2024 Gala of Gratitude

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2024 6:30 PM 
The Regal Room, 420 E. Britton Rd, Oklahoma City

To purchase individual tickets or an entire table of 8 for the gala, click here.

The Gala of Gratitude is VOICE’s annual celebration of community and work, and a time to honor those who have contributed in significant ways to the betterment of the Oklahoma City metro area.

Lifetime Civic Engagement Awardee
Rev. Dr. George Young

Event Sponsor ($10,000+)

Mary Lou Lemon Foundation

Sponsor: Game Changer ($5,000+)

Sponsor: Super Hero ($2,500+)

Jean McLaughlin

Sponsor: Champion ($1,500+)

Sundra Flansburg

Rev. Jim & Mrs. Elaine Gragg

Little Flower Catholic Church

Fr. Time Luschen

Heather Sparks

Sponsor: Advocate ($950+)

Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church

Previous VOICE Awardees

VOICE Lifetime Civic Engagement Award
2023 - Dan Straughan
2021 - Chuck Hoskin, Jr.
2020 - Debbie Hogue-Downing
2019 - Bruce Fisher
2018 - David Blatt
2017 - The Farzaneh Family
2016 - Moses and Sadie Mast
2015 - Hon. Vicki Miles-LaGrange
2014 - Justin Jones & Kris Steele

Powerful VOICE Award
2023 - Jabee Williams (community activist)
2022 - Dr. Dwight Sublett (pediatrician)
2021 - Kayla Branch (journalist), Mikie Park Gillmore (educator)
2020 - Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (author), Sterlin Harjo (filmmaker)
2019 - Sam Anderson (author)
2018 - Aaron Baker (educator)
2017 - Claudia Swisher (educator), Rick Cobb (educator)

Good Start Award
2016 - Ranya O’Connor (Curbside Chronicle)
2015 - Unheard (student advocacy group)