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Couple Exchanged Vows
Thesmond and Marlena Cortez became husband and wife after they exchanged wedding vows recently in the home of Charmaine Westman in Brandon. (Photos by Julia Jackson)
Happy Birthday
LA'BARON GWENDOLYN
Let’s all wish La'Baron and Gwen a Happy Birthday! La'Baron will be celebrating his 25th birthday on Oct. 7th. Gwen will be the Big 66 on Oct. 9th.
Enjoy....we love you both!
Newlyweds, Thesmond and Marlena Cortez.
Marie Lynn Gulley, aunt of the groom.
Wedding Coordinator, Cherri C. Lendsey.
Soloist, Dremika Carmen Davis.
Ms. Wilma White was a guest of the wedding.
Community News
SKECHERS To Help Step Up For Students Scholarships Program
CLEARWATER, Fla. – SKECHERS USA, Inc., a global leader in the performance and lifestyle footwear industry, an- nounced last week a $210,000 contribution to the Step Up For Students scholarship program.
This is the second year that SKECHERS has supported the program and their contribution will fund scholarships for 32 Florida students in the 2017-18 school year.
Step Up For Students helps manage the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, which provides K-12th grade scholar- ships to qualified lower-income families throughout Florida. The tax credit program was created by the Florida Legislature in 2001 and is funded by corporations that receive a dollar- for-dollar tax credit for their contributions.
The program allows recipients to choose between a schol- arship to help with private school tuition and fees, or a trans- portation scholarship to assist with transportation costs to an out-of-district public school.
For the 2017-18 school year, Step Up For Students is serv- ing more than 100,000 students throughout Florida with tu- ition scholarships valued at up to $6,343 per student for K-5th grade, $6,631 for 6th-8th grade and $6,920 for 9th-12th grade. More than 1,700 private schools participate in the scholarship program statewide.
For more information, visit: www.StepUpForStudents.org.
Community News
Pastor Helping The Community
On Thursday September 28th, Pastor William J. Boss held The Federal Emergency Man- agement Agency (FEMA) Program at Greater Faith Christian Center Church, 2035 West Parker Street, Lakeland, Florida 33815. The FEMA Program helped thousands of citizens throughout Polk County, providing them with the mental and physical resources they need to function.
Members of the Congressional Community were also present. The FEMA Program distributed helpful information to the citizens and processed claims for families who were displaced as a re- sult of Hurricane Irma.
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