Garden Walk draws its largest turnout
Hundreds of spectators strolled through lush gardens featuring bright flowers, water features and other décor during the Munroe-Meyer Guild’s 55th Annual Garden Walk. The walk, on June 9, drew nearly 1,200 guests through seven southwest and west Omaha gardens.
“The Garden Walk was a huge success,” said Luann Rabe, president of the Munroe-Meyer Guild. “The weather was perfect, and the gardens were beautiful because of all the rain we received last month. People enjoyed that the gardens we selected were in close proximity, and some were asking where next year’s walk will be. Our work for next year starts now.”
The event brought in more than $40,000 from ticket sales and donations, according to an early tally.
Gardens were open to the public for the event, which supports innovative programming and research at the Munroe-Meyer Institute. The guild has a history of using its fundraising to provide seed grant funding for successful MMI programs, including GoBabyGo! Nebraska, the Opportunity Brew Coffee Cart and the virtual-reality Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy (HABIT) Camp.
-Kelsey Kirk, UNMC strategic communications
Skywalk to be closed temporarily
The skywalk from Lot 50 to the Durham Outpatient Center will be closed for a brief period on the evening of Friday, July 19, and morning of Saturday, July 20, for carpet replacement. The work is expected to run between 6 p.m. July 19 through 10 a.m. July 20.
Skywalk users will have to cross Emile Street outside to get between Lot 50 and Durham Outpatient Center. Detour signs will be posted.
Campus food vendors
Food vendors are available on both the east and west sides of the UNMC Omaha campus, serving from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily. The current schedule is:
East end of campus (Sorrell Center, Alumni Commons area):
- Monday – Taste of Heaven
- Tuesday – Zemogs
- Wednesday – Taste of Heaven
- Thursday – Taste of Heaven
- Friday – Pim’s Thai Catering & Take Out
West end of campus (Durham Research Center’s Maurer Commons area):
- Monday – TBD
- Tuesday – Taste of Heaven
- Wednesday – TBD
- Thursday – Pim’s Thai Catering & Take Out
- Friday – Taste of Heaven
Questions? Email Rick Boldt in the UNMC Office of Business and Finance.