Updated: 10:28 PM EDT Jun 2, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff Campers at Winston-Salem s Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club summer camp may not get to go on field trips this summer.Officials with the Salvation Army said repeated vandalism to the club s buses is threatening the opportunity to take children on field trips around Winston-Salem. Four buses in the fleet have had their catalytic converters stolen in recent months. One s catalytic converter was stolen twice, according to the Salvation Army. We understand catalytic converters are popular targets for thieves these days and we are insured, but we have to have our buses available if we are going to be able to offer field trips for our summer camp members this year, said Major Andrew Wiley, area commander of The Salvation Army of Greater Winston-Salem.In addition to the buses, the catalytic converter was also stolen from a club minivan, and the club s gate posts were torn out of the ground during one of the thef
IRONMAN Foundation Donates Bicycles To Children From Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club
The Ironman Foundation donated thousands of dollars to the Tulsa Boys and Girls Club and the YMCA before the Ironman competition this weekend.
That money will provide free swim lessons to 112 kids at the YMCA and give free bikes to 30 kids.
“Who knows some of these kids honestly it might be the first bike they’ve ever gotten, and we take that for granted sometimes but we’ve learned not to do that, said Richard White.
White is the Executive Director for the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club in Tulsa. He said the 30 bikes will go to kids who participated in a poem reading and the bikes couldn t come at a better time.
United Way of Pottawatomie County welcomes new executive director
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United Way of Pottawatomie County welcomes Sandy Vanderburg as its next executive director.
Vanderburg will bring more than 10 years of hospitality, sales, and management experience to United Way of Pottawatomie County. In addition to her professional experience, Vanderburg has been an active member of the Shawnee community, volunteering for Junior Service League, participating in Leadership Shawnee, and serving as the hospitality leader for Life Church Shawnee.
“Sandy impressed the hiring committee with her results-driven professional work,” said Jennifer Bell, United Way Board president. “Her experience serving in Shawnee and her home state of Texas will also be beneficial in this role serving our partner agencies and the greater Pottawatomie County community.”
The IRONMAN Group and IRONMAN Foundation DE&I Initiative Race For Change Kicks Off Community Engagement Efforts at Certified Piedmontese IRONMAN North American Championship in Tulsa
- Race For Change efforts aimed to increase Black triathletes as well as other diverse groups nationwide
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® initiative, the IRONMAN Foundation and The IRONMAN Group will be teaming up with local communities and organizations to address potential barriers to entry that could prevent Black and other diverse groups from participating in triathlons. Kicking things off at the Certified Piedmontese IRONMAN
® North American Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Race for Change initiative will activate grassroots diversity outreach campaigns in select cities where IRONMAN