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Focus on Home is beneficiary of Bachelors Club Ball
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Focus on Home, the bene‐ ficiary of the 2025 Bachelors Club Charity Ball, helps indi‐ viduals and families in need who are moving into hous‐ ing by providing them with essential items and furnish‐ ings for them to get estab‐ lished in their new homes. Those helped might include young people mov‐ ing out of foster care or fami‐ lies transitioning into stable housing after experiencing homelessness – Focus on Home partners with local social service agencies to identify those in need. Harroz said he selected Focus on Home as this year’s recipient after he toured its facility and was amazed by the work it was
doing for families across Oklahoma City. “Seeing firsthand how their work transforms lives made the decision clear,” Harroz said. Since Focus on Home’s founding in 2014, the organ‐ ization has helped over 1,150 people, providing more than 4,650 beds and $4 million in repurposed donations for the people it serves. Its commitment to Oklahoma City families and its teen board designed to foster youth involvement in philanthropy made the non‐ profit a perfect fit for the Bachelors Club’s attention, Harroz said. For more information, visit focusonhome.org.
- Photo by Rose Lane
CK & Co. partner Kathy Brown, Focus on Home Program Director Heidi Plank, Focus on Home founder Joli Sanders and CK partners Sarah Bolding and Harper Webb. CK & Co. hosted a martini party and asked guests to bring articles for Focus on Home.
ON THE COVER Members of the Bachelors Club gather at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club to climb into limousines to hand deliver invitations to debutantes. From left: Front row Armando Rosell Jr., Joseph Harroz, Charlie Greene and Bo Naifeh; second row, from bottom, Noah Rice, Patrick Offiah and Matthew Smith; third row, Jack Dolan, Noah Whitmire and Reid Henderson; fourth row, Ryan Reynolds, Cole Corley, and Drew Chansolme; fifth row:, Josh Siatkowski, River Faulkner, Cole Phillips and Ian Wallis; sixth row, Ethan Knowles, Cooper Cookson and Will Leonard; and back row, Kyle McLaughlin, Brennan Chumo, Vincent Shivers and Zac Dunn.
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Members of Bachelors Club to escort Debs
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Twenty‐seven women make their debut at the 79th annu‐ al Bachelors Club Charity Ball on Monday, Dec. 22, at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. The black‐tie ball will begin at 8 p.m. with the debutante presentation to begin at 9 p.m. Each debutante will be escorted by a member of the Bachelors Club of Oklahoma City. After the debs are presented, guests dance to the music of Souled Out and the evening concludes with a late breakfast. The club has raised more than $1,165,000 for local chari‐ ties through its annual Charity Ball, including a $45,000 donation in 2024 to Cleats for Kids. This year, Club President Joseph Harroz has designated Focus on Home as the recipient of the ball’s charitable proceeds. The Bachelors Club of Oklahoma City was founded in 1938 by a group of young men who wished to promote the social and philanthropic undertakings as well as leadership in the Oklahoma City area. The Club started the debutante presentation in 1945 to raise funds for various Oklahoma City charities, and it has been held annually since then except for 2020, during the pandemic. According to tradition, Bachelors Club members – “escorts” – formally invite the women to be debutantes on
Thanksgiving morning. They present each debutante with an invitation and a rose and toast them with a glass of cham‐ pagne. Bachelors Club members serving as escorts are: • Bachelors Club President Joseph Harroz (Joseph), son of Samia Moses Harroz and Ashley and Joe Harroz, who will lead the ceremony. • Bachelors Club Vice President Kyle Bode McLaughlin (Kyle), son of Chrissy and Robert McLaughlin • Bachelors Club President Joseph Harroz (Joseph), son of Samia Moses Harroz and Ashley and Joe Harroz, who will lead the ceremony. • Bachelors Club Vice President Kyle Bode McLaughlin (Kyle), son of Chrissy and Robert McLaughlin. • Drew Henri Chansolme, son of Jennifer and David Chansolme. • Jackson Connor Chase (Jackson), son of Darci and Mike Dillard. • Brennan McCormick Chumo (Brennan), son of Brittany and Michael Chumo.
See ESCORTS, Page 11
Hartford (Hardy) Lee Watkins Jr., and his daughter Caroline Kathleen Watkins during the 2024 Bachelors Club Charity Ball.
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Bachelors Club
Eileen Virginia Burger ElizabethLauren Carter Julia Langlois Coats Caroline Swan Currie Riley Margaret Dumigan Eileen Burger is the daughter of Sarah Yoakam and David Burger.
Lizzie Carter is the daughter of Lori Carter and Chip Carter.
Julia Coats is the daughter of Danielle and Sandy Coats.
Caroline Currie is the daughter of Allison and Taylor Currie.
Riley Dumigan is the daughter of Shelly and Matt Dumigan.
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2025 Debutantes
Gabriella Sophia Gasbarra Katherine Jean Gray Gabby Gasbarra is the daughter of Tracy and Louis Gasbarra.
