semi-Finals saying there were many really excellent contestants and that the student from our Area, Beka Warner, came in a respectful fourth place. Clair said that she'd have more information on the 5th Week Social. Lindsey reported on the progress of the WineFest, Kerry announced that Karen Johnson will be the next chairperson for the World Community Service Committee.
Andrea provided the impressive introduction of Art Deardorff. Art was raised in Oregon, graduated from Oregon State and University of Arizona with degrees in Mechanical Engineering, He worked for Boeing, also with the Structural Integrity Associates, joined Groveland Rotary in 2007, Lincoln Rotary in 2008. He was District 5180 Webmaster 2015--2018 and Club President 2014-2015. Art began his discussion with the chains of Rotary: Club, District 5180, Zone 26/27 and RI. Then he demonstrated the Website menu board, showed the address to Facebook for both the Club and District, the pictures found under Member Resources, also, Club Service will surprise you- take a look. He then provided the social media location for Instagram, Lincoln WineFest, and for Tour de Lincoln. Art stressed: you learn a lot when you spend some time just looking at what the websites offer.
(An editorial note: click on the District 5180 link on the Website, to see a BIG write up of the club's Children's Books Library donation program.)
Our Guest Speaker this week is Natasha Butler from the Foundry Youth Center. Natasha Butler | Director of The Foundry: as a mom of 3 school-aged children, Natasha has a heartfelt passion for working with and for the development of children and young people. She has 20+ years of experience serving youth in multiple facets including inner city London tutoring and mentoring, anti-sex trafficking rehabilitation support for 45 house moms and over 40 staff in Cambodia, and experience in tutoring children with dyslexia.
President Kerry opened the evening meeting with Fun Facts and then welcomed 26 members (Including RYE Students Livia and Charline), and 3 guests. Guests included Stella Finnegan (Art), Ali Fehlman (Lindsey), and Ava Graves (Lindsey &Josh). The flag salute was led by Jamie Wedell, and the Four Way Test was led by Lindsey Graves.
Kerry reviewed the calendar of Events and Committees. 
Kris reiterated the Speech Contest Semi-Finals saying there were many really excellent contestants and that the student from our Area, Beka Warner, came in a respectful fourth place. Clair said that she'd have more information on the 5th Week Social. Lindsey reported on the progress of the WineFest, 
Kerry announced that Karen Johnson will be the next chairperson for the World Community Service Committee.
Andrea provided the impressive introduction of Art Deardorff. Art was raised in Oregon, graduated from Oregon State and University of Arizona with degrees in Mechanical Engineering, He worked for Boeing, also with the Structural Integrity Associates, joined Groveland Rotary in 2007, Lincoln Rotary in 2008. He was District 5180 Webmaster 2015--2018 and Club President 2014-2015. 
Art began his discussion with the chains of Rotary: Club, District 5180, Zone 26/27 and RI. Then he demonstrated the Website menu board, showed the address to Facebook for both the Club and District, the pictures found under Member Resources, also, Club Service will surprise you- take a look. He then provided the social media location for Instagram, Lincoln WineFest, and for Tour de Lincoln. Art stressed: you learn a lot when you spend some time just looking at what the websites offer. 
