OKC Rotary News

August 10, 2021 | Volume 110 | No.5
In-Person and Live Streamed from Christian Life Center - St. Luke's United Methodist Church |11:55
Livestream available at 11:55am

congressman tom cole

Identified by Time Magazine as “one of the sharpest minds in the House,” Tom Cole is currently serving in his tenth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. At the outset of his service in Congress, Cole was named one of the “Five Freshmen to Watch” by Roll Call. In 2016, he was recognized by Newsmax as the “hardest working member in Congress.” He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2017.
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CHAIR OF THE DAY
Judy Hatfield

INVOCATION
Vered Harris

PLEDGE/SONG LEADER
Randy Grau

INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
Marion Paden

ROVING MICROPHONE
Cori Loomis

REGISTRATION
Bobby Mills, Julia Kirt

GREETERS
Jennifer Seal, Jim Schroeder

SCANNERS
Janienne Bella, Kathryn Wilson, Emily Stratton

MENU Chicken shawarma or Greek gyros, with hummus and pita, tzatziki sauce, tomato and cucumber salad, Greek salad

In the News

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

Club 29 Breakfast

Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room
August 12, 2021
Speaker: Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III

REFLECTIONS

A Look at the Past: Women in Rotary

by Franci Hart

When I joined Rotary in 1992, there were less than 20 women members in Club 29. A small club in Pasadena, California, in order to survive, admitted two women. And this started the movement to admit women to Rotary. Our presence became obligatory for Club 29 first by a national law suit, then the 1989 Council on Legislation decision.

According to Rotary International, “The 1989 Council on Legislation vote to admit women into Rotary clubs worldwide remains a watershed moment in the history of Rotary.

“My fellow delegates, I would like to remind you that the world of 1989 is very different to the world of 1905. I sincerely believe that Rotary has to adapt itself to a changing world,” said Frank J. Devlyn, who would go on to become RI president in 2000-01.

The vote followed the decades-long efforts of men and women from all over the Rotary world to allow the admission of women into Rotary clubs, and several close votes at previous Council meetings.

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Announcements

New Rotarians

Brittany Attaway will introduce new rotarians Marchant Powell, Carrie Williams, and Leslie Batchelor.

August 10, 2021 Rotary Club Bylaws Vote

Rotary Club of Okla. City ByLaws - 8-10-21 vote

At the August 10, 2021 Rotary meeting, the membership will vote on proposed bylaws changes. You may read the updated bylaws at the link above.

Letters of Intent Due August 10, Noon

Rotarians, please help by getting the word out. Letters of Intent (LOI) from qualifying nonprofits will be accepted now and until Aug 10, Noon. If you know of a nonprofit who could benefit from a grant up to $75,000 from the annual OnePledge, please forward the guidelines, timeline, and online application form. The information is also available on the website home page www.okcrotary.club

Guidelines, Timeline, Online Application

Rotary AfterHours
August 10, 2021 | 5:30-7:00

Angry Scotsman Brewery
704 W. Reno
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Rotarian August 2021 Issue (Former Club 29 Rotarian Shahla Reynolds is pictured)

Joy is a Thunderbolt that reorders our sense of the world and our place in it.

Rotary Clubs in Lebanon spring into action after major disaster

That's What Friends are For

Group Dynamic - LA 5 finds ways to Connect

First 5 Rotary Clubs Collaborative (former club 29 rotarian Shahla Reynolds is pictured)

Rotary Club of Network for Empowering Women

With more members and support, we'll do more good in the world

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Address Changes

Please report any changes in business or home here.

Rotary Club 29 Online DIrectory

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

2021-2022 Program Schedule

August 17, 2021- Dr. Kenneth Evans - Oklahoma City University President
Chair of the Day - Richard Parry

August 24 2021 - Bedlam! - Berry Tramel, Moderator - John Holcomb - OSU / Toby Rowland - OU
Chair of the Day - Lezel Safi