The Sower Official Publication of Lincoln South Rotary Club #21799 - Chartered April 30, 1984 WEEK OF DECEMBER 12, 2014 Lincoln South Officers and Directors President CLUB SERVICE TEAM ON DUTY 430-1208 Cheryl Brandenburgh Jenny Cardwell [email protected] Joe Roberts Bernie Poppe Bob Vrana President-elect /Svc. Project Co-Chair Nicki Klein Clay Ehlers 730-0095 [email protected] Executive Director/Secretary/PR Nicolette Klein 429-2789 HAPPY DOLLARS (For [email protected] Polio Plus) Dick Miller, Scott Delisi, Bob Vrana, Past President/Club Administration Clay Ehlers, Kay Wunderlich, Don Bob Vrana 328-9024 Anderson, Short Heinrichs, Jenny [email protected] Cardwell and Bernie Poppe Treasurer– Corey Vandewege 421-7989 [email protected] Membership - 904-5061 PLACES TO MAKE UP Darrel Huenergardt Tuesday morning—Sunrise Rotary at International House of [email protected] Pancakes at 4501 North 27th (27th and Superior Ave.) at 7:00 AM Public Relations– Tuesday Noon— Lincoln #14-Nebraska Club at 13th & M. Nicolette Klein 429-2789 [email protected] Wednesday 11:45 a.m.—Lincoln East at Valentinos at 70th & Van Dorn Service Projects– Co Chair 430-6223 Brad Carter [email protected] Lincoln South Foundation- Lance Odom-President Rotary is on the Web! [email protected] 780-5708 Lincoln South-Meetings & speakers The Rotary Foundation- 434-8050 http://portal.clubrunner.ca/6040/Speakers Joe Roberts [email protected] Lincoln South-Calendar of Events: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/6040/Events/Calendar Rotary International— www.rotary.org Visiting Rotarians and Guests District 5650—www.rotarydistrict5650.org Mega Sugianto – Proposed Member; Ryker Jen Yung Lee – guest of Clay Ehlers ;Afifa Ahmady – guest of Sue O’Connell - She is from Afghani- stan. She wants to complete her finance degree at UNL. She will be staying with Sue until she is able to support herself WEEK OF DECEMBER 12, 2014 THE SOWER PAGE 2 Notes & Announcements 12/19/14 Jill Bomberger– Community Action Part- Board Elections—Election results –New Board Members will nership—Head Start & Early Head serve 2 year terms; effective 7-1-15: Kay Wunderlich—Dave Hil- Start sabeck—Kiley Wiechman. Congratulations! 12/26/14 NO MEETING AT THE KNOLLS– MER- Nut Sales—Nut sales are ongoing. Orders sent to RY CHRISTMAS! [email protected] by the end of the day Tuesdays will be avail- able at Rotary the following Friday. Individual Sales Sheets and 1/2/15 NO MEETING AT THE KNOLLS– HAP- Product descriptions can be accessed on the Lincoln South web- PY NEW YEAR! site at www.lincolnsouthrotary.org in the download files section in the lower left corner of the home page. Events & Projects Salvation Army Bell Ringing—we have the day filled but 12/13/14 Salvation Army Bell ringing at Super could use an additional person during some slots. Coordinator Saver on 27th & Pine Lake Road. Dave Hilsabeck will send the schedule to everyone on the list. Please take photos to share with the club - send by email to 3/3/15 Annual Salute to Business at the Corn- [email protected] husker Marriott Foundation Drive—The annual Foundation Drive is in full swing. Our goal is Every Rotarian Every Year at $120 per year. You can give by check or you can signup for the Rotary Direct Program at www.rotary.org/Contribute to contribute periodical- ly during the year by pre-authorized bank card or credit card. Every $100 contributed ($300 minimum) will qualify you for the drawing for an immediate Paul Harris fellow which will take place on Friday January 30, 2015. If paying by check, please make it payable to The Rotary Foundation and mail to: Joe Rob- erts - Midlands Financial Benefits - 7101 S. 82nd St, Suite B – Lincoln NE 68516. You can reach Joe by phone at work - 1 402- 434-8050 or at [email protected]. Dictionary project — members shared thank you’s from stu- dents that received dictionaries as part of the annual project of distributing dictionaries to all 4th grade students. Salute to Business—the annual all-city Rotary Club Salute To business will be held Tuesday, March 3. That will be the Lin- coln South Rotary Club meeting that week – we will not be at the Knoll’s on Friday, March 6. The Salute to Business is an Cheryl Brandenburgh was honored by Mem- event that honors a company in Lincoln for providing employ- bership Chair Darrel and President Jenny ment. All Rotary members in Lincoln will receive an email ask- with her Rotary pin backer signifying that ing them to vote for the award recipient. The finalists are: she has sponsored 2 members since the LiCor, Speedway Motors and Sandhills Publishing. recognition program started. Thank you to Cheryl for being a sponsor – thank you to Terry Kurtenbach for being a member. The rotary four-way test of the things we think say or do: QUESTIONS? Is it the TRUTH ? COMMENTS? Is it FAIR to all concerned ? ARTICLES? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER Contact Newsletter FRIENDSHIPS ? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned ? Editor Judy Krasomil [email protected] WEEK OF DECEMBER 12, 2014 THE SOWER PAGE 3 PROGRAM We heard about many places of inter- Nelli Meliksetyan from Vanad- 2014-2015 Club Goals est including: zor Armenia was our speaker. Nelli is 1. Earn the Presidential Cita- here as part of the IREX program at Temple of Garni – a first century tem- tion. Southeast Community Col- ple, only pagan lege. Nelli provided infor- temple in Ar- 2. Attain & Maintain 55 total mation about Armenia which menia that sur- members. is located in Western Asia – vived the in the north. It is bordered Christianiza- 3. Successfully utilize New Grant Program by submit- by Turkey, Georgia, Iran and tion of the ting 1 District Grant and 1 Azerbaijan. It is a democrat- country, Mount Global Grant. ic nation. Ararat – a snow-capped, 4. Increase $ raised from Golf It is the 9th largest dormant volca- Tournament and Grocery nation in the world at no; it actually Grab by 5% over prior year. 1,053,000 square miles and consists of 2 17 million people. Official volcanic cones 5. Increase Rotary Foundation languages are Kazakh and and Lake Sevan – one of the largest giving to $9,300 with 100% Russian. The capital is Astana and the participation. freshwater high-altitude lakes in the largest city is Almaly. world. 6. Continue to participate in The Armenian flag has wide End Polio Now giving at Probably the most recognized stripes of Red, Blue and Orange $32/member level by using food of rmenia is their bread – Lah- (apricot). They can be interpreted as red Happy $ and participating vosh. in End Polio Now events. for the blood of the 1.5 million Armeni- ans, blue is for the Armenian pure sky, Nelli is focusing her studies in 7. Continue to have Club par- and orange represents the country's the Education field. If Nelli was to ticipation at District Level. courage. The Coat of Arms of Armenia provide any suggestions to people in consists of an eagle and a lion support- the US from other countries it is to get 8. Host a Rotary Days event ing a shield. as much as you can out of your experi- with other clubs in Lincoln. ence. 9. HAVE FUN AS ROTARI- ANS IN SERVICE TO- NEW MEMBER MINUTE GETHER! Darrel Huenergardt – born in Holdrege, graduated from Union Col- lege, attended Law School at UNL, his first position was Deputy County At- torney in Gage County; when ready to get into private practice he landed in December Kimball and was there 42 years. As Birthdays an active member of the community he was a member, and served as Presi- Clay Ehlers dent, of most of the community organi- Brad Carter zations including Rotary, Jaycees, Cos- Jerad Reimers mopolitans and he was the Chairman Chris Dietz of the Bicentennial Celebration. His Tracey McLain passion is Williamsburg, Virginia – he visits there 2 or 3 times a year and John Herdman has probably been there 100 times. Because of the frequency of his visits he Dean Heermann has made connections and has had some unique opportunities. He has held Kay Wunderlich and read a book owned by George Washington and he saw a letter up close that Thomas Jefferson wrote. He also has a clipping from a plant that was once in the oval office. He appreciates Lincoln South Rotary and what we are doing through Rotary .