Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma to be Honored at State Capitol   Tulsa, OK—Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma (BBBSOK) will be recognized during the House of Representatives legislative session at the State Capitol on February 24, 2010.    Big Brothers Big Sisters ...Read More

THE SWINGIN’ SOUNDS OF THE JUNGLE Tulsa Zoo Hosts a “Symphony Safari” Featuring Tulsa Symphony Orchestra   WHAT:             The sounds of the Tulsa Zoo are unmistakable; the roar of the lion, the hoot of the chimpanzee...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFor more information, contact:Amy Roff Oklahoma Community Service Commission: (405) 235-7278Oklahoma - The Oklahoma Community Service Commission recently announced grant awards to state and local nonprofit organizations, public agencies, schools, religious organizations and othe...Read More

     OKC's Isola Bella Apartments celebrated its grand opening, and announced a new community partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma. Joe Mansour, principal of property developer Accord Interests, LLC, announced the property's new sponsorship of the Oklahoma C...Read More

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America names BBBSOK Large Agency of the Year     Tulsa, OK, June 16, 2009 - Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has named Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma 2009 Agency of the Year. BBBSOK is the number one leader among the organization's large...Read More

QuikTrip presents new Sports Buddies Program for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma     On Wednesday evening, June 10, 2009, QuikTrip announced its support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma and its partnership in the launch of the new BBBSOK Sports Buddies program. The ga...Read More

A New Teen Board chosen in Oklahoma City, attended orientationBBBSOK Oklahoma City recently announced the inaugural teen board members selected for membership for 2009-2010. During the upcoming school year, these 28 students from Oklahoma County will participate in and help coordinate many...Read More

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma among top three large BBBS agencies in the U.S.      The Big Brothers Big Sisters national office has named BBBSOK a finalist to receive Leadership Awards for Agency of the Year and Board of the Year based on performance in 2008. This put BBB...Read More

Big Brothers Big Sisters Honors ONEOK as 2009 recipient of the Ward and Patty Seibert Mentoring Award (L to R:Ward Seibert, Terri Pirtle of ONEOK, Jon Kantor, Patty Seibert and Linda Kantor)     On May 14th, Big Brothers Big Sisters recognized ONEOK as the 2009 recipient of...Read More

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma chooses new Chief Executive Officer     The State Board of Directors for BBBSOK has just announced the hiring of Sharla Hall as the Chief Executive Officer. "The search committee conducted a six month nation-wide process resulting with Sharla ...Read More

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma receives 2008 Gold Standard Award      In April, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma celebrated a great accomplishment. BBBSOK has received high ranking from the BBBS national office for its performance in the past year. Of the 400+ Big Brot...Read More

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma forms new partnership with Bargain Thrift Store     In March, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma (BBBSOK) announced a new partnership with Bargain Thrift Store.  For years, Bargain Thrift Store has partnered with non-profit organization...Read More

     Oklahoma City, Oklahoma--Have you ever wanted an opportunity to hang out with your favorite Sports Hero from OU or OSU? This is your chance! Sports Heroes, past and present, will be raising money and bowling at the First Ever Bedlam Bowl. Paricipants can bid o...Read More

Followup:How are the children?     On Thursday, February 26, the Reverend Dr. W. Wilson Goode, Amachi program founder, came to Oklahoma to spend time with the staff and supporters of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma. Goode spent the afternoon at the BBBSOK-Tulsa office where ...Read More

Georgia executive to start February 9      Sharla Hall, interim CEO, said, “We are fortunate to have someone with Rob’s experience join our organization and we look forward to working with him to ensure that the children of Oklahoma receive the best services we can p...Read More

Ready for a new season      Every year, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma (BBBSOK) brings people together to help raise enough funds to support the making and maintaining of matches between Bigs and Littles.  From February to April, Bowl for Kids’ Sake (BFKS) t...Read More

     The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma Amachi program will host a special evening with the Reverend Dr. W. Wilson Goode on Thursday, February 26, 5-7 pm at downtown Tulsa’s Boston Avenue United Methodist Church.  Participants will be able to visit information bo...Read More

NORMAN - Cleveland County's office of Big Brothers Big Sisters Oklahoma has been serving children in our community for more than 50 years. Volunteers and the children they have mentored will testify to the impact the organization has had on their lives during the past four decades. Although 640 mat...Read More

Stillwater residents can help match a child with an adult mentor just by signing up to bowl.Originally published: February 5, 2009Big Brothers Big Sisters is hosting its annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser, and the community is invited to participate by forming teams and raising money for th...Read More

Hall to serve as Interim CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Appointment takes effect February 1, 2009        Dirk O’Hara, chairman of the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma, announced the appointment of Sharla Hall, current vice president for resource develo...Read More

  BBBSOK receives a grant to carry out its strategic business plan BBBSA has awarded BBBSOK a grant of $162,500.  The grant  will assist in the implementation of the agency's strategic business plan during calendar year 2009.  Funds will be paid in equal monthly amounts st...Read More

Statewide sites increase promotion throughout the month of January   As the New Year begins, BBBSOK is celebrating National Mentoring Month.  Each site has plans to not only intensify promotion for the support of mentorship, but also to thank its current volunteers.  Some efforts in...Read More

(First Published by NewsOK on November 9, 2008)Oklahoman John Jacobs reflects on long-term involvement with Big Brothers Big Sisters          John Jacobs has been a part of Big Brothers Big Sisters for most of his life.  What started as volunteer wor...Read More

     Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma (BBBSOK) has been recognized by Big Brothers Big Sisters of America for the quality of its programs in Oklahoma. The state agency exceeded the national average on quality measures which include the average match length (the average time a...Read More

     Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma (BBBSOK) is encouraging all former Littles to apply to receive the Mark H. Iola Scholarship in the Spring of 2009. The fast-approaching deadline is November 15, 2008. This scholarship has a value of $1000 to be used toward any education...Read More

     Bowl for Kids' Sake (BFKS) has been an incredible success for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma (BBBSOK). This year became the 19th year that BBBSOK raised funds through its BFKS initiative. By July, $660,000 had already been raised statewide by 1,060 teams. While funds...Read More

John W. Jacobs, President and Chief Executive Officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma has announced his retirement effective January 31, 2009.  John served as executive director of Big Brothers and Sisters of Green Country from 1989 until 2006 when he led an initiative to consolidate al...Read More

Big Brothers Big Sisters Mobilizes To Change How Children Grow Up In America ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 23, 2008 – More than 900 Big Brothers Big Sisters leaders, volunteers and donors are mobilizing this week at their National Conference in St. Louis wi...Read More

Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year Named Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma announced its Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year. A selection committee of senior executives of the organization recently made the announcement. Amy Malnar nominated by the Tulsa office, and Jason Tyler from Sh...Read More

Chesapeake Gift Means More Big Brothers and Big Sisters for Oklahoma Children. A $500,000 gift from Chesapeake Energy Corporation in Oklahoma City to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma (BBBSOK) will help provide many more mentors for Oklahoma children. The gift of $100,000 per year for five ye...Read More

It’s Time for Men to Step Up and Become Big Brothers! There are thousands of boys across the state in need of adult male guidance. One of them is waiting for you. Most of these boys are growing up in single parent homes where the father is not around on a regular basis. If we can connec...Read More