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The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Corps Community Center in<br />
Council Bluffs, Iowa is experiencing an opportunity<br />
of a lifetime. On July 26th a Groundbreaking<br />
Ceremony was held for the Charles E. Lakin Human<br />
Services Campus. The campus will house five<br />
different social service agencies: The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>,<br />
Boys & Girls Club, American Red Cross, Heartland<br />
Family Service and MICAH House.<br />
This has been a collaborative effort between all five<br />
agencies. A main goal for the Lakin Campus is<br />
to give people just one place to go for services. A<br />
family can stay on the campus, and the children can<br />
be involved in activities offered at the other agencies.<br />
The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Salute Volume 13, No. 2 Fall 2007<br />
Salute<br />
THESALVATIONARMY<br />
HUMAN SERVICES CAMPUS SPELLS<br />
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR COUNCIL BLUFFS<br />
SALVATION ARMY Groundbreaking held in July<br />
Plans have been finalized for a campus that will<br />
consist of six buildings. The American Red Cross,<br />
MICAH House, Heartland Family Service will have<br />
two buildings for offices and residential housing,<br />
The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> and Boys & Girls Club will<br />
have adjoining buildings. These buildings will<br />
house family shelters, agency offices, classrooms and<br />
meeting spaces, a cafeteria and gymnasiums. The<br />
fundraising goal for <strong>this</strong> project is $34.3 million.<br />
It is anticipated that construction will take<br />
approximately eighteen months for completion.<br />
When the Council Bluffs Corps moves into the new<br />
facility, Captains Joel and Ramona Arthur's mission<br />
www.givesalvationarmy.org<br />
WESTERN<br />
DIVISION<br />
IN THIS ISSUE:<br />
RINGING IN THE 0!<br />
36-HOUR MARATHON 2<br />
WELCOME NEW WESTERN<br />
DIVISION OFFICERS 3<br />
NEW PLANS FOR THE<br />
NORTH OMAHA CORPS<br />
COMMUNITY CENTER 4<br />
u continued on page 3<br />
OMAHA SALVATION ARMY BREAKS<br />
GROUND ON $60 MILLION PROJECT<br />
Mayor Mike Fahey and others help celebrate<br />
construction of The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>’s<br />
Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center<br />
in Omaha<br />
The Omaha <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> and its community partners celebrated the groundbreaking<br />
for The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>’s Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community center (RJKCCC) on<br />
Wednesday, July 11. Construction is underway on the Center which will be built on<br />
the site of the former Wilson Packing Plant property at 30th & Y Streets. Completion<br />
is expected in Fall 2009.<br />
The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>’s Central Territorial Headquarters, which oversees the organization’s<br />
work in 11 Midwestern states, announced last March the decision that the Omaha<br />
<strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> would receive $60 million to build and endow a Ray and Joan Kroc<br />
"Here is a place where kids are going to have an opportunity Corps Community Center.<br />
that they would never have had otherwise," said Commissioner The $60 million designated for Omaha is a portion of Joan Kroc’s $1.5 billion-plus gift<br />
Ken Baillie, <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Central Territory, Des Plaines,<br />
Illinois. "Who knows what they will rise to?" p continued on page 6
Letter from the<br />
Commander<br />
Dear Friends,<br />
My wife and I are thrilled to be<br />
joining you as the new leaders<br />
of The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>’s ministry<br />
in the Western Division. Dawn<br />
and I have been officers in The<br />
<strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> for 23 years<br />
including appointments in St.<br />
Cloud, MN; Peoria, IL; Topeka,<br />
KS; Kansas City, MO; Grand<br />
Rapids, MI and Chicago, IL.<br />
For the past four years, we have<br />
been the Divisional leaders for the Heartland<br />
Division which includes 25 Corps throughout<br />
portions of Central Illinois and Eastern Iowa.<br />
We have three children, Michael, 23; Michele,<br />
18; and Melissa, 16. However, Melissa is<br />
the only one who has joined us in Omaha.<br />
Michael was recently married and he and his<br />
wife, Linnea, live in the New York City area.<br />
Michele is a sophomore at the University of<br />
Illinois. Dawn and I are both children of<br />
<strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Officer parents and we have<br />
strived to model our lives after their Godly<br />
examples.<br />
Our hope for the Western Division of The<br />
<strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> is that we can continue<br />
“Doing the Most Good’ for those we serve<br />
through the generous support of wonderful<br />
donors such as you who support our<br />
ministry. Your generosity allows us to make<br />
a meaningful difference in the lives of<br />
hundreds of individuals each and every day.<br />
Thank you for your continued support of The<br />
<strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>.<br />
May God bless you.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Merle Heatwole<br />
Major<br />
DIVISIONAL COMMANDER<br />
Ringing <strong>In</strong> The O!<br />
Ringing in the O!, the second annual 36-hour bell ringing<br />
marathon, is a partnership with The Omaha Chamber of<br />
Commerce O! Campaign. <strong>In</strong> its first year proceeds from the<br />
marathon boosted contributions to The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>’s<br />
2006 Red Kettle Campaign by $35,000.<br />
This year, Ringing in the O! volunteers will ring at several metro Omaha<br />
locations. Members of the local media, civic leaders and other volunteers will be<br />
invited to contribute an hour or two to the bell ringing marathon. The two-day<br />
