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February Birthday Celebrants
Happy Birthday to past and present Villagers cele- brating this month: Lorrice Underwood Jones, 2/11; Bishop Andre Wright, James DeBose, Willie and Ruth Miller, 2/12; Yolanda Blake, 2/14; Trey Daniels and Eva Wilson, 2/16; Marion Washington (99 years young), 2/18; Leslie Jackson, 2/21; Bar- bara Phillips and Cory Darby, 2/24; and Odessa Roberts, 2/27.
Sick And Shut-Ins
Lifting up our fellow Vil- lagers and friends in prayer: Mary Hobley, Johnnie
Griffin and Thelma Sweet.
Progress Village Senior Nutrition Center
The Senior Nutrition Cen- ter offers a variety of activi- ties and events for active adults age 50 and older. Par- ticipants must be residents of Hillsborough County and at least 60 years old to qualify for the noontime meal pro- gram. Please call for up-to- date information.
Activities: Zumba Gold, Ceramics, Line Dancing, De- votional Time, Pursuit of Knowledge, Sit ’N Be Fit, Games, Bingo and Book of the Month Club.
Please contact the center (813) 671-7773 for more in- formation.
Adult Day Services
Adult Day Services offers comprehensive health, social, supportive, and therapeutic services for functionally im- paired seniors in a commu- nity-based setting. Adult Day
Services aims to help families whose loved ones wish to re- main at home as long as pos- sible, but struggle with providing care.
Eligibility: Hillsborough County residents age 60 and older who have decreased physical, mental, or social function.
Find out if you qualify by calling the Customer Care Team at (813) 272-5250.
Clothes And More
Every 3rd Saturday of the month clothes and more are given FREE by First Baptist Church of Progress Village.
The location is Bowers/Simmons Park (little park) under the Pavilion, lo- cated on 86th St. between FBCOPV and St. James A.M.E. Church.
Food Pantry Ministry
Every 3rd Saturday of the month food is given away by Victory @ St. James A. M. E. Church, also at Bowers/Sim- mons Park (little park) under the Pavilion.
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During the month of February, the Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative celebrates Black His- tory Month with many events and classes for all ages. Meet local African American authors, listen to tradi- tional songs and stories, take a walking tour of historic Central Avenue, and more!
Kuumba Dancers And Drummers
Sunday, February 11, 2018 * 2 P. M. - 3 P. M.
Jimmie B. Keel - Community Room C and D
Celebrate Black History Month with the Kuumba Dancers and Drummers on a cultural journey filled with live traditional African music, dance, storytelling and audience participation. A wonder- ful experience for all ages!
Sunday Book Club: ‘The Immortal Life Of
Henrietta Lacks’ by Rebecca Skloot
Sunday, February 11, 2018 * 3 P. M. - 4:30 P. M. Jan Kaminis Platt - Witt Community Room A & B
Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells — taken without her knowledge in 1951 — became one of the most impor- tant tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization, and more. Henri- etta’s cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she re- mains virtually unknown, and her family can’t afford health insurance.
Book Discussion: ‘The Underground
Railroad’ by Colson Whitehead
Wednesday, February 14, 2018 * 2 P. M. - 3 P. M. Riverview - Community Room
From the publisher: A magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave’s adventures as she makes a desperate bid for free- dom in the antebellum South. Copies of the book are available at the Service Desk.
Deep In My Heart: Music Of
The Civil Rights Movement
Thursday, February 15, 2018 * 7 P. M. - 8 P. M. Jan Kaminis Platt - Witt Community Room A & B
In this dynamic musical lecture, Dr. Naima Johnston- Bush covers the music of the Civil Rights Movement, while high- lighting the historical events that shaped the nation we live in today.
Charmettes Hosts Another ‘Puttin’ On The Ritz’
Charmettes and their guests at the event included: Ruby French, Mark Alexander, Gloria Alexander, Juanita Cannon, Earl Newsome, Mona Newsome, George Wilds, Jacqueline Wilds, Margaret Fisher, De- lores Williams, Janice London, Betty Kinsey, Herman Broxton, Joyce Austin, John Austin, Cheryl Baker, Yvonne Waldon and Luvator Nelson.
The members of the Hills- borough County Chapter of The Charmettes, Inc., along with a large crowd of guests, celebrated the chapter’s an- nual holiday ball, “Puttin’ On The Ritz,” Friday, December 22, 2018, at the American Le- gion Post 111, in Seminole Heights.
The ballroom was beauti- fully decorated with a large Christmas tree, and other
Christmas ornaments of red, white and black. Black top hats and canes adorned each table as center pieces.
Music was provided by JD Kold, who kept the dance floor full of dancers the entire evening, with music from every era from the 70’s to 2017. Line dancing, led by DJ Kold was the highlight of the evening. A great time was had by all.
Charmettes who made sure the evening was enjoy- able were: Charmette Betty Kinsey, Chairman; and Charmette Joyce Austin, Co-Chairman. Com- mittee members were: Charmettes LeJoan Franklin, Cheryl Baker, Luvator Nelson, and De- lores Williams. Charmette Janice Lon- don is Chapter President.
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