Welcome to the 16th Annual Champions of Health Gala, benefitting the Oklahoma Caring Foundation.
Throughout Oklahoma, individuals and organizations have created new and innovative ways to improve the health and wellness of Oklahomans. They are truly artists; working in mixed media to enhance the lives of those they serve.
We are here tonight to recognize their hard work and dedication to our communities, by awarding grants in the categories of: children’s health, senior health, the uninsured, community health and corporate health.
Additionally, tonight we will also recognize the overall Champions of Health award winner, the Dr. Rodney L. Huey Memorial Champion of Oklahoma Health. This highest honor is named in memory of Dr. Huey, the first physician president of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, a passionate leader who served the Oklahoma health community for many years. This award recognizes a Champion that has made a major and lasting contribution to the improvement of Oklahoma’s health.
Tonight’s non-profit winners receive a grant to assist them in continuing their work.
“We are so excited to have been chosen and to be recognized as leaders in health care.”
“To get that recognition means everything for the hard work that we do.”
“It also is validation in the fact that we are doing the right things in taking care of our employees.”
“To me personally, it affirms my support of the D-DENT program. It is making a difference in many peoples’ lives.”
The Champions of Health awards program is presented by these Coalition Partners: (logos on screen)
Thank you for joining us as we celebrate 16 years of Champions of Health, and honor those helping to paint a portrait of a healthier, brighter Oklahoma… one life at a time.