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Mar 30, 2017
Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue
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COSTCO Chicken Facility project for Fremont
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THIS THURSDAY'S PROGRAM -MAR 30
BETH SMITH - SAVING GRACE PERISHABLE FOOD RESCUE
 

Saving Grace is a grass roots perishable food rescue and delivery nonprofit agency that picks up perishable food donations in refrigerated trucks 6 days a week from local restaurants, caterers, cafeterias, grocery stores, delis and food distributors. Saving Grace will not warehouse food but deliver it the same day free of charge to non profit agencies that serve families in need such as pantries, missions, after-school programs, daycares, senior centers and churches. In most cases the rescued food is being saved from the dumpster and, ultimately, the landfill.  We are basically a middle man!

March 23 Business and Information Session
President Dan opened the meeting with an invocation and lead us in the pledge of allegiance.
 
Doug Cunningham, of Midlands Insurance Agency, was introduced as a prospective member.  Doug is formerly from Wausa, Nebraska and is sponsored by Neil Kirby.
 
Treasurer Rita presented the check book balance of $6,081.70
 
Speaker of the March 30 meeting was announced by Jim Tomanek.  Beth Smith of Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue will speak to us on their mission in Omaha.  (see separate story).  The speaker from the Costco Chicken Facility project was announced for April 20th.
 
Our speaker of the day was Brian Smith of the Valley Office of the National Weather Service. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 23 Program
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - Brian Smith
Neil introduced Brian Smith from the National Weather Service in Valley, Nebraska.  Brian talked about the following areas:
  • Weather Ready Nation:  The WRN is a publicity program to alert the public on the hazards of flooding, lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes.
  • National Weather Support services: Services include decision support services for major attendance events such as Big Red football home games and the College World Series games.
  • Weather Service Website:  The web provides a great deal of information on Weather Emergency Radio, different types of tornadoes, and much more.
  • www.weather.gov/oax/  is the specific web site and users can find a miriad of links within the web site for information including the Weather Ready Nation.
Of special interest to smart phone users who are looking for new APPS is the Red Cross Tornado warning App.  There is also a Red Cross Hurricane app, which is probably not much use around Nebraska except perhaps monitoring the hurricanes affecting friends and relatives living on the coastal areas.
National Weather Service Brian Smith, with Neil Kirby
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