Suburban Scuttlebutt 2/15/18 (Feb 12, 2018)

Coming up on 2/15/18

Robert Patterson

Kids Can! Community Center

Chair of the Day: Monique Devillier

Invocator: John Hoich

1115 Greeter: Ranny Perez

1145 Greeter: Andrew Wesely

Meeting re-cap 2/8/18

Last week Nick Eastland and Tom Kerfoot served as Greeters. Katie Henry gave the invocation. We had several announcements and presentations. Paul Adams introduced Jason and Michelle Hurt from Chariots 4 Hope and they shared their inspiring story of helping single parents get transportation and transform their lives. The RISK bag was at $691 and Dick Miller won a free lunch.

Check in wait times

Please note that we are upgrading our credit card machine to run transactions "live". This will put us in compliance with our processor but increase the amount of time to run a transaction. Consider skipping the weekly line for the machine by purchasing a lunch or meeting only punch-card. You can get a 10 lunch card for $160 or a 13 meeting only card for $104. We will have them available at the check-in desk.

Congratulations and thank you!

to Dick and Janey Miller who were recognized as Benefactors to the Rotary Foundation.

Here's what Dick had to say about their support of the Rotary Foundation, “Janey and I have observed and have been a part of many Rotary community service projects during our 50 years plus involvement with many different Rotary Clubs across the country, but have only been observers in Rotary’s worldwide projects. As such, we felt it was time we took part in providing assistance in places where our feet will never travel , and to people we will never meet. “

Rotary Foundation Legacy Dinner

Rachel Greenhoe, Major Gifts Officer from the Rotary Foundation will be in Omaha on March 9th and 10th to visit with any Suburban Rotarian who has any questions or interest in estate planning options for the Rotary Foundation. Call 1-847-866-3476 to arrange an appointment. District 5650 will have a Legacy Dinner on May 17th acknowledging new donations of $10,000 or more in donations, bequests, planned giving in wills or arranging an endowed funds.

Quack, Quack

Does your team have a duck on the track for the "Great Suburban Duck Race"? Only a little over 4 months to "waddle" across the finish line and claim the title! Red is in the lead so far. Last week Lisa Neu recognized Holly Hollenbeck and Mike Fosdick with rubber duckies for bringing in new members. Thanks for growing the club!

After Hours

Thanks to Bill Prout and Big John's Billiards for a fun after hours last Thursday. Rotarians socialized, ate, drank, and played a little pool.

Come to this Thursday's meeting to hear about the tournament champions. See our Facebook page for more photos.

All hands on deck!

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 on Saturday, February 17th. Several shifts are available. 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. Click here to sign up.

Rotary Book Club

"Unsaid" by Neil Abramson will be our next book.

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, February 13, at 5:30 p.m. at Wheatfields. All our welcome!

Buy the Big Wheel- Reserve your booth now!

About Us

Condolences to Marc and Dina N'da. Dina's mother passed away last week. Please keep their family in your thoughts and prayers. Their address is 2242 Florence Blvd., Omaha, NE 68110

Monthly Lunch Sponsor

Thank you to Mark Taylor/Nebraska Realty for your sponsorship of student and speaker lunches for the month of February.

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)

50th Anniversary Sponsors

Thank you to all those who have signed up as sponsors to help support the events and history book for our 50th Anniversary year!

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,