event begins at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 14th, and continues through<br />
11:00 p.m., December 15th.<br />
Once again our Ringing <strong>In</strong> The O! Grand Marshal is KFAB talk show host, Tom<br />
Becka. Tom will be live on location throughout the event. Tune in to 1110 KFAB<br />
for more information.<br />
The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> is seeking participation from corporate partners, civic<br />
groups and other organizations to ring the bells. This is a great opportunity for<br />
groups such as college fraternities and sororities, church youth groups, civic and<br />
professional organizations, and individual businesses to get active in a wonderful<br />
tradition during the holiday season.<br />
Please contact Greg Kadrlik at 898-6000 for details or log on to www.ringomaha.<br />
org and sign up for your shift now.<br />
KaBOOM – U Play University<br />
comes to the Des Moines Citadel<br />
The new playground replaces an old strip of grass and adds a bright and<br />
visually attractive playground for children visiting the Des Moines Citadel<br />
Corps Community Center and children in the surrounding neighborhood.<br />
On May 17, 2007 a new playground was built in one day through<br />
funding and support from the KaBOOM Foundation, Home Depot, The<br />
<strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> and community volunteers.<br />
This project has made a positive visual statement for the Corps and more<br />
importantly, the surrounding neighborhood.<br />
“The ‘playground build’ did take a lot of work in getting everything<br />
ready to be built in just one day but it was more than worth the effort,”<br />
said Des Moines Citadel Corps secretary, Della Miller.<br />
The KaBOOM Foundation, located in Washington, D.C., has a vision of<br />
providing “a great place to play within walking distance of every child<br />
in America”. The foundation leads in selecting play space build projects<br />
that will strengthen communities across the nation. KaBOOM supports<br />
action locally to build an infrastructure that will promote, create<br />
and sustain an abundance of space for play for all children in every<br />
community. More information can be found at www.kaboom.org.<br />
Des Moines Citadel<br />
Playground<br />
“Having the playground<br />
available on-site <strong>this</strong><br />
year for Day Camp has<br />
really added to our<br />
program – we used to<br />
walk the campers about<br />
10 blocks to the closest<br />
one,” said Day Camp<br />
Director Jennifer Norris.<br />
When asked how they<br />
liked it, the day campers<br />
responded in unison,<br />
“IT’S AWESOME!”<br />
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HUMAN SERVICES CAMPUS continued from page 1<br />
will be to provide spiritual, character-building and social service programs to help<br />
transform the lives of all who come to The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>.<br />
The collaboration and evolution of the Charles E. Lakin Human Service Campus<br />
has been challenging, joyful and rewarding. The success of <strong>this</strong> project has been<br />
determined through trust, open communication between agencies and donors and<br />
the respect of everyone involved in the collaboration. By using the resources offered<br />
by each agency, it is hoped that the Lakin Campus will build a legacy of hope in the<br />
Council Bluffs community.<br />
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on July 26th for the<br />
Charles E. Lakin Human Services Campus in Council Bluffs,<br />
Iowa. The Council Bluffs Corps Community Center is one<br />
of five new tenants. Pictured from left are Corps Officers,<br />
Captains Ramona and Joel Arthur; donor Mary Howlett-<br />
Nichols; Paul Bass, Chairman, Council Bluffs Advisory Board;<br />
Major Merle Heatwole, Divisional Commander and Major<br />
Dawn Heatwole, Divisional Program Secretary and Director of<br />
Women’s Ministries.<br />
A rendering of the 15-acre campus, located at 16th and Avenue I in Council Bluffs, shows<br />
the overall site view. Construction is expected to take approximately 18 months.<br />
For the latest news and<br />
information about the<br />
Omaha <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> visit<br />
www.givesalvationarmy.org<br />
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Calendar of Events<br />
November 16 - 72nd Street Food Fight<br />
Kick Off<br />
November 16 - Tree of Lights Campaign<br />
Kick Off<br />
November 28, 29, December 1 -<br />
Adopt A Family Radio-thon<br />
November 9 - Bell Ringing Season Begins<br />
OFFICERS ON THE MOVE<br />
Major Merle Heatwole – Divisional Commander<br />
Major Dawn Heatwole – Divisional Program Secretary &<br />
Director of Women’s Ministries<br />
Major Richard Trimmell – Divisional Secretary for Corps Development<br />
Major Beth Trimmell – Women’s Ministries Secretary<br />
Captain Fred R. Mead, Jr. – Divisional Youth Secretary<br />
Captain Nancy Mead – Divisional Youth Secretary/Candidates’ Secretary<br />
Beginning in July, 2007 the following <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> officers have received<br />
new appointments in the Western Division, based in Omaha, Nebraska.<br />
Beatrice, NE Corps Officers: Captains Joshua & Rhegan Stansbury<br />
Ft. Dodge, IA Associate: Captain Billie Jo Richardson<br />
Hastings, NE Corps Officers: Majors Abe & Ronda Tamayo<br />
Assistant: Major Deborah Agnew<br />
Marshalltown, IA Corps Officers: Majors John & Judith McCarty<br />
Omaha North Corps Officers: Captains Paul & D.J. James<br />
Assistants: Lts. James & Jamie Curry<br />
Sioux Falls, SD Corps Officers: Majors Michael & Judith Mills<br />
Watertown, SD Corps Officers: Majors Gary & Vickie Cole<br />
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MAJORS MERLE & DAWN HEATWOLE<br />
Majors Merle & Dawn Heatwole are both children of <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Officer parents, Lt. Colonels Merle &<br />
Vivian Heatwole and Colonels Thomas & Mary Lewis. The Heatwoles met when their parents were both<br />
