President's Corner
Dear Kiwanis Club of Omaha,
For those of you who are off today, I hope you are enjoying the holiday with family and friends. In this week's letter, I want to recognize our strong programming/speaker coordination so far this year and highlight an upcoming presentation as a great opportunity to invite guests to demonstrate the caliber of speakers our members can gain access to. We have had a candidate for Omaha Mayor, the CEO of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, some of the HDR employees responsible for design and implementation of their new headquarters, and a few other outstanding programs - even though it's only mid-February! Thank you to John Wehrle and the programming committee for all the time and effort they give to keep bringing interesting, relevant speakers each week. On March 17th, we will have the Mayor of Omaha, Jean Stothert, and we have reserved a larger room than normal. Please invite friends, family, and co-workers so we have a strong turn-out for this presentation.
Additionally, we have a very busy week ahead of us. We have a service project on February 27th, and a scotch/wine tasting this Saturday, February 25th. Please RSVP for these events using the links below and consider inviting guests. The more we grow our club, the greater our impact will be as we continue to improve the world, one child and one community at a time!
President, Kiwanis Club of Omaha
This Week's Program
"From Concept To Construction To Completion - Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals' Omaha Campus is Rebuilding Lives"
We are privileged to welcome back to our Friday lunch meeting Mr. John Glenn,
Vice President of Development for Madonna's Omaha Campus. Mr. Glenn will give us an update on Omaha Campus of Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital and the great work they are currently doing.
This will be a highly inspirational program, so please b
ring a guest!!
Program Coordinator
Anne Rourke
Service Project at Heartland Family Services - Youth Links
On February 27th, we will meet at Youth Links, 4318 Fort St. for games and snacks with the youth served at this residential center. 10-15 volunteers are needed to make this evening a success. Game night will be held from 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Youth Links is a division of Heartland Family Services!
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GREETERS
Bruce Dean, Farm Credit Services of America
Dan Dittman, Erickson Sederstrom
Brian Donahoe, Union Equipment Finance
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Upcoming Friday Programs
March 3 - Marilyn K. Bombac, Nebraska President, American Association of University Women
March 10- Thomas Field, UNL, Director of the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program
March 17- Mayor Jean Stothert
March 30- Kiwanis Club of Omaha Annual Recognition Gala!
March 31- NO MEETING
April 14- NO MEETING
April 21- Off side tour of Midwest Laboratories - 13611 B St, Omaha, NE 68144
May 5 - Candace Gregory, President/CEO, Open Door Mission
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Cornerstone Points
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Tooker
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Chris
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Finnell
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Joyce
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Wehrle
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John
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Dittman
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Katie
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Coburn
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Jokela
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Mussman
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Grant
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Dean
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Donahoe
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Brian
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Obermeyer
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Lisa
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Brokke
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Scott
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Fries
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Marla
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Patterson
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Jim
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McPherson
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Rourke
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Ann
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Lynch
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Nelson
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John
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Donahoe
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Jana
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Evans
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Susan
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Henningsen
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Reding
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Joe
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Kinzer
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Johnson
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Belford
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Hoeger
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McCarthy
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Bradfield
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Bradley
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Stratman
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Dostal
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Faber
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Hernandez
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Marcos
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Hunt
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LAST MEETING
"Keeping Omaha Beautiful"
At our meeting last Friday we heard from Chris Stratman, Executive Director of Keep Omaha Beautiful. Mr. Stratman gave us a history of Keep Omaha Beautiful, which was founded in 1959. The organization oversees litter clean-up and "adopt a park" programs, but also has a relationship with the Siena Francis House. Keep Omaha Beautiful worked with 4,300 volunteers in 2016 who worked 10,350 hours and cleaned 180 miles of trail in addition to much, much more!
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