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OKC Rotary NewsApril 2, 2024 | Volume 112 | 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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| Geoffrey Standing Bear is the Principal Chief of the Osage Nation. He is the great-grandson of Osage Principal Chief Fred Lookout.
Now in his third term as Osage Nation Principal Chief, he continues the work of protecting and enhancing the Osage culture, language, and lands.
Before his election, Chief Standing Bear practiced law for 34 years. He concentrated on federal Indian law receiving national recognition by Best Lawyers in America, Oklahoma Super Lawyers...READ MORE
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| Chair of the Day: Drew Edmondson
Invocation/Pledge Leader: Larry Wagner
Introduction of Guests: Clay Farha
Scanners/Greeters: Dwight Lawson, Lance McDaniel
Registration: Evan Walter, Mary Blankenship Pointer
Microphone: Bart Binning
Menu: Caesar Salad; Italian House Salad; Vegetable Medley; Lasagna Roll Ups with a Spinach Cream Sauce; Chicken Parmesan
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Whistlestops for UkraineThe German Marshall Fund of the United States, the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, and Farm Journal are partnering on a multi-state public diplomacy initiative in support of Ukraine’s victory, recovery, and reconstruction. This whistlestop tour, headlined by GMF President Heather A. Conley and Howard Buffett, will foster conversations on how the war in Ukraine affects local, national, and global communities.
Following the regularly scheduled meeting of the club, members are invited to join a discussion featuring Howard Buffett and moderated by David Walters in the Parlor Room of St. Luke's Methodist Church.
April 2, 2024 | 1 - 1:30 pm
Parlor Room, St. Luke's Methodist Church
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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
April 4, 2024: Bob Wilson - "Antique Cars"
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Questions that Transform
by Jim Priest
All Rotarians have heard of “The Four Way Test”. Many have memorized it. Most live it every day. But have you ever noticed the test is not a directive? It’s an interrogatory. It doesn’t command you to be truthful, it asks if the things you think, do, and say are truthful. Four questions you ask yourself. It’s a different way of approaching ethics.
The Four Way test was created in 1932 by Businessman and Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor who was asked to step in and rescue a company from bankruptcy. The Club Aluminum Company was in financial shambles despite manufacturing and selling good kitchen ware. Taylor believed the company could be salvaged and become successful again if it acted ethically. Here’s what he later wrote:
Our industry, as was true of scores of other industries, had a code of ethics but the code was long, almost impossible to memorize and therefore impractical. We felt we needed a simple measuring stick of ethics which everyone in the company could quickly memorize. We also believed the proposed test should not tell our people what they must do, but ask them questions which would make it possible for them to find out whether their proposed plans, policies, statements or actions were right or wrong. The four questions: READ MORE
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In Memory
The Rotary Club 29 Foundation gratefully acknowledges memorial gifts in memory of Page Dobson from Gean Atkinson, Clara Schreiber, Richard Klinge, Jean Gaulding, and Jeffrey F. Caughron .
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| Memorials
The Rotary Club 29 Foundation accepts gifts honoring loved ones.
Complete your contribution 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 9, 2024 - Rotary AfterHours - Sailor & The Dock - Cash Bar | Bring Guests
April 25-28, 2024 - Multi District Conference - Choctaw Resort & Casino in Durant, OK
June 25, 2024 - Inaugural 2024-25 Officers and Directors, Suzanne Mitchell President
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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
April 9, 2024 - Jamie Molbert, Vice President of Pediatric Behavioral Health at OU Children’s Hospital. High School Rotarian Day
April 16, 2024 - “Climbing Mount Everest” – Jess Wedel
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ATTENDANCE & MEMBERSHIP
Attendance
March 26, 2024 - In-Person, Online, Makeups: 219
Total Present & Makeup: 38%
March 26, 2024 - 600
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| Celebrating Years of Service in Rotary Club 29 - April, 2024
These Rotarians have been members of Club 29 from 52 years to 1 year.
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| Birthdays
Happy birthday to those Rotarians born in April!
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