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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
DONALD AND MELISSA HOKE
On September 25th two souls became one! Happy Anniversary to my Best Friend and Soulmate! May the Good LORD above BLESS us to grow old together and to share at least another 100+ years together!
Happy 3rd Anniversary to the Hokes! And, a spe- cial ‘Happy Birthday’ to Donald.
September Birthday Celebrants
Happy Birthday to past and present Villagers cele- brating this month. Kevin Hills and Doris Tillman- Jones, 9/23; Linda Sweet- Washington, 9/24; Keith Clark, 9/26; Dr. Sam Maxwell, 9/27; Thaddeus Nelson, 9/28; and Gloria McNair Garris and Cheryl Banks, 9/29.
Sick And Shut-Ins
Lifting up our fellow Vil- lagers and friends in prayer: Mary Hobley, Marion Washington, Oliva Darby, Gwendola Small, Hilrie Kemp Jr., Clennie McCray, Elouise Griffin, Catherine Clark, Nina Small, Rudolph Tolbert,
Henrietta Sanders, Willie Hill and Hewitt Smith.
Expressions Of Sympathy
We send our prayers and condolences to Mr. Emanuel P. Johnson and family as they celebrate the homegoing of his daughter, Estralita (Pat) Johnson. “May their memories be a blessing.”
Celebration Of “Love”
Happy 65th Wedding Anniversary to Mr. Urel Ritter, Jr., and Mrs. Eliz- abeth Ritter, who cele- brated their special day on September 18th.
Also celebrating their 42nd Wedding Anniversary
are Mr. James and Flo- rence Rogers, who cele- brated their special day on September 17th.
Happy 22nd Anniver- sary to Derrick and Erika NcNeal, who celebrated on 9/12.
“Black Love”
Victory A. M. E. Church
Free Produce, every Sat- urday, 10:30 a. m. – 12 noon, at 5202 S. 86th St.
FBCOPV Loss Support Ministry
If you have lost a loved one, come join us to talk or just listen. We are here for you if you lost a loved one, your job, your relationship, etc.... Meetings are held on Tuesdays 7-8:30 p. m. Call 813-677-1948 or contact minburrows@aol.com.
Voter Registration
Register to vote this Sat- urday, September 26th at SoulKafe, 7923 Flower Ave, Progress Village Plaza. Make your VOTE count and your voice heard! 2020 General Election Deadline to register – Oct. 5 Early Voting – Oct. 19 – Nov. 1 Election Day – Nov. 3.
Progress Village Senior Center Virtual Events
1-888-585-9008 Confer- ence Rm# 926774557
Monday – Friday, 9:30 Daily Devotional; Tuesday – 10:30 a. m., Silver Sneakers, 1 p. m., Active Living; Thurs- day – 10:30 a.m., Healthy Living; Friday – 11 a. m., Bingo.
Volunteers Needed Tampa-Hillsborough Disaster Resilience
Initiative
Volunteers are needed to represent the Progress Vil- lage community and sur- rounding areas. If interested please contact Linda Wash- ington, (813) 741- 3604 or Walter L. Smith (Coordi- nator) at (813) 531-1845.
Progress Village Civic Council News
Call your news for Progress Village and sur- rounding areas to Linda Washington, (813) 741- 3604.
FAMU Is, Again, The Highest-Ranked Public HBCU
FAMU
FAMU (Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University) is again the highest-ranked pub- lic historically Black college and university (HBCU) in the nation, according to U. S. News & World Report 2021 Best Colleges ranking of Top Public Universities.
FAMU came in at number 117 in the ranking, up from No. 123 a year ago. The next highest ranked public HBCU lands at 136.
FAMU’s finished sixth in the state among public uni- versities, head of Florida At- lantic University and University of North Florida, who were both tied at number 136.
“Our rankings reflect the University’s commitment to student success and our motto, “Excellence with Car- ing,”’ said President Larry
Robinson, Ph.D., who has set a goal of elevating FAMU to one of the nation’s top 100 Public Universities.
“Rankings are important barometers, but it is impossi- ble to measure the hard work of everyone on our team and the impacts of our students throughout their careers,” he stated.
Among the Top 10 HBCUs, FAMU is tied for 7th with NC A&T, Spelman, Howard, Xavier (Louisiana), Tuskegee, Morehouse, and Hampton University, all privates, fin- ished ahead of FAMU in the HBCU category.
FAMU Board of Trustees Chairman Kelvin Lawson said the rankings illustrate “what we can do with a fo- cused plan and improved in- vestment, both of which are critical to our success.”
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