Kim McCue opened the meeting of June 6, 2024, in Richard's absence, with 27 members and 6 guests. The flag salute was led by Edgardo and the Four- Way Test by Carol A. Guests welcomed by Kim, included visiting former club Rotarian Colleen Knight, soon to be Rotarian Maria Gonzalez, Gia McNutt from the Art League of Lincoln, Jamie Wedell, Bryan Arline, and Faraz Mahmood.
Membership chair, Bryan Ludwig, welcomed Maria Gonzalez as a new member after an excellent review of Rotary. He spoke about the benefits and responsibilities of being a Rotarian. Kerry Callahan, as sponsor, then gave Maria the Rotary membership pin. The club welcomed Maria with applause and a standing ovation.
Linda: regarding the Survivors Tea on June 15th, volunteers are needed to set up for the event on Friday at 10:00 AM. Several members volunteered. Also added that there will be a CSC meeting following the next meeting, June 13 to go over any last minute details. The Kiwanis Club is sponsoring Bingo at McBean pavilion June 12. Greg purchased a table for 10 and he'd love to have fellow Rotarians fill those seats. The Kiwanis Club has been supporting our club in fundraisers and it is important that we support theirs. Sign up with Greg if you can attend. Bryan: Tour de Lincoln, October 19th, has 4 categories of miles for participants to choose from:64 miles, 32miles, 16 miles and new this year 6.5 miles. There is a new Bike Shop at the corner of Del Web and Orchard Creek that has generously donated a bike for raffle. Soon the "Sign Up Genius" will be posted for volunteers. Kim: shared details of the Kick out for Richard.
With President Richard absent, Kim McCue invited members to share some of their favorite memories of vacations, Rotary experiences and other topics. To make the process fun she had a ball that was tossed from person to person after giving their memory. Some of the tosses were actually caught. 20 members shared stories. It was a fun way to learn something new about each member.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed ideas for this Bulletin, and to Jan for proofreading, and Bill for his awesome photos.
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Birthdays and Anniversaries
in June
Birthdays
Andrea Flamenco: June 18
David Bonillo: June 21
Karen Johnson: June 28
Spouse/Partner Birthdays
The Colonel (Claire Luke): June18
Anniversaries
Carol & Roy Abbanat, 60 years, June 20
Frank & Frances Neves, 60 years, June 20
John & Kathleen Quigley, 60 Years,
June 28
Phil & Carol Koenig,52 years, June 17
Mark & Holly Andreatta , 33 years,
June 15
John & Janice Fett, 16 years, June 7
Andrea & Raul Flamenco,16 years,
June 23
Dakota & Ari Spillers, 1 year, June 24
Rotary Join Anniversaries
Bill Laube, 41 years: June 1
Claire Luke, 30 years, June 1
Kristine Mollenkopf, 26 years, June 30
Joann Hilton, 20 years June 10
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Speakers are an important part of our RCL meetings. We learn about issues and how we can help others locally and globally. If you would like to be a speaker or know of a speaker interested in making a difference, please contact carolabbanat@gmail.com and the information will be forwarded to the Speaker Chair.
Our upcoming speaker, Terri Dorow, will share her retirement career of writing children's books with us.
Kim McCue opened the meeting of June 6, 2024, in Richard's absence, with 27 members and 6 guests. The flag salute was led by Edgardo and the Four- Way Test by Carol A. Guests welcomed by Kim, included visiting former club Rotarian Colleen Knight, soon to be Rotarian Maria Gonzalez, Gia McNutt from the Art League of Lincoln, Jamie Wedell, Bryan Arline, and Faraz Mahmood.
Membership chair, Bryan Ludwig, welcomed Maria Gonzalez as a new member after an excellent review of Rotary. He spoke about the benefits and responsibilities of being a Rotarian. 
Kerry Callahan, as sponsor, then gave Maria the Rotary membership pin. The club welcomed Maria with applause and a standing ovation.
With President Richard absent, Kim McCue invited members to share some of their favorite memories of vacations, Rotary experiences and other topics. To make the process fun she had a ball that was tossed from person to person after giving their memory. Some of the tosses were actually caught. 20 members shared stories. It was a fun way to learn something new about each member.
Speakers are an important part of our RCL meetings. We learn about issues and how we can help others locally and globally. If you would like to be a speaker or know of a speaker interested in making a difference, please contact carolabbanat@gmail.com and the information will be forwarded to the Speaker Chair. 
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