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Amphitheater Groundbreaking
We break ground on the Greater Lima Region Park and Amphitheater on April 18!
You’re invited to join the Lima Rotary Club, Greater Lima Region, City of Lima and the State of Ohio for the groundbreaking of the Greater Lima Region Park and Amphitheater on Monday, April 18, 2022 at 1:15 p.m., immediately following our regular meeting. The groundbreaking will take place on Spring Street between Main Street and Union Street. The Greater Lima Region Park and Amphitheater will be an integral component of the vibrant transformation we are seeing in downtown Lima. Please join us!
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The Scoop - March 28, 2022
Congratulations to the winners of the Lima Rotary Club's 4-Way Test Essay Contest winners!
 
The Lima Rotary Club's annual 4-Way Test Essay Contest is an opportunity for 7th and 8th graders in Allen County to write their thoughts about Rotary's 4-Way Test. Our winners wrote outstanding essays about social media, too much screen time, and the presence of police officers in schools. We extend enthusiastic congratulations to our winners, all from the Lima City Schools' Liberty Arts Magnet:
First place – Ava Lyons
Second place -- Tamiah Pryor
Third place -- Ian Snobeck
 
Also at Monday's meeting, Tracie Sanchez announced that we will be breaking ground for the Greater Lima Region Park and Amphitheater on April 18, immediately following our regular meeting. Please plan to attend and bring guests.
 
 
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4-Way Test Speech Winners
The winners of the 4-Way Test Speech Contest will present their speeches at our April 11 meeting. Be sure to attend!
These are our 5 contestants from the Four-Way Test Speech Contest. From left to right: 
Noelle Warnement, Lima Senior High School
Kris Shields, Bath High School
Kyla Fallis, Bath High School - 2nd place winner
Leah Shields, Bath High School - 3rd place winner
Madeline Emerick, Lima Senior High School - 1st place winner
 
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Ballots
You have been mailed ballots for Board of Trustees for the Lima Rotary Club and Lima Rotary Foundation. Please vote and return the ballots promptly.
The candidates for the Lima Rotary Board are: Demi Burden, Adah Ellerbrock, Sarah Newland, Tracey Regula, Tim Stanford, and Jeff Unterbrink.
The candidate for the Lima Rotary Foundation Board are: Aimee Bucher, Chris Hardesty, Berlin Carroll, Tommie Harner, Craig Kupferberg, and Aaron McLaurine.
Thank you to these candidates for stepping up and agreeing to take a leadership role in our club!
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Roundabout Construction
Construction is underway on the new roundabout in downtown Lima and will last until Thanksgiving. Please keep this in mind as you attend Monday Rotary luncheon meetings. Coming from Spring Street may be your best option for the next 6-7 months.
 
Bucyrus Auctionfest
The Bucyrus Rotary Club's Auctionfest is underway to support the Backpack Program.
This year the Bucyrus Rotary Club Auctionfest has the Bucyrus Backpack Program, LLC as its 501C3 partner. The Backpack Program provides weekend meals to over 400 children attending 5 school districts, a local Catholic School, and the County BDD Preschool.  These weekend bags include 2 each breakfast, lunch, and dinner and 3 snacks. 
 
There are 261 wonderful items at the auction this year to support the feeding of local children who might otherwise go hungry. The anticipated budget for the Backpack Program for the 2022-2023 school year is about $ 90,000.00. Please click the link to review the auction items and help this wonderful program with your bid.
 
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Empowering Girls
Learn more about how Rotary and UNICEF are empowering girls.
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Upcoming Events
Spring Blood Clinic
Senior Citizen Services
Apr 30, 2022
6:30 AM – 9:30 AM
 
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Speakers
Apr 04, 2022 12:00 PM
Autism Awareness Month
Apr 11, 2022 12:00 PM
Apr 18, 2022 12:09 PM
Apr 25, 2022 12:00 PM
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