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Speaker Shares Story of the Triumph of the Human Spirit A thin, pale woman dressed casually in blue jeans stopped a Salvation Army volunteer after the “D.J.’s Hero Awards Luncheon” in Omaha on May 7 to say “thanks.” She had heard on a radio station that morning that Nando Parrado was speaking at the annual lunch. The woman had once flown over the spot in the Andes where Parrado’s plane crashed, leaving him and other members of his Uruguayan rugby team stranded for 72 days. Since then, she had survived a brain tumor, her husband’s illness and the loss of everything they owned. Then her son died. She was looking for a story of hope and survival --- and found it in Parrado’s speech. The grateful woman quietly left, overwhelmed and encouraged. She was one of 1,200 people, including Nebraska’s governor and Omaha’s mayor, gathered at the Qwest Center ballroom that day. They were there for the annual D.J.’s Hero Awards Luncheon that raised more than $356,000 for programs for children in The Salvation Army’s Western Division. Parrado received a standing ovation after telling his story of survival after the plane carrying him and 45 passengers crashed 11,000 feet in the Andes, breaking in half. He emerged a hero when he and a teammate walked for 10 days to find help. His story was told in the book “Alive” and in a movie that starred actor Ethan Hawke as Parrado, who served as technical advisor. Parrado signed copies of his new book, “Miracle in the Andes,” after the luncheon and donated part of the proceeds to The Salvation Army. Also receiving an enthusiastic standing ovation were the six D.J.’s Hero award winners. Each received a $5,000 scholarship. The event --- one of the largest annual civic luncheons in Omaha --- is named for D.J. Sokol, son of David and Peggy Sokol of Omaha. The winners were about the same age as D.J. when he died of cancer at the age of 18. The teenagers honored at the luncheon each had a moving story of courage, concern for the community and compassion for others. The mission of award winner Zane Fried of Omaha, who is in remission from non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, is to help others deal with cancer. He has written a book for other teen cancer survivors. Nia Karmann of Grand Island is a mentor and role model for other Spina Bifida families. She lives her faith and helps others see the strength of God. Micheal Kimberly of Holdrege helps care for his disabled father and also helps support his family. Yet he finds time to volunteer in the community. Chelsea LeGrow of Omaha has given care and love to 50 foster children her parents have taken in. She is a church youth leader and volunteers to assist mothers and children in need. Katherine Schueths of Lincoln is an active and enthusiastic volunteer who shares her experience of surviving a stroke at age 11 and living with disabilities. She visits Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital patients with Casey, the therapy dog she trained. Family tragedies have led Sara Watson of Alliance to show courage and responsibility. She has become a leader with her peers and in the community, heading up many fund-raising activities. Each year, the D.J.’s Hero Awards honors an adult who has made a difference in the lives of children. This year’s honoree was Louie Warren, CEO and president, Greater Omaha YMCA. Like Parrado, the D.J.’s Hero award winners illustrate the triumph of the human spirit. All are heroes in overcoming hardships with a positive and giving spirit. The luncheon raised funds for these Salvation Army programs: Children’s Summer Enrichment, Back to School, Children of WELLSPRING, and the North Omaha After School program. (See photograph on page 8.) OMAHA SALVATION ARMY BREAKS GROUND continued from page 1 to The Salvation Army. Mrs. Kroc, widow of McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc, bequeathed her estate to The Salvation Army for the exclusive purpose of constructing and operating world-class community centers. The Omaha location was the first Kroc Center to break ground in the Army’s Central Territory. “Throughout this process we have been seeking God’s guidance and praying for opportunities to advance the mission of The Salvation Army through Mrs. Kroc’s generous gift,” said Commissioner Ken Baillie, who oversees The Salvation Army’s work in the Midwest. “We celebrate as the Omaha RJKCCC is the first in the Midwest to take this exciting next step.” Half of the $60 million gift to Omaha will be used for construction and the other half to partially establish an endowment to support the future operations of the Center. The Omaha Salvation Army must raise at least 50 percent of Mrs. Kroc’s gift to the endowment, or $15 million, which will encourage the community participation envisioned by