Category: Kiwanis Omaha

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May Speakers

Monday, May 15nd:Laura Schoenrock with UNO will speak about her work in the Nebraska Prison System.  Laura’s works on Rehabilitation of Inmates prior to, and after their release. The goal is to aid in a smoother transition, and reduce the chances of returning to prison.

Monday, May 22th: Brian Osborne with Nebraska Children’s Home Society, where Brian is the Chief Development Officer. Brian will introduce us to his Non Profit that works with Families and Children in the Omaha area.

Some of the services provided by the Nebraska Children’s Home involve Adoption,  and Foster Children.

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Speaker: Casey Logan with Film Streams

On January 22nd, 2018 the Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha will have Casey Logan speak about the movie theater, Film Streams.

On January 29th the club will have Dr. Mark Latta, Dean of the Dentistry School with the School of Dentistry at Creighton University.

On February 5th the club will have a speaker working with Laurentien Gardens.

on February 12th the club will have Congressman Don Bacon!

 

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May Calendar

Kiwanis Volunteering to Help Kids and Community:  

Sign up for All Play Saturday’s on their website – AllPlay.org. 

May

May 16. Sacred Heart Zoo Trip. Meet at school at 9 or zoo at 10. Bring or purchase lunch.

This Saturday, 8:30. Highway cleanup. Show up or call Joe!

May 19. Special Olympics. See Jack P. to sign up! 

June

June 1-2-3. Garage Sale.

Last year we raised almost $900 at our Kiwanis Garage Sale! The funds went to help our
work with Sacred Heart. Paying for the bus for the zoo trip and buying technology for the classroom.

We have donation receipts for any items donated – so clean out your storage, garage and excess furniture! 

  • Start collecting your give aways now!
  • Tell people you know. We’ll have pictures to post on your Facebook, email your friends, etc.
  • Check your calendar, we will be asking for volunteers. 



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Activities: Volunteer

April

Interclub: Bellevue Offutt Kiwanis – Lunch
April 21
Medical Center
25 street and highway 370
Sign up with Joel

April 22. All Play Cleanup. Show up at 10-2. Lunch provided.  This Saturday!

May

May 16. Sacred Heart Zoo Trip. Meet at school at 9 or zoo at 10. Bring or purchase lunch.

May 6. Highway cleanup. See Joe to sign up.
June 1-2-3. Garage Sale. Start collecting your donations now!
Community Events:

Benefit Golf Outing for COPE:
May 5
Noon
Pacific Springs
$100
Jerry is trying to set up a team.

May 20

MS Walk
Show your support –  and show up to walk!

Sign Up:

Kiwanis Meeting Invocation sign up – see Bill
Sacred Heart Reading -3 dates left. See Dale. 

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Speaker: MUD

Steve from MUD.

We learned the history of MUD and about the current facilities with a video. This showed the settling and chemical process.  
Steve talked through the cleanliness of the water in MUDs system and did settlement demonstrations. 
Thank you, Steve, for all the information about our water system in Omaha. 
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Mark Your Calendars for a Busy May!

May 16. Sacred Heart Zoo Trip. Meet at school at 9 or zoo at 10. Bring or purchase lunch.

May 6. Highway cleanup. See Joe to sign up. 

April 22. All Play Cleanup. Show up at 10-2. Lunch provided.
June 1-2-3. Garage Sale. Start collecting your donations now!
Interclub: Bellevue Offutt Kiwanis – Lunch
April 21
Medical Center
25 street and highway 370
Sign up with Joel
Benefit Golf Outing for COPE:
May 5
Noon
Pacific Springs
$100
Jerry is trying to set up a team.

Sign Up:

Kiwanis Meeting Invocation sign up – see Bill
Sacred Heart Reading -3 dates left. See Dale. 

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Speaker: The Cloisters on the Platte

Joe Rickets spoke on his project, The Cloisters on the Platte.

Joe had been attending retreats in MN but decided he could bring a retreat center closer to Omaha. Joe brought in the Jesuits to run the religious program and retreats. 
Religion is based in Catholicism but not exclusive. There are men and woman weekends. The workshops are up to 80 participants.  
Retreats start Thursday with a reception and dinner. And runs all weekend.  
Retreats have started in other locations and The Cloisters opens in July 2018.

Sign up online to communicate your interest.
 

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Speaker: Douglas County Election Commissioner

Brian Kruse is the Douglas County Election Commissioner. This is a 4 year appointed position by the Governor of Nebraska.

