Country music's Blake Shelton to present check for wildfire victims

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Country musician Blake Shelton will present state officials with a check for Oklahoma wildfire victims during a ceremony at the State Capitol tomorrow. <br/><br/>The Ada native recently

Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 3:17 pm

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Country musician Blake Shelton will present state officials with a check for Oklahoma wildfire victims during a ceremony at the State Capitol tomorrow.

The Ada native recently hosted the charity concert Rain Dance in his hometown to raise money for Oklahomans who were displaced by the historic wildfire season. He's donating the proceeds to Project Rebuild, a public-private partnership of state officials, churches and trade associations that's building new homes for many wildfire victims.

Since November 1st, wildfires have scorched more than 550,000 acres across the state, destroying more than 300 structures and leaving a number of families homeless.