Tulsa Shock Partners with PSO

July 17, 2015 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Tulsa Shock News Release


TULSA, Okla. - Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and the Tulsa Shock have partnered together for the 2015 Celebrity Light a Life Dinner. The partnership and event is to help raise funds for PSO's Light A Life Energy Fund, administered by The Salvation Army.

"PSO is pleased to partner with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock," said John Harper, PSO Vice President for External Affairs. "We are so impressed with the Shock's loyalty to the Tulsa metro community -and we greatly appreciate their willingness to help those in need with utility bill assistance."

The Celebrity Light a Life dinner will be held on July 27 at Naples Flat Bread & Wine Bar at the corner of Second Street and Denver in downtown Tulsa. From 5-7 p.m. select Tulsa Shock players, coaches and team president will participate as celebrity servers, and all tips they raise during this period will be donated to the Light a Life Fund. These funds will be used all year to assist Tulsa County families in need that are facing emergencies and require assistance paying their energy bills.

"The Shock is raising the bar of expectations by helping kids dream and achieve through their players' community engagement program and being role models," continued Harper. "PSO is proud to team up with the Tulsa Shock team to help improve our home town and draw attention to all it has to offer."

PSO and the other partner utility companies such as ONG and OG&E will match donor gifts raised during the month of July, known as Home Energy Aid Month.

Shock players expected to be celebrity servers are Brianna Kiesel, Tiffany Jackson-Jones, Jordan Hooper and Theresa Plaisance. Head coach Fred Williams, assistant coaches Bridget Pettis and Ed Baldwin, and president Steve Swetoha will also be participating. The event is open to the public and all Shock fans and those that wish to help raise funds for this program are invited and encouraged to come.

PSO and The Salvation Army developed the Light A Life Energy Fund in 1986 to assist Oklahoma families facing hardships who could not otherwise heat and cool their homes. All funds raised for the Light A Life program go directly to those in need, since PSO underwrites the administrative costs of the program. The Salvation Army solely administers and manages the program. PSO customers may also donate to Light A Life via their PSO bills by using the check-off box on their PSO electric bill statements and paying a little more than the balance of their bill. All donations are tax deductible and are sent directly to The Salvation Army to assist those in need.



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