Rotary Club of Omaha Whirl 3.22.19 (Mar 22, 2019)

Mar 06, 2019

Ariel Roblin & Janyne Peek Emsick

#MeToo, Not just another hashtag

Mar 13, 2019

Mike West, CEO of the Omaha Equestrian Foundation

International Omaha Equestrian event

Mar 20, 2019

Todd Sears, President and Publisher

Omaha World Herald

Mar 27, 2019

Steve McCoy

Omaha Airport Authority (Eppley Airfield)

Apr 03, 2019

TBD

Apr 10, 2019

Karen Borchert, Chief Operations Officer

Flywheel Inc., A Home-grown High Tech Company

Apr 17, 2019

Dr. Jeffrey Delaney, M. D., Children's Hospital

Operation Hippocrates--How the Doctors at Childrens Heal Hearts.

Apr 24, 2019

Steve Grandfield, CEO

Bluie Cross/Blue Shield

May 01, 2019

TBD

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People With Disabilities Meeting

Field Club of Omaha

Apr 10, 2019
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM

Club Foundation Board Meeting

Field Club of Omaha

Apr 10, 2019
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Finance Committee

Security National Bank

Apr 11, 2019
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM

Board Meeting

Security National Bank

Apr 11, 2019
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Meals That Heal @ Ronald McDonald House

Ronald McDonald House

Apr 24, 2019 4:30 PM

HONOR ROLL LUNCHEON

CHI Health Center

May 16, 2019
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

President's Pen

Greetings Everyone,

Finally we have nice weather as we welcome in Spring! Unfortunately this brings its own trials as we consider all those in our area affected by the flooding. I know several Rotary clubs in the affected areas are working on ways to help. If you are interested in helping in these efforts we will work to get you some contact information.

Todd Sears the new President and Publisher for the Omaha World Herald gave us some great insights on the current situation and future of newspaper business both here and across the nation. Todd comes back to Nebraska from Springfield Ill with a 31 year history in the newspaper business and is glad to be back near his roots. He pointed not just to the digital format challenging the traditional printed delivery of the paper, but also to the shake up in the retail world and its effect on advertising as a big challenge ahead. Much work is being done to broaden the base of business at the World Herald and find additional revenue opportunities, but he feels the core is still in solid content and superior news gathering. We are glad to have Todd in Omaha and hope to have him as a member of our club soon.

Thank you to everyone that is stepping up and getting engaged both in club service, and in service to our community as well. Let's get out there and make a difference in our world.

Have a Great week.

Brad

Prospects for Membership

The Rotary Club of Omaha has received membership applications from the following:

Dr. Donny Suh, Pediatric Ophthalmology Clinical Service Chief at Children's Hospital and Medical Center/ UNMC, sponsored by Gretchen Harvey

Anyone with objections to a membership proposal needs to reach out to the Club Administrator or Membership Chair.

Flood Relief Efforts

As a Rotarian we are sure you are aware of the recent flooding in eastern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa. It has impacted many of the communities our clubs serve. As a district, know we are here to help in any way we can. We have had several Rotary districts outside Nebraska contact us to make donations. We have decided to direct cash contributions directly to the American Red Cross as they are best suited to respond to help those most in need. If you or your club would like to make a cash contribution to the relief effort, donations can be made payable to and sent to:

American Red Cross - Nebraska Flooding

2912 S 80th Ave

Omaha, NE 68124

These donations will stay locally and benefit the communities most affected in Nebraska and SW Iowa.

As the waters recede and recovery efforts begin we will begin coordinating efforts in the district to help our clubs most effected serve their communities as they recover from this devastating event. We will be reaching out to all of the members of District 5650 to enlist your help to help our fellow Rotarians and their communities recover from this monumental disaster.

Yours in Rotary,

Julie O'Hara

District Governor

Mick McKinley

District Governor Elect

Roxy Orr

District governor Nominee

Carol Horner

District Governor Nominee - Designee

Grant Applications Now Accepted

The Club Foundation is taking Community Grant applications until March 31.

The Omaha Downtown Rotary Club Foundation is a non-profit organization with the purpose of carrying out community service projects for the Rotary Club of Omaha. The Club Foundation is focused on community grants emphasizing:
• educational opportunities
• veteran services
• senior citizens
Community Grants are made in the Omaha/Council Bluffs metro area (Douglas County and immediately adjacent counties in Nebraska and Iowa). Grant requests must be at least $500. Priority is given to specific projects.

If you know of an organization in need of support please feel free to share a link to our application.

APPLICATION

Rock the Block

Sat, May 18, 2019 - 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM - location in Omaha will be announced closer to the date.

This event is all about bringing communities together and promoting healthy neighborhoods. Months before the event, our staff meets and surveys the existing neighbors in the areas we serve. With your help, we will assist these folks with a variety of tasks, which usually include light repair, clean-up, sanding, painting, staining, and landscaping. At the end of the day, the neighborhood shines a little brighter and new relationships are made. New in 2019 – Rock the block days will end with a small block celebration! Partners are needed to provide food, entertainment, and cleanup assistance. This event allows us to serve more families outside of our core programs. It also allows us greater flexibility with group size and volunteer ages.

Tools and supplies are supplied by Habitat. Volunteers just need to wear closed toed shoes or boots

We will need a total of 10 volunteers with each volunteer needing to sign up with the below link at least 2 weeks prior to May 18^th.