Today is OmahaGives Day!
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
10:00 a.m. — Pawsitive dogs & their
owners will meet and greet you.
11:00 a.m. — Kelley Bechen will explain
about essential oils & their impact on health.
12:00 noon — Learn about the Nebraska
Parrot Rescue program from Roberta Barr.
1:00 p.m. — Bob Cook will be here to tell
you about bees and beekeeping.
2:00 p.m. — Songs and guitar music
provided by the very talented Andy Severson.
3:00 p.m. — Enjoy dances performed by
students of the Entenmann’s Studio of Dance
coached by Patti Nastase.
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. — Peapod Face
Painting & Balloons will show you how to make
balloon designs for every occasion.
5:00 p.m. — Songs and beautiful music
played on the ukulele by Lynda Laird.
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Free popcorn
Free ice cream
Live music & dance
Face painting
Final day to buy your
raffle tickets!
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$1 per ticket.
$5 for 6 tickets.
$10 for 12 tickets.
Drawing on May 25, 2017!
Thanks to our Donors & Presenters
American Heroes (Mickey Bassett)
Bellevue Artists Association
Bellevue Dance Academy (Katharine LeCraw, Jayme Ramos)
Bellevue Library Foundation (Lupe Mier)
Blue Moon Fitness
Bob’s Fitness Center (Bob Sterup)
Cherie Beam-Callaway (Storyteller)
City of Bellevue Recreation Dept
Corey Romanski, Presenter (pet food & treats)
Dairy Queen (Carole Tempus)
Dairy Twist (Dan Kouba)
Deb Stortvedt
El Rio (Jim Bassett)
Entenmann’s Studio of Dance (Patti Nastase)
Friends of the Bellevue Public Library
Golden Bowl Restaurant (John Stevens)
Green Bellevue Organization
Henry Doorly Zoo (Sallie Weathers)
Hiland Dairy
Jimbo’s Diner (Glenn Judevine)
Juice4Life (Camille James)
Kansas City Royals
Kathleen Crawford-Rose
Kelly Bechen, Presenter (Essential Oils)
Leopard Lanes Bowling (Peggy Swarbrick)
Lied Activity Center
Lums Restaurant (Kina Jun)
Marathon Ventures
Marco’s Pizza (Leah Jennerman)
MoonStruck Meadery (Brian Schlueter)
Nebraska Humane Society (Pam Wiese)
Nebraska Parrot Rescue (Roberta Barr)
Nicole McDonald, Presenter (couponing)
No Body’s Perfect (Jo Kesselring)
No More Empty Pots (Neva Wolf)
Omaha Bee Club (Bob Cook)
Papa Murphy’s (Jessica Andersen)
Pawsitive Dogs and their Owners
PeaPod Face Painting & Balloons
Sarpy County Museum (Ben Justman, Kay Holst)
Skate City (David & Michelle Frank)
Staff of the Bellevue Public Library
Stella’s Bar & Grill (Pam Francois)
Swine Dining BBQ (Tyler Sorenson)
Tanya Johansen (DJ’s Dugout)
Vocalist, Musician (Andy Severson)
Vocalist, Musician (Angela Kriz)
Vocalist, Musician (Lynda Laird)
Volcanic Peppers (Timothy Bader)
Wildtree (Morgan Schroeder)
You are invited
to attend 4 days of
community involvement at
the Bellevue Public Library
for OmahaGives 2017
Saturday, May 6, 2017
Learn all about nutrition, healthy meal
planning, sustainability, and how to use
coupons to save money.
Saturday, May 13, 2017
Celebrate Nebraska’s 150- year birthday
with us. We will have displays, music,
storytelling, and fun kids’ activities.
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Today is all about pets! Learn about pet
adoption and grooming (Humane Society)
and how to make healthy dog food,
biscuits and other treats.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
OmahaGives Day! Join us for a day of
activities & sign up for our Summer
Library Program, too! Today is also your
last chance to purchase tickets for our
very popular raffle baskets!
ATTEND OUR PROGRAMS !!!
WIN FREE PRIZES !!!
Saturday, May 6, 2017
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Our focus today is on Health,
Nutrition and Sustainability.
11:00 a.m. — Green
Bellevue will talk to us
about composting and
recycling.
12:00 noon — Morgan Schroeder
from Wildtree will show you how to
use natural and organic herbs, spices,
and marinades for healthy meal
planning.
1:00 p.m. — Neva Wolf
from ‘No More Empty
Pots’ will demonstrate how
to make nutritious meals
for under $10 for a family
2:00 p.m. — Nicole McDonald will
show us how to use coupons to save
money.
3:00 p.m. — Camile James from
Juice4Life will explain the health
benefits of juicing.
JOIN IN THE FUN !!!
Get your groove on while learning
about pets. Find out how to adopt
and care for them at home. You can
also learn how to make healthy meals
and treats for your dogs.
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon — Meet
Saturday, May 13, 2017
and greet our Pawsitive dogs and their
owners.
Join us in celebrating Nebraska’s
sesquicentennial with stories of the
pioneer days, music, and kids’ fun
activities.
11:00 a.m. — Storytelling by Cherrie
Beam-Callaway.
(Humanities Nebraska provides major
funding for this program. The NHC
receives support from the Nebraska
Cultural Endowment, the Nebraska State
Legislature and the National Endowment
for the Humanities.)
1:00 p.m. Listen
to Angela Kriz sing
and play music on
the accordion.
2:00 p.m. — Join us for a
kids’ interactive camp organized
by the Sarpy County Museum &
the Bellevue Public Library. Kay
Holst will highlight pioneer life
and share some hands-on
artifacts with us.
Then visit with Pam Wiese from the
Humane Society to learn about pet
adoption. She may bring along an
adoptable dog or 2, maybe even a
critter or a kitten. She will also talk
about the costs of owning a pet,
grooming, vet bills, feeding your pets,
etc.
1:00 p.m. — Students
from the Electrix Dance
Team at Bellevue Dance
Academy coached by
Katharine LeCraw & Jayme
Ramos will perform some
special dances for us.
2:00 p.m. — Join Corey Romanski for
her demonstration on
making healthy meals,
biscuits, and other
treats for your pets.