Next Meeting: TO BE ANNOUNCED.  There will be no July meeting because of the OMS Picnic on Saturday, August 2nd, at Noon at Chalco Hills, inside the air-conditioned pavilion. We will be entertaining the boys and girls from Boys & Girls Town. We will be looking for additional people to help be ready for this. See details below!

A Message From Our President:

Dear Omaha Magical Society Members, 6-27-08

One of our Members, Amanda Horner is looking for a little help. Check out what she has written to see if you would like to participate in the walk or perform magic for her.

Sincerely,

Ron Gerard, President
Omaha Magical Society

Hello!
I don't know if I told you this, but I'm the Walk for Inclusion Coordinator for Conference for Inclusive Communities.The Conference for Inclusive Communities (CFIC, formally NCCJ (National Conference for Community and Justice) of the Midlands) is a human relations organization confronting prejudice, bigotry and discrimination through educational programs that raise awareness, foster leadership and encourage advocacy for a just and inclusive society. We reach about 2, 000 people a year with our programs.
This will be our 10th annual walk. The walk does raise money for our programming, but we do not expect you to raise money for us. We're more concerned about getting a big chunk of Omaha together in one place to Walk for Inclusion! Awareness is our main goal in this event. I have been volunteering with the program since 2001, and just this summer was hired on to coordinate the walk.
I was wondering if OMS would be interested in participating in the Walk for Inclusion in two ways:
I would love, love, love it if OSM had a team to walk with us. I am trying my hardest to get people from all over Omaha to participate. The couple that I met at the meeting (the man with the white beard and his wife who was wearing pearls (Denny and Anne?)) said that they attended our Humanatarian dinner. If possible I'd like to get in contact with them about maybe being the team captains.
And secondly, we are trying to take the walk and transform it into more of a Day of Diversity in the next year or so, so this year we are trying to add more entertainment. I wanted to know if anyone would be interested in performing at the event. We would have a 20-30 minute slot for maybe one or two magicians to perform on the stage. It is a family event, so PG acts only.
The walk itself is on August 31st at Heartland of America park. Registration starts at 1 and pre-walk entertainment is at 1:30. The walk is a fast 1.5 miles, and will be followed up by a free concert in the park by Eagle Seagull, and maybe a food tasting. If OSM does have a walk team, we would like to have a captain present at our Walk Kick off Luncheon on July 9th at 11am at Security National Bank. We would need to know by July 1st if someone will attend the lunch.
If anyone is intersted they can reach me on my cell phone at 402-314-6550, or email me at amanda.likeolikeh@gmail.com
Thanks!
Amanda Harner
 

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ANNUAL PICNIC NOTICE
Saturday, August 2, 2008

Hello To All,

The Omaha Magical Society is starting preparations for our annual family picnic. It will be held at Chalco Hills Park Recreation area pavilion, 8901 S 154th Street, Omaha, NE on August 2, 2008 at 12:00 Noon. The park is located off Giles Roadd west of 144th Street. The pavilion is air conditioned so the picnic will be held no matter what the weather. It is free to OMS members and their families and invited guests from Boys Town. The club will supply the meat (chicken) and beverages (Iced Tea & Lemonade). We are asking the members to provide the side dishes and desserts. The members are asked to bring some walk-around tricks and a 5 minute stage presentation for the entertainment of the guests. We will limit the magic show to 50 minutes. We will have some door prizes for the kids. Greg Schuerman, ( greg@gospelballoons.com) is assisting me in the running of this event.

Please RSVP me or Greg Schuerman by July 25, 2008 as to the number of guests you are bringing. We have to know so we can buy enough chicken. I will also need 2 large drink coolers for the beverages. If you know where we can borrow them please let me know. We will need help at the park for setup and clean up.

Magically Yours,
Bob Buczkowski

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Month	Event
January 08	Wizard's Banquet - Click here to see details...
February 08	Escape Magic and Bring an Escape Trick
March 08	Silk Magic by Greg Schuerman
April 08	Amazing Tricks Forgotten - Jeff Sikora
May 08	Will Houstoun Lecture
June	Jeff Sikora - Tricks Forgotten
July	Denny Rourke - Coin Magic
August	Club Picnic - Saturday, August 2
September
October	Officer Nominations
November	Officer Elections
December	Magic Party & Install Officers