Charities Have Local and Global Impact

By PR Extension Office

“I’ve been crocheting every day, so I end up walking on my treadmill till midnight just to get my steps in, explained Kathy Heidel, Powder River Let’um Walk member.

“I won’t walk as much once Steps for Charity is over,” added Pat Smith, member of Granny Steppers.

The Bird Dogs is new to the Steps for Charity Challenge but are longtime advocates of programs like the charity they chose, the Broadus Sharp Shooters 4-H club, which promotes gun safety and education for young people. The Bird Dogs love their bird dogs and the tools used to hunt with them and one can see them walking everywhere! Members of the The Bird Dogs are Tracy and Robert Smith, owners of Gunny’s Guns, who sponsored the team, and fellow bird lovers, Jenny and Jeff Alterman.

Team Theo includes members Barb and Myah Hammerquist, Lindsey Albin and Jayden Traub. Team Theo chose the charity Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) because Myah is a firm believer in its cause. The Fellowship of Christian Athletes challenges coaches and athletes on the professional, college, high school, junior high and youth levels to use the powerful platform of sport to reach every coach and every athlete. FCA serves local communities around the globe by engaging, equipping and empowering coaches and athletes to unite, inspire and change the world through the gospel.

Powder River Let’um Walk includes Kathy Heidel, Ira Roadifer, Connie Barnhart and Dee Katus. Doctors without Borders is the program they chose because wars, diseases, and disasters know no borders. Doctors Without Borders provides emergency aid and medical care around the globe, and as it turns out there is a great need for support for medical aid right now.

Walk As If includes members Jackie Slovak, Julie Riley, John Amsden and Patricia Nolan, and they chose the Red Cross. March is Red Cross month, a great time to learn how to support the Red Cross and how to prepare for emergencies. Jackie works for the Red Cross, which has given the Amsden family a new perspective on how important the Red Cross is and how long it’s been impacting lives in Powder River County. In a 1940’s photo of the Amsden family, Jackie found a photo of a red cross emblem in the Amsden home window.

Broadus and Powder River County people have a big heart for supporting each other, their community and the world around them. Learn more about all charities listed by going to http://www.powderrivertrails.com.