Chanda Williams News Today

“When I became a PTO member in 2000 at Cook, we had 400 PTO people,” Chanda Williams said Thursday night. “Now there are five (at Fairview).” Williams was speaking at an event she and Recreation Director Greg Lewis organized at the Trotter Convention Center in an attempt to find a way to boost parental involvement, not just in the parks but also in the community at large.

With schools beginning soon, Columbus Parks and Recreation has announced its after-school program. Starting July 27, the program will offer homework help and a safe environment for kids after school.

Quilts adorn the wall and tables in the back right corner of the Sallie Gray Senior Room at the Sim Scott Community Center, and while each one of them was made by Sallie Gray herself, not a single one belongs to her.

“There's a possibility in all likelihood that some of the students who I've practiced yoga with over these six years may be infected and may actually die as a result of COVID-19,” said Chanda Williams, a teacher with the Prison Yoga Project.