Welcome to the Rotary Club of Omaha

Greetings Everyone,     
 

We had a great program this week for all the animal lovers in the club.  We heard from Mike West the President of the Omaha Equestrian Foundation talking about the International Horse show coming to Omaha April 4-7th.  The show features over 200 horses competing from all parts of the world.  We got a feel for the behind the scenes work that makes this all possible from having to charter a plane to bring 50 horses in from Europe, to the care for all these exquisite animals.  In fact Mike alluded to the fact that the horses probably eat better and get better care than most of us in the room.  Lol.  We also heard about the philanthropic work of the foundation in education programs that will impact over 4200 youth in our community and region, many of whom have never touched or seen a horse up close.  Thanks Mike and OEF for your outstanding contributions to Omaha.
 

Congratulations to Okley Gibbs for achieving his Paul Harris +1,  and also thank you for presenting our club with a new visitation flag from the club you visited in Port Isabel TX.  Thanks for your dedication to Rotary!
 

Thanks to everyone for stepping up your club engagement.  Taylor and her crew brought us another great opportunity to serve in our community at the Ronald McDonald house and all the spots were filled up almost immediately.  I encourage everyone to get engaged earn some bling and help us make a difference in our world! 

 

Our program next week is Todd Sears, President and Publisher of The Omaha World Herald.
I encourage you to bring a prospective member to hear this presentation.

 

Have a great week.