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 • Pat Ragsdale Vivian Gibson • Vickie Gray Carla Kimberling • Travis Scott
Next Meeting www.okcoop.org/oru Applications Due www.okcoop.org/oru Applications available at www.okcoop.org/oru OEC Foundation, Inc. Financial Statement Beginning Balance 1/20/20 ............................. $182,346.80 February deposit ................ $20,737.86 Checks issued .................... -$22,394.55 Interest .................................... $151.00 Approved, not paid ............ -$33,717.50 Ending balance 2/19/20 .... $147,123.61 Financial Statement by: Amanda Dierking
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OEC Foundation continues partnership with MobileSmiles
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he OEC Foundation, Inc. for mattresses, beds and housing kits board of directors on Jan. 28 ($5,000), Noble Police Department for approved a $10,000 grant for equipment ($3,055) and Friends of the the Oklahoma Dental Foundation Mustang Public Library for its summer for its MobileSmiles program. The reading program ($3,000). Operation Round Up® (ORU) program Several individuals' applications has supported MobileSmiles since 2018 were approved for needs ranging from and in turn helped over 100 patients glasses, dentures and hearing aids to the across OEC's service area receive construction of an accessible ramp and dental care. a new HVAC. [1928220100] "I am very proud "As always, OEC the board supports a members' generosity cause that meets so [OEC members] allows us to grant a many needs of our wide-ranging spectrum are keeping applicants," said Alan of needs," said Davenport, board their donations Davenport. "They are president. "With keeping their donations local and healthcare costs on local and putting them the rise, it's important right back into our putting them we find partnerships communities." like the one with the ORU is made right back Oklahoma Dental possible by the into our Foundation to help thousands of OEC as many people as members who choose communities." possible." to round up their MobileSmiles electric bills to the — A L A N D AV E N P O R T travels to different areas nearest dollar each and certified, volunteer month. Applications dentists treat a number — individual and of qualified patients organizational — are each day. In October 2019, ORU's available at www.okcoop.org/ORU. support of $3,000 helped provide 29 Applications submitted by March 9 patients with over $15,000 in dental will be reviewed at the next meeting, care value — all at no cost to the scheduled for March 26. Contact patients. Education and Outreach Programs The board also approved grants to Director Tory Tedder-Lofflad at ORU@ Bethesda, Inc. supporting its "Stop, Go okcoop.org or 405-217-6726 for and Tell" education program ($5,000), questions regarding the program or My God Mother's House for formerly application process. incarcerated women transitioning back Looking to increase your ORU into society ($5,000), Thunderbird contribution? See page 10 to learn more Clubhouse/Norman Continuum of Care about ORU PLUS!
Oklahoma Electric Co-op News • March 2020
