The Suburban Scuttlebutt 4/28/22 (Apr 25, 2022)

Coming up 4/28/22

Shahen Shah

"A Personal Story of Afghan Refugee

Resettlement in Omaha"

Chair of the Day: Mary Bernier

11:15 Greeter: Glenda Friesen

11:45 Greeter: Bill Wax

Invocator: Volunteer needed

Lunch Helper: Volunteer needed

Welcome Austin Evans!

Last week Roxy Orr introduced us to new member Austin Evans. Austin is the Director of Recruiting and Marketing at Quest Forward Academy, a private high school which takes a different path to learning

Austin was born and raised in Omaha. He is a graduate of Central High School and earned a Degree in English from University of Nebraska at Lincoln. In his free time he enjoys hiking and reading. Welcome Austin!

Last Chance to Sign Up! Top Golf Diaper Drive

The Life House is Omaha’s only diaper bank. This year we are asking for monetary donations only, as the Life House is able to to purchase more diapers in bulk with the funds provided than we are at retail cost. The Rotary Foundation has provided a club grant of $1000 towards the cause. If you are unable to participate, please consider donating!

There are sponsorship opportunities available! Guests are welcome!

Golf & Dinner (includes $25 donation to Life House) - $75

Dinner only (includes $50 donation to Life House) - $75

"Feed the Need” (Buffet Sponsorship) - $500

“Sponsor a Baby” (Bay Sponsorship) - $250

Additional donation - $25, $50, $100, Other

Scholarship Circle

Thanks to everyone who donated to our annual Suburban Rotary Charitable Foundation fundraiser. We recognized a few more people as part of the President's Circle last week. If you did not get your certificate for a $300 donation or pledge, please see Jennifer to pick it up.

Recycling Event

Thanks to our volunteers from Saturday! We had a very successful event!

Refugee Item Collection

Restoring Dignity provides gently used household items for newly resettled Refugee Family items at no or low-cost to help them with their resettlement to Omaha. We will be collecting items at the next 3 Thursday meetings. Please see the links below for information on needed items.

We also need 5 volunteers to help on Saturday, May 14th at Restoring Dignity from 10-noon. Please contact Karen Rolf to volunteer.

Where: Restoring Dignity

10818 J St.

Two opportunities for Rotarians:

-Specific need for XL twin bed sheets, comforters, towels, empty boxes (chewy, amazon). Other gently used items are needed as well!

-New items are requested for Afghan immigrants. Donations for new items for Afghan families can be made through Amazon.

Helpful links from Restoring Dignity:

This is the "Take, Don't Take" list:

https://rdomaha.org/bring-this-not-that/

Sign up for delivering donations:

https://rdomaha.org/donation-drop-off-2/

Information about helping Afghan families:

https://rdomaha.org/items-needed-for-afghan-families/

The "Always Needed" list:

https://rdomaha.org/the-always-needed-list/

Rotary Car Show Registration is Now Open

Please share with friends/family. rotarycarshow.org is now live and people can register their car to show at our event on June 4th.

Cemetery Clean-Up

Prospect Hill Cemetery Weed Whackers 2021, Future Dates and Time

Want to help spruce up one of the oldest cemeteries in Omaha at 3202 Parker Street? Below are the dates to come and pitch in for any period of time you can spare between 8 a.m. and Noon. Bring your own work gloves. If you have a rake, broom, weed-whacker or a favorite yard tool, please bring it and put it to use. Any questions, please call Steve Scheuber 402-689-7669. Volunteers at any of our service projects get a Rotarian at Work t-shirt. Please let Jennifer know your size. Read more about this historic cemetery by CLICKING HERE.

Saturdays 8-noon

Prospect Hill Saturday cleanup schedule for 2022:

May 7 and 21 (also 28 if needed to have everything lookin' great for Memorial Day)

June 11 and 25

July 9 and 23

August 6 and 27

September 17

October 8 and 22

222 Members in 2022!

Two weeks ago Membership Chair Gary Beller announced our Membership Campaign to grow Suburban Rotary to full strength coming out of the pandemic. What can you do to help? Consider all the enjoyment you have gotten from Rotary and use the QR code below to fill out the application to propose a new member.

Our goal is to reach 222 members in 2022. We are at 183 now.

Monthly Meeting Sponsor

Thank you to Kathryn Schubert/Merrill Lynch

sponsoring our meetings during the Month of April!

(Monthly sponsors are needed- please contact Jennifer.)

Apr 28, 2022 12:00 PM

Shahen Shah

Relocating Afghan Refugees

May 05, 2022 12:00 AM

Mary Ann Borgeson

Douglas County/Nebraska Human Trafficking update

May 12, 2022 12:00 PM

Rabbi Steven Abraham, Beth El Synagogue

Humanitarian aid to Ukraine

May 19, 2022 12:00 PM

Rachel Fox

You Go Girl/—Encourage• Empower •Inspiring All Girls All Women Everywhere

May 26, 2022 12:00 PM

Military Affairs speaker

Jun 02, 2022 12:00 PM

Tom Freeman

Algorithmic Bias

Jun 09, 2022 12:00 PM

Omahan of the Year

Jun 16, 2022 12:00 PM

Suburban Rotary Hall of Fame

Jun 23, 2022 12:00 PM

Scott Littky

Institute for Holocaust Education

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Top Golf Diaper Drive Event

Apr 27, 2022 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Yearlings

May 02, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Refugee Empowerment Project

May 14, 2022 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Board Meeting at Beacon Hills

May 16, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Trustee Meeting

May 17, 2022 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

Rotary Car Show

Jun 04, 2022 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Yearlings

Jun 06, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Lake Night
Kevin Welsh/Steve Scheuber house
Jun 16, 2022 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Board Meeting at Beacon Hills

Jun 20, 2022 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

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Interested in being a sponsor?

Download the website sponsorship guide