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2009 Finalists Announced for ONE Awards
2/18/2009
27 Nonprofits Named Finalists for Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence (ONE) Awards -
The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits announced today the names of the top three finalists in nine categories for the 2009 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 event will take place on April 25, 2009, 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 of the outstanding quality seen in so many Oklahoma nonprofits, the determination of the finalists was a very difficult process for the Commission”. However, he said that each of the finalists for the second 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
o Enid Symphony Association
o Oklahoma Arts Institute
o Oklahoma City Museum of Art
• Community
o Child Abuse Network, Inc.
o Horn of Plenty
o Possibilities, Inc.
• Community Health Services
o Calm Waters Center for Children and Families
o Good Samaritan Health Services
o Good Shepherd Medical and Dental Clinic Foundation
• Education
o City Care’s Whiz Kids
o Great Expectations Foundation
o Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
• Health Services (Large)
o Jackson County Memorial Hospital
o Oklahoma Blood Institute
o OU School of Community Medicine
• Self-Sufficiency
o Family Promise of Shawnee
o The Education and Employment Ministry, Inc.
o Young Women’s Christian Association of Southern Oklahoma
• Seniors
o LIFE Senior Services
o Saint Simeon’s Episcopal Home
o Sunbeam Family Services, Inc.
• Sports & Recreation
o Coffee Creek Riding Center for the Handicapped
o Special Olympics Oklahoma
o River Parks Authority
• Youth Development
o Junior Achievement of Eastern Oklahoma
o Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy
o Youth Services of Tulsa
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 93 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 Michael Cawley, Ardmore; Nance Diamond, Shawnee; Frederick Drummond, Pawhuska; Ken Fergeson, Altus; Hank Harbaugh, Tulsa; Phil Lakin, Tulsa; Frank Merrick, Oklahoma City; Polly Nichols, Oklahoma City; Rev. George Young, Oklahoma City; and Stanton Young, Oklahoma City.
Tickets are now on sale for $150. To purchase tickets or for sponsorship information, contact Dana Wilkes at 918-579-1910 or dwilkes@oklahomacenterfornonprofits.org.
Since 1981, the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits, Inc. has worked to support nonprofit organizations in an effort to promote increased quality of life for the citizens and community of the state of Oklahoma. The Center works to strengthen the capabilities and build the capacities of nonprofit organizations, their boards, staff and volunteers. Through consulting and training services, and open enrollment seminars, the Center provides a broad range of services and resources essential to effective nonprofit management. With offices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits serves organizations throughout the state of Oklahoma. For information call (405) 236-8133 in Oklahoma City, or (918) 579-1900 in Tulsa.
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