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Spoke Newsletter
Wednesday December 6, 2017

President– Barry

Attendance: 30 (69%) Attendance with make ups: 33 (73%)

Program Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Katie Murtha Lincoln City Libraries /Heritage Room Authors
Program arranged by Barry Stelk

Program Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Dr. Peter McCornick—Water for Food Institute at UNL
Program arranged by Charles Ericson

Peter G. McCornick is the executive director of the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute (DWFI) at the University of Nebraska, where he leads the institute, and builds its relationships and collaborations with partners in Nebraska, nationally in the US, and other key food producing regions in the world. He is also a tenured professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Prior to joining DWFI in August 2016, Peter was the deputy director general of research at the International Water Management Institute in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Throughout his career, McCornick has focused on improving the sustainable management of water resources. He has led research and development programs on water, agriculture and the environment in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the U.S. His interest areas include water and food security, the water-food-energy nexus, water reuse, irrigation management, and water and climate adaptation.
McCornick earned his doctorate in agricultural engineering from Colorado State University, is a licensed professional civil engineer in the State of Colorado, and a member of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers.
The Challenge
Almost a billion people in the world are food-insecure, and another billion are nutritionally insecure
World population is estimated to reach 10 billion by 2050
Increasing demand for high value, water intensive products

A Rotary Thank You to Dr. Peter McCornick for an
excellent presentation in regard to Water for a food secure world.

Lincoln East Rotary Club
Meetings at Valentino’s—70th & Van Dorn
Noon Luncheon starting @ 11:45 a.m.

December 6 2017

Extreme events, climate change, variability and competition for resources are increasing stress on agriculture
Demand for water from agriculture projected to increase by up to 60% by 2050
Balancing food and water security, and providing livelihoods (i.e. jobs)
Daugherty Institute’s vision and mission
The institute was created with a bold vision of a food and water secure world.
Mission: to have a lasting, significant impact on achieving more food security through research, education and engagement.
DWFI is a distributed institute, across the University of Nebraska and the State, drawing on strong partnerships to amplify our work.
On-going activities in: Nebraska & Midwest, National, MENA, South Asia (India), Brazil, Argentina, sub Saharan Africa (Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda & Ghana
Realizing our Vision and Mission
Be recognized as a global leader for achieving water for food security.
Achieving our vision of impactful research that provides more food with less stress on our water resources.
Our alums in agricultural and water leadership positions in industry, government, and academia in Nebraska, other states, Washington D.C. and worldwide.
Recognized for catalyzing the development and application of innovative solutions, and as thought leaders and conveners of events that expand access to and use of cutting edge knowledge.
Managing groundwater sustainably
Use Nebraska’s expertise and leadership in groundwater management to improve aquifer conditions, increase agricultural production and support rural livelihoods
On-going activities:
Developing practical solutions to water challenges in the Ogallala region (High Plains Aquifer project).
Documenting case studies of water practices in Nebraska and the western US with Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
Sharing knowledge globally as a core partner in the Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy & Practice (GRIPP)
Priority areas
Improving groundwater management for agricultural production
Closing water and agricultural productivity gaps
Enhancing high-productivity irrigated agriculture
Sustaining agro-ecosystems and ensuring public health
Supporting the management of agricultural drought
Catalyzing Change
Convene and facilitate activities and events, from local to global, that provide platforms to catalyze change
Hosted the Global Water for Food Conference, Lincoln, Nebraska. April 2017.
Co-organizing, with the World Bank, USAID and USDA, a Water for Food International Forum (WFIF).

Christmas Basket—Salvation Army
Total collection for Salvation Army: $1097.00 Thanks to all of you for remembering the people in need.
John Garrison, Chairman.

President Barry Stelk welcomes new member, Darrel Huenergardt transfer from Lincoln South to Lincoln East Rotary Club. Darrel is a practicing attorney with an office in his home.
Welcome Again Darrel!

Lincoln East Rotary Club
Annual Christmas Party.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Hillcrest Country Club
Please sign up this Wednesday and choose either beef or salmon
These names and choices need to be to Dave Caudy by December 8

Rotary Moment
“The Rotary Foundation is not to build monuments of brick and stone. If we work upon marble, it will perish; if we work on brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon immortal minds, if we imbue them with the full meaning of the spirit of Rotary as expressed in our Objects and with the just fear of God and love of our fellowmen, we are engraving on those tablets something that will brighten all eternity.”
The Rotary Foundation, THE ROTARIAN, April 1929

Anniversaries & Birthdays
Weeks of —December 7—January 3
Birthdays:
Deb Durre—December 20
Bob Simmering—January 2
Mary Goldberg—January 4
Anniversaries
Lille Larsen—December 22
Wayne Casper—December 23
Gordon Bair—December 26—Roses
Al Burdick—December 26
Mark Ebers—December 28—Roses

Happy Dollars
NO Report This Week

Cashier Duty
We need volunteers for the following:
Month of January
Month of February
Please contact Dick Cumming

Make Ups
Wayne Casper Board Meeting
Deb Durre Concessions F.B.
Chris Klingenberg Camp Kataki
Nathan Rink Board Meeting

Greeter Duty
January Greg Schnasse
February Wayne Casper
March Ed Stivers
April John Garrison

Guests & Visitors
Merrilea Anderson Steve Grosserode
Melodie Pointor Barry Stelk
Dr. Peter McCornick Speaker

Lincoln East Rotary Club
Speaker/ Meeting Schedule
December 13—Christmas Party
NO MEETINGS ON DECEMBER 20 & DECEMBER 27
January 3—Katie Murtha Lincoln City Libraries /Heritage Room Authors

Lincoln East Rotary Club
Spoke Newsletter Published by Wayne Casper

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