Boys Ranch Edmond Update Presented by Jennifer Kloeppel

 
Nathan Welch, the Rotarian of the Day May 16th, introduced Jennifer Kloeppel of the Edmond Boys Ranch as our guest speaker.  Jennifer is the Equine Director and a house parent at the Boys Ranch.

The Edmond Boys Ranch is a level 3 facility for boys who are living without the support of parents.  Jennifer likes to refer to the ranch as "a tool that God uses to mold boys into men".  Because no government funding is accepted the ranch is able to include a religious foundation in their daily routines. Because of reliance on donations and private grants, etc. the ranch has several fundraisers through the year, including a rodeo (Sept. 30) cattle sales, craft sales, and Christmas Nativity Play.

They provide counselling, vocational programs, including welding and animal husbandry, transitional living, and support for FFA and other public school projects. Current needs are a dog trainer, money, (always money) towels, sheets, quilts. The needs change from day to day so the ranch can be contacted to see what  the urgent "requirement du jour" is. Contact them at http://www.obhc.org/boys-ranch-town/contact  or, For questions or comments please contact Brent Thackerson, campus administrator, or John Meeks, assistant administrator, at 405.341.3606.