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NAACP Shares Upcoming Events With The Community
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
In upcoming weeks, the Hillsborough County Branch NAACP will be involved in sev- eral events of interests to the community. Dr. Benny Small, President of the organ- ization said the events will in- clude a series of training classes as well as meetings.
Dr. Small will represent the branch as a Civil Rights Commission panelist in Wash- ington, D. C. The commission will take place March 17th and 18th in Washington, D. C.
At the end of the month, on March 28th, the Florida State
Conference will host an Eco- nomic Development training session. The training will take place at the Robert W. Saun- ders Library, 1505 N. Nebraska Avenue.
In April, the Florida State Conference will hold its Spring Quarterly Meeting at the Rosen Centre, 9840 International Drive, in Orlando.
Dr. Small said other changes that will take place in-
clude plans to present three scholarships to deserving grad- uates. The presentations will take place at the Annual Free- dom Fund Dinner in the fall. He is also concerned about in- creasing the minority enroll- ment on the campus of the University of South Florida and the membership in the univer- sity’s College Chapter.
He further said that James Cole, Youth Council Advisor,
will host the NAACP Youth Council meetings every second Saturday of the month. Those meetings will take place at the Children’s Board of Hillsbor- ough County, 1002 E. Palm Av- enue, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
“We are asking members of the community to share some of their talents in a variety of committees. Those committees include: Youth Works, Educa- tion, Housing, Economic De-
velopment, ACT-SO, Political Action, Membership, Religious Affairs, and Women in the NAACP (WIN),” Dr. Small said.
For additional information about upcoming events or to learn more about volunteering with the Hillsborough County Branch NAACP, call the office at (813) 234-8683, or visit the website at www.hillsborough- naacp.org.
His Finances
Lord, I commit our fi- nances to You. Be in charge of them and use them for Your purposes. May my husband and I be good stewards of all that You give us and walk in total agreement as to how it is to be disbursed. I pray that we will learn to live free of bur- densome debt.
Where we have not been wise, bring restoration and give us guidance. Show me how I can help increase our fi- nances and not decrease them unwisely. Help us to remem- ber that all we have belongs to You and to be grateful for it.
Do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things. But seek the king- dom of God, and all these things shall be added to you. LUKE 12:29-31
Lord, I pray that (hus- band’s name) will have wis- dom to handle money wisely. Help him make good decisions as to how he spends. Show him how to plan for the future. Teach him to give as You have instructed in Your Word. I pray that he will find the per- fect balance between spending needlessly and being miserly. May he always be paid well for the work he does, and may his money not be stolen, lost, de- voured, destroyed, or wasted. Multiply it so that what he makes will go a long way. I pray that he will not be anx- ious about finances, but will seek Your kingdom first, knowing that as he does, we will have all we need (Luke 12:31).
My God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. PHILIPPI- ANS 4:19
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