ORU REPORT
ORU OPERATION ROUND UP OEC FOUNDATION, INC.
OEC Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors
Alan Davenport, president Beckie Turner, vice president Ronnie Fulks, secretary/treasurer Betty Allen • Vivian Gibson Vickie Gray • Carla Kimberling Pat Ragsdale • Travis Scott
Next Meeting Visit www.okcoop.org/oru Applications Due Visit www.okcoop.org/oru Applications available at www.okcoop.org/oru OEC Foundation, Inc. Financial Statement Beginning Balance 6/19/20 ............................. $199,430.76 July deposit ........................ $21,848.55 Interest ...................................... $166.69 Checks issued ................... -$22,187.00 Debit Card ................................. $195.76 Approved, not paid ............ -$33,993.02 Ending balance 7/16/20 ..... $165,070.22 Financial Statement by: Amanda Dierking
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OEC Foundation board grants over $23,000 to local organizations, families
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he OEC Foundation, Inc. board of directors met July 9 to review applications submitted by individuals and organizations for the Operation Round Up® (ORU) program. A total of $23,902 was approved for disbursement to 10 organizations and families. The largest grant of $10,000 was awarded to Transition House for its transitional living program — a program of supervised apartment living that empowers the development of essential life skills while providing support for those recovering from serious mental illness. We are always grateful for the "The intended outcome is to provide clients with basic generosity of the thousands essentials so they can focus of OEC members who make it their energy on their recovery possible to help their neighbors work, so they can transition to healthy, integrated community throughout the year. living," said Bonnie Peruttzi, Transition House executive — ALAN DAVENPORT director. Other grant recipients included Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma ($6,000 for Food for Kids backpack program), Society of St. Vincent de Paul ($5,000 for its bedding program) and Adventist Community Services ($602 to equip its food pantry and meal service with an upright freezer). Six individuals received grants providing dentures, glasses and dental work. "We are always grateful for the generosity of the thousands of OEC THE members who make it possible to help their neighbors throughout the year," said Alan Davenport, OEC Foundation board president. Episode Applications submitted by d by e r e Aug. 17 will be reviewed at t pow dcas the next meeting, scheduled for A po Sept. 3. Contact Education and Learn more about Outreach Programs Director the impact of Operation Tory Tedder-Loffland at ORU@ okcoop.org or 405-217-6726 for Round Up on OEC's The questions regarding the program or Current Buzz podcast!. application process.
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