KFAB is
proud to join forces with the American Heart Association to fight heart disease
and stroke at the 2011 Omaha-Council Bluffs Start! Heart Walk. Teams are
forming now for the walk on Saturday, May 21, 2011, at AksarbenVillage (67th and Center).
Heart
disease and stroke are our nation’s No. 1 and No. 3 killers, and stroke is a
leading cause of long-term disability. The Start! Heart Walk is a fun and
inspirational family event that educates the community on risk factors and
prevention, while raising funds for lifesaving research and educational
programs. The walk is also a chance to honor survivors and remember and
recognize those we have lost to cardiovascular disease.
For more
information and to join and team or register as a participant, visit www.OmahaHeartWalk.com.
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EVENTS
February 22 –
The Film Of and By Women Artists screening of “Our City Dreams” hosted Marissa Vigneault, UNL Assistant Professor, Art History, & Wendy Weiss, UNL Professor, Textiles Department at 7pm.
February 23 – The Alegent Health’s
March Of Dimes Team Victori_A_ous will be hosting a Helping Hands fundraiser at
HuHot Mongolian Grill, 17660 Wright Plaza from 5-9pm.Raffles for UNO Hockey and Football tickets,
Creighton Basketball, Whole Foods gift basket, Panera Bread for a year and
more!
February 25 – The 17th
Annual Joint Effort Volleyball Tournament hosted by UNMC Physical Therapy and
Creighton Physical Therapy students with all proceeds to benefit the Arthritis
Foundation, Nebraska Chapter.Registration
begins at 5pm at the West Omaha Health Center, 1212 North 102 Ct, cost is $120
per team by 2/4, $150 per team between 2/4 and 2/23.You can register at ihavegame.com.Please note that registration is limited, so
go online today!
February 26 – The Ryder T. Richards “Race To
Recover” fundraiser will be held at ScorzSportsCenter, 7602 Main Street, Ralston starting at 6pm.$10 for 2 games of bowling, food/drink specials, raffle and silent
auction,All proceeds go towards
hospital and medical expenses.
February 26 – The Easter Seals Nebraska’s Wine
Event 2011 will be held at the Embassy Suites in LaVista with the Vintners
Reception from 5-6:30pm, Silent Auction from 5-7:30pm, Vintners Formal Dinner at 6:30 and Live Auction after dinner.Proceeds help individuals with disabilities
have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their
communities.Call 800-650-9880 or email ianderson@ne.easterseals.com
to purchase tickets or to obtain sponsorship information.
February 27 – The VNA Art & Soup event to
help benefit the VNA Shelter Nursing program, which provides public health nursing services to children and
adults living in Omaha and Council Bluffs homeless shelter,
will be held at the Embassy Suites Convention Center LaVista starting at 1pm.Patron
Tickets are $100; General Admission Tickets are $50 in advance, $55 at the
door.For more information visit http://www.thevnacares.org/art-soup.htm
or call Rilla Easton at 402-930-4170.
March 1 – The PhotoFest Award Ceremony and Reception will be
held at the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln from 5-7pm with the Film
Of and By Women Artists screening of “Women Art Revolution” hosted by Marissa Vigneault, UNL Assistant Professor, Art History following the ceremony.
March 3-4 – The Nebraska Association for the
Gifted Conference will be held at the LaVistaConferenceCenter, 12520
Westport Parkway, LaVistaNE68128 from 8am-4pm both
days.The NAG Spring Conference is a
must-attend event for educators and parents of high-potential learners.
Participate in workshops and attend lectures from some of the nation’s foremost
experts on fostering the creative and social/emotional development of today’s
gifted children.For more
information visit: http://www.negifted.org/NAG/Spring_Conference.html
March 4 – The Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln Frist
Friday will host A Conversation with Jun Kaneko & Sheldon Director, J.
Daniel Veneciano, followed by a book sigining of Plays The Thing.
7 pm; Immigration Symposium reading Diverse Faces,
Shared Histories: Immigrants on the Great Plains (Amelia Montes, English Dept.,
Chair)
March 5 – Cruise Away
to the Jungle, the 2011 Stephen Center Guild fundraiser, will be held at
Champions Run in Omaha, and kicks off at 6pm
with cocktails
and a silent auction followed by dinner, an oral auction and dancing.Music will be provided by the Fishheads.For more information or to reserve your
tickets, please contact Cindy Hanley at clhanley@cox.net or Marjean Stamm at
mstamm1@cox.net.
