FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                    October 2, 2007

BAKE SALE FOR BRADLEY GILBERT, OTHER ACTIVITIES ONGOING FOR ART SOCIETY

            The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Art Society has a number of activities currently underway, and the newest one is a “Bake Sale for Bradley Gilbert” Saturday on the lawn of the downtown square during Homecoming.

            Gilbert, a May 2007 Northwestern mass communications graduate and former member of the Art Society, recently was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He currently is in room 711 of the OU Medical Center’s Presbyterian Tower in Oklahoma City.

            All food items will be sold on a donation basis. Cash and check donations also will be accepted at the club’s table. All proceeds will go to help the Gilberts with medical bills, which are considerable because Bradley has no insurance.

            Club members would welcome all help in preparing baked items to sell at the table on Saturday. Members will be bringing both easy-to-eat-at-the-parade goodies, as well as buy-and-take-home-for-later items. Baked goods can be delivered to the club’s table beginning at 8:30 a.m.

            In other activities, club members continue to raise funds for the “Greensburg, Kan., Future Fund,” which was established by the South Central (Kan.) Community Foundation so that donations would benefit the future of education in Greensburg, as well as health and community rebuilding.

            “Rangers Helping Rangers” t-shirts have sold very well, and only a few shirts remain. The club still has several small sized shirts if anyone is interested in purchasing one for $10. The design uses the shared school color of red, as well as the Greensburg blue, and has the phrase “NWOSU Rangers Helping Greensburg Rangers.” The Northwestern Ranger horse and rider logo is featured along with the “G” symbol used by Greensburg. Under that part of the design are the words “Be A Ranger.” The slogan “Ride with Pride” also is used on the shirt, along with the “G” symbol over a remembrance ribbon.

            Approximately $1,200 has been raised from t-shirts sales. The club plans to present a check and several of the t-shirts to personnel in Greensburg sometime after Homecoming.

            Several items with the “Rangers Helping Rangers” logo also are for sale by visiting the online store established by the club at www.cafepress.com/HelpGreensburg. All commissions earned through the sale of items at this store will be given to the Greensburg Future Fund.           

Another online store created by the club to help raise funds for its annual art show in April can be found at www.cafepress.com/nwosu_110_100. This link will take visitors to see all items available with the special 110/100 logo created to celebrate Northwestern’s 110^th year of service and the State of Oklahoma’s 100^th anniversary.

            For anyone with questions about the club’s fundraisers or about the organization itself, please contact Angelia Case, club sponsor, at (580) 327-8577 or arcase@nwosu.edu. The club also has a website at www.nwosu.edu/art.

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