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OKC ROTARY NEWSApril 1, 2025 | Volume 113 | No. 37 In-Person and Livestreamed from Christian Life Center - St. Luke's Methodist Church | 11:55
Link to the Livestream 11:55am
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|  | Oklahoma Senator District 40 - Carri Hicks
Jeanean Yanish Jones - INSURICA
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High School Rotarian Day!
Acting President: Robert Evans
Acting Chair of the Day: Michelle Guzman
Acting Panel Moderator: Juan Angeles
Acting Invocator: Rachel Coleman
Acting National Anthem/Pledge leader: Candela Principi
Acting Introduction of Guests: Catharine Nguyen
Acting Door Greeters: Michael Lynch, Emanuel Serrato
Acting Badge Scanners: Nidia Ponce, Maria Loera, Bryce Schwarz
Acting Roving Q&A/ Microphone: Kendra Broom, Will Porter
Registration: Jeff Crain, Bobby Mills
New Rotarian Welcome Table: John Wilkins, Alex Kaiser
Menu: Beer Batter Cod; Honey Lemon Chicken; Potato Wedges; Spicy Cauliflower; Hush Puppies; Coleslaw; Garden Salad
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Club 29 Breakfast Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room
2024-2025 Co-Chairs - Susan McVey and Bud Oehlert
April 3, 2025 - Andy Gin, M.D. “Science, Truth, and Fiction”
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Lessons From the Dinner Table: The Goy, The Girl, and the Gefilte Fish
by Ted Streuli
Food!
Breaking bread, a shared meal—it nourishes both the body and the soul. Nowhere are we more likely to learn about one another than at the table.
What could be more Rotarian than that? We eat together at every meeting. I learned the importance of that 47 years ago.
Jenny Lehman’s mother taught piano lessons, baked rhubarb pie and wore her hair in a gray-and-white bun that said, sternly: If you are not nice to my daughter this cleaver could relieve you of several fingers. You would not be the first. Have some pie.
Thankfully, I had every intention of being nice to Jenny Lehman, a nice Jewish girl who attended a nice all-girl Catholic high school. She was part of a circle of friends connected by Temple Emmanuel, where, despite the jade cross hanging around my neck, I attended Friday night services so often I was made an honorary member of the synagogue’s youth group and given, with good humor, my own Jewish name.
Shalom, Streuliwitz.
I liked Jenny Lehman a lot, and wished she liked me more than she did. But while we were trying to sort that out in the way teenagers do, she generously invited me to her house, on Cranleigh Drive, for the beginning of Passover.
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| Rotary Club 29 Foundation Election -- Closes March 31, 11:59pmDon't forget to VOTE!
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| =>Accounting Email Change - 4th Quarter Statements Emailed the first week of April
On July 1, 2024 the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City updated our accounting software to QuickBooks Online. With this change, the email address that sends your statements has been updated to: quickbooks@notification.intuit.com
Please add the above email address to your safe senders list and check your spam/junk folders for communications from the Rotary office. Quarterly statements will be emailed and we appreciate your assistance to ensure timely payment.
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Rotary Car Show - June 10
Do you have a fun car or truck, one that causes people to give you a thumbs up when they see it? The Member Engagement Committee thinks this would be a great "extra".
The date is June 10 plus a rain date of June 17, when we'll all drive ours to Rotary. We'll put them on the front row at St. Luke's, arriving a little early and staying a little late, to give our fellow Rotarians a chance to look them over. Please email or text 626-660-5446 Paul Moore with what you have, if you're willing to come play!
