Youth At Heart Wins State ONE Award
Youth At Heart (YAH) was among 27 finalist awarded an Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence (ONE) Award for 2010. YAH received its award and a $5,000 gift on April 24th, at a celebratory dinner at the Southern Hills Country Club. Governor Brad Henry, Honorary ONE Awards Chair, gave congratulatory remarks to award recipients for their outstanding service to Oklahoma residents.
Jocelyn McCarver, YAH executive director, said she was very impressed with Governor Henry’s acknowledgement of the importance of nonprofits to the state of Oklahoma. She expressed deep appreciation for The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits for holding the prestigious event. “It is an honor,” McCarver said, “to be nominated and recognized with other great nonprofits for excellence for the hard work that we do daily.” YAH was recognized in the category of youth development, and was honored as one of three finalists for the Herman Kaiser Foundation and Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation Award. McCarver thanked the Herman Kaiser Foundation and the Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation for the $5,000 gift YAH received as a finalist. The overall winner in the youth development category was Youth Services of Osage County, Inc. which received a gift of $7,500. In its third year of the program, the ONE Award Selection Commission picked YAH and the 26 other 2010 ONE Award finalists from a field of 18,000 nonprofits. The top ONE Award winner was the Mental Health Association in Tulsa, Inc. which was awarded $10,000 and the 2010 Charles Schusterman Award for Excellence.
2010 Youth At Heart Charity Golf Tournament
was a tremendous SUCCESS!
Alliance Resource Partners as Title Sponsor.
First Place Winner - Tray Corsey team
2nd place winner - Bruner Investments
Third Place winners - B & S Muffler
Golfers and Sponsors Needed for YAH Next Years Golf Tournament
Golf Tournament Set For Monday, July 11, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Come Golf in support of Tulsa's at-risk youth! Event starts at 8:30 for registration and breakfast at the Golf Club of Oklahoma (20400 E. 141st Street, Broken Arrow). Proceeds from the event will support Youth At Heart's life-changing programs.
Registration will be on a first come, first serve basis. Individual participants can be matched with other players to form a team.
All participants receive continental breakfast, lunch, dinner, green and cart fees and a premium player goody bag. The format for the tournament will be a four person select shot, or “scramble.” Each player will have the option of purchasing mulligans. Prizes will be awarded for the Hole in One Contest, Top Three Teams, Longest Drive and Closest to the Pin.
“Without the support of community members and local businesses, YAH would not meet our fundraising goals, said Jocelyn McCarver, Executive Director of Youth At Heart. “Growing up in low-income communities, many youth are left unattended during after school hours and in the summer. The kids often do not get a healthy lunch or opportunities to become involved in various social, educational, and recreational activities in a safe and nurturing environment such as YAH provides. The proceeds from our Annual Youth At Heart Golf Tournament event directly impact the lives of youth living in subsidized housing communities in Tulsa.”
Go online at www.youthatheart.org and click the golf icon (see to the left) to register. For more information or if you have any questions, email rpreciado@youthatheart.org.
The Youth At Heart (YAH) Annual Golf Tournament is $250 per person, $800 for a foursome team or $2000 Hole Sponsorship which comes with a team of four and special recognition. Hole sponsorship opportunities are still available and include 2 x 3 wooden sponsor signs at holes, logo embroidered silk flags with recognition in advertising on special event banners.