[July 15, 2011] Saxum, a PR firm, offers free services to two Oklahoma nonprofits [The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City] Tweet (Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) July 15--Saxum, an Oklahoma City-based public relations and marketing firm, has selected two Oklahoma nonprofits to receive $50,000 pro-bono service grants for 2011-2012 as part of the firm's Step Up program. The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City and Community Action Project of Tulsa will work with Saxum team members to increase awareness of the nonprofits and their missions within their communities. Saxum CEO Renzi Stone said the company decided to award two grants for the first time this year, the Step Up program's third year. "We look forward to helping each organization advance its cause and increase community support through a strategic combination of public relations, marketing, creative and social media efforts," Stone said. The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma acts as a link through which the food industry and community may donate food and other goods. The products are distributed to more than 750 charitable feeding programs and elementary schools in 53 central and western Oklahoma counties. Since its inception in 1980, the food bank has distributed 404 million pounds of food to feed Oklahoma's hungry. The vision of Community Action Project is to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty by improving the prospects of long-term economic success for very young, low-income children, their families and the communities in which they live. The organization combines early childhood education with innovative family financial and health services and targeted community improvement efforts. The project serves more than 1,900 of Tulsa's low-income children in 16 early childhood centers across the county. In 2010, the project reached 23,000 low-income families of Tulsa County. ___ To see more of The Oklahoman, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.newsok.com. Copyright (c) 2011, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For more information about the content services offered by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT), visit www.mctinfoservices.com, e-mail [email protected], or call 866-280-5210 (outside the United States, call +1 312-222-4544) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]