appointed to the Divisional Headquarters staff in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They were married in 1981 and<br />
entered The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>’s School For Officers’ Training in 1982.<br />
Major Merle Heatwole earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics from Marquette University in<br />
Milwaukee in 1982 and was certified to teach secondary mathematics. Major Dawn Heatwole earned an<br />
Associate of Arts Degree in Practical Ministries from Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee in 1984. The<br />
Heatwoles were also commissioned and ordained as <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong><br />
Officers in 1984.<br />
The Heatwoles served in three appointments as Corps Officers in St.<br />
Cloud, Minnesota (1984-88), Peoria, Illinois (1988-91), and Topeka,<br />
Kansas (1991-93).<br />
<strong>In</strong> 2000, the Heatwoles were appointed to Territorial Headquarters<br />
(THQ) in Des Plaines, Illinois with Major Merle Heatwole serving as<br />
Territorial Youth & Candidates’ Secretary and Major Dawn Heatwole<br />
as Assistant Territorial Youth Secretary. <strong>In</strong> 2001, the Heatwoles<br />
received new appointments at THQ with Major Merle Heatwole<br />
serving as Corps Mission & Adult Ministries Secretary and Major<br />
Dawn Heatwole as Assistant Territorial Program Secretary.<br />
Major Merle Heatwole<br />
Most recently, the Heatwoles were appointed to the Divisional Headquarters for the Heartland Division<br />
in Peoria, Illinois in 2003. Major Merle Heatwole served as the Divisional Commander and Major Dawn<br />
Heatwole as the Divisional Director of Women’s Ministries. On June 27, 2007 the Heatwoles were<br />
appointed to the Divisional Headquarters for the Western Division in Omaha, Nebraska. Major Merle is the<br />
Divisional Commander and Major Dawn serves as Divisional Program Secretary and Director of Women’s<br />
Ministries.<br />
Major Dawn Heatwole<br />
The Heatwoles have three children, Michael (23), Michele (18), and Melissa (16).<br />
OURWISHLIST<br />
• Diapers (three of our programs are in need!)<br />
• Baby wipes<br />
• Upright freezer<br />
• Hygiene items (shampoo, lotion, deodorant, soap)<br />
• Wheelchairs<br />
• Toothpaste and toothbrushes<br />
• New socks for men and women<br />
• Wooden puzzles<br />
• Microwave popcorn<br />
• Scrap-booking supplies<br />
• New and gently used baby clothes<br />
• New or gently used linens<br />
• Greeting cards for all occasions<br />
• House cleaning items<br />
Local Advisory Board Member Leads North Omaha Corps<br />
Community Center Revitalization Plan<br />
Visitors who stop by The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong><br />
North Corps Community Center today will<br />
likely notice something different. Thanks to<br />
the leadership of <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> advisory<br />
board member Mike Weekly, the center is<br />
now armed with a revitalized vision and an<br />
energized staff ready to carry out a powerful<br />
new mission.<br />
The change began nine months ago when<br />
Weekly, an executive vice president at Mutual<br />
of Omaha, worked with Christine Johnson,<br />
president of the Mutual of Omaha Foundation,<br />
to assemble a team of key individuals<br />
– including North Corps leadership and<br />
staff – to prioritize what the north Omaha<br />
community needed and how The <strong>Salvation</strong><br />
<strong>Army</strong> could help meet those needs. Together,<br />
the team developed a strategic action plan that<br />
includes the creation of a mission statement,<br />
the identification of staffing and facility needs<br />
and the development of new programming<br />
through community partnerships.<br />
As a result of the group’s planning, the North<br />
Corps is now guided by a mission aimed<br />
at “equipping people with skills for today,<br />
Omaha North Corps Community Center offers two<br />
feeding programs. The after-school Kids Café<br />
program for children and Kare Kitchen, an adult<br />
lunch time feeding program.<br />
empowerment for tomorrow and hope for<br />
eternity.” The new mission is already being<br />
reflected through several new community<br />
partnerships that have been formed with<br />
organizations like the Omaha Symphony,<br />
the Omaha Community Playhouse, the<br />
Nebraska Arts Council and several local<br />
schools. Through these partnerships, kids in<br />
north Omaha are being exposed to safe, fun,<br />
character-building experiences at the North<br />
Corps Community Center.<br />
“We’re so grateful for everything that Mike<br />
Weekly and his team are doing to help take the<br />
North Corps to a new level,” said Jane Rogers,<br />
chairman of The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Omaha<br />
Advisory Board. “The entire team has been<br />
steadfast in their encouragement and in their<br />
faith that north Omaha needs the work of<br />
The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>.”<br />
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DOING THE MOST<br />
GOOD WITH A<br />
RIPPLE EFFECT<br />
By Alex Velasquez, Norfolk, NE<br />
Corps Community Center Officer<br />
When people who are in need experience the love and compassion<br />
of The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> as they get help, it inspires them to help<br />
others. Since the early years of The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> people have<br />
been helped with their basic needs and their lives have been<br />
forever changed as a result. Many of those people have worked<br />
hard to become volunteers, employees, and officers so they can<br />
help others do the same. I call <strong>this</strong> process Doing The Most Good<br />
with a ripple effect.<br />
During those early years of The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>, there was a man<br />
called “Ash Barrel Jimmy.” He was an alcoholic who was found in<br />
a barrel, passed out and near death, his hair frozen to the bottom.<br />
A police officer found him and placed him under arrest. When he<br />
