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‘Fore’ the Girls: Girls Inc. has fundraising Golf Classic on Aug. 26

Posted at 9:31 am August 18, 2016
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Girls Inc. Golf Classic

Submitted by Rhoni Basden, Girls Inc.

What a better way to kick off fall than a beautiful day on the course supporting our next generation of women! Girls Incorporated of Oak Ridge is hosting its 19th Annual Golf Classic on Friday August 26, at the Oak Ridge Country Club.

The Golf Classic this year will feature a Hole-In-One Car Prize sponsored by Sexton Automotive, first- and second-place team prizes, division prizes, prizes for closest to the pin, longest drive, and a putting contest.

This fun day on the course will include refreshments and snacks as well as a fabulous dinner from the Oak Ridge Country Club by the recently remodeled pool and patio.

This year, the funds received from the Golf Classic sponsors and team fees will all support the upcoming Girls Inc. programs. Girls Inc. supports more than 800 girls per year in intentional and research-based programs to empower girls to be healthy, educated, and independent. The annual Golf Classic has supported participating girls for more than 19 years in scholarships, program needs, and sports seasons. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits Tagged With: Girls Inc., Girls Incorporated, Golf Classic, Oak Ridge Country Club, Rhoni Basden, Sexton Automotive

Girls Inc. receives funding from Panhellenic Council for Operation SMART

Posted at 10:13 am April 24, 2016
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Panhellenic Council and Girls Inc.

Girls Inc. members receive a check from Panhellenic Council Member Joan Vicary. (Submitted photo)

 

Girls Incorporated of Oak Ridge has received a generous contribution from the Panhellenic Council that will support the Girls Inc. Operation SMART program, a press release said.

“This contribution provides funding for the agency to fulfill its mission of inspiring girls to be strong, smart, and bold by encouraging the development of girls in the STEM fields,” a press release said. “The Operation SMART program helps girls develop an enthusiasm for and skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Through hands-on activities, girls explore, ask questions, persist, and solve problems. The funding provided girls with vegetables to plant, Legos and a Lego table, owl pellet dissection kits, lab equipment, a wooden workbench, and other STEM supplies to enhance the program.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits Tagged With: Girls Inc., Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge, Girls Incorporated of Oak Ridge, Joan Vicary, Operation SMART, Panhellenic Council, Rhoni Basden, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics, STEM

Women’s Interfaith Dialogue features Girls Inc. director on Monday

Posted at 11:32 pm September 13, 2015
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Rhoni Basden

Rhoni Basden

The Women’s Interfaith Dialogue of Oak Ridge will feature a presentation by Rhoni Basden, executive director of Oak Ridge Girls Inc., on Monday, September 14, at 11 a.m.  The program will be held at Grace Covenant Church, Trinity Center, which is at 320 Robertsville Road.

Basden’s presentation is entitled “Girls Inc.: What We Do for Girls in Oak Ridge.”  She will address the focus, work and activities of the organization. She has headed the local club since 2013.

Basden located in East Tennessee from Seattle where she worked in nonprofit development and federally funded programming. She has an extensive background in child development, special needs, and nonprofit administration in varying organizations from Head Start programs to Autism Awareness groups throughout the city of Seattle. She began her studies at Stetson University in Florida and graduated from the University of San Francisco. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Meetings and Events, Nonprofits Tagged With: Girls Inc., Grace Covenant Church, Oak Ridge Girls Inc., Rhoni Basden, United Way, WID, Women's Interfaith Dialogue of Oak Ridge

Number of students affected by bus route changes down to 1,300

Posted at 11:39 am July 17, 2014
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Keys Fillauer and Chris Marczak at Girls Inc.

Oak Ridge Board of Education Chair Keys Fillauer, left, and Oak Ridge Schools Assistant Superintendent Chris Marczak say a Wednesday change in how mileage is calculated could reduce the number of students affected by a new “parent responsibility zone” for transportation from 1,800 to 1,300. Marczak says his family is also affected by the expanded zone, where bus service is not provided.

 

The Wednesday change in how bus service is mapped could help about 500 students, reducing the number of children affected by expanded zones where parents will have to provide transportation to schools from 1,800 to 1,300, officials said.

Those students would have been in the expanded 1.5-mile “parent responsibility zone,” where bus service is not provided and parents have to arrange transportation. The expanded parent responsibility zone, which is also sometimes called a PRZ or walk zone, was approved by school officials in June.

Oak Ridge school officials announced Wednesday that they were changing how the 1.5 miles is calculated, switching from a 1.5-mile radius measured by air (also known as “as the crow flies”) to actual walking distance. That means the expanded no-bus service zone will now affect fewer families. Parents called the change a small but positive step.

Even with the modification, though, parents continue to have concerns. The protests kicked into high gear last week, and some parents expressed concerns during a Wednesday evening meeting at Girls Inc. Among the concerns were children who have to cross busy roadways or pass by the homes of registered sex offenders.

