The following Membership Proposal has been approved for publication by the Omaha West Rotary Board Members. Any comments, in writing, must be sent to the Rotary office within 7 days.
DICK LERNER - Co-Owner Bel Air Fashions; Classification is Retail Clothing & Consulting; Sponsored by Kent Templien
The Ninth Annual West Rotary Golf Fundraiser was held Thursday, August 18, 2016 at the Indian Creek Golf Course, 3825 North 202nd Street, Omaha, Nebraska.
We want to thank our sponsors donors and participants.
Purchase Raffle Tickets - $5/Ticket (tickets available at Rotary luncheon meeting until drawing on September 16th)
RAFFLE PRIZES - (prizes still being accepted)
Omaha Storm Chasers (Martie Cordaro)-1 Salvador Perez (KC Royals all-star catcher) autographed MLB baseball; 4 club seats plus 1 VIP parking pass - Omaha Storm Chasers vs OKC Dodgers (Triple LA Dodgers) Fri. Sept 2nd, 7:05 p.m. at Werner Park with post-game fireworks; promo item (1 Werner Park replica stadium)
Gundersons (Michelle Sandbothe) - Beautiful Birds-eye maple humidor ($600.00 value)
Champions Run - Dinner for four and a Brunch for four
Rodge Bickerstaff - custom made wooden pens
Walker's Inc. - four golf shirts
CBSHOME Real Estate (JR Kammandel) - Black and red golf bag
Lueder Construction Company (Greg Key) - miscellaneous golf items
Dennis Hein - four bottles of wine
Bank of Nebraska (Tim Riewer) - box of golf balls
X-EQT LLC (Kent Templien) - Lazlo's gift card ($75 value)
Morey-Voorhees Financial Services (John V. Morey) - Berkshire Hathaway Class B Stock - 2 share
Cartridge World (Brad Rohrig) - Gift certificates (2 @ $25 ea.)
Attention to Detail ( Ryan Snowdon) - Gift Certificate (1 @ $25)
A group of West Rotary Club members met with trained District Team to work through a Visioning process for the club in 2021. Below is a summary of the outcome of 2021 Visioning for the Omaha West Rotary Club.
We are a club offering Fellowship and Fun for 150 “Actively Involve” members. We are a welcoming club providing thorough and on-going new member orientation. We are known for our outstanding programs and service projects that are creating positive media coverage several times a year. The club members have opportunities to network with fellow members with high impact meetings even social events at our member’s businesses. Our club provides timely communications to our members utilizing many forms of communications, no matter if you want email, social networks or smoke signals…you are included.
We recognize we must spread the message of Rotary and create long term relationships by supporting the international exchange of students and embracing RYLA.
Our club fully leverages the opportunity for funding from District and International grants by having 1-2 large impact annual projects involving partners when appropriate. We realize we need funding for this good work that we do and we have inclusive fundraising events such as a mega tasting event with beer, wine, and whiskey. Our club has a priority to our community by supporting local issues. We also assure we can have a worthwhile impact with the donations to the Rotary International Foundation and are proud that every member donates every year with an understanding that 50% of that comes back to our district through grants. We fully communicate the good work we are doing with meetings focused on our projects with full disclosure of our funds and activities.
Omaha West Rotary and Omaha Downtown Rotary are working together on a Joint District Grant - 'Victory Over Violence'. The grant funds will be used to create an information center (website and landing pages) for people who need to know more about sexual and domestic abuse in the greater Omaha area. Last year the WCA delivered over 22,000 services related to domestic abuse.
8/1 MIKE SHRIER, 8/5 TOM GAUGHEN, 8/7 KENDALL SCHEER, 8/14 ANNE FUHRMAN, 8/17 SUZAN ROHRIG, 8/20 JIM OTIS, 8/24 MANNY PAZ, 8/25 CHUCK SCHMADERER, 8/27 BRUCE CRAMER, 8/29 NIZAR MAMDANI
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."
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2016
STIR CONCERT COVE
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA
6:00 - 11:00 PM
Jamie Summerfelt, with the Visiting Nurse Assocaition (VNA) has asked you to join the VNA for a fun, unique event to raise funds and awareness for the programs of the VNA. RIVER BASH-BREW, an evening of craft beer tastings, cash bar, food to be purchased, two bands (Lemon FreshDay and DFunk), entertainment to include a Snake/Belly Dancer Performance Artist, Tarot Card Reader, Psychic Medium, Juggling Mime, Caricature Artists and Fire Dancers to name a few.
The event is for 21 and over.
LOCATION: Stir Concert Cove at Harrah's Casino, One Harrah's Blvd., Council Bluffs, 51501
DATE: Friday, August 26, 2016, 6-11 p.m.
Prices: VIP Admission $60' General Admission $25; Just for Entertainment, Please! $10
Ticket available through Ticketmaster at www.thevnacares.org
Gretchen Radler, Vocational Service Committee Chair, will be contacting members to schedule a vocational talk. We would like to schedule two vocational talks each month. Your talk should be 2-3 minutes in length and will give you an opportunity to share information about your profession, yourself and your family. Please say yes when asked to schedule your vocational talk. We look forward to learning more about our fellow Rotarians.
The West Rotary Board approved a Corporate & Family Membership program. An Active Primary club member can propose a qualified family member or a qualified business co-worker for membership. The membership proposal has information in regard to membership qualifications on the form. The new corporate or family member joining will pay dues of $125 with no admission fee. If the primary member resigns one of the corporate or family members will become the primary member and pay the appropriate primary membership fee. The reduced dues rate of $125.00 will be effective the first three years of membership. Click here to see the membership proposal form and flyer for the new program. The information can also be found on the left side of the club website homepage under Site Pages/Joining Rotary. Members, if you have a qualified family member or co-worker please invite them to Rotary for lunch so they can consider joining West Rotary.
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) 8/29 District Governor Gary Bren Club Visit; 9/5 No Meeting, Labor Day Holiday
TUESDAY MORNING (Happy Hollow Country Club, 1701 S. 105th St.) 8/30 Trisha Hoffman-Ahrens with the Nebraska MultiSport Complex
NORTHWEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive) 8/30 Amy Williams, UNL Women's Head Basketball Coach, new coach for one of UNL's most successful sports in this century
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.) 8/31 Bob Kula, VP Corporate Communications, Kiewit Corp
THURSDAY COUNCIL BLUFFS NOON (The Center, 714 S. Main St.) 8/25 Nancy Schulze, New Early Childhood Literacy Initiative
SUBURBAN (Anthony's, 7220 F St.) 8/25 Bryan Marshall Omaha Lancers President
WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY (Elkhorn Common Ground Community Center, 1701 Veteran's Drive)
FRIDAY WEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive) 8/26 John Christensen, UNO Chancellor