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The Bartlesville Community Foundation has announced that the 12th Annual Legacy Hall of Fame Gala will honor the Potter, Zervas and Arutunoff families. BCF Executive Director Mike Wilt said Tuesday that the Potter and Zervas families will be recognized as the 2019 Legacy Families in appreciation of the service they have given to the Bartlesville community. He said these multigenerational families continue to spearhead mutiple accomplishments, projects and organizations in Bartlesville.

In receiving this honor, the Potter and Zervas families join the Adams, Ambler, Bowerman, Colaw, Cox, Curd, Doenges, Foster, Garrison, Gorman, Halkiades, Haskell, Hughes, Johnstone, Kane, May, Price, Roll, Saddoris, Sears, Silas and Vasudevan families.

Wilt said the Bartlesville Community Foundation has also established the Heritage Family Award. They will present the award to the Arutunoff family as its inaugural recipient.

On May 18 at the Legacy Hall of Fame Gala, a cocktail reception at Hilton Garden Inn will be held in honor of the families. During the event, the BCF will debut videos to tell each family's story in the community.

Tickets for the gala will be available for purchase beginning April 1. For more information, call the BCF at 918.337.2287 or visit their office at 208 E. 4th St near Outpost Coffee.