“We are paying property taxes, and our children’s safety should come first,” parent Beverly Heun said. “Our transportation should not have been cut.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, K-12, Oak Ridge, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: 1.5-mile, Adam Wilson, Amanda Jenkins, Ashley Paine, Beverly Heun, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Clinch Valley, budget, budget deficit, bus service, carpools, children, Chris Marczak, Girls Inc., Illinois Avenue, Keys Fillauer, Knox County Schools, Maryville, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Schools, Oak Ridge Turnpike, parent responsibility zone, property tax rate, property taxes, PRZ, Rhoni Basden, Robertsville Middle School, students, transportation, walk area, walk zone, Willow Brook Elementary School

Collins Tuohy of the ‘The Blind Side’ to speak at Girls Inc. luncheon

Posted at 9:26 pm March 5, 2014
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Tuohy Family Super Bowl

Collins Tuohy, whose family is featured in the hit blockbuster movie “The Blind Side,” will be the guest speaker at the Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge annual Committee of 100 luncheon on Friday at the DoubleTree Hotel.

The annual luncheon honors a select group of woman who each contribute $100 or more to help address the growth and development of girls through programs offered at Girls Inc. The luncheon will begin at 12:30 p.m., and Girls Inc. invites all women of the community to join. To become a member of the committee and attend the luncheon, contact Rhoni Basden, executive director of Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge, at (865) 482-4475.

Tuohy shares a famously close bond with her adopted brother Michael Oher, as chronicled in “The Blind Side,” a press release said. They first met in the halls of their school in Memphis as she helped him adjust to both a new school and a new life with the Tuohy family. When Collins became homecoming queen, Michael was her escort. They also share a common bond through their athletic pursuits: Collins won the Tennessee state championship in the pole vault as Michael earned all-state honors in the discus and basketball championships. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits Tagged With: Collins Tuohy, Committee of 100, Family Addition, Girls Inc., Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge, Leigh Anne Tuohy, Michael Oher, Rhoni Basden, The Blind Side, Whimsy Cookie Company

ORNL FCU donates sweepstakes winnings to Girls Inc.

Posted at 11:28 pm February 21, 2014
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Girls Inc. with ORNL Federal Credit Union Sweepstakes Winnings

ORNL Federal Credit Union collected thousands of dollars worth of electronics and household goods during the Credit Union Magic Minute Loyalty Dash sponsored by PSCU,  and the credit union donated its winnings to Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge on Thursday, Feb. 6.

PSCU, the nation’s leading Credit Union Service Organization, or CUSO, conceived and fully sponsored the Credit Union Magic Minute Loyalty Sweepstakes as a way to give their member-owner credit unions, including ORNL FCU, the shopping thrill of a lifetime, a press release said.

ORNL FCU members were encouraged to register their contact information on their credit union’s CURewards loyalty program website, the press release said. By using their ORNL FCU credit or debit card during the sweepstakes eligibility period, members’ names were automatically entered in a series of eight weekly drawings. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Credit Union Magic Minute Loyalty Sweepstakes, Girls Inc., Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge, Jessica Emert, ORNL FCU, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Rhoni Basden, Tom Wright, Zain Hashmi

Girls Inc. room gets makeover by Leadership Oak Ridge, tennis court project next

Posted at 1:14 pm October 24, 2013
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Girls Inc. Tennis Court

The middle school room at Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge has received a makeover from Oak Ridge Leadership Class of 2013, which also wants to resurface the tennis courts, pictured above. (Submitted photo)

It was in need of renovations, and the middle school room at Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge has received a makeover from the Oak Ridge Leadership Class of 2013, a press release said.

The Leadership Class had selected Girls Inc. as their 2013 community project, and members repainted the walls of the middle school room, made wall-mounted tables with raised plugs for electronic devices, created a study area, and added new pillows, organizer bins, tables, lamps, and chairs, the release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: Girls Inc., Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge, Leadership Oak Ridge, makeover, middle school room, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge Leadership Class of 2013, Rhoni Basden, tennis courts

New executive director, board members at Girls Inc.

Posted at 12:07 pm October 1, 2013
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Girls Inc.

Pictured above are Girls Inc. Board President Terry Domm, Ternica Raley, Executive Director Rhoni Basden, Judy Gooch, and Board Secretary Melissa McMahan. (Submitted photo)

Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge has a new executive director and five new board members.

Rhoni Basden is the new executive director. She succeeds Carol Mullane, who retired after seven successful years, a press release said.

New board members include Ternecia Raley, Judy Gooch, Melissa McMahan, David Mosby, and Hugh Ward. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: board members, Carol Mullane, David Mosby, executive director, Girls Inc. of Oak Ridge, Hugh Ward, Judy Gooch, Melissa McMahan, Rhoni Basden, Ternecia Raley, United Way

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