July 1st marks the start of a new Rotary year. Friday, July 10th, will be the first club meeting of the new year. Your new President is John V. Morey and the Secretary is Jill Slupe. You won't want to miss a meeting! The meeting can be the highlight of your week at noon as John, Jill and our speaker inform, educate and entertain you during the noon luncheon meeting.
John V. Morey, President
Jill Slupe, Secretary
The other officers and directors serving on the Board this year are listed below:
Officers
Randy Kathol, Treasurer
Kent Templien, President Elect
Susan Thomas, Past President
Directors
Jeff Ziemba
Hannah Mirmiran
Suzan Rohrig
John Philo
Gail Veitzer
Nizar Mamdani
Sarah Carlson
Steve Redler
Bruce Cramer
Our thanks to Susan Thomas, 2014-2015 President and John Philo, 2014-2015 Secretary for completing a great Rotary year. Thank you also to the Directors who completed their three year term of service at the end of the year, Brad Johansen, Kendall Scheer, and Martie Cordaro and to JR Kammandel the 2013-2014 President who has completed his term on the Board as Immediate Past President. Your service to the club is appreciated by all West Rotary members.
Dwayne Brown - 3 yrs.
Susan Thomas - 3 yrs.
Kent Templien - 3 yrs.
Bob Fell - 6 yrs.
Matt McKeever - 10 yrs.
Denny Duer - 16 yrs.
Carol Gendler - 17 yrs.
Dennis Hein - 19 yrs.
Dick Sturgeon - 24 yrs.
Jim Hedgpeth - 24 yrs.
Steve Redler - 29 yrs.
Mike Shrier - 31 yrs.
Congratulations and thank you for your service to Rotary!
The Omaha West Rotary club will hold the 8th Annual Golf Fundraiser on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at the Indian Creek Golf Course. Mark your calendars now, tell your golfing friends to mark their calendar. The Fundraising committee will be contacting you soon to request your participation. There will be several different options to participate - golf, multiple sponsorship levels, donate raffle prizes, purchase raffle tickets. The committee is looking for 100% member participation! Click here for the 2015 Golf Fundraiser brochure.
7/1 DEL TOEBBEN; 7/5 JEFF DEWISPELARE; 7/6 BRETT WAWERS; 7/7 STACY AUMAN, LAURA ILIFF; 7/13 DEAN RASMUSSEN; 7/19 CINDY MASON; 7/23 DON OTIS; 7/24 BRAD HESS; 7/29 JIM GERNER
POLIO ERADICATION – We are asking you to donate $32 during the month your birthday is recognized. The District has set $32 per person as a giving goal for PolioPlus. Your donation will be given to The Rotary Foundation in your name for PolioPlus. Rotary has led the private sector in the global effort to rid the world of polio for over 30 years. The PolioPlus program helps Rotary fund operational costs, such as transportation, vaccine delivery, social mobilization, and training of health workers, and support surveillance activities. Your donation can help "End Polio Now."
Steve Levinger, Vocational Service Committee Chair, would like you to schedule a 2-3 minute vocational talk. Share with members information about your profession, yourself and your family. Remember, we want to hear from our new members and our new members would like to learn more about the professions of their fellow Rotarians so please schedule a vocational talk. Contact Vickie Backman to schedule a date for your talk or sign-up at a noon Rotary meeting.
How to engage members . . .
Making our projects more successful . . .
Understanding the value of The Rotary Foundation . . .
When asked what participants want to get out of Rotary training and meetings, we hear things like the statements above.
Meeting all of those needs is a challenge - but there is an answer – the Rotary Leadership Institute.
Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) was designed to provide discussion and activity-based programs. There is time to go into detail on many topics. It is not focused on a particular Rotary position but allows an opportunity for participants to truly discover Rotary.
RLI is a three-part program. Each RLI participant attends three one-day sessions. Sessions are offered a number of times during the year.
All Rotary members benefit from the RLI experience. Rotary Club leadership can be more effective because of their expanded knowledge and connections made during RLI sessions.
Our best to Phil Dudley, Terri Fitzgerald, Maria Guttierez, Matt Jetter, Ben Larson, Jack Round, Rob Walker, Wendy Wiseman, and Joe Meyers who have not renewed their membership with Omaha West Rotary.
Please notify the office if you have news to share with club members.
Rotary District 5650 publishes a monthly newsletter. To see what's happening in the District and what other clubs are doing click here for the current District Newsletter and the District 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) 7/13 Club Assembly
TUESDAY MORNING (Happy Hollow Country Club, 1701 S. 105th St.) 7/14 Sergeant Kenneth Fox, Black Police Officers Association NORTHWEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive) 7/14 Dana Cowlen, Joslyn Museum Rembrandt expert, will speak about their found Rembrandt 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.) 7/15 Business Networking Day
THURSDAY COUNCIL BLUFFS NOON (The Center, 714 S. Main St.) 7/16 Changing of the Guard Steak Fry at the Home of Jason James SUBURBAN (Anthony's, 7220 F St.) 7/15 District Governor Visit
WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY (Elkhorn Common Ground Community Center, 1701 Veteran's Drive)
FRIDAY WEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive) 7/10 District Governor Visit
Rotary Club of Omaha West
