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The Redbud Chapter of the American Business Women's Association would like to invite you to play in our annual Golf Tournament. The event is open to men, women, and co-ed teams. Registration is $200/team, and due by May 28th.

Prizes will be awarded to top 3 teams, as well as longest drive and hole-in-one. Door prizes will also be available. Every player will receive a goodie bag.

Money raised goes to fund our scholarship and education programs. For more information, I can be reached at ABWA.Redbud@gmail.com or 487-6082.

Tee times will be assigned after the registration due date.

The inaugural Oklahoma City Pro-Am Classic will begin at 11 a.m. June 2 at Schlegel Bicycles, 900 N Broadway.

The bicycling event, put on by SandRidge Energy and DNA Racing, will include a full day of racing, a children's ride and family activities.

Created to showcase the growing developments in OKC, particularly the Automobile Alley district, the event seeks to promote a healthy and active lifestyle among children and adults and make a positive contribution to the community through cycling.

The Classic is a Category A race with a payout of more than $20,000.

Organizers expect the event will attract some of the nation's elite racers.

All proceeds will benefit White Fields, which helps neglected or abused boys become productive citizens.

Registration for all races (except the free children's race) is currently $35. To sign up, go to www.okcpac.com.

Take Steps Be Heard! Take Steps Fundraising Walk for Crohn's & Colitis is CCFA's largest fundraising event. Participants raise funds and awareness throughout the year and come together to celebrate the steps that have been taken towards a cure. This is a 1-3 mile walk. Food, kids' area, music and festivities after the walk. Those donating or raising a minimum of $25 will be given a wristband to attend the festivities. There is no registration fee for the walk but a donation is anticipated as this is a fundraising walk. Those who register online or join an existing team raising $100 or more will receive a Take Steps Tshirt the day of the walk. More incentives the more money you raise.

Register today and join thousands of others in the fight against digestive diseases.

We’re committed to help transform the lives of those impacted by these diseases to one of a brighter future based on well-funded, cutting-edge scientific research. Make the decision now to join us and take a step toward a future free from Crohn’s and colitis!

Night time is the right time to visit downtown Oklahoma City and take part in the 4th annual Downtown Dash. These unique evening 10K and 5K races take place on June 2 and offer a race unlike most. It's the city's only night race that leads you through the heart of the city with spectacular up-close views of the downtown skyline. The Downtown Dash is presented by St. Anthony Hospital, where the races will start and finish. The event kicks off at 6 p.m. and the races begin at 8 p.m.

This family-friendly event will provide fun for both runners and non-runners alike. Attendees will enjoy an informative health expo, inflatable toys, kid activities, a live DJ and more.

Online registration for the Downtown Dash is now open. The first 1,000 entries receives a Dri-Fit version of the race shirt and will be automatically entered into a drawing for a 1-year membership to the Park Harvey Athletic Club, so register today! Register online until Wednesday, May 30 at 5 p.m. After June 1, register on race day starting at 6 p.m.

10K - $30 ($35 after May 20)
5K - $30 ($35 after May 20)

For more information visit DowntownOKC.com or call 235-3500.

Ninth Annual Music and Wine Festival. Free admission. Community event. Live music and Oklahoma Wineries. All proceeds benefit OK Kids Korral.

The Summer Sizzler Car Show and Poker Run is changing locations to Crossroads Mall Parking Lot! It will be held on June 23rd, 2012 from 7am to 3pm. Featuring kids activities, all makes and models of cars, 50 mile scenic poker run around Oklahoma's Lakes, and much more! Pick up a registration form at any 7-Eleven store beginning in May or call the MDA office at 405-722-8001.

Join us for this outstanding event celebrating the 100th anniversary of Jim Thorpe’s record setting Olympic performance in Sweden! After the race enjoy Native American art and vendors.

A Great Cause. A Wild Time.

Zoobilation is the largest fundraising event for the Oklahoma City Zoo. This adults-only, outdoor evening features food and drinks from over 30 local restaurants and bars, live entertainment, and a terrific silent auction. Funds raised from Zoobilation 2012 will ensure that the Oklahoma City Zoo remains one of the nation’s leading authorities in zoological animal care. Tickets are $100.

