Our Mission
The Rotary Club of Lincoln is a fellowship of business, professional and community leaders dedicated to serving our local community and our world community. We join together as friends to provide aid and comfort to those less fortunate, to recognize those who contribute to our community, to recognize those who contribute to our community, to promote integrity, to encourage friendships and fellowship, and to value all individuals in advocating and performing meaningful service in building a better world. We work diligently to promote understanding, goodwill and peace. In providing service, we enjoy lifelong friendships in our Club and throughout the world as they join us in promoting Rotary values and ideals.
Our Meetings at the Woman's Club are Resuming
(But, we will continue online as hybrid in-person meetings along with Zoom on the side. )
So, if you can't join us at the Woman's Club, try joining our online Zoom meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/77762917697?pwd=TG1SdTE5dkV6YnRSZ21RSTR4S29Rdz09
Meeting ID: 777 6291 7697
Password: 95648
If you want to join via phone for audio or if you don't have a microphone or speaker on your computer, dial in and follow the prompts:
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
This year, because of Covid, Rotary was unable to hold our annual Nite at the Races, Taste of Italy and Tour de Lincoln, charitable events from which we derive most of the money to support our charitable activities. So this year, we hosted an online auction event. There were great items/gifts in the live and silent auctions.
We also accepted donations, either online during the event or checks made out to Lincoln Rotary Club Foundation. Altogether, we generated more than $20,000 to fund our clubs charitable activities. Thank you to all who participated.
Lincoln Rotary is very proud to announce that our member Joann Hilton was selected by Rotary District 5180 as the outstanding Rotarian for the Rotary year 2019-2020. We are so delighted to have her in our club. District 5180 includes about 1800 Rotarians in about 40 clubs from Oroville to Walnut Grove, Eldorado Hills to West Sacramento and in between.
Some highlights of Joann's Rotary history and accomplishments include:
- Rotarian since 2004 having joined in Oakland, joining our club in 2005
- Club President 2011-2012
- Involved in our club's activities in all areas, especially Youth and International
- Also a club leader in areas of membership, public relations, blood drives, etc.
- Active with District 5180 leadership currently Youth Services chair
- Leader in the Lincoln community, especially supporting our downtown businesses
Click here to find out more about here Rotary accomplishments.
. Click here for Lincoln News Messenger article.
Despite Covid's rude interruption, Rotary Club of Lincoln made good things happen in the 2019-2020 Rotary year. A year we'll long remember. For this year we had to cancel our luncheon meetings in mid-March 2020.
In spite of Covid-19, our club received many District 5180 awards for our accomplishments. Some highlights were:
- Our very own Joann Hilton was selected as Rotarian of the Year, an honor long overdue. Her awesome work within the Club, the District and the Community are highlighted in the attached nomination paperwork. See separate announcement on the website.
- Our Club received the Governor's Citation as a top performing club in District 5180.
- We were awarded runner-up in the district large club category (more than 50 members).
- Six gold medals were received for our Youth Services, Community Service, International Service, Membership, Marketing, and Vocational Service activities.
- Two silver medals were received for our Foundation and Administration efforts.
- We received a Survivors Award for making it through the year in spite of Covid. There were some district clubs that did not!
- We were recognized by Rotary International for our contributions to the End Polio Now program.
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The first picture above shows President Darrell Scott receiving his awards from District Governor Ray Ward, being socially distanced and masked, as we were for the latter portion of the year.
Up to about the third grade, children learn to read; beyond that, they read to learn. For students who do not develop reading skills, there is a tendency to fall further and further behind in scholastic achievement. For more than five years, our Club has sponsored programs to encourage reading development in Western Placer Unified School District elementary schools.
In our Book Buddies project, we go to Creekside elementary school to read with third grade students identified by their teachers as needing help with reading. Approximately every two weeks, we leave our Thursday noon meeting to read with about 10 students after school. By reading with them, we help, we mentor and we encourage them to read.In our Rewards4Readers (R4R) project, we provide an incentive for students at all to achieve accelerated reading goals. In the past, this was our Bikes for Books program, allowing a chance for all students in the district who are meeting their goals to win a scooter or a bike. This year, the R4R project provides a reward for all of these students, currently a yogurt cup from Home Spun Yogurt, except in Sheridan where we treat all to an ice cream treat.
Should you wish to help contact Kris Wyatt kriswyatt49@gmail.com.
Our club is currently having our meetings online due to the Covid-19 Shelter-in-Place recommendations to avoid group meetings. We use this using Zoom - and it has turned out to be a lot of fun. Check it out and join one of our meetings. Contact Clark Osterhout cohout@gmail.com for a link.
