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OKC ROTARY NEWSMarch 11, 2025 | Volume 113 | No. 34 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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Understanding Addiction and
the Treatment Court Solution
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| District Judge Kenneth Stoner oversees Oklahoma County’s Drug and DUI Courts and supervises the DREAMS Court (Mental Health). Judge Stoner was the co-founder of our Veterans Treatment Court and served as the ReMerge Judge for five years. Oklahoma County Treatment Courts are now among the largest (top 1% in size) and among the most successful court programs in the United States (83% graduation rate). READ MORE
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Chair of the Day: Heather Coyle
Attendance Scanner/Greeters: Dennis Shockley, Robyn Sunday-Allen
Registration: Kathy Williams
Introduction of Guests: Erin Engelke
New Member Welcome Table: John Wilkins, Paul Moore
Introduction of Teacher of the Month: Sherry Fair
Teacher Greeters: Carole Kelly, Edwina Trout
Invocation/Pledge Leader: Patrick Raglow
Microphone: Bart Binning, Bobby Mills
Menu: Mixed green salad; Cheddar Grits; Green Beans; Blackened Chicken; Andouille and Shrimp; Cornbread
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Club 29 Breakfast Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room
2024-2025 Co-Chairs - Susan McVey and Bud Oehlert
March 13, 2025 - Jon Slater, Meteorologist, Channel 4 News. “Predicting Oklahoma Weather.”
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Creativity and Imagniation
by Charlie Smith
I’m one of those troglodytes who still has cable television. Honestly, I don’t know why we pay for it – the only things I watch are sports and local news. One night during the long Christmas-New Year’s break, I was surfing the channels. On a movie channel, to my amazement, The Wizard of Oz was being shown. Seriously? Is that considered a Christmas movie now?
Growing up in Kansas City in the 1960s, The Wizard of Oz was a sure sign of spring and tornado season, shown annually in April. Watching it was a really big deal. A Buick car dealer who lived across the street from us gathered the neighborhood kids together for a party to watch the movie. What made it extra special was that we watched it on a COLOR TV. Remember that scene, after the house was lifted up from Kansas and plopped down into Oz, when Dorothy opens the front door – and everything suddenly changes from black and white to color? “Ahhhhhhh!” READ MORE
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| Teacher of the Month
Sherry Fair will introduce Tobi Gordon, Moore Public Schools, as Teacher of the Month.
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Fun Car Show
Do you have a fun car or truck, one that causes people to give you a thumbs up when they see it? The Member Engagement Committee thinks this would be a great "extra". The plan is to set up one Tuesday in June, plus a rain date, when we'll all drive ours to Rotary. We'll put them on the front row at St. Luke's, arriving a little early and staying a little late, to give our fellow Rotarians a chance to look them over. Please email or text 626-660-5446 Paul Moore with what you have, if you're willing to come play!
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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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| Rotary District Grant
Each year, our club has the opportunity to apply for a district grant with District 5750 in which our club contributes 1/3 the cost of a project and the district provides the other 2/3rds of funding. This past May, our domestic service committee submitted a $6,514 grant to purchase a Vibe board for the Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma. The vibe board has multifunctional capabilities that will support their educational endeavors, foster community, and advocacy efforts, and streamline administrative processes.
Currently DSACO serves almost 1,000 families in the central Oklahoma area and this device will help the reach more of those families and will also give them the opportunity to provide more services to educators and medical professionals by offering webinars and sessions. Thank you to Domestic Service Chair Jake Krattiger and the committee for completing this great project on behalf of our club and District 5750.
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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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2024-2025 Rotary International Theme
Rotary International President Stephanie Urchick announced that the 2024-25 presidential theme is "The Magic of Rotary" and called on members to recognize and amplify the organization’s power to save lives . "We are not going to end polio or bring peace to the world by waving a wand. It's up to you. You create the magic with every project completed, every dollar donated, and every new member."
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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
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 Guests
July 1, 2025 - Rotary Inaugural
January 31, 2026 - Pickleball Tournament
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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
2024-2025 Program Schedule
March 18, 2025 -
“Made in Oklahoma” Panel – Emily Shuping, MIO; Ed Clements, Clements Foods
March 25, 2025 -
Nico Gomez, Bethany Children’s Center
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ATTENDANCE & MEMBERSHIP
Attendance
March 4, 2025 - In-Person, Online, Makeups: 201
Total Present & Makeup: 36%
Membership - March 4, 2025 - 581
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