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OKC Rotary NewsJune 4, 2024 | Volume 112 | No. 46
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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| Harold Hamm founded Continental Resources in 1967 and is Chairman of the Board of Directors. Growing up in rural Oklahoma, Mr. Hamm went to work in the oil fields as a teenager and established Continental Resources at the age of 21. He built a grassroots startup into a Top-10 oil producer and the largest privately held oil company in the United States. As a voice for America’s oil and natural gas industry, he has helped to make America energy independent. READ MORE
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| Chair of the Day: Mike Turpen
Invocation/Pledge Leader: Mautra Jones
Introduction of Guests: Paula Settle
Scanners/Greeters: Natalie Fitzpatrick, Blake Cherry
Registration: Barney Semtner, Evan Walter
Microphone: Bart Binning
Menu: Mixed Green Salad; Hummus and pita bread; Mediterranean chicken with Red pepper Coulis:
Lemon Garlic Salmon; Zucchini; Wild Rice
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In the NewsIf you have good news - honors, awards, new achievements - to share with the club, please let us know!
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Club 29 Breakfast Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room
2023-24 Co-Chairs - Susan McVey and Bud Oehlert
June 6, 2024: Bill Orr/Bud Oehlert - "Health Care Delivery"
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"What Makes a “Good” School?"
by Freda Deskin
Most parents will say they want their child in a good school or that they moved to a certain community or area school because it had a good school. Business leaders lament that new businesses will only move to areas with good schools. Schools receive grades of A from the state. But what IS a “good” school?
Typically, people mean they want a school with a history or reputation for high achievement. They often will name some of those schools within the region. What do these “good” schools have in common?Studies show a child's zip code significantly predicts their academic achievement due to various interconnected factors that reflect the socio-economic conditions of the neighborhood (The Costs of Inequity: Education’s the One Key That Rules Them All, The Harvard Gazette, February 15, 2016).
According to 2013 key findings from the Scholars Strategy Network, “Children from disadvantaged households often do less well in school than their classmates from more economically comfortable backgrounds. Researchers have documented this repeatedly – in
studies of individual children and through comparisons of schools, districts, states, and nations. One of every five American children lives in poverty – more than in most other developed countries. U.S. educators and policymakers thus have every reason to look closely at the educational difficulties poverty creates – and take active steps to correct the problems. But lately, the exact opposite has happened. Disadvantaged schoolchildren are left to fall behind.” because reforms like No Child Left Behind pretend that poverty is unimportant.” READ MORE
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District 5750 News
Dear District 5750 Rotarians,
May in Oklahoma and around the World has been tumultuous. Rotary International Director Beth Stubbs shared at our Hope in the Heartland Tri-district Conference last month that the Rotary International Board of Directors shared that is the most tumultuous time in the world that we have ever experienced. Even as we were at the District Conference, about 60 miles away, Sulphur was hit by a deadly EF-3 tornado.
Now more than ever, we need to Create Hope in the World.
On the way to this year’s 2024 Rotary International Convention in Singapore from May 25 to 29, one of my fellow District Governors was on the Singapore Airlines flight that experienced turbulence resulting in a broken neck and his wife suffered a broken back. A committed Rotarian, he posted on Facebook that he hoped he would be well enough to still attend the convention!
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Few things evoke wonder like the night sky. But as Keith Marsh, a specialist in astrophotography, knows, capturing it on film takes skill and perseverance. His image of the Milky Way spilled out over a remote canyon in Washington state is the winner of this year's Rotary magazine Photo Awards.
Join on a photographic vision quest. Marsh, a Rotarian from California, is equally fascinated by life on this planet, and you'll see another of his images, of girls preparing to celebrate Mexico's Día de los Muertos festivities, among the finalists.
In another of this month's features, we explore the growth in landowners seeking to preserve their property and conserve habitat by working with land trusts. We'll introduce you to a club in Milwaukee that used that strategy to revitalize the city's riverfront.
In the Our World section, we look at how solar power is expanding access to health care in places with less reliable electricity. And finally, come with us to Beirut to meet a new club of young people devoted to Positive Peace in Lebanon and beyond.
Prefer to listen? Check out our podcast for audio versions of the magazine's best storytelling, along with full episodes featuring exclusive bonus interviews. Please subscribe, and, if you enjoy what you hear, give us a positive rating or review.
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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
June 25, 2024 - Inaugural 2024-25 Officers and Directors, Suzanne Mitchell President RSVP Required
July 30, 2024 - Vocational Tour Day
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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
June 11, 2024 - Kelly Williams, Chief Innovation Officer - The City of Oklahoma City
June 18, 2024 - Michelle Coppedge – FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
President’s/ Awards Day
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ATTENDANCE & MEMBERSHIP
Attendance
May 28, 2024 - In-Person, Online, Makeups: 192
Total Present & Makeup: 34%
Membership May 28, 2024 - 594
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| Celebrating Years of Service in Rotary Club 29 - June, 2024
These Rotarians have been members of Club 29 from 50 years to 1 year.
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