President's Corner
Dear Kiwanis Club of Omaha,
Thank you to everyone who brought guests to the Lauritzen Gardens tour on Friday. One of the many benefits of being a Kiwanis member is the unique opportunity for intimate events like this and quality speaker presentations on a weekly basis (Rachel Halmaier discussing the riverfront development last week comes to mind). We are always looking for new speaker ideas or off-site opportunities our members would enjoy. If you have any suggestions, please let John Wehrle or Katie Dittman know. On another note, John has done an excellent job these last two years as program director, but as he transitions to President-Elect, we will need someone else to step into that role. Please consider this opportunity for yourself or nominate someone else from the club so we can continue to provide great programs for our members.
Kiwanis Challenge Course Announcement - We have some exciting news for the Kiwanis Club of Omaha! After much deliberation and research, the Board of Directors has approved a partnership with the City of Omaha and Cunningham Recreation/Play4All to build a Challenge Course in Elmwood Park. The Challenge Course is based on the popular TV show "American Ninja Warrior" and it features several levels of difficulty for all ages. Users can also time themselves and compete with one another using their smart phones and special ID tags located on the equipment. The Kiwanis Club of Omaha has secured full naming rights for the Challenge Course. For additional details, please call or email me or Katie Dittman.
Have a great week!
President, Kiwanis Club of Omaha
This Week's Program
"Representative Don Bacon"
Our Kiwanis Club welomes U.S. Representative of the 2nd Nebraska District, Don Bacon, to our Friday lunch meeting this week. Rep. Bacon took office last January and will talk about his 7 months in Congress.
Please make plans to attend this very informative meeting and bring a friend!!
Program Coordinator
Jim Patterson
GREETERS
Brook Stafford
Kevin Stratford, Investors Realty, Inc.
John Wells, Pinnacle Trust Services
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Upcoming Friday Programs
August 11- NO MEETING- End of Summer Break. Enjoy a long weekend!
August 18- Tim Burke, OPPD
August 25- Farm Family Day!
September 1- NO Meeting- Labor Day weekend
September 8- Dave Roth & Steve McCoy, Omaha Airport Authority
September 15- Erica Wassinger, GOCC Startup Collaborative
September 22- Kirsten Bernthal-Booth, Head Coach Creighton Bluejay Volleyball meeting at Beacon Hills of Aksarben Village. RSVP HERE
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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LAST MEETING
"Lauritzen Gardens Lunch and Tour"
At our last meeting we enjoyed lunch at Lauritzen Gardens. Our speaker was Jim Locklear, Director of Conservation. Members enjoyed touring the grounds and greenhouses. It was a great day and a rare opportunity! A big thank you to Spencer Crewes, Executive Director of Lauritzen Gardens for making it possible!
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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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