WELCOME TO OUR NEW CLUB PRESIDENT FOR THE 2015-2016 YEAR - DR. ROGER BREED.
Dr. Roger Breed served as Nebraska’s Commissioner of Education from March 2009 to December 2013. He also served as co-chair of the Nebraska P-16 Initiative and the Chief Justice Task Force for Truancy Intervention. Prior to his appointment as Commissioner, Dr. Breed served as an educator for nearly forty years in Nebraska. From 1991 to 2009, Dr. Breed served as the superintendent of the Elkhorn Public Schools. Dr. Breed has been a long time member of Western Douglas County Rotary and returned to the Club in 2013 following his service in Lincoln as the Commissioner of Education. Roger is a fan of a founding father, John Adams, who was a strong advocate of public education.
Our club had a one hundred percent renewal of current members during our annual membership renewal period this year, plus a new member, Ariann Brown who is an Optometrist at ViewPointe Vision located on 180th Street across from Walgreen's.
Our Speaker for Thursday the 9th from McArdle Construction will discuss the construction of the dam at Site 15A West of 168th and Fort Street. As you can see from the photo to the left, their construction equipment is already at the site. Further information will be provided by our speaker. (This photo was not taken on last Sunday's voyage to the Surfside Club)
ROTARY GOLF OUTING Please continue to work on gettng teams, hole sponsors and door prizes for the Reotary Scholarship Golf Outing, July 13th. We have several teams already but it takes at leasst 12 teams and 15 hole sponsors for us to make enough money to pay for the 3 scholarships we have already awarded. Any additional money would be nice to have to do other community service projects in the area. If you have any questions please call Jim Tomanek at 402-669-1019