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Volunteer Service Opportunity - Okla. City Memorial Marathon - April 27 - 6:30am-1:30pm
Ron Suttles and I attended the Hydration Station organizing/orientation meeting. Our assignment is to operate the hydration station at mile 17 on the marathon course. They expect about 3,600 marathon runners to come through that station. Race starts at 6:30 am, Sunday, 4/27/25 at which time we should be setting up at our location. Location is Central Dog Daycare, 5420 N. Classen (Classen Curve), east side of street. Schedule: 6:30 am set-up. First expected runner through mile 17 at 7:45 am. Last runner around 12:15 pm. Clean-up about extra hour. Plan on 6:30 am to 1:30 pm. Rain or shine. Dress in layers for success!!
This is a larger manpower commitment than the relay exchange. We are expected to have 25-30 volunteers. There will be a sign-up form in the newsletters. We need your help to recruit another Rotarian or other buddy. Only those over 15 years old who are registered may hand out water or nutrition. Otherwise, children are welcome (actually very encouraged to attend and cheer, work, etc.). If you have not already registered and can attend, please register asap at Volunteer – Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Use group code 20Water25. And when you register please let either me or Ron Suttles know.
We are allowed to brand our location, decorate behind the curb of the racecourse, and provide entertainment. Share your ideas with us (or just let it be your surprise). Email or call with any questions or suggestions. Let's together make this a 25th anniversary "Run To Remember." Thank you. Ron Stakem 405-923-5044 (cell)
Sign up here
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| World Community Service Travel Opportunity
We have a travel opportunity available through our World Service Committee. Thanks to your contributions to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, we were able to complete an Auto Mechanics Training Global Grant in Piura, Peru.
Mary Jane Calvey is leading the efforts of planning a trip to celebrate the successful implementation of this grant in Peru and invites any Rotary member plus their spouse who may want to travel to the celebration and meet fellow Rotarians from the Miraflores Rotary Club of Piura. Travel dates will be September 20 through September 27, 2025 and a travel agent in country is assisting in lodging and transport accommodations. Should you wish to join, you can even choose to add time in Peru if you want to explore other parts of the beautiful country. For more information, please contact Mary Jane Calvey.
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In the News
If you have good news - honors, awards, new achievements - to share with the club, please let us know!
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2024-2025 Rotary International Theme
Rotary International President Stephanie Urchick announced that the 2024-25 presidential theme is "The Magic of Rotary" and called on members to recognize and amplify the organization’s power to save lives . "We are not going to end polio or bring peace to the world by waving a wand. It's up to you. You create the magic with every project completed, every dollar donated, and every new member."
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| Memorials
The Rotary Club 29 Foundation accepts gifts honoring loved ones.
Contribute here.
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| Auto-Pay offered for Rotary Club Invoices
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| Annual Dues Payment Offered
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Upcoming Events
April 8, 2025 - Rotary AfterHours
April 23, 2025 - Rotary Club of Okla. City visits Rotary Club of Tulsa RSVP Required
April 25, 2025 - May 3, 2025 - Open World Guests
July 1, 2025 - Rotary Inaugural
January 31, 2026 - Pickleball Tournament
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| Address ChangesPlease report any changes in business or home here.
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Rotary Club 29 Online Directory - APP available in the App/Play Store
Rotary Club 29 has an online membership directory which contains current content information for all club members. The link to access the Club 29 directory can be found at the top of the home page of okcrotary.com or by clicking here.
OKC Rotary has provided this tool as a convenience to help members stay in touch with one another. The online directory, just like the printed roster, should only be used for Rotary purposes. If you need help in accessing the directory, please email the office.
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FUTURE PROGRAMS
2024-2025 Program Schedule
April 8, 2025 -
Sean Burrage, Chancellor, Regents for Higher Education – “The Power of Higher Education: Transforming Lives and Building Oklahoma’s Workforce”
April 15, 2025 -
Justice Steven Taylor: Oklahoma City Memorial Anniversary – “The Investigation, Evidence, Trial & Sentencing”
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ATTENDANCE & MEMBERSHIP
Attendance
March 25, 2025 - In-Person, Online, Makeups: 195
Total Present & Makeup: 35%
Membership - March 25, 2025 - 573
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