was taken before the judge, he was sentenced to seek help at the<br />
local <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>. During one of their spiritual services “Ash<br />
Barrel Jimmy” fell to his knees, asked the Lord to save him, and he<br />
then dedicated the rest of his life to help others escape the disease<br />
of alcoholism.<br />
I am also one who has experienced the help with love and<br />
compassion from the people at The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>. I became<br />
a drug addict at the age of thirteen, and a street gang leader in<br />
Chicago by the time I was fourteen. I lived that miserable drugaddicted<br />
and violent life style for twenty-seven years and ended<br />
homeless towards the end. Then, one day someone took me to The<br />
<strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> where I came to know the Lord and my life has<br />
been changing for the good ever since. I am now a <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong><br />
Officer with a burning desire in my heart to help others escape<br />
their suffering.<br />
A countless number of people seek help at <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong><br />
locations in more than a hundred countries. They come to<br />
us because they know we will help them with godly love and<br />
compassion. I believe we are most effective because many of us<br />
have experienced what those people are going through. At The<br />
<strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>, we not only help people with their basic needs,<br />
we create a ripple effect as we lead them to Jesus Christ who<br />
empowers them to help others.<br />
Captain Alex Velasquez, <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Corps Officer, Norfolk,<br />
Nebraska, gave his personal testimony at the Omaha <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>’s<br />
Doing The Most Good Luncheon on September 24th.<br />
A DIVISION<br />
UNDER WATER<br />
Since the beginning of May, South Dakota and parts of Western Iowa<br />
experienced widespread devastation because of severe flooding and<br />
more than 21 tornadoes.<br />
One of the communities hit hardest was Aberdeen, South Dakota,<br />
where nearly eight inches of torrential rain fell in May. On May 7th,<br />
Governor Mike Rounds declared a state of emergency. Subsequently<br />
a federal disaster emergency designation was <strong>issue</strong>d through a<br />
Presidential Declaration on May 22.<br />
The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>, Lutheran Social Services, United Methodist and<br />
the local American Red Cross combined efforts to provide assistance<br />
to those suffering such a great loss. The Aberdeen <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong><br />
worked tirelessly, daily serving more than 600 meals each day.<br />
<strong>In</strong> addition, <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> personnel distributed cleaning supplies<br />
and vouchers for clothing, food and rent and offered emotional and<br />
spiritual care. As of July, the <strong>Army</strong> had provided over $20,000 worth<br />
of assistance and will continue to provide support for as long as the<br />
need remains.<br />
While flood waters spread across the northern part of the state,<br />
tornadoes ripped through central South Dakota. <strong>In</strong> response, The<br />
<strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Corps in Mitchell, under the leadership of Major Linda<br />
Jones, assisted tornado survivors in their area. They provided food<br />
and drink to those helping with the cleanup and reconstruction of the<br />
communities most severely damaged.<br />
As a result of the same storm system, mid-western Iowa was also<br />
flooded. Communities including Missouri Valley, Red Oak, Atlantic,<br />
Shenandoah, and Hamburg were in desperate need of assistance. The<br />
<strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Council Bluffs Corps and the Omaha Emergency<br />
Disaster Team combined efforts to meet those local needs.<br />
The worst damage was in Missouri Valley, where there was five feet<br />
of standing water and approximately 80 homes destroyed by the<br />
flood waters. The main<br />
highway through town<br />
was closed in both<br />
directions (north and<br />
south) for two days.<br />
The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong><br />
provided cleanup<br />
materials, boxes of<br />
canned food and<br />
drinks for distribution,<br />
and mobile feeding of<br />
residents and cleanup<br />
crews. As long as there<br />
remains a need, The<br />
<strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> will be<br />
there to compassionately<br />
respond with practical<br />
assistance and spiritual<br />
care.<br />
Aberdeen <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> responded immediately when severe spring<br />
storms causes major flooding. The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Emergency Disaster<br />
Services provided services to residents and emergency responders.<br />
Pastor Randy Battey, Calvary Baptist Church, receives thirst-quenching<br />
beverage from The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> advisory board member, Kathy<br />
Cormier. Volunteer Theresa Norton gives fresh work gloves to another<br />
person in need.<br />
Photo credit: Aberdeen American News<br />
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Speaker Shares Story of the<br />
Triumph of the Human Spirit<br />
A thin, pale woman dressed casually in blue jeans<br />
stopped a <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> volunteer after the “D.J.’s<br />
Hero Awards Luncheon” in Omaha on May 7 to<br />
say “thanks.”<br />
She had heard on a radio station that morning that<br />
Nando Parrado was speaking at the annual lunch.<br />
The woman had once flown over the spot in the<br />
Andes where Parrado’s plane crashed, leaving him<br />
and other members of his Uruguayan rugby team<br />
stranded for 72 days.<br />
Since then, she had survived a brain tumor, her<br />
husband’s illness and the loss of everything they<br />
