Category: Business

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March Speaker Calendar

March is an excellent speaker calendar. Please let John know if you have extra guest coming on March 27th!



Date
Name/Title/Organization
Mar 6
Wayne Beal, Supervisor, Under the Sink (Deb Rost to introduce)
Mar 13
Mike West, CEO of the Omaha Equestrian Foundation
Mar 20
To be determined
Mar 27
Joe Rickets & Kurt Halvorson, Cloisters on the Platte
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February Speaker Calendar


February Speaker Calendar

2-6         Sarah Sjolie                        Live Well Omaha
2-13       Joel Long                            Omaha World Herald
2-20       Chris Stratman                  Keep Omaha Beautiful
2-23       Mary Dennison                  Director UNO Math Lab
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Chinese New Year Pictures!

In case you missed Kiwanis Chinese New Year’s dinner – and you truly missed a wonderful evening – here are pictures: 


Thanks to Mike and Yan for hosting! 

Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha

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February Speaker Calendar


February Speaker Calendar

2-6         Sarah Sjolie                        Live Well Omaha
2-13       Joel Long                            Omaha World Herald
2-20       Chris Stratman                  Keep Omaha Beautiful
2-23       Mary Dennison                  Director UNO Math Lab
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Speaker Coordinator Calendar


Thanks to all on this list who volunteered to arrange programs this year.  Having quality programs is vital our club’s success, but  finding interesting speakers each week can be a challenge.  Please help our program volunteers by sharing ideas for speakers.  
Please send Vince an email if you would like to use a template for arranging speakers.

April 2017
3,10,17,24
Jack Frost
May 2017
1,8,15, 22
Dan Kraemer
June 2017
5,12,19,26
Rod Muench
July 2017
3,10,17,24,31
Stu Ellison
August 2017
7,14,21,28
Bill Spiecker
September 2017
11,18,25 Oct.  2
Shawn Linehan
October 2017
9,16,23,30
Alan Hardt
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The Salvation Army’s Ring the Town Red Campaign

2015: Vince reported back that we raised $690.14 ringing bells this year.

2016: Our Bell Ringing efforts raised $1,715.90. Awesome effort!

Dear Vince,

 

Thank you for your support of The Salvation Army’s Ring the Town Red Campaign which is part of the total Tree of Lights Campaign for Omaha.  You may have already heard that, through the generosity of our community, The Salvation Army in Omaha exceeded its $2.5 million Tree of Lights goal.  More than $150,000 was also raised in Council Bluffs.
 
We could not reach our fundraising goal without volunteer bell ringers, like the Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha, who graciously give of their time.  100% of every dollar you helped collect goes directly to our Human Needs Fund.  The fund supports year round social service programs including: housing, food, youth development, behavioral health, older adult services, material assistance and anti-human trafficking.   For more information on any of these programs visit www.salarmyomaha.org.  
 
Your group efforts assisted in raising $ 1715.9 during your 24 hours of volunteerism.  Thank you again for your gift of time during the 2016 Tree of Lights Campaign!
 
Ramona D. Arthur
Divisional Director of Volunteer Services
The Salvation Army Western Division



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Update Your Calendars!

Due to bad ice, Monday’s meeting was cancelled. We hope all got the word – emails went out – but general policy is – if school is cancelled, the meeting is cancelled.

  • Next Monday, 1/23, is a FIELD TRIP to Security National Bank on 35 and Farnam. Car pool is available if you check in with Rod. Free parking to the north side of the bank. 

  • Saturday, 1/28, Chinese New Year RSVP’s are due to Bill. If you haven’t done so, please let Bill know! 

  • Dale may need readers for Friday. Please check with Dale if you can read!
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Speaker: Seventy Five North

Othello Meadows is the manager of Seventy Five North.

Goal is to revitalize Pleasant View homes projects. This property is adjacent to Prospect Hill cemetery in north Omaha and the Charles Drew Center.
HUD cleared a large 40 acre site and was looking for an urban redevelopment project when they partnered with Seventy Five North. 
Seventy Five North is designed to be a mix use development. Homes, apartments, townhomes that will serve families with children that will attend Howard Kennedy elementary. The children population is a high free lunch program population and 26% are refugee students, 14% are handicapped.  
In 2011, Seventy Five North partnered with Purpose Built out of Atlanta. They purchased the land in 2014. In April 2015 got OPS to change the learning plan in Howard Kennedy. Includes a hands on learning curriculum and other learning initiates. 
Purpose Built plan includes mixed development housing. Cradle-to -College plan. Community Wellness.  
First apartments are scheduled to open in March. Followed by town homes and inter-generational row houses. There will be an incubator with offices, learning classrooms for adult and children, and a fish waste green house garden managed by Whispering Roots. 
Thanks Othello for the information presented to our Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha. 
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January Speaker


Jan 9th , Highlander Development: Othello Meadows, CEO 75 North
Jan 16 , Banister’s Leadership Academy: Akile Banister
Jan 23, Blackstone District Redevelopment: Matt Dwyer, Greenslate Development and Tom McCleay, Clarity Development:                           
Jan 30th, OPPD Power Station  redevelopment & Creighton Hospital redevelopment:
 Greg Rothermel, NuStyle Development and Martin Kluck, Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture
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Kiwanis In The News!

Strictly Business published:

Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha Donates $3,000 to Sacred Heart Elementary School

The Kiwanis Club of Great Omaha (KCOGO.com) awarded their sponsored 2nd grade class at Sacred Heart Elementary School a total of $3,000 at a holiday luncheon on Dec. 12. Students and school representatives attended this event, which was hosted by the Kiwanis Club at the German-American Society.

Members of the Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha have raised $2,000 through various fundraising events and regular donations to benefit technology in the classroom. The group was awarded an additional $1,000 grant from the Nebraska and Iowan District Kiwanis Foundation that will go towards their Sacred Heart 2nd Grade Reading Project. These gifts will bring resources like tablets to the classroom and fund programs that teach students to use technology to its full potential.

Representatives from the school were presented the grants at the party and students were on hand to enjoy a special lunch, craft projects and special treats from the Kiwanis Club.
Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha meetings are held on Mondays at noon at the German American Society. Visit KCOGO.com for more information

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2 Week Holiday Break


For all the holidays you celebrate, enjoy your time with family and friends.

No Monday meetings on 12/26 and 1/2. 

See you in the New Year, 

Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha

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Kiwanis Club Welcomes New Member

We want to give a warm Kiwanis welcome to our newest member, Dan!

Dan was formally installed at our last meeting but we have already put him to work at various volunteer projects including reading at Sacred Heart.