"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be." - Douglas Adams
As I wrap up my final month as District Governor and reflect on the journey, I think this quote puts it so well because each of our intentions going into 2020 at home, work, school, and Rotary were all impacted somehow. Yet, despite challenges, I am exactly where I intended to be, here with each of you, and so proud to be a Rotarian. Looking forward, I am excited to see how our clubs reemerge and renew themselves with the support of our incoming District Governor - Matt Tipton. I am happy to think about opportunities to see each other in person soon!
In the meantime, I hope to see you at our Virtual District Conference, which will celebrate our clubs on June 17th at 6 pm. Please share the invite with your members as we will be doing 2 - $1,000 grant giveaways to support club projects for those in attendance. We'll have some fun and have a toast to the year, so please feel free to have a drink of your choice ready in celebration! The registration information can be found below.
Thanks,
Angela Rickman
Rotary District 5750 | District Governor 2020 – 2021
To celebrate his approaching year as District Governor, the OKC Midtown Rotary Club threw a party for member Matt Tipton on June 8th at The Pump Bar in Oklahoma City. Matt is the third District Governor to come from OKC Midtown Rotary since the club chartered 12 years ago. We are thrilled to watch him lead District 5750 and show what it means to have the heart of a Midtown Rotarian. Congratulations to our Past President and incoming District Governor, Matt Tipton!
Looking for Clubs to Partner in the Fight Against Malaria
OKC Rotary and Malaria Partners International have begun work on a global grant to fight malaria in the Katakwi District in Uganda. Malaria kills 409,000 people each year, 67% of whom are under five years old. A model Malaria Partners project in Zambia resulted in a reduction in Malaria cases from 30% of the population to 5%, and in the twenty four months since the completion of that project, no children have died of malaria in the project area.
Learn more on how you can participate in the fight against malaria.
The District Grants Committee met to review 8 grants and was able to initially approve over $50,000 in matching funds. Our members' donations to The Rotary Foundation's annual fund drives the amount we can award each year. Thank you to everyone who contributed.
Weatherford Rotary - Supporting Sponsor of Heartland Cruise Car Show!
Edmond - High School Seniors Honored
Each year, the Rotary Club of Edmond recognizes Edmond seniors by awarding up to 3 deserving students $2000 each. This year was no different with the Club selecting three Edmond seniors. The Club wishes to congratulate this year’s recipients.
The Bricktown Rotarians partnered up with Bricktown Charleston's and the Oklahoma Blood Institute, and the Institute for Child Advocacy to do a Blood Drive. On Thursday May 13, 2021 the Oklahoma Blood Institute parked a donation Bus outside of the Bricktown Charleston's parking lot for a much-needed blood donation.
Two new members were recently inducted into the Rotary Club of Cushing. Pictured from left to right are new member Sapphire Smith and her mentor, Allie Prater, Whitney Harrison and her mentor John Bryant, and Club President Matt Turner.
The Rotary Club of Enid presents its 3rd Annual Field of Honor. The club displays 300 American Flags in honor of all the heroes in our life. The flags will fly from May 26th to June 15th in Remembrance of Memorial Day and in honor of Flag Day.
The Bricktown Rotarians were fortunate to have fellow Rotarian Jeanette Nance with Keep Oklahoma Beautiful be one of our Guest Speakers on April 26, 2021 and Brent Allen-Riversport OKC River Protectors speak on April 12th, 2021 about the overwhelming problems with trash and debris that blow into our State and our Oklahoma River.
Thanks, Rotarians, for helping to Keep Oklahoma Beautiful. Together we collected 13 bags of trash and a couple of random larger items ie car parts, plastic buckets, plastic piping's.
The Rotary Club of Enid’s Foundation Chair Clark Young has been working all year on a project to transfer Foundation Recognition Points to other Rotarian to help them to become a Paul Harris Fellow or a Multiple Paul Harris Fellow. The Rotary Club of Enid is proud to be a 100 % Paul Harris Fellow Club.
