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Upcoming Events...
October;
4th - 8308 Foster Care Conference
6th - Dirty 30 Zombie Mud Run
7th - Amplify concert (Spero)
9th - Dr. Deb Shropshire speaks at OK History Museum
13th - Found Causes Foster Care Special on OKC Channel 9
16th & 18th - 111 Project Orientation
22nd - OKDHS Bridge Resource Parent Conference OKC
26th - OKDHS Bridge Resource Parent Conference McAlester
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Thank You...
A big thank you to Laser Partners of Oklahoma, Inc. and Dr. Kevin McMullen for helping in efforts to remove tattoos from a child victim of violence.
If you would like to hold a drive to donate items or services needed, please email our Executive Director, Lisa Feist HERE |
In The News...
Christian leaders pledge support for foster care efforts in Oklahoma.
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Christmas Wishes
We are looking for representatives in each of the 77 counties of Oklahoma who will work with their OKDHS counter part and community partners to help facilitate the collection and distribution of Christmas gifts.
Click HERE to learn more about the commitment to become the OKFW County Coordinator in your county.
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Don't have time to shop for Christmas gifts this year? Give online!
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8308
Project 111 will be presenting the 8308 Foster Care Conference on Thursday, October 4th from 9am to 3:30pm at Southern Hills Baptist Church located at
5590 S. Lewis Avenue, Tulsa for 8308: A conference dedicated to leave no Oklahoma child without a family. 8308 is for those in the Faith Community who are interested in learning about the Foster Care issue and the opportunities to serve our Oklahoma children.
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Dr. Deborah Shropshire To Speak in OKC
October 9th noon-1pm Dr. Deborah Shropshire will be presenting at the Oklahoma History Museum in Oklahoma City during a FREE & OPEN to the public series brought to you by OKDHS.
Children in foster care have higher rates of disease than their peers, and as a group they experience poorer health and social outcomes as adults. Can these outcomes be changed?
Deb Shropshire is a pediatrician with OU Children's Physicians in Oklahoma City. She provides medical care to children at the Pauline Mayer foster shelter and in the Fostering Hope clinic at OU, and also serves as the medical director for foster care for OKDHS, assisting case workers, working on projects related to foster health issues, and providing training on the health of foster kids. She loves to engage her audience in the story of foster kids, and to encourage others to "speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves".
Click HERE for more information.
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Found Causes
We are so excited to be featured on the upcoming Foster Care Special on OKC's Channel 9's Found Causes on October 13th at 6:30pm. Set your DVR, invite friends and watch together. Then discuss where you can serve in the orphan crisis of Oklahoma.
Found Causes will be featuring us along with some of our Impact Partners like, Citizens Caring for Children, Angel's Foster Family Network. Our board member & Executive Director, Guy & Lisa Feist will share some of their family's foster and adoption journey also. It promises to be a very touching look into foster care and the precious children and families effected by it.
Click HERE to join the event on facebook and share with friends!
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Emergency Kinship Support
In September, we helped expedite the placement of
many children out of the shelter and into kinship homes. We provided more than 25 beds, and many car seats. This is possible because of our partnerships with The Hub Mission Ministry & The Spero Project and YOU thru donations of food, beds, cribs and safety equipment.
Click HERE to read some of the stories of support!
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The Dirty 30, not just a race, it's an event!
Join us on October 6th for 1Day + 2 great Charities + 5k + 7 ton of mud + 15 obstacles = The Dirty 30
We are honored to be one of the two great charities to benefit from the next upcoming Dirty 30 Zombie Edition 5K mud run on October 6th, 2012!
This event is not just for runners & zombies! There will be music and fun for everyone! FREE admission to non-partcipants. Join us in watching zombies and runners or grab a beverage and enjoy some live music. Make a donation at the OKFW booth and take a chance at our toss contest, complete with zombies, brains & prizes. You'll have to see it to believe it!
Click HERE to watch a video and sign up to participate!
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