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Avedis awards $500,000 grant to SCI
Shawnee’s own Avedis Foundation funds more than $4.3 million grants locally in 2021
Wes Moore to be featured speaker at Avedis event in Shawnee on Feb. 23
Avedis Foundation luncheon features speaker Wes Moore despite storm
Avedis awards Shawnee Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club a $50,000 grant
Avedis Welcomes Wes Moore, Recognizes Jeff Madison
Michael P. Warwick named new board president for Avedis Foundation
COCAA grant-writing program receives $82,000 in Avedis funds
Avedis Foundation honors Madison with award
Avedis grants $5K for Girl Scout troop reboot
Avedis awards $5k grant to library cooking program
Avedis gearing up for Health Week
Low vision rehab program gets $10k Avedis grant
Avedis awards $150k grant for Legacy Parenting program expansion
Avedis Speaker Series welcomed Dr. Murali Krishna
Avedis issues $10k grant for area meals program
3D Mammogram Machine Purchased with Avedis Grant
Avedis’ $767K grant to fund amphitheater at Woodland Park
Avedis Foundation adds two new board members
Avedis doles out $20K grant to Project SAFE in Shawnee
Avedis awards grant to Senior Center for Fitness equipment
Gateway receives $500K grant from Avedis
Avedis awards $500K grant to Community Renewal
Avedis awards $21K grant to state’s first kayak launch
Avedis awards $71K to COCAA to assist nonprofits in grant-writing
Avedis recognizes, honors first responders for service
Avedis awards $80K grant to MGMoA
Avedis doles $10K grant to Junior Achievement
Avedis Foundation celebrates Health Week with variety of activities in Shawnee
Avedis Health Week features speaker Terri White
St. Anthony Shawnee hospital receives $20,000 Avedis grant for mission fund
Area women’s correctional center receives Avedis grant
Avedis Foundation hosts ‘Celebrate Teachers’ event
Avedis Awards $21K Grant To Bethel School For Leadership Square
Partners in Caring awarded $300k Avedis grant
Project: SAFE awarded nearly $84,000 grant from Avedis Foundation
Oklahoma Arts Institute gets $4k grant from the Avedis Foundation
Avedis Foundation announces free COVID and flu vaccine clinics
Avedis awards $101k grant to Shawnee Bridges
Avedis Announces $15K Grant To Big Brothers Big Sisters
Avedis Foundation Announces Leadership Institute Grant Recipients
Avedis Awards $139,750 Grant To Community Market
Avedis Foundation: Halo project receives $14,730 grant
Avedis Foundation: Neighboring 101 awarded $22,500 grant
Avedis Foundation Shares 2019 Highlights
Avedis Foundation: Community Renewal receives $500K grant
Oklahoma United Methodist Circle of Care, Avedis, team up for building project
Shawnee residents tour new foster care home project
Collaborative receives nearly $400,000 in grant funds from the Avedis Foundation
Autism center receives $97K Avedis Foundation grant
Avedis Foundation: Legacy Parenting receives $65K grant
Avedis Foundation: COCAA awarded more than $70K in grant funds
Avedis assists local nonprofit organizations in meeting critical needs
COVID-19 precautions: Avedis Health Week, speaker series canceled
Avedis announces local partnership to provide PPE to area nonprofits
Project: SAFE awarded nearly $15K grant from The Avedis Foundation
Pott. County achieves certified Blue Zones Community status
Oklahoma’s First Blue Zones Certified Community
F7 receives nearly $31K Avedis grant for equipment upgrade
BBBS receives $15K grant for one-to-one mentoring
Local Blue Zones Project manager named for Pottawatomie County
Church Completes Playground For Unique School
Shawnee educators to benefit from $4K Avedis grant
Awards Gala Reveals County’s Top Ten
Infant Crisis Services gets $10K Avedis grant
Local boys, girls club receives $60K Avedis grant
Community asked to rally around health care staff
Healthcare Heroes Continue To Battle Pandemic
Roving Banner Stops At County Meeting
CMPC receives grant to combat hunger
OBU Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic to host open house
Avedis Foundation: Shawnee YMCA receives $135,000 grant
Groundbreaking: Project begins for foster sibling homes
Avedis Foundation shares 2018 highlights
Avedis issues $6,000 grant for books
Mobile Smiles coming to Shawnee to help those without dental insurance
Shawnee Forward Leadership Class: Avedis helps fund Hit the Bricks 5K
More than $1M: Chandler and Prague awarded grants for safe school routes
Community Renewal: Avedis continues support of caring program
Avedis Foundation: Leadership roundtables established
Circle of Care: Shawnee to do its part in foster care
Avedis doles out $80K grant to Boys, Girls Club
R.I.S.E. program receives $51K grant from Avedis
MGMoA receives award for excellence at Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence Awards
Avedis Foundation awards Parkinson Foundation with $10K grant
Avedis Foundation: Matching grants doled out to local ONE Award winners
Avedis Foundation Announces Health Week, May 24-31
