Good morning, good morning, good morning, and welcome, welcome, welcome.
It is time now for our community connection right here on Cape one,
the one you trust. Alrighty, we're going to tee off today, I
guess a little bit. We have the eighth annual Logan Cochrane Charity event coming
up on Saturday June first, ladies, First of all, welcome, we
have Claire Bartley also Janet Morland in here and Janet, you're the founder of
the charity. Tell us a little bit about this for the folks who don't
know. Okay, this started eight years ago for Logan. He was having
difficulties with his heart. He had three open art surgeries lotmark, so we
started a charity for him and then it just everybody kept wanting. They had
such a good time that they wanted to keep continuing it to grow. And
then we found out that he was autistic. So we decided that this will
all go to the path of Independence to help all the kids. Well that's
great, and Claire, of course under paths Independence. I love your story
too. Just two gals wanted to start at school and yeah, bang we
got it. Amazing what can happen? A lot of love and a lot
of hard work and both take place here. This is great. Tell us
a little bit about Pasta Independence and your association with this and how how you're
helping out with the golf room. Yeah. So Past Independence is a private
school for children with autism. We are a nonprofit and we serve kids from
ages three all the way through high school and even have a few adults.
Janet has approached me many years ago, probably six now, and she had
had the golf troom before I had even heard of Logan Cockran Charity or Logan
Cochrane, and she had brought in a donation that she had raised through the
golf tournament. And then over time the golf tournament has gotten bigger and bigger
to where she's involved you players. And this year I think for the first
time, we're going to have the Osage Casino involved. They're going to sponsor
a reception the night before and they're giving away a lot of nice things to
help out with the golf tournament. No, Janet, this is something like
you say, it's been growing and it's a lot of hard work, but
it's like it's paid off. It has, So tell us a little bit
about it. Who all's partnering with you to help this take off. Well,
Dwayne Bryan right now on the road, I can't be here that I
had taken a flyer out to the Osage Casino to see if they would put
up our guests, because we have Charles Thompson and his son coming in Casey
Thompson, and then we have Bill Kaufman his son j T. They're they're
the Sooner Magic guys, and then Antonio Rick mister Ou himself. They'll all
be there where the Anyway, I took that out there and they got a
hold of me and Clara wanted us to come out and have a visit.
So they wanted to host a big party the night before and it's gonna there's
gonna be four bands, a live auctioneer. We've got some great gift items
that's gonna be auctioned off. Skuyler Thompson and then from American Idol, Carly
Nash, Hass Miller Band and Austin Dixon will all be there Friday night,
that's May the thirty first. It'll start at six o'clock. Wow, that's
gonna be great. How does a person get a ticket to this? You
don't get a ticket it's open to the public. It is. We will
have will have some donation drop offs. I'm sure you will. You show
people a good time and everything. And next thing you know that that while
it just flies wide open, it does. This is really Yeah, this
is a big thing, isn't red It's it's got it's overwhelming. But I
just the staff at path in Pennis and the teachers, they deserve a big
shout out. They do, yes. And my buddy Barry Blevan's he brought
it on for me. I mean he he's right there and got my back
all the time at Simple Simons Pizza my goddess sake. I tell you what,
when you reach out to friends, things happen, don't they. And
this is really this is really something else. Now, this is a four
person scramble and it's going to be a shotgun start at eight thirty am.
Yes at Adams, So Adams he prepared folks, it's going to be.
It's all and the way those stages talk, they want to continue to help
every year, so it'll be it'll be just a good time for Barters Film
what community Living And we have sponsorships still available. Yes, you can get
a hold of Berry or me or Claire. Okay, now, Claire,
are you a golfer? I gotta ask because you do just about everything.
You were grilled cheese cheff the last time I saw it, so I'm thinking
you probably do a little bit of everything. I actually have never played golf.
Oh really, Okay, it's time to watch this. Maybe I should
be like if they don't, if they don't donate enough, and I'll golf
for them. Yes, yes, yeah, yea. Now they aren't gonna
want me, so maybe I get lucky beginner's luck. Well, this is
great, This is great. And of course this has been going on now
for for several years, and this partnership has really been amazing, especially for
you guys. Yes it is. It's been really nice for PTI because Janet's
taking care of everything every year and she does a great job and we just
kind of show up and cheer everyone on. She's great, wonderful. You
got a big mouth, you got to. You've got a very very genuine
way about you, and I think that's why people want to be with you
and help you out in your endeavors. We try hard. Well, you've
been succeeding, and we want this to be a flying Sussex once again.
