Presiding Officer: Sean Connolly
Secretary: Gretchen Harvey
Invocation & Pledge: Donald Swanson
Music: Jim Scott-Miller

Digital Experience: Adam Leong
Sgt at Arms: Okley Gibbs
Navigator: Sean Olson

Registration/Cashier: Michael Schlickbernd & Jill Slupe
Admin Support: James Mackiewicz

In-Person Greeters: Dee Haj & Paul Cohen

Speaker Host: Cella Quinn

Speaker: Mayor David Black

 

 

Mayor David Black is the current mayor of City of Papillion.

 

David was born and raised in Ralston, Nebraska, and has been a resident of Papillion since 1992. He is a 1985 graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and started his career in consumer lending and branch management. David has nearly 20 years of experience in the corporate environment, including product development, program management, compliance, operations and mergers/acquisitions serving the banking industry. At Pinnacle Bank, he manages all aspects of commercial lending, including SBA financing. David is an active volunteer in his local community as a board member of the Sarpy County Economic Development Corporation, member of the Alegent Midlands Hospital Charitable Council, Nebraska League of Municipalities, University of Nebraska’s President’s Advisory Council and state judge for Nebraska DECA. He also serves the City of Papillion as a former Planning Commissioner, former City Councilman and current Mayor. David is a charter member of Grace Community Church and active in the Sarpy County Chamber of Commerce. He also enjoys being a grandfather.

Recently, President Sean Connolly brought back a Rotary practice of having Rotarians give a Vocational Talk. The Vocational Talk is a highly-timed opportunity at the podium for three minutes only. If you go over the allotted time, everyone at your table is fined a dollar each for our Service Fund. Last week, Franco Gentile of FOX 42 delivered his 3-minute vocational talk and was done before his time was up. Nevertheless, his table volunteered to fine themselves, and we raised $30 for our Service Fund. Please let Yolanda know which week you will deliver your vocational talk.

 

Veta Jeffery, President & CEO of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, was our speaker last week. She got to test Field Club's new ClickShare technology during her presentation. Despite an intermittent internet connection, LeRoy Swedlund brought us a live feed of Operation Hippocrates from Belize. We are saving lives in Belize! We will hear more about the project in LeRoy's post-project report. This is your Service Fund in action. If you have not yet donated $100 to the Service Fund this year, you have until June 30, 2023, to do so, but you don't have to wait until June 30. Click here to donate to the Service Fund, a fund within the Omaha Downtown Rotary Foundation, a 501c3 organization. Below are some photos from last week.

 

Veta Jeffery, President & CEO of the Greater Omaha Chamber, addressing Rotarians
 

Franco Gentile, Vice President and General Manager of FOX42, giving his Vocational Talk and sharing his experience serving meals at Stephen Center

Your Service Fund in Action! Recently, Omaha Downtown Rotary participated in a multi-club grant project of purchasing and packaging nutritious meals for the food insecure in our immediate community. Omaha Downtown Rotary, Omaha West Rotary, and Millard Rotary, with Rotarians, family, and friends, packaged 25,000 meals in partnership with Kids Against Hunger. Here's a video recap.

Rotarians are making a difference at Stephen Center. CLICK HERE to sign up. 
 

Stephen Center partners with the community, families and individuals to overcome homelessness, addiction and poverty. Stephen Center has served the homeless and low-income in Omaha since 1984 through their three programs: Emergency Shelter, HERO Program and Transitional Living Program.

 

The Omaha Downtown Rotary partners with Stephens Center in serving hot meals to its residents. 

 

                                           

 

Connecting with fellow Rotarians is made easy with club service. Plus, you get attendance credit. It's a great deal! 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.

 

 

Pictured here are Treasurer Jim Stewart and Harrison Abbott of Kiewit Corporation.

Here's a sneak peek of a weekly meeting at Omaha Downtown Rotary. It starts with a live concert with Jim Scott-Miller on the piano with certified singers, the Omaha Downtown Rotarians! Watch this video. You can feel the energy!