OKLAHOMA CITY – Upward Transitions and Hideaway Pizza are partnering for another annual “Celebrity Wait Night” fundraiser open to the public on Thursday, July 18, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The event will take place at Hideaway Pizza in the Automobile Alley area of Oklahoma City, at 901 North Broadway Avenue. Customers who mention “Upward Transitions” when ordering will have their entire tip and 15% of their bill donated to the nonprofit.
Celebrity Waiters will be great past sports figures from OSU and OU, including Terry Peters, Jerry Pettibone, Steve Rhodes, and Greg Sellmyer from Oklahoma University; and Matt Clark, Leroy Combs, and Kerry Graham from Oklahoma State University.
This year’s event will also be giving patrons an opportunity to buy raffle tickets for a chance to win a gift basket full of $250 worth of Ultimate Bedre Chocolates. Tickets will be sold for $5 each or 4 for $20.
Upward Transitions is an Oklahoma County non-profit that serves families and individuals who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or stranded by providing case management and stabilizing resources to help meet basic social needs.
For nearly 100 years, Upward Transitions has touched the lives of Oklahomans in need. Upward Transitions’ mission is to prevent generational poverty through community collaboration, emergency relief, and empowerment, therefore inspiring hope in families and individuals experiencing housing instability.
Hideaway Pizza originally opened in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in 1957, and began opening additional locations in 1993. There are currently 23 locations in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas. Known and loved for its pizza, Hideaway also serves excellent salads, pastas, and sandwiches. The chain often partners with local nonprofit organizations to help raise funds for charity.
To learn more about Upward Transitions or for information about Celebrity Wait Night, go to www.upwardtranstions.org or contact Conna Dewart, Development and Public Relations Manager at 405-232-5507 or cdewart@upwardtransitions.org.
Greg Sellmyer (OU Football 1975-1979) waiting tables at Celebrity Wait Night at Hideaway Pizza in 2023
Hannah Bradford (OSU Track & Field 2018-2023) chatting with a table at Celebrity Wait Night 2023
Steve Rhodes (OU Football 1976-1980) waiting tables at Celebrity Wait Night in 2023
Thomas Lott (OU Football 1975-1978) waiting tables at Hideaway Pizza Celebrity Wait Night 2023
Leroy Combs (OSU Basketball 1979-1983) waiting tables at Celebrity Wait Night 2023
Judy Sellmyer (left) and Thomas Lott (OU Football 1975-1978) (right) talking at Hideaway Pizza Celebrity Wait Night 2023