owned. Then her son died.<br />
She was looking for a story of hope and survival<br />
--- and found it in Parrado’s speech. The grateful<br />
woman quietly left, overwhelmed and encouraged.<br />
She was one of 1,200 people, including Nebraska’s<br />
governor and Omaha’s mayor, gathered at the<br />
Qwest Center ballroom that day. They were there<br />
for the annual D.J.’s Hero Awards Luncheon that<br />
raised more than $356,000 for programs for<br />
children in The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>’s Western Division.<br />
Parrado received a standing ovation after telling his<br />
story of survival after the plane carrying him and<br />
45 passengers crashed 11,000 feet in the Andes,<br />
breaking in half. He emerged a hero when he and a<br />
teammate walked for 10 days to find help.<br />
His story was told in the book “Alive” and in a<br />
movie that starred actor Ethan Hawke as Parrado,<br />
who served as technical advisor. Parrado signed<br />
copies of his new book, “Miracle in the Andes,”<br />
after the luncheon and donated part of the<br />
proceeds to The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>.<br />
Also receiving an enthusiastic standing ovation<br />
were the six D.J.’s Hero award winners. Each<br />
received a $5,000 scholarship.<br />
The event --- one of the largest annual civic<br />
luncheons in Omaha --- is named for D.J. Sokol,<br />
son of David and Peggy Sokol of Omaha. The<br />
winners were about the same age as D.J. when he<br />
died of cancer at the age of 18.<br />
The teenagers honored at the luncheon each<br />
had a moving story of courage, concern for the<br />
community and compassion for others.<br />
The mission of award winner Zane Fried of<br />
Omaha, who is in remission from non-Hodgkin’s<br />
Lymphoma, is to help others deal with cancer. He<br />
has written a book for other teen cancer survivors.<br />
Nia Karmann of Grand Island is a mentor and role<br />
model for other Spina Bifida families. She lives her<br />
faith and helps others see the strength of God.<br />
Micheal Kimberly of Holdrege helps care for his<br />
disabled father and also helps support his family.<br />
Yet he finds time to volunteer in the community.<br />
Chelsea LeGrow of Omaha has given care and<br />
love to 50 foster children her parents have taken<br />
in. She is a church youth leader and volunteers to<br />
assist mothers and children in need.<br />
Katherine Schueths of Lincoln is an active and<br />
enthusiastic volunteer who shares her experience<br />
of surviving a stroke at age 11 and living with<br />
disabilities. She visits Madonna Rehabilitation<br />
Hospital patients with Casey, the therapy dog she<br />
trained.<br />
Family tragedies have led Sara Watson of<br />
Alliance to show courage and responsibility.<br />
She has become a leader with her peers and in<br />
the community, heading up many fund-raising<br />
activities. Each year, the D.J.’s Hero Awards honors<br />
an adult who has made a difference in the lives of<br />
children. This year’s honoree was Louie Warren,<br />
CEO and president, Greater Omaha YMCA.<br />
Like Parrado, the D.J.’s Hero award winners<br />
illustrate the triumph of the human spirit. All are<br />
heroes in overcoming hardships with a positive<br />
and giving spirit.<br />
The luncheon raised funds for these <strong>Salvation</strong><br />
<strong>Army</strong> programs: Children’s Summer Enrichment,<br />
Back to School, Children of WELLSPRING, and<br />
the North Omaha After School program.<br />
(See photograph on page 8.)<br />
OMAHA SALVATION ARMY BREAKS GROUND continued from page 1<br />
to The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>. Mrs. Kroc, widow of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc,<br />
bequeathed her estate to The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> for the exclusive purpose of<br />
constructing and operating world-class community centers.<br />
The Omaha location was the first Kroc Center to break ground in the<br />
<strong>Army</strong>’s Central Territory. “Throughout <strong>this</strong> process we have been seeking<br />
God’s guidance and praying for opportunities to advance the mission of<br />
The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> through Mrs. Kroc’s generous gift,” said Commissioner<br />
Ken Baillie, who oversees The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>’s work in the Midwest. “We<br />
celebrate as the Omaha RJKCCC is the first in the Midwest to take <strong>this</strong><br />
exciting next step.”<br />
Half of the $60 million gift to Omaha will be used for construction and<br />
the other half to partially establish an endowment to support the future<br />
operations of the Center. The Omaha <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> must raise at least<br />
50 percent of Mrs. Kroc’s gift to the endowment, or $15 million, which will<br />
encourage the community participation envisioned by Mrs. Kroc.<br />
The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> is partnering with Heritage Services, a local non-profit<br />
organization, for its fundraising and construction management expertise to<br />
oversee the completion of the Kroc Center initiative.<br />
A variety of programs and services for children and adults will be offered.<br />
<strong>In</strong>dividuals, seniors and families will have access to educational, recreational<br />
and arts programs. Kroc Center highlights include an aquatics center,<br />
gymnasium, educational classrooms, a flexible assembly hall for worship and<br />
performing arts, and soccer fields. A large outdoor green “festival plaza” will<br />
accommodate neighborhood events.<br />
While the Kroc Center will be ideally located to meet the needs of<br />
underserved residents, the programs and services that will be provided<br />
are being designed to serve as a magnet that will attract the entire Omaha<br />
community, be financially self-sustaining and further the mission of The<br />
<strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong>.<br />
"Through <strong>this</strong> facility, The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> will provide opportunities for<br />
