Welcome to Rotary District 5180 from District Governor Dave Veden
Hello!
Welcome to Rotary District 5180! I am excited as we look to a new Rotary year and work together to "Create Lasting Impact."
Building on last year's theme of "Unite for Good," our 35 Rotary clubs will continue their outstanding work of serving both their local and global communities.
Our clubs work each day, bringing together members of their communities to support a wide range of service projects that make their communities better places to live, work, and play. From supporting food banks, improving local parks, providing elementary age reading programs, helping fund a youth center, funding scholarships, and much more, District 5180 Rotarians step up wherever they’re needed most.
If you are looking for a place to give back, grow as a leader, or build lifelong friendships, join us in this new Rotary year and help create lasting impact for years to come.
If you’re curious to learn more, please click “Contact Us” on this page. We’d love to hear your story and connect you with a Rotarian who can answer your questions. Together, we can do so much good!
The Rotary Peace Fellowship program and it Peace Fellows have been in the midst of helping to find ways to create lasting peace and have a positive impact on our world.
Due to the incredible efforts of the Rotary Club of Lincoln CA USA and member, Joann Hilton, District 5180 has its first Rotary Peace Fellow in many years.
From Joann...
"I am so delighted and excited to report to you that our candidate for Peace Fellow, Chaw Pyai Thar has been accepted to the Peace Fellowship Certificate Program..….This is the Certificate Program which is reserved for very experienced and skilled candidates to attend a 10 week Fellowship University program followed by the implementation of their own Social Change initiative for 10 months.
She is currently serving with the Peace Corps in Panama and some of you helped with funding the school for developmentally disabled where she is working.
I could not be more proud of this young lady who decided on this journey at the age of 12. Please join me in congratulating her. Her sponsoring District is 5180 and her sponsoring Club is Lincoln. This is our first successful Peace Fellow candidate in many years."
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Chaw wrote to Joann...
"Good morning, Joann!
Thank you so much! I am thrilled about this opportunity.
The program starts in September 2027 at Makerere University in Uganda."
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Let's join in and give Chaw and the Lincoln Rotary Club a BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Chaw will be at the center in Uganda and according to Rotary the “center at Makerere University (Ma-KAY-ray-ray) in Kampala, Uganda, offers a postgraduate diploma in peacebuilding and conflict transformation that is intended for mid-career working professionals. This one-year professional development certificate program blends online learning, classroom studies and field visits, and a nine-month social change initiative. Each year, 40 fellows (two classes of 20 fellows) are selected to participate in the program at Makerere University.”
We are pleased to announce the selection of Greg Kevin of the Rotary Club of Lincoln as District Governor for District 5180 in 2029-2030.
Greg brings a distinguished record of leadership, public service, and community involvement in to this role.
Greg is a member of the Rotary Club of Lincoln, where he served as Club President in 2024-2025. Currently, he serves as an Assistant Governor for Rotary District 5180.
A native Californian, Greg grew up in the South Bay. He spent 29 years with the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety, a combined police and fire agency serving 150,000 residents in the heart of Silicon Valley, and retired as a Deputy Chief. He then brought that experience to the private sector, working in corporate security for several major technology companies, including Apple, Google, and Amazon.
Greg is the elected City Treasurer for the City of Lincoln and serves on the boards of the Lincoln Community Foundation and the Friends of McBean Park. He holds a bachelor’s degree in management from Saint Mary’s College and a master’s degree in criminal justice from Boston University.
Greg and his wife, Sarah, live in Lincoln with their three Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers: Nova, Quincy, and Chloe.
Please join us in congratulating Greg and welcoming him to this next chapter of Rotary leadership!
Sincerely,
Sidney Smith, Chairman
District 5180 Nominating Committee
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