Tulsa Southside Rotary

05/17/2026

Rotary has been around for over 120 years, and has evolved to be one of the world's premier service clubs. When you meet a Rotarian ask, "How do I join Rotary?" And I'm sure they'll extend to you an invitation.

04/15/2026

04/11/2026

Just a few "shots" of the extreme fun your had at our Inaugural Family Fun Bowling Night last night at ! 🎳

Contributions are still being accepted as this event will provide backpacks to the amazing kids at ! See President Tim, Noreen, or Scott R. for further ways to support this event!

Some sleepers in our midst... they only pretended to not even know how to bowl! (Kosas! 😉) Our next one will be even bigger and better!

Do not miss out on these events that are designed to live out our club motto: Having fun and doing good in the community! Bring your friends, bring your families! Show the world what Rotary International is all about

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04/09/2026

Spring awesomeness in full bloom for your ! You missed today's meeting, you say? We missed YOU!

Firstly, huge thanks and kudos to , Noreen and Jon Heaps, for completing their dictionaries delivery to the 3rd graders at Whitman Elementary! If anyone has pics of their specific presentations, please send them to Scott Gaffen! 📚📸

Inaugural Family Fun Bowling Night is TOMORROW evening at 5:30pm at Sheridan Lanes! Sign up via the link in your weekly Southsider Bulletin or just show up, register, and pledge accordingly so we can crush our goals for the student backpacks for ! 🎳🎒

We had our weekly Rotary International moment where something was shared from the monthly Rotary magazine... great insights and reminders for us all! Not going to tell you what it was about this week because we need to be at the meetings! 😉

, Steve Gray, did not disappoint in his collapsing President Tim Douglas' feeble attempt at stumping him! You need to see this to truly believe it! 📚📖🏆

Congratulations and best of efforts to our fellow Rotarians who recently filed for state or legislative offices: Brian Jackson and Bob Sullivan! 🇺🇲🗳

Congratulations to our hopeful recipient, Charlotte! It was a pleasure having you join us today!

got everyone's money... just sayin'! 🤑💲

galore... just sayin' and gotta love it!

Mega thanks to our keynote speaker, Lisa Grau from Tulsa Technology Center! Lisa gave an excellent update on the new buildings and construction projects on the main Lemley campus, as well as current / future growth, trends, and partnerships for the school! TTC is an economic driver for our region and their future has never been brighter!

Congratulations to our Rotarian of the Day, himself, the always-effervescent !

Hope to see everyone next week with our keynote, ORU Head Basketball Coach, Kory Barnet, and Rotarian of the Day, Scott Robinson!

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12/20/2025

Always a treat for us to give to the awesome kids at at Christmas time! Huge thanks to David Hughes Real Estate / David Hughes for making this so successful!

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RYLA District 6110
Rotary District 6110 Medical Supplies Network
Union Interact
Mclain Interact Club
Tulsa Active Leadership Inspiring Volunteer Engagement

Tulsa Rotary Club's annual gift-giving tradition brings joy to local elementary students before winter break.

12/08/2025

It's most certainly that time of year, and most certainly that your were in full-force as for the The Salvation Army Tulsa, OK this past Saturday!

Thank you and blessings to all who came out in support of our community and to all who interacted with us on Saturday. We love doing this annual service project!

Rotary District 6110
RYLA District 6110
Rotary District 6110 Medical Supplies Network
Tulsa Active Leadership Inspiring Volunteer Engagement
Union Interact
Mclain Interact Club

11/13/2025

A gorgeous Fall day has us asking:

"What's your Service (to others)?"

"What's your 'Why?'?"

"How can I take opportunities to enrich the lives of others?"

And these questions segue to our incredible keynote, the incomparable ! Thank you for your uplifting story of growing up in poverty, having leaders see potential in you, to taking opportunities to grow, your service with our Tulsa Police Department and the Tulsa Area United Way, and fostering cross-cultural collaborations for the betterment of our area!

Huge thanks to the recent birthday boy, Jon Heaps, for your step-in duties!

With reverence for their service to our country, humble thanks to all of our Veterans! It's our honor to honor each of you! 🎖🪖

Dictionaries will soon be in! Be ready to deliver to your school! One of our most impactful service projects of the year! 📚📖

We have a new Proposal for Membership! Always exciting! 💪👌

Were you at on November 1st? Great pics shown in the ! 🥃🚬

Congratulations to all of the numerous wedding anniversaries of our many Rotarians! 🤵‍♂👰💍💒❤️

Please go see fellow Rotarian, Scott Gaffen, who will be playing the Villain this Saturday in the 72nd Anniversary production of ! The longest-running theatrical production in the entire Western Hemisphere, right here in Tulsa at the Tulsa Spotlight Theater! There will be cake!!👺🎭

We're soon to have a Southside Rotary banner on some vehicles! What an outstanding opportunity for increased visibility and awareness for all that we do!

Union Interact
Mclain Interact Club
Rotary District 6110
Rotary District 6110 Medical Supplies Network
RYLA District 6110
Tulsa Active Leadership Inspiring Volunteer Engagement

10/23/2025

We're !!

With your help, we can end polio for good.

10/02/2025

Not sure where Fall is yet, but stays hot and impactful for your ! 🔥🙏👏💖

Exciting stuff always happening in downtown Tulsa, and what an honor it was to have with give us the massive planning and updates on the sustainability and growth of our downtown corridor. We ain't seen nothing yet! 🌇🏙🌆

Blessings and huge thanks to our , the "Man of Many Socks" 🤣😂, the 33-year service anniversary in Tulsa Southside Rotary, the one and only, Lynn Fesperman! Your longstanding commitment to our Club is an example to us all in always living the ideals of Rotary! 🧦

Amazing to hear from on the HUGE impact and current updates of the ! 💵

Kudos to Kwashie/Kosas and our Southside Rotarians helping serve the clothing drive for on September 19th! 👚👒👖

Brett Brough gave us an update on the proceeds of the and what a blessing it shall be our activities and projects, including Parker Smith 's upcoming for ! ⛳️🏌‍♂️🎒🚸

Blessings and love to our Jewish members on and to our members who are a part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who gave dealt with recent tragedy and loss. 🙏❤️✡️🇮🇱💒✝️

will be October 18th!! More details to come!

, who seemingly held all tickets today, did win the non-existent competition for , but was only able to pull a Joker in winning !

Next week's ROD is and our keynote will be speaking on "Tales of an Undercover Officer"!

Scott Gaffen

08/28/2025

Today's rain couldn't keep your from having fun and doing good in our community! ✨️🇺🇸👏🎊💪😎

Another terrific meal from Stu-B-Que - thank you as always! 🍖💯

Big thanks to OK Scouts - Indian Nations Council for hosting us! ⚜️🫡

September 15th is coming quick for the !! Will we see you there?? 👀 🏌‍♂️⛳️🏌‍♀️

It was an honor and privilege to have back, Edie Tolbert, executive director of the ! Your passion and genuine caring for those stricken with cancer is inspiring and empowering. Thank you for the updates on your life and the Project's mission of ! ❤️🕯🙏

Mega kudos and thanks to our , the trumpet man heralding , David Hughes Real Estate! Multi-talented and multi-awesome, David Hughes personifies the ideals of Rotary, and we couldn't be more honored to call him a friend, mentor, and colleague! 🎺💪😎💯✨️

Next week's program: Clay Langley re: and ROD Brett Brough! 🤝👍🤌

Scott Gaffen