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Hungarian Refugee Crisis

September 20, 2015

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 […]

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OCU Rotaract Club Update

September 11, 2015

– From Marty O’Gwynn The club hosted an info table (with cookies and flyers) at the university’s version of a “campus organization fair” on Thursday, September 3. We had about 30 students (mainly freshmen) sign up to express interest in the club. (The event was focused on freshman students.) Our first official club meeting of […]

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Downton Rotarians – Service Saturday Committee

August 19, 2015

Members of the Rotary Club 29 Service Saturday Committee helped answer phones and take pledges for the annual OETA “Augustfest” on Sunday, August 16th The volunteer crew consisted of 9 people: Ellen Fleming, Community Service Group Chair; Ron Suttles, Service Saturday Committee Chair; Ron Stakem, Service Saturday Committee, Vice-Chair; Steve Rassmussen, Jay Hoey and his […]

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Samantha Murch, August Teacher of the Month

August 11, 2015

Samantha Murch has been named Teacher of the Month for August 2015 by The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools and Rotary Club of Oklahoma City. Samantha has been teaching for five years, four of which have been at Star Spencer High School. Samantha received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Communication/Theatre from the Western […]

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Looking For a Host Family

August 11, 2015

Incredible, life-changing, self-discovery, amazing: these are words Rotary Youth Exchange students have used to describe their experience. Rotary Club 29 has hosted many exchange students in the past. This year we’re excited to welcome Malo LeChevalier from France. Malo needs a host family for the months of December, January and February. Please contact Nathaniel Harding […]

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Denta Project Dedication Trip

July 20, 2015

Join us in Cluj, Romania, September 24-29 for the Denta Project dedication and visits to Rotary Clubs in Cluj and Bistrita, Romania. Bob Medley and Mary Jane Calvey will arrive in Cluj, Romania, September 24. The Rotary Club in Cluj has arranged a hotel for us that is part of the Hampton/Hilton chain on the September […]

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Rotary Point

July 13, 2015

Rotary Point was conceived as a potential Signature project to combine the Annual Project with a significant one time legacy project. Early discussions in May,2014 between Bud Oehlert, Mike Knopp, Tim Strange and Judge Holmes centered on the Youth Pavilion and the Festival/Medal Ceremony Stage as possible projects. In September and October, 2014 the combined […]

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Welcome From the President

July 12, 2015

I am so humbled and excited to be your President of Rotary Club 29 for 2015-16. The legacy of Past Presidents is not lost on me, including following in the footsteps of immediate Past President Jerome. I will do my best to uphold that legacy and prove worthy of the trust you have placed in […]

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Club 29 International Matching Grants Projects

July 12, 2015

During the 2015-16 Rotary year, Oklahoma City Rotary Club will be involved with several Rotary Clubs in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Uganda, Panama, Columbia, Peru, Turkey and Rwanda to change the lives of people in those Countries and Rotarians around the world. We are working to establish new relationships with Rotary Clubs in Montenegro, Latvia and Bhutan to expand our activities […]

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Club 29 Perfect Attenders

June 17, 2015

Mike McAuliffe and Leonard Sullivan hosted a reception in honor of their 20 years of Perfect Attendance. Pictured are Perfect Attenders of Club 29 with a total of over 700 years of perfect attendance! Harold Armstrong has 39 years!! The reception was held at Gaillardia Country Club on June 23rd. Congratulations!!!!

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Service Above Self

February 3, 2015

By Ron Page Rotary, as an organization, demonstrates “Service Above Self” every day in our ongoing support of countless efforts targeting social and health issues locally and world-wide. But, as individuals, Rotarians perform those little acts that say “Service Above Self” in a more subtle way: returning phone calls promptly in spite of a busy […]

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Board Policy on Video Recording of Luncheon Meetings

January 22, 2015

BOARD POLICY ON VIDEO RECORDING OF LUNCHEON MEETINGS AND WEBSITE POSTING OF THESE RECORDINGS The Board of Directors of Club 29 has adopted a policy regarding the video recording of the club’s weekly luncheon meetings and the posting of these recordings on the club’s website. The general practice of Club 29 will be (1) to […]

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