Participating restaurants include Abuelo's, Bourban Street Cafe, Casa Perico, Cuppies & Joe, Deep Fork, Gopuram, McNellie's, Old Germany, Speakeasy, Target, The Mantel, The Melting Pot, The Ranch, and VZD's

Welcome to the First Annual "Fore His Kids Golf Tournament" Please join Honorary Chairman Midwest City Mayor Jack Fry for this exciting golf tournament to help raise money to help promote God's word to the youth.
This is unlike any golf tournament you will play in with exciting golf holes, to the silent auction which includes items such as Bubba Watson, etc... to dinner being provided by Old Germany Restuarant. We invite you to come and participate in the exictement for a great cause.

Purple Sash - June 23, 2012

Save the date for YWCA’s most elegant and exciting event of the year to be held at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum! An evening of elegance, fashion, food, wine and silent and live auctions!

For more information contact Paige Mills-Haag at pmills-haag@ywcaokc.org or (405) 951-3318.

First Annual Riley’s Run for Apfed to Raise Money for Research and Help Fellow Oklahomans

The 5K Run begins at 8 a.m. and the 1 Mile Fun Run begins at 9 a.m. at Oakdale School, 10901 N Sooner Road, Edmond, Oklahoma.

For more information about Riley’s Run and to register, please visit www.RileysRun.com. or call 405-206-5746.

The local group members hosting the race are pouring their hearts and souls into this cause after watching Riley Kahn, a precious three year-old Oklahoma City girl, suffer from an extremely rare Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorder. Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders (EGID) are chronic digestive system disorders in which eosinophils (white blood cells) are found in higher than normal amounts in areas of the digestive tract causing inflammation of the stomach and small intestine. This condition makes Riley’s little body allergic to almost all food. She relies on a special formula fed through a feeding tube to receive all of her nutritional needs.

In her short three years of life, Riley has undergone many medical procedures and hundreds of doctors’ appointments. Medical care is not readily available to Riley due to the rarity of her disorder. Because Oklahoma does not have a specialist for Riley’s condition, the Kahns have to travel to Denver, CO for weeks at a time to receive the proper medical treatment.

Proceeds from this event will support APFED, a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to patients and their families coping with eosinophilic disorders. APFED strives to expand education, create awareness, and fund research of eosinophil associated disorders.

A group of uncommon diseases, eosinophil associated disorders are rapidly emerging as a healthcare problem worldwide. Yet many patients suffering from these disorders go undiagnosed for years due to the lack of information or awareness of these disorders.
• These disorders are characterized by having above normal amounts of eosinophils, a type of white blood cell, in one or more specific places in the digestive system, tissues, organs, and/or blood stream, which causes inflammation and damage.
• Diagnosis can only be made through biopsies of affected areas.
• These diseases are chronic and often debilitating.
• Delays in diagnosis are common and often patients are misdiagnosed.
• There is NO FDA approved treatment for most eosinophil associated disorders and there is No Cure!

The Riley’s Run organizers hope that the funds raised from the June 16, 2012 5 km Race and 1 mile Fun Run will lead to faster diagnosis, better treatments, and a cure for these difficult disorders.

For more information about APFED and Eosinophilic Disorders, please visit www.apfed.org

Relay for Life is a bit different from the health walks, 5K runs and half-marathons that are common this time of year. Those usually start in the early morning and end by noon. Relay for Life starts at 7 p.m. and keeps going through the night.

The event benefits the Oklahoma City chapter of the American Cancer Society. Participants aren't racing so much as they're persevering - which is precisely what cancer patients do.

Throughout the evening, teams of walkers will circle the track at the Southern Nazarene University sports complex. Participants form teams and solicit donations, tagging in and out as weariness sets in.

The walk begins at 7 p.m. June 15, and lasts until 7 a.m. June 16. It will be held at the sports complex at NW 50 and N Stinchcomb Avenue.

For more information or to sign up, go to www.relayforlife.org/okcok.

All wheel poker run event beginning at Pelican's and ending at Regional Park Rotary Pavillion 8500 E Reno, Midwest City, OK. Adult participants $25 for Driver, $15 for adult passengers and $10 juvenile participants. Funds benefit Emergency Service Providers fighting Cancer.

We will also be joining the Police Explorers at this location having "Cruisin' with Cops" car show.

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Benefiting World Neighbors- World Neighbors is an international development organization striving to eliminate hunger, poverty and disease in the poorest, most isolated rural villages in Asia, Africa and Latin America. World Neighbors does not give away food or material aid, but we take a big-picture, integrated approach focusing on the entire community rather than on one issue.