March 6 - Scott D. Morris International
Food and Culture Festival will be held in the HYPER Building on the University of Nebraska- Kearney campus from 4-7pm.There will be over 40 dishes representing over 13 countries from around
the world, live music and entertainment by international UNK students dressed
in traditional clothing.
March 7 – The SAA Executive Committee
Meeting will be held at the Sheldon
Museum of Art in Lincoln at 11:30am.
March 8 - The UNL
School of Music, Student Brass Chamber Ensembles will be held at the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln at 7:30pm
March
12
– The Neola Volunteer Fire Department Annual St. Patrick’s Dinner will be
served at the Neola Fire Hall from 4:30-7:30pm.Corned beef, c cabbage, roast beef and potatoes are available for a free
will donation.There will also be raffle
prizes available for $1 per ticket.You
do not need to be present to win.
March 13 - The Sheldon
Friends of Chamber Music, Trio Nuovo will be held at the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln at 3pm
March 15 - Janet Farber, Poetical
Fire: Three Centuries of Still Lifes, Gallery Talk will be held at the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln at 5:30pm
March 19 - The Young
Art Circle, Lincoln Symphony 20/30 Club will be held at the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln from 6-7:30pm
March 20 - The Lincoln
Symphony Orchestra Family Activities will be held at the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln from 1-1:45pm.
March 22 –
Nationally-renowned education expert and author Charles Fadel is the guest
speaker at the 21st Century Education Lecture Event which will be held at
the Brownell-TalbotSchool, 400 N. Happy Hollow Blvd, Omaha at 6:30pm.General admission tickets are $15 each and two for $25. Patron tickets
are $40 each and they include a copy of Mr. Fadel’s book, participation in a
discussion session on Tuesday, January 25th, the Patron event, and the lecture. For more information call 402-556-3772 or visit www.brownell.edu/fadelevent
March 22 – The Jazz Film Series, Krin Gabbard, will be held at
the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln at 7pm during Spring Break.
March 25 – Brownell-Talbot
School, 400 North Happy Hollow Boulevard in Omaha will be hosting a
Kindergarten Round-Up from 1:30-3:00pm.For more information, please contact Mrs. Julie Anderson at 402-556-3772
or email juadams@brownell.edu
March 29 – The Haydon Art Center, Wind on Earth slides,
roundtable and reception will be held at the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln
at 5:30pm.
Thursday, March 31 – The Sande Cohen, lecture,
Humanities on the Edge Speaker Series, UNL English Dept.UNL English
"Criticism in an Age of Anti-Intellectualsim", will be held at the
Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln at 5:30pm.
April 2 - The
Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy (HETRA) "Blue Jeans and
Dreams" Benefit Dinner, Dance, Auction and Student Demonstration will be
held Five Star Stables, located at 23203 Dutch Hall Road in Bennington starting
at 5pm.Dinner,
demo, auction and dance tickets are available in advance, $35 for adults, $15
for kids 12 & under and Reserved tables for 8, which include dinner and all
the evening's festivities, are available for $350. For more information visit www.hetra.org
April 9 – The 4th Annual Hand in
Hand: Linking Lives for Parkinsons “Hope Blooms for Parkinsons” garden party
will be held at the Embassy Suites LaVista at 6pm.The evening will include cocktails, dinner, a silent and live auction
and, a guest speaker - David Iverson. Recently, David was the writer,
correspondent and co-producer/director of the 2009 PBS Frontline documentary
"My Father, My Brother and Me".For more information about Parkinson’s Disease or this event check out
our website at www.parkinsonsne.org or email Jennifer
or Traci at Nebraska@apda.omhcoxmail.com
May 18 - The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) has two
chapters in this area, ASTD Nebraska (the Omaha chapter) and ASTD-Lincoln, will be
holding a 1 day conference for managers and any other professionals responsible
for workplace learning and performance. It is appropriate for anyone who is
dealing with the business reality of "doing more with less” at the La
Vista Embassy Suites Hotel and ConferenceCenter, 12520 Westport Parkway, La Vista, NE 68128. 7:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m.,
with a free Pre-Conference Networking Reception (cash bar and hors d'oeuvres)
the night before from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Visit http://www.astdregionalevent.org/
for more information and to register for this event.
May 21 – The 3rd Annual ASF National Walk will be held at
Shadow Lake Towne Center Mall, 7775 Olson Drive in Papillion will at 8am registration. Not only does the walk raise much needed funds
to support the ASF mission and raise awareness, it brings together families,
friends, co-workers, employees and volunteers to pay tribute and bring hope to
those families raising a child with Angelman Syndrome.
