Last week Monique Devillier gave the invocation. John Maxell and Carmela Kramer Karni served as Greeters. We had several announcements and presentations. Tom Kerfoot and Joe Sequenzia kicked off the Rotary year with some fun and presentation on the RI and Club goals for 19/20. The RISK bag was at $111 and Ralph Williams won a free lunch.
Last week Tom Kerfoot presented the 18/19 Officers with their pins. Thank you to our new Officers- L to R: Tom Kerfoot- President, Joe Sequenzia- Secretary, Mary Bernier-President-Elect, Mike Fosdick-Treasurer, Dan Hosford- Sgt. at Arms
This year marks the 34th year that Jerry Ryan clothing has been making Suburban Rotary Presidents look snazzy with a new jacket. Thank you to John Ryan for continuing this great tradition!
Last week Tom Kerfoot presented outgoing Board members, Trustees, and Officers with plaques in honor of their service to the Club.
L to Right- Tom Kerfoot, Joe Sequenzia (Sgt. at Arms), Holly Hollenbeck (Board), Randy Wieseler (Treasurer), Nick Eastland (Board), Lyle Sapp (Trustee), Curt Peters (Trustee), Rose Mary Hefley (Board)
Congratulations to Bob Perrin- 28, Rich Rowland-18, Barb Rebrovich- 1, Holly Hollenbeck-7, Dan Hosford-5, Ranny Perez-5, Roxy Orr- 15, and Eli McNichols-24 for their years of perfect attendance. They were recognized last week by Julie Livingston and President Tom Kerfoot.
Last week Angeline Larson presented Curt Peters, Dan Hosford, Alan Stanek, and Mary Bernier with the Suburban Rotary Engagement Award. Congratulations to those who participated at this level in the 2018-2019 year!
A few committees need some more members: Interact (high school Rotary at Millard North), After Hours, Car Show, and Buy the Big Wheel. If you are willing to help on one of these, please let Jennifer know. We are also looking for a few volunteers who would be willing to help run the a/v system once a month.
We are excited to announce the 8th Annual Baxter Kenworthy Charitable Volleyball Tournament will be held on Saturday, August 10th, 2019 at Spikers Sports and Spirits. 100% of the proceeds from the tournament will be donated to the Suburban Rotary Club's Charitable Foundation to provide post graduate scholarships for high school seniors with special needs. We started 8 years ago with just 10 teams and we are now up to an average of 26 teams. We have raised almost $60,000 for this amazing charity. We can't be more excited to be able to offer these individuals a chance to live a full, productive life doing what they are passionate about. Please CLICK HERE to see the flyer/registration form. We look forward to another year of fun in the sun, but most of all the opportunity to surpass our donations from last year!
All entries must be in no later than Friday, July 19th. If you have any questions please contact me via email at pmcwilliams@baxterkenworthy.com 402.510.9387.
The Metro luncheon will be Thursday, August 15th at Anthony's. It will feature Tom Osborne. You must have reservations to attend and seats are limited to 300. Make a reservation for you and your guests at a Thursday meeting or by CLICKING HERE.
Want to enjoy the great outdoors and enjoy being above ground? Then come to the next Adopt A Plot yard waste clean up at Prospect Hill Cemetery, 3202 Parker Street, where our club has made a commitment to return every three weeks to tidy up a visible section of the oldest cemetery in Omaha. Our next time to get 'er done is Saturday, July 27th at 9:00 a.m. We rake, sweep, weed whack, pick up sticks and litter and make the grounds look respectable. Cookies and blisters galore! Future Saturday Adopt A Plot clean up days include: 8/17 and 9/14. Contact Ward Peters and join in on the fun!
Rotarians will be helping grill, serve food, and clean-up at the Children's Home Neighborhood Celebration on Friday August 9th, from 4-7pm. Sign up at the weekly meeting or go to our website suburbanrotary.org and click on the CALENDAR and the event to sign-up.
A new roster will be published in August. Books will be circulating at the Thursday meeting or email Jennifer any changes or corrections. You can also place an ad in this year's roster.
Connect your business with Suburban Rotary members!
ADVERTISE in the Rotary Roster and you will be in the roster and your LOGO will be on the Website and Scuttlebutt.
Just imagine, when a member needs a certain good or service, how easy it will be for members to find you or any other member business category. These listings will be the place to go!
NEW - the District Conference Itinerary has been published - click here.
Have you registered yet? We are getting excited about the conference this year! It will be held on July 26-27 at the Lied Lodge and Conference Center in Nebraska City.
On Friday night, you will have the option to go for a dinner cruise on the Belle of Brownville or we will have other options for you to choose from.
The theme this year is “Shape the Future” and you will have some time to spend together as a family, helping with our service project, and also some free time to explore Nebraska City – we will have a lot of information available about what there is to do while you are in town.
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