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OKC Rotary News
October 29, 2024 | Volume 113 | No. 17
In-Person and Livestreamed from Christian Life Center - St. Luke's Methodist Church | 11:55
Livestream Available 11:55am
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O G & E – Energizing Life
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| Sean Trauschke serves as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of OGE Energy Corp. and OG&E.
Trauschke has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company since June 2015. He has been President of OG&E since July 2013 and President of OGE Energy since August 2014 and was named as Chairman of the Board in December 2015. Trauschke joined the Company in 2009 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Trauschke earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical ..READ MORE
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| Chair of the Day: Sunny Cearley
Invocation: Ross Plourde
Introduction of Guests: Clay Farha
Scanners/ Greeters: Trent Riley, David Hull
Registration: Larry Wagner, Dawn Byram
Roving Microphone: Bart Binning, Bobby Mills
Menu: Mixed Green Salad; Spinach Salad; Spicy Cajun Pork Loin; Shrimp Etouffee; Wild Rice; Corn Fritters
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Club 29 BreakfastOct. 31, 2024
Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room
Chairs: Susan McVey, Bud Oehlert
Speaker: Chantry Banks, Oklahoma Historical Society: Exploring the Museums and Sites of the Oklahoma Historical Society
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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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Overcoming Obstacles and Doing Hard Things
by Charlie Smith
I bought a fancy Garmin running watch. It is full of sports-related bells and whistles. It also has a heavy “nanny” component. The watch rates my sleep patterns and monitors other health data. Apparently, driving and other daily habits give me great stress. The second time my watch began buzzing about an “unusually high heart rate,” while I was calmly grocery shopping in the frozen-food section, I finally took matters into my own hands and shut it down. Still, this has led to some questions: What causes stress? What is my figurative Achilles heel? Does it feel as if things are happening out of my control and obstacles are constantly appearing?
I’ve found some answers with a book called The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday. He uses examples of historic and contemporary figures who perceived obstacles or even tragedies as opportunities and achieved success by pragmatic action in the face of overwhelming odds. At age 67, Thomas Edison received an urgent message that his research and production campus was burning down. Upon arriving at the scene and finding that his son was safe, his response caught everyone off guard: “Go get your mother and all of her friends,” Edison said. “They’ll never see another fire like this again.” With his son astonished at his father’s reaction, Edison reassured him: “It’s all right. We’ve just got rid of a lot of rubbish.” The lesson: Even from the most difficult of situations, hope and new life can emerge.
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| Oct. 29 - Final Tuesday for Toy Collection
During the month of October, our club will be collecting toy donations on behalf of Christmas Connection. Our board is excited to help support this community toy drive which will provide toys at no cost to 1,000 families this coming holiday season. While they gladly welcome any toy for children newborn up to 14, they are in most need of toys for 0-2 and 11-14. We’ll have a box available to receive those donations as you enter our meeting each week.
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Rotary Magazine - October 2024
Across the United States, hundreds of thousands of children have been married over the past two decades — each one lawfully. Up until 2018, child marriage — considered a human rights violation by the U.N. — remained legal in every state. The survivor of an abusive arranged marriage, Fraidy Reiss wants to ensure other girls don't suffer the same ordeal.
Fall means football in the U.S., and if you're a fan you may be wondering who will win this year's Lombardi Award. But did you know the prize is presented each year by the Rotary Club of Houston and benefits cancer research? In another of this month's features, we look at the lesser-known origins of one of college football's most prestigious honors.
And finally, October is when we celebrate milestones on the road to eradicating polio. Photographer Jean-Marc Giboux has documented that progress for years. Join us on a photographic journey through his most memorable images. Then, help celebrate World Polio Day on 24 October.
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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
Nov. 5, 2024 - “The Ministry of Equestrian Elegance” – Billy Smith, National Reigning Horse Association
Nov. 12, 2024 - “Win Some, Lose Some: My Experiences Playing a Great Game” - Drew Edmondson
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Upcoming Events
Nov. 12, 2024 - Rotary AfterHours RSVP
Jan. 7, 2025 - Winter Party
Jan. 25, 2025 - Rotary Pickleball Tournament Chicken 'n Pickle - 10-1
April 23, 2025 - Rotary Club of OKC visits Rotary Club of Tulsa
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attendance
Oct. 22, 2024 In-Person, Online, Makeups: 199
Total Present & Makeups: 35%
Membership
Oct. 22, 2024: 587
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