Suburban Scuttlebutt 1/11/18 (Jan 08, 2018)

Winter Weather Policy

With Winter finally here, just a reminder that Suburban Rotary including Board/Yearlings meetings are cancelled if/when the University of Nebraska at Omaha cancels classes NOT OPS. Also, if you are considering a make-up, please note that NW, West, Downtown, Morning, and North all cancel when OPS cancels and Millard cancels when Millard Public Schools cancels.

Coming up on 1/11/18

Kip Smith

Animal Encounters

"Take a Walk on the Wild Side"

Chair of the Day: TBA

Invocator: Frank Goldberg

11:15 Greeter: Erin Cohrs

11:45 Greeter: Roxy Orr

Meeting re-cap 1/4/18

Last week Ron Pearson, Jeff Moran, and Andrew Weseley served as Greeters. David Richards gave the invocation. Kathryn Schubert announced the Slate of Officers for 18-19. Jeff Bakewell moved to approve the nomination committee's Slate of Officers. John Hoich seconded. Motion passed. The Committee Chairs each gave an update on what had been accomplished so far this year and what their plans were for the remainder of the year. The RISK bag was at $586 and John Ryan won a free lunch.

Volunteers Needed

We need two volunteers for Winter Night Watch for Friday, January 19th. Kids ages 14 and up are welcome to help you but you must sign them up for a spot. No more than 2 people can be in the back of the van each night. To sign up go to our website suburbanrotary.org and then click on the calendar and the event and select your spot.

Souper Bowl Food Drive will be at the Peony Park Hyvee on Friday, February 2nd and 3rd. We will be collecting food and money for our meal packaging project on February 17th. Sign up online to help. All ages welcome.

Our annual meal packaging project has gotten even bigger this year. 4 clubs will be participating including Millard, Southwest, and West along with us. 160 volunteers are needed to package meals for hungry families in Omaha. All ages are welcome to help with this. Step stools can be provided for young volunteers and seating for those who cannot stand for a long time. Please invite your friends and family to help with this great project.

Slate of Officers

Congratulations to the Officers elected at last week's Club Assembly:

President Designee: Tom Kerfoot (to serve 19-20)
To serve with President Nick Jasa (18-19):
Treasurer: Randy Wieseler
Sgt. At Arms: Joe Sequenzia
Secretary: Andy Goranson
Board-2018-2021
Carter Jones, Dan Lupardus, Dick Miller, Dan Schnoes
Trustee 2018-2021 Nate Schwalb

Monthly Lunch Sponsor

Thank you to David Kutler/Body Basics for your sponsorship of student and speaker lunches for the month of January!

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 will be closed for remodeling January through March.

Omaha Morning Rotary will be meeting at the Garden Cafe in Rockbrook for those three months.
11040 Oak Street, Omaha, NE 68144

The meeting will cost will be $11 per person. Sorry, we will not have a "no breakfast" option during this relocation.

Omaha Northwest , Tues. Noon,

( Effective August 15th Northwest Rotary will meet Tuesday's at noon at 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

FRIDAYS

Omaha West Friday Noon, Champions Club,

50th Anniversary Book and Party

Rotarians will be taking pre-orders for the 50th anniversary hardcover book at the back table. Cost is $35 and gets you a discount to the March anniversary party.

Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 24th, 6 pm — 50th Anniversary Party (adults only) Dinner, Dancing and Suburban FUN! Party like its 1999…oops that’s gone but so is the last 50 years! Field Club Country Club (details coming later)