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One Million Steps visits Florida's newest Whole Child community
Bud and Loranne walk with Sheriff Lou Roberts and Commissioner Jeremy Branch in Marianna.
One of the long-running projects of The Lawton Chiles Foundation has been Whole Child Florida, a philosophy that uses strategic planning, web-based technology, performance measurement and broad-based community engagement to build communities where everyone works together to make sure children thrive.
This week Bud's walk brought him to our newest Whole Child community in Gadsden County, where he visited with Loranne Ausley and state Rep. Alan Williams while promoting the upcoming launch of Whole Child Gadsden. Earlier that day, One Million Steps for Florida's Kids came through Jackson County, where we met Jackson County Sheriff Lou Roberts and Jackson County Commissioner Jeremy Branch.
Sherry Van Landingham, a member of the Gadsden Community Health Council and vice-president of Premier Bank, told the Tallahassee Democrat she volunteered to be on the leadership council of Whole Child Gadsden because she believes an initiative like this is needed in her community.
"From my experience, people are not embarrassed to ask for help, but they just don't know who to ask," she said. "Whole Child will be able to expedite the process. That's what they're all about."
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