We are all about kids & community!
Kiwanis Club of Southwest Omaha is part of the Kiwanis International Organization, which is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child at a time.
- Would you like to become more involved while working with and assisting the youth in our community?
- Would you like to meet with community minded men and women while enjoying good food, conversation, and presentations shared by a variety of speakers within our community?
Kiwanis Club of Southwest Omaha meets the first, third and fourth Thursday of each month at noon at Corner Kick Cantina, 13806 P ST.
Kiwanis of Southwest Omaha
2025-2026 Annual Banquet
On September 24, 2026, the Kiwanis Club of Southwest Omaha held their annual banquet and award ceremony. Diana Wagner was installed as the new president. Many thanks to Wendell Hockens for being a great president in 2025-2026. Andy Bradley installed new officers and board members. We recognized two members with 25 years of Kiwanis membership, Britt Campbell and Rebecca Flint.
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Recent Club Projects
Our club supports the community in many ways. Recently, we have been hard at work with the following service projects.
Mental Health Grant for Rockwell
Through Kiwanis International, our club recently was awarded a grant to help support students at Rockwell Elementary. Rockwell has a goal to help all teachers provide a Calming Corners in their classroom. These areas will include a soft cushion, books, fidgets, calming tools and more. With the help of Rockwell School Connect Community and the grant, we were able to provide the above supplies for each classroom.
Celebrate Education
Our club recently supported the Open Door Mission and Lydia House at their "Celebrate Education" picnic. Participating members included: John Krajicek, John Miller, Diana Wagner, Jed Johnston, and Wendell Hockens.
Rockwell Student Council Celebration
Club members grilled hotdogs and provided chips and desert for students serving on the Rockwell Student Council. What a fun end-of-year celebration!
Upcoming Meetings and Speakers
October 8, 2026
12:00 p.m. Corner Kick Cantina
13806 P Street
13806 P Street
Board of Directors Meeting
All members are welcome to attend. Meals are ordered individually from the menu.
October 15, 2026
12:00 p.m. Corner Kick Cantina
13806 P Street
12:00 p.m. Corner Kick Cantina
13806 P Street
William C. Brown
William Carl Brown is an Omaha lawyer who is in his 41st year of law practice. He was born and raised in Omaha and returned here after attending the University of Iowa for undergrad and law school. He then practiced primarily in the areas of business, employee benefits, and estate planning and administration. He served on the board of directors of several client businesses and civic/charitable organizations. For many years as an adjunct professor, he taught business law to Executive MBA students. He then spent two years as vice president and trust officer of a local trust company, eventually returning to private law practice as a sole practitioner. Mr. Brown and his wife will soon be celebrating 39 years of marriage, which has produced four children and three grandchildren (so far). He now focuses his law practice on estate planning and administration. In that pursuit he came across the life story of a Vietnamese refugee who made it to this country. At the age of 67, Mr. Brown became a first-time author by publishing an account of that refugee’s extraordinary journey to America.
2026-2027Club President
President Diana Wagner has been a member of Kiwanis since 2000 , when she joined in Fremont, Nebraska. She transferred to the Club of Southwest Omaha in 2022. While in Fremont she served as President, President-Elect, and advisor to K-Kids, Key Club and Circle K. As a member of the Kiwanis Club of Southwest Omaha she has been just as active, serving as the advisor to K-Kids, co-chairman of the Hope Totes project, one of the School Champions for Rockwell Elementary School, President-Elect, and now President. In 2023-2024 Diana was Kiwanian of the year for the Kiwanis Club of Southwest Omaha.
If interested in learning more about our club and service to children in the Millard and Omaha area, please contact Diana at dianaswagner59@gmail.com.
2026-2027 Club YearOfficers & Directors Installed
The Kiwanis Club of Southwest Omaha members elected their Club Officers and Directors at the Annual Meeting on May 1st. These Officers and Directors were installed on Thursday, September 24, 2026 and begin their new roles on October 1, 2026.
Congratulations to the following members:
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diana Wagner
President Elect/VP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Howe
Past President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wendell Hockens
Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rand Hansen
Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ginger Hansen
Director of Technology & Media . . . Kara Hutton
Board of Directors - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Beals
Becky Flint
Jed Johnston
Jerry Primm
Payton Stolp
Terry Wilson
Southwest Kiwanis Foundation Board
Britt Campbell
Wendell Hockens
Jed Johnston
Terry Wilson
Foundation Current Treasurer Rand Hansen
Foundation Current Secretary Ginger Hansen
