NONPROFITS

Love’s gives $100,000 to truckers’ relief fund

Love’s Travel Stops continues to support professional truck drivers with a $100,000 donation to the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund.

It’s the fourth year the company has donated to the fund, which helps professional drivers and their families cover living expenses when drivers are unable to work due to injury or illness. It also provides free health and wellness programs for professional truck drivers.

Professional truck drivers in need of assistance can apply at truckersfund.org/application or by emailing shannon@truckersfund.org.

Salvation Army to host fundraiser featuring Olympian

The Salvation Army of Central Oklahoma will host its Doing the Most Good Dinner at 6 p.m. Aug. 29 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. It’s an evening filled with inspiration, hope and an opportunity to make a lasting impact on the local community.

The event will raise funds to support programs that provide assistance, hope and transformation to those in need.

The keynote speaker is Olympian Lolo Jones. Her journey from relying on The Salvation Army programs to achieving success in track and field and bobsledding is a testament to the power of resilience, determination and community support.

Tickets are $125 and sponsorships are available.

For more information, go to tsaok.org, or contact Annie Welborn at 405-2461124 or annie.welborn@uss.salvationarmy.org.

Operation Christmas Child starts collecting shoe box gifts

Local residents are collecting school supplies, personal care items and toys to pack in shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse. These gift-filled shoe boxes will be delivered to children in more than 100 countries.

For many children, access to these simple items is essential to an education. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 209 million shoe boxes to children in more than 170 countries and territories.

National collection week is Nov. 13-20. Participants can donate $10 per shoe box gift online and receive a tracking label to discover its destination. Those who prefer online shopping can browse samaritanspurse.org/buildonline to select gifts matched to a child’s age and gender, then add a photo and personal note of encouragement.

For more information, go to samaritanspurse.org/occ.