Jay Noddle has been in commercial real estate since graduating from the University of Denver in 1980. Jay has been a business and civic leader in the Omaha community since 1987, having founded Pacific Realty Group, Inc (once Grubb & Ellis and now Colliers in the region). Beginning in 2003, Jay became President and CEO of Noddle Companies and has lead that organization ever since. Jay provides leadership to diverse groups and build consensus among stakeholder. His experience in structuring public/ private partnerships and managing their implementation has resulted in many successful community projects. Current development projects include HDR's 10-story LEED Gold Version 4 Global Headquarters in Omaha's Aksarben Village, the master planning phase of the 500-acre Boys Town West Farm and DeMarco Farm near 144th and West Dodge, the i-90 / Highway 370 Commerce Center and the 30-acre River's Edge Mixed-Use Project on the eastern side of the Missouri River in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Jay is past president of the Jewish Federation of Omaha and remains active in MECA and many other civic endeavors. He enjoys spending time with his children and friends. He is a devoted "soccer Dad" and avid scuba diver, along with being a sports fan for many of the area's teams, running, traveling and listening to music.
Last week Jeff Ziemba gave the invocation. Bruce Cramer and Be Karrer were our Greeters. Brad Rohrig served as Sgt. at Arms and Russs Iwan served as Cashier. Secretary Matt McKeever handed out a few fines and we had lots of "good news" and announcements. Gretchen Radler won the chance to draw for "Bucks for Bingel". Kim Kuhle introduced Ryan Whitt who talked about the challenges of cybersecurity and identity theft.
Congratulations to those who received their recognition for perfect attendance at Rotary last week from Retention Chair John Philo:
Manny Paz- 2 years, Susan Thomas-3, Dwayne Brown-5, Kent Templien-5, Matt McKeever-12, Denny Duer-18, Carol Gendler-19, Dick Lerner 23, Dick Sturgeon-26, and Steve Redler-30 (not all pictured)
Our annual fundraiser is coming up on Thursday, August 24th. We ask all club members to participate in some way. Can you play? If not, consider sponsoring a hole, donating a raffle prize, or purchasing raffle tickets. We also need volunteers to solicit businesses for sponsorships/prizes. This fundraiser supports our Foundation which supports all our charitable programs.
Please contact Gary if you or someone you know would like to help sponsor the District Conference.
Why be a District Conference Sponsor?
What would a sponsorship contribute to Rotary and our community?
Setting the stage for Future Foundation giving. We are doing a Foundation reception will thank our donors for the contributions they have made and set the stage for a Million Dollar Dinner that will set a new standard for giving in our District. This is the first time we’re ever had a free event to thank our donors and give them a sense of what their donations have accomplished. A sponsorship for this Conference could help generate $500,000 of giving. Without the additional sponsorship, we can’t afford to pull this off.
Help get 5,000 people CPR trained in the next six months…and most likely save at least one life in the next year. Your donation will support a CPR event that is aiming to get 1,000 people trained at the Conference…and 4,000 more over the next six months. How will this happen? We have purchased 1,000 training kits that we will donate back to the Red Cross to enable them to train 4,000 people at no charge over the next six months.
Why does this matter? Because the survival rate from sudden cardiac arrest in our area is less than 10%. This is not because we have bad first responders. It’s because when the first responders arrive, only 30% of the time are any of the bystanders doing anything. If we could do as cities such as Boston and Seattle and dramatically raise the percentage of people trained in CPR, we could also raise our survival rate to 50%...which would save 450 lives in our area every year.
Help protect the lives of 5,000 children. Your donation will help shelter the lives of children through support of the kick-off of the WHALE project in our area. The best way to frame this project is the story of Jill Schmidt from Geneva, NE, who will speak at the Conference. Her sister and brother were driving somewhere with their three and five-year old children. They had a horrific accident and the parents died.
