Community Workshop was a success!

It was our pleasure to introduce Rogers County Getting Ahead & Bridges Out of Poverty in an informational workshop today to our community.  The workshop was well attended by 32 Rogers County citizens who are interested in making a difference in our community.  Our guests included Claremore’s Mayor and his wife, Claremore Public School Principals, a representative from Cherokee Nation Tribal Council, church Pastors and parishioners, area bankers, Safenet Services, DHS and many others.   Our local newspaper The Daily Progress was there as well and will have an article about the workshop and community initiative in June 18^th paper. 

We once again want to thank those who attended for your time and interest.  Many of our guests showed an interest in participating in various ways.  To you in the community who were not able to attend the workshop we would be happy to speak with you personally and or to any organization you may be a member of that you think would be interested in this community wide initiative.

Rogers County Getting Ahead & Rogers County Bridges Out of Poverty is a community effort.  There are a number of ways citizens may participate.  We need people to sit on the Getting Ahead and Bridges Steering Committees, additional facilitators for the Getting Ahead classes, mentors to the Getting Ahead graduates, employers who will hire our Getting Ahead graduates, referrals of people who could benefit from Getting Ahead curriculum and of course money. 

A Getting Ahead class meets once a week for 16 to 20 weeks with 10 to 15 people in a class.  To facilitate one class of 15 people for the 16 weeks the cost will run about $7,000, which is about $466 per person.  $466 is not a lot of money when you consider your contribution could change the life of a person and their entire family.  That one more family may be off the welfare rolls and the cycle of generational poverty could be completely broken.  Any amount of donation would be greatly appreciated and is tax deductible and you will receive a statement at the end of the year.  All donations to Getting Ahead are keep in a separate dedicated fund account.

Please make check to FUMC and mail to 

First United Methodist Church

1615 N Hwy 88

Claremore Ok  74017

On memo line and include note that donation is for Getting Ahead