The Westward Ho 2/21/20 (Feb 18, 2020)

Coming up 2/21/20

Shonna Dorsey

Supercharging your Network to Help Others

Chair of the Day: Tarina Cox- Jones

Invocator: Volunteer needed

Greeters: Volunteers needed

Sgt. at Arms: Deirdre Milobar

Cashier: John Morey/John Massih

A/V: Maryssa Brown

Last week at Rotary

Last week Deirdre Milobar served as Greeter and Sgt. at Arms. John Morey gave the invocation. Denny Duer was Cashier, and Yolanda Hoffman was a/v specialist. Tarina Cox- Jones introduced us to Curtis Morgan Leader of Kappa League of Omaha. Kappa League, f is the national youth initiative of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Kappa League focuses on training young men of color (but not exclusive to) 6th-12th grade for leadership, achievement and service in every field of human endeavor. We also heard from Officers of the group about their experiences with Kappa League.

Meal Packaging Project

Thanks to everyone who helped Saturday and a special thanks to Brett Wawers who helped organize! See more photos on Facebook.

- Almost 120 volunteers at meal packaging project Saturday from four clubs: West, Suburban, Millard and Night

- Packaged 27,000 meals (125 boxes of 36 packages each, with each package providing 6 meals)

- Omaha Against Hunger and volunteers from The Family Room Church started preparation well before 7:30, volunteers packaged all the meals in two 1 hour shifts

- Omaha Against Hunger was planning to take the boxes to The Beautiful Gate so they could use the meals in their outreach efforts to the Omaha community (meals twice a week and a food pantry)

Family of Rotary -Registration closes at noon

Mark your calendars for our next event which is a tour of the Platte West Water Treatment Plant (21212 West Q Rd Omaha, NE) arranged for us by Russ Iwan. You MUST be signed up in advance for this. The tour will start at 5pm and we will have snacks and drinks. CLICK HERE to register.

We will cut off registrations at noon today to make sure we have an accurate list. Please bring your driver's license or other issued government I.D. to the event.

Save the Date for Bloody Mary Jazz Fest!

RYLA Sponsorship and Volunteer Opportunities

Sponsors for the Annual Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camp coming up in April are needed. We are also in need of volunteers. Click HERE to volunteer.

Monthly Speaker Sponsor

Thank you to Martie Cordaro/ Omaha Storm Chasers for sponsoring our speaker lunches for the month of February. If you would like to sponsor a month and be featured on our website, newsletter, and at weekly meetings, please contact Jennifer.

Of Interest

Longtime prior Rotary member Tony Snyder will received the French Legion of Honor. Click here to read more.

Click here to read the history of Eugene Skinner- the namesake for our partner school.

Rotary Leadership Institute

Engage and empower members . . .

Energize and strengthen your Rotary Club . . .

Provide Leadership Development for Members . . .

Learn about Rotary and have fun!

That is the Rotary Leadership Institute experience!

Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is a facilitated program with active participation - not lecturing. Topics important to Rotary and Rotary Clubs such as Effective Service Projects, Membership Engagement, and understanding The Rotary Foundation are explored. You will discuss real challenges and exchange ideas.

Nominate members and they will naturally become more engaged because they will have a richer Rotary experience.

RLI is for everyone - Leadership is not a position, it is action.

www.rli-heartland.org

March 28, 2020* - Omaha

Dundee Presbyterian Church - Omaha

$85 paid in advance

RLI is not a repeat of other training available through Rotary and is not position specific

Club Vision Statement

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

Announcements from Other Clubs

Click here to see what is going on around the District

Check Out Other Rotary Club's Weekly Speakers

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.

https://www.rotarydistrict5650.org/page/club-spotlight

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)