OKC ROTARY NEWS

July 28, 2026 | Volume 115 | No. 4
=>NO MEETING AT ST LUKE'S!!! No Livestream | No Video
Attend your chosen Vocational Tour Day Venue

vocational tour day

Wings Special Needs Community and 24-25 Project Dedication -
Rotary Bike Barn Host Rotarian: Megan Law, and Wings ED Cheri Weaver
The Caldwell Collection - Host Rotarians Tony Caldwell, Sharon Caldwell
Midwest Wrecking - Host Rotarian Peggy Kates & Chris Kates
Century Martial Arts - Host Rotarian Heidi Russell
Civic Center Music Hall - Host Rotarian Elizabeth Gray
Filmmakers Ranch - Host Rotarian Amy Janes
Oklahoma State Capitol - Host Rotarian Carri Hicks
Chair, Heidi Russell

RSVP LIST BY VENUE

RSVP LIST BY LAST NAME

Information about your chosen tour was emailed Friday, 7-24-2026

Club 29 Breakfast

Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room
2026-2027 Co-Chairs - John D. Williams, David Hull
July 30, 2026
Speakers: Martha Beliveau Leonard, Lesli Massad "American Conversation Project"

The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum is excited to partner with the American Conversation Project, a nonpartisan national civic listening initiative led by the National Conference on Citizenship.

The American Conversation Project is a national nonpartisan conversation, bringing people in communities and civic groups across the nation together for recorded, small-group conversations about their hopes, concerns, and visions for the future. The project teaches conversation as civic action and civic engagement as the essential alternative to political violence, placing the lessons of April 19, 1995, as central to our national future.

Club 29 members attending the July 30 breakfast meeting are invited to be a part of this national effort for honest conversations and thoughtful listening about what matters most. The insights from these conversations will be gathered and shared back so people can see not just what their neighbors are saying, but what Americans everywhere are thinking and feeling.

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Membership Dues Increase- July 1, 2026

For those paying quarterly, dues increaded $5.00 per quarter, or $365. For those paying annually, dues increased to $1460.

The cost of everything is going up, including the expenses we incur as a club. At the last club board meeting, the board voted to raise dues by $5.00 per quarter. That won't cover all our increasing cost, but it will help. We are looking for alternatives to keep dues down going forward.

Nominate a Qualified Prospective Rotarian Here

Rotary Magazine - July 2026 - for Rotarian Subscibers

Whether he's rallying audiences to fight polio, scale up service projects, or grow membership, Olayinka H. Babalola is inspiring Rotary members to do "better than your best." In this issue, get to know Rotary's new president, the second from Africa, and how he's bringing the dynamic spirit of his home country, Nigeria, with him to Rotary's highest office.

Click here to read your digital copy of the July 2026 issue.

We traveled to Nigeria to witness the "Yinka effect" in action, as Rotary's new president galvanizes members across Africa. See their enthusiasm for yourself in a gallery of images captured by award-winning photographer Andrew Esiebo.

In our annual guide to the new Rotary year, you can explore the backgrounds of all the 2026-27 leaders, including the Board of Directors, the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation, and the district governors.

Finally, we break down recent survey results showing what prospective members say they're looking for. The big takeaway: Rotary has it all and then some; we just need to do a better job of showing it. Find out how in this month's Handbook.

=>Accounting Email Change - 1Q Statements emailed July 1, 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 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 28, 2026 - Vocational Tour Day - No Meeting at St. Luke's
August 4, 2026 - Noon - Letters of Intent Due
August 11, 2026 - Rotary Afterhours
April 17, 2027 - 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.

FUTURE PROGRAMS

2026-2027 Program Schedule

August 4, 2026 - Governor Chris Anoatubby –" The Chickasaw Nation"
August 11, 2026 - Brig. General Lindsay Droz, USAF – “Tinker AFB”