Archive for December, 2009

President Andy’s message

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

As the New Year approaches, we customarily review where we’ve been and consider where we are headed. However, the Rotary year starts on July 1, not January 1. So let’s take a modified approach, and see what’s happened the last six months and discuss where we’re going for the next six months. We’ve had an [...]

President Andy’s e-mail December 23rd, 2009

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Some of you asked about the remarks I gave last week at our Christmas party. Here is what I prepared. WASHINGTON, CHRISTMAS & SERVICE ABOVE SELF When I was told a few days ago that the Club President traditionally performs at our Christmas party, it seemed apt to come up with something that combined a [...]

Videos from Rotary Christmas Jam online

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Here are the videos from today’s Rotary Christmas Jam: Andy, Gail, Mitzi, Mike & Randel The Downtown Hip Hop Crew Disco Snowball Fight Enjoy!

President Andy’s e-mail, December 16th

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Our program this week is our annual Christmas Party, which starts at 11:30. Several of our fellow Edmond Rotarians will perform for us. If you have never been to one of these events, this will be a great time to come. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow for an enjoyable time of fellowship. Although [...]

International Project in Fortaleza, Brazil. Our goal is $35,000 between our club, their club, and a designated district fund matching grant.

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

donation-form Hi Rotarians, This Wednesday will be our second and final drive this year for our fundraiser for our International Project in Fortaleza, Brazil. We are partnering with Fortaleza Planalto Rotary Club to purchase a vehicle for Pediatric Cancer patients and their families to go to and from treatment at the Association Peter Pan Cancer [...]

President Andy’s e-mail, December 9th

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Click here for weekly bulletin: rotarian-december-9                   Our state has 25 public colleges and universities with an even larger number of campuses, including two research universities, 11 regional universities and 12 community colleges.  The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education has 232,000 students, thousands of employees, and 11 constituent agencies. Oklahoma is fortunate to have [...]

President Andy’s e-mail December 2nd

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Click here for weekly bulletin: rotarian-december-2 During the First World War, a company of doughboys (as American soldiers were then called) found itself in the unfortunate position of being behind enemy lines in France. This was a serious problem, as trenches filled with armed enemy soldiers separated the company from the rest of American forces. [...]