The tournament itself is coming up on Saturday, June first at Adam's Golf Course
and the reception is the night before and it's going to be out at the
new oce Age Casino Hotel. And this is going to be a stellar lineup
with all those artists. And yes, just walk in and have us.
If you have anything you want to autograph, bring it. Okay, mm,
she ain't shy, I got my mama's mouth. Well, bless you
and bless everyone. Now, do you have a Facebook page or a website
or maybe a little bit of both where folks can take a look at this
right, go to Logan Cochrane's charity event page. Okay, Facebook, and
then they can register also on PTI's yes page if they want to register for
the tournament. Oh really, Oh nice, very good. You make it
easy. Your website is real easy to get away. Yes and click there.
You're making this way, but this is going to be a lot of
fun. You have not only O Sage Casino, but you also have the
folks from Steadfast who are helping you out too. That is now Roger Link
and they have they're always our number one sponsor and we have a guy from
Edmund, Oklahoma, Myers and Myers. He always donates a real good check
for it. That's great help out. You see, these things are personal.
Everybody's got a story, not everybody shares it, and everybody's got a
spot in the heart for something, and when they find it, you know,
they make sure that everyone else can do a little bit better. And
I really find that that's kind of neat PTI is. I think everybody needs
to go and have a visit with PTI. Don't see what this is all
about. That's what Dwayne said. He said he didn't have a clue until
he got to meet Claire and go into PTI, and it changes your whole
world. Like Logan, he is so smart. And everybody said you taught
him, you taught him. I said, no, he taught me.
Wow, that's amazing. He's nonverbal, but he's he's coming up some words,
talking a little bit. Yeah. Now it depends in the independence.
You've got some construction going on and it's happy construction. Wow. You should
see it today where they're putting in the concrete. I don't know if you
drove by this morning, but it's it's uh, yes, we're going to
have our cafeteria built for hoping for August first that they're putting. They've got
the the plumbing done and now we're getting the concrete in and then next week
they can start building the walls. Oh that'd be great. I'm excited.
I cannot wait. You know something, it's like watching your child grow.
Yeah, you know, because you know, you got this from the school
and we was Will Rogers School and uh, and then you know, over
the years, things started taking place and started shifting, started growing, and
now you're adding ont I know. It's amazing and we're we're so excited.
We just think that there's going to be so much to offer to the kids,
addition for sure for your staff, my gosh, car and it's a
tornado shelter too, so we're pretty pumped about that, especially after the recent
tornadoes. No, see, we didn't know this. We just thought we
were building a nice little cafeteria show kids had to cook and you know,
I have a nice meal on a daily basis. You didn't tell it that,
you We definitely we decided that we needed a better tornado shelter in the
building because of our numbers, and so we made it into a tornado shelters.
She'll be excellent for us, and it could be potentially a good thing
for the community. The more you know, I know, people, let's
get out there and help happen. Let's get it going here. And we're
going to have a story up on our website about the Logan Concher and charity
event, and we're going to direct you to the different places where you need
to go to sign up or find out some more information. You might not
be able to play golf, but you might have a spot in your heart
where this is going to fit just nice, and maybe a spot in your
pocketbook too. And this is a charitable donation and the work wonders for a
great deal more kids to come clear, people actually move here to our community
simply because of the availability of your school. Yes, we have more and
more families moving to Bartlesville from further away because it's just too hard to drive
it on a daily basis, so they'll move so their children can get services,
go to school. Yeah, it's amazing because I heard just a few
of the numbers about a year or so ago, and I'm like, and
now knowing some of the parents, it's like you made a good call.
Thanks for being here, of course, I'm glad to be here, and
thanks for introducing yourself to me here because this is a I wasn't aware of
your event until just a little bit ago, and now this is eighties.
Well I've only been in town a couple of years, so you know,
I'm not in a long timer, but this is one I'm going to keep
an eye out for and keep following. We're going to put this on the
face We've already put it on the Facebook, but we're going to have the
the website story on there too. I want to thank you very nice being
you and Claire always a pleasure having she's our neighbors. You know, the
school is just right down. I keep an eye on the speeders. Boy
throw some You got the officers out there now, they mean business. But
thanks for being with us on community Connection. Thanks