Invocator: Dan Ferris Vocational Talk: Mark C. Manhart
Cashier: Anne Fuhrman
Sgt. at Arms: Russ Iwan
Greeters: Lori Benton & Dan Lassek Speaker: District Gov. Julie O'Hara
Julie O'Hara
Rotary District 5650 Governor 2018-19
Shenandoah Iowa Rotary Club
Bio: Julie O'Hara has been a member of the Shenandoah Rotary Club since 2005. She served as club President in 2014/15 and was awarded outstanding club president. Julie has also served as Sergeant-At-Arms, Club Treasurer, Chair of the Fundraising Committee and served as a Director and a Board member. Julie is also trained as a facilitator for our Visioning Sessions and Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI); is CoChair of the District Awards Committee and served as Assistant Governor.
When Julie isn’t busy with Rotary, she is the wife to Patrick and mom to three kids: Rebecca (24), Hailey (16) and Conor (10). She is also employed as a full time real estate agent for Jim Hughes Real Estate and has held her license for 14 years. Together, she and her family enjoy spending time together trying different restaurants and exploring the many small towns in Southwest Iowa. In her free time, she enjoys reading, volunteering at the elementary school, biking and working out.
Julie is very community active and involved in many other boards and committees. These include: Shenandoah Public Library Board of Trustees; Shenandoah Athletic Booster Club and is a founding member of The Shenandoah Iowa Education Foundation. She served as a board member for the Habitat for Humanity until 2017.
Last week, PDG Tom Cardwell presided the awarding of outgoing club officers and board members: Nuzhat Mahmood, Matt McKeever, Randy Kathol, Russ Iwan, Bruce Cramer and Kent Templien. Thank you for your service to Rotary.
Congratulations on your perfect Rotary attendance: L to R Dwayne Brown 6 years, Susan Thomas 4 years, Manny Paz 3 years, Bob Fell 9 years. Engagement Committee Chair John Philo awarded each one with a 22k gold electroplated cloisonné number tab representing their years of perfect attendance.
Last week, we welcomed two new members. Martie Cordaro re-introduced returning member Randy Parks. Randy is Paul Harris Fellow and he is a Consultant at Sid Dillon Chevrolet. Shonna Dorsey introduced Micah Yost. Micah is a business owner and he is President at Method Mark, a marketing company. Be sure to introduce yourself and welcome Randy and Mark when you see them at our Friday meeting.
Micah Yost with President Jill and Shonna Dorsey
Randy Parks with President Jill and Martie Cordaro
Irv Veitzer is a retired Chairman of Omaha Bedding Company. Irv is proposed by Gail Veitzer. Any objections to this proposal must be in writing to the Board of Directors at boardofdirectors@omahawestrotary.org by July 23.
In its recent Trustees meeting, the Omaha West Rotary Foundation approved up to $3,000.00, to support a multi-Rotary club project called "Hotel-Motel" project. The Hotel-Motel project seeks to eliminate and prevent sex trafficking by educating those in the hospitality industry to recognize when it is happening and to train them on how to respond. In addition, this educational effort is designed to spur cultural change within the general community and among first responders.
The Hotel-Motel Project is relevant, timely and needed because: (1) There is a high incidence of sex trafficking in hotels-motels; (2) Personnel employed by hotels-motels see first hand what happens within their facility, and, if trained, are able to enhance intervention and prevention; and (3) There is a beginning national trend to criminally and civilly target facilitators of sex trafficking, with common themes including reckless disregard of sex trafficking within the facility, and failure to train facility personnel regarding sex trafficking.
Thank you for your support to the Omaha West Rotary Foundation.
This year marks the 11th consecutive year that Omaha West Rotary Club to host the annual Golf Scramble. Over the years this event has enjoyed tremendous enthusiasm and support. We invite you to participate or invite others to participate again this year, as we host the Golf Scramble at Indian Creek on Thursday, August 23rd. Registration opens at 11, with a 12-noon shotgun start. All funds benefit the Omaha West Rotary Foundation. Raffle tickets are available at our weekly meeting. Please pick up your tickets from Yolanda.
