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Special Olympics Alabama State Games to be conducted at TROY

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 2:29pm

Special Olympics Alabama State Games to be conducted at TROY

TROY – Nearly 1,000 athletes with intellectual and functional disabilities and about 350 of their coaches and chaperons will compete May 17-19 in the Special Olympics Alabama State Games at Troy University.

This year’s event marks the seventh year Special Olympians have competed at TROY.

Competitions will include 11 sports conducted both on the Troy Campus and at venues in the city of Troy and Montgomery, beginning with the opening ceremonies at 7 p.m. May 17 in Trojan Arena. The ceremony will include a parade of athletes and entertainment.

The opening ceremonies are preceded by the Special Olympics Torch Run by law enforcement officers state wide. In Troy, the run will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at the City of Troy Police Department. The route will take runners south on South Brundidge Street and onto University Avenue, arriving at Sartain Hall about 2:15 p.m.

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American Cancer Society looking for volunteers to drive patients for cancer treatments

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, April 10th, 2013, 3:22pm

American Cancer Society looking for volunteers to drive patients for cancer treatments

We’re looking for volunteers to drive patients to and from their local cancer treatments.

If you have a car, personal auto insurance, safe driving skills, and can volunteer at least one morning or afternoon each month, you can be a lifeline to someone fighting cancer.

Join us for one of the trainings scheduled to get started driving patients!

TRAINING DATES:

Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 1p.m.-3 p.m.

Troy Regional Medical Center - Board Room (First Floor)
1330 U. S. 231 South, Troy, AL 36081
Contact: Luella Giles @ 334.612.8162

Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 1p.m.-3 p.m.

Dallas County Health Department
100 Samuel O Moseley Drive, Selma, AL 36701
Contact: Luella Giles @ 334.612.8162

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 10 a.m.-12 Noon

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Troy University to celebrate Heritage Week at Dothan Campus

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, April 10th, 2013, 8:53am

Troy University to celebrate Heritage Week at Dothan Campus

Troy University will celebrate its ties to the Wiregrass region with a number of special events during the annual Heritage Week celebration on the Dothan Campus April 15-19.

For more than 20 years the Dothan Campus has celebrated its history in the Wiregrass with the Heritage Week festivities, which include several free events that are open to the public.

Activities during the 2013 Heritage Week will include:

Monday, April 15
The Troy University Community Band of Dothan will perform at 6 p.m. inside Sony Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, April 16
The annual Health and Wellness Fair, featuring free information and screenings from local healthcare providers, will be from 9 a.m. to noon inside the Harrison Room in Malone Hall. Free and open to the public.
The Continuing Education Center will preview upcoming courses during an Open House from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Troy to host 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' readings in Montgomery, Dothan on Apri 16

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013, 9:51am

Troy University will take part in the worldwide celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on Tuesday, April 16, by hosting readings of the letter in Montgomery and Dothan.

Organized by the Birmingham Public Library, the worldwide celebration marks the 50th anniversary of the day King began writing his famous open letter. Public readings of the letter are scheduled around the world at schools, museums, churches and other locations.

Troy University will join the celebration with readings inside the Rosa Parks Museum auditorium on the Montgomery Campus and on the steps of the Library/Technology Building at the Dothan Campus.

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TROY becomes first university to be ‘Purple Heart’

Submitted by JoBeth Davis, Community Web Producer

Monday, April 8th, 2013, 2:44pm

TROY becomes first university to be ‘Purple Heart’

TROY – Troy University has become the first university in America to be designated a “Purple Heart University.”

The move comes in an effort to honor veterans who have been given the award that was created by Gen. George Washington. The Military Order of the Purple Heart is granted to those service members who have been killed or wounded in battle.

“Our status as the first Purple Heart University in America is a natural extension of TROY’s long history of service to the men and women in uniform,” said Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr. “We are proud of the thousands of our students and graduates who are serving in harm’s way and it’s with pride that we serve them and support them.”

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Walk Hard 2013 joins Travel Channel in spring break documentary

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013, 10:50am

Walk Hard 2013 joins Travel Channel in spring break documentary

Troy University’s chapter of Alpha Tau Omega will be featured in a segment of the Travel Channel’s documentary “Spring Break 24/7.”

The program highlights the spring break travels of college students, who video document their break preparations and exploits. For more than a dozen brothers of ATO, this year’s break will be about raising funds for Special Olympics in Alabama and Florida, in addition to the original charity.

Walk Hard 2013 will begin on the Quad on March 8, and finish six days later and 140 miles to the south at Panama City Beach’s Pier Park. The fraternity is soliciting corporate and individual donors for the philanthropy. The effort began in 2010 when students Kyle Crabtree and Austin Bivins saw a man dressed as Superman walking down U.S. Highway 231 carrying an American flag. Curiosity sparked, they set out to organize a hike from Troy to the beach and began recruiting more participants.

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Rite Aid Foundation awards $15,000 to Impact Alabama

Submitted by Donna Wallace-King, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013, 11:47am

Rite Aid Foundation awards $15,000 to Impact Alabama

The Rite Aid Foundation announced today a $15,000 grant to Impact Alabama. A non-profit organization based in Birmingham, Impact Alabama works collaboratively with higher education institutions and their surrounding communities in order to develop and implement social justice projects that work to achieve fundamental and systemic change throughout the State of Alabama. The organization will use the grant to expand FocusFirst, a vision screening program for children ages six months to five years, in Head Start classrooms and lower-income daycares across the state. The Rite Aid Foundation previously awarded Impact Alabama a $15,000 grant in 2010.

“Every child deserves quality healthcare, regardless of their environment or their family’s ability to pay,” said Gayle Rife, Manager of The Rite Aid Foundation.

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