Suburban Scuttlebutt 7/21/17 (Jul 18, 2017)

Coming up 7/21/17

Stephen O'Meara

Hotel/Motel Project

"Local Effects of Human Trafficking"

Chair of the Day: Mary Bernier

Invocator: C.L. Landen

11:15 Greeter: Roxy Orr

11:45 Greeter: C.L. Landen

Meeting re-cap 7/13

Last week President Jared Bakewell kicked off the new Rotary year with some fun "thank you notes" Jimmy Fallon-style and we heard about some plans for the year. We had a very special "Rotarian of the Day" feature by Secretary Katie Henry which was for Harry Reyburn as we celebrated his 90th birthday with cake and singing.

The RISK bag was at $47 and Nick Jasa won a free lunch. Erin Cohrs and Ann O'Connor were our Greeters and Penny Koenig gave the invocation.

Note from Harry to everyone:

"I appreciate very much the Birthday Cards and the multitude of well-wishes on my birthday last week. Now let's support

President Jared in making Suburban Rotary the best club in the Cosmos."

Harry Reyburn

Thank you outgoing Board Members and Officers!

Last week Kathryn Schubert recognized our outgoing Board members/Officers for their service: Edna Brooks-Pittman- Sgt at Arms, Dave Laferla- Secretary, Bob Kment-Treasurer, Roger Groff and Tom Kerfoot- Board members.

In with the new!

Last week Jared Bakewell recognized Kathryn Schubert for her year of service with a Past President pin and badge. He also recognized his new Officers with pins: Nick Jasa- President-Elect, Gregg Bailey- Treasurer, "Sashley" Baker- Sgt. at Arms, and Katie Henry-Secretary

100%ers

Congratulations to Ranny Perez (3 years) and Terri Greenwood (9 years) who were recognized for perfect attendance by Participation Chair John Binderup last week.

Just one more reason to attend the District Conference!

We have just been notified that Curt Peters is the Cadwallader award winner for the District and will be honored on Saturday night. (This is a District Award for service in many areas). Please show up and support! (Suburban Rotary's meeting is cancelled that week to encourage participation at the Conference)

District 5650 Conference 2017 from Gary Bren on Vimeo.

The theme for our District Conference this year is "The Power of One." The Power of.....

One person with a dream to change the world
One Rotary to extend the reach and impact of that one person with a dream
One Rotary to bring us new friends and experiences that impact our lives

Come to conference to experience The Power of One!

Friday night will include:

A Vibrant Clubs event starting at 3:00 PM for Club Presidents, President-Elects, and membership chairs led by Nicki Scott, Zone 28 Regional Coordinator.
A reception at the Playhouse from 6:30-8:00PM. Playhouse performers will be providing entertainment and there will be backstage tours of the Playhouse.
The main event begins at 8:00PM and features Michael Clemons, a national speaker who speaks powerfully to the power of what one person can do. We have him through a joint partnership with the University of Nebraska.

Saturday will feature:

The morning and lunch will be a "Foundation for Change" featuring the personal impact of Foundation projects that have been done by the clubs in our District.
The lunch speaker will be Ann Lee Hussey, a Polio Survivor who will tell a powerful story about her personal journey and the impact we can all have on the world.
"An Afternoon of Service." The key event will be a CPR challenge where we're going to try and set the record for the number of people that have been simultaneously CPR trained in Omaha...over 700.
The evening will feature awards and special prizes.

District Conference 2017 will be held Friday night, August 11th at the Omaha Community Playhouse and Saturday, August 12th at the Creighton University Harper Center.

Registration is open now: Click here to register.

We'll see you at the Conference!

Rotary Book Club

The next book selection is "Before the Fall" by Noah Hawley. They meet the 2nd Tuesday of the month- location TBD. Please contact Lisa Neu with any questions.

Volleyball players, volunteers, and supporters needed

The annual Baxter-Kenworthy sand volleyball tournament will be Saturday, July 22nd. ALL proceeds from this event go to our scholarship program. The Past Secretaries of our club have sponsored our entry of a team to play and now we need players- please contact Jennifer if you are willing to play and have some fun representing our club.

We are also in need of volunteers from 10am- noon and noon- 2 on Saturday. Also, anyone who can come to just watch and support is much appreciated!

Adopt a Plot Volunteers Needed

Adopt A Plot Project

Suburban Rotary has taken on an on going project to keep a section of Prospect Hill Cemetery clean and tidy all year long. Upcoming dates to show up between 10 a.m.-noon, to pick up litter, pick up sticks, sweep, weed whack or rake include the following Saturdays:July 29th and August 19th. You do not need green thumbs, just a willingness to share two hours of your time. Contact Ward Peters to sign up for a Saturday that you can plug into your volunteer calendar.