February 18, 2025 | Volume 113 | No 31
February 18, 2025 | Volume 113 | No 31
Rotary Club of Oklahoma City

OKC ROTARY NEWS

February 18, 2025 | Volume 113 | No. 31
Meeting Canceled

 Due to a change in availability for our speaker and impending inclement weather, the February 18, 2025 Rotary Club of Oklahoma City luncheon meeting is canceled. Please stay safe and warm!

No attendance makeup required

Club 29 Breakfast 

Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room
2024-2025 Co-Chairs - Susan McVey and Bud Oehlert 

Feb. 20, 2025 -   Rick Allen Lippert, Board Chair of Carpenter Square Theater, “Forty-first and Four.”

reflections  

Forward Momentum

 by Charlie Price
When the new year arrives, it’s only natural that we shift our focus to what lies ahead.

As I look toward the future, I’m committed to being more intentional about how and where I spend my time, and I suspect I’m not the only one aspiring to make my days count.

As Rotarians, we’re familiar with the organization’s wheel emblem. Born in 1905 and unchanged since 1929, it’s symbolic of civilization, movement and service work in action, and today—more than a century since its inception—it remains a reminder of the kind of forward momentum we can achieve when we work together.

It’s not lost on me that the Rotary wheel represents both the enduring nature of connection and the fleeting nature of time. As the wheel turns, so does time—always moving us forward, together.
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Announcements

=>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. 

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. 

In the News

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

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."

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

April 23, 2025 -
Rotary Club of Okla. City visits Rotary Club of Tulsa
July 1, 2025 - Rotary Inaugural

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.  

FUTURE PROGRAMS

2024-2025 Program Schedule

February 25, 2025 -  
Cliff Hudson, DIA Equity Partners
March 4
, 2025 -  
Michael Byrnes - Oklahoma City Comets

ATTENDANCE & MEMBERSHIP

Attendance
Feb. 11, 2025 -  In-Person, Online, Makeups: 208
Total Present & Makeup: 37% 


Membership -  Feb. 11, 2025 -  580

Birthdays

Happy birthday to those Rotarians born in February!

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