The Oklahoma FFA Foundation was named a category winner for the Youth Development Division on April 14, at the fifth annual Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence (ONE) Awards in Tulsa. In total, eight agencies were named winners of their unique category of service, and 16 received finalist awards. In addition, the Oklahoma FFA Foundation was named the overall winner of the event and was awarded the $10,000 Charles Schusterman Award for Excellence. In total, nearly $150,000 was awarded to 24 of the state’s top nonprofits.
Monica Wilke, Executive Director of Oklahoma Farm Bureau & Affiliated Companies, currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma FFA Foundation. Wilke is a native of Grandfield and currently resides in Edmond.
The ONE Awards, hosted annually by the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits, is a celebratory event that honors nonprofits throughout the state for serving and inspiring their communities.
Paula Huck, event chair of the 2012 ONE Awards, praised the work of this year’s finalists.
“The 24 finalists honored this evening continually help to educate, enrich and encourage Oklahomans every day,” Huck said. “Their commitment to excellence has set them apart.”
The Oklahoma FFA Foundation supports over 24,000 FFA members in 356 FFA Chapters across the state. The goal of the FFA Foundation is to adequately fund the leadership development activities of the FFA. “Being recognized by the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits as the Charles Schusterman Award for Excellence winner is an honor of the highest magnitude,” said Kendall Brashears, Executive Director of the FFA Foundation. “The credibility and validity this award brings to our organization will speak volumes in the future.”
