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Expert in paranormal activity, Brian Corey, is set to captivate audiences with an intriguing presentation on Omaha's urban legends. Join us as Brian delves into the fascinating realm of paranormal investigations, shedding light on the methods and tools employed by experts in the field. This engaging event goes beyond the ordinary, encouraging participants to share their own eerie encounters and ghostly tales. Don't miss this unique opportunity to explore the supernatural with Brian Corey!
We are excited to announce that we will be hosting another Rotary Guest Day on February 1, 2024. This extraordinary Rotary meeting will feature none other than Jean Stothert, the esteemed Mayor of the City of Omaha. Mayor Stothert, a trailblazing leader and visionary, has left an indelible mark on our community through her exceptional leadership.
As the 51st Mayor of Omaha and the first female to hold this prestigious position, Mayor Stothert's legacy speaks volumes. Her double re-election underscores her unwavering commitment to our city. Join us for an enlightening session where Mayor Stothert will share insights into her visionary approach, highlighting achievements in infrastructure development, job creation, public safety, and responsible budget management. Under her guidance, Omaha has blossomed into a city we can all take pride in.
Don't miss the chance to engage directly with Mayor Stothert and it is Rotary Guest Day so don't forget to bring a guest. Register your guest with Membership Chair Barb Rebrovich at check-in.
In a recent gathering, Past President Curt Peters took the helm as the host for Suburban Rotary's influential Blue Ribbon Committee meeting. Exciting developments are underway as the committee passionately crafts innovative ideas aimed at revitalizing our club, with a bold vision to restore it to its former strength of 211 members. Anticipate a wave of positive change as this dynamic committee works tirelessly to chart the course for our club's growth and success, actively supporting President Katie Henry. The future is promising, and we can't wait to see the remarkable ideas that will shape the next chapter of Suburban Rotary!
This photo looks like the Past Presidents are getting a lecture from DG Kathryn Schubert, who is also Suburban's Past President; therefore, Suburban is the proud home club of the incumbent District Governor
Rotarians, get ready to buckle up as Suburban Rotary turns its weekly routine into a wild rollercoaster of awesome vibes! Cue the drumroll, please... It's time to unveil the shining star of our meetings: Vocational Speakers! 🌟
Last week, we had the pleasure of diving into the life story of the one and only Nate Schwalb. Born in Palestine in 1942, Nate's parents came from two different countries in Europe, Latvia, and Poland. Nate's mom was an orphan when she was eleven years old, and his dad came from Latvia trying to escape Hitler's threats against Jews. Nate had no close relatives in Israel - all he did was play soccer as a teenager. His dad did have an uncle in Tecumseh, Nebraska. So, after a major industrial accident in the company he worked at in Israel, he came to the US to visit his uncle, whom he hadn't seen since their time in Latvia. After one year from the US visit, Nate's parents decided to move to the US, but his dad died from cancer five years later, leaving Nate's mom and his two young sisters in need of some help.
While Nate was a student at Creighton Law School, he helped his mom build about two homes a year, which later became close to 10 homes, all built in the inner part of the City of Omaha, where there was no competition. Nate married his wife in 1968, and together they were instrumental in designing and selecting amenities for their customers. About 12 years after getting married, they started building apartments. They first built some small apartment buildings with 15, 24, and 36 units. In the early '90s, they got into 250 units, and in 1997, they started a complex in NW Omaha with 500 units, which took about 6 years to complete. In 1998, Nate's mom passed away, and they were managing over 1000 units. Nate and his wife decided that it was time to give back. They chose UNO, where Nate majored in real estate, to fund some students with scholarships. They also funded students at Arts and Sciences and ended up with five different funds at UNO. In 2009, they opened a new Center at UNO called THE SCHWALB CENTER FOR ISRAEL AND JEWISH STUDIES.
Nate's hobbies include playing tennis for over 50 years, still playing once weekly with Frank Goldberg, Randy Weiseler, and another non-Rotarian. About 50 years ago, he got into chess and is still playing several times a week and in tournaments. Seven of them started a Saturday afternoon chess "club," which still exists today. Nate also got into the craze of Nebraska football about 50 years ago and rarely missed a game, even during his chess on Saturdays.
In terms of family, Nate's son graduated from Illinois Law School and is now in commercial real estate in Chicago. His daughter graduated from the University of Maryland and became a clinical psychologist. Six years later, she discovered an art called ENCAUSTIC ART and now lectures about it throughout Chicago, does some podcasting, and has a tremendous shop to do all her art. She was recently featured in a design magazine in Chicago.
Nate wanted to mention that Mary Bernier, one of our outstanding Rotarians, has been a tremendous asset to him and their UNO Center. She was his University of Nebraska Foundation officer, with whom he worked for about 10 years until she retired. Mary did an excellent job with their Center at UNO, and she even went to Israel as part of their group. Among many things there, she met and had dinner with the President of the Palestinian at that time. Mary also served on their Board, and they often used her advice.
Nate would like to briefly mention that over the years, about 20 Rotarian members were known or worked with and were very kind to him. He'll just mention a few: Maury Udes, Frank Goldberg, Howard Epstein, Ward Peters, Mary Bernier, and Steve Riekes.
