Here's Art Deardorff
President Art Deardorff
with District Governor Fred Teichert
with District Governor Fred Teichert
Our club accomplished a lot this year. We maintained our club size of about 50 members, inducting nine new members and establishing an alternate evening meeting for those unable to attend our normal noon meetings. As usual, our scholarships and other funding has significantly benefited the youth of Lincoln, for they are our future. For the fourth year, we ran the Lincoln Wine Fest, helping to establish the identify of our downtown businesses and the wineries in our region. We started several programs to assist seniors and other needy people in our community. We contributed to several international projects, including a large donation to ShelterBox to support those displaced by the earthquake in Nepal. We gave to Polio Plus to fund Rotary's fight to eliminate this debilitating disease. And, we had fun.
Art Deardorff - President 2014-2015
Officers/Committee Chairs
- Secretary - Joe Stewart
- Treasurer - Kimberly Fricke
- Community Service Chair - Kimberly Fricke
- Literacy Chair - Karen Johnson
- International Service Chair - Paul Radcliffe
- Youth Service Chair - Kris Wyatt
- Membership Chair - Dan Johnson
- Public Relations Chair - Joann Hilton
- Foundation President - Jeffrey McCoy
- Foundation Treasurer - Mary Ann Barker
Rotary Club of Lincoln 2014-2015 Accomplishments
Community Service:
Distributed food with Placer Food Bank to Lincoln needy (7/19)
Four Lincoln Community Blood and Platelet Drives (best ever attendance)
Purchased FFA lamb and donated to the Salt Mine (Sept)
Creekside School garden cleanup (9/29)
Assisted with crowd control at Lincoln Airport event (10/18)
Supported DLA and Lincoln Firemen with Turkey Drive (11/20)
Collected and distributed books for kids at Lighthouse (12/18)
Distributed Xmas trees to residents at Lincoln Meadows Care Facility (12/18)
Distributed Easter Bags to Villa del Rey and Lincoln Meadows residents (4/14)
Initialed project to bring toiletries/supplies to homeless (May)
Lincoln Wine Fest to promote awareness of Lincoln and Placer Co. wineries (5/2)
Rotary Work Day at Salt Mine (5/9 and 6/13)
Ran Tour de Lincoln rest stop at Ophir Road (5/16)
Provided Relay for Life Breakfast (5/17)
Food collection for Salt Mine at Club meetings (several)
Youth Service:
Sponsored Interact/Key Club at Lincoln High (with Kiwanis)
Sponsored three students to Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Camp
Sponsored Sarah Sheridan as RYE outbound exchange student to Brazil
Sponsored Beatrice Galletto as RYE inbound exchange student from Italy
Collected and distributed school backpacks to Sheridan Elementary School
Books for Bikes literacy project - 7 schools with 21 bikes awarded
Book Buddies literacy project, reading with 20 students at Creekside bi-weekly
Participated in Character Building Projects at Creekside and 1st Street schools
Honored LHS Students of the Month at Lunch meetings
Scholarships to LHS students committed: 4 @ $1,000 each
Scholarships to LHS students from Bradford Fund committed: 2 @ $1,000/yr for 4 years
Support for Sober Grad Event (6/5)
Additional Scholarships for continuing students from Lincoln: 2 @ $3,900 total
International Service:
Supported Loomis Rotary during World Polio Day event
Bangladesh Water Well Project with Roseville Rotary - $500
Zambia Nursing School Project with Point West Rotary - $300
Chapala Sunrise Rotary Project for Mobile Maternal Health - $1,000
Nepal earthquake relief - $3,000 to ShelterBox
Polio Plus - $2,000 (matched 2x1 by Gates Foundation)
Brazil Water Filter Project with District 5180 - $200
Ecuador Water Filter Project with One Another Foundation - $500
Guatemala Safe Passage Child Education Project - $500
Fundraising:
Cow Chip Bingo (9/12) ~ $3,000
Nite at the Races (11/8) ~ $5,900
Taste of Italy (3/18) ~$13,700
Other Gifting:
Friends of Lincoln Library - $1,000
District Governor gift of $100 for Gridley Ebola Project
GEMS School Booster Club - $100
Lincoln Little League - $500
Lincoln Girls Softball - $500
ALS on behalf of Shelly Hoover - $300
Lincoln Sober Grad - $1,001
Emmaus Church Community/Axiom - $5,000 to start Lincoln Youth Center
Every 15 Minutes Drinking and Driving Program at LHS - $500
Financial assistance for ReDirect students attending college - $1,500
Elementary School Character Building Projects - $3,400
Western Placer USD Pay It Forward Fund - $100
Lincoln Arts Summer Art Program - $500
Salt Mine (for Youth Activites) - $500
Honors:
Best of the Best Service Club in Lincoln by Lincoln News Messenger
Best Service Club in Lincoln by Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
Received thanks for our help at Salt Mine Appreciation event (10/20)
At District Foundation Dinner, 6 Paul Harris Society and 3 Major Donors honored
Article on our Maternal Health Project published in Rotary Leader (Nov.)
Honored for our Toys for Tots participation
District Conference Award – Governor Award for Meritorious Service
District Conference Award for Best Participation in Blood Drives for Large Club
Other:
Started Sunset meeting for club in January
Initiated Website links for Scholarships, Community Mini-Grants and Donations
Maintained up-to-date website and Facebook page to promote club activities
Started a Permanent Endowment fund in our Lincoln Rotary Club Foundation
Having Fun:
Red Angles synchronized wheelbarrows 4th of July Parade award winner
Social event at Lincoln Area Archive Museum (10/14)
District Foundation Banquet (14 attendees)
Sang Christmas Carols with Interact (12/22)
Annual Christmas Party (delayed to 1/9 due to weather)
LHS Baseball Dinner (3/18)
Social at Goathouse Brewing (4/16 - Meals to benefit Sober Grad)