Recruit a New Fellow for the Oklahoma Bar Foundation

Here is how it works:

• Each current Fellow who signs a new Fellow will have two chances in the drawing. Two additional chances will be awarded for each additional Fellow recruited.
• Each newly recruited Fellow can also enter into the contest and sign up additional Fellows. For each one new Fellow, he or she will receive two chances.
• One chance will be awarded to each upgrade from Fellow to Sustaining Fellow and two chances will be awarded for each upgrade to Benefactor Fellow.
• If you are not now a Fellow, you may join and may participate in this contest and be eligible for the computer.

This is a Win-Win Contest:

You win by entering. The Oklahoma Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Oklahoma Bar Association, also wins. The foundation needs a strong Fellows base to carry on its charitable and educational work. So join the OBF Winners Circle and you just might be the proud owner of a new laptop computer or a tablet PC for busy lawyers on the go! For more information, contact Nancy Norsworthy at (405) 416-7070 or by e-mail at foundation@okbar.org.

A Fellows form follows so you can enter the race to sign new Fellows today! Please feel free to photocopy the form and remember to add your name on the “sponsor” line located at the bottom of the Fellow enrollment form.

What is the Oklahoma Bar Foundation?

• Celebrates 60 years of service this year
• The third state bar foundation in the U.S.
• Official charitable and philanthropic arm of the state bar
• IRS Code 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
• Partners with the OBA serving the profession and the state
• A tool for attorneys to provide help across Oklahoma
• A proven organization having given more than $6.1 million

How does the Fellows Program Work?

• The Fellow Program is an annual charitable giving program
• OBF sends you an annual reminder and tax receipt
• A nominal investment of only $100 per year over 10 years
• The return is unlimited and the benefits you reap from your investment are priceless…
• Newer attorneys take advantage of special reduced giving plans
• OBF Fellows help their fellow Oklahomans
• Join the Fellows and be rewarded by getting more out of being an Oklahoma lawyer

Why should You become a Fellow?

• Attorneys have a unique level of responsibility not only to our clients, but to our communities
• Fellowship is an excellent way to help fulfill our professional responsibility to the community
• OBF is dedicated to promoting understanding of, respect for and equal access to justice
• Our mission is “…Advancing education, citizenship and justice for all.”
• Simply stated, it’s the right thing to do

I am already a Fellow – How can I continue my support?

• Move to the next level as a Sustaining Fellow by simply continuing your annual contribution of at least $100 after the initial pledge is complete
• Join other Sustaining Fellows or consider the highest level of distinction as a Benefactor Fellow

Become a Leader Among Leaders!

• Go the extra mile by continuing annual contributions of at least $300 after the initial pledge is complete and be honored at the new leadership level of Benefactor Fellow of the Foundation
• Provide additional help while serving as a leadership example to others
• Be a leader among leaders and receive added Benefactor benefits
• Prestigious distinction of bar leadership level
• Exclusive engraved Benefactor pin and unique recognition ribbon
• Receive added recognition during the 2006 OBA Annual Meeting