Arvest Foundation donates $5,000 to Museum of the Great Plains

Arvest associates recently presented a $5,000 donation on behalf of the Arvest Foundation to the Museum of the Great Plains.

The grant will be used to provide scholarships funds for rural and/or Title 1 schools surrounding the Lawton area. The money also will allow students to visit the museum for educational experiences, according to a press release.

Sean Garibay, Arvest SVP, Trust Officer, and Shelly Fields, Arvest VP, Business Development Officer, presented Museum Educator Trevor Williams and Assistant Director and Archivist Ian Swart with the check on behalf of the Arvest Foundation.

“We are extremely grateful to the Arvest Foundation for their generous donation,” Williams said in a statement. “These funds will allow us to continue a key part of our mission in providing educational opportunities for students of Title 1 schools. Children’s education is the bedrock of a healthy community, and we aim to eliminate barriers to entry wherever possible.”

The Museum of the Great Plains offers traditional exhibit presentation coupled with innovative discovery-based learning activities, as it continues its mission to “Explore the human history of the Great Plains.”

“We were pleased to learn that the Arvest Foundation chose to provide support to the Museum of the Great Plains,” Garibay said in a statement. “We are excited that our area school children will be provided these educational opportunities to learn about the history of the Great Plains through these interactive exhibits.”