Avedis Foundation welcomes Fox Sports 1′s Jenna Wolfe
Community Renewal becomes Blue Zones Approved
Avedis Foundation: Annual Health Week begins today
Annual Health Week underway in Shawnee: events listed
Avedis Foundation Health Week: Tai Chi in the Park moved indoors
Rainy weather: Krazy Kids Day event rescheduled for June 14 in Shawnee
Avedis Foundation: Speaker effects change through consistency
Avedis Foundation Health Week: Neon Run event moved inside
Project: SAFE receives $24K grant from Avedis
SLT receives $35K Avedis Foundation grant toward lighting
Avedis Foundation grant to fund Texoma day camp for 5 local youth
Scholarships available for Shawnee Educators
Avedis Holds Third Annual Celebrate Teachers Event, Monday
Junior Achievement receives $10K grant from Avedis
Blue Zones Project: Shawnee meeting goals for well-being initiative
The Avedis Foundation: BBBS receives $15K mentoring grant
Shawnee Educators retreat to Quartz Mountain for Fall Workshops
Avedis Foundation: GCTC receives $15K grant for STEM on Wheels program
Avedis Foundation: Infant Crisis Services awarded $10K grant
City of Tecumseh receives $48K Avedis Foundation grant
Avedis Funds New Tecumseh Park
Community Enrichment: Neighboring 101 offering classes
Sidewalks project progresses north along broadway
Avedis Foundation announces retirement of President/CEO Michelle Briggs
Avedis Foundation headquarters groundbreaking sets construction in motion
Avedis Foundation Speaker Series: Three Cs recipe for winners
Kickapoo Park: Group collaborates on community garden project
Avedis Foundation continues to benefit county programs
Blue Zones Project: Broadway focus of audit, town hall
Shawnee Salvation Army: Avedis named Friend of Youth
SMS becomes a Blue Zones approved school
Avedis Foundation Names New President/CEO
Neighboring 101: Graduation set for overcomers
First Avedis President Michelle Briggs Retires June 30
SPS receives Avedis grant for Fitness Camps
Action Physical Therapy becomes Blue Zones approved
Chicago Street Deli now Blue Zones approved
Museum offers free admission for summer
Progress 2018: Avedis Foundation continues to benefit county programs
Progress 2018: OBU completes another successful year
Progress 2018: Sidewalks project
Avedis Foundation: Briggs retirement marks ‘end of era’
Avedis Program Director announces resignation
Avedis Foundation headquarters nears completion
Shawnee Planning Commission: Blue Zones Project talks options for Broadway
The Lunch Box becomes Blue Zones approved
Training opportunities: Marketing workshop helps nonprofits
Avedis settles into new Shawnee headquarters
Avedis awards grant for Tecumseh park project
Avedis Foundation: Shawnee now Blue Zones partner (video)
Avedis Foundation: Shawnee now Blue Zones partner
Blue Zones Project starts in Shawnee
Education: SMS dirt work in full swing
Blue Zones: Focus groups assess city
Blue Zones tours set to view area’s potential
SMS tennis courts get foundation
Blue Zones tours: Shawnee’s potential assessed
Blue Zones Goal: Plan For People, Not Cars and Traffic
Avedis To Create, Fund Foundation For Terney
Community Renewal: Caring group celebrates milestone with project
Blue Zones Project sets up on Main
Getting on Board with the Blue Zones Project
Blue Zones Project: Built Environment Summit held Thursday
Blue Zones: Food Policy Summit held in Pottawatomie County
Avedis pledges grant for swim lessons
Blue Zone Identifies Four Opportunities To Create Healthy Food Environments
Blue Zones Project: Speaker talks tobacco policy
Blue Zones Project Kickoff set for initiative
ASHA/Community Renewal team up
Blue Zones Project: Owl Shoppe on board, certified
Beacon profile: Avedis Foundation
Community Market celebrates anniversary
Blue Zones certifies business before kickoff
Community Market Kids Chopped Challenge educates youth
Community Renewal: Kids Camp underway
Blue Zones Project plans kickoff
Best-Selling Author Will Work With Local Teachers Monday
Shawnee Middle School Avedis Park Nearing Completion
Celebrate Pottawatomie County Teachers event held
Celebrate Pottawatomie County Teachers Letter to the Editor
SMS embraces Avedis Park in new year
Blue Zones Project, Pottawatomie County Steering Committee Signs Blueprint
Shawnee YMCA to Celebrate Blue Zones Approval on Tuesday
Shawnee Middle School Grand Opening Set Aug 29 for Avedis Park
Blue Zones Project Officially Kicks Off
SMS Avedis Park open to students, public
GCTC offers Blue Zones-friendly cooking classes
The City of Shawnee Awarded AARP Community Challenge Grant
Avedis Foundation, PLS Foundation getting books in the hands of Pott County kids
County Initiative Honored as OPHA Public Health Program of the Year
Companies focus on healthy changes with Blue Zones Project
Community Renewal: Friendship House breaks ground
Avedis foots bill for more sidewalks
Bridges Out of Poverty: Avedis gives grant to Neighboring 101
A light for my path: Airport walking track lights going up
Community Market construction underway
