Only 41 Meals Left, Be a PIG!

As individuals working in a nonprofit organization, we know how important it is to give back to the community. We fully support the Tulsa Area United Way’s mission, and each year our staff, board members and volunteers conduct a campaign to raise money for all of the United Way member agencies.  We would never ask the community to give their hard-earned money if we weren’t willing to do the same.  Every year we have met or exceeded our goal. One hundred percent of our staff give, and more than 65 percent of them are key club givers. Last year we had eight key club members from our board, the rest gave through their respective businesses.  We’d like to keep our designation as the United Way’s “Best of the Best” but need some help to get there.
 

This year, we are preparing 200 lunches, which include smoked ribs and brisket, mouthwatering coleslaw and potato salad with a homemade cookie for desert. This delicious lunch is prepared by Tulsa CARES’ executive director, Sharon Thoele, and her sous chefs who are notorious for being incredible cooks! Lunch is available for $10 on Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Orders of 10 or more from one location will receive FREE delivery! Remember, there are now only 41 meals available, and they will go fast so place your order now for Tulsa CARES’ PIG Stand! Reserve your order by Wednesday, Oct. 7 by 4 p.m.

 

Please help us support an incredible cause, whose mission is “to increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another.” 

 

Win a FREE Night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino-Tulsa

Win a FREE Night’s Stay at the

Hard Rock

Hotel and Casino – Tulsa

Click here for more information!

 And, as of today, we still have 141 meals available for the…

 Tulsa CARES’ PIG Stand 

Click here to order!

As individuals working in a nonprofit organization, we know how important it is to give back to the community. We fully support the Tulsa Area United Way’s mission, and each year our staff, board members and volunteers conduct a campaign to raise money for all of the United Way member agencies.  We would never ask the community to give their hard-earned money if we weren’t willing to do the same.  Every year we have met or exceeded our goal. One hundred percent of our staff give, and more than 65 percent of them are key club givers. Last year we had eight key club members from our board, the rest gave through their respective businesses.  We’d like to keep our designation as the United Way’s “Best of the Best” but need some help to get there.
 

This year, Tulsa CARES is offering TWO fun and easy ways to give to the Tulsa Area United Way: 

 1. Win a FREE night’s stay at the newly renovated Hard Rock Hotel and Casino-Tulsa, by purchasing a $10 raffle ticket. Tickets will be sold until Wednesday, Oct. 14, and the winner will be announced on Thursday, Oct. 15. Click here for more information.

 2. We are preparing 200 lunches, which include smoked ribs and brisket, mouthwatering coleslaw and potato salad with a homemade cookie for desert. This delicious lunch is prepared by Tulsa CARES’ executive director, Sharon Thoele, and her sous chefs who are notorious for being incredible cooks! Lunch is available for $10 on Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Orders of 10 or more from one location will receive FREE delivery! Remember, there are only 200 meals available, and they will go fast so place your order now for Tulsa CARES’ PIG Stand! Reserve your order by Wednesday, Oct. 7 by 4 p.m.

Please help us support an incredible cause, whose mission is “to increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another.”

Tulsa CARES’ PIG Stand

As individuals working in a nonprofit organization, we know how important it is to give back to the community. We fully support the Tulsa Area United Way’s mission, and each year our staff, board members and volunteers conduct a campaign to raise money for all of the United Way member agencies.  We would never ask the community to give their hard-earned money if we weren’t willing to do the same.  Every year we have met or exceeded our goal. One hundred percent of our staff give, and more than 65 percent of them are key club givers. Last year we had eight key club members from our board, the rest gave through their respective businesses.  We’d like to keep our designation as the United Way’s “Best of the Best” but need some help to get there.
 

This year, we are preparing 200 lunches, which include smoked ribs and brisket, mouthwatering coleslaw and potato salad with a homemade cookie for desert. This delicious lunch is prepared by Tulsa CARES’ executive director, Sharon Thoele, and her sous chefs who are notorious for being incredible cooks! Lunch is available for $10 on Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Orders of 10 or more from one location will receive FREE delivery! Remember, there are only 200 meals available, and they will go fast so place your order now for Tulsa CARES’ PIG Stand! Reserve your order by Wednesday, Oct. 7 by 4 p.m.

 

Please help us support an incredible cause, whose mission is “to increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another.” 

 

Tulsa CARES Conducts Survey in Hopes to Better Serve Community

 

If you are HIV positive, we need your voice to be heard. What you say about your needs and experiences can make a difference in the programs and services provided for people living with HIV/AIDS. 

