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CLUB BUSINESS MEETING NOTES: Jim Tomanek, acting Presiding Officer called the meeting to order and facilitated the pledge and invocation. Prez Dan and Tod were at Elkhorn High School for Scholarship awards. Larry Johansen from Downtown Club was our visiting Rotarian and he was greeted properly by our membership. Treasurer Rita reported money in the bank amounting to $5,866.64. Jim Tomanek mentioned the forthcoming COPE Golf Fundraiser on May 5th, the need 3 more teams. Secretary Ron reported on some upcoming Rotary District 5650 events including the leadership institute on June 3 and the District 2017 conference at the Harper Center on the UNO Campus on August 11 and 12. ( It would nice for the club to offer pay the registration fees for these events for at least one of our members electing to an event) While not part of the meeting, Ron received an email from a parent of an Elkhorn High School inquiring about the availability of a Rotary Interact Club at Elkhorn High School sponsored by our club (answer, not to date). SEE STORY IN THIS NEWS LETTER ON WHAT AN INTERACT CLUB IS.
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Our speaker of the day is Mary-Beth Muskin, the Regional Director of the Plains States Region of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Mary-Beth graduated from the University of Nebraska with a BS in Elementary/Pre-School Education, and went on to obtain her MS in Counseling from Johns Hopkins, and her Ph.D in Philosophy with an emphasis in Adult and Continuing Education from the University of Nebraska. Mary-Beth’s ADL roots run deep. Her daughter, Emily Muskin, is the Associate Project Director of Education in the ADL’s Cleveland Regional Office, and Mary-Beth’s grandfather, I.G. Goldbarg was an active member of the ADL family. Her education and professional experience make her a natural leader to strengthen and build new bridges of communication and understanding among the diverse groups we serve throughout our region.
