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27 Nonprofits Named Finalists for Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence Awards
1/25/2008
The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits announced today the names of the top three finalists in nine categories for the 2008 Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence (ONE) Awards. The categories included: Arts & Humanities, Community, Community Health Services, Education, Health Services, Self-Sufficiency, Seniors, Sports & Recreation, and Youth Development.
The gala event will take place on April 12, 2008, at the Renaissance Hotel in Tulsa. With cocktails, a seated dinner, special awards ceremony and a video presentation highlighting the winning nonprofit organizations, the Center will honor these outstanding nonprofits for their excellence and inspiration to other nonprofits who strive for the same outstanding performance.
Jerry Dickman, chairman of the ONE Awards Selection Commission, said that “because Oklahoma has so many outstanding nonprofits, the determination of the finalists was a very difficult process for the commission”. However, he said that each of the finalists for the first annual ONE Awards is an outstanding example of nonprofit excellence in enhancing the quality of life in the community it serves.”
The names of the finalists are listed below:
• Arts & Humanities
Jasmine Moran Children's Museum, Seminole
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman
Tulsa Ballet
• Community
Oklahoma Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, Tulsa
Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation
Oklahoma Community Institute, Oklahoma City
• Community Health Services
Clarehouse, Tulsa
Eastern Oklahoma Donated Dental Services, Tulsa
Enid Community Clinic
• Education
KIPP Academy College Preparatory, Inc., Oklahoma City & Tulsa
Marcus Garvey Leadership Charter School, Oklahoma City
Sadler Arts Academy, Muskogee
• Large-Scale Health Services
The Children’s Center, Bethany
Duncan Regional Hospital
Variety Health Center, Oklahoma City
• Self-Sufficiency
Dale Rogers Training Center, Inc., Oklahoma City
Oklahoma League for the Blind, Oklahoma City
Regional Food Bank, Oklahoma City
• Seniors
Daily Living Centers, Oklahoma City
Elder Care, Inc., Bartlesville
Tulsa Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association
• Sports & Recreation
Boys and Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County
Denny Price Family YMCA of Enid
First Tee, Oklahoma City & Tulsa
• Youth Development
Happy Hands Education Center, Tulsa
Special Care, Inc., Oklahoma City
Youth and Family Services of North Central Oklahoma, Enid
The winners in each of the nine categories will receive $7,500 and two finalists in each of the nine categories will receive $5,000. One of the nine categories winners will be selected as the overall winner and will receive $10,000 for their organization. A total of $160,000 will be given to outstanding ONE Award winners and finalists.
A total of 112 organizations were nominated for this year’s awards and the 27 finalists were selected by the ONE Awards Selection Commission as one of the three best among all similar nonprofits worthy of receiving this statewide acknowledgement of excellence in the nonprofit community.
The Selection Commissioners are chaired by Jerry Dickman of the Chapman Foundations of Tulsa. Other commissioners include Nance Diamond, Shawnee; Frederick Drummond, Pawhuska; Phil Lakin, Tulsa Community Foundation; Frank Merrick, Oklahoma City, the Merrick Foundation; Polly Nichols, Oklahoma City; Lew Ward, Enid; Rev. George Young, Oklahoma City; and Stanton Young, Oklahoma City.
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