T. Boone Pickens Foundation

MAY 03, 2011

STILLWATER, Oklahoma - The Cherokee Nation Foundation has become the first Native American Nation to endow a scholarship at Oklahoma State University.

The foundation and OSU announced Tuesday, a gift of $333,334 to Oklahoma State University to endow Cherokee Nation Foundation scholarships as part of Branding Success: The Campaign for Oklahoma State University.

With a match from entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens, under the Pickens Legacy Scholarship Match, the gift will total $1 million.
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FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Students tried out their nursing skills on robotic patients Friday as Texas Woman's University held its grand opening for its new health science institute, named for Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens.
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SPOTLIGHT

The T. Boone Pickens Foundation focuses grants to organizations that operate in its core giving categories (see “About TBPF”). The current partner spotlight is the VNA Meals on Wheels program, which now delivers more than 4,500 nutritious hot meals to homebound ill, elderly and disabled persons in Dallas County each weekday.

Meals on Wheels Photo The Visiting Nurse Association of Texas celebrates its 75th Jubilee in 2009. Since 1934, VNA has provided care in the home, where familiar surroundings, independence and support from loved ones can speed recovery or ease the uncertainty of terminal illness. The VNA staff helps people recovering from illness or injury or who need ongoing supportive care for an acute or chronic health problem. More than 3,000 volunteers and VNA drivers deliver a nutritious, hot meal to those who are unable to provide or prepare their own meals. VNA is committed to providing specialized programs designed to meet the unique needs of the individuals and families in the communities served in North Texas.

The Pickens Foundation donated a $1 million capstone gift to the VNA’s “Touching Every Life Capital Campaign,” which completed funding for the new Meals on Wheels kitchen and VNA community center where Meals on Wheels, Hospice and Eldercare Friends volunteers are trained.

Meals On Wheels Photo “When people are healthy, they enjoy a quality of life in America unmatched in the world,” Pickens says. “But hunger, illness or injury can foster hopelessness, loss of independence and separation from family. The VNA, with its medical support and Meals on Wheels program, beats back those problems one visit at a time.”

Illness, disability and frailness can make meal preparation an ordeal. In years past, people would share their daily supper with needy neighbors. Today, many Americans work full-time and may not even know their neighbors.

“The Visiting Nurse Association provides essential services to many of those who need them most,” says Robert P. Carpenter, President and CEO. “With this gift, Boone Pickens is helping us take the place of that missing friendly neighbor or loving family member and has empowered us to keep preparing meals for years to come.”

For more information, call 214-689-2639 or visit www.vnatexas.org.