1. 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 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