GHK-Cheyenne Day
GHK-Cheyenne Day was initiated in July 2004 with the company hosting over 800 people in Cheyenne, Oklahoma, for a cookout and social event to show GHK’s appreciation to the people of Cheyenne and the surrounding areas and to raise awareness and benefit the heritage of the pioneers of Roger Mills County. Since 2004, charitable contributions have been made to the Cheyenne/Roger Mills Coalition for Community Strengthening, the Roger Mills Historical Society, the Roger Mills Library Board/Centennial Museum and the Cheyenne City Park. The Hefner Pavilion at Cheyenne City Park was dedicated in August, 2005 in recognition of the support and friendship of MeiLi and Robert Hefner and GHK to the City of Cheyenne and Roger Mills County.
Redbud Classic
GHK has participated for several years in the Redbud Classic, an Oklahoma City tradition involving the community through fitness, fun and philanthropy. The Redbud, held each year during the month of April, offers numerous opportunities for families, friends and the entire community to join together in an exciting event, geared for all ages and fitness levels.
Citizens Caring for Children
GHK has partnered with Citizens Caring for Children, through their 'Santa Stop' program, to help fulfill the wish lists of several local foster children during the Christmas season. Citizens Caring for Children provides services for more than 3,000 Oklahoma foster children annually.
The Robert & MeiLi Hefner Foundation
The Robert & MeiLi Hefner Foundation (www.hefnerfoundation.org) funds projects to build long-term positive relations between the USA and China, a relationship Mr. and Mrs. Hefner believe to be the defining global relationship of the 21st Century. Their areas of interest are energy, culture and foreign affairs. Mr. and Mrs. Hefner have brought rising young Chinese government officials to study in the fields of energy, culture, and foreign policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.
MeiLi Hefner, Jim Schlesinger, Robert Hefner
Hefner Initiative - Harvard
The “James R. Schlesinger Professorship of Energy, National Security and Foreign Policy” is slated to be established in 2012 at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. MeiLi and Robert A. Hefner III are the principal donors to launch this Professorship, honoring Dr. James Schlesinger, Hefner’s long-time friend, who has served the U.S. in various capacities, including as U.S. Secretary of Energy, U.S. Secretary of Defense, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. Robert Hefner, who is a member of the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs International Council, says, “Jim’s brilliant career in energy, national security and foreign policy has given him unique insight into the truth that one cannot effectively deal with one of these areas in isolation of and without full understanding of the other two.” Hefner and his wife, MeiLi, were the lead contributors to the professorship because they believe, “It is abundantly fitting that this professorship holds his prestigious name.”
Hefner Initiatives – The Webb Schools and OSSM
Under the MeiLi & Robert Hefner Foundation, MeiLi and Robert A. Hefner III established the “Hefner Initiative – The Webb Schools” Award in partnership with The Webb Schools, Claremont, California, and the “ Hefner Initiative – OSSM” Award in partnership with the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM). There are two awards given at each school, consisting of an approximate 10-day trip to China and Singapore (air tickets and accommodation paid for by the MeiLi & Robert Hefner Foundation). The winners are known as Hefner Awardees.
- The “Hefner Initiative – The Webb Schools” Awardees for Year 2010/11: Abigail Hess and Timothy McGinley
- The “Hefner Initiative – OSSM” Awardees for Year 2010/11: Ty Pfeiffer and Eduardo Lima
- The “Hefner Initiative – OSSM” Awardees for Year 2007/08: Tara Sarathi and Marina Kravtsova
- The “Hefner Initiative – OSSM” Awardees for Year 2006/07: Sebastain Gould and Alex Speir
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