OKC Rotary News

February 1, 2022 | Volume 110| No. 28
In-Person and Livestreamed from Christian Life Center - St. Luke's United Methodist Church| 11:55am
Link to the Livestream

REMINDER: Everyone attending our Tuesday luncheon will be asked to wear a mask, except when eating. Masks will be available at registration.

In keeping with Rotary’s mission of service above self, we strongly recommend that only those members and guests that are vaccinated attend our in-person meetings. READ MORE

OKLA. MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Dr. Andrew S. Weyrich became president of OMRF in 2022. An internationally recognized leader in blood clotting whose discoveries have facilitated key advances in the field of hematology, Dr. Weyrich came to the foundation from the University of Utah, where he was vice president for research, professor of internal medicine and held the H.A. & Edna Benning Presidential Endowed Chair.

Originally an exercise physiologist, Dr. Weyrich joined the University of Utah as a postdoctoral fellow and over the next 28 years built his scientific reputation on the investigation of how blood cells impact human thrombotic and inflammatory diseases. He has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed articles and has been funded by the National Institutes of Health for over 25 years.
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Chair of the Day
Penny Voss

Invocation
Tom Phillips

Pledge/Song Leader
Jennifer Seal

Introduction of Guests and Visiting Rotarians
Marion Paden

Attendance Scanners
Nancy Leonard, Lana Ivy, Liz Eickman

Greeters
DeShawn Heusel, Lisa Hammond

Registration
Barney Semtner, Bobby Mills

Roving Microphone
Donna Lawrence

Menu BBQ Chopped Salad; Kale and Quinoa Salad; Brisket; Peach Bourbon Glazed Pork Tenderloin; Sauteed Green Beans; Smoked Gouda Grits

In the News

If you have good news - honors, awards, new achievements - to share with the club, please let us know!

Club 29 Breakfast

February 3, 2022
Speaker: Kitt Letcher Topic: Better Business Bureau
Quail Creek Golf & Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room
Reminder: When not eating, please wear a mask!

reflections

Genealogy Makes History

by Dick Hefton

Being a bit of Personal Privilege, this column falls on my Birthday Week, February 6! Aquarius types by definition “don’t do anything they don’t want to do.” Writing “Reflections” columns has been a joy these near ten years which I’ve valued greatly along with the focus and fellowship founded in Club 29, over my long Rotary trek. 2022 will close out 60 years serving in 3 great clubs; McAlester, Midwest City, OKC Club #29!

My leading interest centers around history, current events, world affairs and interesting people who make things happen in apparently small or unheralded ways. Writing the occasional Rotary Reflection has allowed me a slow descent from 30-some years high - flying duties paired with 50 years of newspaper work, punctuated with 25 – years of two editorials and four personal columns weekly.

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Announcements

Rotary Afterhours - February 8, 2022

Bar Cicchetti - 121 NE 2nd St | 5:30-7:00
Cash Bar
Bring Guests
RSVP

2021-2022 OnePledge Project - THANK YOU!!

With your help, we surpassed our goal by over $13,000, raising a total of $113,000!

During the meeting tomorrow, the check will be presented to RestoreOKC.
We hope you can join either in-person or online.

Thank you to the 372 rotarians who pledged, and made the 2021-2022 OnePledge a success!

Donna Lawrence, Kendra Robben
Co-Chairs, 2021-22 OnePledge

2022-2023 Rotary International Theme Announced

RI President-elect Jennifer Jones

Jennifer Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, revealed the 2022-23 presidential theme, Imagine Rotary, as she urged people to dream big and harness their connections and the power of Rotary to turn those dreams into reality.

“Imagine, a world that deserves our best,” Jones told incoming district governors on 20 January, “where we get up each day knowing that we can make a difference.”

Jones, who will make history on 1 July by becoming Rotary’s first female president, gave a live online address to precede Rotary’s annual training event for district governors from around the world, the International Assembly.

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.