Jim Hansen has been the Outreach Coordinator for Sandhills Global since 2019. At Sandhills Global, Jim oversees Sandhills philanthropic activities in the Lincoln community. Prior to coming to Sandhills, Jim was an educator and coach at Pius X high school, and still coaches football there, just completing his 36th season. He is also the commissioner of Lincoln Babe Ruth baseball, on the boards of Lincoln Independent Business Association, the Southeast Nebraska Career Academy program, the Nebraska State Board of Work Force Development, the Lincoln Football Coaches Association, and the Lincoln/Lancaster County First Responders Foundation. He and his wife Teresa have four grown children and three grandchildren, and they love making Lincoln the great community it is!
President John Gessert introduced new Rotarian, Danni Starck, on January 31, 2023. Danni Starck was a lifelong resident of Fairbury, Nebraska, where she managed the Fairbury Union Bank and Trust Branch for 6.5 years and raised her three children Colton, Kacy and Braxton. She and Braxton moved to Lincoln in the spring of 2022 to be closer to Colton and Kacy, who attend colleges in Lincoln. Nebraska Wesleyan and UNL respectively. Braxton attends 4th grade at Zeman Elementary.
In Lincoln, Danni continues her career with her position as Business Relationship Manager in Treasury Management for UBT. The Treasury Management Business Relationship Officer is responsible for cultivating the development of Treasury Management and cross-functional business relationships by servicing existing clients as well as developing new relationships.
Danni Starck with her Rotary sponsor President John Gessert
Recently, Bill Michener was recognized by President John Gessert as Paul Harris Fellow of The Rotary International Foundation. Bill holds a BA and Masters of Arts in Counseling (MAC) degrees from Doane University. He was a provisionally licensed mental health practitioner, and uses his skills in his profession as well as teaching classes as an adjunct professor. Mr. Michener is a licensed Restorative Practices trainer and an independently licensed Restorative Practices Trainer of Trainers.
He was named the 2011 Nonprofit Executive of the Year and was the United Way of Lincoln Outstanding Speaker of the Year in 2005 and 2013. Under his leadership, Lighthouse received the Better Business Bureau’s Integrity Award in 2015 and has led his organization to be COA accredited. He is now a lead endorser/ reviewer for COA. In 2019 he wrote training and curriculum for the US Dept. of Education. He is a current member of Rotary 14 in Lincoln, NE. He has been married for 24 years and has a 16 yr. old son. Mr. Michener is the Executive Director of Lighthouse, where he has worked for the last 27 years. Lighthouse is a community-based after-school program for youth 6-12 grades. Lighthouse is currently in its sixth year running a program called alternative suspension programs for students in out-of-school suspension for all middle and high school students at LPS (Lincoln Public Schools).
Bill gives to the Rotary Foundation because it helps to make an impact in the lives of young people both locally and internationally.
RISE.SHINE.GIVE Saturday, February 11, 2023 | Doors Open at 9:30 a.m. | Program Begins at 10:30 a.m.
The Lincoln Rotary Club 14 would like to invite you to participate in our annual Rise.Shine.Give. fundraising event on Saturday, February 11, 2023. Fifty percent of the event proceeds will go to HopeSpoke. The remaining proceeds will help us increase future giving capacity to benefit the numerous community service organizations who apply for funds from our Lincoln Rotary Club 14 Foundation. Past recipients include the Gathering Place, Everett Elementary School, South of Downtown Neighborhood, Tabitha, Child Advocacy Center, Voices of Hope, Junior Achievement, and the Malone Center – to name just a few.
Click here to become an event sponsor, donate an auction item, purchase a raffle ticket, make a financial contribution and/or reserve your spot to attend.
Reserve your seat for Rotary After Hours with nationally-known comedian T Marni Voss. Click here to register. There will be no noon meeting on April 4.
While the outside temps were some of this winter’s lowest last week, little hands were warmer at Everett Elementary, thanks to Rotarian Kris Rutford. For the third year, Kris dropped off 100 pairs of mittens of all sizes, knit by his sister-in-law, to be donated to Everett. The mittens are not only warm, they are each unique and colorful! Everett Principal Mike Long shared these pictures of students wearing their new mittens and expressed the school’s gratitude to Rotary 14 for supporting Everett Elementary. Thank you, Kris!
The Rotary Foundation (International Foundation) has consistently received 4 stars out of 4 Star Rating by Charity Navigator. So you can donate with absolute confidence! Click here to donate online to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) of Rotary International (RI). Our goal this year for both the Annual Fund and PolioPlus is $32,000. So far, we have met $14,524. We still need to raise $17,476.00. We need your help. Your donation comes back to us in three years in the form of Global and District grants to spend on our projects. Thank you to those who have donated so far this year. The following are our YTD 2022-2023 Rotary International Foundation Donors as of January 8, 2023.
Play, Engage, Serve and Recognize. Let's renew friendships and meet new friends ... urban, rural, large clubs and small clubs! We will welcome honored guest Dr. Sylvia Whitlock, the first woman in Rotary.
On Saturday, October 29, Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and members of Lincoln Rotary Club 14, Lincoln Women of Today, Lincoln Quilting Guild and the REALTORS Association of Lincoln gathered to celebrate Martha's home dedication. What a special occasion! Lincoln Rotary Club 14 is proud to be a contributing member to this project.
Big shout out to Immediate Past President Christina Usher, who was instrumental in making Rotary part of Martha's home as the recipient of the proceeds from Rise.Shine.Give last year. Below is the video of Martha's Home Dedication.
Here's the unedited live capture video of President John Gessert's rendition of Come Together Right Now, Rotary! The performance earned President John Gessert and his Rotary band a standing ovation from fellow Rotarians.
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230 N 12th Street, Suite 1
Lincoln, NE 68508 United States of America
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