OUT & ABOUT
People, places and events
Bridges Foundation The eighth annual Bridges Foundation’s Annual BBQ was held at the Tulsa Historical Society in July. This event raised $93,000 to provide vocational teaching and training services to a client for one week or send a child to camp and provide prevocational skills to a high school student for two weeks. Pictured at the event are Cameron Schubert; Stacey Stone; Karie Jordan, Bridges executive director; Shane Saunders; and Austin Buerge.
Concours for the Cure The eighth annual Concours for the Cure, sponsored by MidFirst Bank will be held Sunday, Sept. 29, at Southern Hills Country Club. This is the only Concours in the world benefitting the American Diabetes Association. Pictured are David Sheehan, 2013 Concours honoree; Bill Warnock, Concours co-chairman; and Jim Holloman, MidFirst Bank (Not pictured: Richard Holmes, Concours co-chairman).
Moustache Dash The second annual 5K Moustache Dash 2013 will be held at 9 a.m., Nov. 2 in the Pearl District. The Moustache Dash benefits Movember, a global movement that raises awareness and funds for the cure of cancers that affect men. Pictured are Moustache Dash committee members Austin Park; Beth Miller, race director; Laura Bloxom and Wendy Brown.
Meals on Wheels Bryan Close, Meals on Wheels advisory board member; Dana Hutton, MOW supporter; Kristen Bender, MOW supporter; and John and Karen Power, advisory board members; gathered to promote Meals on Wheels “Keep ‘em Rolling” which will be held Sept. 24 at DoubleTree by Hilton Tulsa Downtown.
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McNellie’s South City Pub and Beer Garden Officials recently toasted to the opening of the McNellie’s South City Pub and Beer Garden. Pictured are Elliot Nelson, co-owner of McNellie’s Restaurant Group; G.T. Bynum, Tulsa city councilor; Ray Hoyt, senior vice president, Tulsa Regional Chamber; Wes Alexander, director of sales, Marshall Brewing Company; and Karen Gilbert, Tulsa city councilor.
RSVP More than 200 attended RSVP’s new signature event, the Somewhere in Time Gala, which featured a “White Night in Moscow” theme and was held at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino July 27. Pictured at the event are Lisa McLarty, RSVP Board member; along with two RSVP volunteers, Sandi Thomas and Bonnie Clark.
Think Pink Jennifer Allen of Opveon; Sue Stees of Panera Bread; Michael S. Ashworth, chair of the Tulsa County Bar Association Bench and Bar committee; Sgt. Judy Pounds of the Tulsa County Sheriff’s office; Roy Chartier, general manager of Aloft-Downtown; and District Judge Jim Caputo of Tulsa County look over satellite/aerial photos of the courthouse, library and Aloft Plaza to assign staging positions for the dozen or more pink vehicles and large crowds expected to attend the Think Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Rally on Oct. 4 shortly before 8 a.m.