Topic: “The First 10%: A Beginner’s Guide to Changing the World”
Known to many as “Mayor Mike,” he’s never met a stranger and seems to know someone everywhere he goes. With over 30 years in the financial services industry, Mike co-founded Nelson Murphy in 2012 alongside Bob Nelson.
He is a life and qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table, recognizing top advisors worldwide. He’s served on numerous Omaha non-profit boards, including JDRF, Ronald McDonald House, CASA, Project Harmony, and the Westside Foundation. In 2014, he received the NAIFA-Omaha Quality of Life award for his community service. Mike served as President of the Omaha Morning Rotary.
Mike loves cooking for his family and plays ice hockey twice a week, a sport he picked up at age 38.
At the Rotary 5650 District Conference L to R: President Aaron Tomita, Lisa Hatterman, DG Robert Rapp, Mike Benck, Sarah Wedebrand, and Scott Stevens
Omaha, NE, October 20, 2025, Yolanda Hoffman. District Governor Robert Rapp’s home club is Omaha Morning Rotary, and our members showed up in full force at the Rotary District 5650 Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. Robert shared heartfelt gratitude as President Aaron called it his favorite district conference of all time, praising super powerful speakers, great food, and outstanding Rotary value. From inspiring plenary sessions to genuine fellowship, the weekend showcased the best of Rotary and the spirit of Omaha Morning Rotary.
We are proud to recognize our dedicated Rotarians who have achieved perfect attendance for the 2024–2025 year! Your commitment to showing up, participating, and contributing strengthens the vibrancy of our Rotary community.
Perfect attendance reflects not just consistency, but also dedication to the values and mission of Rotary — service, fellowship, and making a positive impact in our community and beyond.
👏 Let’s give a big round of applause to all our members who reached this milestone — your reliability and engagement are truly inspiring!
Our club showed up big for Foster Heart and Hope, serving families and assembling kits. Watch for the photos set in this newsletter. To help fund this project, please make your annual foundation contribution of $150 per member, with 7 of 21 members completed so far. Make checks payable to Omaha Morning Rotary Foundation with the memo Annual Contribution, and bring your check to Treasurer Sarah Wedebrand at the next meeting or mail it to Omaha Morning Rotary, PO Box 4, Elkhorn NE 68022.
Rotary District 5650 Rotarians—Happy November!! I hope everyone remembers to set their clock back an hour this weekend for a well-earned extra hour of sleep!! When I was a little boy growing up on the farm I always appreciated the extra hour of sleep because I did not have to get up as early to do my chores, which included milking the Ayrshire cow. I am sure those of you who grew up on a farm, delivered the morning paper or had early morning jobs can identify with me.
I wanted to give a big shout out to every Rotary Club in our District for everything they did in October to “Unite for Good” and serve their communities and the world!! Here is a partial listing of the events including fundraisers:
October 1st, 2025, Omaha Millard Rotary Dave & Arlene Steier Memorial Golf Tournament, Tiburon Golf Club
Rotary Zones 25B & 29 Institute, October 1-4th, 2025, Prior Lake, Minnesota
October 9th, 2025, Red Oak Rotary Club Chili Cookoff, Annual PolioPlus Fundraiser held at Red Oak High School. I was a judge and deciding which were the top three chili’s was extremely hard. Lucky for me, I had two other judges to help me decide.
October 11th, 2025, Suburban Rotary Club – Annual Electronics Recycling Event Powered by Datashield. I participated in this event and A big thank you to Dan Hosford, President-elect & Suburban Rotarian volunteers including David Kutler, Owner of Body Basics where the event took place.
October 22nd, 2025, Seward Rotary Club PolioPlus Fundraiser Event
October 23rd, 2025, Omaha Night Rotary - Casino Night benefiting ENVY Volleyball, Champions Run
October 28th, 2025, Rotary Clubs of Lincoln Salute to Business 2025, Cornhusker Marriott, Lincoln. I spoke at this event. What an honor!!
October 29th, 2025, Fairbury Rotary Club Trash Pickup
A reminder to document your club service projects hours/volunteers in Rotary Club Central so they will show on District Governor-elect, Gretchen Bren’s Thermometer -https://rotarydistrict5650.org/Stories/district-goal-thermometer. We want to recognize all the fantastic work you are doing to serve your communities!!
Mike Murphy, LUTCF, FSS, CPFA©
