Tourney aids veterans

On one of the hottest days of the year, the 23rd annual D-DENT veterans' golf tournament Aug. 12 raised $30,000 to help low-income, uninsured veterans receive free dental care.

Many volunteers helped make the tournament success, along with celebrity golfers Uwe von Schamann and Shawn O'Grady. Schamann was a member of the 1975 OU national championship team and played for the Miami Dolphins. O'Grady is the former World Boxing Association lightweight champion of the world. To volunteer or donate, call 4248092, email d-dent@coxinet.net or go to d-dentok.org.

Event benefits food bank

Dolese's third annual Rock the Block on Aug. 17 brought in 460 pounds of canned food donations for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, equaling 383 meals for hungry families. The event featured equipment and trucks for children to explore from the Oklahoma City Fire Department, the Oklahoma City Police Department Bomb Squad, the National Guard, Warren Cat, Kirby Smith, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. and more.

Nonprofit hires leader

Rebuilding Together OKC recently hired John Bracken as executive director. He will head the organization's efforts of repairing and renovating homes for homeowners who are unable to make repairs themselves. For more information, go to rebuilding togetherokc.org or call 607-0464.

Parent group to meet

The Oklahoma City Chapter of Parents Helping Parents will meet from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Sept. 5 at SSM Health Saint Anthony Hospital, 1000 N Lee St., in the Saint Elizabeth Conference Room.

Stephanie Morcom, outreach coordinator at Ambrosia Treatment Centers, will speak on “Setting Healthy Boundaries with Your Child — A Mother and Daughter Share Their Stories of Recovery.”

For more information, go to parentshelpingparents.info.