TSC Foundation seeks volunteers, partnership to expand health and anti-bullying outreach in Huber Heights

Sonia Callahan, a presenter for the TSC Foundation, told the commission on Aug. 6 that the group uses roller-skating culture to deliver health and community programs and is seeking local partners and volunteers. "We donated 986 pounds of food in 2024. Last year, we beat that by 1,183 pounds of food," Callahan said, citing the foundation's recent giving-track record.

Callahan described multiple TSC programs: Skate for Life (health screenings and promotion), My Brother's Keeper (programming for men and boys), roses in bloom (support for women and children), and a bullying-prevention campaign called Unity in Orange. She said the foundation partners with organizations including Premier Health Mobile, the Dayton Food Bank and the YWCA and that it relies on grassroots fundraising after forming as a 501(c)(3) in January 2024. "We just was used to raising money for the food banks," she said, explaining the group's volunteer and funding limits.

Commissioners asked how the city could help, and Callahan requested volunteers to staff festival booths and local contacts so the foundation could expand beyond roller-skating communities to reach residents across Huber Heights. The commission agreed Callahan should email program materials so staff and commissioners could follow up, and members identified several possible touch points — the multicultural festival, Juneteenth events and MLK Day activities — where partnership or co-sponsorship might fit.

The presentation concluded with commissioners offering tactical support: sharing vendor lists, connecting Callahan with local fraternities/sororities for volunteers and helping promote upcoming community health events. Callahan emphasized she would provide written materials for follow-up: "I can email to Christie," she said, after commissioners asked for a summary of programs and needs.