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OKC Rotary News
June 9, 2026 | Volume 114 | No. 47In-Person and Livestreamed from Christian Life Center - St. Luke's Methodist Church | 11:55
Link to the Livestream 11:55am
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The Story of Pie Junkie: A Sweet Success
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What started as a hobby became a local sensation for former stay-at-home moms Darcy Schein and Leslie Coale-Mossman when they started cooking together in 2010. After catering and teaching cooking classes out of a rented church kitchen, Darcy and Leslie began baking fresh pies for a variety of restaurants around Oklahoma City. Their word-of-mouth business grew exponentially and the women shifted their business to focus solely on pies by renaming the company Pie Junkie in 2011. READ MORE
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| Chair of the Day: Mandy Heaps
Attendance Scanner/Greeters: Jenn Krieger, Lesli Massad
Registration: Kathryn Wilson-Wheeler, Kathy Frankenfield
New Rotarian Welcome Table: Emily Stratton
Introduction of Guests: Chip Oppenheim
Invocation/Pledge Leader: Jane Jenkins
Microphone/ Q & A: Ellen Fleming, Bud Oehlert
Menu: Lemon Baked Salmon, Pork Loin with Sun-dried Tomatoes, Rice Pilaf, Roasted Zucchini, Greek Salad, Taboulli Salad with Pita Bread
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Club 29 Breakfast June 11, 2026
Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room
Co-Chairs: David Hull, Aaron Collins, John D. Williams
Speaker: Dr. Daniela Yuschenkoff, DVM – OKC Zoo and Botanical Gardens
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Relationships are the Real Currencyby Emily Taylor
In business, we tend to measure everything in dollars.
Revenue. Margins. Growth rates. Valuations.
Those numbers matter, but they are not the thing that actually drives them.
What I have seen over time is this: the real currency is not money. It is relationships.
Every meaningful opportunity I have been part of, every client, every partnership, every piece of growth, can be traced back to a relationship. Not a transaction. Not a cold outreach. A relationship.
Someone knew someone.
Someone trusted someone.
Someone made an introduction.
And over time, that compounds.
What Rotary does, whether we always say it out loud or not, is create an environment where that kind of compounding can happen. Not overnight. Not in a forced way. But consistently.
Week after week, you sit next to the same people. You learn what they care about. You see how they think. You watch how they show up.
And that builds something you cannot shortcut: trust. READ MORE
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2025-2026 Perfect Attendance Perfect Attenders will be recognized at the June 9, 2026 Rotary Meeting.
Congratulation to the following 74 Rotarians who have achieved Perfect Attendance as of June 2, 2026.
2025-2026 Perfect Attender's List
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| Proposed Amendment to Club Bylaws for June 9 Membership Vote
After over a year of discussion, research, and evaluation, the Club 29 Board recommends a change to the club bylaws to elect directors of the club on a slate, rather than by individual head-to-head elections. The vote on the proposal will be held at the regular meeting of the Club on June 9, 2026. Only those present at the meeting will have an opportunity to vote.
Comparison Clubs and History
Research into other large clubs indicates that Club 29 has been much more democratic in the election of officers and directors than Birmingham, Atlanta, and Nashville - our peer clubs representing 3 of the largest five clubs in America. In those clubs, much of the process of officer and director selection is dominated by the club president. In one case, the president appoints his/her own board.
READ MORE
Proposed Club Bylaw Revisions for June 9 Vote
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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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| =>Accounting Email Change - 4th Q Statements were emailed and mailed May 8, 2026
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. Membership dues 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
2025-2026 Program Schedule
June 16, 2026 - Keith Reed - Oklahoma Commissioner of Health
June 23, 2026 - Tony Cornforth - OSSM - Off-Site Meeting at Innovation Hall
RSVP REQURED
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attendance & MEMBERSHIP
Attendance
June 2, 2026 - Makeups, Online, In-person: 218
Total Attendance: 39%
Membership: June 2, 2026: 594
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Upcoming Events
June 23, 2026 - Meeting Off Site - Innovation Hall 316 NE 9th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
June 30, 2026 - Inaugural of the 2026-2027 Officers & Directors, Lance McDaniel President
July 28, 2026 - Vocational Tour Day
April 17, 2027 - Pickleball Tournament
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