thousands to have a safe, secure environment where they can participate<br />
in educational, recreational, arts and worship activities and be inspired to<br />
make a difference in their world. We are excited about the lives which will<br />
be transformed through <strong>this</strong> new ministry," states Major Merle Heatwole,<br />
Divisional Commander of The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Western Division.<br />
<strong>In</strong> accordance with Mrs. Kroc’s wishes, none of the Kroc Center funds can be<br />
used for ongoing services and programs that The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> provides,<br />
on a daily basis, to the Omaha community such as food, clothing and<br />
shelter. Funding for those programs is raised through the annual Christmas<br />
campaign and support from donors throughout the year.<br />
For information on the Omaha Kroc Center visit www.givesalvationarmy.org.<br />
For information on Kroc Centers in the Midwest, visit<br />
www.usc.salvationarmy.org/kroc.<br />
Construction is underway on the $30 million <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Ray and Joan Kroc Corps<br />
Community Center located in South Omaha. Dignitaries in yellow hard hats made it<br />
official at a July 11th groundbreaking ceremony. Pictured from left to right: Majors<br />
Yaneth and Herb Fuqua, Omaha Kroc Center Administrators; Ken Stinson and Howard<br />
Hawks, Heritage Services Board of Directors; Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey; Gary Gates,<br />
Heritage Services Board of Directors; Jim Landen, <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Omaha Advisory<br />
Board; Walter Scott, Chair, Heritage Services Board of Tony Directors; DungyCommissioner Ken<br />
Baillie; Jane Rogers, Chair, Omaha <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Advisory Board; Chuck Sederstrom;<br />
Omaha <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Advisory Board; Major Merle Heatwole, Divisional Commander,<br />
Western Division and Terry Moore, Omaha <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> Advisory Board.<br />
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FALL 2007<br />
TRIBUTE GIFTS: (Tribute Gifts received January 2007 thru June 2007) The <strong>Salvation</strong> <strong>Army</strong> is privileged to continually receive<br />
gifts in honor or in memory of loved ones. These gifts not only provide a fitting tribute but also serve, in a practical way, to relieve human<br />
suffering. The <strong>Army</strong> notifies the honoree or the family of all tributes.<br />
IN HONOR OF:<br />
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Doug Zbylut<br />
Joanne K. Bemis<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Fitzgerald<br />
Ms. Sheila M. Gleason<br />
Zane Fried<br />
Ms. Julianne Fried<br />
Ms. Lindy Fried<br />
Mr. Sam Fried<br />
Mr. & Ms. Neal Malashock<br />
Kristin Fuhs<br />
Anonymous<br />
Major Herb Fuqua<br />
Anonymous<br />
Linda V. Fuqua<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Herb Jungemann<br />
Eunice O. Hill<br />
Mr. Steven L. Hill<br />
Gerri Horar<br />
Ms. Sharla Mander<br />
Linda Hughes<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Allan D. Nelson<br />
Ed & Dory Laughery<br />
Mrs. Ramona Zahn<br />
Dorothea Laursen<br />
Mr. Arthur A. Laursen<br />
Bob & Sherrill Markt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Allan D. Nelson<br />
Edith McEntee<br />
Ms. Mary M. Breler<br />
David Meyers<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Allan S. Johnson<br />
Jan Morgan<br />
Mr. Dale Feazell<br />
Madeline Moyer<br />
Ms. Rebecca Valdez<br />
Loretta Pelser<br />
Mac & Kathryn McConnell<br />
Iona Perisho<br />
Mr. Jerry Perisho<br />
Ruth A. Robson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John Robson<br />
Katherine Schueths<br />
Doug & Mary Jo Schueths<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David L. Sokol<br />
Mr. & Dr. Richard K. Bonness<br />
Frank Tyler<br />
Mrs. Arlene Tyler<br />
IN MEMORY OF:<br />
Jan Adams<br />
Mrs. Mary Boeding<br />
Ronald Adkins<br />
Ms. Barbara Adkins<br />
Arthur C. Allard<br />
Mr. Oliver W. Allard<br />
Rose Anania<br />
Michael & MaryAnn Mullen<br />
E. Claire Andersen<br />
Mrs. Beryle Banker<br />
Donald J. Armstrong<br />
Ms. Helen M. Armstrong<br />
George Arrington<br />
Mrs. Margaret G. Cassell<br />
Cheryl S. Ault<br />
Mrs. Arleen M. Brace<br />
Ms. Ginger Hiscock<br />
Mrs. Pat King<br />
Mrs. Dorothy Lund<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Larry E. Mahagan<br />
Howard & Ann Bailey<br />
Ms. Margaret L. True<br />
William L. Baker<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Bockerman<br />
James P. Balters, M.D.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alan A. Dusatko<br />
Ms. Sandi S. Evers<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Foster<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Harry W. McFadden, Jr.<br />
Gary & Carrie Oliver<br />
Marsha L. Oliver<br />
Ms. Christine R. Monestero<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Nohava<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Passer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Treinen<br />
Michael & Kathleen Selting<br />
Dick & Patty Mendenhall<br />
Cindy Bellefeuille<br />
Wayne & Rebecca Wise<br />
Helen Bergland<br />
Dave & Ann Sjulin<br />
Clive A. Bigsby<br />
Ms. Laura A. McMillan<br />
Mr. Thomas Steffes<br />
Marion Boe<br />
Mr. Dick Fossum<br />
A. Lyle Briggs<br />
Mrs. Martha L. Briggs<br />
Lucy Brobst<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Bills<br />
Ellen Ann Brown<br />
Mrs. Lulu B. Brown<br />
Leon Bruning<br />
Ms. Delma Bruning<br />
Patricia Burke<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Doyle E. Cooper<br />
David L. Byrnes<br />
Dean & Marlene Lee<br />
Miss Carol M. Wilson<br />
Beverly Carpenter<br />
Ms. Terri Barna<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Matney<br />
Mr. & Mrs. George K. Otto<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schnitker<br />
Ms. Lori Woosley<br />
Tom Carter<br />
