Rotary Club of Omaha Whirl 8.28.2020 (Aug 28, 2020)

Sep 09, 2020

Rotary District 5650 Governor Roxy Orr

Rotary District 5650

Sep 16, 2020

Kara Eastman

Congressional Candidate

Sep 23, 2020

Chris Janicek

Candidate for Senate

Sep 30, 2020

John Higgins

NCAA Basketball Ref/Final Four

Oct 07, 2020

Don Bacon

Candidate for House

Oct 14, 2020

Tony Veland, AIM & Kristen Whitman, Lukas Partners

AIM Institute - Job Creation

Oct 21, 2020

BUSINESS NETWORKING

Oct 28, 2020

Ben Sasse

Candidate for Senate

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911 Tribute of Flags Set Up 4:30 - 6:00
Memorial Park
Sep 04, 2020 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

911 Tribute of Flags Set Up 5:30 - 7:00
Memorial Park
Sep 04, 2020 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Rotary Club of Omaha Board Meeting
ZOOM
Sep 11, 2020 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

911 Tribute of Flags-Take Down
Memorial Park
Sep 13, 2020 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Stephen Center Food Service
Stephen Center
Sep 22, 2020 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Rotary Club of Omaha Board Meeting
ZOOM
Oct 09, 2020 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM

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In Person Rotary Meetings Suspended

Please join us for a weekly virtual Zoom meeting. Stay tuned for any changes or updates. Thank you.

President's Pen

Our 9/11 Tribute of Flags in Memorial Park is underway. Special thanks to Dan Esch, Lindy Hoyer, Gary Bren and a score of volunteers for carrying on this tradition as we memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001 and February 26, 1993 (World Trade Center bombing). We are reminded that freedom is not free. When you see the flags in the late summer breeze, know that Rotary remembers.

Also, Gary Bren is taking some excellent steps to understand how to pivot our Honor Roll project toward the future. Gary and our Honor Roll committee will conduct a focus group with educators in September to gain some clarity. If you have an abiding interest in Honor Roll and would like to be part of the discussion, please reach out to Gary.

The Sullivans bumped into the Mocks at the new sea lion exhibit at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo this past Thursday morning. Notably, John was sporting a Rotary cap. We were all incredibly impressed with the new world-class exhibit - a tribute to Omaha philanthropy and a tremendous team at the zoo. It’s a great place to spend some time as we close out summer 2020.

See you on September 9 as we welcome our District Governor Roxy Orr to Downtown Rotary. Roxy is focusing on the immense opportunity Rotary has to support our community.

Have a restorative Labor Day Holiday weekend!

~ John Sullivan

Meeting Re-cap

Our club learned that Omahawks, with 150 members, is not only the largest radio-controlled aircraft club in the Midwest, but gives the rest of us a chance to see aerobatic flying at Hawk Field near Standing Bear Lake at 138th and Fort.

Rick Sessions, the club president, would have been inviting his Zoom audience to watch their annual Labor Day Air Show featuring combat and War Bird (World War I and II model planes) competition on their 500-foot runway, but the virus led to cancellation. Instead, he led with a slide of a real P-51 Mustang fighter plane and invited us to buy raffle tickets to win a ride on that World War II favorite of many of us who were growing up playing with little replicas.

The $50 tickets will help the Omahawks make their annual contribution to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Sessions encouraged us to expose youngsters to training sessions at 6 p.m. Thursdays for experience with flight stimulators leading to their first solo flights. "It's seen as a basic step toward aeronautics, college degrees and getting into aviation. Ten or twelve young members have become pilots," he reported.

He showed pictures of little foam models and the club's largest model, one-third the size of a real plane. Another slide displayed a flashy, sleek battery-operated Super Scorpion model.

A lively question-and-answer period revealed the cost of getting started ($300 to $350) with a radio-operated model plane,and we learned that membership is only $10 for those under age 19.

Guest Journalist

~Warren Franke

Good News

From Camille Metoyer Moten:

Good news from my house. My husband underwent knee replacement surgery last Tuesday and is recovering. Having gone through two knee replacements myself I am the perfect nurse...but not really because I’m an awful cook so we will both be skeletons in a month.

911 Tribute of Flags

As one of our Club Service Projects, our club both helps plant the flags and remove the flags that each year has commemorated the people who perished in the 9/11 bombings.

We can use your help at Memorial Park on Friday, September 4th from 4:30- 7:00pm to SET UP FLAGS. Family and friends are welcome.

If you are a new member, this counts as a Community Service Project. It is also worth attendance credit.

If you have a Rotary shirt please wear it.

Each shift could use around 20 volunteers. Volunteers will report at the top of the hill on Underwood (the hill that faces Dodge Street). Volunteers should plan to bring a mask and wear them when not socially distanced from others. Bring their own hand sanitizers, and if possible bring screwdrivers, drills and hammers in case the ground is hard.

Sunday, September 13 we will need help to take them down from 1:00 - 2:30pm.

SIGN UP TO SET UP FLAGS 4:30 pm - 6:00pm

SIGN UP TO SET UP FLAGS 5:30pm - 7:00pm

SIGN UP TO TAKE DOWN FLAGS

THANK YOU

Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped fill Project Hope Packs on Saturday, August 22nd from 10 am - 12 pm.

Members in Attendance

Sandy Lemke

Heather Legge

Leslie Volk

John Ewing

Viv Ewing + daughters Christina and Alexandra

Bev Carlson

James Hauschildt + wife Kianna

Dan Esch

Lisa Tonjes Moritz

Zoom Make-Ups

If you attend another club's virtual meeting please email Leigh for attendance credit.

The other clubs are not all reporting make-up credits for Zoom attendance at this time.

Thank you!

Membership Application

We have received a membership application from Cliff McEvoy, Philanthropy Director at Kids Can Community Center.

Cliff is sponsored by Lindy Hoyer.

We have also received a membership application from Thomas Urbanski, II, Project Manager for The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company.

Tom is sponsored by John Sullivan.

Any comments should be sent to Leigh Sittenauer at director@omaharotary.org.

August Birthdays

Carlson, Bev Aug 02

Marburger, John Aug 05

Mahupete, Nash Aug 08

O'Connor, Bill Aug 08

Rosenlof, Clark Aug 08

Madden-McMahon, Tracy Aug 09

Koesters, Susan Aug 10

Suh, Donny Aug 10

Davies, Dele Aug 13

Bermel, Jeremy Aug 20

Bailey, Jena Aug 22

STATUS OF CLUB MEETINGS IN ROTARY DISTRICT 5650

We strongly encourage you to check club websites before planning to attend meetings.

You can check the status of Rotary Club Meetings at the link below:

https://www.rotarydistrict5650.org/Stories/status-of-club-meetings-in-rotary-district-5650

To link to the website or contact of any club in Rotary District 5650, click here.

Thank You Letters

We have a few more thank you letters that came in the mail.

You can click the link to read them.

Meyer Foundation 10.2019

Omaha Community Playhouse 9.2019

Urban League 8.2019

PromiseShip 8.2019

Methodist 8.2019

Project Houseworks 7.2019

Boys and Girls Club 6.2019

YOUCAN Foundation 6.2019

Merrymakers 6.2019

Methodist Hospital Foundation 6.2019

Special Olympics 6.2019

Methodist Hospital Foundation 6.2019

Big Brothers Big Sisters 6.2019

Omaha Children's Museum 5.2019

Encor 5.2019

DG Julie O'Hara 5.2019

Josh Gromowsky 5.2019

Assistance League 5.2019

Boy Scouts of America 5.7.19

MerryMakers 4.2019

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