ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, February 1, 1996 TAG: 9602010068
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-9 EDITION: METRO
The Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) program conducted through Roanoke City Public Schools has received an LBJ Family Foundation grant for outstanding service in motivating youngsters to read. The grant will be used to purchase additional books.
The American Express Foundation has given a $400 grant to the Roanoke Valley Therapeutic Riding Program. The grant, which recognizes organizations where American Express employees volunteer on a regular basis, will be used to help acquire land for a permanent facility for the program.
Barker Realty Co.'s Wayne Goodman earned this year's Santa Award from the Roanoke Regional Home Builders Association Inc. for collecting 432 toys for Toys for Tots.
This was the second year in a row that Goodman earned the Santa Award for his dedication to the spirit of the charitable event run by the U.S. Marine Corps.
Elf Awards, for donating the second and third largest number of toys, went to Lew Jamison of Heritage Builders Ltd. with 145 toys and Jeff Owens of Owens & Co. Realtors with 85 toys.
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