A reader wrote in with this question - good ideas anyone?
We will be in Omaha on Thanksgiving Day. We would like to have a reservation for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Do you have any suggestions of restaurants we can contact to learn of their menus, special offers/plans, etc.?
Omaha Serves, the City of Omaha’s first initiative dedicated to promoting community service, is now recruiting AmeriCorps* VISTAs to work in the following priority areas:
Often described as the ‘domestic Peace Corps’ AmeriCorps* VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) is a well respected, highly competitive program in National Service. VISTA members working with Omaha Serves will commit a year to serving the community by working to build the capacity in non-profit organizations to utilize volunteers.
Through AmeriCorps* VISTA, ordinary people provide extraordinary service in more than 1,200 projects nationwide. Serve with the best and brightest in the country, through AmeriCorps* VISTA in Omaha.
Interested applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, references and a writing sample addressing the following:
In one single-spaced page, please discuss which one of the four priority areas listed above you would most be interested in volunteering. Why is this particular area of service mast important to you? Please describe any relevant life experiences or work history you may possess. (see attached Omaha Serves VISTA Recruitment 2011 file for more information/directions)
Please submit these materials electronically or by mail by 4 p.m., August 26th, 2011, to:
or
City of Omaha, Office of the Mayor
AmeriCorps VISTA Positions
1819 Farnam St., Suite 300
Omaha, NE 68183
Lady Gaga was still in Omaha yesterday finishing up filming the You and I video. She did an interview yesterday afternoon at the Channel 94.1 radio station (the link is above). She sounds like such a nice person! I want to be her friend.
Feature on HearNebraska.org about the girls/women behind Omaha Girls Rock Camp this week in Omaha. Click through to view all of the photos.
Feature on HearNebraska.org about the girls/women behind Omaha Girls Rock Camp this week in Omaha. Click through to view all of the photos.
It’s two of the best weeks of the summer. The College World Series is under way again. Still not sure who I’m rooting for as I have no loyalties this year. We’ll see. I’ll watch the first few games and see who grows on me.
But who I root for isn’t the point. There is just something about…
