Thank You to Dr. Eileen Wirth (and our Programs Committee) for a great presentation on her new book about the history of Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium. All of us have been to and enjoyed the Zoo, and we all appreciate and are proud of the fact that our Omaha Zoo is consistently ranked at or near the top of all zoos in the country and the world. But it was great to learn more about the history of our Zoo, and how it came to be. It is hard to believe that no one had written the history of the Zoo until now. We can be glad Dr. Wirth took on this task. And it was also fun to hear some stories about our own Dr. Lee Simmons, a long-time member of our club who is personally responsible for so much of the growth and success that the Zoo has enjoyed over the last 50 or so years.

 

District Conference: Thanks to everyone who attended the District Conference this last weekend. It was a terrific opportunity to meet Rotarians from other clubs in our District, hear great speakers, learn more about what Rotary clubs are doing in our district and elsewhere, and engage in service, by learning CPR, giving blood, and a number of other activities.

 

Part of the District Conference is granting Club awards, and our Club won three awards under John Ewing’s leadership last year:

Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make the Club projects that led to these awards a reality.

See you next week!