The office is on 114 and Davenport.  There are 13 full time employees.  The chief deputy is mandated to be from an opposite party. 
This year the registration increased to over 350,000.  Registration is now available online. And this year was a record year. 
There was 69.8% turn out this last presidential election. Two other issues drove people to vote this year, according to Brian, beside presidential – the death penalty and the congregational race. 
In comparison, usually 28% of registered voters turn out for mayor election in May. 
Poll workers can be drafted in Nebraska.  This is unique to this state. Douglas county is the only county to use this method. 40% of poll workers are draftees.  A draftee has to work 4 elections. This process works similar to jury duty.  Poll draftees can seek exemption. Poll draftees get paid minimum wage. Employers are not allowed to penalize or otherwise interfere with draftees employment.
Thank you Brian for all the information. Kiwanis members can contact Brian for more information.
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Speaker: Salvation Army

Jeff Beckman brings a wealth of knowledge to The Salvation Army. He is the Executive Director of Development.

What Does The Army Do In Omaha? 

The primary purposes of the Salvation Army in Omaha and surrounding areas are to help the poor among us. This includes housing, clothing,household goods and food. Part of the Omaha mission includes the Kroc Center along with churches, service centers and administrative buildings around the Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota area.

The Salvation Army helps with temporary housing and feeding homeless and poor. This includes takes a canteen out to the streets. The Salvation Army coordinates food programs, food banks and shelters with other non profits. 

Behavior health is another key service. Helping people with no other family or friend help who are experiencing mental issues. 
Anti-Human Trafficking is modern day slavery and is a growing problem. Hundreds are trafficked out of West Omaha. Victims are all ages. The peak times are when heavy crowds are in town like CWS. The Salvation Army has a program to help law enforcement with the victims of human trafficking.
Older Adult Services is about helping elderly. There are many services for children but not as many to help the elderly.  This includes the Durham Booth Manor.

Thank you Jeff for educating us on the expansive missions of The Salvation Army. We look forward to helping you raise money with Bell Ringing on Saturday. 

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Interclub


Joel reported we had five members attend the Omaha Golden K meeting this morning at Countryside Church.  Bill, John, Bob, Kip, and Joel.  
The speaker was Tom Gouttierre, Retired Director of UNO Center on Afghanistan Studies, the topic was Middle East Affairs, and was very interesting.
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July Speaker Schedule


Eddie gave us this excellent speaker schedule for July. Plan on attending and bring a guest.
7/11      
Ashley Mick, with “We Support Agriculture”
7/18       
Alan Stephens with The Maschhoffs-Progressive Farming. Family Style.
7/25       
Kerwin Miller with “The Expert Company” regarding Environmental Solutions for Agriculture
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AllPlay Reminder

Sign up for June 25. 

Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha committed Saturday !! 
Online sign up. www.allplay.org
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Speaker:OPD

Officer Lance is with the sexual assault unit of Omaha Police Department. They are co-located with Project Harmony. 

About 130 cases per year are handled. Other agencies are also co-located to help facilitate helping kids and families.  They want to place kids as quickly as possible to start healing. 

Children are interviewed by trained specialists. Adult cases are also handled. 
Thanks Officer Lance!
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Meeting Notes

Ideas: 

Kiwanis garage sale fundraiser. 
Golf outing coming for the division. Southwest club is having a golf outing in July. 

Inter club report: this Wednesday inter club at Olive Garden. 
June 25 – volunteer for All Play
Camp Okay kids are off for the week. 
3 boys attended. One is the brother to a camper from last year.  
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Speaker: David Arnold with Straight Shot

David runs an accelerator, Straight Shot. Technology start up accelerator. 

Fill the gap of capital to start up.  Specifically technology companies. 

They make a small equity investment in 7-8 businesses a year and help them with organizational issues. 
There are both investors and sponsors. David raises a pool from investors to give $25000 to each business. 
Three pools of sponsors. Education. Service providers. And corporate sponsors.  
They just had their first company sale. 
Do we need more capital or more ventures? David thinks more ventures. 
Thanks David for the information.  
Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha
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May Speaker Schedule

May 16   
David Arnold, Straight Shot Technology Start-up Accelerator

May 23   
Nathan Morgan, United Methodist Ministries “Big Garden”

May 30    
No Meeting

 Your Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha reminds you – remember a veteran on Memorial Day!
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Speaker: Ms Czech-Slovak US

Meagan Kurmel – Miss Czech-Slovak US 2015-16
 
Meagan was crowned in Wilber, Czech capital of the US.
She has traveled around the US.  Meeting people, attending parades, and representing the Czech community.

Meagan likes to mentor young girls to embrace their heritage. Meagan had a little sister for Wilber Days. 

 
Girls can compete from ages 16-26. There were 10 ladies competed for Ms Nebraska. There are 9 pageants across the US. 
 
If you know any young ladies interested please contact Jack and he’ll connect you with Meagan! Or contact Meagan on social media. 
 
 
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April Speakers

April 18                 Meagan Kurmel – Miss Czech-Slovak US 2015-16

April 25                 Merlyn Klaus – Good News Jail & Prison Ministry
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Speaker: Leadership for Life

Todd is the director for Leadership for Life. 

Bringing people together to develop leaders. 
Combination of for-profit and non-profit leaders together for these year long workshops. 
See their website: www.lflomaha.org for more details.