 Tulsa CARES, in partnership with OU Center for Nonprofit Research, is surveying people living with HIV/AIDS in Northeastern Oklahoma now through October 1st.  To take the survey, visit Tulsa CARES website, then follow the link to the survey. 

 When completing the survey, your answers will remain anonymous.  

 What does the survey involve?

• The survey is called a “Needs Assessment” because it is trying to find out the needs of people living with HIV.  The survey will ask questions about your health, housing concerns, access to healthy and adequate amounts of food, transportation issues and other areas where local services can make a difference. 
• The survey is anonymous.  
• It takes about 30 minutes to complete. 
• There are questions about your recent CD4 and Viral load, so if you get labs, it will be good to have those numbers handy.    

We want to hear from any person living with HIV in Northeastern Oklahoma.  You do not need to be case managed anywhere, and you do not need to be in medical care to take the survey. There is no income limit.

Thank you for helping us create change. Please forward this information to anyone you know who could also help by taking the survey.

Don’t Forget the next Tulsa CARES Farmer’s Market!

Don’t Forget!  The next Tulsa CARES Farmer’s Market is this Saturday from 8:30-11:30 am.  All fruits and vegetables are FREE to ANY Tulsa CARES client, but remember first come, first served.  There will be lots of fresh produce available including apples, oranges, baby carrots, bananas, broccoli, cucumbers, grapes, melon, mushrooms, bell peppers, jalapenos, strawberries, tomatoes and MORE.   We hope to see you there.

In Health,

Marianne, Micah, and Stephanie

The Tulsa CARES Nutrition Team

2nd Annual Tulsa CARES Fest, June 20 FlyTrap Music Hall

Tulsa CARES is excited to bring you an incredibly diverse line-up this year.

 Buy your tickets TODAY for Tulsa CARES Fest held on Saturday, June 20, at the FlyTrap Music Hall on 2^nd and Greenwood Ave. Buy early and get a discount on tickets. $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Doors open at 6 with Blood Runs Cold and Joe Mack. www.flytrapmusichall.com.

My Solstice (Photo Courtesy of Mary Ann Smith)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stars Go Dim (Photo Courtesy of Justin Greiman)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Callupsie (Photo Courtesy of Jeremy Charles)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cracker Wagon (Photo Courtesy of Vanessa Painter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ptiaradactyl (Photo Courtesy of Rob Stuart III)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

Bring Down the Hammer (Photo Courtesy of James Plumlee)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joe Mack (Photo Courtesy of Vickie Farmer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to our sponsors!! 

Music Fest to Benefit Local Service Agency

MEDIA CONTACT:
Ally Chrz, Resource Development Coordinator
Tulsa CARES
918-834-4194
allyc@tulsacares.org        

 

For Immediate Release       
Photos available upon request                                 

  Music Fest to Benefit Local Service Agency

TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa CARES will host its second-annual music festival, Tulsa CARES Fest, on Saturday, June 20, from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Flytrap Music Hall at 2^nd and Greenwood Ave. All proceeds will benefit Tulsa CARES’ programs for low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS in northeastern Oklahoma.

Featured musicians include: My Solstice, Stars Go Dim, Callupsie, Ptiaradactyl, Joe Mack, Cracker Wagon, Blood Runs Cold and Bring Down the Hammer. Admission is $8 in advance at www.flytrapmusichall.com , and $10 at the door. All proceeds will benefit Tulsa CARES.

Tulsa CARES Fest organizers hope to remind northeastern Oklahomans that HIV/AIDS is still a growing problem.

“We are still living in the middle of an epidemic,” said Tulsa CARES Executive Director Sharon Thoele. “The only difference now is that we don’t talk about it. We want to open the door to this conversation in a way that is inviting to everyone. Hopefully, this event will serve as a reminder that the epidemic isn’t over and that medication isn’t a cure.” 

Tulsa CARES participating musicians are no strangers to donating their time to important causes.

Joe Mack, winner of the 2007 “Open Mic Singer/Songwriter Contest” at the Grape Ranch Winery’s Red Dirt Harvest Festival, said he was inspired to participate.

“Music has united societies and culture for good causes and change as far as I can remember, and I’m excited about lifting spirits and hopefully raising funds for those living with HIV/AIDS in Tulsa and throughout the state,” Mack explained. “I hope I see science bring an end to the AIDS epidemic in my lifetime.”

