I hope all of you are having a wonderful Christmas! It has been a
wonderful year and I want to thank all of you who have participated in
one of the support groups in Muskogee, Grove, Bartlesville, and
Coweta. I also appreciate our group leaders, Kim, Chris and Gina!
Thanks for all that you do!
The Hope Kids Therapy Center in Muskogee is getting very busy! It is
awesome seeing the progress that many of the children are making. I'd
like to extend a special thanks to our board members, Kim Brooks, Vicki
Garrison, Dr. Cindy Durr, Sherry Bias, Tanya Martin, Chris Embry, Dr.
Andrea Dudley, and Brandy Buchanan. Without your help, the center
would not be a reality. I'd also like to thank the Muskogee Rotary
Club for the grant they provided which funded our therapy equipment and
the playground equipment which will be set up when the weather gets
warm enough to put up the fencing around it.
A special thanks also to the Cherokee Nation Head Start for the
donation of playground equipment and to the Howard family of Ft Gibson
and their friends for taking the time to paint and spruce it up! It
looks awesome!
Also, while I'm thanking everyone, I don't want to forget to thank
Onward and Upward, Inc. owned by occupational therapist, Patty
Daniels. SHe was willing to provide staff for our center, which
included hiring speech therapists also. Thanks so much to you and your
staff!
I am looking forward to an even greater year in 2008. I hope the year
will mean even more progress for our kids.
Also, keep your calendar's open for May 22nd! THe Cherokee Nation
WIngs Program will be co-sponsoring a 5K for the Hope Foundation to be
held in Muskogee. We'd love to have all of you come out and
run/walk/volunteer, etc. I'll send out more information as the date
draws closer. Take care!
Christi Kellogg