Because the first responders couldn’t identify custody for the children, they went into state care.It took Jill two weeks to get custody of her niece and nephew from the State and she decided she didn’t want that to ever happen to anyone else.The WHALE project is something simple, but powerful.An information sticker is placed on the back of the child seat and little WHALE stickers are placed on the rear windows.
When first responders see those stickers, they know they have the information they need to save those children additional trauma. We have engaged a number of community organizations, including Child Saving Institute and Nebraska Families Collaborative and between them and the Rotarians, we’ll distribute the first 5,000 of the kits to kick off WHALE in Omaha, Council Bluffs, and Lincoln….kits that we are donating through the Conference to jump start this effort.
This Conference is about encouraging people to embrace the Power of One that lies inside their hearts and minds. It is about setting a vision that will help us redefine Rotary in a changing world.
Why should you be a sponsor? Because sponsoring this event will help inspire Rotarians and make a strong and lasting impact on our community.
District Conference 2017 will be held Friday night, August 11th at the Omaha Community Playhouse and Saturday, August 12th at the Creighton University Harper Center.
How does a 5'7" 170 pound football player carve a name for himself in football -- he becomes a "Pinball".
Michael Clemons overcame prejudices to have an amazing career as a player and a coach for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He will be the keynote speaker for the kick-off event for “The Power of One”, the 2017 Rotary District 5650 Conference on Friday, August 11, 2017 at 6:30 PM at the Omaha Community
Join in the attempt to have over 1,000 people trained in Citizen CPR on August 12.
This event is open to the public at no cost (although donations are accepted). This event is being sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of District 5650 and the American Red Cross and will be held at the Harper Center at Creighton University. It only takes one person to be able to save a life – join us in exploring The Power of One.
Gain an opportunity to hear an amazing Champion of Change speak.
Ann Lee Hussey is a Polio Survivor that has led 28 immunization missions to Africa and Asia. Because of her work in Nigeria, there is a school and bridge named after her and she has been honored as a Champion of Change at the White House. Don’t miss an opportunity to hear this amazing woman tell her story.
The top three clubs with submitted videos are eligible for $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 prizes. Voting occurs only at the Conference on Saturday, so the more people that are there, the better then chance for the club to win the cash awards
Club Attendance Award
The club with the highest percentage of membership attending gets a $1,000 prize. You are in the 76 members and up category.
Opportunity to win a Napa trip
The trip includes travel and lodging for two, a $100 gift card to Thomas Keller's Bouchon, and a personally customized and chauffeured day trip in Napa. The package is worth $2,400. People donating to the Foundation on Saturday will get matching points and a raffle ticket for each $100 they donate (up to ten raffle tickets).
An opportunity to be entertained and inspired.
This isn’t your grandpa’s District Conference.
An opportunity to share the good works of Rotary with friends and family
Friday night and Saturday afternoon is open to the general public.
Click here for more conference information on the Rotary District 5650 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) MILLARD (German American Society, 3717 South 120th Street) 5/22 No Meeting, Golf Outing at Oak Hills; No Meeting, Memorial Day
TUESDAY MORNING (Happy Hollow Country Club, 1701 S. 105th St.) 5/23 Dr. Maryanne Stevens, College of St. Mary, "Rising Costs of Post-Secondary Education; 5/30 No Meeting
NORTHWEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive) 5/23 Gretchen Bren, End Polio Now; 5/30 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.) 5/24 Business Networking Day, choice of three locations, reservations needed; 5/31 Dan McMaster, Feroz, Afghan refugees in NE - Careers & Connections Mentoring Program
THURSDAY COUNCIL BLUFFS NOON (The Center, 714 S. Main St.) 5/18 Police/Fire/Sheriff Awards; 5/25 Vocational Talks
SUBURBAN (Anthony's, 7220 F St.) 5/18 Dr. Sol Kutler's 90th Birthday Party; 5/25 Youth Exchange
WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY (Elkhorn Common Ground Community Center, 1701 Veteran's Drive)
FRIDAY WEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive) 5/19 Hague Howey, Drones in America; 5/26 No Meeting, Memorial Day Holiday
