Tony Spurlock

It's so important to educate parents about the risks of youth marijuana use. We don't want any other teens using THC and following Johnny's path. JohnnysAmbassadors.org/suicide

FENTANYL FACTS From the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office.

The 36th annual Sovereignty Symposium was held this week in downtown OKC and was hosted by OCU Law and OCU. One of the highlights for the record-setting 650+ attendees was the opening ceremony, where all of Oklahoma’s 39 tribes were represented in the flag processional.

Registration for the 36th annual Sovereignty Symposium is OPEN! Join @OCULAW this year at the premier symposium for legal and artistic issues in Indian Law. Register here: thesovereigntysymposium.com.

Join us tomorrow and Saturday at Jim Wade Stadium to watch the OCU baseball team take on Freed-Hardeman! 🌟⚾️ Check out this weekend's full schedule here: okcu.link/49OrtMg.

Heeeyyyy, shout out to all our new Johnny's Ambassadors from Perkins High School in OK! THANK YOU for helping us educate your friends about the possible harms of THC use! We are grateful to have you as one of Johnny's Ambassadors. #StopDabbing JustSayKNOW.org

Marijuana Use CAUSES 30% of All Schizophrenia Cases in Young Men Ages 21-30 If they would not have used marijuana, they would not have developed schizophrenia. – National Institutes of Health #JustSayKNOW to marijuana. JustSayKNOW.org

Check out some highlights from OCU's Holiday Gala 2023! 🎥: okcu.link/3Rd9IPm

#HappyHannukah!! Let there be light.

One way giving to OCU Law can make a difference in the lives of our students is through scholarship funds. Sydney is one of many students at OCU Law who receives a scholarship – most of which are funded entirely by generous donors like you. Join us TOMORROW for #GivingTuesday.

"The biggest opportunity we can create to bring in the biggest artists, more family shows, & elite national sporting events is to have a new modern arena in downtown Oklahoma City.” YES Dec. 12 to keep the Thunder & #keepokcbigleague w/o raising taxes! keepokcbigleague.com

Johnny’s Ambassadors, Four years ago, on November 20, 2019, my beloved 19-year-old son, Johnny, took his life. As many of you know, he had become psychotic from dabbing high-THC wax. We couldn’t find help or anyone who understood what was happening. So, after he died, we started a nonprofit, Johnny’s Ambassadors Youth Marijuana Prevention, to educate teens and parents about the harms of today’s high-potency THC products and what it does to young minds. Johnny was given to me for a finite amount of time, so our mission to save others could begin. Over the years, my grief has changed somewhat. I’ve almost forgotten the feeling of Johnny’s arms around me in a hug. I rarely dream of him. His scent is gone from his clothes. I no longer cry every day. I always wonder what he would have thought about whatever activity I’m engaged in. I still go through “what if” scenarios, hundreds of them, years later. There’s always a slight emptiness in my heart I don’t believe will ever be filled. In my inner silence of everyday events, while loved ones are laughing and talking, I picture him there. Somedays it’s hard to be truly happy. Without my work at Johnny’s Ambassadors, I don’t know if I’d be able to stand the sadness of it all. We have literally talked to hundreds of thousands of teens about what happened to Johnny. I know we’ve saved countless lives, and it keeps me going. When I stand in the gym or auditorium in front of hundreds or thousands of teens at a school, I see on their sweet faces the same hopes, dreams, and goals that Johnny used to have. I’m so grateful to have the opportunity to share his warning with them, “Marijuana ruined my mind and my life.” ALL young people need to understand there is NO safe level of THC in the developing mind. We need your support to continue to provide teens with this important prevention message. When students come up to me following a presentation, many of them give me a hug. Many tell me they are sorry about Johnny and thank me for sharing. Others confess they have a problem and are going to get help. Still others tell me Johnny would be proud of me. Hearing these sweet words from these precious children, I know it was meant to be this way. I believe they are listening. My husband John is my rock and partner in our mission. My two amazing (surviving) adult children are my greatest joy. My new grandson is my hope that everything will be okay. Yet, I miss Johnny every day. I always have a twinge of failure. I know it’s not my fault, and I did everything I knew how to do at the time. But no matter how good of a mother I tried to be, I couldn’t save him. But I believe with all my heart if I knew then what I know now, I COULD have saved him. With over 1,000 parents in our private Parents of Children with Cannabis-Induced Psychosis (POCCIP), I know we are saving others. We must equip all parents with this knowledge, and we need your help to keep going. In a school paper he wrote just a few months before he died, Johnny said I was his role model of the value of conviction. I have tried to live up to his image of me. I will continue to forge ahead despite the pain and try to give some meaning to my loss. I promise you I will fight to save the lives of our children with every bit of strength I have left in my days. Thank you all so much for the support you have personally given me over these four years. I am truly grateful to all of you for joining our mission to educate parents, teens, and communities about the dangers of today’s high-THC marijuana products on adolescent brain development, psychosis, and suicide. Your love keeps me going, and I'm so grateful for your friendship. If you can help, please donate to Johnny’s Angelversary fund starting today through #GivingTuesday at p2p.onecause.com/johnnystack. Thank you for helping us save the lives of our youth from the harms of THC.

The launch of “Mayor Holt’s Medley” at Boom Town Creamery was a hit! Thanks to all who came out (and brought winter gloves and handwarmers!) Our ice cream benefits Homeless Alliance and will be available at all Boom Town locations to eat right there or in pints to take home!

It’s @ocustars Champions Week and each day they are celebrating the rich history of OCU Athletics! Join us TOMORROW for the Day of Champions and consider making a gift to support and celebrate OCU student-athletes! Visit okcu.link/3SoPog2 to make your gift now! 🌟

What possible excuse does USPS have for this animal cruelty?

Join us Nov. 1 for the @OKCU_Kramer Open House! You will get to meet with representatives from Admissions and Financial Aid, student advisors, and faculty to discuss the opportunities that the Kramer School of Nursing has to offer. Register here: okcu.link/4030Bo5.

Congratulations to Dean David Holt who was honored as one of TIME's "100 Next" last week in New York City! 🌟

Aidan McNeese has been working as the Athlete Leadership Fellow for Special Olympics Colorado since March. "I never felt out of place and I feel important with what I do here," said Aidan. #NationalDisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth #SOColorado

It was an early start this morning in downtown for the Downs Syndrome Assocation of Central Oklahoma 5K! The Festival continues all day at the Myriad Gardens! #1OKC @DSACO