Contact:
Brenda Bennett
Vice President of Communications
YMCA OF GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY
405 2977770
[email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Briarwood Elementary School Wins YMCA’s My Fresh Page
$500 grant from the Y will help rebuild a school’s soccer field
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., (November 26, 2014) – Briarwood Elementary School received a $500
grant from YMCA of the USA via the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City in recognition for their
great idea submitted to the YMCA’s My Fresh Page Project, which asked people from around the
country to submit inspiring ideas to help improve their community.
The kids at Briarwood Elementary lost their school on May 20th, 2013 in an EF5 tornado. The
$500 grant will help the school replace the much missed soccer field; which gives the students
something fun and physical to do at recess.
Giving back and providing support to neighbors is a vital part of the Y’s commitment to social
responsibility, and programs like My Fresh Page Project help bring community improvement
ideas—regardless of the size—to life.
“The YMCA’s My Fresh Page Project represents the Y’s belief that a single idea from anyone can
go a long way to helping make a positive change in our neighborhoods,” said Brenda Bennett,
Vice President of Communications at the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City. “The Y’s grant will
help bring Briarwood’s much loved soccer field back to the students.”
Briarwood Elementary is one of 10 My Fresh Page Project ideas selected from more than 560
entries submitted by individuals across the country via the Y’s My Fresh Page Project webpage.
After receiving 1,760 placing the idea among the most popular entries, a panel of Y judges
selected it as one of four recipients of a $500 grant.
To learn more about Briarwood Elementary and the other winning ideas in the Y’s My Fresh
Page Project, visit ymca.net/freshpage.
http://www.ymcaokc.org/
http://www.ymcaokc.org
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About the Y
The Y is one of the nation’s leading nonprofits strengthening communities through youth
development, healthy living and social responsibility. Across the U.S., 2,700 Ys engage 22
million men, women and children – regardless of age, income or background – to nurture the
potential of children and teens, improve the nation’s health and well-being, and provide
opportunities to give back and support neighbors. Anchored in more than 10,000 communities,
the Y has the long-standing relationships and physical presence not just to promise, but to
deliver, lasting personal and social change. ymca.net