banner
Upcoming Events
District Governor, Rod Bates, Annual Club Visit
Jul 10, 2015
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Eighth Annual Golf Scramble
Indian Creek Golf Course
Aug 20, 2015
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
 
News
Bucks for Bingel
$80.00 Friday, June 26, 2015.  
Read more...
Sponsors
Interested in being a sponsor?
Download the website sponsorship guide
Bulletin Editor
Vickie Backman
Russell Hampton
National Awards Services Inc.
Sage
Stories

ImageRotary Club of Omaha West
4205 North 101st Street
Omaha, NE 68134
402.937.8654

info@omahawestrotary.org

Weekly Meetings: Friday at noon at Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive, Omaha, Nebraska.

June 26, 2015
Changing of the Guard
 
Club Service
Invocation: Anne Furhman
Greeters:  Brett Wawers & Joe Finnegan
Cashier:  Greg Key
Sgt. at Arms: Randy Kathol
 
July 3 2015
No Meeting - 4th of July Holiday 
 
July 10, 2015
District Governor Rod Bates
Annual Club Visit

ROTARY FOUNDATION RECOGNITION

Congratulations to Rex Latta!  Rex received his Paul Harris Fellow +2 recognition at the June 12th Rotary meeting for his contributions to The Rotary Foundation.  Thank you for your generous donations and continued support of The Rotary Foundation.  

Rotary District 5650 'Changing of the Gu-arrr-d Day of Service'
 
June 27, 2015
11:00 a.m. until after dinner
Mahoney State Park
Ashland, Nebraska
Cost is $35 for Rotarians, $25 for Guests and free for children 12 and under.
 
All District Rotarians and their families are invited to attend.  Club Presidents and Presidents Elect will be presented to the assembly during the dinner.
 Registration deadline was Wed. June 24.  Schedule for the day is below.
 
11:00 AM – Arrival and Registration
o Simply state that you’re with Rotary to get free admission to the park
o Drive to the pavilion to register and receive your information packet, Mahoney activity passes and free Rotary Koozies 
o Soft drinks and water for your Koozie will be available all day
 
Noon – Lunch
o Join us in the pavilion for a picnic style lunch of sandwiches and salads
o Hear an address from RI President’s Rep Mike Colasurdo
 
1:00 PM – Service Project(s) 
o We will be filling and packing 500 backpacks for the KETV/Salvation Army Back To School Program
o If we have sufficient volunteers we will also be able to do some painting and litter pick-­‐up within the park
 
3:00 PM – Free Time and Activities
o All attendees will receive one Mahoney activity ticket during morning check-­‐in
o These will be good for:
    §   Paddle Boats
    §   Driving Range
    §   Miniature Golf
    §   Swimming Pool
    §   Kid’s Activity Center (indoors and air conditioned)   
o In addition there will be a kid’s treasure hunt with prizes at stations around the pavilion
o Complimentary wine and beer available the remainder of the day
 
5:00 PM – Dinner
o Return to the pavilion to enjoy hamburgers, brats, hot dogs or chicken breast hot off the grill with a great assortment of side dishes
o There might be a few fun surprises
 
6:00 PM – Program
o Recognition of both the outgoing and incoming Club Presidents (could be someone might have to walk the plank -­‐   Arrrrrgh)
o A quick review of the past year and a look forward to 2015-­‐16
o Remarks by President’s Rep Mike Colasurdo
o Passing of the District Gavel to incoming DG Rod Bates
 
Notes:
o You are permitted to bring your own food and refreshments to the park if you wish. The Mahoney staff requests no glass containers.
o Again – be sure to register by Wed. June 24. We want to have enough food and beverage for everyone
The Omaha West Rotary club will hold the 8th Annual Golf Fundraiser on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at the Indian Creek Golf Course.  Mark your calendars now, tell your golfing friends to mark their calendar.  The Fundraising committee will be contacting you soon to request your participation.  There will be several different options to participate - golf, multiple sponsorship levels, donate raffle prizes, purchase raffle tickets.  More details will be announced soon.  The committee is looking for 100% member participation!

Image               
Happy Birthday!


6/1 JAMIE SUMMERFELT, 6/10 GENE KLEIN, 6/20 RUSS IWAN, 6/21 JIM HEDGPETH, 6/28 BOB RUNYON, 6/29 TIM RIEWER

POLIO ERADICATION – We are asking you to donate $32 during the month your birthday is recognized.  The District has set $32 per person as a giving goal for PolioPlus.  Your donation will be given to The Rotary Foundation in your name for PolioPlus.  Rotary has led the private sector in the global effort to rid the world of polio for over 30 years. The PolioPlus program helps Rotary fund operational costs, such as transportation, vaccine delivery, social mobilization, and training of health workers, and support surveillance activities.  Your donation can help "End Polio Now."

