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Special Olympics of North Carolina (SONC)
offers year-round sports training and competition for more than 32,000 children and adults with mental retardation or a closely related developmental disability. These athletes inspire greatness through their success and provide motivation to the thousands of coaches, sports officials, local program committee members and event organizers involved in Special Olympics statewide. SONC is the largest Special Olympics program in North America, and the fifth largest in the world in terms of number of participating athletes.
"The grant provided by Ronald McDonald House Charities will assist in the establishment of the Play Partners program, which is for children ages 24 months to 5 years old who are not yet
eligible to participate in other Special Olympics programs. The program will utilize parent and child playgroups to develop motor skills and fitness development, provide an inclusive environment at an
early age, and introduce parents of children with special needs to the benefits of sport and to Special Olympics programming."
--Keith L. Fishburne, President
Special Olympics North Carolina
Website: www.sonc.net
Ph: 919/719-7662 The NC Baptist Hospital of Winston-Salem's Ronald McDonald CareMobile
is a state-of-the-art traveling "mobile clinic" specifically designed to offer pediatric dentistry to children who do not have access to regular health care. A recent RMHC of NC grant funded a new x-ray machine for the CareMobile.
The CareMobile was received by North Carolina Baptist Hospital in January, 2001. It was the first CareMobile in the country solely dedicated to dental care. Dental care was selected because there are
35,000 children and families enrolled in Medicaid, yet there are few dentists who accept Medicaid, and none accept children. Since its establishment in Winston-Salem, the program has provided services to
more than 5,000 people who have nowhere else to go for dental services. The Global Ronald McDonald House Charities first created the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile program with 19 CareMobiles currently in
existence. RMHC is planning to grant 50 Ronald McDonald Care Mobile programs by the end of 2005. Ph: 1-866-390-2273 The Boy Scouts of America—Cape Fear Council in
Wilmington recently received funding from an RMHC of NC grant to conduct its first "Operation First Class" program for Hispanic and at-risk youth. This has been a national Boy Scout program for the past ten years, but it is the first time the Cape Fear BSA has been able to participate. The purpose of the program is to reach the growing numbers of Hispanic youth throughout an eight-county area and further extend outreach to at-risk youth in the inner city. The grant also allows children the opportunity to attend summer camp programs.
Email: dcleving@bsamail.org
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Sisterhood Agenda of Durham brings together African American middle and high school girls for same-age group
socialization and support with the use of a well-researched set of session activities.
With funding from Ronald McDonald House Charities of NC, the Sisterhood Agenda
recently began a new curriculum called the Weight Loss, Health & Fitness Program. It specifically addresses the health disparities that currently exist for African American females. The program provides
information, motivation and support to achieve individual health goals for those most at risk. This new program complements other Sisterhood Agenda services and activities.
"We are overwhelmed at the generosity of Ronald McDonald House Charities and the grant. It's this kind of effort -- community groups working together to make a difference – that allows us to respond so
effectively to the urgent needs of our at-risk youth and improve the quality of life for the women and girls we serve. Our new Weight Loss, Health & Fitness initiative is
a program that emphasizes behavioral changes including diet and exercise to address the prevalence of obesity in African American females."
--Angela Coleman, President and CEO
of The Sisterhood Agenda.
Website: www.sisterhoodagenda.com
Bennett College for Women is a small, private liberal arts college in Greensboro.
The college has partnered with the Guilford County public school system in an innovative three-week summer program for middle school children called "Life Skills Through Drama." Students will be involved
in sessions conducted by Bennett College faculty and students in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, in which they will identify and learn to communicate through drama, issues affecting today's
youth. The summer program, made possible by a grant from RMHC of NC, will assist students in gaining increased self-esteem and an awareness and respect for one another.
--Johnnetta B. Cole, President of Bennett College
website: www.bennett.edu
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