Join District 5750 Rotarians for Our Project Dedication in Peru

District Rotary clubs, including OKC Rotary, working with the Piura Miraflores Club and other partners, have purchased equipment to train young people as auto and motorbike mechanics. A group from our district plans to travel to the project dedication in late September with an optional side trip to Machu Pichu. The cost of flights through […]

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David Walters

  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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Mike Knopp

Michael J. Knopp “Oklahoma City has quickly developed a culture surrounding the Oklahoma River while solidifying an important place within the Olympic Movement.  The presentation will detail Oklahoma City’s rise as a US Olympic and Paralympic Training Site with the Boathouse District facilities and programming that helps advance Olympic dreams while inspiring the next generation […]

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A Lesson from Historical Personalities

“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

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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Sherri Coale – OU Women’s Basketball

Sherri Coale – Head Coach OU Women’s Basketball Rare is the coach who embraces the balance of student and athlete like Sherri Coale. Even fewer teams have had success while emphasizing the books on the same level as the sport. The symmetry is a trademark of Coale’s program. She meticulously prepares her athletes to excel […]

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My Mother’s Button Box – Leonard Sullivan

  “My Mother’s Button Box ” – Leonard Sullivan Mother’s button box was similar to the can a fruit cake might come in today. The “can” was probably twelve inches in diameter and five inches deep. This little “treasure chest” held every color, shape and size button ever designed. If a button was lost off […]

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RI Convention June 2017

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

  “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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No Rotary Meeting

The Luncheon meeting at the Petroleum Club on July 5, 2016 has been cancelled, and no makeup is required. Next scheduled luncheon meeting will be July 12. On July 12, the speaker will be Sherri Coale – OU Head Women’s basketball coach Chair of the Day will be Lesli Massad  

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