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Art entries, nominations
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coming up this week that we
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62% need the public’s help and
input on. First, we will be
concluding our art contest
– Envisioning a Brighter
Future for Oklahoma’s
Children – a collaborative
effort with the Oklahoma
Department of Health. We
would like for young artists
from across the state to
enter this competition. The
top pieces of art will be
displayed at Rainbow Fleet
in Oklahoma City’s Paseo
District on Friday, July 5th
during the First Friday Art
Walk, and we will print
artwork on each of the 365
pages of OICA’s legislative
calendar. Please encourage
children under 18 to enter
this competition and to
make their submissions this
week. Artists can go to our
website at OICA.org (https://
tinyurl.com/kidsart2019)
and download the entry
form. Then mail the drawing
and entry form to our offices
(2915 N Classen Blvd, Ste
320, OKC OK 73106) by
Friday, July 28.
We are also about to close
nominations for the Anne
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Roberts People’s Choice childhood trauma. We will
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is our award given to an about these studies as they
progress. OICA is looking h
individual child advocacy t
leader or organization, as forward to working with the
House members discussing p
voted upon by the people of
Oklahoma on social media. children’s policy, and we hope
the senators will file several c
We are currently receiving
nominees and our board reviews of youth policies
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committee will select finalists d
by the end of next week. month.
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If you know of someone w
or a group that deserves column by thanking Rep.
Mickey Dollens for receiving a
recognition, then please
submit their information a perfect score and perfect
attendance in our legislator n
at http://oica.org/awards/ f
anne-roberts-peoples-choice- report card. He was
inadvertently left off the list s
award/ to ensure they are e
counted! The award for when we published the result.
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each will be presented at the d
OICA Heroes Ball on Friday, for your efforts this session
July 26th with our other to support Oklahoma’s
children! y
presentations.