Special Events

ECU Rotaract’s Annual “Costumes for a Cure” - A Fight to the Finish to End Polio Worldwide

Next week, ECU Rotaract Club will be holding their annual “Costumes for a Cure” fundraiser for PolioPlus. During this event (held on Oct. 29^th and 30^th), ECU Rotaractors will dress up in their craziest Halloween costumes and collect donations from ECU faculty, staff, and students. While polio is no longer common in the United States, it is still present in several countries around the world. Therefore, this event is not only intended to raise money to end polio, but to also draw attention that this disease still exists.

Every fall semester, Rotaract focuses its fundraising efforts on PolioPlus. Starting out as a regional project a few decades ago, PolioPlus has grown into a world-changing operation with one main goal – eradicating polio from the planet. So far, only one disease has ever been eradicated: smallpox in 1980. Now, polio is expected to be the 2^nd ever eradicated disease, and it is expected to occur within our lifetime.

While polio is incurable, crippling, and potentially deadly, a small, $0.60 vaccination can permanently protect children around the world.  Because of Rotary International, UNICEF, and several other sponsors, over 2.5 billion children have been vaccinated for this disease. Today Rotarians are acting fast to rid polio in the last 3 countries that remain endemic– Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan. Thanks to Rotary International and these sponsors, the world is now 99% polio-free. 

However, the fight is not over yet. Polio has once again returned in several other countries, and if we don’t act fast this life-crippling disease could come back worse than before. 

Just one dollar can save the lives of almost two children. If you don’t see Rotaractors on the days of “Costumes for a Cure” but would still like to contribute, please stop by Horace Mann, room 127D (Dr. Robert Newcomer’s office).

To learn more please visit: www.endpolionow.org

Thank you for your time, and we hope that together we can give the world hope!

Linzi Thompson
ECU Rotaract Club
President, 2014-15

Ataloa Theatre

Order of Performances

Miami  - 8 a.m. 
McAlester  - 9 a.m.
Metro Christian - 10 a.m.
Oologah  - 11 a.m.
Cascia Hall  - 12 p.m.

Wagoner - 2:15 p.m.
Guymon - 3:15 p.m.
Mt. St. Mary  - 4:15 p.m.
Bishop McGuiness   - 5:15 p.m.

Awards ceremony - 7 p.m.

Parking lot of the football stadium

It is time for the City of Ada’s annual household hazardous waste collection event. The collection event will be held in the parking lot of the football stadium from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm this coming Saturday November 1.  As in previous years a wide range of chemical and other kinds of wastes will be accepted including antifreeze, batteries, oil and other automotive products, paint and solvents,  pesticides and yard chemicals, cleaning products and swimming pool chemicals, fluorescent light bulbs, passenger car tires, rechargeable batteries and old electronics waste.

Please see the flyer or call the City of Ada Department of Public Works at 436-8100 for more information.

Foundation Hall of the CBCC

University Center ESTEP AUDITORIUM

Lobby of Chickasaw Business and Conference Center

Wightman Takes the Reins at Mercy Hospital Ada

ADA, Okla. (Oct. 30, 2014) – On Monday, Nov. 3, Lori Wightman will step into her new role as president of Mercy Hospital Ada and will be the first female president in the hospital’s history. The registered nurse, certified health care executive, Rotarian, avid dog lover and wife is anxious to get to work.

After being in Ada for only one week, Wightman and her husband, Darren, feel right at home in Ada.

“From the grocery store bagger to the contractors working on our home to the people we have passed on the street, not a single person has missed the chance to welcome us to town,” said Wightman. “We really appreciate the warm welcome.”

Wightman joins Mercy after recently serving as president of Unity Hospital, a 275-bed facility in Fridley, Minnesota. It’s one of several hospitals and clinics in the upper Midwest that make up Allina Health, for which Wightman served as senior vice president from 2011 to 2013. Prior to that, Wightman served as president at New Ulm Medical Center in New Ulm, Minnesota, for more than eight years.

With a full schedule orienting her into Mercy and the community of Ada over the next few weeks, Wightman is more than ready to get to work. She plans to spend her first couple of months developing relationships with co-workers and learning their strengths.

“I really need to get to know who I’m working with,” said Wightman. “Understanding co-workers’ strengths will help me support their work so we can retain the immense talent we have at Mercy Hospital Ada.”

When looking at the future, Wightman sees great opportunities for health care in Ada.

“When the community comes to Mercy Hospital Ada, I want them to know they are receiving the safest, most reliable care possible,” said Wightman. “We need to continually provide this high level of care so the community knows they can always count on us. This will take work, but we have the right co-workers and talent to make it happen.”

Wightman looks forward to strengthening Mercy’s relationships with local health care and community organizations.

“We have long been awaiting Lori’s arrival and we are thrilled that she is here,” said Di Smalley, president of Mercy Oklahoma Communities and interim president of Mercy Hospital Ada. “With more than 20 years of hospital leadership in clinical and operational roles, she is a perfect fit for Mercy Hospital Ada and will help us expand our footprint in southern Oklahoma.”

The community is invited to a welcome reception for Lori Wightman and husband, Darren, hosted by East Central University’s (ECU) President John Hargrave on Monday, Dec. 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the lobby of ECU’s Chickasaw Business and Conference Center at 830 East Main in Ada.

Mercy is the fifth largest Catholic health care system in the U.S. and serves millions annually. Mercy includes 34 acute care hospitals, four heart hospitals, two children’s hospitals, three rehab hospitals and one orthopedic hospital, nearly 700 clinic and outpatient facilities, 40,000 co-workers and more than 2,000 Mercy Clinic physicians in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mercy also has outreach ministries in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

ECU NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION 
PROUDLY PRESENTS 
OUR 
ANNUAL GOSPEL SINGING NIGHT 
WEDNESDAY NOV. 5TH 
WITH M.C. LUTHER JOHN 
FROM 6:30 TO 9:00 
AT THE REGENT’S ROOM 
LOCATED ON THE ECU CAMPUS 
ALL SINGERS WELCOME!!!

Co hosted with the ECU Native American Student Association

Saturday, December 6, 2014 in the Kerr Activity Center

Gourd Dance at 3:00 p.m.

Grand Entry at 7:00 p.m.

Event will continue until finished, which is generally close to midnight.

Stanley Wagner Ballroom

Free and open to the public.

Injunuity will be providing music.

Hosted by the ECU Native American Student Association.