Events

Luke will speak to our club about the exciting new REAL CHANGE COALITION. Bringing together multiple agencies to help assist in employment. TEEM, Side by Side, ReMerge, Urban League, Julius Jones Institute, Chain Reaction Ministries, Work Ready Oklahoma, Diversion Hub, OIC (Opportunities Industrialization Center of OK County), Goodwill, Restore OKC, Oklahoma City Community College and the Central Oklahoma Workforce Innovation Board.

This coalition was started to address barriers many in the population face toward employment. 

Tonight's speaker is Chase Parsons, Executive Director and Co-Founder at OKC Dream Center.

The Oklahoma City Dream Center exists to reach, rescue, and restore people isolated by poverty in OKC by meeting basic needs, preventative programs for at-risk kids and youth, relationships and referrals through our Community Resource Center, and our Dream Living Transitional Program for men.

Their vision is to build a community of resilient people who have been transformed by God’s love. The people whose lives are impacted by their programs go on to share that love with others, serving in the community and making transformation possible for others.

Rotarian of the Day: Jeff Gabelsberg

Let's welcome Dianne Gremillion with The Pink Sugar Foundation. http://www.thepinksugar.com

Dianne is the Founder of the Pink Sugar Foundation, a nonprofit organization seeking to rescue and redeem those caught in human trafficking. She has led 3 trips to Brazil for such efforts in the past 3 years. Dianne has also participated in volunteering at mission clinics in several third world countries including Africa, Belarus and Romania and continues to give a portion of the proceeds of ITS to support orphans in third world countries. She is an outdoor enthusiast and connoisseur of waterfalls as well as the Best Aunt Ever according to her 8 year old niece!

The Pink Sugar Foundation seeks to love, restore, and rescue those who have been wounded by prostitution, abuse, abandonment, and poverty in Recife, Brazil. They serve along with their local mission partners through contribution and participation. They invite us to join them on our journey to share Light & bring Hope.  

Rotarian of the Day: Terry Billen

Please welcome Bailey McMahan, OKC Area Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma.

Rotarian of the Day: Brian Triger

The club is gathering to put together the Chili and entering the pot to support the OICA Chili Cookoff today, we cook and prepare the master piece and gather!!! Official tcookoff entries will be held at the Capital on Tuesday March 11, 2025 from 11am -3pm all are welcome to attend both events! Please text Adam for directions if you can make it 214-682-5829.

Tonight we will be meeting at 2525 NW Expressway, First Floor, Conference Room

Let's welcome Mark Bravo, Director of Business Development at OK Runner. He will share with us about his profession as a Running coach and the importance of mindset and the power of a positive attitude.  Mark has a 40+ year career as a TV and radio commentator for running and other sports events.

He is the color commentator for the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon since its inception.  

Mark’s career as a coach started with running and wellness, and now he mentors “athletes” nationwide. Mark’s clients range from recreational runners training for their first 5k to elite athletes preparing for the world’s top marathons and Olympic trials.

A veteran of over 30 marathons and 400 road races, Mark has a personal best of 2:44 in the marathon, 34:30 in the 10K, and ran a 17:00 5K the night he turned 40. After two hip surgeries – the last a total hip replacement May 2007 – Mark returned to running  and 11 months later ran a 43 minute 10K.

Mark doesn’t measure accomplishments by the clock; he believes that athletic excellence is a personal quest that varies for each individual. 

The journey we take on isn’t always of our choosing; nonetheless, it can be one of amazing growth and unrelenting possibilities.

Come one come all to support the OAIC in the Chili Cookoff at the Capital from 11am to 3pm. We will have a booth and all are welcome to attend!  Volunteers Needed for OICA Chili Cookoff Booth
📍 State Capitol☎️ Contact JoAnna at (918) 260-2838 if you can help.

Each year the Midwest City Rotary Club gathers at the Midwest City Community Center to host one of the largest and most fun banquets in town.  Guests are treated to shrimp, crawfish, sausage, corn, potatoes and all the other fixin’s.  Attendees also enjoy live music with a live and silent auction.  This is a wonderful event that allows our club to work and fellowship with each other and the members of the community that support our
club.Where We Meet Wickline United Methodist Church-417 Mid America Blvd, Midwest City , OK 73130🎟️ Tickets: Approximately $75 This is a fun event supporting a neighboring Rotary Club. Contact Alan Norton at (405) 205-1246 to join our table.

Let's welcome Mallory Sapp from OBI. OBI has a goal to partner with Rotary Groups around the state in the month of July for a Rotarian Blood Donor Month! Their goal being to help the blood supply during the difficult summer season. She will be speaking about the OKC Metro Rotary competition details and the benefits of blood donation and who OBI is within the community.

Mallory Sapp was born and raised in Wellington, KS. She went on to earn a degree in Health and Exercise Science from the University of Oklahoma.

Mallory serves on the account consultant team in Oklahoma City, working with community partners from Moore to Wayne to set up successful blood drives and ensure the patients in Oklahoma hospitals have the blood they need.

She loves meeting donors and patients and being able to share the stories about how blood donation is truly a life-saving gift.

Registration is NOW OPEN! 

District 5750 has a paid space reserved for all the current President Elect’s at the upcoming Mid-America President Elect Training March 21-23, 2024, in Fort Smith, AR. Midamericapets.org

Our speaker tonight is Emmanuel Rivera is a professional mixed martial artist, local Sports Animal MMA commentator, and a former street kid himself. He attributes his life’s turnaround to martial arts and the mentors who helped him along the way. The Come Up Foundation is a new 501(c)3 that partners with churches, non-profits and schools. They send mentors into neighborhoods where kids live, and the streets where they play to instill discipline and responsibility. By learning self-defense and building confidence, kids learn to avoid violence and utilize techniques to stop bullying in their schools and neighborhoods. Come Up teaches a healthier lifestyle and promotes leadership and discipline. Emmanuel has a great personal story. The work his group is doing with at risk kids is phenomenal. He is changing lives in our community. You can find out more about his group at https://comeupfoundation.com/. They were also featured here on News 9’s Something Good. https://www.news9.com/story/6499767b4f273c072f13bb26/oklahoma-city-metro-school-teaches-martial-arts-to-homeless-youth 

Rotarian of the Day: Morgan Flom

If you have a company and would like to have a booth at the Trade show at Wheeler District please reach out to Craig Cox.

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⏰ 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
If you would like to represent your business, contact Craig Cox at (405) 361-3094 for details.

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