Suburban Scuttlebutt 3/31/16 (Mar 25, 2016)

Coming up 3/31

Sandra Reding

Children's Scholarship Fund

Chair of the Day: Terry Ferguson

Invocator: Lisa Neu

11:15 Greeter: Magan Smith

11:45 Greeter: Bill Prout

Meeting re-cap 3/24

Last week Roxy Orr and Marlene Sullivan served as our greeters. Walt Price gave our invocation. We had several announcements and presentations. Curt Peters recognized Jared Bakewell as a "gift to the world" for all his work for the club especially on fundraising. Jared, Lyle Sapp, and Roxy Orr presented on the Suburban Rotary Charitable Foundation, our Scholarship program, and other projects the Foundation supports. The Risk bag was at $488 and Walt Price won a free lunch.

Congratulations and Thank You!

to members recognized with Charlene Tierney Citations for their donations of $1000 to our local Suburban Rotary Charitable Foundation. The local Foundation supports our scholarship program and many other projects of the club including the meal packaging we did a few weeks ago.

Frank McGree was the presenter.

Left to Right: Frank McGree, Steve Thornburg, Glenda Friesen, Mark Taylor, Jared Bakewell, and Jeff Chisham

Permanent badge

Congratulations to Taylor Breen who completed his Yearlings requirements and received his blue badge from Yearlings Vice-Chair Mike Langford last week.

After Hours THIS THURSDAY

Mark your calendar for March 31st for an After Hours at Big John's Billiards from 6-8.

mmanuel Conception Center Bowlatorium
2701 South 25th St. - See more at: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/5409/Event/869bbbdf-ff7d-48ce-9efd-f303d67f0a30#sthash.WmDOaRBF.dpuf

Suburban Rotary Charitable Foundation Fundraiser

Last week was the kick-off for this fundraiser which supports all of our club's activities including our fabulous Scholarship Program. Our goal for this drive is $40,000. So far with donations prior to the fundraiser start and last week, we are at $18,710. Our hope is that all club members will support this drive with a donation of any amount.

Thank you to those who have already donated this year. Scholarship Circle Members (donation or pledge of $300) are indicated in bold.

We presented several Scholarship Circle members with their certificates last week (unfortunately the photo did not turn out!)

Paul Adams Ashley Baker Jared Bakewell Mary Bernier John Binderup

Nate Christ Bill Corcoran Ann Coyne Rich Craig Eric Dawson

Nick Eastland Terry Ferguson Ed Fleming Glenda Friesen Frank Goldberg

Jennifer Green Roger Groff Herb Hartman Rose Mary Hefley Katie Henry

Walt Horner Jill Hruska Ken Jansen Nick Jasa Ryan Keiser

Dick Kelley Tom Kerfoot Cindy Kinsler

Penny Koenig Terry Kucera David Kutler Dave Laferla Angeline Larson

Jim Leslie Don Leu Dan Lupardus Ken Masimore Frank McGree

Penny McWilliams Jeff Moran Bob Mundy Gary Nachman Roxy Orr

Ron Pearson Ranny Perez Bob Perrin Ward Peters Curt Peters

Will Prout Rich Rowland John Ryan Lyle Sapp Nate Schwalb

Karl Schaphorst Alan Stanek John Stewart Mark Taylor Steve Thornburg

Tom Vann Leah Vetter Dan Wellendorf Kevin Welsh

Randy Wieseler Ralph Williams

(Any omissions are purely unintentional- please contact Jennifer to correct.)

ONLY 2 MEETINGS LEFT TO Sign Up for the Scholarship Luncheon

Don't miss the best luncheon of the Rotary year! We will meet the 2016 Suburban Rotary Scholarship recipients and their families at a special luncheon. You must pre-register and pre-pay for this luncheon. We cannot have walk-ins this year.

When: Thursday, April 14th at 11:30

Where: Happy Hollow-1701 S. 105th St.

