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SAN ANTONIO - Throwing a Frisbee or a softball in their own mini Olympics, Fort Sam Houston youth were all champions during Deloitte Impact Day, June 8.
An army of volunteers descended on the Fort Sam Houston Fitness Center on the Medical Education and Training Campus and the Keith A. Campbell Library.
At the fitness center, staff and volunteers teamed up to challenge youth from the childcare centers in all sorts of sports.
Six-year-old Caitlin Knox wanted to make the mini Olympics a daily routine.
She said, “This is so fun. I want to be here every day!”
At the same time, another group of volunteers spent the day at the library providing story time for toddlers, workshops for teens and a host of beautification projects. The volunteers embraced the “Reading is So Delicious” summer reading program theme by reading books on food and fitness.
“This is an extension of our summer reading program which has been wildly popular again this summer. Plus, the volunteers are doing a fantastic job of sprucing up the library,” said Robbye Durham, supervisory librarian.
Volunteer Jennifer Roddy helped paint a mural in the kid’s section of the library.
“This is my first impact day. I’m very proud that I work for a company that dedicates an entire day to commit resources and manpower to bettering communities all around the United States,” Roddy said.
Other volunteers worked outside power washing the sidewalks, clearing weeds and planting flowers. The summer reading program runs every Thursday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. with occasional special events, like Impact Day.
| Date Taken: | 06.15.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 06.15.2012 16:13 |
| Story ID: | 90079 |
| Location: | SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, US |
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