May 21- Angelman Syndrome
Foundation Annual Walk to raise awareness and funds for research and
assistances to individuals and families affected by this rare syndrome.8:00 a.m. registration, 9:00 walk begins, there
is not cost, donations are accepted, pre-registration can be done at www.angelman.org when available.
May 30 – The Heroes of the Heartland Foundation
will be conducting a Memorial Day Ceremony at Memorial Pak in Omaha starting at 11am.Following the ceremony, there will be an official opening ceremony of “The
Wall That Heals” to the general public. “The Wall That Heals” is a half-scale
replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
that travels to communities across the United States, touching Americans with its message of honor
and healing.This is a free event.
May 30 – June 5 - The Heroes of the Heartland Foundation
presents “The Wall That Heals” at Memorial Park in Omaha.This is a free event open to the general public.“The Wall That Heals” is a half-scale replica
of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that
travels to communities across the United States, touching Americans with its message of honor
and healing.
June 4 - The Heroes of the Heartland Foundation
Tribute to our all Home and Away ceremony will be held at Memorial Park in Omaha at 11am.This event is free and open to the general public.
June 5 – The Heroes of the Heartland
Foundation closing ceremony for “The Wall That Heals” will be held at 6pm at Memorial Park in Omaha.This event is free and open to the general public.“The Wall That Heals” is a half-scale replica
of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that
travels to communities across the United States, touching Americans with its message of honor
and healing
4 Paws For Ability, 253 Dayton Ave, Xenia, Ohio45385 (937)374-0385 or karen4paws@aol.comwww.4pawsforabilty.org
donations made in honor of Moira Carrano of Bennington, Nebraska.I am currently trying to raise money to get
me an Autism support dog. Much like the dogs for the blind, this dog will be
highly trained and able to go in public places including school. This dog will
be a companion for me as children with autism often feel isolated and don’t
know how to fit in.
Help Local Flood Victims
American Red Cross Disaster Relief
Fund
Help people
affected by disasters like the recent floods by texting “Redcross” to 9-0-9-9-9
and make a $10 donation to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
Open Door Mission is in urgent need of
volunteers for the following projects Furniture
Assembling for the new Lydia House: Volunteers with handyman skills
Monday-Saturday 9a.m. to 5p.m.Schedule your time with Tom Meradith today!
AT EASE, a
confidential post-traumatic stress disorder clinic for active military, veterans
and their families, is now open at at Lutheran Family Services’ Bellevue office
at 730 Fort Crook Road North. Fees are based on ability to pay. No one will be
refused services because they are unable to pay. Call: 402.292.9105 or email:
AtEase@lfsneb.org.
Narconon,
a non-profit public benefit organization that specializes in helping
people with drug or alcohol addictions offers free assessments and
referrals to more than 11,000 different treatment facilities. Drug
addiction can be overcome. Narconon can help. Call 1-800-468-6933 or
visit www.stopaddiction.com.
S.A.F.E.
Angling Kits are tackle boxes loaded with lead-free sinkers and lures,
biodegradable molded lures and floats, circle hooks and cam-action
single hooks. Every kit also includes how-to information to get new
anglers started fishing, and Stewardship Tips that will help you live a
lifestyle of stewardship. For more on S.A.F.E. Angling and S.A.F.E.
Angling kits, visit www.RecycledFish.org/SAFEKit
Ongoing:
A fund for the family of Sergeant Jacob Schmuecker has been established
at Pinnacle Bank in O'Neill. To make a donation, call (402)270-2517.
Songs
From The Tackle Box is a 13 song CD to help benefit http://www.recycledfish.org The CD
costs just $12, or can be downloaded for just $10.99. To hear tracks and
purchase a copy of the CD or digital downloads, visit
www.SongsFromTheTackleBox.com. For more on Recycled Fish and its mission
to teach anglers about living a "lifestyle of stewardship both on and off
the water," visit www.RecycledFish.org
. CDs are packaged in attractive environmentally friendly recycled fiber cases
and printed with non-toxic inks.
Ongoing:
Hand-Me-Ups Furniture is looking for donations. Free pickup service.
Clean and gently-used furniture only, please. No mattresses.
Proceeds from the Hand-Me-Ups stores fund the "VSP Club," a
recreational facility for the special-needs community, sponsored by
Angel Guardians. Call (402)505-8300.
