Upcoming Club 99 Programs — Join Us!

Arkansas Razorbacks head basketball coach John Calipari. Because of an anticipated high attendance, RSVPs will be required through the form sent by the Rotary office.

With about 500 teens in the Arkansas juvenile justice system, Arkansas Department of Human Services Secretary Kristi Putnam will discuss challenges that bring kids to the centers, why many end up in adult prison and what the business community needs to do to be supportive of rehabilitation efforts 

Governor Sarah Sanders brings a state-of-the-state message to Club 99

Hytrol Conveyor Co. is one of Arkansas' biggest companies you may have never heard of. It employs 1,600 people in Northeast Arkansas, and it is the largest conveyor belt manufacturer in the United States. In addition, multiple conveyor belt manufacturing companies have located around Jonesboro, and Hytrol CEO David Peacock will talk about why this industry is growing rapidly (hello, all of you online shoppers) and why multiple manufacturers are in Arkansas.

Arkansas rice farmers are experiencing their most severe financial stress in decades as rice prices dropped 37% in one year. Arkansas is the leading producer of rice in the country, but with changing global tariffs, challenging economic conditions and unpredictable weather, what's the state of our rice industry? Keith Glover, CEO of Producers Rice Mill in Stuttgart and chairman of the trade organization USA Rice, will give Club 99 the latest information.

Meet our new friends from Vietnam!

The Ottenheimer International Youth Program  is a unique program of the Club 99 focused on international goodwill and fellowship through student exchange. It was initiated in 1948 by Gus Ottenheimer, a past president of the club, who suggested inviting two French university students to Little Rock. The program, which has since hosted students from various countries for more than 75 years, is named in his honor.