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“In the Spotlight are chil- dren available for adoption into your family.”
One Church One Child of Florida is a faith-based, 501(c) 3 organization, operating statewide in partnership with the Department of Children and Families and local com- munity-based lead agencies and their providers to help raise awareness and recruit adoptive and foster families for children in local communi- ties and churches to partner in supporting local children in foster care through Church Watch-Care Ministries.
Joseph, 12, and Patrick, 16, are September’s children in the spotlight looking for a forever home.
Joseph is a thoughtful, big-hearted kid who, if he could choose to change one thing about the world, would end people stereotyping one another. He is funny and easy- going and loves to read.
If he isn’t reading or sleep- ing, he’s playing basketball, and his ultimate goal is to play professionally. Although he’s not too sure about plane travel, Joseph wants to have some adventures in life, and thinks it would be awesome to find the Lost World of At- lantis.
He looks up to his big brother Patrick because he’s kind and caring, and he’s look- ing forward to being part of a forever family that he can talk to when [he] has a question or
One Church One Child Of Florida, Inc. Spotlight On Children
Marshall High Class Of 1969 Pre-Labor Day Dance
The Marshall High School Class of 1969 hosted a Pre- Labor Day Dance at the Glover Center in Plant City.
Classmates in attendance: seated in front, Nettie Durant and Rosa Jones. Second row, from left: Cynthia Robinson, Brenda Griffin, Sandra Thomas, Marian Richardson, Minnie Johnson and Geraldine Marshall. Back row, from left: Claude Gay, Edward McGee, Willie Thomas and Solomon McKinley.
problem.
Patrick is a very earnest,
respectful young man with a heart of gold. He’s very intelli- gent and loves to read, espe- cially science-fiction novels like Marco’s Millions.
He doesn’t share his little brother’s aversion to flying, and would love to have that experience, especially if the plane takes him to Paris! He’s into all kinds of music and likes to play video games. He can often seem serious and re- served, but he’d got a very silly side, too!
When he grows up he’d like to either be a photogra- pher or a therapist, and if he could be famous for anything it’d be for authoring a popular book series.
These guys crave the warmth and support of a for- ever family. They’d thrive in a two-parent home as the only children or with other broth- ers. They have so much poten- tial, and so much love to give!
Rev. Beverly H. Lane,
of Tampa, serves as President for Florida’s One Church One Child State Board of Directors and Regional Vice-President for National One Church One Child.
Over 50% of the children who need a permanent family are minorities. Continue to pray for them and consider making them a part of your family through adoption or a part of your church through Project Watch-Care, for sup- port and mentoring.
If you are interested in knowing more about Joseph and Patrick and other chil- dren in foster care available for adoption, or if you would like to become a foster parent, mentor, partner or volunteer, please contact LaKay Fayson, Recruitment Coordi- nator for One Church One Child of Florida, at (813) 740- 0210 or lakay_fayson@ococfl.org.
The website for One Church One Child of Florida is www.ococfl.org.
JOSEPH & PATRICK ...by Pezz Photo
Meeting
College Hill Neighborhood Association/Crime Watch Meeting
Ms. Cynthia Few, President of the College Hill Neighborhood Associa- tion/Crime Watch, is an- nouncing that their next meeting will be held Thurs- day, September 22nd from 6 p.m. to 7 p. m.
The meeting will be held at the C. Blythe Andrews Li- brary, 2607 East MLK, Jr. Boulevard.
Guest speaker for the meeting will be Iris Collins “With Second Chance,” from committing crime to preventing crime.
There will also be an up- date on the proposed cross- walk at 26th Street and MLK.
Gary Onczy is Vice- President of the Associa- tion.
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