Turley Talks: Put it on your Calendar Now for Mar. 22, April 4, April 5, April 19

More Great News about the new and emerging partnership between the University of Oklahoma Graduate Social Work Department and the Turley area. It began last Spring with class assignments and now is growing as Turley has been chosen as a field experiment site for graduate students.

TURLEY TALKS---A Community Project By The University of Oklahoma, A Third Place Community Center, & You

What: A Time To Talk About Our Area’s Strengths and Needs, Sharing Resources and Ideas and Connections

Why: Renewing Community Spirit and Involvement To Improve Quality of Life

Who: OU Social Work Graduate Students and Faculty will talk with those who live in, work in, shop in, have ties to “Greater Turley” area. This means you.

When: Saturdays, Mar. 22, April 5, April 19 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Also Friday evening, April 4, 6 to 9 p.m. Come for one hour on one day or for as much as you can, come and go, during all the days. Full Schedules below.

How: Spend an estimated one hour talking about Turley life with an OU representative, and you are invited to also participate in community forums led by OU at the end of each day’s session. These interviews will help the community connect with one another, discover partnerships on projects of interest to people in our area, learn about resources and strengths we have to offer to make our community a better place.

Where: A Third Place Community Center/Library, 6514 N. Peoria Ave., Turley, OK 74126

What Happens Next: OU will report back its findings and identify possible future projects to work on with Turley leaders and groups to keep the relationship between OU and Turley alive and growing, and Turley residents can use the forums to connect people with current community projects and prepare for future projects on our own.

For More Info email a3rdplace@aol.com or call Ron Robinson
794-4637, 430-1150, 691-3223.

Planned Schedules of “Turley Talks”
See the times underlined below for the Key Individual Interviews. If you can only come for one part of the Turley Talks, this is the most important. Pick one day and one hour to talk about Turley life. RSVP if possible. We also encourage you to stay for the Community Forums immediately following the individual talks. You are invited to participate in all of the events or as much as you can; come and go.

First Saturday, Mar. 22
10 a.m. Welcome and Introduction to Turley Talks Project
11 a.m. Orientation to Turley, Overview, Tours
12:30 p.m. Lunch and informal discussions
2 to 3:30 p.m.: Individual Interviews
3:30 p.m. Community Forum Focus Group Talk
4:30 p.m. Summing Up—Taking It Home

Friday, April 4
6 p.m. Welcome and Introduction
7 p.m. Individual Interviews
8 p.m. Community Forum Focus Group Talk

Second Saturday, April 5
10 a.m. Welcome
11 a.m. Forum on Turley strengths and assets
Noon: Lunch and informal discussions
1:30 p.m. Individual Interviews
3 p.m. Community Forum Focus Group Talk
4:30 p.m. Summing Up—Next Steps

Third Saturday, April 19
10 a.m. Welcome
10:30 a.m. Community Forum on Turley Potential Positive Future
Noon: Lunch and Informal Discussions
1:30 p.m. Individual Interviews
3 p.m. Community Forum Focus Group Talk:
How To Take The Next Steps
4:30 p.m. Evaluation of Turley Talks to date