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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.

May 29, 2015
Dr. Ken Bird, President. & CEO
Avenue Scholars Foundation
 
Club Service
Invocation:  Rodge Bickerstaff
Greeters:  Randy Kathol & Russ Iwan
Cashier:  Dana Henricksen
Sgt. at Arms:  Greg Key
 
 
June 5, 2015
Yumi Yamakawa
Youth Exchange Student
"Farewell Talk"

The following Membership Proposals have been approved for publication by the Omaha West Rotary Board Members. Any comments, in writing, must be sent to the Rotary office within 7 days. 

BRAD WILLADSEN - Producer in Risk Management Sales with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co;  Classification is Insurance Risk; sponsored by Dan Ferris

BERT MEHRER - Classification is Law, Security Markets Regulation; sponsored by Robert Runyon

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:
Erin Strunk  5/29/15 (tentative date)

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.
 
Signup at www.rotarydistrict56550.org.  T-shirts are available online.

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Happy Birthday!


5/2 BRUCE BISSON, 5/3 DANA HENRICKSEN, 5/4, RICH SECOR, 5/5 DON KLEIN, 5/8 REX LATTA, 5/11 KENT TEMPLIEN, 5/13 CAROL GENDLER, 5/14 TOD ELLIS & JOE MEYERS, 5/17 MARY SUE RILEY, 5/25 STEVE MCWHORTER, 5/27 MATT JETTER, 5/31 MIKE JONES

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."

 
 
 

COLUMBUS MORNING AND NOON ROTARY CLUBS
LOUP D' LOUP END POLIO NOW BIKE RIDE
Saturday, June 20, 2015
8:00 a.m. start at Izaak Walton
Benefit for Polio Immunizations &
Columbus Area Recreation Trails
Contact Deb Copple 308.672.5106 or Vanessa Oceguera 402.270.0185

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.

DOWNTOWN 5/27 Sarah Thompson, John Philo, Rodge Bickerstaff; NORTHWEST  5/12 Randy Parks, Matt McKeever; SUBURBAN 5/21 Jim Bachman, Suzan Rohrig; 5/28 Jim Hedgpeth

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) 
 5/25 No Meeting, Memorial Day
MILLARD (German American Society, 3717 South 120th Street)   5/25 No Meeting, Memorial Day

TUESDAY
MORNING (Happy Hollow Country Club, 1701 S. 105th St.)   5/26 No Meeting Memorial Day
NORTHWEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive)   5/26 No Meeting Memorial Day
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.) 
5/27 Coach Mike Reilly, Go Big Red!

THURSDAY
COUNCIL BLUFFS NOON (The Center, 714 S. Main St.)  5/28 Vocational Talks

SUBURBAN (Anthony's, 7220 F St.)   5/28 Staff Day - Todd Baker, Baker's Candies, A "Sweet" Meeting

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

FRIDAY
WEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive)  5/22 Peg Harriott, Pres. & CEO Child Saving Institute Child Saving Institute; 5/29 Dr. Ken Bird, Pres. & CEO Ave. Scholars Foundation Avenue Scholars Foundation

Programs available have been listed