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CLUB 29 Breakfast
Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room
Co-Chairs: Aaron Collins, John D. Williams, David Hull
December 4, 2025 - Deborah McTaggart, program manager for MAPS 3 Healthy living Center
Dec. 11, 2025 - Steve Jensen, Mayor of El Reno
Dec. 18, 2025 - To Be Announced
Dec. 25, 2025 - No Meeting - Merry Christmas!!
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Oklahoma Arts Institute
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Norton Investments
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Trinity School
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Election Results Taking Office July 1, 2026Newly elected directors (2026-28) Keith Oehlert, Kathy Frankenfield, Byron Jackson, Melissa Pepper, Wendi Wilson
Sergant-at-Arms Heidi Russell; Secretary Jane Jenkins; Treasurer-Elect Susan Adams; President-Elect Drew Edmondson
2026-2027 Carry-over Officers & Directors
President: Lance McDaniel
Past President: Ross Plourde
Treasurer: Evan Walter
2025-2027 Directors: AJ Griffin, Jill Farrand, Mark Neumeister, Cori Loomis, Joel Alberts
Congratulations!
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President Ross Plourde; Emma Miller Teacher of the Month; Kimberly Harper, Principal Central Elementary; Mark Neumeisterer - TOM Committee
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| December 2025 Teacher of the MonthIn cooperation with the Mayor's office and City Council, the Rotary Club of Okla. City recognizes an outstanding teacher in our community.
Ms. Emma Miller has been named Teacher of the Month for December 2025 by Putnam City Public Schools Foundation. Emma serves as a 3rd Grade Teacher at Central Elementary School, where she is known for creating a warm, inclusive, and academically rigorous classroom environment that supports students of all backgrounds and abilities. She is recognized by her colleagues and administrators for her dedication to literacy development, her consistent use of data-driven instruction, and her innovative approaches to student engagement that foster curiosity, confidence, and a lifelong love of learning. Ms. Miller contributes to the broader school community by supporting schoolwide events, collaborating with fellow educators, mentoring new teachers, and helping cultivate a positive and supportive campus culture at Central Elementary.
Ms. Miller is admired for her patient, joyful, and student-centered teaching style, consistently going above and beyond to ensure every child feels valued, supported, and empowered to achieve their highest potential.
Her dedication to her craft and her compassion for students exemplify the highest ideals of the teaching profession and reflect the mission and values of Putnam City Schools.
Congratulations, Emma!
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| A few bell ringing time slots are available.
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Point your camera phone to this QR code to donate via credit card
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Thank you to 236 Rotarians!
42% of the membership has pledged.
At the Oct. 7 Rotary Meeting, we announced the OnePledge Committee’s selection of Ronald McDonald House Charities® Oklahoma City “Trail of Hope: A Healing, Accessible Nature Trail for Families Facing Medical Crises” for the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City’s 2025-26 project. READ MORE
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| RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards)• Camp will be held at Twin Cedars Camp in Guthrie
• Friday, July 17 through Monday, July 20, 2026
• Our Priority deadline is December 15, 2025
• The cost is $500 per camper
• Recruit current sophomores and juniors across the entire district
Please feel free to call, text, or email me with any questions.
Nicole Stephens
EOC Rotary
District RYLA Chair
405 435-6115
nmhs40@gmail.com
nmhs30@yahoo.com
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=>Accounting Email Change - 2nd Quarter Statements emailed Oct. 1, 2025
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. Quarterly statements were emailed and we appreciate your assistance to ensure timely payment.
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| 2025-26 Committee Structure
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| Officers and Directors - 2025-2026
President Ross Plourde; President-Elect Lance McDaniel; Treasurer Miles Pringle; Assistant Treasurer Evan Walter; Secretary Farooq Karim; Sgt- at-Arms Kathy Williams; Past President Suzanne Mitchell
Directors 2 yr: AJ Griffin, Jill Farrand, Mark Neumeister, Cori Loomis, Joel Alberts |Directors 1 yr: Brooke Haneborg, Steve Kerr, Heidi Russell, Drew Edmondson, Anne Holzberlein
Congratulations!
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12-2-2025 ProgramKelly Dyer Fry - Autism Oklahoma
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| Video Makeups Club 29 Rotarians may watch the program video as an attendance makeup- 2 per quarter. The form to submit your video makeup is located underneath each video in the description section, in the "Members" section of okcrotary.club or you may access it here.
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| Memorial Gifts Memorial gifts honoring a loved one can be made to the Rotary Club 29 Foundation here.
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|  Save the date and join President-Elect Lance McDaniel in Taipei, Taiwan for the 2025-2026 Rotary International Convention June 13 – 17, 2026! Early-registration discounts are available now through December 15, 2025 when pricing increases so don’t wait to get your place reserved.
If you are interested in attending, please contact the office to learn more about hotel reservations available through Club 29.
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| Auto-Pay offered for Rotary CLUB invoices
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Upcoming Events
December 5, 2025 - Salvation Army Bell Ringing- FRIDAY!
December 9, 2025 - Rotary Afterhours
January 6, 2026 - Rotary Winter Party- RSVP coming soon
January 31, 2026 - Rotary Pickleball Tournament
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2025-26 Program Schedule
December 9, 2025 - Jeff Thompson - MTM Recognition- "Celebrating Champions"
December 16, 2025 - Holiday Program - "Oklahoma Opry" featuring Darci Lynne
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Rotary Club 29 Online Directory
DACdb has an app! Access it in the Play store, or App 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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Update your contact information
If you have an update or correction to your business or residential contact information that has not been reported to the Rotary office, please update it here.
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Membership
You may nominate a prospective Rotarian by using this online nomination form. This form is also found in the "Members" section of okcrotary.club
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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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