Notre Dame Club of Omaha

Every May, the university sponsors the Hesburgh Month of Service encouraging students and alumni to find ways to serve their communities. The Notre Dame Club of Omaha is hosting a service event on Saturday, May 19 at the Jesuit Academy Summer Camp at 245th and Q. This is a family friendly event (many trails, playground equipment, and courts for the kids) and lunch will be provided in between the AM and PM volunteer sessions.

Jesuit Academy is an all boys, Catholic School located at 2311 N. 22nd Street in North Omaha. The school serves young men, from the community and beyond, in grades 4-8 and runs a summer program at the camp on 245th St. All students receive a scholarship sponsored by private donors to attend the school and their families pay a small monthly tuition. The summer program begins in June and takes place at the camp. We will need volunteers to do the following:

- Clean the main buildings to prepare for summer classes
- Complete small repairs around the camp
- Help clearing and marking outdoor trails around the camp
- Moving gravel and filling in potholes on the main road into the campgrounds

If you would like to help in the morning or the afternoon, please complete the form at the link below. We would like to get an idea of how many to expect at each session. Lunch will be provided around noon.

Click here if you’d like to participate.

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Universal Notre Dame night will be held Thursday, June 7 at Field Club Omaha (3615 Woolworth). This year’s speaker is Ann Firth, Chief of Staff to Reverend John Jenkins C.S.C. The club will be honoring Dennis F. Murphy as the Person of the Year.  To register for this event, fill out the form below and pay via the PayPal button at the end of this post.

Number in party

1 (member) $55.00 USD 2 (member & guest/spouse) $110.00 USD 3 $165.00 USD 4 $220.00 USD 5 $275.00 USD 6 $330.00 USD 7 $385.00 USD Table $400.00 USD Non-member $65.00 USD Non-member (2) $130.00 USD

A small contingent of Irish fans will be watching the game at Barrett’s in Midtown. Join in if you’d like to cheer on the Irish!

The Notre Dame women’s basketball team takes on Connecticut in the Final Four tonight at 5:30. This game will be broadcast on ESPN. There is no official, club-sponsored gamewatch for tonight. If the women advance, check back here for details on a gamewatch for the final.

If you’re meeting up with people to watch the game tonight, email us at ndclubomaha@gmail.com and we’ll spread the word.

Go Irish

Alumni, Parents and Friends of Notre Dame

On behalf of the officers and board of the Notre Dame Club of Omaha, I would like to thank you for your support during the past year. The Club had 188 members during 2011 and we hope to increase this in 2012.

As a result of your generosity, the Club accomplished the following:

• $5,000 contribution to the Walsh Scholarship Fund
• Support for a student volunteer for the Summer Service Learning Program
• Contribution of $2,000 to the Club Christmas Project
• Young alumni get together
• Game watch for Michigan State game
• Pre game party for ND/Creighton Women s basketball game
• Freshmen sendoff

This year the annual dues are $45 . Young alumni dues are $30 (2002-2010). Recent graduates within the past two years may register without paying dues.   Use the form below or linked at the tab above to register.  Payments can be made online via PayPal or sent to:

Notre Dame Club of Omaha

P.O. Box 961

Bellevue, NE 68005

We look forward for your continuing support.

Sincerely,

Ed Murphy

President

The Fighting Irish will be taking on the Creighton Bluejays tomorrow (Dec. 4) at 1:35. We will be holding a pre-game get together at Billy Blue’s Alumni Grill located in the Harper Center - just up the street from Sokol Arena. If you’ve ordered tickets for the game, you can pick them up at the pre-game event.

It’s time to kick off our 8th Annual Christmas Giving efforts. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE GENEROUS DONORS and your continued support for this program year after year!  This past spring, the Notre Dame Alumni Association recognized our Club with a 2010 Special Citation for our ongoing charitable efforts in the Omaha area; service to our Community is a key tenet in the Alumni Association and Club membership activities.

Before I commit to the number of families we can support, I need feedback from you! We must relay our interest to the involved organizations as soon as possible. We plan to work with the same organizations as above, including Assumption Catholic School this year. Gift donations will be due in ahead of the Christmas holiday in order to allow time to deliver the packages to the families. Cash donations are welcome as well (we will do the shopping for you) or you can donate online through our PayPal Link. All donations will be anonymous. Gifts do not have to be large in scale to make a difference.

The Omaha Alumni Club Board of Directors has generously agreed to match the first $2000 in donations this year!  Please help us make this another record year for our growing program.

Please contact Amy Patterson if you are interested in adopting a family, part of a family, or would like to give a cash donation. If you use PayPal, please add this in the memo when you checkout. I know our efforts will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your support!

Amy Hall Patterson ‘98
Amy.Patterson@conagrafoods.com

GO IRISH!!

The 2011 national runner-up, Notre Dame women’s basketball team, will be coming to Omaha to take on the Creighton Bluejays on Sunday, December 4 at 1:35 p.m.  For this event, the club has is purchasing a block of tickets.  If you would like to attend please contact Ed Murphy at ndtkt@cox.net.

The Fighting Irish are taking on Michigan State on September 17 and the ND club of Omaha will host a game-watch at Security National Bank. Come join other Notre Dame fans of all ages, enjoy some food, and cheer on the Irish.

What: Notre Dame vs. Michigan State

When and Where: 2:30 pm @ Security National Bank (1120 S. 101st St.)

Please join us for the Notre Dame Club of Omaha

Young Alumni Happy Hour

Come join us for an evening of networking, food, and fun amongst other ND Young Alumni!
Friends, Family, and Colleagues all welcome!

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
5:30PM-7:30PM
Barrett’s Barleycorn Pub
4322 Leavenworth Street

The Club will provide appetizers, and a cash bar will be available.

No RSVP required, but please reply to this email (bdiss1@gmail.com) if you plan on attending
so that we can get an accurate head count for food.

Questions? Brian Diss (’07) at 402.319.4113 or bdiss1@gmail.com