Michael Wittig, bassist for Stars Go Dim suggests, “If everybody in the world who was able gave just a little to someone in need, the Earth would be a radically different place. The only thing keeping ‘radical’ change from happening is us!”  

Tulsa CARES Fest is sponsored by Fly Trap Music Hall, Williams, Whole Foods Market, Urban Tulsa Weekly and Aaron S. Harman, D.D.S. 

 Founded in 1991, Tulsa CARES, a United Way organization, delivers services to low-income people living with HIV/AIDS. Services include: case management by professional social workers, access to physicians and prescription medication, counseling services, housing assistance, access to nutrition information at its on-site food pantry, as well as other forms of support. Tulsa CARES’ mission is “Delivering social services to people affected by HIV/AIDS.” For more information about Tulsa CARES or Tulsa CARES Fest, visit www.tulsacares.org or www.myspace.com/tulsacaresfest.

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Join us for the 2nd annual Tulsa CARES Fest-June 20!!

The 2nd annual Tulsa CARES Fest is on June 20, at the FlyTrap Music Hall at 2nd and Greenwood Ave. Eight bands, Eight Bucks, Great cause….

‘Unsung Heroes’ Honored for AIDS Awareness Advocacy

On Tuesday, three Tulsa CARES employees were recognized by the AIDS Coalition of Tulsa at the 19th annual Evergreen Spirit Awards Luncheon, which recognizes the work of colleagues and volunteers who have gone the extra mile in the fight against AIDS in our community.  

 

Jamie Baker, care coordinator; Bruce Lewis, office manager/executive assistant; and Marianne Wetherill, registered dietician were among those recognized with the Evergreen Spirit Award, which symbolizes strength, courage, commitment and resilience.

 

“It is so important to recognize ‘the unsung heroes’ in Tulsa’s effort to stop AIDS,” said  Janice Nicklas, director of Tulsa Community AIDS Partnership and senior planner for the Community Service Council. “Our colleagues still work long hours, to the point of exhaustion, and many have vowed to stay at it until we get the epidemic under control. Sadly, the numbers of HIV positive Americans are growing larger each year and many Tulsans are getting infected who are unaware that that they are at risk,”  

 

Other Evergreen Spirit Award winners are: Gary Meadows, Community of HOPE; Terry Klein, St. Joseph’s Residence; Chaz Gaut, Hospice of Green Country; David Odle, Oklahoma Department of Human Services; Barbara Saunders, community volunteer with the HIV Prevention Program for Incarcerated Women’s Program; and Stan Smalts, Oklahoma Department of Human Services. Two top awards were also given at the annual luncheon: the Truman Geren Memorial Award for HIV Prevention was awarded to Heather Nash, American Red Cross, and the Richard Shackelford Award for HIV Care honored Shana Cozad, Oklahoma State Department of Health .

 

“Our award winners are constantly reminding Tulsa area residents to take the HIV test – it is quick, free and painless,” Nicklas said. “Everyone should know their HIV status.”

 

Founded in 1991, Tulsa CARES, a United Way organization, delivers services to low-income people living with HIV/AIDS in northeastern Oklahoma. Services include: case management by professional social workers, access to physicians and prescription medication, counseling services, housing assistance, access to nutrition information at its on-site food pantry, as well as other forms of support. Tulsa CARES’ mission is “Delivering social services to people affected by HIV/AIDS.” For more information about Tulsa CARES, visit www.tulsacares.org.  

 

Marianne Wetherill, registered dietician; Bruce Lewis, office manager/executive assistant; and Jamie Baker, care coordinator, were recognized for going the extra mile in the fight against AIDS in our community.

 

Tulsa CARES Celebrates Life

In observance of World AIDS Day, Tulsa CARES hosted a “Celebration of Life” reception for its clients.

 

On Dec. 1, Tulsa CARES clients, staff members, and friends came together to celebrate the lives of those still living with HIV/AIDS and to remember the lives of those who have died from this disease.  The “Celebration of Life” was replete with food, crafts and a tree planting ceremony that symbolizes hope for a cure. 

 

Tulsa CARES would like to thank its “Celebration of Life” sponsors for their in-kind donations and support. Starbucks donated coffee for the event, Queenies donated cookies, QuikTrip donated a gift card that was used to purchase soda and bottled water for refreshments, and Up with Trees donated five Crepe Myrtle trees for the event.

 

 

Tulsa CARES’ mission is delivering social services to people affected by HIV/AIDS.

Tulsa CARES is a United Way Agency.