Cost: $25

2015 Winners

Upcoming Service Projects

We have several opportunities for you to get involved, get attendance credits, and make a difference in our community in April!

Please sign up online or at a meeting for:

Highway Clean-Up- Saturday, April 9th meet at 7:30 am at Bethany Lutheran Church in Elkhorn

Rebuilding Together Omaha- Saturday, April 23rd at Prospect Village 830-330 (you can just come for part of the time). Skilled contractors will be supervising both skilled and unskilled labor needed.

DEA Rx Drug Take-back- Saturday, April 30th at Walgreens 135th and Q- several shifts available from 9:45-2:15. Dispose properly of prescription medications to keep them out of the hands of kids and teens.

Rotary Leadership Institute

The next Rotary Leadership Institute session is:

April 23rd, 2016 8:00 - 3:30

Dundee Presbyterian Church in Omaha

$85 per participant for each session (Suburban Rotary has a budget to send YOU)

www.rli-heartland.org

Go to the home page of the Rotary District 5650 website to see the story about the last session or click here.

Rotary Leadership Institute provides an opportunity for Rotary Club Members to discover Rotary. This is not "position-specific training". It is a facilitated, activity-based program that allows all participants to share experiences and solve problems. We all work together:

Participants are:

- Long-term members and New Members

- Young and Old

- Some Members have Club Positions, some do not

- District Leaders will be at the sessions

The Participants will:

- Spend some time learning about Rotary

- Use and enhance your leadership skills

- Make new friends and build partnerships

- Get more out of Rotary

Recent testimonial: I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at RLI. I have met many interesting people and, with each session, leave with a new enthusiasm for Rotary. I believe that everyone should attend RLI.

Please contact Jennifer if you are interested in this opportunity.

About Us

Congratulations to Patrick and Jennifer Moylan who welcomed new arrival Molly Clare on February 20th! Their address is 146002 Girard St., Omaha, NE 68007.

New Member Proposals

Andrew Wesely "Construction" Ayers and Ayers Inc. Design Build

Proposer: John Hoich

Andy Goranson "Merchant Services" U.S. Merchant Payment Services LLC

Proposer: Nate Christ

(Any objection to these proposals must be within one week to the Board of Directors in writing.)

Monthly Lunch Sponsor

Thank you to our "Secretary of Awesomeness" Kevin Welsh/Morgan Stanley for sponsoring our student/speaker lunches for the month of March.

(Sponsorships for the 15/16 Rotary Year are available. Please contact Jennifer.)

Need a Make-up?

ATTENDANCE at Suburban Rotary needs to be at 50% of the meetings. Make-ups also count.

ONLINE MAKE-UPS Have you checked this out? If you sometimes find it hard to attend a make-up meeting locally or while out of town, check out the option and opportunity of making up a Rotary meeting 24/7 via the internet. You will find this information at http://www.rotaryeclubone.org for more information. Check your attendance status anytime on our website.

MONDAYS
Bellevue , Monday Noon, DJ's Dugout, 23rd & Cornhusker-West of Kennedy Frwy,Bellevue

Millard Monday Noon, German American Society located at 3717 South 120th Street

North, Monday Noon at Eppley

TUESDAYS
Omaha Morning Tues., 7 a.m., Happy Hollow CC

Omaha Northwest , Tues. Noon, Champions Run

Omaha Southwest , Tues., 5:15 p.m : DJ's Dugout at 17666 Welch Plaza, on the northeast corner of 180th & Q streets. The meeting room is located down the hallway at the southeast corner of the building

WEDNESDAYS
Council Bluffs Centennial Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. HyVee in the Mall of the Bluffs

Downtown -Wednesday Noon, Field Club

Western Douglas County 7 a.m., Elkhorn Common Ground Community Center, 1701 Veterans Drive (l block north of Elkhorn H. S.)

Council Bluffs Thursday Noon, Council Bluffs Senior Center

FRIDAYS

Omaha West Friday Noon, Champions Club,