Logan Community Services will be hosting its Annual Banquet and Fundraiser this year on August 15 at the Dominion House. The festivities will begin at 7 p.m. The banquet will consist of dinner and dancing with a silent auction to raise money for the Maudie Hirschi Children’s Shelter.
Maudie Hirschi Children’s Shelter in Guthrie.
The Maudie Hirschi Children’s Shelter has been part of Logan Community Services since both were founded in 1977. The shelter is funded for nine children, and licensed to house up to 11 children at a time. The shelter is currently keeping the number of children in residence to around six due to funding and to provide a more structured, homelike environment.
Children are placed in the shelter by OKDHS, OJA and Law enforcement. Each child is provided with three meals and two snacks a day, all hygiene essentials, therapy and transportation to appointments, clothing if needed, birthday parties, and a array of other services. Each eligible, school age child attends Guthrie Public Schools while in care.
During the past calendar year, the shelter served 95 children ages 2-17 and provided those children with a total of 2,677.25 days of care, serving 13,386.25 meals and snacks. Many children stay in excess of 45 days, some stayed much longer.
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