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NORMAN NORTH SPUD Week
SPUD WEEK 2027
2027 SPUD Recipient Applications
are now closed
Over the last 26 years, SPUD week has been able to impact over 60 families and 26 organizations. We cannot be more excited to help even more families and organizations this year! Thank you to all who applied!
meet OUR 2027 RECIPIENTS...
Jack Coleman: Jack Coleman is 33 years old and was born and raised in Norman, OK. He attended Norman Public Schools K –12 and is a graduate of Norman North High School and Duke University. He was a Celtic soccer player and played collegiately and professionally. Last Christmas, when Jack was visiting family in Norman, he was struck by a drunk driver while riding his bike. He suffered a traumatic brain injury. He is currently relearning how to eat, speak, and walk. Jack and his wife Brittyn, have 2 children under the age of 4. Jack and his family have relocated from Denver, Colorado, back to Norman to be close to family and friends during his recovery.
Lynelle Ebot: Lynelle Ebot is 8 years old and attends Eisenhower Elementary. She has been fighting Juvenile Dermatomyositis since she was 5 years old. Juvenile Dermatomyositis is a rare autoimmune condition that rapidly destroys the muscles and skin. There is no established cure. Daily, Lynelle uses a wheelchair and faces frequent hospitalizations. Lynelle has 2 siblings, ages 11 and 5.
Sophia Zumwalt: Sophia Zumwalt is in 2nd grade at Cleveland Elementary. Sophia has Trisomy 12p. This is a condition that affects her growth, development, mobility, communication, and her ability to independently complete many activities of daily living. Sophia is non-verbal, requires assistance with mobility, and uses devices in order to be able to walk. Sophia also experiences seizures, which require constant medical care, monitoring, and treatment.
Fostering Futures: Fostering Futures has been serving children and their families since 1989. Fostering Futures’ primary goal is to ensure that children involved in the Child Welfare System in Cleveland, McClain, and Garvin Counties have the support and resources they need to feel safe, experience stability, maintain and strengthen connections with their families and communities, explore their interests, and discover their talents through enrichment opportunities.
meet OUR 2026 RECIPIENTS...
Micah Abernethy: Micah Abernethy is a 9-month-old who was born with a vascular anomaly syndrome that requires a team of doctors in Arkansas for treatment and medication. In March 2025, Micah had a vascular anomaly rupture in his spine, causing paralysis from T3 down. After time in the ICU, spinal surgery, and an inpatient stay, Micah is about to go to Johns Hopkins for another spinal cord rehab stay. SPUD funds would be used to pay off past bills that were not covered by insurance, find Micah the best doctors, and purchase equipment that Micah will need to live a comfortable life.
Josie Combs: Josie Combs is a student at Cleveland Elementary who was born with Marshall Smith Syndrome, which causes respiratory issues, global developmental delays, and severe scoliosis. Josie has a limited life span. She is the only child in Oklahoma with this condition. In 6 years, she has had many operations, including open heart surgery, tracheostomy, hernia repair, brain, and spinal surgeries. In 2023, she contracted COVID and a blood infection, which placed her on life support. Josie survived but needs accessible transportation. SPUD funds will go to help the family purchase an accessible van to transport Josie. She has a joyous smile and laughter that brightens every room she enters.
Cynthia Hanna: Before her retirement, Cynthia Hanna served the community as a nurse, caring for others both in schools and hospitals. Those who know her know her caring heart and selfless drive to help others. Cynthia was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time in early 2025. Cynthia and her husband, Norman North Student Resource Officer, Shelby Hanna, travel to Houston every month, sometimes for weeks at a time, for her cancer treatment. Support from SPUD will go towards helping the Hannas pay for treatment and other related expenses.
Foster Care Association of Oklahoma: FCAO works to support foster care and adoptive families through mentorship programs that promote foster parent retention throughout Oklahoma. FCAO also provides children in foster care with opportunities that bring stability, normalcy, and hope. In addition to their main mentorship, they recently launched a Kinship Mentorship Program to recognize the gap with family members and close family friends who take in children. Additionally, their Dream BIG program allows foster children to live out a dream, have extraordinary experiences, and strengthen bonds within foster families. Funds from SPUD will go towards expanding their mentorship program by providing families with the supplies they need to foster a child.