2024 Gala of Gratitude
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2024 6:30 PM
LOCATION TBD
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
Mary Lou Lemon Foundation
Sponsor: Game Changer
Sponsor: Super Hero
Sponsor: Champion
Sponsor: Advocate
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 (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)