Coaches Mark Triplett and Nick Bertke and seventeen members of the Shawnee boys basketball team joined us for a celebration of their outstanding 2021 season. They ended the year with a
50-2 record and a state semi final appearance. Emcee Matt Childers says, "This year's Shawnee team will be in the conversation of the all time great teams from our community. It was really a pleasure to be able to watch you. The way that you played, the class, the way you handled things, the way you competed and the way you represented our community, it was a real pleasure to watch you guys." Congratulations everyone!
Register now for the Rex Perry Memorial Golf Outing on July 21 and support our scholarship fund!
This year marks the 21st anniversary of the annual Rex Perry Memorial Golf Outing. It will be held on Wednesday, July 21st at Hidden Creek Golf Course with a rain date of Wednesday, August 25th. The Golf Committee is working closely with Hidden Creek Golf Course to again ensure our participants' safety against COVID.
Last year we had 27 teams competing and raised over $40,000, all of which went to benefit the Rotary Foundation Scholarship Fund. The Rotary Memorial Scholarship Fund selects persons who live or work in Allen County who are in pursuit of a degree or certification and will attend a school or college in Allen County. The intent of the scholarship is to encourage Allen County employees and residents to work and plan for their futures within our county. As of March 2021, over 1,089 adults wishing to continue their education have received scholarships from the Lima Rotary Club. These scholarships total over $817,250. Degrees or certifications can be achieved at the Apollo Career Center (Adult Education), Bluffton University, Rhodes State College, The Ohio State University at Lima and the University of Northwestern Ohio. All residents who live in and employees who work in Allen County are eligible.
The golf outing is open to the public so please invite your friends to join us. Contact Andy Wannemacher today to register or click here to register online.
Get your nominations in for the Lima Rotary Club's Avenues of Service Awards.
Every year since 2009 - 2010, the Club has acknowledged individual club members each year for outstanding Club, Community, International, and Vocational Service. In 2015 – 2016, Youth Services was added. These awards were named for past presidents who represented those avenues of service in their daily lives. Those include:
the Rex Perry Club Service Award,
the Rudolph Community Service Award,
the Goodnight International Service Award,
the Wemmer Vocational Service Award and,
the Hulsken Youth Service Award.
These past few years, club members have nominated fellow club members for the awards and the Board of Directors has selected the winner in each category. Please send your nominations to Club Secretary Rita Brown at limarotary@gmail.com by Wednesday May 5, 2021. The Board will vote on your nominations and select a winner in each category at the board meeting on Tuesday May 11, 2021. Those selected as winners will be recognized at our Annual Changing of the Guard Party. This year it will be held during the Club meeting on Monday June 28, 2021.
Here is the criterion for each category of award and the list of past winners.
Get your Rotary apparel now! For each item you purchase, $5 will be donated to our PolioPlus fund. This is also a great way to show your Rotary pride, support a great cause, and get some great apparel for when you are volunteering in the community.
Registration is now open for our Virtual Multi-District Conference. Pre-registration is required to attend.
Theme: Rotary - A World of Opportunities Friday night will feature music, prizes, and inspiration. On Saturday you will have the unique opportunity to hear powerful Rotary stories with an Ohio connection and a global impact.
When: Friday April 23, 2021 6:30-8:30 pm and Saturday April 24, 2021 from 9:00 - 11:00 am.
Do NOT share your confirmation link. Only registered attendees can enter the meeting.
Be sure you login the day(s) of the event using the email you registered with.
5. If you are using the Zoom desktop app – please be sure your application is updated to the most current version (this is not applicable to those who login using the web application).
6. Here is sample to show you where to find that yourJoin Meeting Link that will be in the email from Rotary District 6630: Please join me for this exciting event!
Keith W. Hodkinson District Governor 2020-2021 District 6600 P.O. Box 611 Tiffin, OH 44883-0611 419-455-9872 (o) 419-618-1862 (c)
This week we celebrated Earth Day. Learn more about Rotary's long history of environmental leadership.
Earth Day was started in 1970 and is held annually to demonstrate support for protection of the environment.
Rotarians and Rotaractors understand that the whole world is their backyard and this year’s Earth Day is especially meaningful. Starting in a few months on 1 July, 2021, supporting the environment will officially be Rotary’s seventh area of focus, which guide us in our service work and are categories of service activities supported by global grants. It joins peacebuilding and conflict prevention; disease prevention and treatment; water, sanitation, and hygiene; maternal and child health; basic education and literacy; and community economic development.
To start, you can learn all about why Rotary has decided to address this important issue facing the world today:
An example of how one Rotarian is supporting the environment and making social change is Binish Desai of the Rotary Club of Vibrant Valsad, India. He has founded an eco-technology group to address industrial and domestic waste. His technologies convert waste into items that people can use in their everyday lives. One of these items is a brick made from paper waste that has helped build thousands of low-cost houses and toilets in the slums of rural India. You can watch this video to learn more about his work:
During World Immunization Week, 24-30 April, join with Rotary to combat vaccine hesitancy and misinformation by spreading the facts about why #VaccinesWork.
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