Nonprofit celebrates 50th anniversary with ground breaking for new building in okc.

OK Foundation for the Disabled

Contact Information:

Ed Crane / 405-514-8877

edcrane@cox.net

www.okfd.org 

 

Nonprofit celebrates 50th anniversary with ground breaking for new building

 

OKLAHOMA CITY – June 27, 2010 - As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, Oklahoma Foundation for the Disabled (“OKFD”), a not-for-profit human services organization, will hold a ground breaking ceremony for the construction of its new 4,000 square foot multi-purpose recreational facility on Wednesday, June 30 at 10 a.m. at its headquarters, located at 8421 N. Walker Ave.   

 

Special remarks will be delivered by State Senator Constance Johnson, State Representative Anastasia Pittman and City Councilman Sam Bowman.   The new facility is made possible in large part by the generosity of Impact Oklahoma (www.impactoklahoma.org), whose members contributed $100,000 to the project.  A representative from Impact Oklahoma will also speak.

Other speakers include: Connie Weber, OKFD board president; Ret. Judge Charles L. Owens, OKFD board member and caregiver; Georgia Devening, OKFD executive director; and a representative each from United Way of Central Oklahoma and DHS-Aging Agency Services.  Entertainment will be provided by “The Tappers,” a client dance group. 

 

Established in Oklahoma City in 1960, OKFD is the only organization of its kind in the region that provides adult health services weekdays to persons with severe developmental disabilities, who are not employable.  Client services include:  roundtrip specialized transportation to and from the organization’s headquarters; exercise, recreation, and socialization activities; arts and crafts and games; performing arts and scouting; and field trips to malls, museums, parks and other points of interest.  The program also includes specialized nutrition, and staff members are specially trained to care for clients who require tube feeding,

ostomy/catheter care and toileting. 

 

With 90 clients enrolled at the present time, and still operating from a building constructed in 1966, the organization needs more space.  When the new facility is completed later this fall, OKFD will be able to accommodate 120 clients.  OKFD also operates a Thursday night dinner dance program that averages 140 developmentally disabled participants. 

 

Oklahoma Foundation for the Disabled is a United Way participating agency.

 

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:: Thursday Night Dinner Dance

Join us each Thursday evening for fun and games and a nutritious meal. This is a great time for clients and others in central Oklahoma with developmental disabilities to socialize and have fun.

 

Hours: 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM

 

Admission Price: $30 per month, plus $4 per meal

 

Call 405-842-6636 for details.