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OMAHA WEST ROTARY OFFICE

Rotary Club of Omaha West
4205 North 101st Street
Omaha, NE 68134
402.937.8654

info@omahawestrotary.org

Weekly Meetings: Friday at noon at Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive, Omaha, Nebraska.

Office Hours - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

THIS WEEK AT ROTARY
March 10, 2017
P.J. Morgan
Update: Omaha Business Growth
 
CLUB SERVICE SCHEDULE
March 10, 2017
Greeters - Richard Cartney & Gene Klein
Invocation - Karin Lombard
Cashier - Greg Key
Sgt. at Arms - Brad Willadsen
Vocational Talk - Russ Iwan
 
 
NEXT WEEK AT ROTARY
March 17, 2017
Mike Kelly, Omaha World Herald
"Kelly O’Speaks & Kelly O’Sings!"
WELCOME A NEW MEMBER
Brett Wawers introduced new member Ric Miller. Ric is the the Fund Development Director for Outlook Nebraska, Inc. 
MEMBERS RECEIVE PERMANENT BADGES
Congratulations to Bev Karrer and Brad Rohrig.  Both received their permanent badges at the Friday, March 3rd club meeting from President, Kent Templien.
RECOGNIZED FOR 100% ATTENDANCE
Kent Templien recognized Dennis Hein for achieving 100% attendance for 21 years at the Friday, March 3rd meeting. Congratulations!
 
Kent Templien recognized Mike Shrier for achieving 100% attendance for 33 years at the Friday, March 3rd meeting. Congratulations!
(Please note this is a correction. The wrong photo was included in the newsletter sent earlier this week.)
SEEKING CLUB BANNER DESIGNS
The Website and Public Relations Committee has asked members to submit ideas you may have for the design of a new club banner.  Please submit your ideas to Matt McKeever msmckeever@greatadvocates.com or the Rotary office. The committee will review banner design suggestions.
SUGGEST A SPEAKER
Speaker suggestions are welcomed from members.  Contact Vickie at the Rotary office if you have heard an interesting speaker or have a topic of interest to suggest. 
Meal Packaging Project
Omaha West Rotary Club, Suburban Rotary Club, Omaha Southwest Rotary Night Club Rotary Club of Omaha and Millard Rotary all participated in a meal packaging project on Saturday, February 25th.  This was a multi-club Rotary District 5650 Grant Project.  Members, family and friends all worked together to package over 27,000 meals for people in need in the Omaha metro area. A special thank you to Brett Wawers who helped organize the project. Thank you to the following volunteers - Gretchen Radler, Dennis Duer, Susan Thomas and husband, Steve Hutchinson; Mark Ellsworth, Karin Lombard, Rodge Bickerstaff, Brett Wawers, Kent Templien and Juli & Mia; Martie Cordaro and Sara, Cass & Colin; Russ Iwan, John Morey, Ron Niederhaus, Brad Rohrig, Luke McNeese, Manny Paz; John Philo and Jack & Corrie.
MARCH BIRTHDAYS

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    Happy Birthday!

 

3/1 DAN KEIM, 3/11 EDSON BRIDGES, 3/12 DENNY DUER, 3/28 JOHN PHILO, 3/31 DAN FERRIS 

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."

 
 
 
Schedule A Vocational Talk

Gretchen Radler, Vocational Service Committee Chair, will be contacting members to schedule a vocational talk. 

  • Your talk should be no longer than 2-3 minutes in length and preferably 2 minutes. 
  • Inform members where you work and the nature of the business. The following are suggestions only as ideas for your talk - innovations or technology affecting the business; products or services offered; your customer/client base; how you selected your vocation.
  • Very brief personal/family background.  

Please say yes when asked to schedule your vocational talk.  We look forward to learning more about our fellow Rotarians.

March 10, Russ Iwan

March 17, Richard Secor

 

WINTER WEATHER MEETING CANCELLATION POLICY
Omaha West Rotary will cancel the noon Rotary luncheon meeting when the Omaha Public School District cancels school due to weather conditions. This policy has been implemented for your safety and early notification.  
Note:  If you plan to attend another club for a make-up the following clubs have cancellation policies as noted:  Northwest, Downtown, North and Morning will cancel if Omaha Public Schools cancel;  Millard will cancel if Millard Public Schools cancel; and Suburban cancels if the University of Nebraska Omaha cancels.
AMONG OURSELVES

Please notify the office if you have news to share with club members.

DISTRICT WEBSITE & OTHER CLUB EVENTS

To see what's happening in the District and what other clubs are doing click here  for the District website.

Saturday March 18
7:00 PM
Friend Country Club
Cash Bar - Free Hors d'oeuvres
Contact (click the name): Jim or Kay
 
MAKE-UPS RECEIVED
MILLARD - 3/6 Dick Sturgeon; SUBURBAN - 3/2 Kim Kuhle
NEED A MAKE-UP?

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)  3/13 Bill Williams - Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Flight - The Final Mission

TUESDAY
MORNING (Happy Hollow Country Club, 1701 S. 105th St.)   3/14 Mike West- Pinnacle Bank Championship

NORTHWEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive)  3/14 John Miller, "Oxbow Animal Health"

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.)  3/15 Bill Williams, 
Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Flight - The Final Mission

THURSDAY
COUNCIL BLUFFS NOON (The Center, 714 S. Main St.)  3/16  Kara Wesely, Mosaic; 3/23 Buck Christensen, Council Bluffs Photographer

SUBURBAN (Anthony's, 7220 F St.)  2/23 James Duran, Kreative Element

WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY (Elkhorn Common Ground Community Center, 1701 Veteran's Drive)

 
FRIDAY
WEST (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive  3/10 P.J. Morgan, Update: Omaha Business Growth; 3/17 Mike Kelly, Omaha World Herald, Kelly O’Speaks & Kelly O’Sings!
 
Programs available have been listed