Last week Roger Carrell and Peggy Carrell served as Greeters. Amanda Fink gave the invocation. We had several announcements, presentations, and two new member introductions. Nick Jasa introduced Mayor Jean Stothert who talked about the upcoming bond issues. The RISK bag was $134 and Tracy Rowland won a free lunch.
Last week David Kutler introduced us to new member Al Batschelet. Al is the President and CEO of the First Responder Foundation of Omaha. It is a non-profit organization with a mission to enhance public safety and build community appreciation and respect for First Responders.
Al is originally from rural Iowa and attended Iowa State University. He also joined the Iowa National Guard and ROTC while in college. By the time he graduated with his bachelor's degree he was a Second Lieutenant. Al served 33 years in the Army and retired as a Major General. He had many varied assignments and at different times oversaw the Army's talent acquisition enterprise at the Recruiting Command and helped oversee America's strategic, nuclear, cyber, and space forces at U.S. Strategic Command.
Al is a former Rotarian with Iowa Great Lakes in Spirit Lake, Iowa. He is married to Terri and enjoys hunting, fishing, and motorcycling in his free time. Welcome, Al!
Last week Jennifer Jirak-Brungardt introduced us to new member Suzi Brehmer. Suzi is the Controller for Smith Davis Insurance in Council Bluffs. She and her husband, Jeff, purchased the agency in June 2106. Prior to that, Suzi had a long career with Walgreens for 25 years.
Suzi is originally from Council Bluffs and she earned her B.S. Degree from Truman State. She is an active community member volunteering with Sigma Kappa Sorority, Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Heartland Family Service, and the Lewis Central Booster Club.
She has 4 children and 2 grandchildren. In her free time, Suzi enjoys traveling, swimming, and watching her kids participate in activities. Welcome, Suzi!
We have reached our dollar goal but We are still at half of our goal for participation, so make a donation today! The local Suburban Rotary Charitable Foundation supports 50K of scholarships each year to students with special needs in addition to funding projects such as military support, Crestridge school, food and shoes to the homeless, and projects around the world such as the schools in Afghanistan and Nicaragua.
Last week we recognized more members of the President's Scholarship Circle and will do so until we've recognized everyone.
Our hope is that every single member will "Stand Up For Rotary" with a donation in any amount. If you didn't donate but would like to you can do so online by clicking HERE.
Highway Clean-Up on May 12- Sign up online by clicking on the calendar on the main page of our website and then the event or at a meeting.
Crestridge Career Fair- Think your job is interesting? Come tell elementary students about it on May 16th at our annual career day. Please contact Sarah Kalhorn-Wisecup to volunteer.
Prospect Hill Cemetery, the oldest pioneer cemetery in Omaha, 3202 Parker Street, has an agreement with Suburban Rotary to Adopt-A-Plot of grounds to keep tidy all during the growing season. Please consider coming for one of the following future Saturday's, from 10 a.m.-noon, and help weed whack, rake yard waste, sweep the curbs, pick up sticks and pick up litter. Attendance credit guaranteed for your two hour effort. The following Saturday's include: May 19th, June 9th, June 30th, July 28th, August 25 and September 22nd. Please contact Ward Peters and have some fun on the beautiful grounds.
Dues invoices will hit your email inbox on May 1st. If you did not get an invoice, please let Jennifer know. You can pay your dues at a meeting or online at our secure portal by clicking HERE.
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.
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 is open again!
Omaha Northwest , Tues. Noon,
Jerico's, 11732 W Dodge Rd, Omaha, NE 68154
TUESDAY NIGHT
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
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