Last week Bob Perrin and Judy Sealer served as greeters and Mary Bernier gave the invocation. We had several announcements, presentations, and a two new member introductions. Bob Mundy introduced Carol Frost who talked about her journey as a female athlete and the obstacles she faced as she trained for the Olympics. The RISK bag was at $304 and Monique Devillier won a free lunch with Secretary Andy Goranson.
Two weeks ago Dan Lupardus introduced us to new member Kevin Story. Kevin is an Owner and Real Estate Broker for Realty ONE Group. Kevin and his lovely wife Terri, who is a veterinarian, are expecting a baby girl this summer to join his 2 teenage daughters. He enjoys running, hiking with his family and looks forward to any time spent outdoors. He has enjoyed volunteering with the Benson Area Refugee task force, teaching computer classes to new refugees where he is able to give back to the community using his experience and expertise in software development.
Last week Marlon Lofgren introduced us to new member Max Burbach. Max is a 26-year attorney and is currently at the Koley Jessen law firm, where he has been for 22 of his 26 years of practice. Max practices primarily in the commercial real estate and general business areas. He went to UNO for his undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice, and Creighton University School of Law for his law degree.
Max and his wife, Susan, have been married for almost 32 years, and have 3 children: Maggie Murakami, who with her husband welcomed their first child (and Max and Sue’s first grandchild) on December 31, 2018; Joe, who graduated from Rockhurst University in 2018 and is currently pursuing his Master’s degree at UNO; and Hannah, who is a junior at University of Denver.
When Max is not working, he likes to travel, fish, attend Creighton basketball, UNO hockey and Husker football games. Welcome, Max!
Last week Holly Hollenbeck introduced us to new member Danielle Clear. Danielle grew up in a small town in Northern Michigan. She was very active in the summer and winter, with hobbies of snowboarding, running, playing volleyball and basketball, wake boarding and swimming. She also learned many hobbies from her grandma like crocheting, sowing and painting.
Danielle started her educational career in Michigan at Ferris State University, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s in Biology. Then she went to Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport Iowa and completed her Doctorate.
Danielle moved to Omaha to start her career as a NUCCA Chiropractor at Body in Harmony and spent two years there developing her skills as a clinician taking care of patients. During this time, she fell in love with the people in Omaha and is planning to stay long-term. She recently decided to open her own clinic. Danielle’s Unity Chiropractic opens its doors in the middle of March.
If you are looking to make an impact on the scourge of Human Trafficking in our area, consider being a hotel/motel trainer. You will teach employees how to spot and report signs of human trafficking. To learn how to do this, you must attend a training session by the Coalition on Human Trafficking. The final session was rescheduled from this weekend due to weather to March 30th from 9am-1pm in Lincoln. To sign up, go to our website and see the tab on the upper left side. Contact Jennifer at the office with questions.
The next selection is "Bones Don't Lie," by Melinda Leigh. It looks like a suspense thriller, and is an Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestseller.
Our next meeting to discuss this book is Tuesday, March 12, at 5:30 p.m. at Wheatfields on 103rd and Pacific. Please remember that attendance at the Book Club counts as a Rotary Attendance Credit....new members welcome!
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.
They meet the first, third, and fifth Tuesdays of the month at 5:30 pm.
We are now known as the Omaha Rotary Night Club! Our meeting time has also changed, we now meet the first, third, and fifth Tuesdays of the month at 5:30 pm at DJ's Dugout at 176th & Q.
Starting April 2, 2019, we will be changing all future meetings to Vincenzo's, 15701 Pacific St.
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