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Six Complete Basic Military Training In U. S. Air Force
Challenges Communities
To Seriously Consider
Adopting Or Mentoring
Six young men with ties to the Tampa Bay Area have completed basic military training. Airman Jalen J. Armstrong, Airman First-Class Rodney Cas- sidy, Airman First-Class Jacob T. Chalkley, Air- man First-Class Michael A. Dutton, Airman First- Class Raleigh J. Hicker- nell, and Airman First-Class Eric Ngolle completed their require- ments. The young men par- ticipated in the graduation at the Joint Base, San Antonio- Lackland, in San Antonio, Texas.
The Airmen completed an intensive, eight-week pro- gram that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core val- ues, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. The Airmen also earned four credits toward an Associate in Applied Science Degree through the Commu- nity College of the Air Force.
Airman Armstrong is the son of Karri Arm- strong, of Pinellas Park, and stepson of Chris Alleva, of Seminole. He is the brother of Kye Armstrong, of Tampa, and Kadelle Arm- strong, of St Petersburg.
Airman Armstrong
graduated from Osceola Fun- damental High School, in Seminole, in 2018.
Airman First-Class Cassidy is the son of Rod- ney F. and Jaqueline L. Cassidy, of Wesley Chapel, and brother of April R. Elli- son and Davonte L. Cas- sidy of Tampa.
He graduated from Gaither High School in 2018.
Airman First-Class Chalkley is the son of Jill E. Chalkley and the grand- son of Mary Jo Markley, of Tampa. He graduated from Alonso High School in 2016.
In addition to earning col- lege credits, Airman First- Class Dutton earned distinction as an honor grad- uate. He is the son of Stephan and Sonok Dut- ton and the brother of Mark and Sean Dutton, all of Panama City.
Airman First-Class Dutton graduated from Rutherford High School, in Panama City, in 2011. He continued his education at Florida State University,
We are experiencing times when children are being taken from their homes and placed in the foster care sys- tem at very high rates. The need for temporary place- ments is critical until perma- nency can be achieved.
One Church One Child of Florida is reaching out to families and individuals in local communities across the state in efforts to help share the truth that over 700 chil- dren like them are waiting for a permanent home and/or mentor, many are minorities. Can you provide a loving, per- manent home for these chil- dren or consider becoming their mentors?
Churches are asked to partner with One Church One Child in sharing information with congregations and ex- tending Watch-Care Min- istries to children. Rev. Beverly Hills Lane, State President for One Church One Child of Florida and Vice-President for National One Church One Child, is challenging fellow Pastors to get involved and encouraging families to open their hearts and homes to children in fos- ter care.
These series of articles fea- ture children located in com- munities across the state; they have no family identified to adopt them, will you take the challenge of opening your home and family to parenting them?
January’s child is high- lighted in this article; he too deserves to have a family. Do pray sincerely for him and consider making him a part of your family through adoption or a part of your church through Project Watch-Care,
“I’m A Leader” Tommie
for support and mentoring. Featured here is January’s
youth.
Tommie is an active, in-
quisitive kid who loves family and having fun. He’s a dili- gent student who strives for good grades, and he espe- cially enjoys reading. Tom- mie likes sports of all kinds, but he’s particularly good at football and dodge ball. He’s a natural leader and would make a great coach or mentor one day. As it is, Tommie looks forward to being a dad and having a family of “all boys plus a girl.” Family is in- credibly important to him, and he’s eager to become part of one.
If you are interested in knowing more about Tom- mie and other children in foster care available for adop- tion, or if you would like to become a foster parent, men- tor, partner or volunteer, please contact LaKay Fayson, Recruitment Coor- dinator for One Church One Child of Florida’s SunCoast Region, at (813) 707-7113 or lakay_fayson@ococfl.org.
The website for One Church One Child of Florida is www.ococfl.org.
AIRMAN FIRST-CLASS RODNEY CASSIDY
AIRMAN FIRST-CLASS MICHAEL A. DUTTON
AIRMAN FIRST-CLASS RALEIGH J. HICKERNELL
AIRMAN FIRST-CLASS ERIC NGOLLE
S. style educational experi- ence, plus a diploma in grades 11 and 12 for Yaonde, Cameroon, in Washington, D.C.
He earned a Bachelor's Degree in 2009 from the University Of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.
AIRMAN FIRST-CLASS JACOB T. CHALKLEY
where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in 2014.
Airman First-Class Hickernell is the son of Ellen Hickernell, of Broomfield, Colorado, and Randolph Hickernell, of Arvada, Colorado. He is the husband of Jacquelyn Hooker, of Arvada, and son- in-law of Lucy Tully, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and son-in- law of Dennis Hooker, of Tampa, Colorado.
He graduated from Monarch High School, in Louisville, Colorado, in 2004. Airman Hickernell continued his education and earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Metropolitan State Uni- versity of Denver, Denver, Colorado.
irman First-Class Ngolle
is the son of Valerie Ngolle, of Tampa. In 2004, he gradu- ated from the American School of Yaounde, a non- sectarian independent coed- ucational school offering a U.
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