President's Corner
Dear Kiwanis Club of Omaha,
What a beautiful Memorial Day Weekend here in Omaha! I hope you all enjoyed some pool time, tee time and family time. CWS is right around the corner and it's starting to feel a whole lot like summer. If you haven't picked up your CWS tickets or need more, please contact Katie or me directly and we will get you in touch with the right people. Please save June 17th and 18th in your calendars as the two possible dates we will host our CWS team at the lake house on Chris Lake. We will find out which day on Monday, June 12th once the CWS schedule is published.
Our annual golf tournament will be held Monday, July 17th at the Field Club of Omaha! Thank you to Shannon Norman, Rick Berkshire, and the rest of the golf committee for all of their efforts this year. We have all sponsorships filled and only three available teams to fill. If you haven't signed up yet, please do so now. Don't even finish reading the newsletter. Just call or email Shannon or Katie and get signed up right now!
Thank you to everyone who completed the survey at our May 12th meeting or completed it online. Our leadership team is reviewing the surveys and taking your feedback into consideration. At the end of the day, this is your club and you choose how much impact you want to have. Kiwanis offers several opportunities for service, camaraderie and leadership. We do our best to cultivate as many chances as possible but need your help and dedication to execute them all. We will publish formal results from the surveys later this summer along with action steps to make our club stronger than ever as we move toward our 100th anniversary in January 2019.
President, Kiwanis Club of Omaha
This Week's Program
"Technology for Everyone!"
This Friday, we are excited to welcome the Executive Director of Do Space, Rebecca Stavick. Ms. Stavick will be presenting to us about what
Do Space is, why it exists, and what happens at Do Space! Do Space is like a library, as it serves the whole community, it is free and and anyone can join. There are many classes going on there for people to learn about technology, brush up on skills and even work on a resume. Kids can explore coding through robotics and labs with the latest gadgets and educational toys.
This will be a great meeting to learn about Do Space!! Bring a friend!
Program Coordinator
John Wells
GREETERS
Grant Mussman, State Farm Insurance Owner
John E. Nelson, Attorney
Jerry Nielson, The CFO Edge
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| In spite of a storm, Kiwanians had a great time serving at Foodbank for the Heartland on May 16th! |
K2B AT PAPILLION MANOR
610 S Polk St, Papillion, NE 68046
Our June 16th meeting will be held as a K2B at Papillion Manor. Papillion Manor is proud to support Kiwanis Club of Omaha through consistent membership representation in our club.
We will hear from Administrator John Turner, as well as other top administration staff and receive a tour of their facility.
CWS TICKETS!!
2017 College World Series tickets are available NOW!
Please contact
Ticket books are $90 for 10, but each ticket has an upgrade value of
$15.
This helps our club continue to hosts teams for the CWS!
(you can also RSVP for the Burger Bar only)
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Upcoming Friday Programs
June 9- Lynne Sangimino, VP Omaha Market Leader, Cox Communications
June 16- Lunch and Tour at Papillion Manor, 610 S. Polk St. Papillion, NE RSVP HERE
June 23- Dave Kirkwood, SVP Strategic Development and Acquisition, Tenaska
June 30- No Meeting - Independence Day Weekend
July 7 - TBA
July 14- No Meeting- Please use this day to practice for the Kiwanis Cup Golf outing held JULY 17th!
July 21- Rachel Halbmaier, Director of Missouri River Commons, Omaha Chamber
July 28- Lunch and Tour of Lauritzen Gardens with Spencer Crewes, 100 Bancroft St.
August 4 or
August 11- NO MEETING- End of Summer Break. Enjoy a long weekend!
September 29- Annual Joint meeting with Omaha Agri-Business Club- Speaker, Nathan Kaufman, Assistant Vice President and Omaha Branch Executive, Federal Reserve Bank, K.C. Lunch will require an RSVP for a private buffet lunch at the Scott Conference Center.
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Cornerstone Points
Click here to find out how to earn more 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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Dean
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Bruce
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Brokke
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Scott
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Donahoe
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Brian
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Obermeyer
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Lisa
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Jokela
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Kristi
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Fries
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Marla
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Mussman
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Grant
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Rourke
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Ann
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Evans
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Susan
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McPherson
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Val
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Farrell
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Jim
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Nelson
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John
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Coburn
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Jana
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Patterson
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Jim
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Henningsen
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Lynda
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Armstrong
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Jeff
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Donahoe
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Jana
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Johnson
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Gordy
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Lynch
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Trish
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Belford
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Kristen
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Wells
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John
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Bradley
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Andy
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Herman
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Arva
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Kock
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Kevin
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McCarthy
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Lauren
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Brusso
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Rhonda
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Luna
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Mike
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Norman
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Shannon
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Christiansen
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Dennis
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Hoeger
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Mark
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Kinzer
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Chuck
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Reding
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Joe
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Schultze
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Nick
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Wiedenfeld
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Chris
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Berkshire
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Rick
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Lassek
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Ron
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Burk
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Amber
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Dittman
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Dan
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Dostal
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Donna
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Herring
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Brandon
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Bradfield
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Dana
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Faber
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Rick
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Fouquet
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Lance
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Gunderson
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Matt
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Kenny
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Bob
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Scannell
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Trevor
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Walch
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Dick
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Christensen
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Leslie
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Hernandez
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Marcos
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Houston
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Josh
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Santiago
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Hector
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Stratman
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Kevin
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Costello
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Jim
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Howe
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Thomas
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Poole
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Ben
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Privitera
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Andy
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Hunt
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Andrew
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Lape-Brinkman
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Adrian
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Owens
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Dan
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Clawson
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Craig
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Nielson
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Jerry
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Pelletier
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John
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LAST MEETING
"Completely Kids"
At our last meeting, we heard from Ann Lawless, Director of Community Services for Completely Kids! Ms. Lawless gave us an overview of the many services that Completely Kids provides through its own center and through 9 schools and 3 homeless shelters serving well over 1,800 children. As well as food, Completely Kids provides academic help, clubs, mental health counseling and education for parents with the goal of family strengtheningand community engagement. Kids participating in their program show greater school attendance, improvement in math and reading skills and families report and increased ability to meet their needs, decreased stress and increased positive and supportive relations with peers. Completely Kids received a 2016 YCPO grant from our Kiwanis Club of Omaha Foundation.
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Inclement weather Policy
If Omaha Public Schools cancels school for inclement weather on a Friday, our regular Kiwanis Club of Omaha meeting will be cancelled for that day.
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