The Westward Ho 4/30/21 (Apr 27, 2021)

Coming up this Week 4/30/21

Renee Black

planit, inc.

"The Return of Large Events"

Chair of the Day: Michelle Schrage

Invocator: Vanessa Essono

In-Person Greeter: Jill Slupe

Zoom Greeter: Volunteer needed

Cashier: Zane Parkhurst

Walk in to Rotary

You can now walk-in to the meeting and pay. No pre-registration required. Thank you to our volunteer cashiers!

Menu is: salad, apricot chicken with herb roasted potatoes, vegetable medley, and dessert

Saturday, May 8th from 8am-1145. Friends and Family Welcome. 3 shift. The Family Room at 8333 Fort St. To benefit the Food Bank of the Heartland.

CLICK HERE to sign up.

Greeters/Invocators needed

We are need of volunteers to invocate (can be on Zoom or in-person) and greet members (online and in-person) for each week's meeting. Please consider volunteering for a date. Thank you.

CLICK HERE to sign up.

Save the Date!

for our next Family of Rotary event on May 19th at Big Canvas Improv (3624 Farnam St.) Cost is $10 (pay that night) with half going to our local West Rotary Fd. and the other half to Big Canvas. 7pm.

New Member Proposal

Name: Courtney Frerichs

Classification: Mental Health

Company: Envision Counseling Center
Proposer: Yolanda Hoffman

Any objection to this proposal must be in writing to the Board of Directors at boardofdirectors@omahawestrotary.org within one week.

Meeting Sponsor

Thank you to the Omaha Storm Chasers and Union Omaha for sponsoring our meetings for the month of April. If you would like to sponsor a month and be featured on our website, newsletter, and at weekly meetings, please contact Jennifer.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)

All Rotarians are invited to join in RYLA, Saturday mornings from 9am to noon on May 1 -June 12, 2021. You MUST register at ryla@rotarydistrict5650.org by April 23 to receive a link for any/all mornings. Pre-registration is important. It's ok if you cannot make it, yet it is easier for the committee to plan if you pre-register now.

The full syllabus is on the website. https://rotarydistrict5650.org/sitepage/ryla

Calendar dates:

April 12-23 - take your Top 5 Strengths Assessment if you wish to join the May 1 RYLA "Unpacking your Top 5 Strengths" presentation. https://bit.ly/2P4KPtb

Until April 23 - RSVP to attend any RYLA class discussion or presentation. Ryla@rotarydistrict5650.org

May 1, 9:00 am - noon - RYLA kick-off and "Unpacking Your Top 5 Strengths" presentation.

May 2 - 8, TBD Miss Representation Evening Watch Party

May 8 - 10:30 am Discuss Miss Representation

May 9 - 14, TBD The Mask You Wear Evening Watch Party

May 15 – 10:30 am Discuss The Mask You Wear

May 22 – 10:30am - Extreme Event Activity, need ten volunteers, please inquire.

May 29 – 9:00 am - noon, Leadership and Ethics (Interactive session led by the Business Ethics Alliance)

June 5 – Guest Speakers

10:00 am - From Israel, Interactor Ofek Nuriel, Hear My Story Project

10:40am - From Chile, Rotaractor Ignacio Gonzales, My Rise in Rotary

Contact Lori Benton for more info, ryla@rotarydistrict5650.org

How to Join Us on Zoom

The Zoom link remains the same each week. Please plan to join us this Friday at noon for our regular meeting. Please make sure your name is on your Zoom profile so we can let you in the meeting. We are no longer recording meetings nor streaming to Facebook.

There are 3 ways to participate: