The Cindy Roof Wilkerson Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Educational Corporation, was established to fulfill the dreams of Mrs. Cindy Roof Wilkerson, a 27-year veteran PE teacher, who passed suddenly in 2012 from brain tumor complications. Her life, though brief, influenced thousands, including her students at the University of South Carolina. Mrs. Wilkerson dreamed of building an outdoor healthy fitness park where her students and their families could come after school hours and together enjoy being back in the out-of-doors; a park that provided unique outdoor classrooms students could enjoy during the school day. In 2011, she began pulling together her team which included parents, teachers and community volunteers. Work began. In February 2012, the community was devastated when it lost Cindy. After her passing, the park was appropriately renamed "Cindy's Place" in her honor. The first outdoor fitness park became a joint use collaboration between the local school district, the town, and the local elementary school where Cindy taught for 27 years, the only one of its kind in the State of South Carolina. Future initiatives include a healthy nutrition agenda, outdoor amphitheater, installation of special needs fitness equipment, a college scholarship program for students interested in areas of health, PE and nutrition. All proceeds donated to the foundation are restricted for these purposes. For more information, visit www.crwilkersonfoundation.org Thanks to our community and industry partners.
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