SAS <strong>In</strong>stitute <strong>In</strong>c.<br />
Viola W. Cook<br />
Mr. Dale Munson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Howard K. Jensen<br />
Frank & Marie Corda<br />
Mr. Leonard F. Corda<br />
Mildred Corda<br />
Mr. Leonard F. Corda<br />
Marsha Davids<br />
Ms. Dorothy Hanna<br />
Dale W. Dennis<br />
Mrs. Georgia J. Dennis<br />
Brian E. Domingo<br />
Ms. Katherine Domingo<br />
Wilma L. Drummond<br />
Dr. R. T. Drummond<br />
Murray Duck<br />
Mrs. Helen Duck<br />
Zoe E. Dudley<br />
Mr. Carroll Murdy<br />
Clyde Duff<br />
Mrs. Loretta Duff<br />
Donald G. Egger<br />
Miss Charlotte Egger<br />
Tim Ellinger<br />
Ms. Leila K. Smith<br />
Nellie Erickson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Neary<br />
Blanche Fletcher<br />
Mr. Glenn D. Fletcher<br />
James P. Foley<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Anderson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Anson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steve F. Brown<br />
Mr. William J. Carver<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Cornell<br />
Dale & Lola Denney<br />
Mark & Cathleen Erickson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ford F. Fischer<br />
Mrs. Anne C. Foley<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Foley<br />
Matthew & Barbara Gates<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven L. Gosch<br />
Ms. Mary Jo Hanigan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Hovey<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin T. Jipp, Jr.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Mammel<br />
Betty J. McMaster<br />
Dr. & Mrs. David McMaster<br />
Lewis & Barbara Munday<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David P. Nikunen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth F. Patry<br />
Mr. Wendell L. Quist<br />
Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Reagan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ted L. Ritchey<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Stoltenberg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Art Weiner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Wicklund<br />
Carl Fortina<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Robinson, Jr.<br />
Charles French<br />
Mrs. Lori L. Cleary<br />
Bobby Galvan, Jr.<br />
Mark & Arlene Galvan<br />
Mr. Rodney Galvan<br />
Gary & Connie Gannon<br />
Kurt & Kimberly Kleinbeck<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Manzer<br />
James & Joan Roberts<br />
Vera E. Gau<br />
Dave & Michelle Gau<br />
Darlene L. Gebers<br />
Mr. Fred H. Gebers<br />
Lois Geitz<br />
Mrs. Ruth Steen<br />
John Gilbert<br />
Ms. Agnes Gilbert<br />
Dale Gooder<br />
Mrs. Alice C. Gooder<br />
Dora W. Graves<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Jones<br />
Walt Griffis<br />
Mr. Bill Stout<br />
Mary Luella Grigsby<br />
Mr. Donald E. Gerdes<br />
Violet Groth<br />
Mr. Robert D. Groth<br />
Phillip Gulizia<br />
Ms. Kay S. Stiles<br />
Clarence Haines<br />
Ms. Joan Kime<br />
Jack Hanna<br />
Ms. Dorothy Hanna<br />
Jerry Hanson<br />
Ms. Paula Hardin<br />
Lucy Herrmann<br />
Mr. Bruce A. Crawford<br />
Hazel Horn<br />
Mr. Roland F. Waite<br />
Gladys Hughes<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Terry W. Hughes<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip A. Mack<br />
James & Pamela Schaffart<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Ordway<br />
Ruby Jackson<br />
Ms. Elaine Jackson<br />
Richard Janssen<br />
Mr. Henry G. Janssen<br />
Sally D. Jensen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John Beck<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Warren H. Hunsche<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Roger R. Jensen<br />
Mr. Richard Kubie<br />
Kai Kastrup<br />
Mrs. Mabel Kastrup<br />
Kim Kastrup<br />
Mrs. Mabel Kastrup<br />
Jean Kauffman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Ellis<br />
Paul D. Kellogg<br />
Ms. Lori A. Hayes<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Bergquist<br />
Henry Kent<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Towns<br />
Dorothy Reed Kinsel<br />
Mr. Gary Kinsel<br />
Harold R. Klemensen<br />
Ms. Lorraine M. Klemensen<br />
Evelyn Krall<br />
Margie Sobotka<br />
Robert W. Krueger<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Pilgrim<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Andy Sinnwell<br />
Donna Kuenzli<br />
Ms. Janice R. Terry<br />
Larry Kvasnicka<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Shulo<br />
Ilene Larson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harold R. Marshall<br />
Jim Lee<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John Furlong<br />
Major Ruth Lohr<br />
Ms. Ginger Hiscock<br />
Judy Lubberstedt<br />
Mr. Joseph Nebel<br />
Cecil Lundberg<br />
Ms. Alyce Lundberg<br />
Bernice McMahan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Atherton<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jack F. Chapman<br />
Ms. Lyn Comeau<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome J. Coon<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Deseck<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Marvin B. Dvorak<br />
William & Melanie Fleming<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Roben Henrichs<br />
Ms. Margaret A. Houlihan<br />
Ms. Sofia M. Kock<br />
Ms. Barbara Marchese<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John McGowan<br />
Ms. Carolyn C. Meeks<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Herb D. Penner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Peters<br />
Mrs. Anne C. Pettis<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gary D. Pitzl<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Phil B. Polinski<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce L. Sill<br />
Ms. Darlene A. Sullivan<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Tamisiea<br />
Terry L. Tedesco<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Vlasek<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Darrel D. Williamsen<br />
Carl C. Meyers<br />
Ms. Mary Ellen Withers<br />
Gustav & Helen Miller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Norman G. Miller<br />
