OKC Rotary News

February 6, 2024 | Volume 112 | No. 29
In-Person and Livestreamed from Christian Life Center - St. Luke's Methodist Church | 11:55
Livestream Available 11:55am

Freedom Center OKC / Black History Month

Christina L. Beatty is a cultural planner and producer whose deeply collaborative practice is informed by a wealth of experience across the public and nonprofit spheres. Through work in arts administration, strategic management, fundraising, legislative affairs, and community and youth development, she has honed the ability to cultivate cross-sector relationships, developing and implementing strategies for programmatic and organizational success. READ MORE

Guests will be the Nigh Academy Scholars and members of the Ambassadors Choir
Chair of the Day/Pledge Leader: Janet Vernon
Invocation: Choral Invocation presented by members of the Ambassadors Choir
Introduction of Guests: Jordan Gould
Introduction of New Rotarians: Carrie Blumert
Scanning/Greeting: Richard Smith, Robyn Sunday-Allen
Registration: Barney Semtner, Evan Walter
Roving Microphone: Bart Binning
Menu: Field Green Salad; Kale and Quinoa Salad; Honey Lemon Baked Chicken; Pot Roast- carrots and potatoes; Asparagus; Au Gratin Potatoes

Club 29 Breakfast

February 8, 2024
Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room
Chairs: Susan McVey, Bud Oehlert

Speaker: Joleen Chaney, “Life as a TV Anchor”

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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Everywhere We Go

by Vered Harris

On October 10, 2023 I went to our regular Rotary Club 29 lunch meeting. I was in a state of shock over the events on October 7, when thousands of people in Israel were brutally attacked, murdered, tortured, maimed, and kidnapped by people who infiltrated the country from Gaza. That Tuesday was my first outing not surrounded by other Jewish people. It seemed that everyone else’s lives in the club were relatively normal during the previous 72 hours, while my world was turned violently upside down. Several people expressed to me their compassion for the circumstances. One member of our club asked if I wanted a hug. I am generally not a high-touch person, but his embrace is an act of goodwill and friendship I continue to carry in my heart.

In December I led a tour of 27 people on a Jewish heritage tour of Morocco. On Saturday morning a group of us went to a small synagogue for Sabbath prayers. As is traditional in Orthodox Judaism, the men were in the main sanctuary while the women gathered in an adjacent space behind a curtain. No one in our group spoke Arabic and very few knew French. When the service leader asked if any of the guests in the main sanctuary would like a service honor, he spoke in modern Hebrew. Some of our travelers understood; I called out the translation from behind the curtain for those who didn’t. In an old Moroccan synagogue Jewish people from the United States benefited from our Hebrew education when we were asked to participate in ancient rites through a reborn modern language. Everywhere I go, my connection to Israel goes with me. READ MORE

Announcements

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New Rotarians

New Rotarians Amanda Harding, Anthony Haskins, and David Wendling will be introduced by Carrie Blumert.

OnePledge

You may complete your pledge by credit card here.

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
Feb. 13, 2024 - Children of Addiction Panel: Lisa Reed, Peaceful Family Oklahoma; Isele Perez, OK Dept of Mental Health; Charles Gosset, moderator
Feb. 20, 2024 - Greg Treacy, Pratt & Whitney Sustainment Center

Upcoming Events

2-20-2024 - Rotary AfterHours - Cowboy Museum Prosperity Junction
April 24-28, 2024 - Multi District Conference - Choctaw Resort & Casino
4216 US-69, Durant, OK 74701 Registration is Free for Club 29 Rotarians!
6-25-2024 - Inaugural of the 2024-2025 Officers and Directors, Suzanne Mitchell President