Get ready for the ultimate club remix at the Omaha West Rotary Club Tradeshow—your all-access pass to our exciting new chapter!
We are officially streamlining our impact by rolling out our brand-new committee restructuring. We have condensed our previous 12 committees into 7 powerhouse teams, designed to make our service more focused, efficient, and fun. Because everything is fresh, everyone needs to sign up for a new committee!
Think of this tradeshow as a bustling marketplace of opportunity. Browse the booths, meet the committee chairs, and find out where your talents fit best among our 7 new committees:
Community Service: The boots-on-the-ground crew!
This committee is dedicated to rolling up sleeves and diving straight into the local projects that change lives.
Programs: The Talent Scouts!
This committee locks in the dynamic speakers and events that power the weekly meetings.
Sergeant at Arms: The ultimate vibe curators!
This committee locks down the venue logistics, rolls out the welcome mat, and brings the heavy-hitting fun to every single meeting.
Public Image: The ultimate club hype squad!
This committee drops the content, crafts the vibe, and blasts the Omaha West Rotary story across the globe.
Project Funding: The financial masterminds!
This committee hunts down top-tier grants and injects financial power exactly where it will supercharge community impact.
Membership & Engagment: The heartbeat of the club!
This Committee recruits the dream team, welcomes the newcomers, and keeps the current members locked in and loving it.
Special Events: The master party planners!
This committee designs stellar socials and dynamic fundraisers that supercharge fellowship and fund the Club mission.
But that’s not all! The West Omaha Rotary Foundation will also be on-site to explain upcoming/past grants and funding opportunities, showing you exactly how our new structure will supercharge our community investments.
Why you can't miss it:
Meet the Big 7: Explore the fresh goals of our newly streamlined committees.
Choose your adventure: Lock in your committee choice.
Follow the money: Learn how Foundation grants will back our new initiatives.
Connect and catch up: Enjoy great fellowship, high energy, and inspiring ideas.
Bring your passion, bring your curiosity, and get ready to claim your spot in our new era of Service Above Self. See you on the tradeshow floor!
Last Friday, Omaha West Rotary celebrated 35 outstanding high school seniors during a memorable luncheon at Champions Run. The event saw a fantastic turnout, with nearly 200 guests and 39 Rotarians coming together to honor these students.
The program was highlighted by deeply insightful and inspiring messages from our student speaker, Ruby Stoller, and keynote speaker, UNO Chancellor Joanne Li.
A huge thank you goes out to the Special Events Committee, Candy, Sarah, and everyone who lent a hand to make the day a success. Finally, we extend our sincere gratitude to the Foundation Board of Trustees; their generous funding makes this event possible, and we profoundly appreciate their continued support for this significant undertaking.
District 5650 hosted the Rotary Leadership Institute in Lincoln last Saturday. Six Omaha West Rotarians participated in Session One - more than any other club in the District. Proving once again…”Omaha West is the Best!”
Ms Lemons conducts a book club with her class where they read together everyday and also have a weekly meeting outside of class for any 5th graders that want to attend & discuss books. She even has several 3rd and 4th grade students involved in that weekly meeting who are able to read at a 5th grade level. Ms Lemons mentioned when she started her school year many of her students were reading below 5th grade, even as low as 2nd grade. Now she has them all reading at 5th grade level because of the focus on books in her club. The teachers are very thankful for all the literacy aids and books Rotary provides to their students.
Ms Chauni, the school librarian, let us know that the Dictionaries for the 3rd graders were her favorite project this year. She was able to give workshops to the 3rd, 4th, & 5th grade students on how to use them even though only the 3rd graders got to keep the books. She said in most cases the books were used by the whole family. In one instance a single-parent father has 9 children who were all able to benefit from the dictionary. Rotary's dollars were well spent on the dictionary project.
Here is your chance to volunteer to help with the Summer Feeding Program at the Salvation Army!
We have 2 server spots reserved every Wednesday and Friday throughout the months of June and July. There are two Friday holidays — June 19th and July 3rd — that the program will be closed. The first Rotary shift will take place on Wednesday, June 3rd and the final one on Friday, July 31st. There is a total of 16 shifts, so 32 individual volunteer spots.
Each individual link will allow two group members to register for the shift. Those who sign up will also have the ability to cancel their shifts if needed.
Please check out the Calendar and sign up to help serve others in need!
We are serving meals with the Salvation Army beginning on June 3rd and continuing through July 31st on Wednesdays & Fridays! 2 people are needed each Wednesday & Friday beginning June 3rd from 5:45pm - 7:45pm. Meeting place is the Salvation Army Center on Burt.
***** If you are signed up and have to cancel and are within 7 days of your shift, you are responsible for replacing yourself******
Each date will have a reservation link for the Omaha West Rotary's reserved shifts for Family Meals of Hope. Group members will be able to follow the link of their selected date, enter a little bit of information, and register for their chosen shift.
We are serving meals with the Salvation Army beginning on June 3rd and continuing through July 31st on Wednesdays & Fridays! 2 people are needed each Wednesday & Friday beginning June 3rd from 5:45pm - 7:45pm. Meeting place is the Salvation Army Center on Burt.
***** If you are signed up and have to cancel and are within 7 days of your shift, you are responsible for replacing yourself******
Each date will have a reservation link for the Omaha West Rotary's reserved shifts for Family Meals of Hope. Group members will be able to follow the link of their selected date, enter a little bit of information, and register for their chosen shift.
We are serving meals with the Salvation Army beginning on June 3rd and continuing through July 31st on Wednesdays & Fridays! 2 people are needed each Wednesday & Friday beginning June 3rd from 5:45pm - 7:45pm. Meeting place is the Salvation Army Center on Burt.
***** If you are signed up and have to cancel and are within 7 days of your shift, you are responsible for replacing yourself******
Each date will have a reservation link for the Omaha West Rotary's reserved shifts for Family Meals of Hope. Group members will be able to follow the link of their selected date, enter a little bit of information, and register for their chosen shift.
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