Earl Knauss got a lesson in food waste when he received a neighbor’s gift of three bushels of red peppers that had been cast aside by a farm because they were misshapen. “I discovered that odd-shaped, blemished, and imperfect vegetables were dumped or destroyed,” says Knauss, of the Rotary Club of Hamburg in western New York state. He asked the farm’s owner for more of the unsalable produce and collected 18-gallon totes of vegetables that he sent to food pantries. The Farm to Family project has since expanded to include three farms, and the Hamburg club formally adopted it in 2018. From May to December, Rotary members and friends work alongside Knauss delivering vegetables to about 3,000 families. In 2022, they provided more than 100,000 pounds of vegetables to 23 distribution sites. Among them is the Resurrection Life Food Pantry in Cheektowaga, where pantry director Kim Reynolds says the site would not have many fresh vegetables without the program. “Our clients rely on Farm to Family to fill that gap,” she says.
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Much of the milk produced in Peru never leaves the farm: It’s consumed directly by farming families, fed to calves, and used to make artisanal cheeses. The Rotary E-Club of Fusión Latina Distrito 4465 teamed up with the nonprofit CEDEPAS Norte to help subsistence farmers in the country’s northern highlands. Last year the club delivered stainless steel presses and molds to open two cheese production facilities. A global grant of more than $50,000 helped pay for the equipment, training, management, and marketing. “So far there are 21 new employees and 63 families served, and 25 pregnant cows were gifted” through the Peruvian government program Agroideas, says Club President Fernando Barrera, who lives in Trujillo.
As the world becomes more connected, experts increasingly view social issues from a global perspective. That’s true even when it comes to our minds. The emerging discipline of global mental health explores how different countries diagnose and treat psychological issues.
Rotary clubs and districts have recently sponsored four students to study global mental health at King’s College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Here, these scholars discuss the social trends, cultural practices, and political and economic contexts that affect our mental wellness – often without us realizing it.
This is a reprint from rotary.org. Use this link to read the entire article: https://www.rotary.org/en/scholars-take-global-approach-mental-health
In June 1999, a year after I joined the staff of Rotary International, I attended my first convention. It was then that I first witnessed the global power of Rotary and made my first batch of Rotary friends. And it was then that I was introduced to Singapore for a second time.
My first trip to Singapore occurred five years earlier when, as a journalist, I covered the third Europe-East Asia Economic Summit. At that time, Western financial media were referring to Singapore as the 20th century’s most successful development story, which meant that the summit lured scores of policymakers, economists, and businesspeople from across Europe and Asia.
Once a British Crown colony which subsequently merged with Malaysia, Singapore broke away and was founded as an independent sovereign nation in 1965. Despite predictions that a string of small islands that lack natural resources to survive, Lee Kwan Yew, who was referred to as the founding father of modern Singapore, turned the tattered outpost of the faded empire into a thriving modern nation. The archipelago of 64 islands that was once plagued by malaria and rife with ethnic conflicts among its Chinese, Malay, and Indian populations, now stands as a gleaming city state, known in the 1990s throughout the world as one of the four Asian Tigers for its robust economic transformation along with Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Having grown up in China, where decades of Mao’s draconian rule had impoverished the country, I, along with millions of other Chinese, became enamored of the Singapore model of economic success. My first impression of Singapore in 1994, which will forever be associated with the brightly illuminated skyscrapers that dotted the banks of the Singapore River, confirmed my belief that this was a place of modernity and prosperity.
R. Gordon R. McInally is president of Rotary International. He was educated at the Royal High School in Edinburgh and at the University of Dundee, where he earned his graduate degree in dental surgery. He operated his own dental practice in Edinburgh until 2016. Gordon was chair of the East of Scotland branch of the British Paedodontic Society and has held various academic positions. He has also served as a presbytery elder, chair of the Queensferry parish congregational board, and commissioner to the general assembly of the Church of Scotland. Read President McInally's biography.
Watch the video below of President McInally's address to the Rotary International Assembly:
Consider visiting another Rotary club for a make-up! Rotary.org has a club finder for locations around the world. Please see the District website at rotarydistrict5650.org for details on local clubs. Visit one of the following Metro-Area Clubs!
Monday: Omaha Millard Rotary, 12:00 pm, German American Society, 3717 South 120th St.
Tuesday: Omaha Morning 7:00 am, First Responders Foundation, 10605 Burt Circle, Omaha, NE 68114
Tuesday: Omaha Northwest, 12:00 pm, New England Fare, 655 North 114th Street. Omaha, NE 68154
Wednesday: Omaha Downtown, 12:00 pm, Field Club of Omaha, 3615 Woolworth Ave.
Wednesday: Council Bluffs Centennial: 7:00 am, Hy-Vee Community Room 1745 Madison Avenue Thursday: West Douglas County, 12:00 PM Elkhorn Public Schools Foundation 20272 Veterans Drive
Thursday: Council Bluffs, 12:00 pm, Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center, 1001 South 6th Street
Friday: Omaha West, 12:00 pm, Biaggi's, 13655 California St.
Email Yolanda for make-up/attendance credit at yolanda@suburbanrotary.org.
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