Mrs. Kroc. The Salvation Army is partnering with Heritage Services, a local non-profit organization, for its fundraising and construction management expertise to oversee the completion of the Kroc Center initiative. A variety of programs and services for children and adults will be offered. Individuals, seniors and families will have access to educational, recreational and arts programs. Kroc Center highlights include an aquatics center, gymnasium, educational classrooms, a flexible assembly hall for worship and performing arts, and soccer fields. A large outdoor green “festival plaza” will accommodate neighborhood events. While the Kroc Center will be ideally located to meet the needs of underserved residents, the programs and services that will be provided are being designed to serve as a magnet that will attract the entire Omaha community, be financially self-sustaining and further the mission of The Salvation Army. "Through this facility, The Salvation Army will provide opportunities for thousands to have a safe, secure environment where they can participate in educational, recreational, arts and worship activities and be inspired to make a difference in their world. We are excited about the lives which will be transformed through this new ministry," states Major Merle Heatwole, Divisional Commander of The Salvation Army Western Division. In accordance with Mrs. Kroc’s wishes, none of the Kroc Center funds can be used for ongoing services and programs that The Salvation Army provides, on a daily basis, to the Omaha community such as food, clothing and shelter. Funding for those programs is raised through the annual Christmas campaign and support from donors throughout the year. For information on the Omaha Kroc Center visit www.givesalvationarmy.org. For information on Kroc Centers in the Midwest, visit www.usc.salvationarmy.org/kroc. Construction is underway on the $30 million Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center located in South Omaha. Dignitaries in yellow hard hats made it official at a July 11th groundbreaking ceremony. Pictured from left to right: Majors Yaneth and Herb Fuqua, Omaha Kroc Center Administrators; Ken Stinson and Howard Hawks, Heritage Services Board of Directors; Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey; Gary Gates, Heritage Services Board of Directors; Jim Landen, Salvation Army Omaha Advisory Board; Walter Scott, Chair, Heritage Services Board of Tony Directors; DungyCommissioner Ken Baillie; Jane Rogers, Chair, Omaha Salvation Army Advisory Board; Chuck Sederstrom; Omaha Salvation Army Advisory Board; Major Merle Heatwole, Divisional Commander, Western Division and Terry Moore, Omaha Salvation Army Advisory Board. 6
FALL 2007 TRIBUTE GIFTS: (Tribute Gifts received January 2007 thru June 2007) The Salvation Army is privileged to continually receive 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 suffering. The Army notifies the honoree or the family of all tributes. IN HONOR OF: Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church Mr. & Mrs. Doug Zbylut Joanne K. Bemis Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Fitzgerald Ms. Sheila M. Gleason Zane Fried Ms. Julianne Fried Ms. Lindy Fried Mr. Sam Fried Mr. & Ms. Neal Malashock Kristin Fuhs Anonymous Major Herb Fuqua Anonymous Linda V. Fuqua Mr. & Mrs. Herb Jungemann Eunice O. Hill Mr. Steven L. Hill Gerri Horar Ms. Sharla Mander Linda Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Allan D. Nelson Ed & Dory Laughery Mrs. Ramona Zahn Dorothea Laursen Mr. Arthur A. Laursen Bob & Sherrill Markt Mr. & Mrs. Allan D. Nelson Edith McEntee Ms. Mary M. Breler David Meyers Mr. & Mrs. Allan S. Johnson Jan Morgan Mr. Dale Feazell Madeline Moyer Ms. Rebecca Valdez Loretta Pelser Mac & Kathryn McConnell Iona Perisho Mr. Jerry Perisho Ruth A. Robson Mr. & Mrs. John Robson Katherine Schueths Doug & Mary Jo Schueths Mr. & Mrs. David L. Sokol Mr. & Dr. Richard K. Bonness Frank Tyler Mrs. Arlene Tyler IN MEMORY OF: Jan Adams Mrs. Mary Boeding Ronald Adkins Ms. Barbara Adkins Arthur C. Allard Mr. Oliver W. Allard Rose Anania Michael & MaryAnn Mullen E. Claire Andersen Mrs. Beryle Banker Donald J. Armstrong Ms. Helen M. Armstrong George Arrington Mrs. Margaret G. Cassell Cheryl S. Ault Mrs. Arleen M. Brace Ms. Ginger Hiscock Mrs. Pat King Mrs. Dorothy Lund Mr. & Mrs. Larry E. Mahagan Howard & Ann Bailey Ms. Margaret L. True William L. Baker Mr. & Mrs. Tim Bockerman James P. Balters, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Alan A. Dusatko Ms. Sandi S. Evers Mr. & Mrs. Gary Foster Dr. & Mrs. Harry W. McFadden, Jr. Gary & Carrie Oliver Marsha L. Oliver Ms. Christine R. Monestero Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Nohava Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Passer Mr. & Mrs. David Treinen Michael & Kathleen Selting Dick & Patty Mendenhall Cindy Bellefeuille Wayne & Rebecca Wise Helen Bergland Dave & Ann Sjulin Clive A. Bigsby Ms. Laura A. McMillan Mr. Thomas Steffes Marion Boe Mr. Dick Fossum A. Lyle Briggs Mrs. Martha L. Briggs Lucy Brobst Mr. & Mrs. Ed Bills Ellen Ann Brown Mrs. Lulu B. Brown Leon Bruning Ms. Delma Bruning Patricia Burke Mr. & Mrs. Doyle E. Cooper David L. Byrnes Dean & Marlene Lee Miss Carol M. Wilson Beverly Carpenter Ms. Terri Barna Mr. & Mrs. Ralph J. Matney Mr. & Mrs. George K. Otto Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Schnitker Ms. Lori Woosley Tom Carter SAS Institute Inc. Viola W. Cook Mr. Dale Munson Mr. & Mrs. Howard K. Jensen Frank & Marie Corda Mr. Leonard F. Corda Mildred Corda Mr. Leonard F. Corda Marsha Davids Ms. Dorothy Hanna Dale W. Dennis Mrs. Georgia J. Dennis Brian E. Domingo Ms. Katherine Domingo Wilma L. Drummond Dr. R. T. Drummond Murray Duck Mrs. Helen Duck Zoe E. Dudley Mr. Carroll Murdy Clyde Duff Mrs. Loretta Duff Donald G. Egger Miss Charlotte Egger Tim Ellinger Ms. Leila K. Smith Nellie Erickson Mr. & Mrs. Charles Neary Blanche Fletcher Mr. Glenn D. Fletcher James P. Foley Mr. & Mrs. Robert Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Mark Anson Mr. & Mrs. Steve F. Brown Mr. William J. Carver Mr. & Mrs. William G. Cornell Dale & Lola Denney Mark & Cathleen Erickson Mr. & Mrs. Ford F. Fischer Mrs. Anne C. Foley Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Foley Matthew & Barbara Gates Mr. & Mrs. Steven L. Gosch Ms. Mary Jo Hanigan Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Hovey Mr. & Mrs. Edwin T. Jipp, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Carl Mammel Betty J. McMaster Dr. & Mrs. David McMaster Lewis & Barbara Munday Mr. & Mrs. David P. Nikunen Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth F. Patry Mr. Wendell L. Quist Mr. & Mrs. R. E. Reagan Mr. & Mrs. Ted L. Ritchey Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Stoltenberg Mr. & Mrs. Art Weiner Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Wicklund Carl Fortina Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Robinson, Jr. Charles French Mrs. Lori L. Cleary Bobby Galvan, Jr. Mark & Arlene Galvan Mr. Rodney Galvan Gary & Connie Gannon Kurt & Kimberly Kleinbeck Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Manzer James & Joan Roberts Vera E. Gau Dave & Michelle Gau Darlene L. Gebers Mr. Fred H. Gebers Lois Geitz Mrs. Ruth Steen John Gilbert Ms. Agnes Gilbert Dale Gooder Mrs. Alice C. Gooder Dora W. Graves Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Jones Walt Griffis Mr. Bill Stout Mary Luella Grigsby Mr. Donald E. Gerdes Violet Groth Mr. Robert D. Groth Phillip Gulizia Ms. Kay S. Stiles Clarence Haines Ms. Joan Kime Jack Hanna Ms. Dorothy Hanna Jerry Hanson Ms. Paula Hardin Lucy Herrmann Mr. Bruce A. Crawford Hazel Horn Mr. Roland F. Waite Gladys Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Terry W. Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Phillip A. Mack James & Pamela Schaffart Mr. & Mrs. Mike Ordway Ruby Jackson Ms. Elaine Jackson Richard Janssen Mr. Henry G. Janssen Sally D. Jensen Mr. & Mrs. John Beck Mr. & Mrs. Warren H. Hunsche Mr. & Mrs. Roger R. Jensen Mr. Richard Kubie Kai Kastrup Mrs. Mabel Kastrup Kim Kastrup Mrs. Mabel Kastrup Jean Kauffman Mr. & Mrs. William C. Ellis Paul D. Kellogg Ms. Lori A. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Keith Bergquist Henry Kent Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Towns Dorothy Reed Kinsel Mr. Gary Kinsel Harold R. Klemensen Ms. Lorraine M. Klemensen Evelyn Krall Margie Sobotka Robert W. Krueger Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Pilgrim Mr. & Mrs. Andy Sinnwell Donna Kuenzli Ms. Janice R. Terry Larry Kvasnicka Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Shulo Ilene Larson Mr. & Mrs. Harold R. Marshall Jim Lee Mr. & Mrs. John Furlong Major Ruth Lohr Ms. Ginger Hiscock Judy Lubberstedt Mr. Joseph Nebel Cecil Lundberg Ms. Alyce Lundberg Bernice McMahan Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Atherton Mr. & Mrs. Jack F. Chapman Ms. Lyn Comeau Mr. & Mrs. Jerome J. Coon Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Deseck Dr. & Mrs. Marvin B. Dvorak William & Melanie Fleming Mr. & Mrs. Roben Henrichs Ms. Margaret A. Houlihan Ms. Sofia M. Kock Ms. Barbara Marchese Mr. & Mrs. John McGowan Ms. Carolyn C. Meeks Mr. & Mrs. Herb D. Penner Mr. & Mrs. David J. Peters Mrs. Anne C. Pettis Mr. & Mrs. Gary D. Pitzl Mr. & Mrs. Phil B. Polinski Mr. & Mrs. Bruce L. Sill Ms. Darlene A. Sullivan Dr. & Mrs. Paul Tamisiea Terry L. Tedesco Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Vlasek Mr. & Mrs. Darrel D. Williamsen Carl C. Meyers Ms. Mary Ellen Withers Gustav & Helen Miller Mr. & Mrs. Norman G. Miller p continued on page 8 7
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