Tillman to emcee Margaret Hudson gala | Tillman is an Edison Eagle 1982 alumnus | University of Oklahoma

Former Tulsan and football great Spencer Tillman is coming home to be part of the Margaret Hudson Program's 40th anniversary celebration and Chocolate Cravings Gala set Saturday at the Doubletree Hotel Warren Place.

Tillman is an Edison Eagle 1982 alumnus, All-American running back for the University of Oklahoma, former NFL player for the Houston Oilers and the San Francisco 49ers (where he won a Super Bowl and served as team captain). In 1999, Tillman joined "CBS Sports College Football Today," as well as covering NCAA Men's Basketball.

He will be the emcee for the gala. Tillman, who now lives in Sugar Land, Texas, is a journalist, businessman, churchgoer, devoted husband, author and father of four daughters. He has written pieces for the Wall Street Journal, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Houston Chronicle and others.

The evening will begin with a pre-reception at 6:30 p.m. and will include dinner, live entertainment from the Annie Ellicott Trio and the Mid Life Crisis Band.

A silent auction will offer items such as two South Africa safari trips, autographed sports memorabilia and autographed books, courtesy of Tillman.

Members of the Chocolate Cravings committee include Gerri Webb, Misty Turley, Raphael Jacob, Tricia Staires-Rahal, Valerie Renz, Felecia Rowland, Betina Tillman and Karen Davis.

The Margaret Hudson Program is a nonprofit organization that provides services for pregnant and parenting teens. With campuses in Tulsa and Broken Arrow, it is the only multidisciplinary, all-encompassing organization serving pregnant and parenting teens in the Tulsa metropolitan area. The program is committed to education so that families can be healthy, self-sufficient, contributing members of the community and to educating the community about the challenges of teen pregnancy and parenting.

The program was founded in 1968 and named in honor of Dr. Margaret Hudson, a strong advocate of helping teen mothers complete high school by providing medical care and social support needed to produce healthy babies and competent parents. Since its inception more than 40 years ago it has continued to provide a valuable alternative and resources to pregnant and parenting teens, and is an innovative force in addressing the issues of teenage pregnancy.

Tickets are $100 a person. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Margaret Hudson Program.

For tickets, sponsorship, or to make donations, contact the Margaret Hudson Program Fundraising Coordinator Karen Davis at (918) 746-9224, Daviska3@tulsaschools.org or visit tulsaworld.com/margarethudson .

Source: Tulsaworld News

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