Category: Omaha

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March Speaker Schedule!

Happy bucks if you do/don’t wear green on Monday! 

3/17        Mike Kult–Wheel Chair Basket Ball

3/24        Bev Carlson–Lutheran Family Services

3/31        Kiwanis Planning Session
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Speaker: Missing in America

Bill Henry is a volunteer for Missing in America Project mission is to give a dignified funeral to veterans in Nebraska and Western Iowa. 

Nationally they buried over 435 veterans. Omaha area was responsible for over 60 funerals. 
In addition, they work to find the families of these lost veterans. 
Henry served in Vietnam multiple tours. 
He is currently working on a new, national cemetery due to open June of 2016 out by Werner Park. 
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Speaker: NorthStar Foundation

Scott Hazelrigg is the CEO of the NorthStar foundation. 

Safety is one of the key issues but La Crosse is one thing the kids want! 
The program is designed for 5 to 8 grade boys. Size of 240 capacity in the future. 
Elements of the program include academic, healthy lifestyle, athletics, adventuring, arts immersion, and job actualization & employment readiness. 
Opening May 8, 2014. www.northstar360.org
Thank you Scott for the informative presentation. 

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Speaker: Terri Smieja, ITEX

Bartering is one of the oldest forms of business. 


For more than 30 years, ITEX Corporation (OTCQB: ITEX) has helped tens of thousands of businesses generate new sales, conserve precious cash flow and increase profits. With our leading payment technology platform for processing cashless business transactions and our exclusive distribution channel, member businesses utilize our digital currency“ITEX dollars” to exchange goods and services, rather than use cash. ITEX Corporation is based in Bellevue, Washington. 

ITEX in Omaha is represented by Terri Smieja.  Terri has owned the office in Ralston since 1997. She and her staff currently serve Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island and surrounding areas. 

If you have other questions, contact Terri at 402.592.2918
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A Message from the President

As we begin a new Kiwanis year this week I would like to take a moment and thank our outgoing board members and officers for their service to the club.  First, thank you Deb Rost for serving the club as a board member for the past 2 years.  Deb is one of those quiet workers that has served Kiwanis at many levels and knows more about Kiwanis than I ever will!  I would like to thank Dan Pleiss for his work over the past 2 years as treasurer and board member.  I can tell you Dan’s accounting skills are second to none and he has our financial reporting process in great shape.  Finally a big thank you to Kip Squire for his contribution to the club as our secretary for the past 2 years.  Kip has been the person behind the scenes keeping us in compliance with the Kiwanis mother ship!  And since he can’t get enough, Kip has stepped up for a 2 year term on the board!! 

Your board is currently working on the budgeting process for the upcoming year and will have a final document ready to approve at the October 16th board meeting.  We welcome any input from the membership regarding the budgeting process. 

Thank you.
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Kiwanis Club News: New Officer Induction Picnic!

Congratulations Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha 2014 Board members!




President  Brian Farris

President-Elect  Jack Pagel

Secretary   John Manley

Treasurer   Don Kluthe

Directors 

One Year Term
Vince Pille, Rod Muench, TBD

Two-Year Term
Rick Kelly, Kip Squire, Shawn Linehan





A special thank you to the Ellisons for hosting us lake side! 
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Reminder: PICNIC is this Sunday

If you haven’t signed up, the picnic is this Sunday! 

3:00 – ?

Stu Ellison’s home
11903 N 173rd Circle
Bennington, NE. 68007

Contact Stu to bring a side dish, appetizer or desert. $10 payable or with dues. 
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Officer Induction Picnic

Sunday

September 8
3:00
Stu and Marcia Ellison
11903 North 173 Circle
Bennington, NE
68007
$10 per person. Steak and refreshments will be provided. 
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Presentation : Durham Museum

Thanks to Carrie Wieners  of the Durham Museum for the presentation Monday. 

Especially of interest was the conversation on the Durham’s extensive archives on the history of Omaha. 

To access the archives online: go to www.durhammuseum.org. {Go to Learn. Both the Byron Reed collection and the various other archived collection are located here.} 

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August Speaker Schedule

Kiwanis of Greater Omaha August Speaker Schedule: 

Aug 5th; Carrie Wieners & Hal Cope – Durham Museum
Aug 12th; Renee Mehrer – Joslyn Museum
Aug 19th Ernest Richardson –  Associate Conductor, Omaha Symphony

August 26th; Otis 12 – KVNO

Lunch is at 12:00
Westside Conference Center
Guests are welcome!