In April of 2004, Travelers Aid and Homeless Assistance Center of Oklahoma City began a new fundraising tradition by implementing a new special event, “American Tourist.” This event benefits homeless families with children. The event is a fun-filled evening complete with live band, dancing, live and silent auctions, and food and beverages. Party patrons are encouraged to come dressed for their favorite tourist/vacation spot.
The funds raised from this event support our Family Outreach Program which transitions homeless families out of shelters and into transitional housing. While in the program, the families work towards self-sufficiency by getting jobs, getting better paying jobs, going back to school, taking classes to increase their skills, attending parenting classes, learning to budget and so on. Typically families participate in this program for one year to eighteen months. At the completion of the program, the goal is for families to be self-sufficient and ready to move into permanent housing.
"American Tourist 2008: American Tourist Goes to the Wild, Wild West" was held on June 7, 2008.
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
1700 NE 63rd
6:30PM
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The following companies are proud sponsors of "American Tourist 2008":
2008 Gunslingers:
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 RENDA BROADCASTING |
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| Ranch Barons Compressco Dr. Nazih & Annette Zuhdi Cardinal Engineering McAfee & Taft MidFirst Bank Newport Companies Teppco Crude Oil |
Lead Riders Cardinal Engineering Coppermark Bank Tim Dowd Crowe Dunlevy Day, Edwards, Propester & Christensen, P.C. Domain Properties Carl E. Gungoll Exploration, LLC Riata Petroleum Corporation Sarah Lee Gossett Parrish/Leslie Lynn – Churchill Brown Nazette Zuhdi |
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Ranch Hands BancFirst |
Cattle Rustlers Arvest Bank |
Travelers Aid and Homeless Assistance Center's mission is to elevate the needy, homeless and stranded travelers to a position of self-sufficiency.
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