The
Union Program Board’s annual Sooner Idol
took the stage this past Saturday, raising money for its philanthropy, Bridges
of Norman, in it’s school-wide singing contest.
Sooner
Idol pits 10 contestants against each other,
in a judged singing contest, with only one winner becoming the Sooner Idol. “We had over 80 people try out this
year, which was huge, and we had to somehow narrow it down to 10” said Patrick McSweeney,
UPB’s co-community service chair and Sooner Idol director.
Clarke Stroud hosted the event held in Meachem Auditorium, which donates
all proceeds toward Bridges of Norman.
Bridges
of Norman is a non-profit organization that helps high school/college students,
who live alone (due to any circumstance) and provide them with school expenses,
food, clothing, medical care, baby needs, dental care, and furniture. Bridges owns and operates 22 one-bedroom
apartments for students, and has been operating since 1998. McSweeney says “Sooner Idol acts as our
main philanthropy event for Bridges, and students really help out the cause.” Students bought sticks with contestant’s
faces on them for $2 as well as “Crowd Favorite Votes” for $5 with all proceeds
going towards Bridges.
You
can find out more information about the Union Programming Board at ou.edu/upb and Bridges of Norman at bridgesnorman.org.
Patrick McSweeney
Sooner Idol Director
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