Thursday, November 4, 2010

SLANT 45 salutes our community partners!

SLANT 45 community partners are local organizations who committed to promoting the SLANT 45 program through their regional structure. By offering the program to the youth they serve, our partners have ensured that children from all across North Texas were given the chance to participate in a SLANT 45 project.

Our community partners include:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas
Boys and Girls Clubs of Arlington
Boys and Girls Clubs of Fort Worth
Boy Scouts of America Circle Ten Council
Camp Fire USA Lone Star Council
Clayton YES!
Communities In Schools Dallas Region, Inc.
The Dallas Opera
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas
Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas
Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains, Inc.
Girls Inc. of Tarrant County
Girls on the Run
International House of Blues Foundation
International Museum of Cultures
Rachel's Challenge
SPCA of Texas
United Way of Tarrant County
YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas


Here are a few of the SLANT 45 projects done by some of our community partner teams:

Girl Scout Troop 530 of Red Oak held a food drive at their school for the North Ellis County Outreach Center.
The Torch Club team from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Arlington collected DVDs, games and toys for Children's Medical Center.
The Carter Park Angels, from the Clayton YES! afterschool program at Carter Park Elementary in Fort Worth, visited the Fair Park Fellowship Retirement Facility and provided socks for residents and asked them to participate in yoga. They also brought arts & crafts for residents' entertainment.



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