The Westward Ho 5/31/19 (May 28, 2019)

Dues are Due June 1st!

Please make dues payment by June 1st to help us make on-time payment on your behalf to Rotary International. You can pay your dues online by CLICKING HERE or at Friday's meeting or by mailing a check to West Rotary, 4089 S. 84th St. PMB 317, Omaha, NE 68127.

Coming up this Week 5/31

Dr. Chris Kratochvil

UNMC Global Biosecurity Unit

Chair of the Day: Nuzhat Mahmood

Invocator: Maryssa Brown

Cashier: Greg Key

Sgt. At Arms: Gail Veitzer

Greeters: Rebecca Miller and Deb Sepich

Coming up Friday, June 6th

Jeff Spiehs

Metro Area Planning Agency

Chair of the Day: Kari Ketcham

Invocator: Deirdre Milobar

Cashiers: Anne Fuhrman and Tim Neal

Sgt. at Arms: Bruce Cramer

Greeter: Ken Thomason and Volunteer Needed

T-shirts are ready!

The Omaha West t-shirt order is ready. A volunteer is needed to help distribute them at the next two meetings. Please let Jennifer know if you can help (you would need to arrive by 11:15 this Friday).

Tree Planting

This Spring—The Urban Nature Alliance and the Arbor Day Foundation are hosting another tree planting event to sustain the tree canopy in Gifford Park neighborhood on Saturday, June 1st between 8:30 am to noon. We want to green and shade the right of ways and will even plant fruit trees for food sourcing in the area. Of course improving air quality is a goal of ours as well.

The neighborhood sits from 38th to 30th Street between Dodge and Cumming Street. All holes will be predug as always for ease of volunteer labor.

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER

Family of Rotary

Mark your calendar for a Family of Rotary event on June 20th. Details to follow.....

Club Vision Statement

We are a service organization with projects that support education and building understanding locally, nationally and globally.

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Need a Make-up?

MONDAY
BELLEVUE 12:00 PM (DJ's Dugout, 10308 S. 23rd St.)
MILLARD 12:00 PM (German American Society, 3717 South 120th Street)

TUESDAY
MORNING 7:00 AM (Happy Hollow Country Club, 1701 S. 105th St.)

NORTHWEST 12:00 PM (Jerico's, 11732 W Dodge Rd, Omaha, NE 68154)

OMAHA NIGHT 5:30 PM on first, third, and fifth Tuesdays of the month, Vincenzo's, 15701 Pacific St.

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)

May 31, 2019 12:00 PM

Dr. Chris Kratochvil

UNMC Global Biosecurity Unit

Jun 07, 2019 12:00 PM

Jeff Spiehs

Metro Area Planning Agency

Jun 14, 2019 12:00 PM

Dr. Don Coulter MD

Nebraska Coalition to End Childhood Cancer

Jun 21, 2019 12:00 PM

Changing of the Guard

Jun 28, 2019 12:00 PM

Doug Peterson

Nebraska Attorney General

Jul 05, 2019 12:00 PM

No Meeting- Happy Independence Day!

Jul 19, 2019 12:00 PM

District Governor Mick McKinley

Jul 26, 2019 12:00 PM

No Meeting- Attend the District Conference!

Aug 15, 2019 12:00 PM

Metro Luncheon featuring Tom Osborne

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Tree Planting- Gifford Park Neighborhood
Gifford Park
Jun 01, 2019 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Omaha West Rotary Board Meeting

Jun 19, 2019 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Changing of the Guard

Jun 28, 2019

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Jennifer Jirak-Brungardt
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