OKC Rotary News

December 12, 2023 | Volume 112 | No. 23
In-Person and Livestreamed from Christian Life Center - St. Luke's Methodist Church | 11:55
Livestream Available 11:55am

Mental Health Association Oklahoma

Terri L. White, MSW, Chief Executive Officer joined Mental Health Association Oklahoma as Chief Executive Officer in August 2020. Under her direction, the Association continues to expand the reach of its innovative programs and services designed to serve Oklahomans and their loved ones, affected by mental illness, homelessness, substance use and justice involvement.White is the former commissioner for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS). She served as commissioner from May 2007 to February 2020. READ MORE

Chair of the Day: Chip Oppenheim
Invocation/Pledge Leading: Ed Porter
Introduction of Guests: Ann Ackerman
Scanning/Greeting: Mary Blankenship Pointer, Valerie Aubert
Registration: Anne Holzberlein, Evan Walter
Roving Microphone: David Battles
Menu: Fall Spinach Salad; Tomato and Cucumber Salad; Risotto; Broccoli & Cauliflower; Roll; Roasted Chicken; Pork Tenderloin

Club 29 Breakfast

December 14, 2023
Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room
Chairs: Susan McVey, Bud Oehlert

Speaker: Deborah Copeland, Dale Rogers Training Center

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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Bah! Humbug!

by Charlie Smith

Bah! Humbug! Who said it best? Why, of course, that classic figure from English literature, Ebenezer Scrooge, in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Dickens writes:

“Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grind stone, Scrooge! A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shriveled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue and spoke shrewdly in his grating voice.
“On Christmas Eve Scrooge sits at his desk in his country house office. Bob Cratchit, his underpaid clerk, sits shivering in the next room. Scrooge’s nephew comes to the office. “A merry Christmas, Uncle! God save you.”
“Bah!” said Scrooge. “Humbug! ... Merry Christmas! What’s Christmastime to you but a time for paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer; a time for balancing your books. READ MORE

Announcements

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Rotary Winter Party

January 9, 2024 | 6:00-9:00pm
Okla. City Golf & Country Club

No Tuesday luncheon - no Makeup required

RSVP Required for Rotarians and Guests

Cozy Lodge Attire Encouraged

Cost: $75.00 per person billed on quarterly statement
RSVP Deadline - Dec. 30, 2023

2023-24 OnePledge - Online Pledge Form

Watch Eva's and other Survivors' Stories - Human Trafficking in Oklahoma

Oct. 3 we announced the OnePledge Committee’s selection of The Dragonfly Home for the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City’s 2023-2024 project.

The Dragonfly Home is a vital organization that specializes in providing comprehensive support and resources for victims/survivors of human trafficking. The Dragonfly Home is dedicated to helping victims/survivors rebuild their lives, regain their independence, and find healing. They play a crucial role in raising awareness, offering safe spaces, and providing survivors with the tools and support they need to escape the cycle of exploitation.
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Officers & Directors Elected - taking office July 1, 2024

Congratulations to the newly elected Rotary Club of Okla. City Officers & Directors

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.

FUTURE PROGRAMS

2023-2024 Program Schedule

HOLIDAY MEETING SCHEDULE

Dec. 19, 2023 - Holiday Program featuring Lyric Theatre
Dec. 26, 2023 - No Luncheon Meeting, and no Makeup Required
Jan. 2, 2024 - No luncheon Meeting, and no Makeup Required
Jan. 9, 2024 - Rotary Winter Party - RSVP Required - No Luncheon at St. Lukes - No Makeup Required
Jan 16, 2024 - Human Trafficking – Whitney Anderson, The Dragonfly Home

Upcoming Events

12-12-2023 - Rotary Afterhours
1-9-2024 - Rotary Winter Party
1-27-2024 - Rotary Pickleball Tournament
April 24-28, 2024 - Multi District Conference - Choctaw Resort & Casino
4216 US-69, Durant, OK 74701