THANKS

Press Release July 2008

THANKS- Thomasville Helping And Nurturing Kids Successfully

An explanation of the THANKS logo will help in defining the program’s goals: Together, walking along the same path, schools and businesses can open the doors to the world to create successful students. With only one side of the entrance way opened, students can still get through; it’s just a lot easier with a wider opening.

Purpose:

The purpose of THANKS is to capitalize on the individual potential of all learners by opening the lines of communication and building a strong, well-organized, structured relationship between the Thomasville City School system and the community.

Goal:

THANKS is to designed to unite Thomasville City Schools with the community and local businesses in order to maximize opportunities for every student to excel and become successful, therefore, creating better employees, citizens, problem solvers, life-long learners and productive members of the local and global communities.

Projected Benefits:

FOR STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS

	Improved student achievement.
	Improved student and teacher outlook.
	Raised confidence for students.
	Enhanced preparedness of graduates for the business world.
	Better student attendance.
	Higher availability of volunteers, guest speakers, role models and increased parental involvement.
	Positive public relations.
	The community and business representatives will gain a better knowledge of the Thomasville City School System, public education and it’s tribulations.
	Elimination of flooding companies with repetitive and/or duplicate requests.
	Enrichment experiences are provided that are not available in the traditional classrooms.
	Improved access to outside services.
	Educators are more aware of available resources.

FOR BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS

	Research states that involvement in school/business partnerships raises the moral of staff.
	Expansion of consumers.
	Increased community awareness of business.
	Enhanced skills of current and future employees.
	Individual participants within the organization derive personal satisfaction from assisting in the development of productive citizens.

Active Partners:
Allen & Allen Funeral Home Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Applebee’s Arby’s Archbold Medical Center Ashley Furniture Barberitos Beef O’Brady’s Bill’s Jewelers Boys and Girls Club Broad Street Bean Company Brock & Palmer Printing Brookwood School Captain D’s Seafood Chamber of Commerce Chick-Fil-A City of Thomasville Commercial Bank CNS Congressman Sanford Bishops Office District Attorney’s office Dairy Queen DDP Wholesales Dixie Outfitters Domino’s Pizza Dyess-Tidwell Studio Eating Edge	Ernestine’s Old Fashion Peanut Brittle Family Connections Farmer’s Furniture Firehouse Subs Fish Bonz Flowers Baking Co. GEAR –UP Georgia Wiregrass Chapter of the American Red Cross Hands On Thomas County H&H Engraving Harvey’s Supermarket Hatcher-Peoples Funeral Home Imagination Unlimited Kiwanis Club of Thomasville McDonald’s Movie Gallery Mu-Dear Child Care Center Murphy’s IGA of Boston Papa John’s Pizza Pizza Hut Plantation Landscape and Supply Popeyes Project EXCEL Publix Supermarket RBM Cleaners, Inc. Renee’s Chocolate Shop	Rose City Federal Credit Union Rumbles Office City Russell Tire Company Ryan’s Family Steakhouse Semionle Wind Restaurant Singletary Flowers Sluggers Southwest Georgia Technical College Thomasville Community Resource Center Thomas County E-911 Thomas University Thomas County Food Bank Thomas County Public Library Thomasville Flower Shop Thomasville Landmarks Thomasville Magazine Thomasville National Bank Thomasville Police Department Thomasville/Thomas County Retired Educators Thomasville Times-Enterprise Turtle’s Place (Boston) United Way of Thomas County Walmart WJEP WPAX YMCA
Contact Information: Sandi Olson, THANKS Coordinator 110 Bartow Street Thomasville, GA 31792 229-225-2622 olsons@mail.tcitys.org