Purcell Rotary

First Rotary club in the world in a city under 3,500 population. 100% Paul Harris club in District 5770. Chartered March 30, 1923. Meetings are noon Wednesdays.

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Come join us for lunch today!
Our annual chili luncheon is our only fundraiser of the year!

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Our speaker this week will be first-year Purcell head football coach Aaron Dillard.
Dillard’s Dragons went 9-3 and hosted a State playoff game before losing in the second round.

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Thanks to everyone who helped yesterday at Operation Christmas! Great job, Rotarians!!

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This week is a 5th Wednesday service project week and we are helping Gale Wilson with Operation Christmas.

Please meet at the Multi-Purpose Center at noon and come ready to work!

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We will not be meeting on November 22 due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

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This week District Governor Patty Swink will be in attendance at the 11 a.m. board meeting and will be our speaker at lunch. Please refer to the list of questions she sent and be ready to partake in that conversation!

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Our speakers will be from the CARE Coalition. The Community Alliance of Resource for Everyone is a multi-agency coalition, serving McClain County in Oklahoma for over 20 years. CARE’s purpose is to improve the lives for citizens in rural Okla. through community collaborations.

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We will have a Club Assembly this Wednesday. See you at Rotary!

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Thank you Purcell Rotary for hosting two of our Senior leaders from PHS. Gracie Pruitt and Karlee Tolle shared their experiences from Girls State this summer. Thank you to Pat Martin for her efforts providing our student leaders important leadership training. #phsdragons

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Our speaker this week will be Mark Morgenthaler. Mark is a counselor with the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services. See you Wednesday!

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Our speakers Wednesday will be Karlee Tolle and Gracie Pruitt, PHS seniors, who will speak about their experiences this summer at Oklahoma Girls State. See you at Rotary!

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Graham Fishburn was inducted as our 2023-2024 president today; a second generation Fishburn to do so I might add.
Congratulations President Fishburn and we look forward to serving with you this year!

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This week we will install our new officers for the upcoming year. District governor Patty Swink will induct the officers; please plan to attend if possible. Go share Rotary!

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Upcoming Club events:
◦ Installation of new officers: July 12
◦Service day: August 30

Thanks for your service!

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This week, our speaker will be Rebekah Lynam, sharing about events and programs at the Purcell Public Library this summer and beyond. See you Wednesday!

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This week, our speaker will be Tracy Bender-Bone, a community preparedness and public outreach manager with the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. See you Wednesday!

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This week, our speaker will Dan Boren. Dan is the Secretary of Commerce for the Chickasaw Nation.

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Wednesday, May 31, is our quarterly service day. We will be working outside at the McClain County Museum, helping to spruce up their landscaping. Plan to come in clothes you can get a little dirty, and bring work gloves, gardening tools, clippers, etc., to pitch in.

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Our program this week will be presented by Amy Doan. Amy is a speech language pathologist. See you Wednesday!

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Our spring mixer is coming up! The flyer is attached - please let Becky know if you plan to attend and how many guests you are inviting, so we have a rough head count. And get to inviting people you would like to see join Rotary!