WDC E-Bulletin Nov 28 17 (Nov 28, 2017)

Nov 30, 2017

Mike Clark

Houston Hurricane Disaster Recovery

Dec 07, 2017

Jean Stothert

Mayor of Omaha

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Club President

Mike Ough

Club President-elect

Judy Ackland

Immediate Past Club President

Daniel Palmquist

Club Secretary

Ronald Mortensen

Club Treasurer

Rita Kleeman

Club Membership Chair

Jim Tomanek

Club Foundation Chair

Gail Stalder

Club Public Relations

Jim Tomanek

Member Birthdays

David Bradley

November 2

Tod Ringenberg

November 7

Duane Prorok

November 8

Douglas Heim

November 9

Jack Ott

November 13

Anniversaries

Diane Johnson

Harold

November 30

NOVEMBER 30 SPEAKER - MIKE CLARK

Mike has served 13 years as a disaster volunteer with a number of volunteer agency’s in the state of Nebraska, national, and international services. He is currently the Logistics Coordinator for Tri-County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) covering Dodge, Douglas, Sarpy, and Washington County’s.

Mike spoke to us in last July about disaster services and will speak Thursday and disaster recovery in the recent Hurricane.

Diane Clark and her son Mike, our speaker

PRESIDENT MIKE'S REMARKS FOR THE DAY

This week, as I was driving in Elkhorn, my radio was playing that Bruce Springsteen song "Born In The U.S.A.". It caused me to remember one of my dad's favorite sayings.... "But for the grace of God, any of us could have been born in another country". We are truly very blessed TWICE.....first for being Americans and second for having a good life in west Omaha! Again this year, our club will be donating gifts to COPE for children in need. So, please bring your gifts to either this coming Thursday's Rotary meeting or the next one on the 7th. Such a little act of caring will mean so very much to many children in our area. Thanks.. Mike

MEETING NOTES FOR NOVEMBER 16

Guests at our meeting included visiting Rotarian Larry Johansen and Gail's wife Peggy who is the best fisherman of the Stalder family.
Treasurer Rita reported $6,240.81
Jim Tomanek handed out the bell ringing list
Jim also reported on the Lunch Bunch meeting and the guest Game Warden
Action item: Club voted to provide $750 to the WDCC food package project.
Jim asked for volunteers for the three days of the food project including December 14, 15 and 16
Diane Clark affirmed that her son would speak to us concerning the hurricane recovery efforts in Houston. Mike was also our speaker in July of this year.
Our speaker of the day was Jeff Beckman, Executive Director of Development for the Salvation Army. Jeff, is originally from Pilger, Nebraska where his father was in the farm implement business. He descried the facilities in the Omaha area such as the Kroc Center in South Omaha, the Gene Eppley Camp on the Platte River and the Adult Rehab Center on 25th and Dodge Street. Jeff also described the many human services provided by The Salvation Army and its many volunteers. A complete list of services can be found on their website.
December 7 speaker: Members are invited to put this meeting on their calendars because Jean Stothert, the Omaha Mayor, will be our speaker.

SALVATION ARMY BELL RINGING

NOTE FROM JIM TOMANEK

A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HELPED RING THE SALVATION ARMY BELLS LAST WEEK. I'M SURE WITH THE MONEY WE HELPED RAISE MANY FAMILIES WILL HAVE REASON TOO BE THANKFUL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

THE ENTIRE RINGENBERG GRANDCHILDREN RINGING TEAM!!

MEETING MAKE-UP LOCATIONS

If you are interested in attending another Omaha area Rotary Club meeting to meet new people and see what other Rotary Clubs are doing, the chart below, taken from the Rotary Club of Omaha West newsletter (The Westward Ho)

MONDAY
BELLEVUE 12:00 PM (DJ's Dugout, 10308 S. 23rd St.)
NORTH 12:00 PM (Omaha Eppley Airport Conference Room)
MILLARD 12:00 PM (German American Society, 3717 South 120th Street)

TUESDAY
MORNING 7:00 AM (Happy Hollow Country Club, 1701 S. 105th St.)

NORTHWEST 12:00 PM ( Effective August 15th Northwest Rotary will meet Tuesday's at noon at Jerico's, 11732 W Dodge Rd, Omaha, NE 68154.)

SOUTHWEST NIGHT 5:15 PM (DJ's Dugout at 17666 Welch Plaza, northeast corner of 180th & Q streets)

WEDNESDAY
COUNCIL BLUFFS CENTENNIAL 1st Wed 7:00 AM; 3rd Wed floating event; no meeting other weeks (Hy-Vee in Mall of the Bluffs, I-80 Exit 5)
DOWNTOWN 12:00 PM (Field Club, 3615 Woolworth Ave.)

THURSDAY
COUNCIL BLUFFS NOON 12:00 PM (The Center, 714 S. Main St.)

SUBURBAN 12:00 PM (Anthony's, 7220 F St.)

WESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY 7:00 AM (Elkhorn Common Ground Community Center, 1701 Veteran's Drive)

FRIDAY
WEST 12:00 PM (Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive)

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