Category: Kiwanis

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Fish Fry, campers and happy bucks..,,

Fish Fry 3/28. Let Don know if you are coming!!

Happy Bucks for Basketball !!  Bring the Big Bucks next week…, 
Interviews this week to approve 3 camper scholarships this week for A Okay. 
Dale has the schedule for the rest of the school year for Sacred Heart. Sign up to read!!
Board meeting Wednesday at Brian’s office. 
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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: Project Harmony

From Project Harmony, Nick, spoke to us today.  

Project Harmony is located at 120 and Q. They are a child advocacy agency. 

Children will reach out to teachers, nurses and councilor, in that order. 
Project Harmony works with children right after the disclosure of abuse. They help the child with reporting, ending the abuse, CPS and the court process. Helping the child understand what is happening to them. 
48% are under age 6. 
Thank you Nick for all the valuable information. 
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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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February Speakers

February speakers –
2/17     Healing Kadi Foundation

  healingkadi.org
  Julie Cornell, Board Member
2/24       Live Well Omaha
                Livewellomaha.org

                Anne Meysenberg, Executive Director
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February Speaker Schedule

February speakers –
2/3         Empowerment Network

                Empoweromaha.com
                Symone Sanders, Communications
                Events & Community Outreach Coordinator              
2/10       City of Omaha Parks
                 Recreation and Public Property
                 www.ci.omaha.ne.us/parks
                 Brook Bench, Director
                 Emily Burgess, Special Projects Coordinator
2/17      Healing Kadi Foundation
   healingkadi.org
   Julie Cornell, Board Member
2/24       Live Well Omaha
                Livewellomaha.org

                Anne Meysenberg, Executive Director
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Volunteers Needed…

take a month to be month’s SPEAKER CHAIR! 

This requires finding speakers for one month. Following up with your speakers to ensure they are still able. And introducing them at the meeting. 

Contact Vince Pille for the month that works for you!

March – Open
April – Bucky Greenberg
May – Open
June – Open
July – Joe Grier
Aug – Jack Pagel
Sept – Greg Carlson
Oct – Lyle Japp

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2014 Mid-Year Conference

Salvation Army Kroc Center in Omaha, Nebraska on Saturday, Feb 1, 2014 from 8:30am to 4:30pm. 

Highlights of the Mid-Year Conference will include:
  • Over half of the morning breakout sessions focus on Community Service
  • Two incredible Keynote speakers that will describe how they overcame obstacles in their life (see article block below)
  • Four Super Breakout are sessions are scheduled in the afternoon (see details in article block below)
$50 Early Bird registrations can be done through Sat, Jan 18th. Registrations after Jan 18th are $55 and walk-ins for the conference are $60.  Registration can be done by clicking on Online Mid-Year Registration in Quick Links or via mail by clicking on Mail-In Mid-Year Registration in Quick Links. 
Hotel reservations can be made at the Comfort Inn at 2990 S 13th Court, Omaha, NE by Jan 18, 2014 at a cost of $69/night plus tax. After Jan 18th, our room block is released to the public and may not be available.  To make a reservation, call the Comfort Inn at 402-342-8000 and tell them you want the NE-IA Kiwanis rate.  

Please join us on Saturday, February 1, 2014 and if you have any questions, please contact me at 319-331-9926 or via Email at fcmurphy@mchsi.com.