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OKC Black Restaurant Bingo to help local businesses, celebrate Black History Month

It's also a way to support Black-owned businesses in the Oklahoma City metro

OKC Black Restaurant Bingo to help local businesses, celebrate Black History Month

It's also a way to support Black-owned businesses in the Oklahoma City metro

FIVE DAY FORECAST. ALL RIGHT JONATHAN THANKS SO MUCH. WE’LL AWAIT TO SUPPORT BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES HERE IN THE METRO. THE BIGGER THAN FOOD FOUNDATION HAS LAUNCHED OKC BLACK RESTAURANT BINGO TO CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH. THAT CAMPAIGN. IT KICKS OFF TODAY AND IN STUDIO THIS MORNING WE HAVE APOLLO WOODS AND OWEN WILSON, THE OWNER OF BIG O’S PORK AND DREAMS. THEY’VE BEEN CRACKING ME UP ALL DURING THE BREAK. I LOVE IT, I LOVE THE ENERGY THAT Y’ALL ARE BRINGING HERE. FIRST DAY OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BLACK RESTAURANT BINGO. APOLLO, TELL ME, HOW DOES IT ALL WORK? SO IT’S ACTUALLY REALLY EASY. WE TRY TO MAKE IT VERY EASY FOR PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SUPPORT. SO YOU DOWNLOAD A BINGO CARD ON OUR WEBSITE AT OKC BLACK EATS.COM AND DOWNLOAD THE FREE BINGO CARD. NOW HERE’S THE INCENTIVE. THE OKC THUNDER IS OUR PRESENTING SPONSOR. THE FIRST LOCATION YOU SUPPORT TURN THAT INTO US. DID YOU SUPPORT IT. YOU GET TWO FREE THUNDER TICKETS. ON TOP OF THAT WE HAVE THE CITY CARD AS WELL. DISCOUNT AND OFFERINGS. ALWAYS OFFERING DISCOUNTS AT HIS RESTAURANTS AT BOTH OF HIS LOCATIONS. SO IT’S A FUN, EASY WAY FOR US TO SUPPORT BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. HOW MANY BUSINESSES ARE BEING, YOU KNOW, INVOLVED IN THIS? THERE ARE 14 RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE METRO AREA, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF VARIETY, A LOT OF RANGE OF CUISINES AND OFFERINGS TO GET PEOPLE MOVING AROUND THE CITY, TO FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT BLACK OWNED RESTAURANTS. ALL RIGHT. ON ONE OF THOSE RESTAURANTS IS YOUR RESTAURANT. I MEAN, YOU HAVE THE FOOD RIGHT HERE. I KNOW OUR CAMERA. IT’S AIMED RIGHT HERE. I DO WANT TO SHOW PEOPLE WHAT WE’RE SEEING RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE PORK. WE HAVE, UH, BRISKET. WE HAVE A TURKEY LEG. RIGHT. I’M HUNGRY. THIS IS FAIR. THIS IS NOT FAIR. BRINGING IT IN THIS MORNING. BUT TALK TO ME ABOUT JUST HOW CRITICAL YOU SAY A CAMPAIGN LIKE THIS IS FOR A BUSINESS LIKE YOURS. WELL, YOU KNOW, UH, I’M EXCITED BECAUSE IT DRAWS MORE PEOPLE IN. YEAH. AND HAVING TWO LOCATIONS, ONE IN MIDWEST CITY AND ONE IN EDMOND, IT JUST HELPS US OUT A LOT BECAUSE IT GIVES PEOPLE THE, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO COME TRY US. YOU KNOW, LIKE THE BINGO CARD. WE GOT ONE GUY. HE’S A BINGO KING. HE COMES EVERY YEAR AND HE COMES SUPPORT. SO WE REALLY ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO SUPPORT US AND COME OUT. LOOK, SOME OF OUR VIEWERS, THEY KNOW KEITH LEE WHO KEITH LEE IS. THIS IS THE BINGO CARD THAT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE. KEITH LEE NEEDS TO DO THIS. OH HE DOES OKAY. WE WELCOME IN OKLAHOMA CITY. ALL RIGHT. SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE INCENTIVE. THE FIRST 1000 PEOPLE WHO TURN IN THEIR BINGO CARD. JUST ONE SPACE. YOU SAY JUST ONE. I MEAN, WE’RE TRYING TO MAKE IT SO EASY. AND THANKS TO OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER FOR SUPPORTING US. IF YOU GO TO A ONE PARTICIPATING LOCATION, THE FIRST 1000 PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE TWO FREE THUNDER TICKETS. NOW THE RULES ARE ON THE CARD. YOU GOT TO FOLLOW THE RULES. BUT DOWNLOAD THE CARD. BUT THE GOAL FOR US IS 10,000 DOWNLOADS. EVERYONE SPINS IF THEY SPEND $100 ON THAT CARD. WE INJECT $1 MILLION OF DIRECT SPENDING IMPACT THROUGH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, THROUGH OUR BLACK OWNED BUSINESS. SO IT IS DEFINITELY BIGGER THAN FOOD AND WE’RE EXCITED FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT WE’RE GETTING. LET’S TALK ABOUT BIGGER THAN FOOD BECAUSE I MEAN THAT MONEY, IT’S CRITICAL FOR A LOT OF BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES HERE IN OUR CITY AND OUR STATE. REALLY? YEAH. AND IT IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, YOU KNOW, THAT MONEY GOES DIRECTLY INTO COMMUNITIES. YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES LIKE BINGO, THEY HIRE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY HIRE STUDENTS, THEY HIRE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WORK. SO THAT IS MONUMENTAL INCOME THAT’S STAYING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES. THAT’S VERY IMPORTANT. SO THIS IS WHY WE ARE DOING IT. GET PEOPLE OUT, BUT ALSO TO GET PEOPLE SPENDING MONEY THROUGH OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. ALL RIGHT. LET’S GET TO WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET SOME MORE INFORMATION, GET THEIR BINGO CARD. HOW CAN THEY ALL DO THAT? VERY EASY. IF YOU JUST GO TO OKC BLACK EATS.COM, YOU’LL SEE THE BIG POP UP ON THE SCREEN. JUST SELECT THAT OR SCAN THE QR CODE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE BINGO CARD. YOU SEE IT ON THE SCREEN. IT’S REALLY THAT EASY. IT’S FUN. WE HAVE 29 DAYS, GOT AN EXTRA DAY IN FEBRUARY TO SUPPORT ALL THESE AMAZING BUSINESSES, NOT JUST THE ONES THAT ARE ON THE BINGO CARD, BUT BE INTENTIONAL. HOW YOU SUPPORT ALL BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE METRO. WE JUST HAVE 14 THAT WE’RE HIGHLIGHTING, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED TO HELP US GET TO THAT NUMBER. YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. AND I DID WANT TO BRING THIS UP. YOU ARE PARTNERING WITH THE OKC THUNDER ON THIS. HOW CRITICAL IS THAT PARTNERSHIP THAT IS THAT IS IT’S MONUMENTAL TO HAVE A CORPORATE SPONSOR TO SUPPORT WHAT WE’RE DOING FOR BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES AS WELL AS THE ALLIED ARTS AND OKC CITY CARD, BECAUSE THAT SUPPORT FROM CORPORATE SPONSORS LETS YOU KNOW THAT THEY BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU’RE DOING IN YOUR MISSION. AND WE’RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE THEIR SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. WE GOT TO CELEBRATE AND PARTICIPATE THIS MONTH OKAY OKC BLACK BLACK RESTAURANT BINGO. WE GOT A LINK UP ON KOCO DOT COM OR I SEE IT ON SECTION FOR SOME MORE INFORMATION GO AHEAD AND HEAD THAT WAY. MEANWHILE I’
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OKC Black Restaurant Bingo to help local businesses, celebrate Black History Month

It's also a way to support Black-owned businesses in the Oklahoma City metro

The Bigger Than Food Foundation has launched OKC Black Restaurant Bingo to help celebrate Black History Month.It's also a way to support Black-owned businesses in the Oklahoma City metro. Click here to learn more.As the campaign kicks off, KOCO 5 spoke with Apollo Woods, the executive director of the Bigger Than Food Foundation, and Owen Wilson, the owner of Big O's Pork and Dreams. Top Headlines Suspect wanted for first-degree rape arrested in Pottawatomie County after years on the run Crash tests indicate nation's guardrail system can't handle heavy electric vehicles TIMELINE: Storms could bring a severe weather threat to parts of Oklahoma on Friday Several police officers, crews at scene of single-vehicle crash in northeast Oklahoma City February Outlook: Winter temperatures not done yet

The Bigger Than Food Foundation has launched OKC Black Restaurant Bingo to help celebrate Black History Month.

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It's also a way to support Black-owned businesses in the Oklahoma City metro. Click here to learn more.

As the campaign kicks off, KOCO 5 spoke with Apollo Woods, the executive director of the Bigger Than Food Foundation, and Owen Wilson, the owner of Big O's Pork and Dreams.


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