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After graduating high school, Matt Walsh worked as a construction worker for five years, becoming a lifelong  Laborers Local 1140 Union member. He enrolled in Creighton University as a nontraditional student, receiving a bachelor's degree in finance, which led to his 30-year career in banking. 

Walsh was elected as a Council Bluffs city council member in 1996 and served continuoulsy until he was elected mayor in 2013. Serving as an elected official for nearly three decades, Mayor Walsh has consistently worked to improve the quality of life and attractiveness of the City of Council Bluffs. 

Mayor Walsh is a fourth-generation Council Bluffs resident. He and his wife, Barb, have two children, Erin and Jake, and three grandchildren.

Dr. Pour was the health director of the Douglas County Health Department for 19 years. At the department, she oversaw more than 140 full-time employees and an annual budget of more than $ 14 million. She retired on July 1, 2021.

Dr. Pour has an undergraduate degree in Biology from UNO; a Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. in Toxicology from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She completed a post-doctoral fellowship in molecular pharmacology at Creighton University. Before becoming the health director, Dr. Pour was the Nebraska State Toxicologist for 13 years with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services in Lincoln.

Dr. Pour received many prestigious awards, such as the 2007 J.G. Elliot Award and the Public Service Excellence Award from the University, the Tribute to Women Award from the Women’s Center for Advancement and the 2014 Champion Award from the Empowerment Network, and she was inducted in The Omaha Hospitality Hall of Fame the same year. Dr. Pour served on several local non-profit boards such as the National Safety Council, Greater Omaha Chapter; Creighton Center for Promoting Health and Health Equality; Live Well Omaha and Live Well Omaha Kids, just to name a few. At this time, she is on the Nebraska Medical Center board, engagement advisory board.

Her goal was always to make Omaha a healthier community by promoting healthy behavior and addressing the underlying social determinants of health.

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The Kids Against Hunger project is a multi-club project with contributions from our club, West Rotary, Millard Rotary Club, and Suburban Rotary. We will package a total of 41,800 meals!  These meals will stay local and be distributed through Heartland Hope Mission (serving West and South Omaha) and Heart Ministry Center (serving North Omaha)!

The West Omaha Rotary Club, Suburban Rotary Club, Millard Rotary, and the Rotary Club of Omaha will partner with Kids Against Hunger on a food packaging volunteer event on February 22, 2025. Between all three clubs, we are in need of a total of 140 volunteers (40 volunteers per shift). 

Volunteers will gather at 1 of 4 tables and package food in an assembly line format. 

February 22, 2025
Shift 1 8:00AM to 9:30 AM (40 volunteers needed)
Shift 2 9:45 AM to 11:15AM (40 volunteers needed)
Shift 3 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM (40 volunteers needed)

Volunteers can be between the ages of 5 to 80!  This is a great way for younger children to get involved.  Volunteers are asked to pull hair back AND either wear a baseball cap or a hair net will be provided.  Wear comfortable shoes and clothes as you will most likely be standing for the entirety of your shift.

The event will take place at 4418 S 180^th Street Omaha.  Volunteers will enter at the red “Love Church” sign on 180^th & J Street.  Follow the drive back to the large garage and park in front of the garage. 

Because of this wonderful volunteer opportunity, local food banks, including Heart Ministry Center, serving the North Omaha community, and Heartland Hope Mission, serving West Omaha and South Omaha communities, will receive 13,600 meals each!

Sign-ups will be available soon.

For questions, please contact Project Chair Tobi Mathouser at tmathouser@goodwillomaha.org or call 402.210.7249