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LKD-Letter To The Editor
Job Opportunities
September Birthday Celebrants
Happy Birthday to past and present Villagers celebrating this month. Florence Owens, Rosetta Barnes, and Klarissa Mitchell, 9/1; Debra Reese-Walker, 9/2; Shirley Reese-Davis, 9/3, Jerri Johnson-Brown and Jamil Crews, 9/6; Tony Filer, Wayne Mayweather, Delores Sanders, Lizzie Adkins, and Timothy Washington, 9/10; Anna Blake, Deidre McCall, and Janice Harris, 9/11; Porsche Sanders, 9/12; Jessie Caldwell, 9/14; Will Brooks, Mark McPherson, and Adrianne Hall Wilson, 9/15; Ozzie Timmons, 9/18; Henry Harris and Gwen- dola Small, 9/19; Henrietta Sanders, 9/20; Kevin Hill, Doris Tillman-Jones, and Willie Timmons, 9/23; Linda Sweet-Washington, 9/24; Sharon Lee, 9/25; Keith Clark, 9/26; Dr. Sam Maxwell, 9/27; Thaddeus Nelson and Wanda Mundy, 9/28; Gloria Mc- Nair-Garris, Cheryl Till- man Lawrence, and Cheryl Banks Richmond, 9/29.
90 And Fabulous
Happy 90th birthday to Ms. Clennie McCray, who celebrated her day on 8/28 with family and friends.
Sick And Shut-Ins
Lifting up our fellow Vil- lagers and friends in prayer: Mary Hobley, Marion Washington (Bristol Rehab), Gwendola Small, Hilrie Kemp, Jr., Clennie Mc- Cray, Elouise Griffin, Nina Small, Rudolph Tolbert, Henrietta Sanders, Willie Hill, Hewitt Smith, Bernard Washington (Bris- tol Rehab), James (Fish) Miller, Florence Owens, Al Wright, Emma Thomas, Ruth Brown Anderson, and Elsie McArthur.
Happy Anniversary
Happy 58th Anniversary to Hilliard and Edna Wilker-
son. Longtime residents of the community, they celebrated their special day on August 30th.
Happy 38th Anniversary to El Rey (Carlos) and Venetia Walkine-Coles. They cele- brated their special occasion on August 27th.
Much love to all couples.
COVID-19 Vaccine Information
Searching for COVID infor- mation? Go to: https://www.hillsborough- county.org/en/residents/publi csafety/covid-19-vaccine.
Victory A. M. E. Church Free Produce
Every Saturday, 11 a. m. – 12:30 p. m., 5202 S. 86th St.
Serenity Outreach
FREE COVID-19 Shots (JOHNSON & JOHNSON) Sat- urday – September 4th, 11 a. m. – 2 p. m. Serenity Outreach Centre, 7921 Flower Ave. (Progress Village) (813) 638- 1544.
Loss Support Ministry
If you have lost a loved one. Come join us virtually to talk or just listen. We are here for you if you’ve lost a loved one, your job, your relationship, etc. Meetings are held on Thurs- days from 7:30-8:30 p. m. Call 813-677-1948 or contact min- burrows@aol.com for dial in information.
Prayer Line In The Upper Room
Morning Glory Prayer and Praise Time, 9:30 a. m. – 10:30 a. m. Every Monday,
(701) 802-5039, Access code 5131217.
Call your news for Progress Village and surrounding areas to Linda Washington, (813) 741-3604.
Everywhere you look, you see a “Now Hiring” or “Help Wanted” signs. You even see opportunities to interview with some companies multiple days of the week. And if hired, the companies are even offering signing bonuses for a new hire’s commitment to work.
The workforce deficit is a plaguing aftershock of the global pandemic. Ac- cording to a June, 2021 article pub- lished by CNBC, “There are about 3.5 million fewer people in the workforce relative to February, 2020.”
Companies and small businesses should consider these strategies to at- tract workers, strong objectives and creativity in the recruitment and reten-
tion of workers. Providing attractive wages and benefit packages, on-the-job training, and community partnerships to raise awareness of opportunities and specialized industries. A major strategy in today’s job market is the use of social media platforms, to advertise and en- gage the younger generation of work- ers. Diversity in the workforce is vital, recruiting in underserved communities would attract those who may not have ever had an interest in a particular ca- reer or technical field.
Let’s Go To Work.
DR. SHANDALE TERRELL Lakeland, Florida
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