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Louisiana Flood Disaster Relief

August 19, 2016

The Rotary Club 29 Foundation is collecting funds to be sent to the victims of the terrible floods in Louisiana. The funds given by Club 29 Rotarians will be matched by the Club 29 Foundation, up to $10,000. The funds will be sent to Rotary District 6200, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. All Donations to the Rotary […]

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Don Wetekam

July 27, 2016

Donald J. Wetekam is Senior Vice President, Government & Defense Business Development of AAR CORP. In this role he is responsible for strengthening AAR’s presence in government and defense markets as well as managing legislative engagement activities. Mr. Wetekam joined AAR in 2007 and led the company’s MRO operations encompassing four aircraft maintenance centers […]

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David Walters

July 20, 2016

David Walters is President of Walters Power International. Mr. Walters served as the Governor of Oklahoma from 1991 to 1995. As Governor, David Walters presided over a $7 billion organization that employed 135,000 people. Governor Walters reduced by attrition the number of state government employees for the first time in the history of the […]

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A Lesson from Historical Personalities

July 14, 2016

“A Lesson from Historical Personalities” – John Frost One cannot separate a political philosophy from the individuals who espouse them. In retrospect, the Great American Experiment has survived because of the free flow of ideas which gain ascendance one or the other over time. In my readings coinciding with the recent July 4th Independence Day […]

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Richard Parry

July 12, 2016

Richard Parry Mr. Parry has been the President and Chief Investment Officer of TJIM (Tom Johnson Investment Management) since 2003. He began his investment career in 1981, working with other TJIM principals in the Trust Investments department of First National Bank and Trust Company which later became First Investment Management Corporation (FIMCO), a subsidiary of […]

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RI Convention June 2017

July 7, 2016

The Rotary Club of Oklahoma City has secured 6 rooms for the June 9-14, 2017 Rotary International Convention in Atlanta GA. Please call the Rotary office if you are interested in attending!!

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My Very Own Book – Dick Hefton

July 6, 2016

“My Very Own Book” – Dick Hefton His teacher picks up a book off a stack of sixty or so, glances at the name printed on the inside cover and calls out a the name of a child in the gathering; then she hands the dictionary to a host Rotarian standing by her side. […]

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Lesli Massad

June 30, 2016

Lesli Massad Lesli Massad serves as Planned Giving Officer for Boys Town, a national acclaimed charity serving at- risk children and families. Lesli has been with Boys Town for 12 years. In her capacity as the Planned Giving Officer, Lesli has assisted in the implementation of a comprehensive fundraising program to increase funding and generate […]

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2016-17 Rotary Year Kickoff

June 17, 2016

Rotary Club of Oklahoma City committee chairs, officers, and directors kicked off the 2016-17 Rotary year in the home of Susan and Nick Harroz. Special guest was Past President Jim Sharrock, who has returned to Oklahoma City following an historic heart and liver transplant. Incoming president Terri Cooper announced that the focus of her club year would […]

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Golf Tournament 2016

June 10, 2016

The tournament went very well. Gaillardia is so very nice hard to have a bad day when you are there. Recap: We had 51 players. And the winners are… First place with a tremendous 58 the Team of Darin Kent, Dustin Wall, Mark Kelly, and BJ Bender. 2nd flight winner with a 66 the group […]

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Three Paydays and Faux Ailments – Larry Edwards

June 10, 2016

Three Paydays & Faux Ailments Larry Edwards Some time ago Rick Vermillion told me that I “ate like a seventeen year old.” Since I was in the midst of eating a Frito-chili pie at the time, it was hard to argue with Rick. Further proof of this ailment, Adolescent Eating Disorder or AED, is evidenced […]

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OKC Rotary in Kotor, Montenegro

June 5, 2016

Mary Jane Calvey, OKC Rotary’s International Chair, spent the final week in May attending the dedication of a major project in Kotor, Montenegro. Oklahoma City Rotary partnered with Rotary clubs in Budva, Montenegro, and Budapest, Hungary, as well as clubs in Germany, California, and our own district in Oklahoma, a total of seventeen clubs in […]

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