OKC ROTARY NEWS

RSVP LIST
If your name is on this list and you cannot attend, please inform the office

Inaugural Committee

Terri Cooper, Dean Higganbotham, Anne Holzberlein, Nancy Hyde, Jane Jenkins, Lisa Synar, Ron Sutor
Chair Jeanette Nance

Menu

Grilled Crudités with Green Goddess Dipping Sauce
Fresh Fruit Platter
Peanuts/Popcorn/Cracker Jacks
Fried Chicken Poppers with House Dipping Sauce
Mini Beef Hot Dog Sliders -mayo, mustard, ketchup, relish onside
Mac 'n Cheese Bar: Hot Cheeto Dust, Toasted Panko, Bacon Bits
Roasted Shrimp (Chilled) with Thai Chili Sauce
Mini Beef Tenderloin Biscuits - House-made Black Pepper Biscuits,
Seared Tenderloin, Arugula, Horseradish Aioli
Lobster Rolls
Mini Apple pies and Vanilla Ice Cream, Brownies,
Water & Lemonade
Bar

Club 29 Breakfast

Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room
2025-26 Co-Chairs - Aaron Collins, John D. Williams, David Hull

July 3, 2025 - No Breakfast Meeting

Announcements

Vocational tour day - July 29, 2025

Please make your July 29 Vocational Tour Day choice. Some tours are limited.

No Tuesday July 29 luncheon at St. Luke's, instead tour one of the venues.
Attendance will be counted at the venue.
Heidi Russell, Melissa Richey, Co-Chairs

July 29, 2025 Vocational Tour Day Signup

World Community Service Travel Opportunity - July 18 Deadline for $500 Deposit

We have a travel opportunity available through our World Service Committee. Thanks to your contributions to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, we were able to complete an Auto Mechanics Training Global Grant in Piura, Peru.
Mary Jane Calvey is leading the efforts of planning a trip to celebrate the successful implementation of this grant in Peru and invites any Rotary member plus their spouse who may want to travel to the celebration and meet fellow Rotarians from the Miraflores Rotary Club of Piura. Travel dates will be September 20 through September 27, 2025 and a travel agent in country is assisting in lodging and transport accommodations. Should you wish to join, you can even choose to add time in Peru if you want to explore other parts of the beautiful country. For more information, please contact Mary Jane Calvey. Travel Costs and Information

Meet the 2025-26 President of Rotary International

Francesco Arezzo, a member of the Rotary Club of Ragusa, Italy, has been selected by the Board of Directors to become Rotary International’s president for 2025-26. Arezzo will become president on 1 July.

The Board conducted a special session following the unexpected resignation of RI President-elect Mário César Martins de Camargo on 8 June. Guided by the RI code and policies, the Board selected the new president-elect from a pool of candidates who were considered by the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in August 2023.

The 2025-26 presidential message, announced at the 2025 Rotary International Assembly in February, will remain Unite for Good, which calls on Rotary members to be a force for unity in a world increasingly divided by politics, geography, and ideology. READ MORE

=>Rotary Membership Dues Billing Changes

Dear Fellow Rotarians,

As a reminder from our announcement in April, and at the recommendation of our budget committee, the 2024-2025 board of officers and directors approved a dues increase of $17.50 per quarter, or just over $5 a month, effective July 1, 2025.

Please know that we do not make this decision lightly. While our leadership team and staff have worked to identify cost-saving measures, we continue to see increases in almost every expense of the club. Most notably, the dues that we pay on your behalf to Rotary International and Rotary District 5750 will see a combined increase of nearly $17 per member.

Additionally, the office will implement a small change in how the EREY and 25 for 29 contributions are billed. This will not increase the annual amount of the contributions, only spread the billing of the contributions evenly over each of our four quarters.

On behalf of the 2024-2025 board, I want to thank all of you for your understanding. Do not hesitate to reach out to any Board member for additional information. Your commitment to service and fellowship is what makes our club exceptional.

Thank you,

Suzanne Mitchell
President 2024-2025

Make your 25-26 committee selections now!

=>Accounting Email Change - 1st Quarter Statements will be emailed 2nd Week of July!

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.

In the News

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

Memorials

The Rotary Club 29 Foundation accepts gifts honoring loved ones.
Contribute here.

Auto-Pay offered for Rotary Club Invoices

If you would like to have a credit card on file to charge your Rotary CLUB invoices, please contact the rotary office.

Annual Dues Payment Offered

If you would like to switch from quarterly to annual billing for Rotary CLUB invoices, please contact the rotary office.

Upcoming Events

July 29, 2025 - Vocational Tour Day - Signup Now!
January 31, 2026 - Pickleball Tournament

Address Changes

Please report any changes in business or home here.

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.