City of Darlington gets a ‘mini-grant’ for bike racks
Wholespire, formerly Eat Smart Move More South Carolina, has awarded “mini-grants” to the City of Darlington and nine other communities to promote Healthy Eating, Active Living. These mini-grants were awarded through a competitive application process to fund sustainable projects that aim to reduce chronic disease and create more fair and equal opportunities to make healthy choices by improving access to healthy food or creating opportunities for physical activity. The mini-grant recipients represent nonprofit organizations, schools, faith-based organizations, community coalitions and local government. (The amounts of the grants were not disclosed.) The City of Darlington Outdoor Fitness Project expands on and continues a larger plan created for the Frank & Mary Sue Wells Park by the City of Darlington Beautification Board. Funds will be used to purchase and install outdoor fitness equipment and bicycle racks in four parks. This project aims to continue to promote an active lifestyle by giving citizens more access to an active mode of travel, through the placement of bicycle racks, and several designated areas to freely perform fitness routines across the city. Funding for these mini-grants was made possible by a grant received by Wholespire and the South Carolina Office of Rural Health from the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.