The Oklahoman

Annual tree give away, sale returns to gardens

- — Erica Smith, for The Oklahoman

Myriad Botanical Gardens again is partnering with Cox to offer free and low-cost trees. The popular Tree For All is 9 a.m. to noon Nov.

9 at the gardens. A greater variety of smaller trees in a range of prices are available. Preregistr­ation is not required. The first 100 patrons will receive an

Eastern Redbud seedling from Oklahoma Forestry Services. For more informatio­n and care instructio­ns, go to myriadgard­ens. org/tree-for-all.

Science Museum offers Scouts astronomy badge class, overnight

Members of Scouts BSA with an interest in celestial science and Cub Scouts who want to explore the great indoors are invited to Science Museum Oklahoma for an astronomy merit badge class from 7 to 10 p.m. Nov. 8 and a Cub Scout overnight beginning at 6 p.m. Nov. 22. For more informatio­n, call 6023760 or go to sciencemus­eumok.org/scouts.

Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club receives $10,000 grant

The Salvation Army of Central Oklahoma has received a $10,000 grant from the Oklahoma City Community Foundation and its Opportunit­ies for Children iFund grant program. The money will be used for recreation­al and fine arts programs in southeast Oklahoma City. For more informatio­n, call 677-4781, find them on Facebook at @ TheClubOKC or go to salvationa­rmyokcac.org.

Bingo for Babies

The young profession­als board at the Infant Crisis Service Bingo for Babies recently hosted a Bingo for Babies fundraiser. The Oct. 18 at the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club raised more than $170,000 for babies and toddlers served by by Infant Crisis Services. To learn how to help, go to https:// www.infantcris­is.org/.

 ?? [PHOTOS PROVIDED] ?? Miki Farris, executive director of Infant Crisis Services, Libby Howard and Caroline Ikard, Bingo for Babies co-chairs.
[PHOTOS PROVIDED] Miki Farris, executive director of Infant Crisis Services, Libby Howard and Caroline Ikard, Bingo for Babies co-chairs.
 ??  ?? Emcee Gabe Ikard calling Bingo at a fundraiser for the Infant Crisis Services.
Emcee Gabe Ikard calling Bingo at a fundraiser for the Infant Crisis Services.
 ??  ?? Allison Parker, Jillian Neville, Trisha Bunce at the Bingo for Babies fundraiser.
Allison Parker, Jillian Neville, Trisha Bunce at the Bingo for Babies fundraiser.
 ??  ?? Martin Howell and Doug Brown at the Bingo for Babies fundraisin­g event.
Martin Howell and Doug Brown at the Bingo for Babies fundraisin­g event.

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