Western Neighbors, Inc. Your Community Services Partner for Southwest Tulsa P.O. Box 570976 Tulsa Ok 74157 (918) 445-8840 davidswt@netzero.com

2008 Western Neighbors Chili Dinner and Silent Auction will be first for westside's real groundhog visit!
THANKS to all who worked and supported this event.
Trinity Baptist Church 
1703 W. 41st St. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74107

2006 Western Neighbors Report for Jan through Nov
-Provided 3,467 "shares" of supplemental food/groceries for area families to meet their needs;
-Provided good, used clothing to 1 ,840 families and individuals;
-Obtained and distributed more than 58,402 pounds of food from Tulsa Community Food Bank (retail food value of more than $37,960;
-Obtained, at wholesale price, and distributed additional foods, staples and meat products with funds provided through private donors and the Emergency Food & Shelter Program. These purchases and Western Neighbor's capability to transport and efficiently distribute these much-needed foods were greatly enhanced this year through special contributions from the Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation and the George Kaiser Family Foundation;
-Distributed food donated through area churches, schools, businesses, etc., with a conservatively estimated retail value of $ 8,300;
-Assisted dozens of individuals in obtaining needed prescription medications and raised more than $1,800 to help provide these needed medicines;
-Provided help with utility bill payments for 76 families facing cut-offs at a cost of more than $ 9,000. A special donation this year from the George Kaiser Family Foundation allowed WN to serve more than twice the families it could otherwise have helped ;
-Produced more than 2,150 hours of volunteer time, donated from friends and neighbors in the SW Tulsa community (valued, at minimum wage, at $11,070);
-Contributed regular weekly historical features for Tulsa County News;
-Coordinated efforts which resulted in the purchase of property for a Vision 2025 Route 66 theme park along Southwest Boulevard (historic Route 66) facing the Webster High School entry;
-Assisted in planning for community improvements including restoration of the Frisco 4500 steam locomotive, design for the Red Fork Derrick/Route 66 attraction/museum, and establishment of an Urban Main Street Program for Route 66/Southwest Boulevard; and
-Continued exploring new and effective ways of helping members of the Southwest Tulsa community meet their own needs and those of each other!
Western Neighbors is a non-profit charitable organization which is tax exempt and tax deductible under the IRS Code, Section 501 (c)iii. Federal EIN: 73-1109460.

For more Information, contact David M Breed, Executive Director: 446-7010

P.O. Box 570978
Tulsa, OK 74157-0978 918.446.7010