Rotary Club of Omaha Whirl 10.29.21 (Oct 29, 2021)

Rotary Weekly Meeting, November 3, 2021

Presiding Officer: Aileen Warren
Secretary: Lisa Tonjes Moritz
Invocation & Pledge: Okley Gibbs

Music: Jim Scott-Miller
Digital Experience: Adam Leong
Sgt at Arms: Okley Gibbs
Navigator: John Marburger

Registration/Cashier: Adam Hoebelheinrich & Lindy Hoyer

In-Person Greeters: Jim Cavanaugh & Brett Frevert
Speaker Host: Lori Bechtold

Speaker: Karen Gibler

In-Person Meeting:

No need to pre-register, just show up

Field Club
3615 Woolworth Avenue
Omaha, NE

Virtual Option:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86124407668

Meeting ID: 861 2440 7668

The virtual room opens at 11:45 AM

To watch the meeting, go to https://www.facebook.com/omaharotary

November 3 Speaker Karen Gibler

Karen Gibler
Economic Growth in Sarpy County

Karen Gibler has served as the President of the Sarpy County Chamber for 10 years. She has a passion for education and small business support. Karen is active in the community and serves on several advisory boards. Karen and her husband have five children and two grandchildren.

President's Pen

Rotarians,

Our club’s most recent speaker was an individual who is very passionate about her work and organization. Evell Thomas, of the Child Savings Institute, gave an impactful presentation regarding the work and services provided by CSI. She has been with CSI for over 30 years and is certainly one of its best advocates when it comes to sharing the organization’s history, its evolution, and how they currently make a difference in the Omaha community. CSI is another great example of the good being done to help others, especially children, in need.

For those of you have signed up to help with the 8th grade Rotary Program, thanks again for your willingness to serve. I will be convening a meeting soon to share next steps. I am so excited the club has decided to continue this program. Even though it will look a little different next year, I am sure it will be a success due to our club volunteers.

Finally, for those of you who have not paid your dues yet this year, please do so as soon as possible. If you are not sure whether you have paid or not, contact Yolanda and she can provide information on your financial history status.

See you on Wednesday!

Aileen Warren
President

New Member Proposal

Name: Deirdra Haj

Classification: Entertainment/Cinema

Position/Company: Executive Director/ Film Streams

Proposed by: Camille Metoyer Moten

Any questions or concerns about this proposal, please contact our Executive Director at director@omaharotary.org by November 8, 2021.

Nominations are Open for Club Leadership Positions

The Nominating Committee chaired by Immediate Past President (IPP) John Sullivan is now accepting Nominations for several club leadership positions, namely: President-Elect Designate, Club Board of Directors, and Club Foundation Board of Directors. Please send your nominations to John Sullivan at jsullivan@sullivangroup.ventures, John Ewing at john.ewing@douglascounty-ne.gov, Bill Harvey at paulharrisrocks@gmail.com by November 15, 2021.

PDG Gary Bren is Joining the Tour de Tucson to End Polio

Click here to support our vey own PDG Gary Bren.
Club member, past President, and past District Governor Gary Bren made a commitment late last year to ride in the 2021 Ride to End Polio that is part of the Tour de Tucson on November 20th. He’ll be riding 102.6 miles in support of Polio Eradication. Here is the ride he’ll be doing. He committed to doing this ride because he believes that it’s never been more important for us to focus on finishing Rotary’s battle to end Polio. This is a critical time, as there have only been two cases of wild Polio virus this year. It’s easy for everyone to relax and step back because of that…but in reality, now is the time we have to double our focus.

Service Above Self Opportunity

Mitch Hunt and his wife, Nash and his family, and Steve McCollister serving meals at Stephens Center

To sign up to serve meals at Stephens Center, click here or copy/paste this link to your browser: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/5609/Event/stephen-center-meal-service. This project will count for the community service requirements for Red Badge members. For questions, please contact Lindy Hoyer at lhoyer@ocm.org.

Connecting with fellow Rotarians is made easy with club service. Plus you get attendance credit. It's a great deal! and if you are a new Rotarian, it counts toward your Red Badge requirements. You may sign up as Greeter, Virtual Greeter, Check-in/Registration, Navigator, and Invocator. Click here to sign up.

Susan Koesters and JZ Zuo serving as greeters

Nov 10, 2021

Liz Mayfield

Veterans Day Celebration

Nov 17, 2021

Amie Konwinski

Risks and Dangers of Social Media Behavior and Digital Devices

Nov 24, 2021

NO ROTARY MEETING

Happy Thanskgiving

Dec 01, 2021

Andrea Skolkin

Disease Prevention

Dec 08, 2021

Chancellor Jeffrey Gold

Healthcare

Dec 15, 2021

Dr. Erin Averett

Cypriot Archaeology

Dec 22, 2021

NO ROTARY MEETING

Merry Christmas

Dec 29, 2021

NO ROTARY MEETING

Happy New Year

Jan 05, 2022

TBD

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Stephen Center Meal Service

Aug 03, 2021 – Dec 30, 2021

Rotary Board Meeting
Virtual
Nov 19, 2021

Salvation Army Bell Ringing
Nebraska Furniture Mart
Nov 27, 2021 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Rotary Board Meeting
Virtual
Dec 17, 2021

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Club President

Aileen Warren

Club President-elect

Sean Connolly

Club President-nominee

Lindy Hoyer

Immediate Past Club President

John Sullivan

Club Administration Director

Yolanda Hoffman

Club Secretary

Lisa Tonjes Moritz

Club Treasurer

Jim Stewart

Club Membership Chair

Spencer Secor

Club Public Image

Aileen Warren

Club Polio Chair

Heather Legge

Club Foundation Chair - TRF

Heather Legge

Member Birthdays

Dan Ertz

November 1

Keelan Chapman

November 1

Jack Diesing

November 4

Larry Johansen

November 7

Bob Keefer

November 10

Cheryl Logan

November 12

Shelley Thompson

November 12

Larry Guenther

November 18

Spencer Secor

November 18


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