Last week Edna Brooks-Pittman and Dan Lupardus served as Greeters. Lisa Walker Sekundiak gave the invocation. Roxy recognized Jared Bakewell as the "Light Up Rotarian". We had several announcements and "brags for bucks". Jared Bakewell filled in as Secretary for Nick Jasa. Jared introduced Tracy Rowland as the Rotarian of the Week. Karl Schaphorst introduced Andrew Brooks, the Interact advisor at Omaha South High. Andrew then had several Interact students talk about the projects they have done in the last year. The RISK bag was at $93 and Dick Miller won a free lunch.
This week volunteers will be at the back to take your reservation and payment for the Annual Scholarship Luncheon OR you can pay by using the button on our website (see screenshot below). This is our DO NOT MISS event of the year. You will leave inspired! Thursday, May 14th at 11:30. DOUBLE ATTENDANCE CREDIT!
Cost is $25 if you register this week in advance or $30 at the door.
This year Rotary International is providing colored pin backers to members who bring new members into the club. Last week Katie Henry recognized Marlon Lofgren and Curt Peters for bringing in Aaron Martens and Dan Lupardus. Thanks for growing the club!
Thanks to Tom Adams/Relax the Back who hosted a fabulous After Hours last week at his store on 132nd and Center. Rotarians enjoyed trying out his awesome massage chairs! Click here to see all our photos on Facebook.
Mark your calendar for our next After Hours hosted by Dave Kerber at Agape Red on May 28th in the Old Market.
The Suburban Rotary Charitable Foundation will be participating in Omaha Gives again this year on May 20th. Any donations made during Omaha Gives will count toward your fundraiser for the 15-16 Rotary year. Please note that these donations support our LOCAL Foundation for our scholarships and other projects NOT the Rotary International Foundation.
We will be eligible for matching gifts and prizes based on total dollars raised, number of individual donors, etc. Please mark your calendar if you'd like to participate. More details and a giving link will be provided as we get closer.
Thank you to all those who donated to our Annual Suburban Rotary Charitable Foundation fundraiser. You are incredibly generous! We had a record-breaking year RAISING $50,0000! We will continue to recognize President Scholarship Circle members until all have been recognized.
Scholarship Circle Member recognized last week: Dick Kelley
Volunteers are needed on May 13th at 9:15 or 10:15 for an hour to talk about your career to the Crestridge students. We would like to see a variety of careers represented. Please contact Jennifer Green to sign up. jgreen@livewisecoalition.org or 402-552-7071.
The annual luncheon where we show appreciation to staff from work has been moved to May 28th due to space restrictions at Anthony's in April. Please mark this date to bring someone to Rotary whom you want to appreciate. Details to follow.
Program will be Todd Baker from Baker's Candies. Join us for this "Sweet" Meeting.
Condolences to Rose Mary and George Hefley. Rose Mary's sister-in-law passed away last week. Please keep their family in your thoughts and prayers. Their address is 8732 Polk St., Omaha, NE 68127
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Lunch sponsors are needed for sponsoring our speaker/student lunches for the month of May and June and the 2015-2016 Rotary year (pick your month!) Cost is $125 and includes recognition in the newsletters, website, and the meetings for that month. Contact Jennifer if you'd like to be a sponsor.
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 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
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