Scheduled for Sunday, November 4, the Bloody Mary Jazz Fest will begin at 3 pm and conclude at 6 pm. The location for the event is Champions Run Country Club. Set up for the event will begin earlier in the day, with most of the work being completed after the normal Sunday Brunch concludes at 2 pm. Attendees will purchase a ticket to attend for $45 ($65 with a swag bag, in limited supply). Tickets will be available soon. Please click here for more information and for questions please contact Ric Miller, Chair of the Fundraising Committee at 402-681-7947 or email at ricnokdocpam@cox.net.
As part of the District Conference initiative, we will be collecting items for Magdalene House this Friday, the 20th. Please bring your donations this week. Any one or two items (listed here) that you can bring will be good. Please click here for the list of items that you can donate.
On Friday, July 27th, Rotarians will be putting together 400 bags for Magdalene Omaha/Thistle Lights at the District Conference in Lincoln. These new beginning bags will provide three days of much needed personal supplies. Magdalene Omaha/Thistle Lights is a survivor-led program of healing, recovery, and economic empowerment for women who experienced sex trafficking/prostitution, abuse, and addiction. (www.magadeleneomaha.org)
Please register here for the 2017-18 Rotary District Conference. Below is PDG Tom Cardwell's letter.
The 2017-18 District Conference "Together Making a Difference" will be July 27-28, 2018 at the Cornhusker Marriott in Lincoln. Click here for conference flyer. The conference is going to be awesome and thanks are due to many who are involved in its planning. We will have some excellent and inspiring speakers on topics such as women's empowerment, tree planting and ecology , our work in addressing human trafficking, our impact on leadership development in young people, and the importance of networking. We will have some great music and relaxed time to connect with our friends around the district. Please sign up now! :)
Committee involvement is a great opportunity to share your talents and get to know your fellow Rotarians. As we welcome the new Rotary year, you are encouraged to sign up for a committee of your choice. Our goal is for every Rotarian to belong to one committee. If your time allows, you may sign up for as many committees as you can accommodate. Please sign up here. If you want to review the committee description, please click here. If you would like Yolanda to assign you to a committee, she will gladly do it, send an email to info@omahawestrotary.org.
We are now offering 10 punch lunch tickets ($160) and 10 punch meeting-only tickets ($70) for sale at the meetings. Get one and don't worry about having cash or getting out your credit card! For sale at check-in.
To find out about speakers at other Rotary Clubs in the area, you can conveniently see the list of Club websites here. Then click on the home icon to the left of the club name. The list of speakers are listed on their Homepage.
MONDAY BELLEVUE 12:00 PM (DJ's Dugout, 10308 S. 23rd St.) NORTH 12:00 PM (Omaha Eppley Airport Conference Room) MILLARD 12:00 PM (German American Society, 3717 South 120th Street) - NO MEETING on Oct 9
TUESDAY MORNING 7:00 AM (Happy Hollow Country Club, 1701 S. 105th St.)
NORTHWEST 12:00 PM ( Effective August 15th Northwest Rotary will meet Tuesday's at noon at Jerico's, 11732 W Dodge Rd, Omaha, NE 68154.)
SOUTHWEST NIGHT 5:15 PM (DJ's Dugout at 17666 Welch Plaza, northeast corner of 180th & Q streets)
WEDNESDAY COUNCIL BLUFFS CENTENNIAL 1st Wed 7:00 AM; 3rd Wed floating event; no meeting other weeks (Hy-Vee in Mall of the Bluffs, I-80 Exit 5) DOWNTOWN 12:00 PM (Field Club, 3615 Woolworth Ave.)
THURSDAY COUNCIL BLUFFS NOON 12:00 PM (The Center, 714 S. Main St.)
SUBURBAN 12:00 PM (Anthony's, 7220 F St.)
WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY 7:00 AM (Elkhorn Common Ground Community Center, 1701 Veteran's Drive)
FRIDAY WEST 12:00 PM (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive)
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