A metropolis councilor and former college board member from Bartlesville are elevating cash for charity.
They promise to get a tattoo of the town’s new mascot if folks can increase $25,000 for United Manner by Thursday evening at midnight. Bartlesville Regional United Manner President and CEO Lisa Cary says they’re solely at about 60% of their fundraising aim for this 12 months due to the pandemic, however some devoted, and decided, persons are hoping to vary that.
“I’ve zero tattoos,” stated Ward 2 Bartlesville Metropolis Councilor, Paul Stuart.
Stuart and Former College Board Member Tyler Vaclaw are working collectively to lift $25,000 {dollars} for the United Manner and in the event that they hit their aim earlier than the New 12 months, the town’s new mascot may turn out to be everlasting.
“He is right here to remind folks in regards to the three w’s put on a masks, watch your distance and wash your fingers,” stated Stuart.
The Metropolis is Bartlesville used a few of their CARES Act Funding to create “Bville Invoice – The Bison” and so they’ve even received billboards round city to remind folks in regards to the significance of staying secure and “defending the herd.” however to Paul, this picture may imply serving to those that are hurting.
“Donations are down and the necessity is up that these charities are needing to offer,” stated Stuart.
The United Manner has a number of funding companions in Washington, Nowata, and Osage Counties and their aim this 12 months was to lift greater than 2 million {dollars}.
They often have a charity golf event to assist hit their aim however it was canceled this 12 months as a result of pandemic.
“We took a success huge time after we weren’t capable of have our golf event,” stated Cary.
2020 has been robust on lots of people, however it’s additionally been robust on the charities as a result of much less donations are coming in.
“I believe many of the applications have seen a minimum of double the shoppers they serve this 12 months so it has been a extremely difficult 12 months,” stated Cary.
Often, tattoos have a that means, so Paul is blissful that his first tattoo may imply he made an enormous distinction in somebody’s life.
“They may get their prescriptions or 100 ladies had been capable of get mammograms, issues like that,” stated Stuart it truly made a distinction and did one thing.”
Paul and Tyler have a Go Fund Me Web page for his or her tattoo fundraising effort.
If you would like to donate to the trigger, click here.
