Sacred Heart reading is Friday. Resumes again in January.
Service hour sheets passing around.
Salvation Army bell ringing a success.
SATURDAY Bell Ringing Schedule
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.
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.
Kiwanis Business Meeting
What have we done in 2016?
Kiwanis members gave an average of 27 hours of volunteering per member, per month.
Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha gave over $5000 in charitable giving. The largest single donation was a technology gift to Sacred Heart kids. Other donations went to a UNO Scholarship, All Play team sponsorship, Camp Okay and many individual worthy organizations.
There is a long list of activities from this year with nonprofits. Special Olympics long jump officiating. AllPlay volunteering. Salvation Army bell ringing. Sacred Heart reading. Teammates.
Plenty of service hours were done. Highway cleanup. Yard cleanup for disabled. AllPlay field spring cleaning and painting.
And – we have fun! Taking Sacred Heart second grade to the zoo. Chinese New Year party. Summer picnic. Interclubs.
What’s coming in 2017?
Yes, your Kiwanis club has a sustainable path. The board expects the dues will remain the same and 2017 outlook is busy and bright.
Membership is active and we initiated a new member last week.
Our primary goal for 2017 is keeping our commitments to kids in our community. To do that, we need to grow our membership. Bring a guest once a month to a Monday meeting.
Have a great Thanksgiving,
John
Kiwanis Catch Up for the Holidays!
So much volunteering, so much fun to come!!
Sign up underway for 2017 Attendance Taker and Speaker Monthly Chair.
Bell Ringing 2016 sign up for Saturday, December 3. Contact Vince to sign up for an hour. Indoor at JC Penney or Bakers.
Sacred Heart reading on Friday’s. See Dale to sign up.
Christmas Lunch with Sacred Heart is Monday, December 12. There are 17 kids that will join us for lunch.
Highway clean up thanks to Joe. Yard cleanup completed for this year. Thanks to Deb for coordinating yard clean up. Both activities will resume in the spring.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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| Deb at yard clean up ~ with the help of Boy Scout Troop 326 |
Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha Announces Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
As seen in Strictly Business Omaha. – 11/1/2016…
Kiwanis Club (KCOGO.com) is volunteering to keep Omaha beautiful yet again! And, the local volunteer organization is always looking for more Kiwanis members to join in the efforts.
Twice a year, Kiwanis members take over a 1 ½ mile stretch of Hwy 31, just north of Elkhorn, to clean up the roadside. This Adopt-A-Highway activity has been ongoing for over 20 years with poundage of debris cleaned up and recycled.
Helping the elderly and disabled with fall yard clean-up is an important volunteer effort for Kiwanis Club too. They coordinate with a local church to take care of a few yards in Omaha to help these members of our community. These homeowners cannot otherwise get landscaping help, so the club pitches in by spending a few hours as a team with chainsaws, leaf blowers and garden tools getting their yards ready for winter. The Club will then return in the spring to wake these yards up for the season.
As the season changes, volunteers will be ringing bells for the Salvation Army at a store near you. All are encouraged to come join them for some hot chocolate, and feel great about giving back to your community.
Come to a Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha for a Monday lunch meeting or visit KCOGO.com for more details.
Back to School Means Back to Reading!
Back to school means back to reading with the 2nd graders at Sacred Heart!
The Kiwanis Club helps with individual reading on Friday afternoons with the 2nd graders at Sacred Heart school. This one-on-one has a significant impact on the kids both with helping them read and giving their teacher individual time with other students. But most of the time the true impact is on the adults!
Want to give to the kids in Omaha? Come be a reader by joining Kiwanis.
Speaker: Mustach Joe Tours
John from Mustach Joe Tours is our Kiwanis speaker.
John is following in the family footsteps. He is working full time in the business after graduating from Creighton with his MBA.
Tours are both US and international. 2017 schedule is available.
October Speaker Calendar
October Kiwanis Speaker Calendar:
October 17
Joey Spellerberg – Moostash Joe Tours
October 24
John Winkler – Papio-Missouri River NRD
October 31
Laurie Vander Wal – Identity Theft
NOTICE: MEETING LOCATION FOR MONDAY OCTOBER 10
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Speaker: Boys Town
Linda Schuckmann is our speaker on Boys Town.
