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OKC Rotary NewsMarch 4, 2025| Volume 113 | No. 33
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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Michael Byrnes a native of Arlington, Texas has served as the President & General Manager of the Oklahoma City Comets since September 2010. Michael oversees all aspects of franchise operations for the Triple-A baseball club including the establishment of community and corporate partnerships, strategy development for ticket sales & marketing, creating vision for fan entertainment and supervising media & communications, facilities operations, budget management, and Major League Affiliate relations. READ MORE
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Chair of the Day: Howard Wickersham
Attendance Scanner/Greeters: Jennifer Hamer, Bill Hughes
Registration: Susan Adams, Dawn Byram
Introduction of Guests: Patrick Raglow
New Member Welcome Table: Mallory O'Neill, John Settle
Invocation/Pledge Leader: Joe Dorman
Microphone: Richard Smith, David Battles
Menu: Southwest Chopped Salad; Roasted Cauliflower; Sweet Potato and Black Beans; Chicken and Beef Fajitas; Chips; Queso and Salsa
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club 29 breakfastMarch 6, 2025 | 7:00am
Quail Creek Country Club | Wingspan Room
Chairs: Susan McVey, Bud Oehlert
Speaker: Rick Allen Lippert, Board Chair of Carpenter Square Theater, “Forty-first and Four.”
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Making Beautiful Things, Together
by Sarah Sears
In a world moving faster than ever, where do we find space to slow down, reflect, and build something meaningful together? As technology advances, energy demands rise, and social behaviors shift, complexity is increasing. But with complexity comes opportunity—the opportunity to design something beautiful through collaboration, curiosity, and shared understanding.
I often think about flow—that state of balanced deep work and creativity—when we find it easier to embrace change, let go of resistance, and stay open to new ways of thinking. But it’s not always easy. Routine is comfortable. Expertise shapes our identities. How do we remain open to fresh perspectives when it feels easier to lean on what we already know?
For me, curiosity is key. I like to gather information, let ideas percolate, and reflect. But in a fast-paced world, slowing down for deep thinking and meaningful conversation takes effort. Too often, we rush toward solutions without pausing to listen, challenge assumptions, and explore alternative viewpoints. READ MORE
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3-11-25 AfterHours - JK by Chef King RSVP Cash Bar | Bring Guests!
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| =>Accounting Email Change
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 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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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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Rotary Magazine - March 2025 - Rotarian Subscribers
A few miles from Seattle's glittering downtown, home to some of the world's richest tech companies, lies "the track," a stretch of roadway home to a darker industry. Girls, some not even teenagers, have been forced into the commercial sex trade here. A Rotary club is fighting back. In this issue of Rotary magazine, one of its members takes you inside the operation to help women break free.
Click here to read your digital copy of the March 2025 issue
Also this month, we find out what drives Rotary’s 2025-26 president, Mário César Martins de Camargo of Brazil, what he’s learned about leadership as a Rotary member, and why he’s known as Super Mario.
For Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Month, we assigned a photographer in India to document the work of an industrious group of Interactors whose club has made tens of thousands of menstrual pads.
Finally, in the Our Clubs section, we go to Houston to visit a Rotary club whose members have been a who’s who of the space program since the first class of astronauts.
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Upcoming Events
March 11, 2025 - Rotary AfterHours
April 23, 2025 - Rotary Club of Okla. City visits Rotary Club of Tulsa
April 25, 2025 - May 3, 2025 - Open World Legal Scholars
July 1, 2025 - Rotary Inaugural
January 31, 2026 - Pickleball Tournament
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| Rotary Club 29 Online Directory
DacDb has a new App 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
March 11, 2025 -
Judge Ken Stoner “Understanding Addiction and the Treatment Court Solution
March 18, 2025 - “Made in Oklahoma” Panel – Emily Shuping, MIO; Ed Clements, Clements Foods
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ATTENDANCE
February 25, 2025- Online, In-Person, Makeups: 217
Total Present and Makeup: 38%
Membership
Feb. 25, 2025 - 577
Makeups
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