VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2
One Program • Two Locations
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
Building and planting an herb garden with the help of volunteers from the Williams Companies.
2015 TAUW Day of Caring at Margaret Hudson Program Thanks to the Tulsa Area United Way, the Margaret Hudson Program was able to open its doors nearly to 100 volunteers on Friday, September 11 for the Day of Caring. After many months of planning, volunteer groups from across the Tulsa Metropolitan Area worked with students and staff to help make their community and the Margaret Hudson Program a better place. As the largest Day of Caring in Tulsa history, the Tulsa Area United Way worked with 5,500 volunteers assigned to 450 projects. We would like to thank the following groups who joined us on this inspiring day: Bank of Oklahoma, Benefitfocus Citizen CPR,
TSHA, Williams Companies, Tulsa Tech, Indian Nations Professional Photographers Association, Parkside Inc. and Clary Sage College. Students travelled from session to session as volunteers taught them important skills and lessons. Tulsa students were able to participate in a variety of activities. Girls worked with Williams to build an herb garden that will be used throughout the year to provide students with fresh ingredients to cook with. Smiles were abundant as students filled wheel barrows with soil and gave the plants their first watering. Inside, MHP students had the opportunity to learn CPR from Citizen CPR’s
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Rusty Littlefield. Those who took the class remarked that they were thankful that now if their child was ever in danger, they would know what to do to save their life. Next door to CPR was another group from Williams, but instead of planting plants, they were planting memories. Volunteers provided each girl with a scrapbook and supplies for a “Mommy and Me” memory book. Finally, students were able to receive some excellent beauty tips from professors and students of Clary Sage College. Clary Sage taught MHP students how to apply professional make up for interviews, and also gave students the chance to try on some workContinued to page 2
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 | 2015 TAUW DAY OF CARING AT MARGARET HUDSON PROGRAM place friendly hair styles. Also, each student had some one on one time with photographers from the Indian Nations Professional Photographers Association so that they could have their photo taken with their child. At the Broken Arrow campus, the school itself was treated to a makeover. Employees of Benefitfocus spent their day outside trimming shrubs, planting flowers, and re-mulching the grounds. Inside, volunteers from Bank of Oklahoma spent time organizing and tidying. While these volunteers were busy cleaning and sprucing up the school, students broke up into groups and spent their time participating in four different sessions. Like in Tulsa, students
were able to learn the basics of CPR, this time with the help of Citizen CPR instructor Jeanne Draughon. The students also made scrapbooks with the help of employees from Parkside, Inc., Indian Nations Professional Photographers Association offered their services to Broken Arrow students as well. The girls took time to learn how they can use basic sign language with their infants from Total Source for Hearing-loss and Access (TSHA) instructors Terry York and Julie Potter. Broken Arrow girls also had some outside time, thanks to the professors and students from Tulsa Tech who joined us to teach about basic car maintenance. Thank you to our sponsors who helped to make the Margaret Hudson Program’s Day of
Caring a success: Domino’s Pizza, P.F. Chang’s, Warehouse Market, Home Depot, Preaus Landscape of Tulsa and horticulturalist Kenda Woodburn. See more photos on our Facebook page!
Infant and Toddler CPR – Citizen CPR
1) Baby Talk, Infant and Toddler Basic Sign Language – TSHA; 2) Indian Nations Professional Photographers Association; 3)Happy Healthy Hair and Make Up Can Do Wonders! – Clary Sage College
4) What’s Under My Hood – Tulsa Tech; 5) Scrapbooking – Parkside Psychiatric Hospital; 6) General Outdoor Beautification – Benefitfocus
Tulsa Campus: 1136 S. Allegheny Ave., Tulsa OK 74112 • 918-833-9860 | www.margarethudson.org Broken Arrow Campus: 751 W. Knoxville St., Broken Arrow, OK 74012 • 918-251-2647
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Lunchtime Picnics for MHP Seniors and Alumnae Margaret Hudson Program ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION (MHPAA) invites all Margaret Hudson Program Alumnae, campus staff and board members to joins us at one or both lunch picnics. Tulsa Campus–Tuesday, Sept. 22, 12:20 pm. Broken Arrow Campus– Thursday, Sept. 24, 11:40 am. Your participation is very important and will help to make these events successful! RSVP: mhpalumnae@margarethudson.net and let us know whether you plan to attend the meeting and/or the picnic lunches, or volunteer at either picnic.
Our next regular meeting is scheduled for TONIGHT, Tuesday, September 15 at 6:00 pm, MHP Tulsa campus, 1136 S. Allegheny Ave., OK 74112. At this meeting, we will wrap up our plans for the Alumnae/ Senior Picnics and discuss our next steps in making the MHP Alumnae Association an official entity. Can you volunteer? Both lunch periods last only 30 minutes, so if you want to volunteer, your commitment will be about 50 minutes. We will set up 30 minutes before the lunch period. Please visit our website to fill out our Alumnae form: margarethudson.org/alumnae.
Save the Date! December 5, 2015 The historic Central on Main venue in downtown Broken Arrow will be the site for the Margaret Hudson Program’s 2015 Beans, Jeans & Bingo event on December 5, 2015 from 5:00-9:00 p.m. This family-friendly fundraising event will entertain kids and adults alike with good food, fast-paced bingo and silent auction baskets. The winner of MHP’s annual Cutest Baby Contest will also be announced that evening. Distinguished MHP board members, Honorary Event Chair Dr. Clarence G. Oliver, Jr., and MHP Executive Director Dr.
Genell Coleman invite patrons and potential sponsors to put on their western wear to attend and support this popular event. Tickets will go on sale online and at each
Upcoming Events at MHP September 15 – Open House @ 6:00 pm, Tulsa September 15 – MHPAA meeting @ 6:00 pm, Tulsa September 21 – Sweet Cravings Meeting @ 6:00 pm, DoubleTree South
MHP school for $15.00 on November 13, and will be available at the event for $20.00. Children under five are admitted free, and tickets are $5.00 for ages 6-17.
Lunchtime Picnics for MHP Seniors and Alumnae: Tuesday, September 22, 12:20 pm @Tulsa Thursday, September, 24, 11:40 am @ Broken Arrow
Tulsa Campus: 1136 S. Allegheny Ave., Tulsa OK 74112 • 918-833-9860 | www.margarethudson.org Broken Arrow Campus: 751 W. Knoxville St., Broken Arrow, OK 74012 • 918-251-2647