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7
Tribute Gifts<br />
Jerry Miller<br />
Liberty Social Hall, <strong>In</strong>c.<br />
Don E. Mitchell<br />
Mrs. Bonnie Mitchell<br />
Duane R. Mostrom<br />
Mrs. Ardella R. Mostrom<br />
Eugene Newman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gayland Block<br />
Jeanne Nolting<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harold R. Marshall<br />
Anthony I. Paramito<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David V. Realph<br />
Jack Pelser<br />
Mac & Kathryn McConnell<br />
Richard E. Person<br />
Mr. Kent E. Person<br />
Glenn V. Peterson<br />
Joyce M. Johnson<br />
Helen M. Johnson<br />
Joseph C. Picken, Jr.<br />
Mrs. Dorothy Picken<br />
Lawrence & Martha Piitz<br />
Mrs. Rose Ann Divis<br />
Freda E. Piper<br />
Mr. Duane Norden<br />
Oleh Prodywus<br />
Ms. Donna R. Hubbard<br />
Forest & Ruth Reed<br />
Mrs. Lavilla Brand<br />
Rolland Ridgway<br />
Mrs. Mildred E. Ridgway<br />
E. D. & Diane Roberts<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Sonny Marko<br />
Leila Rodamaker<br />
Mr. David Rodamaker<br />
William R. Rush<br />
Mrs. Lois Rush<br />
Cecelia Sawyer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Lewis<br />
Orval Schainost<br />
Mrs. Charlotte Schainost<br />
Martin Schurr<br />
Mrs. Erna Schurr<br />
Hubert Smith<br />
Mrs. Mary S. Smith<br />
D. J. Sokol<br />
Mr. Gary Gates<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Martin<br />
Cliff & Gwen Spears<br />
Mr. Danny Spears<br />
Clara Stahmer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Adams<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Arndt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Blake<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Browers<br />
Bernice Bryant<br />
Ms. Delores Cassidy<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis G. Cernik<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Christian<br />
Data Systems, <strong>In</strong>c.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lou Ferraguti<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Hanson<br />
Ted & Margaret Havlicek<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Larue Hibbs<br />
Ms. Stella Jacobsen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Janovsky<br />
Mr. Leonard Jarecki<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Keating<br />
Lyle Kinley & family<br />
Mr. Orlando Langenfeld<br />
Marilyn LeClair<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Machal<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Majorek<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lou Master<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Miller, Jr.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Moritz<br />
Mrs. Eleanor L. Morley<br />
Ms. Kelly Nystrom<br />
Mr. Marvin Olson<br />
Ms. Kay Parker<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ed J. Pesek<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Pesek<br />
Red Hat Friends<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Reier<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Schwer<br />
Ms. Margaret Secord<br />
Katherine Stahmer & family<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Swartz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Vanseveren<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dallas Waite<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Rich Wajda<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Yourkoski<br />
Mary L. Stamm<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Jones<br />
John J. Still<br />
Mrs. Priscilla N. Still<br />
Patricia E. Stone<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Allan D. Nelson<br />
Willis Sturgeon<br />
Mrs. Beverly Darge<br />
Thomas Sutton<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Carroll<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Evans<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Gathmann<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Goecke<br />
Mr. Rod Jenkins<br />
Mr. David C. Paskach<br />
Mr. Willard W. Peterson<br />
Robert & Sherry Rensing<br />
Ms. Julia E. Taylor<br />
Ms. Linda Tree<br />
Margret Taylor<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Willard P. Christensen<br />
John R. Thompson<br />
Ms. Neoma Thompson<br />
Mildred Thoms<br />
Ms. Margaret A. Cox<br />
Dottie Timmerman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Biere<br />
Jim Todd<br />
Ms. Lois Todd<br />
Aaron Townsend<br />
Mrs. Ruth Mitchell<br />
Keith Trogdon<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Bourg<br />
Ms. Elizabeth Wagner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Wiese<br />
John Trude<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin H. Dodenhof<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John Graves<br />
Mr. Joseph W. Hessner<br />
Ms. Nadine A. Hunter<br />
Mr. & Dr. Marc V. May<br />
Vivian Horak<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Devere<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Rohrbough<br />
Irene Ubben<br />
Sharon Van Kley & family<br />
Edward J. Vavra<br />
Mrs. Edward Vavra<br />
Samuel Vlahon<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Simon<br />
Sue Wagaman<br />
Mrs. Helen D. Long<br />
Marie Wendt<br />
Ms. Lavern Ellwanger<br />
Viren & Elsa White<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Norman G. Miller<br />
Ed Young<br />
Ms. Peggy Evertson<br />
Judy Young<br />
Ms. Peggy Evertson<br />
Stephen Young<br />
Ms. Peggy Evertson<br />
Mabel Zanolli<br />
Col. & Mrs. Donald C. Hansen<br />
The 2007 D.J.’s Hero Awards Luncheon was held last May. Andes<br />
Mountains survivor Nando Parrado was the featured speaker. Six<br />
young Nebraskans received scholarship awards. Pictured from left are:<br />
Louie Warren, Adult D.J.’s Hero Award recipient; Zane Fried of Omaha;<br />
Chelsea LeGrow, Omaha; Sara Watson, Alliance; Lt. Colonel Sue Harfoot;<br />
Nia Karmann, Grand Island; Nando Parrado; Lt. Colonel Bill Harfoot;<br />
Katherine Shueths, Lincoln and Micheal Kimberly of Holdrege.<br />
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