The normal practice in normal times is for Lincoln Rotary to have some awesome lunch meetings, Thursday at noon at the Woman's Club (Fifth and E Street). Our speakers can be about what is going on with our charitable projects and activities, or about what is going on in our community. Follow us on our facebook page LincolnCaRotary or our website to find out what's going on. But please join us if our meeting is about something of your interest. The following is about some of our community interest speakers.
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Monthly, our club invites the Students of the Month from Lincoln High School to a meeting, honoring them with a certificate and giving them the experience of telling us about there plans. The picture below shows those from our February 6th meeting. At the meeting, we also had a an inspiring presentation about the Touch of Understanding Foundation by Meghan Adamski and Roxanne Snyder. More Pictures
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On January 16th, we enjoyed the comic stylings of Lincoln Hills resident John Lees, a business consultant and author of more than 13 books. John is a native of the UK but lived most of his life in Australia with his wife and children. John told lots of jokes that were largely well received. His advice: speak the language of the people you serve; make customers part of your team; and offer two options, what your client wants and what your client needs.
At our December 5th meeting, Councilman Dan Karleskint and County Transportation Executive Director Mike Luken discussed current transportation issues effecting Lincoln, stressing how important this will be to all of us and future generations. More Pictures. The top three priority projects were:
- I-80 Highway 65 interchange improvements
- Highway 65 widening
- Addition of I-80 auxiliary lanes in Roseville
Our November 14th speaker was Sherri Conway, the Placer County Economic Development Department CEO. Sherri shared a plethora of helpful information about workforce development in Placer County and told us about services offered by the Placer Business Resource Center. (Click for pictures.)
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On November 7th, our speaker was Tom Indieri, the new Executive Director of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. Tom is a former Colusa County Supervisor, entrepreneur, small business owner. He described his fresh perspectives and new ideas for the Lincoln Chamber. (Click for pictures.)
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On September 5th, we welcomed Dr. Eric Ellis who recently moved from Chico and opened the new Urgent Care Center in Lincoln (near Safeway). He described when you should consider the services of an urgent care center, versus going to a hospital emergency room. (Click for pictures.)
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For our July 18th meeting, Aaron Johnson and James Corry from the Placer County Probation Dept described their activities to assist with homeless in Lincoln and Placer county. (Click for pictures.)
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In additional to our Service Above Self projects and fundraising, Lincoln Rotary has Fun At our meetings and especially elsewhere. During December, we take time off from our Thursday meetings to have a Christmas party. In recent years this has been held at Turkey Creek Golf Club with members, spouses and friends enjoying fellowship, light entertainment, food and fun. More Pictures
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January was special for our member Tony "Stix" Bellacella. Stix, a veteran who played with the US Army Marching Baked during the liberation of Paris is WW1, turned 100. He is a long-time Rotarian, and still runs the check-in desk at our Club meetings. At a special Lincoln City Council meeting, he was honored and given keys to the city! We went to his birthday party at Gladding Ridge where he currently resides. More Pictures.
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During each month with a 5th Thursday, we skip the lunch meeting and have a "Social." January 30th, we gathered a La Provence in Roseville for light food, beverages and fun. Thanks to Cheryl Nichols and her husband Victor (a chef at La Provence) for arranging this outing. More Pictures.
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Our Club has been sponsoring the Lincoln Community Blood Drives longer than we can find records of!! Four to six times per year, we work with Vitalant (previously Blood Source) to staff the drives. We reserve the Veterans Hall at 541 Fifth Street for the drive. Our partner for the drive is the Placer-Nevada Cattlewomen club who provides delicious cookies, brownies and other goodies to the donors after giving a pint of life-giving blood. We create a link to to the Eventbrite site so that people interested in donating can reserve a spot. But, walk-ins are equally welcomed; the wait time might just be longer.  | .jpg) |
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Each year, we are the winner of a Rotary District 5180 Award for the success of our blood drives.
Please help us to save lives with a donation at our next drive. Find out more about drives at Lincoln Community Blood Drive Info
(See the top myths of blood donation click here.)
Eradication of polio is a part of Rotary's focus on disease prevention and control, where polio now exists in only a few parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan. On World Polio Day October 24th, we had a special event at Dueling Dog Brewery to raise money for the Polio Plus initiative. .jpg)
As shown, we raised $1,773 at the event, exceeding our $1,200 goal. This was matched by our Rotary District 5180, and then supplemented by a donation of two times the total amount by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, another major contributor to polio eradication. The total result was over $10,000 for Polio Plus.
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Fun was had by all, with great fellowship, pizza and the awesome adult beverages available at Dueling Dogs. (Click here for more pictures.)
Find out what Rotary is all about:
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Service Above Self
Lincoln, CA 95648
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