President's Corner
Dear Kiwanis Club of Omaha,
What a fascinating presentation we had from Tom Fields and the students from UNL's Engler Agri-Business program! Thank you to Kevin Kock, Jim Farrell, and the rest of the agriculture committee for coordinating this speaker and maintaining such great partnerships for our Kiwanis club. In case you missed it or you want to learn more about the entrepreneur program, please reach out to Tom Fields at
tfields2@unl.edu
This Friday, I will introduce our 8th new member of the year as we welcome Mayor Jean Stothert as our main speaker. With our newest member, we are still on track to reach our goal of 100 members by our 100th anniversary! Please continue to invite your friends and family members so we can have an even greater impact on the Omaha community. This week's speaker highlights the caliber of speakers we bring to the table and it will be a great networking opportunity as we anticipate higher attendance.
Reminder: We have our annual Kiwanis Gala on March 30th at 6pm at the Omaha Convention Center. If you have not sent in your RSVP, please do so ASAP. Katie will have a laptop available at the next two meetings for your convenience, if you would prefer to sign up then. Please consider sponsoring a table or donating an auction item to the cause. The money raised at this event goes directly to our YCPO grant recipients, which will receive a total of $25,000 from our club this year.
President, Kiwanis Club of Omaha
This Week's Program
This Friday, we are excited to welcome the Omaha's Mayor, Jean Stothert. Mayor Stothert is the 51st mayor of Omaha and the first woman to hold this office. She is currently running for another 4 year term. Come hear about her first 4 years as mayor and her excitement for the next 4 to come.
This will be a great meeting and one not to miss! Bring a guest!
Program Coordinator
Val McPherson
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GREETERS
Jim Farrell, Farmers National Co.
Ted Franssen, ABC Seamless
Marla Fries, Ret. Westside Schools
MIDWEST LABORATORIES TOUR
Our meeting on April 21st will be held at Midwest Laboratories, located at 13611 B. St. We will have a catered lunch, a tour and hear about food safety and testing as well as soil testing, etc. This will be a great, informational meeting and tour.
CLICK HERE to read the letter to our group from President and Owner, Brent Pohlman!
ANNUAL TEXAS HOLD'EM TOURNAMENT
Don't miss our annual tournament! This year, it is held at the Courtyard Marriott in Aksarben Village.
April 22, 2017
6:00 Sign-In
6:30 Start time
Buy in is $25 (includes food)
Brat Bar only $5
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Upcoming Friday Programs
March 24- Ron Dotzler, Founder & Board President of Abide, Author of "Out of the Seats & Into the Streets"
March 30- Kiwanis Club of Omaha Annual Recognition Gala!
March 31- NO MEETING
April 7 - Katie Broman, new CEO at Omaha Community Playhouse
April 14- NO MEETING
April 28- Marty Barnhart, Executive Director, Omaha Municipal Land Bank
May 5 - Candace Gregory, President/CEO, Open Door Mission
May 12 - Election of Officers
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Cornerstone Points
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LAST MEETING
"Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneur Program- UNL"
Last Friday, we were privileged to welcome Dr. Thomas Field, the Director of the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneur Program and two of his students to our meeting. We heard about the history of Paul Engler's first entrepreneurial experience which eventually lead to the fire beneath the Entrepreneur program at UNL. The program empowers enterprise builders where students build companies. Within 75 day, freshman in the program and started company!
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