West Rotary in cooperation with Goodwill, Inc. has scheduled a computer recycling event. This recycling event will be held Thursday, April 30, 2015 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. You can bring your old household computers, monitors and miscellaneous computer equipment to the Canfields Parking Lot, 8457 West Center Road. Tell your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers about this great opportunity to recycle your household computers that are taking up space at home.
Dr. Ali S. Kahn, Dean at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health will be the keynote speaker for this special event. One of the Seniors being honored will also be speaking. The name of the student speaker will be announced soon. One outstanding senior from each of the twenty-five area high schools will be honored at the Senior Recognition Day program. Students, parents, counselors, principals, superintendents and guests will join us for this program honoring the selected Outstanding Seniors. Members have a unique opportunity to eat lunch and visit with the senior students who are ready to take the next step in their life as they look forward to new experiences and studies at the colleges and universities they will attend in pursuit of their future careers.
Senior Recognition Day will be held on Friday, May 1, 2015. Make your reservations now at a Friday meeting or email the Rotary office. Cost for this luncheon is $16. Since this luncheon is a plated, served meal we need advance reservations by Monday, April 27th.
Please consider sharing some of your time with our Youth Exchange student, Yumi Yamakawa. Activities can be as singificant as a weekend event or trip or as simple as inviting her to lunch or a movie.
Other ideas: A Creighton or UNO sporting event; museum tour; a play or event at the Holland or Orpheum; include her in a hobby event or activity; or include her in a family event.
Contact Jeff Ziemba jziemba@smithhayes.com or Kendall Scheer kscheer@fnni.com if you would like to invite Yumi to share some time with you and your family.
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:
Don Bryner 5/15/15
Erin Strunk 5/29/15 (tentative date)
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."
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.
NORTHWEST ROTARY BRAN REGISTRATION OPEN (Please share this information with friends and family.)
Registration for BRAN 35 - Search for Adventure Tour is open online. Click here for registration information and to complete your registration online. If the link does not work for you please paste this web address in your internet browser, http://bran-inc.org/wp/?page_id=99 . The Search for Adventure Tour will be held June 7 - 13, 2015. The ride will start in Wauneta, Nebraska and end at the Conestoga Jr./Sr. High School west of Murray on Highway. The other overnight towns are Cambridge, Eustis, Axtell, Clay Center, Wilber, and Syracuse. For those of you that opt to ride the bus they will load at the Conestoga Jr./Sr. High School, 8404 42nd Street, Murray, Nebraska on Saturday, June 6, 2015. Buses will load at 7:00 a.m. and depart promptly at 8:00 a.m. Participant check-in will be held at the Wauneta-Palisade High School, 214 West Wichita, Wauneta, Nebraska on Saturday, June 6, 2015.
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
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.
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) 4/27 Omaha North High School Scholarship Presentation MILLARD (German American Society, 3717 South 120th Street) 5/4 Terri Connell - Millard Public Schools Teammates program; 5/11 Millard Rotary Scholarship Luncheon
TUESDAY MORNING (Happy Hollow Country Club, 1701 S. 105th St.) 5/5 Wendy Townley development director from the Omaha Public Library NORTHWEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive) 5/5 Claudia Zapata, Board Member of Midlands Latino Community Development Corporation 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) 4/30 Vocational Talks DOWNTOWN (Field Club, 3615 Woolworth Ave.) 5/6 Omaha Rotary Honor Roll Luncheon
THURSDAY COUNCIL BLUFFS NOON (The Center, 714 S. Main St.) SUBURBAN (Anthony's, 7220 F St.) 4/30 South Omaha Interact; 5/7 Jackie Austad Nelson-HELP Adult Services WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY (Elkhorn Common Ground Community Center, 1701 Veteran's Drive)
FRIDAY WEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive) 5/1 Senior Recognition Day Luncheon; 5/8 Skinner Skyhawk Awards Luncheon
Rotary Club of Omaha West