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OKC Rotary News
February 3, 2026 | Volume 114 | No. 29
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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25th Anniversary of the People’s Trust
TSET: Past, Present, and Future
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|  Drew Edmondson - Attorney - TSET Champion
Julie Bisbee - Executive Director of TSET
Audrina Baker - Senior at Classen SAS High School.
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| Chair of the Day/Moderator: Julie Bisbee
Attendance Scanner/Greeters: Emily Taylor, Penny Voss
Registration: David Mayfield, Evan Walter
New Rotarian Welcome Table: Mallory O'Neill
Introduction of Guests: Chip Oppenheim
Invocation/Pledge Leader: Byron Jackson
Microphone/ Q & A: Bobby Mills
Menu: Meat Loaf, Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes; Green Beans, Roll, Cole Slaw, Chopped Salad
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Club 29 Breakfast February 5, 2026
Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room
Co-Chairs: David Hull, Aaron Collins, John D. Williams
Speaker: Debra McTaggart – Healthy Living OKC
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| Sharpening the Saw: A New Year Reset
by Salvador Ontiveros
Welcome back from holiday break. I hope you had a restful, meaningful time with family and friends.
I often tell my staff: the best thing we can do for our families—and for the clients we serve—is to first take care of ourselves. Physically, mentally, and emotionally. It is a simple motto, and as a leader, I will admit I do not always follow it as well as I should.
This year, I tried something different. For the first time, I unapologetically “rotted” on my couch for two weeks. I still cooked tamales. I spent real time with my growing boys—three teenagers now—and with my wife and friends. But I had one goal during the holidays: to sit, and not think, worry, or try to predict the next crisis. I wanted to rest without guilt. And for the most part, I did.
Leaders can struggle to enjoy time off. We feel the need to always be on, always available, always ready to solve the next problem. The inner dialogue is familiar: “If I don’t do it, no one will,” or “No one can do it the way I want.” Maybe that sense of responsibility is part of what makes leaders effective. We accept the weight of guiding an institution, a business, or an organization—along with its staff, partners, and board. But that weight can also come with a constant low-level anxiety: the feeling that things could fall apart at any moment, even when most of the time, they do not. We carry the worry anyway.
That is one reason I value Rotary Club 29 so much. READ MORE
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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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| =>Accounting Email Change - 3rd Q Statements were emailed January 7, 2026
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 our Rotary office. Membership dues statements were emailed and we appreciate your assistance to ensure timely payment.
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| Memorials
The Rotary Club 29 Foundation accepts gifts honoring loved ones.
A contribution can be made here
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| Rotary Club 29 Online Directory - App is 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.club 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
2025-2026 Program Schedule
February 10, 2026 - Delaware Resource Group – Phil Busey Jr.
February 17, 2026 - James Spann – Boyd Street Ventures
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attendance & MEMBERSHIP
Attendance
January 20, 2026 - Makeups, Online, In-person: 235
Total Attendance: 42%
January 27, 2026 - Meeting Canceled due to weather issues
Membership: January 20, 2026 581
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Upcoming Events
February 10, 2026 - Rotary Afterhours
March 10, 2026 - Rotary Afterhours
April 4, 2026 - Pickleball Tournament (rescheduled)
April 21, 2026 - Tulsa Rotarians visit Club 29
June 2, 2026 - Car Show
June 30, 2026 - Inaugural of the 2026-2027 Officers & Directors, Lance McDaniel President
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