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Vol. 84 - No. 23 Omaha, Nebraska
Friday, November 11, 2022
November 25 thru December 6
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Person of the Week:
OMAHA CHILDREN’S MUSEUM WELCOMES NEW CEO
Fawn Taylor After conducting a successful nationwide search over the past year, Omaha Children’s Museum is proud to announce and welcome Fawn Taylor to the role of Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Taylor joins the team from the Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative (NECC) where she served as Vice President of Family & Community Services. She has over twenty years of experience working with children and families and has developed multiple programs promoting health, education, mental health, and well-being, including NECC’s Teen and Young Parent Program and the Network of Excellence. Ms. Taylor also comes to the Omaha Children’s Museum with over nine years of experience as Executive Director of Early Childhood Services.
Faith Communities Unite to Encourage Organ and Tissue Donation
Saturday, November 12, 1:00 P.M. Mount Calvary Community Church, 5112 Ames Ave, Omaha, Faith leaders representing Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions will come together for an interfaith service of prayer, testimony, and music to encourage organ and tissue donation. The program will include testimonials from a transplant recipient, donor family member, living donor and a patient waiting
for an organ transplant. Members of the Men’s Chorus from Mount Calvary Community Church and the Salem Baptist Church Choir will also share musical selections. More than 100,000 people in the United States are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. One donor can save up to eight lives through organ donation and provide healing to 100 additional people through tissue donation. Communities of
faith embrace organ and tissue donation as a final act of love and generosity. Donor Sabbath provides congregants comfort in their decision to register and hope for those in need of a lifesaving transplant. Live On Nebraska is dedicated to transforming lives through organ and tissue donation. We are a conduit for transplantation, partnering with hospitals in Nebraska and Pottawattamie County, Iowa, to facilitate the recovery of organs and tissues from those who choose to donate life. Learn more about our mission and register as a donor at LiveOnNebraska.org
“It is with joy and gratitude that I am joining the OCM team. What attracted me to the Omaha Children’s Museum are the wonderful times I spent there on a professional and personal basis throughout the years. I have always been impressed by what a wonderful place it is for children and families to experience hands-on learning. It is impossible to leave the museum without having learned something new. Whether it was with teens and young parents as they learn and grow with their children, community child care providers and teachers that were excited to watch and play alongside the young children in their care, or the young children in my own family, the OCM has played a key role in the lives of children and the early childhood community. I am also moved by the OCM’s strong commitment and prioritization of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as an essential guidepost moving forward to create meaningful change. It is a unique privilege to lead an organization dedicated to quality learning experiences for both families and the entire community. I am excited to get started and contribute my skills to the OCM team and our mission” said Fawn. “On behalf of the Board of Directors of Omaha Children’s Museum, I am proud to welcome Fawn Taylor to lead this organization, to build upon our 46-year history and take things to the next level. We undertook a national search to look for the best candidate who had a unique blend of early childhood, leadership/management, and development/capital campaign experience, all while adhering to our strategic planning goals of sustainability, DE&I, mission and communication. Fawn definitely fits these needs and we look forward to working with her and are excited about our future under her leadership” said Board President, Sherman Willis. Ms. Taylor’s first day at Omaha Children’s Museum will be Wednesday, November 9.
Publisher’s Pen By Terri D. Sanders
Credit: Demolives
Covid-19…RSV… The Flu…still here and advancing… Last Week I saw X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X presented by Opera Omaha. I participated in a panel discussion and attended the talks by Geoff Pope, in cooperation with the Malcolm X Foundation. It amazes me that many years have passed since 1964 and
some of the same issues plague our society today. As it was said in the opera “the chickens have come home to roost.” While many view Malcolm X as a radical, it is my opinion he was not. He was a deep thinker a man who was focused on activating the people to self sufficiency and was constantly being misunderstood and
hunted. Let that thought marinate…In 2022, how are we activating ourselves to be not so influenced by the media but to think for ourselves and proceed? Geoff Pope repeatedly used the phrase: “are you sending the ladder back down?” What are you doing to assist those who have not climbed
up yet, namely our youth and others. In order for those to use the ladder that is being extended, they must recognize that help is being offered and to take the assistance. How have you sent the ladder back down? The influence of social media as a source for knowledge is wide spread. Reading is being replaced
with information gained on TikTok. I implore you to know for YOURSELF. Investigate and get pure knowledge and do not just digest what is being served in the mainstream media. Until next week…READ for yourself
A world without hopes and dreams is no world at all. ~Aretha Franklin