Photo provided by Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield
BIG HEART
Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield students and CEO Brandy Harris, second from left, celebrate in late August donations from the Heart of the Ozarks Sertoma Club, presented by board member Eric McGuire, at far right. Funds totaling nearly $16,000 replaced the HVAC unit at the Boys & Girls Clubs’ Musgrave Unit and refinished the gym floors at three units.
SBJ photo by Jessica Rosa
C-STREET THRILLS
Roughly 250 zombie dancers participate in the Thriller on C-Street public dance performance Oct. 26. Andy and Anne Walls’ company Dance With Me has put on the dance honoring Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video for 10 years now. Participants take classes at the Savoy Ballroom on Commercial Street, all year leading up to the performance. The Wallses have said it’s turned into a $10,000 production, with multiple sponsors and national media attention.
SBJ photo by Jessica Rosa
C-STREET THRILLS
Roughly 250 zombie dancers participate in the Thriller on C-Street public dance performance Oct. 26. Andy and Anne Walls’ company Dance With Me has put on the dance honoring Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video for 10 years now. Participants take classes at the Savoy Ballroom on Commercial Street, all year leading up to the performance. The Wallses have said it’s turned into a $10,000 production, with multiple sponsors and national media attention.
Photo provided by Neale & Newman LLP
TIMELY GIFT
Neale & Newman LLP Managing Partner Paul White, far left, presents a $10,000 donation to the Crosslines team Nov. 7. Officials say the timing of the gift will help the Council of Churches’ food pantry meet increased demand during the holidays. Typically, foot traffic doubles in the last quarter, compared with the first nine months, and officials expect to serve nearly 1,800 families and seniors this year for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
A safe room and classroom addition at Willard Central Elementary School will be used by the music, arts and athletic programs for a district that had 4,536 students last year, according to Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education figures, but school officials say enrollment is projected to grow.