Good morning, Lawton.

The Lawton Food Bank launched its $40 for 40 campaign — aiming to raise $40,000 as it nears its 40th anniversary of fighting hunger in Lawton.

United Way held a Kindergarten Readiness class at the Lawton Public Library where director Alex Minter-McCann taught parents basic life skills for school readiness, including setting a bedtime routine with tips such as a warm bath—reading story time to help their kindergartners settle in. The program provided a free book through Success by 6 and more classes will be offered in July before school begins on August 14th.

June is PTSD Awareness Month and the Cohen Military Family Clinic at Red Rock in Lawton is providing confidential, high quality mental health care to veterans of the post 9/11 era, active duty service members and their families regardless of ability to pay.

Clinic Director Larken Wofford said evidence based treatments can improve symptoms in just a few months — a promising option for military community members seeking help.

Clean Comedy Show

7-9 p.m. — Comedy Avenue — $15 Entry — Experience a night of laughter with clean comedy and free snacks at a local venue.

3rd annual set free praise dance conference

This community event is to encourage and empower our youth and young adults to use their gift of dance to build their relationship with God and draw others to Him. We are also bridging the generational gap with our youth to mentor and share life experiences to help them become servant leaders. Friday night will be a night of praise and worship, with instruction on the importance of covering as ministers and how colors have important meaning. Saturday will be all-day workshops including dance technique, mime, and lyrical dance. Each dancer will have two dance workshops based on their training and experience.

3rd annual set free praise dance conference

This community event is to encourage and empower our youth and young adults to use their gift of dance to build their relationship with God and draw others to Him. We are also bridging the generational gap with our youth to mentor and share life experiences to help them become servant leaders. Friday night will be a night of praise and worship, with instruction on the importance of covering as ministers and how colors have important meaning. Saturday will be all-day workshops including dance technique, mime, and lyrical dance. Each dancer will have two dance workshops based on their training and experience.