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Make strides with the mayor
Lace up your shoes and walk with Mayor Jim Suttle in the Field Club neighborhood Saturday morning.
He will lead a 1.5-mile walk starting at 10 a.m. from the southwest corner of 36th Street and Woolworth Avenue.
The walk is one of Omaha By Design’s “9 in ’09 Great Walks.” It also kicks off Activate Omaha’s “Sprint Through the Holidays” campaign, designed to help people manage their weight and fitness at this challenging time of the year.
Gardens to focus on holiday tree
Lauritzen Gardens is offering a chance to have lunch while learning all about the gardens’ holiday wildlife tree and how to create one at home.
You can do this at Monday’s “Feeding the Birds” installment of Nourish, the garden’s lunch-and-learn lecture series.
Lectures are from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. and are free with paid garden admission or membership. You must preregister with Jane Diesen at 346-4002 ext. 263 or j.diesen@omahabotanicalgardens.org.
Bring your own lunch or purchase one from the cafe. Lauritzen Gardens is at First and Bancroft Streets.
Career coach offers free sessions
Tim Snyder, a career coach, is offering free job-seeker boot camps in the Omaha metro area this month.
The first will be Monday from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Christ Community Church, 404 S. 108th Ave., in the Old Mill area. The second will be Dec. 15 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Nebraska Christian College, 12550 S. 114th St., in Papillion.
The interactive workshops will touch on various areas of the job search process.
Registration is required for the free sessions because space is limited. Register at http://www.timsnydercoaching.com. For more information, contact Tim Snyder at 660-7695.
Latino integration to be luncheon topic
A recent study on Latino integration within the Omaha area will be discussed at a luncheon meeting.
“Latino Integration: Pathways to Economic Prosperity and Business Competitiveness” will be the focus of the meeting, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at the South Omaha campus of Metropolitan Community College. The event will be in the Industrial Training Center, 2909 Edward "Babe" Gomez Ave.
The Americas Society and Council of the Americas, in partnership with the Omaha Community Foundation and the Nebraska Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, are putting on the public event.
To register — cost is $10 — go to http://as.americas-society.org/ and click on the calendar tab to find the Dec. 11 event.
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