Yee Haw! It's time for Volunteers of America of Oklahoma's 2010 Rhinestone Cowboy event to be held at the Oklahoma Jazz Depot on Friday, May 7th. The event begins at 7:00 p.m. with a reception and silent auction, followed by live music, dinner and dancing at 8:00 p.m.
This year we will be honoring Tuck Curren for his countless gifts of time and talents that have benefited so many Oklahomans. As the owner of The Local Table and Biga, Tuck has served on the board of the Tulsa County Juvenile Trust Authority, the Oklahoma Restaurant Association, Street School and has assisted many non-profit organizations in the Tulsa metro area.
Sponsorships are now available! more>
Please contact Shelly Rogers at 307-1500 or srogers@voaok.org for more information.
Project Warmth Keeps Oklahomans Warm
Project Warmth collects new or gently used blankets, quilts and comforters to benefit our neighbors in need.
Since 2004, more than 18,000 blankets have been donated and distributed by Project Warmth. Project Warmth is a partnership between The News on 6, LaMode Cleaners, Volunteers of America of Oklahoma, Western Sun Federal Credit Union, Mathis Brothers Furniture and Ferguson Superstore.
Thank you to the Tulsa community for another successful year! We couldn't do it without you!
How Many Mentors Does it Take to Change a Life? Just One!
TULSA WORLD - Brian Clare, whose own son is now grown and in college, signed up for Volunteers of America's Mentoring Children of Prisoners program about 18 months ago. He's a mentor to two sixth-grade boys, one in north Tulsa and one in Broken Arrow.
"I just felt like I wanted to give something back," Clare said. "I like it because Volunteers of America gives you a lot of opportunity to be very flexible with timing. I travel a fair bit with my job. It doesn't take as much time as people think it will. For some reason, men especially don't feel they have the time to mentor, but that's absolutely not the case. You can make time to do things you want to do."
Clare meets with the "lads," as he calls his mentees, twice a month. He has taken them to see the holiday lights at Utica Square, to the park or oftentimes just to Wendy's to read a book together over a meal. more>
Broken Arrow Welcomes New Affordable Senior Housing
Volunteers of America of Oklahoma completed construction on a new senior housing complex in Broken Arrow. This 37-unit complex opened in mid-August and an open house will be scheduled later this fall. The new two-story complex will have about 31,000 square feet and features a library, crafts area, lounge and a clubhouse for community activities.
Located at 2750 South Ash Court, the Broken Arrow Sequoyah Creek development is the eighth affordable senior housing complex for the organization. Volunteers of America of Oklahoma also operates three senior housing facilities in Kansas and four facilities in the Oklahoma City areas for individuals 62 years of age or older, or who have a disability, and meet the low-income requirement.
This project is funded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Volunteers of America is one of the largest providers of affordable housing in the country. Nationally, the organization operates over 300 affordable housing properties in 31 states and are the largest recipient of HUD-awarded funding for senior housing and housing for the disabled. more>
Donors Can Now Make Tax-Free Gifts from their IRAs
Congress has re-authorized legislation that allows donors to make charitable gifts from their IRA accounts during tax years 2008 and 2009 without incurring income tax on the withdrawal. If you are age 70 1/2 or older and are required to take minimum withdrawals, this may be a great way to make a gift to one or more qualified charities. For more information, visit our legacy planning section.
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