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Kids on the Move receives grant; local scout collects bikes; greenhouse building demonstration

Daily Herald - 7/27/2017

Kids on the Move receives grant

to support its autism center

Kids On The Move was announced as being among the 25 winners of a $2,500 charity grant from SelectHealth. The grant will be used to conduct expert training on feeding and sleeping issues for children with autism through the Kids on the Move Autism Center.

At the Kids on the Move Autism Center, therapists use Applied Behavior Analysis to help children with autism learn skills they may not otherwise obtain. ABA therapy involves one-on-one counseling, positive reinforcement and individualized programs in center and at home. With their recent expansion to rural Utah through telehealth technology, all families in Utah can access KOTM's autism services.

Their goal is to provide as many families as possible with quality therapy services at an affordable price. This grant will allow them to reach this goal as well as provide a means to help promote the Autism Center through a professional promotional video done by SelectHealth, and a high quality banner.

The KOTM mission is to support the development of young children through their four main programs: Early Intervention, Early Head Start, the KOTM Autism Center, and Respite Care. The organization provides critically needed services to improve the quality of life for children and their families as they learn to thrive with developmental and physical disabilities. Their goal is to integrate or reintegrate these children into the social fabric of their communities. Overall they strive to empower families to effectively address their children's developmental challenges in order to live happy, healthy and fulfilling lives.

This year, more than 300 organizations applied for the Select 25 award by SelectHealth. A selection committee of representatives from SelectHealth, Intermountain Healthcare, and the community evaluated the submissions and chose KOTM as an award winner amongst other organizations.

Gardening expert to demonstrate how to build greenhouse

Plant Matt Johnson, owner of Our Backyard Greenhouse, designer, and author, will demonstrate how to construct a user-friendly greenhouse in less than 60 minutes on July 29 at the Provo community garden, which is located at 1050 W. 100 South.

The greenhouse will be built on the spot to show how simple it can be to build and own a greenhouse. The live event is open to the public ? both for gardeners and non-gardeners alike. The event will include a 30-minute question-and-answer period.

UVU student receives scholarship from Tesoro Corp.

Hunter Cook from Pleasant Grove was recently awarded a $4,000 scholarship from Tesoro Corp., an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products headquartered in San Antonio.

Hunter is a sophomore at Utah Valley University and was one of 50 students nationwide to receive the scholarship.

This year, the Tesoro Scholarship Program awarded 50 new scholarships to students across the country, totaling $200,000, and renewed scholarships with 72 existing students. The program is in its fourth year and has donated $1,544,000 via 389 scholarships to date.

Local scout collects, donates bikes to Provo Bicycle Collective

With the help of Troop 1117, Boy Scout Jared Wilson collected and donated more than 123 bicycles to Provo Bicycle Collective.

The donation was dropped off on a huge flatbed trailer on July 15 with the help of Jared's fellow scouts Jake VanAlfen, Luke Tolley, Keaton Stoker and Ty VanAlfen.

Provo Bicycle Collective plans to put these bikes to their best possible use by refurbishing them to give away or selling them at low cost to the community.