Club 29 Breakfast Speakers
Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room The Club 29 Breakfast is for Club 29 Rotarians and their guests ONLY. It does not serve as a makeup for members of other rotary clubs. Speakers Sept. 4, 2025 – Jim Hopper – Jesus House Sept. 11, 2025 – Alexander Gray – Global Strategies – […]
The Druze – Another Abrahamic Tribe in the Levant
The Druze – Another Abrahamic Tribe in the Levant[1] by Bart Binning, Ed.D. An exploration of an Abrahamic Tribal Actor, largely ignored by the Western Powers in the current conflict in the Levant[2] Introduction Most of us know about the two primary Abrahamic Tribes in the Levant, the Arabs and the Jews, their tribes being […]
Truth or Fair: The Tale of the Dog
Truth or Fair: The Tale of the Dog by Valerie Aubert Of the things we think, say, or do: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? I am grateful that Rotary challenges us to the above standards. But it is not always easy. How do we determine if something is true? […]
Rotary AfterHours – RSVP HERE
Sept. 9, 2025 | 5:30-7:00 Truckyard – Lower Bricktown 240 CENTENNIAL DR Oklahoma City, OK, United States, Oklahoma 73104 RSVP for Club29 Rotarians and their guests ONLY
Calgary Reflections
Calgary Reflections by Pres. Ross Plourde and Executive Director Megan Law The Canadian Rockies were the backdrop for the Rotary International Convention in Calgary, Alberta, Canada this year. Megan Law and I got together with about 15,000 fellow Rotarians from 142 countries around the world to meet, mingle, learn, be inspired and share ideas. We […]
1929!
1929! by Franci Hart In 1929, Oklahoma was mainly an agriculture state. Oklahoma farmers who had been facing economic difficulties for some time, found lowering prices due to the market crash debilitating. Many tenant farmers were forced to accept charity and soup lines began to form. The Dust Bowl was just beginning. In addition, a […]
Cutting the Curbs
Cutting the Curbs by Deborah Copeland Take a short stroll downtown, and you’ll quickly come across these. Not traffic cones or construction barriers, but curb cuts. They’re helpful features that benefit all people to help them access businesses, events, activities, and more. But have you fully considered the ripple effect of curb cuts and how […]
What If Beauty Could Heal Us?
What If Beauty Could Heal Us? by Sarah Sears What if the choices we make as leaders—about our businesses, nonprofits, and the government agencies we serve—could reverse trauma and heal communities, one lived experience at a time? As a designer, I’ve always understood intuitively that beauty matters. And that how things look, sound, and feel […]
Reflections 2025 Joe Dorman and Jim Priest
Reflections 2025 Joe Dorman and Jim Priest Happy New Year, Rotarians! You won’t see a ball-drop in Times Square on July 1, but the new year for Rotary has begun! Let’s celebrate the one-year reign of President Ross, bid a grateful-for-your-service adieu to President Suzanne, and get ready for some outstanding weekly meetings AND writings […]
Welcome from President Ross Plourde
Greetings Fellow Club 29 Rotarians It is a tremendous honor to serve as president of this great club for the 2025-2026 Rotary year and I am grateful for chance to do so. The past 115 presidents have set a very high standard of club leadership and my goal is to live up to that standard. […]
Peru Sept. 2025 – Project Dedication Trip
For submission to Oklahoma City Rotary Club newsletter: Final preparations for Club members to participate in the Piura, Peru Global Grant project celebration are now happening. If any club member or any District Rotarian wishes to come along- please read the following details: Trip dates: September 20-27 * Trip Itinerary: Leave OKC Sept. 20 (flight […]
Interview with Club 29 President Suzanne Mitchell
Interview with Club 29 President, Suzanne Mitchell by Emily Stratton Every year with a new Rotarian coming on board as our President, it gives us members the opportunity to become well acquainted with that individual, admiring that person very much—appreciating the willingness to lead our club and recognizing the energy and time it takes to […]