EOCTC IGUANA COUNCIL

Students of Eastern Oklahoma County Sponsor Community Service Projects: “I-guana make a difference, do you?”

Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center continues to sponsor a special week of activities called Iguana Week.  Iguana Week not only helps students see the importance of community service, but also supports organizations that directly benefit residents of Oklahoma.  Organizers Mr. Mitchell Thomas and Mrs. Emily Gideon created the event as a way of providing leadership opportunities EOC students. Making a difference is the drive of the event; the theme “i-guana make a difference,” students are learning the impact they can have for their communities. Beginning with the 2018-2019 academic year, Mr. Justin Gerry became the Council’s student advisor.

Student representatives are  selected from each program area to form an Iguana Council to assist in the planing process and members diligently plan events for one weeks activities in April.  Activities have included a student volleyball tournament, car wash, a visit by Big Truck Tacos, and a community family carnival on a Friday evening just to name a few.

The Iguana Council has chosen the following organizations as the recipients of the funds raised:

2013-2014 – Ally’s House                                       2014-2015 – Genesis Project                                                                 2023-2024 – Hard Luck Automotive Services
2015-2016 – Colter’s Toybox                                 2016-2017 – Anna’s House Foundation
2017-2018 –  Relay For Life                                   2018-2019 – Eastern Oklahoma County Resource Center
2019-2020 – Heart & Home Makeovers              2020-2021 – Heart & Home Makeovers
2021-2022 – Anna’s House Foundation              2022-2023 – Hope Retreat Ranch

For more information contact Mr. Gerry at 390-9591.

Justin Gerry, Explore Coordinator & Iguana Council Advisor 

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