Special Events at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

Families are invited to Time Travel with the Fred when the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art,
555 Elm Avenue in Norman, presents the a series of 2006 Family Days.

Visitors are reminded to pick up a time travel ticket and have it marked before leaving Family Day. Later in the year, kids who bring in a time travel ticket showing they have attended three or more 2006 Family Days will receive a free prize!

The following Time Travel with the Fred Family Day events are scheduled for 2006:

April 30 – Explore the 17th century and the art of etching
June 25 – Visit the 18th century and portraiture
August 27 – Picture yourself in the 19th century (photography)
October 29 – Fast forward to the 20th and 21st century contemporary art.

For more information about Family Day, call the museum at (405) 325-3272.

Tulsa Open House Event on Monday, February 27th

Tulsa will be the location for the next Children of Promise-Mentors of Hope event on Monday, February 27th.

The focus of the event is twofold; first to acknowledge the efforts of those Camp Staffers through United Methodist Ministries who contributed to the success of the 2005 Camp Summer Session. The event will also provide an opportunity for those who are interested in becoming Volunteer Mentors in the Children of Promise program to learn more about our core values and goals.

The exact details are as follows:


PLACE: Faith United Methodist Church
7419 East 91st Street South
Tulsa, OK

DATE: February 27th, 2006

TIME: 5pm to 7pm

Rev. Dr. Stan Basler, Director of Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries, will be in attendance to personally offer his thanks on behalf of every child that attended camp this summer and supported this initiative.

Please RSVP to Andrena Ferguson at 405/325-4740 no later than February 20th, 2006. We look forward to seeing you on the 27th!

Children of Promise - Mentors of Hope Present at Alpha Phi Alpha Conference

Children of Promise - Mentors of Hope was graciously invited to present our program to the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha during their weekend meeting at Langston University.

Alpha Phi Alpha is celebrating their 100-yr anniversary as a fraternal organization and incorporates in their chapter development the ongoing need to help correct the educational, economic, political, and social injustices faced by all people.

Representatives from Children of Promise joined the conference participants for lunch and then presented a program overview during the afternoon Final Business Session. We greatly appreciate the invitation from the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to be part of their conference and we look forward to having some of the brothers enroll as Mentors.

Mentoring Children of Prisoners - OKC Round Table Discussion

The program will be hosting a round table discussion on Mentoring Children of Prisoners
Saturday, February 11th from 9:30 am – 10:30 am.

The meeting will take place at Big Brothers Big Sisters - Greater Oklahoma City located at
4101 Perimeter Center, Suite 235 in Oklahoma City. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to our offices at 405/325-5454.

Program topics will include:
· Turning Awkward Moments into Positive Experiences
· Working Effectively with Your Little’s Family
· Tutoring, Activities, and Resource Materials
· Recognizing Child Abuse and Neglect
· Much, Much MORE!

We look forward to seeing you on the 11th!