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was a proud co-sponsor 

of a June 14 event 

at a small but growing after-school program in North Omaha: 

  

 

 

 

JUNE 14 FLAG DAY OPEN HOUSE, 

PICNIC AND FLAG DEDICATION CEREMONY 

MARKED A DOUBLING OF EFFORTS FOR INNER-CITY KIDS 

AT COMPASS MINISTRIES 

  

For more information about this quality after-school program 

serving the Franklin School neighborhood and beyond, 

see www.compassomaha.org  

  

  

  

  

WHO:                           Compass Ministries is a thriving, privately-funded after-school program in North Omaha. It offers tutoring, mentoring, meals and Christian worship and education for children and teens in one of Omaha's toughest neighborhoods. The 

                                    organization offers a summer program for kids who often have nowhere else 

to go. Compass has announced that it will double its operating hours 

                                    next school year, to four afternoons per week.  

  

 

  

The Pledge of Allegiance was the climax of the event. 

  

  

WHAT:                         The Flag Day Celebration featured tours, patriotic music by Omaha Symphony musicians, dedication of a new American flag plaza built by Eagle Scout designee Carl Erickson of Boy Scout Troop #552, short speeches by Omaha leaders including newly-elected Mayor Jim Suttle, and a free sloppy joe picnic lunch. 

  

 

  

Newly-elected Mayor Jim Suttle says he is a true believer in North Omaha. 

  

  

WHEN:                          Sunday, June 14: tours from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., flag plaza dedication ceremony from 1:30 to 2, picnic lunch and more tours from 2 to 3 

  

  

WHERE:                       Compass Ministries, 1723 N. 33rd St., the old Franklin Credit Union building 

  

  

  

  

Executive Director Dale Davies thanked and congratulated Carl Erickson, 

who built the flag plaza for Compass as an Eagle Scout project. 

  

  

WHY:                                        The ministry seeks to find new supporters to help it expand in the 2009-10 school year. It plans to provide services four afternoons per week, instead of the current two. It will continue to offer Christian programming, meals and worship services on Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons. With a staff of three,  plus volunteers of all ages, and led by a board of directors which includes Omaha Public Schools Superintendent John Mackiel, Compass is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization hoping to find new friends from across the city to unite around kids.  

  

  

  

CONTACT:                    Dale Davies, executive director 

office 558-8609 mobile 290-9370 

dalecompass@qwestoffice.net 

  

  

Besides After School Treats, the Flag Day event was sponsored by: 

  

Dale and Christine Burklund 

Nancy Darst 

Sid and Dawn Dinsdale 

Bill and Julie Erickson 

Steve and Lynette Nabity 

Dave and Susan Williams 

Hugh and Mary Jean Williams 

Randy and Connie Woodward 

  

And in memory of Earl Wurtz 

  

  

  

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