Seward Rotary's 100th Anniversary Celebration will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Junto Wine.  The event will include a social hour, dinner, silent auction, and award presentation. All proceeds raised will support local Seward Rotary service projects, including our Centennial project to shade the Seward Bandshell, and Rotary International’s global effort to eradicate polio.

 

The highlight of the event will be the presentation of Seward Rotary's annual awards.  The Seward Rotary Service Above Self Award will be presented to Marvin "PeeWee" Schulz and the Wayne Tanderup Award will be presented to Craig Saalfeld and Michael Saalfeld.  In addition to the Youth Rotarian of the Year, the inaugural T.H. Wake Sr. Award will be presented to Jones Bank. 

 

Seward Rotary Club has for years recognized individuals for their significant contributions to our community.  The Seward Rotary Service Above Self Award is annually presented to a Seward County resident who exemplifies Rotary's motto of "Service Above Self."  The award recipient is presented with a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow. 

 

The late Wayne Tanderup, a longtime Club member, was instrumental in building financial support for Rotary International's worldwide polio eradication initiative within the Club and Rotary District 5650 in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.  Tanderup, a polio survivor, overcame his polio to become a successful businessman and active community citizen.  Annually, an award is presented in his honor to a resident of Seward County who has likewise overcome adversity in life.