Last week Steve Thornburg and Jared Wills served as Greeters. Adam Nordstrom gave the invocation. Roxy recognized Fritz Stehlik as the "Light Up Rotarian". We had several announcements and a new member introduction. Jared Bakewell filled in as Secretary for Nick Jasa. Judy Cline introduced Julie Cornell who talked about her award-winning story on the Healing Kadi project in South Sudan as well as some of the other documentaries she has done. The RISK bag was at $66 and Rich Rowland won a free lunch.
Last week Marlon Lofgren introduced us to new member Aaron Martens. Aaron is a 2nd Vice President at First National Bank where he has worked for 12 years. He is part of the Commercial Lending Group. Aaron is an Omaha North and University of Nebraska-Lincoln grad. He also holds an MBA from UNO.
Aaron is engaged to Sarah Clark. He enjoys hanging out with his black lab named Ellie and spends his free time on golf, hockey, and home remodeling. Welcome Aaron!
Thanks to all the Rotarians, their friends, and family who came and helped with the Rebuilding Omaha project this weekend. They painted, sanded, nailed, sawed, and cleaned for our homeowner. A special thanks to Dave Kerber (pictured with the homeowner) who headed up this project and stayed all day! See all our photos on Facebook by clicking here.
This week and next week volunteers will be at the back to take your reservation and payment for the Annual Scholarship Luncheon. This will be on Thursday, May 14th. This is our DO NOT MISS event of the year. You will leave inspired!
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: Jim Sousley
Yep, that's how much our club has contributed to the International Rotary Foundation in the 47 years since we were chartered. Nice job Rotarians! We hit this milestone last month!
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.
Please keep Secretary Nick Jasa in your thoughts and prayers for a quick recovery from shoulder surgery. Nick's address is 3424 S. 94th St., Omaha, NE 68124. Below is a photo of Nick receiving the Champion Service Bell Ringer service club award at the Salvation Army recognition breakfast a couple of weeks ago on behalf of the club. Is this how he hurt that shoulder? "Service Above Self!"
Our speaker from a couple of weeks ago, Dean Jacobs, sent in this photo from his travels:
Congratulations to Council Bluffs Centennial which celebrated their 100 year anniversary over the weekend! Several members of our club attended the party.
Thank you to Leah Koch/ElevenTwenty-Three for sponsoring our speaker/student lunches for the month of April.
Leah Koch
402-593-1123
leah@11twentythree.com
(Let Jennifer know if you'd like to be a sponsor for an upcoming month. Cost is $125 and includes recognition at meetings, on the website, and in the newsletter.)
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
