Suburban Scuttlebutt 7/27/17 (Jul 24, 2017)

Coming up 7/27/17

Dan Hosford

"How to Save a Life"

Chair of the Day: Holly Hollenbeck

Invocator: Rebecca Vinton

11:15 Greeter:

11:45 Greeter: Adam Nordstrom

Meeting re-cap 7/20

Last week Roxy Orr and C.L. Landen were our Greeters. C.L. Landen also gave the invocation. We had several announcements and presentations. Secretary Katie Henry recognized Nick Jasa as the Rotarian of the Day. Mary Bernier introduced Stephen O'Meara who talked to us about the human trafficking problem in the Midwest and efforts to combat it. The RISK bag was at $71 and Jack Hosking won a free lunch.

Thank you outgoing Trustees!

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.

Friends of Suburban Rotary

Last week Foundation Chairperson Kathryn Schubert recognized Terri Greenwood and Alan Stanek for their cumulative donations of $2500 to the local Suburban Rotary Charitable Foundation.

Thank you for your generosity!

100%ers

Congratulations to Bob Perrin (26 years), Roxy Orr (13 years), Julie Livingston (10 years), Rich Rowland (16 years) who were recognized for perfect attendance by Participation Chair John Binderup last week.

Thank you players and supporters!

Thank you to all those who showed up to volunteer and play at this weekend's Baxter-Kenworthy volleyball tournament for Scholarships. As always, a special thank you to Penny McWilliams who makes it all happen! Official results will be announced at an upcoming meeting.

Rebuilding Omaha

Thank you to all of those who volunteered for Rebuilding Omaha at the Bethlehem House a couple of weeks ago. Be sure to see all our photos on Facebook.

New Member Proposal

David Richards "Higher Education" University of Nebraska Omaha

Proposer: Mary Bernier

(Any objection to this proposal must be within one week in writing to the Board of Directors)

Just one more reason to attend the District Conference! Congrats Curt!

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!

Livestream Questions for Credit

In an email last week you were informed that Suburban Rotary was trying a pilot for 4 weeks to give attendance credit to those who watched our Livestream or video of the meeting via Facebook. If you would like credit (only if you missed the meeting) please answer the following questions in an email to Jennifer before this Friday, July 28th.

1. Who was our speaker on July 20th?

2. Topic presented on July 20th.

3. Name one of the awardees for perfect attendance on July 20th.

Rotary Book Club

The next book selection is "Before the Fall" by Noah Hawley. They meet the 2nd Tuesday of the month- Wheatfields 108th and Pacific. Please contact Lisa Neu with any questions.

Activities of Other Clubs

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.