Our Club

Welcome from the President

Lance McDaniel, President 2026-27

Hello fellow Rotarians!

Welcome to the 2026-2027 year with the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City, Club 29. I am honored and excited to serve as your 117th President.

Thank you to my predecessor, Ross Plourde. I have shadowed Ross in dozens of meetings and gatherings for more than a year. He is smart and kind, patient and thoughtful, fun and funny. He listens to others and values their opinions. He has been an ideal role model for me as I take on this important position.

Thank you to the outstanding women and men who have served as President of Club 29 before me. It is a big commitment. Yet they have all flourished, leaving their own unique stamp on our club. The Past Presidents continue to provide a solid foundation for this club, always generous with their time, expertise, and resources.

Thank you to our Executive Director Megan Law, a club founder, past president, and past district governor who keeps us plugged into the larger world of Rotary International while managing the business of our club. And thank you to Cheryl Byrd, who keeps the details of the business on track and provides the glorious music.

Thank you to our fantastic slate of volunteer officers, board directors, presidential advisors, foundation board members, chairs of the day, committee chairs, and committee members. Every one of these people are busy with family, work, life, and other opportunities. Yet they carve out time to serve the community through Rotary. Thank you.

The Rotary Club of Oklahoma City is Oklahoma’s largest and oldest civic organization. We are the largest Rotary Club in America. Our members include governors, mayors, CEOs, state treasurers, attorney generals, doctors, lawyers, executive directors, senators, representatives, commissioners, board members, fundraisers, and city councilors. We architect and build, create and optimize, manage and finance. We teach, write, run nonprofits, and lead arts organizations.

Our size gives us the resources to make a significant impact on our community. Our diverse experiences and backgrounds ensure that the positive impact ripples across every part of our community.

As the largest club in America, we must work harder to create personal connections that become friendships and build community. Get involved. Come to the lunch meetings, go to afterhours events, volunteer to bell ring, sit by someone new.

We have amazing leaders in this club with experience from every sector. Go sit with someone you don’t know. Enrich them with your knowledge. Listen and learn something new.

Director of Programming Seth Paxton and I are planning a fantastic slate of high-profile speakers to inspire you and get you thinking. Olympian Bart Conner, Chickasaw Nation Governor Chris Anoatubby, and Paycom CEO Chad Richison will be joined by leaders of Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City Chamber, Wildcatters Pro Bull Riding, OETA, the Jones Assembly, and the co-creator of TED Talks. That’s just in the first quarter.

Come to lunch on Tuesday. Listen to a great speaker. Discover new ways to get involved. Meet fellow Rotarians. Together, we can change the world.

Thank you for this wonderful opportunity. It’s going to be an awesome year.

Thanks,

Lance McDaniel
President, Club 29

Rotary Club of OKC History

With almost 600 members, Club 29 is one of the largest clubs in Rotary International, and it is also one of the friendliest. We welcome guests and visiting Rotarians from all over the world at our weekly luncheon meetings.

Visiting Our Club

Downtown Meeting:

Meetings of the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City are intended for members of our club. If you are interested in attending a meeting, we ask that you reach out to a current member of our club to host you as a guest. If you are unfamiliar with any of our current members, please reach out to our Rotary office for further assistance.

11:45am, Tuesday meeting at the Christian Life Center (CLC) at St. Luke’s Methodist Church

Parking Information:

Please park in either the South, West, or Southwest Parking Lots, and enter the CLC at the 14th Street entrance between Harvey and Robinson

Club 29 Foundation

The mission of the Rotary Club 29 Foundation is: “To Support the Philanthropic Activities of the Rotary Club of Oklahoma City.” The foundation is independent from the club, but it does not solicit or accept funding requests other than from the club, and the foundation board ultimately makes funding decisions.

Volunteer Opportunities

It’s committee time. My term as President is about to begin. That means we have a whole new slew of committee chairs that are excited to welcome you to their committees. There are more than 30 committees to choose from.

If you wonder why I know so many people in our club, it is because I serve on a lot of different committees. Some are one or two meetings and then coordinating volunteers. Some are more intensive, like reviewing grants for international projects. And some allow you to get up in front of the club and make introductions or lead the Pledge. All of them offer different perspectives of the club and attract different kinds of Rotarians.

Rotary is proof that you can put aside differences and come together every week to build community and change the world. Make this the year that you try a new committee and meet a new Rotarian.

Thanks for signing up,

Lance McDaniel
President 2026-2027

Committee Selection + Forms

Please use the form in the link below to sign up for a committee of your choice.

Committee Sign Up Form