The meeting was opened with a prayer from Greg. Then followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
Attendance - 17 members Guest - Laurrie Cronin
The 50/50 drawing was held and there was no winner.
Happy Bucks collected by Rod.
Kip led the business meeting.
The Service Project was Sleep in Heavenly Peace. They had a huge room in which headboards were being built by various Kiwanians.
The final count for our donations to this organization was $15,704. At $300 a bed, that's 52 beds -- quite handsome when the original
goal was $3000. The Keynote Speaker was Greg Kraemer, Vice President of the Omaha/Council Bluffs chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace.
He was captivating. Some of you may know that a man by the name of Luke Mickelson from Idaho started this bed business in his garage
in 2012. He posted one on Facebook for free and was flooded with responses. That's the start of Sleep in Heavenly Peace/No Child
Sleeps on the Floor in Our Town. Nationwide there are about 400 chapters.
Awards and Recognition:
1. The Everyday Organization Hero Award went to Golden K for their work with All-Play.
2. The Distingished Service Leadership Program Award went to Southwest Omaha for their work with K-Kids.
Did you know that women have been in Kiwanis since l987?
You have been schooled in the Possibility Project by The Children's Fund. The plan is to raise $25M in 5 years to be returned to clubs as
grants. So far $11.4M has been raised and $9.7M has been paid out. There are 170 Impact Clubs in the whole organization. The NE-IA
District has raised $487,000.
The Silent Auction baskets raised $2,719.
Curt Reis gave a report on the most recently closed full year which would be 24 - 25. The District budget was $242,390. Actual expenses
were $182,684. They were able to function without using reserves.
Lisa gave a report on the current Convention. There were 162 people in attendance. As a person in charge of the registration book, I know
there was only one registrant who did not show up. In that 162 there were Key Clubbers, guests and speakers.
For the voting, 52 clubs had delegates on hand out of our 133 clubs. Remember some clubs brought several members. So, at the vote,
there were 79 club delegates and 7 at- large delegates. Eighty-six delegates were eligible to vote, which is a quorum. The two items we
voted on concerned changing language in our bylaws to reflect the Voices program and aligning background checks with International
policy. Both passed.
New District officers elected and installed for 2026-2027 are:
Governor Tim McGee from Chariton
Governor Elect Julie Weaver Spencer Hy-Noon
Vice Governor MJ Rodriguez Mason City-River City
Final word - make sure you pay attention to October 10 which is the last day to delete a member if they don't pay dues.
Next to final word: Division Council Tuesday, Sept 1 at Riverfront and Zoom. 6pm Dinner provided, same as before on Feb 3.
Flag Program - Dennis reminded everyone that the last placement date is Labor Day, September 7th. Let Dennis know if
you can help with placement or pickup.
Installation Dinner is September 22nd at Champions Country Club. 6 pm cocktails, 6 to 6:45 cocktails, 6:45 to 7:30 pm dinner.
Price and menu to be determined. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Barb reported that she ordered $625 worth of coats as part of the Backpack Program. The coats were delivered to Completely Kids
whose representative had previously told Barb that they could use coats more than backpacks for the kids.
Barb also reported that she is still working with Sacred Heart on the other half of the Backpack Program.
A Board Meeting is scheduled for August 24 at 6 PM at the Swanson Library at 90th & Dodge. All are welcome to attend.
The guest speaker was Jacqui Swirzinski from the Assistance League of Omaha.
Next Meeting is August 17th at the Legends on 70th & Pacific.