Interesting information:
- In the last 11 years, Father Boes has doubled the number of kids and families serviced by Boys Town.
- In Omaha alone there are 68 homes with over 350 children currently living on Boys Town campus.
- Boys Town is really its own incorporated town. They have their own mayor, who is elected from the youth population. Their own schools, police and other services.
- Boys Town has grown its foster care and family consultation services over the past few years.
- Boys Town also have facilities around the country helping youth plus their Suicide Hotline.
- In Omaha and beyond, Boys Town is known as a hearing specialist. Their work helps both youth and adults with hearing issues.
Thanks, Linda, for all the information!
Interclub – October 7!
Good afternoon,
Thanks again for having your inter-club at our meeting a couple of weeks ago when we hosted Bob Dalrymple!
I wanted to let your club know about our upcoming meeting on October 7th. We will be hosting Greg McDermott, Head Coach of the Creighton Men’s basketball team. The meeting will be held at the Ramada Convention Center on 72nd and Grover. Buzz has already started about this upcoming season. If your club members have an interest in attending, please have them RSVP with your Kiwanian Joel or by using this link:
https://goo.gl/forms/fjIRX4Dkp0cmm4uf2
We hope to see you all again soon!
Kiwanis Club of Omaha
Kiwanis October Meeting Calendar
October Speaker Calendar:
October 3.
TBA
October 10.
No meeting at GAS
October 17.
Joey Spellerberg – Moostash Joe Tours
October 24.
John Winkler – Papio-Missouri River NRD
October 31.
TBA
Speaker: NE Department of Roads
An update on our roads from NDOR.
Current project update around Omaha:
Upcoming projects:
Future project map:
Build Nebraska sales tax spend. There are 101 projects under consideration. Over $8 billion in proposed spend.
Thank you Tim Weanser for all the information.
Meeting Notes
This Friday starts Sacred Heart reading. Sign up with Dale.
Saturday is our Kiwanis club commitment with AllPlay. Sign up online at AllPlay.org
Summer Picnic was a success. 25 people attended Sunday at Stu’s home. Beautiful day and wonderful hosts!
John Hartwell takes over next week. Board meeting tomorrow at Don’s office at noon.
AllPlay – Last Dates!
The Fall softball season for AllPlay is underway! The Division 20 Kiwanis Clubs have been asked to give special consideration to helping, as a “Buddy” or other volunteer role, for two hours on Saturdays through September.
Our Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha is to focus Saturday, September 24th.
Very simple sign up is at www.allplay.org.
September 17 – Bellevue Offutt and West Omaha Diamond K
September 24 – Omaha Westside and Greater Omaha
Reminder: Sacred Heart Reading
Sacred Heart reading starts next Friday. Please sign up with Dale.
Kiwanis Business Meeting
Officer installation meeting. Congrats to the new Kiwanis Board.
Meeting Notes:
Interclub a successful attendance.
Sept 24 AllPlay. Please volunteer for our Kiwanis day. Sign up online.
Last call for Summer Picnic sign up for Sunday 9/18 at Stu house.
Kiwanis Happenings
Friday, September 9 – Interclub!
KCOGO members; please plan to attend the Omaha Inc. Kiwanis Club’s September 9 meeting for an Interclub at the Scott Conference Center! The speaker will be Bob Dalrymple, Regional President at Bank of the West. Mr. Dalrymple will be speaking about Corporate On-line Security. This will be a good opportunity to interact and learn about another club plus a highly educational meeting!
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When
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Fri Sep 9, 2016 11:45am – 1pm
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Where
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Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine St, Omaha, NE 68106, United States (map)
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Contact Joel for future interclubs.
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| Happy shoppers @ Kiwanis Garage Sale! |
Kiwanis Summer Picnic and Officer Installation Party
Sunday, 9/18
At the home of the Ellison’s. Sign up at Monday’s meeting.
Garage Sale a Huge Success
The garage sale generated a net of over $830 to help our work with Omaha kids.
A big thanks to Sally, Deb, Bill, Bob and Dale for their hours working the sale.
And a big thanks to all those who donated. Jerry will have donation receipts on Monday.