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OKC Rotary News
April 8, 2025 | Volume 113 | No. 38
In-Person and Livestreamed from Christian Life Center - St. Luke's Methodist Church | 11:55
Livestream Available 11:55am
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The Power of Higher Education: Transforming Lives
and Building Oklahoma’s Workforce
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| Sean Burrage began serving as Oklahoma’s 10th chancellor of public higher education on Dec. 2, 2024.
Chancellor Burrage is an educator, civic leader, and attorney. He previously served as Vice President for Executive Affairs and Chief of Staff at the University of Oklahoma, is a past president of Southeastern
Oklahoma State University (SE) in Durant, and was managing partner with the Taylor Burrage Law Firm in Claremore. READ MORE
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Chair of the Day: Don Wetekam
Invocation: Clarke Farmer
Introduction of Guests: Kathryn Wilson Wheeler
Introduction of Teacher of the Month: Cori Loomis
Teacher Greeter: Cliff Dougherty
Welcome New Rotarian Table: Mike Coats, Susan Adams
Scanners/ Greeters: Jennifer Hamer, Larry Edwards
Registration: Kathy Williams, Valerie Aubert
Roving Microphone: Bailey Perkins Wright, Bobby Mills
Menu: Sausage and Chicken; Blackened Salmon; Asparagus; Roasted Potatoes; Chopped Salad; Broccoli Cheddar Salad
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Club 29 Breakfast April 10, 2025
Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room
Chairs: Susan McVey, Bud Oehlert
Speaker: Natalie Currie, Director of Oklahoma Department of Libraries.
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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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The Inevitable Meeting
by Emily Taylor
Good morning, Rotary friends. Today, I invite you to pause and consider a question that gently challenges us all: When the person you could have been meets the person you are becoming, is it a moment for celebration or a cause for heartbreak?
This idea is more than a philosophical musing; it’s an invitation to reflect on our life’s journey. We each carry two versions of ourselves. On one hand, there’s the “could-have-been” self—a repository of forgotten dreams, unpursued risks, and alternate paths we once imagined. On the other, there’s the “becoming” self, shaped by our everyday choices, the hurdles we’ve overcome, and the wisdom we’ve gathered over time.
Two Sides of the Same Coin
It might seem as if these two versions are at odds. We sometimes find ourselves mourning the road not taken—the job we hesitated to apply for, the relationship we were too afraid to fight for, or that cherished dream we set aside. Such reflections can indeed sting with regret. Yet, it’s important to recognize that our “could-have-been” self isn’t a rival to be vanquished; it serves as a gentle compass. It reminds us of ambitions that once stirred our hearts and of potential still waiting to be tapped.
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Teacher of the Month
Cori Loomis will introduce Julianne Anthony, Oklahoma City Public Schools, as the April Teacher of the Month.
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| Membership Directories 2024-25
Membership Directories for the 24-25 Rotary year are now available at the weekly Tuesday Luncheon meetings. These are for Club 29 Rotarians, only. Rotary International rules strictly prohibit the use of the directory for any other purpose other than Rotary business.
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Register Here - Memorial Marathon Water Station - Volunteer Service
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April 2025 - Rotary Magazine - for Rotarian Subscribers
It may not seem like much, but our habit of tossing out a mushy tomato here and a stale bread slice there adds up to sizeable dollar losses and environmental costs. A third of all food sold in the U.S. goes to waste, and about half of all wasted food comes from our homes. In this issue of Rotary magazine, we look at the real reasons we still trash so much food and what it will take to stop.
Click here to read your digital copy of the April 2025 issue.
In another feature to mark Rotary’s Environmental Month, we bring you the work of a Rotarian and polar photographer on a mission to capture the beauty and fragility of a warming world. That fragility was on display earlier this year in the Los Angeles wildfires. In the Our World section, read about the Rotary members helping neighbors there even after suffering their own losses.
Finally, in the “Where are they now?” story, we catch up with a former Rotary Scholar working on the front lines of climate change in the Solomon Islands.
Prefer to listen? Check out the Rotary Voices podcast for audio versions of the magazine's best storytelling, along with full episodes featuring bonus interviews
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| =>Accounting Email Change - Statements were emailed April 1 - after 2:00
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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| 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
April 15, 2025 -
Justice Steven Taylor: Oklahoma City Memorial Anniversary – “The Investigation, Evidence, Trial & Sentencing”
April 22, 2025 -
Tom McDaniel, American Fidelity – “Passing the Torch”
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attendance & MEMBERSHIP
Attendance
April 1, 2025 - In-Person, Online, Makeups: 185
Total Present & Makeup: 33%
Membership: April 1, 2025 - 572
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Upcoming Events
April 8, 2025 - Rotary Afterhours
April 23, 2025 - Rotary Club of OKC visits Rotary Club of Tulsa RSVP Required
June 10, 2025 - Rotary Car Show
July 1, 2025 - Rotary Inaugural
January 31. 2026 - Pickleball Tournament
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