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OKC Rotary NewsMarch 5, 2024| Volume 112 | 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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| Tyler Norvell as been involved in the Oklahoma Youth Expo since he was nine years old as an exhibitor, volunteer and now staff member. Having grown up on his family’s farm and ranch in Oklahoma, he’s always been closely involved in agriculture. Previously he served as vice president of public policy at Oklahoma Farm Bureau. Since 2012, Tyler has worked for the Oklahoma Youth Expo. READ MORE
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Chair of the Day: Susan Adams
Attendance Scanner/Greeters: Lance Phillips, Dick Porter
Registration: Ann Ackerman, Evan Walter
Introduction of Guests: Ann Ackerman
Invocation/Pledge Leader: Patrick Raglow
Microphone: Bart Binning
Menu: BLT Salad; Spring Broccoli Salad; Smoked Gouda Mac & Cheese;Bistro Vegetables; Meatloaf; Roasted Chicken
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club 29 breakfastMarch 7, 2024 | 7:00am
Quail Creek Country Club | Wingspan Room
Chairs: Susan McVey, Bud Oehlert
Speaker: Karyn Johnson - Paycom
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Why am I an Oklahoman?
by Paul Moore
At a traffic light the other day (we have a lot of those in Edmond), I noticed that the car in front of me had a Pennsylvania tag, and the one next to it was tagged in Michigan. That got me thinking about how many people from somewhere else have become our neighbors. Almost every day I see a car with California tags like the ones that hang in my garage. And looking at social media like NextDoor, many of the questions are from people who just moved here and are looking for a church (wow, does that bring a lot of responses) or how to register their car.
I was one of those people in 1992, a Jersey boy with a Buckeye wife, a son born in Poughkeepsie, and a daughter born in Hickory North Carolina. My wife and I, our two teenagers, and our dog arrived in a Dodge Caravan with Virginia plates. As we drove into Oklahoma on Interstate 40, my first impression was bleak. It was August, it was hot, dry, and dusty, and the Welcome Center/rest area was dismal. But I was following my career.
We were quickly caught up a whirlwind of getting settled into an apartment, enrolling the kids in middle school and community college, a new job, and a job hunt for my wife. Many things were different and we never did decide whether we were living in the south, the midwest, or the west. READ MORE
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New Rotarians
New Rotarians Jim Shane, Amanda Noblin, Bailey Perkins Wright, Whitney Cross, and Sandra Leaver will be introduced.
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Dr.Dan Perlman on the far left - with Alice Atemo, a past president of the Kakamega Rotary Club. She is also the founder of the Overcoming Faith Schools for Orphans in Western Kenya
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Trip to Western Kenya, February 10-18, 2024
ROTARIANS AGAINST MALARIA-GLOBAL (RAM-G)
by Dennis Shockley, Ph.D.
We carefully negotiated the small dirt passageways of corrugated metal and clumsily plastered concrete walls stepping over stones, interrupted by occasional sunlight, and arrived in a narrow alleyway where we were surrounded by about 50 bug-eyed, shiny headed small children of God. They were gathered there for what would perhaps be their only meal that day, rice, beans and flatbread. We were in the heart of Kibra, the worst slum town in Nairobi. Alice brought us here.
Last month I had the privilege to accompany 17 other US Rotarians to Western Kenya on a RAM-G educational and humanitarian safari. The goal was to learn about interventions against malaria in partnership with Rotary District 9212. The group was led by Dr. Dan Perlman, a retired epidemiologist and Rotarian from the Denver area. We were accompanied for the entirety of our adventure by Alice Atemo, a past president of the Kakamega Rotary Club. She is also the founder of the Overcoming Faith Schools for Orphans in Western Kenya. She rescues kids from Kibra, but is restricted in student body size by the government. READ MORE
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Rotary Magazine - March 2024
They're the missing link between farms and food banks: the volunteers who collect crops left behind in fields. Harvest Against Hunger takes it a step further. Rotary District 5030 in Greater Seattle serves as a model for addressing food insecurity, not by building new infrastructure but by forging so many connections between community partners that one farmer dubbed it "a benevolent octopus."
Click here to read your digital copy of the March 2024 issue.
In another example of improving existing systems, polio vaccinators have a powerful new tool to fight outbreaks: cellphones that track their progress as they go door to door, ensuring fewer children are overlooked. In the Our World section, learn how polio mapping is going high tech.
March is Rotary Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Month. In the "Where are they now?" column, we introduce you to a Rotary scholar who has made it her life's work to expand access to safe water.
Prefer to listen? Check out the podcast for audio versions of the magazine's best storytelling, along with full episodes featuring exclusive bonus interviews
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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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| Address Changes Needed Now!!!!!
If you have any unreported business or home contact information changes or if you would like a new photo for your listing in the Rotary Membership Directory, please make those changes here
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Upcoming Events
March 12, 2024 - Rotary AfterHours - Culprits
April 24-28, 2024 - Multi District Conference - Choctaw Resort & Casino
4216 US-69, Durant, OK 74701 Register Now
June 25, 2024 - Inaugural of the 24-25 Officers and Directors, Suzanne Mitchell President
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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 12, 2024 - Consul Edurne Pineda – Mexican Consulate in Oklahoma City
March 19, 2024 - Arts Council of Oklahoma City – Angela Cozby
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ATTENDANCE
Feb. 27, 2024- Online, In-Person, Makeups: 204
Total Present and Makeup: 36%
Membership
Feb. 27, 2024- 600
Makeups
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Happy Birthday to those Rotarians born in March!
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Celebrating Years of Service in Club 29 - March 2024
These Rotarians have been members of Club 29 from 43 years to 1 year.
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