South O Initiative

 

Honorary Chair: Hal Daub

Chair: John Sullivan

Members: Jorge Sortolongo, Cesar Garcia, Steve McCollister, Phil Taylor

 

December 11, 2020

 

Board of Directors

The Rotary Club of Omaha (Downtown)

Resolved:

 

Whereas the Club desires to grow its membership, and

Whereas the Club desires to diversity and includes members of the South Omaha community in the Club, and

Whereas the Club desires to promote the Rotary mission in the Omaha metropolitan region, and

Whereas the Club desires to seed and develop a South Omaha Rotary Club, and

Whereas the membership committee has approved the use of funds to sponsor five (5) new members in this initiative at 50% (one-half of membership cost), and

Whereas the Initiative itself has obtained a sponsor for an additional five (5) member stipend at the same rate (50%) and is seeking additional sponsors, and

Whereas South Omaha leaders Cesar Garcia and Jorge Sotolongo have stepped forward to join Downtown Rotary as new members in January 2021 and spearhead the recruitment of additional South Omaha members…

 

Therefore, the board of directors hereby resolves to approve the South Omaha Initiative as a standing committee of the board for a period of 24 months with the initial goal of growing membership in Downtown Rotary and the primary goal of sponsoring a new South Omaha Rotary Club by the conclusion of this period.