Jane Olson is an author, and she will address Rotarians about her book titled World Citizen: Journeys of a Humanitarian. These stories are about light and hope in the midst of unimaginable human suffering in war zones and places of extreme poverty around the world. Important lessons from a childhood in rural western Iowa are woven throughout, as are examples of human strength and resiliency. Each chapter can be read as a complete experience.
Intimate details recorded by the author in journals and on film take the reader on memorable journeys with international human rights and humanitarian organizations. Despite being plunged into war zones, crowded refugee camps, and some of the poorest and most disease-affected places on the planet, we learn the life-saving impact of humanitarian intervention, the healing power of community, the importance of justice, and the truth that one caring person can indeed make a difference.
To be a World Citizen is to embrace and champion the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, knowing that all lives are valuable and equally deserving of protection and support.
Jane Olson has dedicated her career to promoting international peace, justice and humanitarian work. She chaired the International Board of Trustees of Human Rights Watch, the largest US-based international human rights organization, from 2004 to 2010, having worked on behalf of HRW since 1988. She also chaired the board of Survivor Corps for 12 years since its founding as the Landmine Survivors Network. LSN and HRW were among the five organizations to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for the International Landmine Ban Treaty.
Olson is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science and a board member of both the National World War II Museum in New Orleans and Direct Relief, based in Santa Barbara, CA. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Pacific Council on International Policy. She served as co-chair of the Women’s Refugee Commission in New York and continues to support the WRC as a commissioner.
Rotary District 5650 Conference 2023, March 31 and April 1
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.
Our Rotary District Conference, March 31 and April 1. We are the proud home club of the incumbent District Governor Barb Bartle, and the district conference is the culminating activity of DG Barb's year. President John issued an Executive Order that for every 30 minutes at the District Conference, you get 1 attendance credit, or a potential of 28 attendance credits just for Saturday alone. If you register to start with Yo-Yo Ma concert, through Rotary's Got Talent, and Saturday, you do the math and you just secured your perfect Rotary Attendance/Perfect Engagement this year! Click here to register.
Join us for the Dictionary Labeling Party! If you are new, this is a gathering of volunteers from 3 Lincoln Rotary clubs to place Rotary label stickers. in the front inside cover of almost 4,000 dictionaries. Then we box them up in the quantities needed for each school and ship them off with the delivery volunteers. The labeling party is also a great opportunity to come together with Lincoln South and Lincoln East for an evening of connecting, an opportunity to come together with Lincoln South and Lincoln East for an evening of connecting, collaboration, and fun. We’ll be serving Valentino’s pizza!
Reserve your seat for Rotary After Hours with nationally-known comedian T. Marni Vos. Click here to register. There will be no noon meeting on April 4.
Currently, there are seventy-seven, 77, Rotary Club 14 members who have committed their support to the new 5/25 Campaign that was launched in June 2022 to celebrate the Foundation’s 25th anniversary. The objective for this new endeavor is to increase the Foundation’s endowment to $5 million by 2025. Those 77 Rotarians have either donated or pledged $2500 to the Rotary 14 Foundation and bolstered a goal that is both aggressive and lofty.
Club 14 has a rich history of service to this community and beyond. One of the Club’s projects is to award one $10,000 scholarship each year. Another Club project is the International Student Picnic. Our Club supports the students and the picnic so both can continue to thrive. If you want to spring forward with outdoor plans, you might head over to the playground at either Everett or Elliott Elementary School. Rotary funds enhanced each of those sites with new space and new equipment. Renovation of the Teacher’s Fountain and the Sunken Gardens at 27th and Capital Parkway is visible evidence of financial support from the Rotary 14 Foundation. The magnificent lacy carvings and lighted dome in the Rotary Pavilion continue to turn heads at the Sunken Gardens. Little Free Pantries, Gathering Place, Dictionary Project, TeamMates, Youth Service Grants, Youth Exchange Program, and more than 270 other community beneficiaries from the American Red Cross to the YMCA– all have been uplifted and invigorated because Rotarians believe SERVICE ABOVE SELF and DOING GOOD is what we aspire to.
Congratulations and continued Gratitude to and for each of the Rotarians listed below!!
Thanks to the generosity of fabulous Rotarians, Club 14 projects can flourish, and ongoing progress can continue toward bolstering the Rotary 14 Foundation endowment. Those contributions provide testimony to the value of Club 14’s mission to serve this community and beyond. Twenty of those initial 77 donors will be recognized at the Club meeting on Tuesday, March 21.
***Tom Allman, Jr., Mahendra K. Bansal, Karen Barrett, Landon Bartel, Barbara Bartle, Allen J. Beermann, Pat Birch, Randy Bretz, Mary and John Buckley, Geoffrey Cline, Lori Cook-Benjamin, Nick Cusick, Erin and Ryan Dobesh, Eric Drumheller, Sandi Fabry, Kevin Faltin, Nancy Finken, Ryan Foor, Laurie Fraser, Russ Free***
Our efforts to support Habitat for Humanity continue this spring! With the support of a grant from Rotary District 5650, we have the opportunity to plant trees at two new Habitat homes in Lincoln on April 8th. We need 5 volunteers at each location to complete the plantings that morning. Click this link: https://rotary14.org/event/rotary-tree-planting-at-habitat-houses/ to sign up to help plant trees on West Saunders or Morton Street. Further detail and directions will be provided closer to the planting date. For questions, please contact Jennifer Williams: jennifer.j.williams.ne@gmail.com
Since 1988, Rotary #14 has been honoring Nebraskans, who have distinguished themselves through service to others in keeping with ideals of Rotary International. These Nebraskans have shown honesty, integrity, and concern for others through leadership and significant contributions to their profession and their communities. This award is open to ALL Nebraskans except elected officials, currently in office. Nominees do NOT have to be a Rotarian.
The goal each year is to select one honoree from a statewide field based on the following criteria:
Honesty, integrity and concern for others;
Service in charitable and civic causes and;
Leadership and significant accomplishments in his/her profession or volunteer activities.
The 2023 Nebraskan of the Year celebration will occur on April 25, 2023, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. at the Embassy Suites (1040 P Street, Lincoln, NE 68508).
Please submit your Nebraskan of the Year nominations to Chair Brendan Evans at bevans@leadershiplincoln.org.
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.
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.
Club Information
Connect with Rotary 14
Rotary 14 is the place to be.
Tuesdays at 12:00 PM
Talon Room
230 N 12th Street, Suite 1
Lincoln, NE 68508 United States of America
The Rotary Club of Lincoln is meeting in a hybrid format. Join us at the Talon Room or on Zoom using the following information:
To join the meeting virtually, use this link: https://bit.ly/3YosV2W
Meeting ID: 849 7976 2224
Password: 661910
JANE OLSON
Rotary District 5650 Conference 2023, March 31 and April 1
Join us for the Dictionary Labeling Party! 
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