Store locations: 156th
and Maple, 2920 N 118th (near 120th and Maple), 68th and Grover. Shop
or donate, to support the VSP Club and help improve the quality of life
for those with special needs.
Ongoing: Become a Marrow Donor with NMDP: For more info:: www.marrow.org.
Ongoing:
Voices of Empowerment is a group working to help victims of domestic
violence and their families heal, through artistic expression, and
support. Need help? Don't know where to turn? Voices of Empowerment recommends that you call one of these organizations: Domestic Violence Coordinating Council 8990 W Dodge Rd # 205, Omaha, 68114 - (402) 398-9928
Ongoing:
The Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Partnership (a member of
Community Health Charities of Nebraska) is working to improve the
quality of Nebraskans' lives, at the end of life. To find a hospice
program in your area, click www.nehospice.org
Ongoing:
Veterans needing help with basic health care and prescription costs can
turn to the Disabled Veterans Appeal. Call toll-free 1-800-931-VETS.
Ongoing:
Want to sing? A new Community Choir has been formed in Bellevue. There
are no auditions. Cost is $30 to cover operating expenses for the
first 12 weeks. Rehearsals are Thursdays from 7-8:30pm at Richmont
Village Apartments at Cornhusker and Ft. Crook Rd. Info: Sharon at 292-0770.
Ongoing:
Find good stuff at the Assistance League's "Yesterday's Best" Thrift
Shop. Shop for clothes, housewares, books, and Christmas presents at
bargain prices. 3569 Leavenworth. Wed-Fri 10am-2pm and now open
Thursdays 4pm-6:30pm. Proceeds benefit the League's Operation School
Bell project, to purchase new clothing for children in need from 13
area districts.
Project Homeless No More
offers living situations with individual bedrooms and common living areas. The
homes are furnished. Residents pay a percentage of their income. For more
information or to donate household items or cash, call Executive Director
Teresa Swett at 402-553-5536 or board member Tom Rundall at 402-991-7179. Other inquiries may be sent to
projecthomelessnomore@gmail.com. More information is available at the group’s
Web site, http://www.projecthomelessnomore.org
Host Families needed. For Info call EMF at 1-800-467-8363 or e-mail: mcdijoud@emfusa.org
LOOKING FOR DONATIONS or ASSISTANCE
The
family of Janiesha Allen-Johnson, age 13 years old, is currently requesting
donations to assist in her burial and to purchase a headstone.Donations are being accepted at any Centris
Federal Credit Union.If you have any
questions, please call Kara Kopystynsky at 402-934-4932.The family thanks you in advance.
53 year old Richard Covrig of LaVista, Nebraska was critically injured in a motorcycle crash in a
residential area of Omaha on Monday, April 19th, 2010. Richard Covrig lost
control of his Harley-Davidson as he traveled west on Fay Boulevard near its intersection with 57th Street around 4:30 p.m. Richard struck a curb and was
ejected head first into a light pole. Richard was taken to CreightonUniversityMedicalCenter and was admitted into the ICU.You can
visit http://www.richardcovrig.myevent.com/
to receive updates, donate and to post your comments of support.
DOWNLOAD MUSIC AND BENEFIT NEBRASKA’S HOSPICE ASSOCIATION The
state's hospice association, the Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care
Partnership (NHPCP), is raising funds through the music of
Grammy-nominated songwriter and singer Karen Taylor-Good. For every $1
song downloaded using the code “NHPCP” at http://www.karentaylorgood.com/fundraiser
, NHPCP receives 50 cents. In addition, purchase any of Taylor-Good’s
CDs or books using the unique code and receive a 10 percent discount.
NHPCP will receive 25 percent of product purchases.
Nebraska’s Champions4Children: for as little as $20.00 you will be making a difference in your community while helping Children’s HospitalCancerCenter. To learn more about how to become a Nebraska’s Champions4Children visit www.nc4c.info or by calling Courtney First @ 402-990-7352
Bluhm Memorial Fund, The Bluhm family has established a charitable fund at Enterprise Bank at 128th & Center. Donations can be made there to help the family with funeral and medical costs.
DVDs4Vets is a Non-Profit that arranges for the collection and donation of new and used DVDs for the benefit of military Veterans, many of whom are unable to obtain these on their own.All donations
are sent to Veteran's hospitals, Vet centers, clinics and State Vet
homes. For more information, please visit and announce to our
listeners our website: http://www.dvds4vets.org/
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