Speakers
√ August 26:

 Kailey Edelman - Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging

√ September 2:

Labor Day - No Meeting

September 9:

Courtney Baughman, Executive Director, Learning for All http://www.golearnall.org  LFA is committed to improving the lives of adults in our community by helping them achieve the language, literacy, and life skills necessary to reach their life goals.

September 16:

To be determined

September 23:

Corey Pomykata, Executive Director, Coalition Rx, https://www.coalitionrx.org/   She will be joined by Officer Fornoff, Omaha Police Department. “Founded in 2015, our mission is to reduce the misuse of all substances of abuse by raising awareness and partnering with community organizations to provide public and professional education, prevention and treatment resources, and policy advocacy.”

September 30

Becky Kern, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Weather Service, Valley, NE to speak about weather and climate changes in our region

Welcome to the Kiwanis Club of West Omaha
 
Founded in 1938 for Kiwanis Club of Greater Omaha and founded in 1961 for Kiwanis Club Westside which have merged together to form the Kiwanis Club of West Omaha. Each has a rich history of community service throughout the years. We are an eclectic mix of ages, genders, occupations, backgrounds and interests. We are all passionate about making our community and the world a better place for children so they can thrive. We are devoted to serving the children in our local community and also children all across the country and worldwide through unique and innovative service projects and fundraising initiatives. Members and invited guests meet each Monday at Noon for food, fellowship, and for the opportunity to hear from speakers about important matters in our region.
 
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RSVP or Questions: [email protected]
 
 
Attendance: 17 Members
 
50/50 Still no winner.
 
Dana collected Happy Bucks. 
 
Jack Jackson was gracious enough to offer to have a summer party for our club members at his home. It will be Saturday, August 26th at 6:30 pm. The meal will be catered. 
 
Dennis said he could still use 2 more volunteers for pickup of flags for July 4th. Placement is at 7 am. Pick up is at 6 pm.  Contact Dennis if you are available.
 
Dennis is trying to put a team together for the SW Club golf tournament.  Email Dennis if you are available.
 
Barb reminded every one of the opportunity to volunteer for McDonald/ Big Red Friday. It is August 25th from 6 am to 9 am.  
If you would like to volunteer, please visit https://app.vomo.org/opportunity/big-red-friday-with-rmhc, select your choice McDonald's location, and click join. Create a simple account with Vomo and you are good to go!  Joann, Frank, Dave and Barb have volunteered.
Dave is still working on our Website. It is a lengthy process.
There is Club Leadership training on Saturday, July 8th from 9:30 to 12:30. It will be held at the Council Bluffs Library.  There will be Zoom training on July 12th  & August 14th from 7 to 9 pm.  It is important for Officer's and Chair people to attend one of these. Glen and Joann plan to attend a Zoom meeting.
Glen asked to have your volunteer hours for June emailed to him as soon as possible.
Kip introduced our speaker Zac Triemert, President & Head Distiller for Brickway Brewery & Distillery.
Brickway opened on Dec. 13, 2013. It is located in the Old Market.  If you look at their logo, the B in Brickway is also a 13.

Brickway products also bear three words that nod to Zac's passion and purpose: Celebrate, Commiserate, Commemorate.  Brickway's slogan is, It doesn’t matter if you’re celebrating, commiserating, or commemorating, Brickway is going to be there for you, Tours are available every Saturday. You can go online to schedule your tour.

Speaker for July 6th is Krystina, the  Foster & Volunteer Coordinator for Town and Country Humane Society in Papillion.

Our next meeting is July 6th at noon at Legends.

Submitted by Barb St John