Blood donors can feel like a champion by donating blood with Oklahoma Blood Institute 11am to 3pm, September 14, in the Annex building at Northeastern State University, 3100 E New Orleans, in Broken Arrow.
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again! The 4th Annual Life by Chocolate event is on Tuesday, Aug. 31 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Club 209.
A few things are different this year. Live music, t-shirts available to purchase, and tons of great auction items will be featured. Favorite chocolate goodies will be available along with new treats to satisfy any sweet tooth! Club 209 will be offering a cash bar with all the favorite adult beverages available, including soft drinks and coffee, too.
Read MoreAs the fight against cancer continues, public awareness may be at an all-time high, in no small part because newspapers and free papers are making a difference at the local level. Newspapers and free papers across North America are eminently involved with the various forms of charitable functions for all types of cancer, but perhaps none is more visible than the efforts on Breast Cancer.
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The fifth annual Concours for the Cure is set for Sunday, Sept. 19 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Southern Hills Country Club and will honor Robert L. Parker, chairman emeritus of Parker Drilling. Brian L. Cantrell is chairman of the event and MidFirst Bank
is the presenting sponsor. Concours is a fundraiser for the American Diabetes Association and features antique, classic and exotic cars, fine wine and cuisine.
BBQ BENEFIT: The Saint Francis Children’s Foundation recently held the Tulsa BBQ Challenge. The event was created in order to benefit children who are facing cancer. With great success, over $7,500 in funds were raised. Festivities included BBQ and a variety of vendors. Miss Oklahoma Morgan Woolard attended the event and enjoyed meeting with everyone there. With her are Halle and Blake Johnson.
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Cece Davis, RD, CSSD, LD and owner of Nutrition Consultants of Tulsa (NCT) has been guiding and counseling clients about their nutrition and health for over 30 years. Davis opened her practice in 1979 after working as a Clinical Dietician at St. Francis Hospital. “The cardiologists started asking me why I was there,” she says. “They kept telling me to get out and open my own practice, and help people prevent heart attacks.” Davis followed their advice and became the second person in the state of Oklahoma to open a private practice as a registered dietitian.
Read MoreThe third annual Capitol Challenge run/walk fundraiser, an effort to raise health awareness among Oklahoma’s communities, will be held at 8 a.m. on Sept. 18 on the South Plaza of the State Capitol. Participants can compete in a 10K run, 5K run or 1 mile walk/run. Proceeds benefit the Oklahoma Caring Foundation, whose mission is to provide Oklahoma children with access to health services.
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Our goal is to provide every child in need with a warm coat, free of charge before winter. Providing this simple yet vital need helps children learn and live productive lives year round. To ensure that every child in Tulsa area has a coat, we need your help.
Read MoreOklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) encourages all Oklahomans to participate in “Blood Thanks & Giving Day” Monday, August 2. The day is a celebration of those whose lives have been saved by loyal, blood donors.
Read MoreHow do you say thank you to a stranger who has saved your life? What if that person is someone whom you don’t know? This is the situation for thousands of Oklahomans who are alive because blood donors helped them survive accidents, surgeries, chemotherapies or other serious health threats. On Monday, August 2, blood recipients can show their appreciation to those donors by supporting Blood Thanks and Giving Day.
Read MoreFamily & Children’s Services and George Kaiser Family Foundation held a graduation ceremony July 21 in Tulsa for the first six participants who have completed the Women in Recovery (WIR) program. WIR is an alternative program to incarceration for nonviolent female offenders with alcohol and drug addictions in Tulsa County .
Read MoreDaily Grill restaurants nationwide will donate all of its proceeds from lemonade sales on Friday, August 20 (National Lemonade Day) to a special nonprofit that was formed by a 4-year-old girl whose short life continues to make an impact. Daily Grill founder, President and CEO Bob Spivak hopes to double $5,000 typically generated in sales and donate 100% to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer. Daily Grill’s fresh-squeezed, hand-shaken lemonade has been one of the restaurants’ signature items since 1988.
Read MoreTulsa blood donors have the opportunity to give blood in a 3-day Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI) community blood drive sponsored by “The Home & Garden Expo of Oklahoma” at the QuikTrip Center at EXPO Square. The 3-day blood drive is July 30, from noon to 7pm; July 31, from 10am to 7pm; and August 1, from 11am to 4pm. The OBI blood drive will be set-up near the facility’s north entrance, next to the KRMG booth. Anyone who is healthy and 17 or older is encouraged to donate at this vital summer blood drive.
Read MoreAngela Smith, a local participant in Team in Training (TNT), the endurance fundraising program for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society(LLS), invites Tulsa to indulge their sweet tooth to find a CURE for blood cancers.
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