For 33 years, the students, parents and teachers of the Putnam City School District have made cancer Public Enemy No. 1. If there’s a way to raise money, Putnam City has done it; from carnivals to bake sales to door-to-door fund drives. This year, the schools have added another weapon to the arsenal—a 5-kilometer run/walk. […]
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Continuing the Battle against Cancer OMRF, Putnam City students celebrate $2.6 million raised for cancer research
Science education doesn’t get much more “real world” than a day at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. That was the experience of 33 elementary, middle and high school students from Putnam City Schools during OMRF’s annual Junior Scientist Day. Outfitted with goggles and lab coats, the science-minded students spent time Friday and Monday working with […]
Why do Putnam City Schools support cancer research at OMRF?
Dr. Fred Rhodes Superintendent, Putnam City Schools “Ask our students their favorite memories of school, and the Cancer Drive always tops the list. But it’s not about the games or the trophies. It’s because they’ve learned to be philanthropists at an early age. Almost every one of our students has been touched by cancer in […]
The Last Lesson
Lessons In Philanthropy
Putnam City School students learn early that giving to OMRF’s cancer research efforts is a good thing.