Avedis speaks about series to Rotary Club
Tecumseh Council Awards Splash Pad Installation Bid
Avedis presents grant to South Central Industries
Avedis Foundation Speaker: Invest in children
St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital: Public tours new tower
St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital: Moving day arrives for health care staff
Sidewalk, driveway work on Independence Street continues
Splash pad construction: Tecumseh getting ready to make a splash for summer
SMS groundbreaking: Avedis grant project starts
Ground Broken For Shawnee Middle School Project
Tecumseh Kids Will Soon Be Splashing
Community Market: Nonprofit aims to end hunger
Local brief: Community Renewal program launches with Friday kickoff (with video)
Food Resource Center receives grant
Enthusiasm Ripples Throughout Crowd As 350 People Jam CPN Cultural Center
Child Welfare Group Honors Advocates At Luncheon
Community Renewal: Caring on purpose
Tecumseh getting closer to summer fun in new splash park
Shawnee Splash: Opening day Saturday
Avedis Foundation: Week promotes health
Shawnee Splash Off To A Busy Swim Season In Spite Of Weather
New sidewalks being poured at Grove Elementary School
STEM summer camp this week at GCTC
Shawnee Splash offers playful way to exercise
Nonprofit market opening in Pottawatomie County
Group effort: Community Market to open Tuesday
Community Market of Pottawatomie County opens doors
Community Renewal meetings teach about caring mission
South Central Industries dedicates expansion
Avedis announces 5 year plan to build 14 miles of sidewalks
Avedis announces $3.5M project
Avedis to Help Build 14 Miles Of Sidewalks In Shawnee
Maud, McLoud get trails grants
Tecumseh gets grant for Walk with Me Project
Asher Schools gets walking trails grant
Sidewalk projects: Shawnee among ODOT grants
Airport track: Lights get nod from FAA
Grant Will Fund Sidewalks Along Two Busy City Streets
Shawnee Foundation to help fund transportation projects
Avedis awards match-grant for Expo
County Pledges Help For Expo Renovation
Foundation to support Blue Zones in Shawnee
Avedis plots site to call home
Avedis awards $60,000 grant to MGMoA
City Commission: Splash pad receives funding
Commission to consider trail lighting proposal
Trail lighting proposal approved
Youth literacy program integrates horses
Avedis Foundation awards grants
Avedis Foundation, Volunteers Work To Launch ‘Community Renewal Pottawatomie’ Program
Community walk to promote health awareness
Splash pad design revealed; construction begins
Hospital promotes National Walking Day
Pool project’s name, logo revealed
Shawnee Splash opening nears; details revealed
Glow Run announced, registration open
Horse-filled fieldtrip concludes literacy program
Dog walk promotes wellness; registration open
Shawnee Splash readies for grand opening
Avedis Foundation matches grant to nonprofit groups
Upcoming Krazy Kids Day detailed
Pool prepped for grand opening
Downpours Drown Splash Opening Plans
Health week features spectrum of activities
Paws in the Park planned for Friday
Two Health Week Events Rescheduled
Community walk caters to canines
Community dives into Shawnee Splash
They’re Crossing A Bridge That Leads Out Of Poverty
Community impact: Thousands visit Shawnee Splash
‘Splash’ Sends Out Financial Ripples, Commission Told
Pott County Child Welfare Collaborative gets Avedis grant
Foundation Brings County $6.5 Million In “Glad Tidings”
Maud pool gets makeover; grand opening set Saturday
Commission Hears Good News About Splash, Taxes
Avedis Grant Funds Large SMS Project
Trails Master Plan: Walk this way
Surveys sought as part of Avedis Community Renewal project
Avedis Foundation makes donation for Tecumseh Friends’ fundraiser
Nonprofit to build market in Shawnee
Food, resource center to open in Shawnee this spring
Foundation: Avedis, ‘good news’ for county
Shawnee Middle School: Avedis gives $1.5M to SMS
Walk to School: Day promotes ‘walkable community’
Trails Master Plan moving forward in Shawnee
Avedis awards grant for Tecumseh Splash Pad
County Funds One Safe Place Startup
With Avedis’ Help, Tecumseh Building Splash Pad At Park
Red Kettle and Angel Tree programs begin
Deadline is Feb. 14 For Second Round of Avedis Grant Letter of Intent
Renovations complete at Family Promise DayCenter thanks to Avedis Foundation grant
Sue Nelson receives Friend of Youth award; McCoy brothers speak
Avedis Foundation awards grants
Pool receives grant; project goal met
Path to progress: City awarded grant to improve trails
Shawnee municipal pool to open in 2015
Avedis Foundation issues grants
‘A catalyst for positive change’: Avedis Foundation starts leadership institute
Avedis Foundation gives grant to Boys & Girls Club
Avedis Foundation awards grant
Youth and Family Services accepts $103,000 grant
Avedis Foundation announces first grant cycle to begin August 1
Grant helps aid the United Way Disaster Relief Fund
United Way close to $100,000 mark
