March 24
Rock for Wishes Festival
Voodoo Dolls,
Heartbreak Heroes, God
in a Machine, Next to
North, Lucy
89th Street Collective
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March 24
Red Brick Road Food
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March 24
Bedouin Dash-Glo & Go
5K Run
Bedouin Shrine Temple
Muskogee, OK
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March 24
OU Sooners vs.
West Virginia
Mountaineers
L. Dale Mitchell
Baseball Park
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March 24
Darci Lynne & Friends Live
Brady Theater
Tulsa, OK
918-582-7239
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March 25
OKC Thunder vs.
Portland Trail Blazers
Chesapeake Energy
Arena
OKC, OK
405-208-4800
www.okcthunder.com
March 25
OU Sooners vs.
West Virginia
Mountaineers
L. Dale Mitchell
Baseball Park
Norman, OK
405-325-8200
www.soonersports.com
March 27
OU Sooners vs.
OSU Cowboys
L. Dale Mitchell
Baseball Park
Norman, OK
405-325-8200
www.soonersports.com
March 29
OU Sooners vs.
Baylor Bears
L. Dale Mitchell
Baseball Park
Norman, OK
405-325-8200
www.soonersports.com
March 30
OKC Thunder vs.
Denver Nuggets
Chesapeake Energy
Arena
OKC, OK
405-208-4800
www.okcthunder.com
SPORTS BUZZ
and her five kids were chosen from
Linwood Elementary by a list of
families that needed some help in
providing some of the basics needs.
“I knew they had a need,” said
Anne Edwards, the Principal
Secretary at Linwood. “I knew that
mom worked really hard and was
trying to provide for the family. It
has always been one of my goals
to make sure all the kids get what
they need. I know this will help
them. Give them a good day.”
Being a part of the community
in Oklahoma is something he has
treasured as well.
“I think playing basketball in
Oklahoma City, you need the whole
community to support you,” Collison
said. “You need the city to support
you or i t’s not going to work.
We’ve had a ton of support here.
We understand part of the job is
getting out into the community and
doing things for the people that
support us. It’s one of the great
things about playing in the NBA,
you can have an impact on a lot of
people.”
For Collison’s part, he gives
the family $500 for them to
get whatever they want out of
Homeland. This year, the total
bill came out to $549. It was
matched by Homeland, who proved
the family with another $500
to come back at a later date.
For the five siblings who got to
hang out with Collison for an
hour going through every aisle in
Homeland, they were not only able
to get much-needed supplies, but
also got to meet a member of the
team they idolize.
The mother of the kids was unable
to make it to the shopping spree
because she had to work. So she
enlisted her niece, Sabree Frank,
to take charge and guide the kids
around.
“It was amazing,” Frank said. “I’ve
never been part of anything like
this before. I think it was a good
experience for the kids also. I
was honestly surprised how good
(Collison) was with them. Not a
lot of people are good with kids.
I thought he was really great
with them. He was really nice
and generous. I think it will be an
experience they will remember for
a lifetime.”
Collison is in the final year of
a 15 year career, all with one
franchise. The 2003 first-round
pick will be retiring when the
season is over.
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