Mayor's New Get Lean Tulsa Initiative

On Oct. 26, Mayor Dewey Bartlett and First Lady Victoria Bartlett kicked off Get Lean Tulsa - a community-wide initiative dedicated to giving Tulsans the information and tools they can use to be healthy, active and happy!

GetLeanTulsa.com was created by the City of Tulsa, Mayor Dewey Bartlett Jr. and Victoria Bartlett in cooperation with the Tulsa Health Department, Helo Oklahoma, Inc., and our sponsor Subway.

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Social Innovation Programs Coming to Tulsa

The request for proposals for three anti-poverty programs that will be offered in Tulsa were posted online this week through the New York City's Center for Economic Opportunity.

Funding from the Social Innovation Fund, an initiative enacted under the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, will be matched locally by the Tulsa Community Foundation. The funding was granted to the New York Center (NYC) for Economic Opportunity and the Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC, which in turn selected eight cities, including Tulsa, to replicate successful programs already established in New York City to help the working poor and unemployed.

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Second Annual Student Safety Forum Set, Nov. 6

The Mayor's Police and Community Coalition (MPACC) will hold its Second Annual Student Forum Nov. 6, at the OSU-Tulsa Auditorium to help youth understand law enforcement functions.

The free forum, which is open to teens and the general public, will be held Saturday, Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the auditorium at OSU-Tulsa, and includes a pizza lunch and much more. Pre-registration is not required, but is preferred.

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Tulsa Parks' Youth Basketball Registration, Starts Nov. 1

Back by popular demand, Tulsa Parks is already gearing up for Winter League Basketball for boys and girls. Ages are kindergarten through 5^th grade.

Registration packets include a game T-shirt and a participation trophy. All kids play equally.

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City Receives EPA Grant for Brownfields

Mayor Dewey Bartlett has announced that the City of Tulsa has been selected to receive a never-offered-before $175,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency for a Brownfields' pilot planning program. Tulsa is the only city in Oklahoma to receive this grant.

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Mayor Bartlett Thanks Citizen Volunteers

Last week Mayor Bartlett hosted a volunteer appreciation lunch in accordance with 'Make a Difference Day', to thank the many citizen volunteers who donated their time to help beautify Tulsa.

During the past year, Tulsans donated their time by mowing, removing graffiti, picking up trash and gardening. At the event, Mayor Bartlett provided each individual and organization a certificate of appreciation for their efforts in keeping the City's parks and rights-of-ways maintained. The lunch for volunteers was sponsored by the Tulsa Beautification Foundation.