2015 OnePledge
Rotary Club 29 Membership: We invite you to review the OnePledge form and take this opportunity before the end of the year to support our Club 29 key programs that have a significant positive impact on our community and around the world. Rotary is about “Service Above Self” and we […]
Club 29 Mentorship
You’ve heard of “Thunder- Up ”….well, what about MENTOR-UP? Remember what it was like when you became a new Rotary member? You may have been anxious about attending the luncheons, wondered how to get involved in a committee, or just felt disconnected and a little ill at ease. Like any new experience, it takes time to feel you are “part of the group.” Well, […]
How to Diversity Oklahoma’s Economy
Bart Binning, Ed.D. My original plan was that this article would be a second part to my “Foundations of Democracy” series. However,things happen… Specifically, I scheduled October speakers for the Club 29 Thursday Breakfast Makeup meeting; my October 30th speaker failed to appear. As a last minute topic we had a special form of “Table Talk” – we recapped the month’s topic, which […]
Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again
-Michael Whittington Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again. This simple, but profound, phrase is attributed to Siddartha Guatama, who was born in India around 500 BCE and later became known as the Buddha, or the “Enlightened One.” It’s a powerful metaphor for the importance of […]
Disruption
– Larry Stone “Disruption is not about what happens to you. It is about how you react to what happens to you.” – Jay Sammit From its start, Rotary has served as a vector for “disruption,” a disturbance that interrupts a standard event or process. While we often think of disruption in negative terms, it […]
Rotary to Provide Global Update on World Polio Day
Third Annual World Polio Day Event to be Streamed Online on October 23 OKLAHOMA CITY (October 20, 2015) –To raise awareness and critically-needed funds to fight the crippling disease polio, Rotary Club 29 is encouraging its members and friends to participate in the live global update on World Polio Day, October 23, starting at 5:30 […]
Oklahoma City – Confident, Enthusiastic, and Productive
– Ron Page Economics is not something I’ve studied, and, for that matter, it is not something I even begin to understand. But they tell me that somehow, when people are productive and no king or abusive central government takes an unfair share, prosperity emerges. So far, no one has been able to explain to […]
Old Stories – New News
– Barney Semtner First, an old story or two. When I was president of Club 29 in the early ‘90s, we developed an activity from the podium where Rotarians were honored each week. A committee would decide who to honor and one of the committee members would come to the podium and toast that Rotarian. […]
Hungarian Refugee Crisis
Refugees are streaming across Eastern Europe. Humanitarian needs are many. The Budapest-City Rotary Club is developing a plan of action to address the most pressing issues in the most appropriate areas. One area is in northern Serbia. Club 29’s first Matching Grant project involved joining the Budapest-City and Senta Rotary Clubs to help upgrade cardio monitoring equipment in […]
A Unique Volunteer Opportunity
– Paul Moore The power of committed volunteers never ceases to amaze me. Throughout my 40 year career in the nonprofit arena, I saw people do so much good, and now I am seeing it again. Bankers, lawyers, insurance executives, CEO’s, marketing experts and so many more are donating their expertise through ESCCO (Executive Service […]
Observations on China
– Susan McVey I recently returned from my first ever visit to China. The trip was on my husband’s bucket list and since we aren’t getting any younger and the flights aren’t getting any shorter, we decided this was the year to go. My husband and I travelled with friends who are originally from China. […]