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FLORIDA SENTINEL FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2021 B Progress Village Community Celebrates 60th Anniversary
On Saturday, June 19th, Progress Village chose June- teenth to celebrate its 60th Anniversary of being a com- munity. What started out in 1960 as a community to pro- vide opportunities for home ownership geared towards African Americans, truly evolved into a Village.
The celebration which was delayed a year due to COVID-19 was a huge suc-
cess. Hundreds of current and former residents at- tended traveling near and far. Free barbeque with all the fixings was provided for everyone along with good music, dancing and a whole lot of reuniting with old neighbors, classmates and friends.
In addition to the cook out, Progress Village kicked off a week-long community clean
up drive (Fight the Blight) with the help of BOCC, Solid Waste, Code Enforcement and HCSO. The clean-up was a success with tons of "stuff" being removed from the com- munity. The week ended with new mulch being put down at the Simmons-Bowers Park.
This was a busy week for the community that takes pride in "Keeping Progress in the Village."
Rev. Dr. Joreatha McCall Ca- pers, Award recipient.
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Rudy Tolbert, Marvin Knight and Keith Hernandez (Committee Chair).
DarleanPrince,Bonnie(LadyGlam)Brown,MarleseTolbertand Twanda Bradley, longtime residents of Progress Village.
Maya Holmes,
Bradley (PV4Life Queen), and Kenyatta Bradley.
Emmanuel P. Johnson, Honorary Mayor of Progress Village en- joyed the outing.
Chandra Dilworth and Jackie Brown enjoyed the event.
Childhood neighbors at the outing: Dannette Flowers, Regina (Wendy) Davis and Tony Filer.
Sonia Solomon, County Commissioner Gwen Myers and Mable Hall.
Twanda