Katherine Gray is the daughter of Amy and Kelly Gray.
Emory Cate Hodges
Olivia Anne King
Caroline Grace Kreger
Emory Hodges is the daughter of Lori and Joe Hodges.
Olivia King is the daughter of Stacey and John Meyers and the late David Allen King.
Caroline Kreger is the daughter of Traci and Joe Kreger.
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Bachelors Club
Tatum Marvel Laird Madeline Ann McKone Ava Charlotte Nelson Quincy Grace Nelson Eleanor Gooch Ogilvie Tatum Laird is the daughter of Malinda and Ken Laird.
Maddie McKone is the daughter of Julie and Chris McKone.
Ava Nelson is the daughter of Kerry Nelson and Stanton Nelson.
Quincy Nelson is the daughter of Monique and Andrew Nelson.
Ellie Ogilvie is the daughter of Ian Ogilvie and Marran Ogilvie.
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2025 Debutantes
Carolina Hampton Pardo Carolina Pardo is the daughter of Diana Hampton and Gabriel Pardo.
Bertie Taccoa Charlecote Reiger Bertie Reiger is the daughter of Cristi and Kurt Reiger.
Anna Elizabeth Shughart Madelyn Joy Smith Katherine Reid Sparling Anna Shughart is the daughter of Sarah and Brooks Shughart.
Maddie Smith is the daughter of Kristin and Cheek Smith.
Kate Sparling is the daughter of Carrie Palmer and Jeff Sparling.
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Bachelors Club
Lucille Hunt Sullivan Lucille Sullivan is the daughter of Lauren and Andy Sullivan.
Posey Elizabeth Thomas Natalie Julia Waddell Aiden Elizabeth Walker Posey Thomas is the daughter of Paige and Shawn Thomas.
Natalie Waddell is the daughter of Brooke Woods‐ Waddell and Todd Waddell.
Aiden Walker is the daughter of Bettyanne and Brooks Walker.
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2025 Debutantes
Olivia Brooke Walker
JuliaFaith Wall
Kelly Marie Willis
Olivia Walker is the daughter of Bettyanne and Brooks Walker.
Julia Wall is the daughter of Heather and John Wall.
Kelly Willis is the daughter of Barbara and Brett Willis.
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Thanksgiving toasts with the Bachelors Club
Per tradition, members of the Bachelors Club brought debutantes an invitation and a rose on Thanksgiving morning. They also enjoyed a champagne toast with each of the 27 young ladies. Above: From left, Olivia Walker, Aiden Walker, Maddie Smith, Kate Sparling and Natalie Waddell; and back row, Ian Wallis, Noah Whitmire, Brendan Hansen, Patrick Offiah and Noah Rice. At left: Front row, Bachelors Club President Joseph Harroz, Emory Hodges, and Matthew Smith; and back row, Bo Naifeh, Lucille Sullivan, Tatum Laird and Vincent Shivers.
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• James ESCORTS Cooper Cookson
(Cooper), son of Kimberly and Michael Cookson. • Wesley Cole Corley (Cole), son of Jaquita and Clint Corley. • John Brennan Dolan (Jack), son of Jennifer and Brennan Dolan. • Zachary Davis Dunn (Zac), son of Vionette Torres‐Dunn and John Dunn. • River Dean Faulkner (River), son of Brittany and Drew Faulkner. • Peter James FitzSimons (Peter), son of Mary and Colin FitzSimons. • Charles Ryan Greene (Charlie), son of Michelle and Jim Greene. • Brendan Paul Hansen (Brendan), son of Mandy and Dan Hansen. • Reid August Henderson (Reid), son of Missy and Robin Henderson. • Ethan Bradley Knowles (Ethan), son of Whitney and Patrick Finley and Ericka and Brad Knowles. • William Ryan Leonard (Will), son of Carrie and Ryan Leonard.
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• Robert Franklin Naifeh (Bo), son of Libby and Todd Naifeh. • Patrick Chike Offiah (Patrick), son of Rita and Jude Offiah. • Cole Phillips (Cole), son of Kendall Phillips. • Ryan Alli Reynolds (Ryan), son of Suzanne and Robert Reynolds. • Noah David Rice (Noah), son of Apple and Andrew Rice. • Armando James Rosell, Jr. (Armando), son of Megan and Armando Rosell, Sr. • Vincent Henry Shivers (Vincent), son of Lathonya Shivers and the Late Rodney Shivers. • Joshua Michael Siatkowski (Josh), son of Rhea and Mike Siatkowski. • Matthew Davidson Smith (Matthew), son of Karen and Martin Smith. • Henry Lyon Tebbe (Henry), son of Margot McCann. • Ian Michael Wallis (Ian), son of Kaisa and Clint Wallis. • Noah Reade Whitmire (Noah), son of Christy and Lyndon Whitmire.
Armando Rosell Jr. and Josh Siatkowski pour champagne for Bachelors Club debutante Gabby Gasbarra.