 
 
 

Steve Levinger, Vocational Service Committee Chair, would like you to schedule a 2-3 minute vocational talk.  Share with members information about your profession, yourself and your family.  Remember, we want to hear from our new members and our new members would like to learn more about the professions of their fellow Rotarians so please schedule a vocational talk.  Contact Vickie Backman to schedule a date for your talk or sign-up at a noon Rotary meeting.

Schedule:

Rotary Leadership Institute

Next Session:
Saturday, July 11, 2015
8:00 – 3:30 PM
Dundee Presbyterian Church – Omaha, Nebraska

Cost: $85

For details about RLI and to register, visit www.rli-heartland.org or click here.

How to engage members . . .
Making our projects more successful . . .
Understanding the value of The Rotary Foundation . . .
 
When asked what participants want to get out of Rotary training and meetings, we hear things like the statements above.
 
Meeting all of those needs is a challenge - but there is an answer – the Rotary Leadership Institute.
 
Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) was designed to provide discussion and activity-based programs. There is time to go into detail on many topics. It is not focused on a particular Rotary position but allows an opportunity for participants to truly discover Rotary.
 
RLI is a three-part program. Each RLI participant attends three one-day sessions. Sessions are offered a number of times during the year.
 
All Rotary members benefit from the RLI experience. Rotary Club leadership can be more effective because of their expanded knowledge and connections made during RLI sessions.

 

image 
 
 
 
 
 
The Council Bluffs Centennial Rotary Club is celebrating 10 Years of Service to Rotary!
 
You are invited to be our guest at an Open House to help us commemorate this milestone.
 
Tuesday June 30, 2015
5:00 - 7:00 PM
Barley's - 114 West Broadway - Council Bluffs Iowa
 
See the District 5650 Website - Spotlight on Clubs Page
Click Here for the 10-Year Anniversary Flyer
Questions or additional details - contact nancy.mack@usbank.com
 
Nancy Mack, President
Council Bluffs Centennial Rotary Club

Order forms for polo and long sleeve button shirts are available at the club meetings.  Both shirts will have the Rotary wheel logo and the club name embroidered on the shirt.  The polo shirt cost is $50 and the long sleeve button shirt cost is $72.  You may select the shirt color and size on the order forms.  Payment needs to be received when placing your order. 

Please notify the office if you have news to share with club members. 

Rotary District 5650 publishes a monthly newsletter. To see what's happening in the District and what other clubs are doing click here  for the current District Newsletter and the District website.

NORTHWEST 6/16 Dennis Hein; MILLARD 6/22 Jim Bachman, Jim Hedgpeth; MORNING  6/23 Dylan Driver; WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY 6/18 Jim Hedgpeth, Randy Parks, Don Klein, Susan Thomas

Metro Area Rotary Club weekly programs available are listed here. 

MONDAY
BELLEVUE (DJ's Dugout, 10308 S. 23rd St.)
NORTH (Omaha Eppley Airport Conference Room) 
 6/29 Changing of the Guard
MILLARD (German American Society, 3717 South 120th Street)  6/29 Dr Joshua Urban- NE Orthopaedic Hospital

TUESDAY
MORNING (Happy Hollow Country Club, 1701 S. 105th St.)  6/30 Ken Fox - Omaha Police Foundation
NORTHWEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive)  6/30 Changing of the Guard
SOUTHWEST NIGHT (DJ's Dugout at 17666 Welch Plaza, northeast corner of 180th & Q streets

WEDNESDAY
COUNCIL BLUFFS CENTENNIAL (Hy-Vee in Mall of the Bluffs, I-80 Exit 5)
DOWNTOWN (Field Club, 3615 Woolworth Ave.)  7/1
 Len Romano, Life at the YMCA

THURSDAY
COUNCIL BLUFFS NOON (The Center, 714 S. Main St.) 
6/18 Paul Ross, Director Transportation Security Administration Nebraska
SUBURBAN (Anthony's, 7220 F St.)  6/25 Changing of the Guard

WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY (Elkhorn Common Ground Community Center, 1701 Veteran's Drive)

FRIDAY
WEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive)  6/26 Changing of the Guard

Programs available have been listed