Spokes & Wheels| Diversity Leadership Institute Team Members: Dan Lebish, Rush Smith, Shekeese Duval, Julie Smithwick, Kathy Griffin, Juan Johnson, Laura Hart, Jean Shifrin, Skip Holbrook, Benny Walker & Randy Lowell WHAT? Partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Midlands to introduce youth to biking in a summer program to be sustainable over time to promote health/physical fitness and develop young peoples’ skills and confidence and with reliable relationships with each other and, as the program develops, mentors.  Activities would include bike repair, bike riding, and field trips in partnership with bike shops and clubs in the Midlands. WHY? WHERE? WHO? Participants: Ages 13-18 years old Contributions & Volunteers: Bikes: Columbia Police Department Helmets & Water Bottles: Palmetto Health Repair / Refurbish: Summit Cycles Cycle Center Out Spokin’ Skills: Columbia Police Department Bike Officers Exercise: Palmetto Cycling Coalition Gets children outside, being active and exercising and providing a platform to build basic physical fitness and nutrition awareness. Provides children with skill sets – planning, fixing bikes, job training, etc. Provides children with positive interpersonal relationships through working on repairs and taking bike rides together. Creates healthy lasting relationships. Program Host: Boys & Girls Club of the Midlands Norman Arnold Teen Center 1100 S. Holley Street Rosewood Community Columbia, South Carolina Remove 2013   Less on History and More on Current State Where are we now and why: Solve service issues Bad systems Addressing customer expectations to compete in this market Building out distribution channel and associated support WHEN? Program Kickoff – July 11th