April 14, 2010Savannah Morning NewsGood Sports: Coastal Empire weightlifters shine in elite championshipsAuthor: MARK BEASLEYSeveral standout Coastal Empire weightlifters from the non-profit organization Performance Initiatives Inc. recently returned home with gold medals from performances in the Open Championships held in Flowery Branch.Wilson Cobb, Jeff Crosby, Javier Richards, Nikki … [Read more...]

February 22, 2010WSAV TVTayler Jakubsen - American Spirit.  This Benedictine freshman strives to be the best he can be as he prepares for the Junior Weightlifting Nationals in Minnesota.(Video expired)   … [Read more...]

February 17, 2010Performance Initiatives was the Vaden Extra Mile Award winner for the week of February 15, 2010.Each week, the Vaden Family of Dealerships awards $500 to the group or individual that's gone the extra mile. The video below was featured on the WTOC news at 6:00.   www.danvaden.com!  … [Read more...]

The Savnanah Morning NewsFebruary 10, 2010 By MARK BEASLEY Performances Initiatives Inc. is a Savannah non-profit organization dedicated to helping and mentoring others by using athletics, fitness and education as tools to further achieve optimum health, while developing positive character traits.The organization's mission is simple: "We want to inspire and implement principles through … [Read more...]

Performance Initiatives featured in Savannah Morning News Hart to Heart Column January 31, 2010By Anne HartWe read about teens involved in crime or about the obesity problem among local youths and think: "Something needs to be done to save our kids."Former competitive weightlifter Kerri Goodrich isn't just thinking about it.She's doing something.Inside a gym that was once boarded up and … [Read more...]

WSAV TV Published: March 25, 2009(SAVANNAH, GA) Looking for a new Business Outreach?Help Savannah kids by sponsoring a young athlete!  Help young students who might not have the opportunity otherwise to purchase team uniforms, specialized shoes, and transportation to out-of-town athletic competitions. You can help future Performance Initiatives and Coastal Empire Olympic-style Weightlifting … [Read more...]

January 10, 2009 WTOC TVHaworth holds competition for local athlete Jan 10, 2009 07:44 PMCheryl said she isn't sure if she'll make it to her fourth Olympic Games, but for now she's just having fun and taking things slow.  By WTOC StaffSAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - It's not the Olympics, but that didn't stop Savannah's three-time Olympian Cheryl Haworth from holding her own … [Read more...]

January 11, 2009 Savannah Morning NewsThe inaugural Cheryl Haworth Classic turned out to be a party.Just not a retirement party.Weightlifting remains Haworth's job. Five months removed from her third Olympic Games, she's still training, still drawing a stipend from the U.S. Olympic Committee, and still competing.She even lifted Saturday in her namesake event.But don't consider her … [Read more...]

January 11, 2009 Savannah Morning NewsOn Saturday, weight lifting at the Cheryl Haworth Classic was more than a sporting competition.It was a chance for athletes, both young and old, to shed their differences in the spirit of the challenging sport."We have such a wide variety of people here," said Kerri "Coach" Goodrich, of Performance Initiatives, which staged the event at its training … [Read more...]

January 10, 2009 WSAV TVWeightlifter Cheryl Haworth hosted the first of what plans to be an annual event in Savannah.  Twenty-three lifters competed in the event at the home of Coastal Empire Weightlifting off Pennsylvania Avenue.By KEN SLATSPublished: January 10, 2009Savannah, GA - The first Cheryl Haworth Weightlifting Classic was a “powerful” success Saturday afternoon at the home of … [Read more...]