What looked like a day of friendly competition on the pickleball court carried a much more profound purpose for the Tulsa Dream Center.
In partnership with Courts & Commons in Bixby, the Dream Center hosted their first ever Paddles of Hope Classic fundraiser, in hopes of stabilizing their programs amid federal funding cuts.
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CUTS COMING: Tulsa Dream Center’s after-school program impacted by funding loss
“We’re raising fund for our boys and girls in the after school program to make sure that we can help us continue to tutor our boys and girls and provide a safe place for boys and girls in west Tulsa,” said Executive Director Tim Newton.
This effort comes on the heels of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services announcing a stop to the pandemic-era five-dollar-per-day add-on for all recipients…