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The Avedis Foundation has awarded a $500,000 grant to Gateway to Prevention and Recovery, Inc., a local nonprofit that serves the community and families affected by substance abuse and mental health disorders.
“The Avedis Foundation is honored to provide this grant to Gateway’s Expect Hope campaign,” Avedis President and CEO Dr. Kathy Laster, said. “By supporting their mission to provide community-based behavioral health services to individuals and families, Gateway will be able to not only continue providing critical services, but will also be able to expand and develop existing credible programs.”
During these challenging times, Laster said it is essential more than ever to help people access the services that they need.
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Registration has begun for a virtual professional development presentation sponsored by The Avedis Foundation, SSM Health, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Shawnee Forward and First United Bank.
The Women s Leadership Program will feature a panel of six, who will focus on various topics:
• soccer legend Abby Wambach, who will speak on learning how to lead and hone the strengths of a team;
• Emmy-nominated Randi Zuckerberg, offering tips to revitalize leadership practices;
• global influencer Radha Agrawal, who will share how to get the blueprint for cultivating and nurturing community;
• Paralympian Bonnie St. John, using tactical concepts to pave the way for breakthrough performances;
Three Shawnee sidewalk projects enter design phase
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Shawnee has been lining streets with sidewalks at an aggressive pace for a few years; now three significant sidewalk projects are entering the design phase after the Shawnee City Commission unanimously voted Monday to approve contracts with three separate firms.
Thanks to a collaborative effort between the Avedis Foundation and the City of Shawnee, matching grants have been funding these sidewalk goals across the community in alignment with the city s Comprehensive Plan and a Master Trail and sidewalk initiative sparked by the Parks Master Plan adopted in 2015.
“In 2017 the city was awarded a dollar-for-dollar Avedis Foundation grant for sidewalk construction,” City Engineer Seth Barkhimer said last month. “That money has not been fully utilized and it actually has a sunset date for June of 2022.”
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It looks like the Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art has classrooms buzzing in Wisconsin and Illinois because of its virtual art tours.
The MGMoA was excited to see virtual art tour requests from two schools that were from beyond Oklahoma. The first request came from the state of Wisconsin from the Milwaukee Scholars Charter School requesting a virtual art tour over the MGMoA’s Native American collection. The students and teachers saw the various Native American artifacts and art pieces in the MGMoA gallery as Amber DuBoise-Shepherd explained the various uses of the objects from Oklahoma tribes. The manager of education, DuBoise-Shepherd is of Navajo, Sac & Fox, and Prairie Band Potawatomi descendent and enjoys teaching students about her culture and traditions.