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Greetings From President Russ Decker

Russ Decker

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Fellow Rotarians and Friends,
 
Welcome! For the past 110 years the Rotary Club of Lima, Ohio has demonstrated how “Service Above Self” benefits our community and the world. I am humbled and honored to serve as our President for the 2025-2026 year.
 
One of our club’s first projects, the Special Needs Christmas Party, has been a project of love for our members and the fact that this project has survived over 100 years demonstrates the caring nature of our members. Add this project to some our landmark achievements including the Rotary River Walk, Rotary Pavilion in Faurot Park, the all-abilities baseball field, and most recently the creation of the downtown park and amphitheater in the heart of Lima, it becomes evident that we are making a difference.
 
I invite you to join us for lunch at our weekly meetings, every Monday, 11:45 a.m. at the civic center on Lima Town Square. Let’s continue to build upon our solid foundation of “Service Above Self.”
 
Yours in Rotary Service,
 
Russ Decker
President
Rotary Club of Lima, Ohio
2025-2026
Posted by Anne Decker on Nov 14, 2025
Board Highlights
Here are the highlights from the November 11 board meeting.
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Posted by Anne Decker on Nov 14, 2025
The Scoop - November 10, 2025
Schools of pharmacy are facing difficult times.
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Posted by Anne Decker on Nov 07, 2025
The Scoop - November 3, 2025
Local service club presidents join Rotary for a panel discussion.
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Posted by Russ Decker on Nov 05, 2025
Holiday Home Tour
Purchase your tickets now for the Lima Rotary Club's 2025 Holiday Home Tour on December 7. Contact President Russ to volunteer.
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Posted by Anne Decker on Oct 31, 2025
The Scoop - October 27, 2025
ArtSpace/Lima celebrates 70 years.
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Posted by David Cockerell on Oct 31, 2025
Special Needs Christmas Party
Volunteer now for the Lima Rotary Club's Special Needs Christmas Party.
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Posted by Anne Decker on Nov 07, 2025
Rotary Direct
Rotary Direct makes donating to the Rotary Foundation fast and easy.
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Posted by Russ Decker on Aug 29, 2025
District Grant
We have some exciting news from District 6600. The Lima Rotary Club has been awarded $2,500 from the district to assist with our mini-pavilion project at Safety City! This will be an awesome project and I look forward on sharing more about this project at our next meeting on September 8th. Enjoy the Labor Day weekend.
Posted by Bob Ruehl on Sep 02, 2022

The Lima Rotary Club's request for a global grant has been approved for $251,151!

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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays:
  • Adah Ellerbrock
    November 3
  • Jared Lehman
    November 6
  • Tammie Colon
    November 9
  • Doug Olsson
    November 14
  • Joshua Unterbrink
    November 14
  • Bob Cupp
    November 15
  • Demi Burden
    November 16
  • Timothy Stanford
    November 17
  • Elizabeth Brown-Ellis
    November 29
  • Cynthia Leis
    November 30
Club Information
Welcome to the Lima Rotary Club!
Lima

Service Above Self

We meet In Person
Mondays at 11:45 a.m.
Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center North Hall 7 Town Square Lima Ohio 45801
7 Town Square
North Hall
Lima, OH 45801
United States
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Upcoming Events
  • Special Needs Christmas Party
    Shawnee United Methodist Church
    Dec. 06, 2025
    11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  • Holiday Home Tour
    Dec. 07, 2025
    12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Salvation Army Bell Ringing
    Dec. 13, 2025
  • Christmas Extravaganza
    Veterans Memorial Civic & Convention Center
    Dec. 15, 2025
    11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Speakers
Don Klingler
Nov 17, 2025 12:00 PM
Under the Rotors: Military Memories
Jonathan Burkey
Nov 24, 2025 12:00 PM
Lima's Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Defiance College President
Dec 01, 2025 12:00 PM
Chip Bullock
Dec 08, 2025 12:00 PM
Celebrating the Holidays in Different Ways
Christmas Extravaganza
Dec 15, 2025 12:00 PM
No Meeting
Dec 22, 2025
Merry Christmas!
No Meeting
Dec 29, 2025
Happy New Year!
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Club Officers
President
Russ Decker
President - Elect
Craig Kupferberg
Vice President
David Bullock
Immediate Past President
Demi Burden
Treasurer
Jason Bice
Executive Secretary
Rita Brown
Secretary
Anne Decker
Foundation Adm Coordinator
Dick Schroeder
Board of Directors
Berlin Carroll
Board of Directors
Corey Frazer
Board of Directors
Jennifer Mason
Board of Directors
Aaron McLaurine
Board of Directors
Beth Seibert
Board of Directors
Richard Warren
Paul Harris
Dick Schroeder
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