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Progress Village Community:
‘A Day On, Not A Day Off’
January Birthday Celebrants
Happy Birthday to all Jan- uary celebrants.
Sick and Shut-Ins
Lifting up our fellow Vil- lagers and friends in prayer: Mary Hobley, Mercy Johnson, Johnnie Mae Garner, Keith Ennis, Sha’Tayshia Brinson, Eloise Griffin, Marion Washington, Lydia Mc- Neal, Craig Anderson, Cynthia Anderson, Thomas Hettmansperge. Robert Alexander, Terry D. Jones and family, Isaiah Smith and family, Lloyd K. Norman and family, Cheryl Williams and Darnell Williams.
Expressions of Sympathy
Condolences and prayers to the family of Dorothy Lloyd for your recent loss.
Community High Noon Prayer Band Celebrates 28th Anniversary
On January 17th, the Com- munity High Noon Prayer Band celebrated their 28th Anniversary at 12 noon with a luncheon at Red Lobster
restaurant. A great event was enjoyed by Chairperson, Mary Ann Thornton; Pres- ident, Alice McCarty; Vice President, Norma Morton; and Secretary, Katherine Clark.
Other members in atten- dance: Lizzie Adkins, Olivia Darby, Amanda Page, Eloise White, Bernese Reese, Mozell Hester, Ruth Hires, Annie L. Vaugh, Lorraine Simmons and Dorothy West.
Prayers go out to the mem- bers that were unable to at- tend: Roesolia Young, Gladys Birkett, Minnie Sullivan, Mary Dunlap, Beatrice Williams, Mary Hobley, Nettie R. Jones, Eleanor Larkins, Florence Owens, Vinnie Williams, Eloise Griffin, Victoria Brown, Willie Ruth Miller, Erma Ford, Bar- bara Jean Little, Elsie Adams, Eva Wilson, Verdell Bell and Belinda Lowd.
Guests attending: Bar- bara Grant, Melvin Mor- ton, Cora Carswell, Susan Elizah and Pat Abel.
“To God Be The Glory”
Community Church News
Happy 56th Church An- niversary to St. James A. M. E. Church and church family as you celebrate, under the lead- ership of Rev. Michael Price, Sr. – Pastor.
Congratulations Dr. Sam Maxwell, Sr., Senior Teach- ing Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Progress Village on celebrating your 23rd Pastor’s Anniversary.
Progress Village Civic Council News Annual Donations
The Progress Village Civic Council is a Non-Profit (501c3) organization. All residents of the Progress Village Commu- nity are members of the Civic Council. To help support the work done in the community residents are asked for a yearly (tax-deductible) donation from each household of $25.00. Please send your do- nation in the form of check of money order to: Progress Vil- lage Civic Council, 7933 Flower Ave. Tampa, FL 33619.
Community Meeting
Come out and share your thoughts and concerns at our next community meeting Monday, February 20th, 7pm at the EPJ Gymnasium, 5855 S. 78th St.
Call your news for Progress Village and sur- rounding areas to Linda Washington, (813) 741- 3604.
L-R, Darius Taylor, Larissa Taylor, Ada Scott, Alana Bennett, Eric Scott, II, Arianna Greene, Asia Mosley, Silas Powell, and Kenda Shep- pard.
On January 15, 2017 the First Baptist Church of Progress Village, in coordina- tion with Hillsborough Com- munity College, sponsored a Martin Luther King, Day On, Not a Day Off/ Black History Month Essay contest. The essay topic was, “How and Why is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy of Service Important in Today’s Society?” The contest- ants, ranging from elementary to high school students, sub- mitted interesting and thought provoking essays that ad- dressed their thoughts and in- sight on Dr. King’s legacy and what it means to them and our society.
The winners were an- nounced January 15, 2017, and the first place contestants in each category recited their es- says. The winning contestants received trophies and mone- tary gift cards and Kindle Fire Tablets. Congratulations to these outstanding orators!
Elementary School
Winners: Ada Scott - First Place
Larissa Taylor - Second Place
Darius Taylor - Third Place
Middle School Winners: Arianna Greene - First
Place Eric Scott, II - Second
Place Alana Bennett - Third
Place
High School Winners: Kenda Sheppard - First
Place
Silas Powell – Second Place
Asia Mosley – Third Place
On January 14, 2017, the Progress Village Civic Council, First Baptist Church of Progress Village – History and Geography Ministry, Progress Village Mathematics and Liter- acy Fluency Center; Hillsbor- ough Community College and Hillsborough County Commis- sioners and Office of Neighbor- hood Relations sponsored the “Progress Village Community Circle of Service Roundup.” This was a dual purpose MLK Day of Service activity that al- lowed participants to spruce up Progress Village and give back to the community at the same time.
Volunteers from SPOTO High School, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department, First Baptist Church of Progress Village and residents of Progress Village collected over seven metric tons of re- fuse. Volunteers also picked up garbage along Progress Blvd. and its adjacent empty lots.
Gently used clothing and toys were collected and do- nated to the Clothes and More Ministry. Residents and volun- teers enjoyed lively music and free hotdogs. At the end of the day, 79 exhausted volunteers congratulated one another for a job well done!
A heartfelt thank you to all the volunteers and residents of Progress Village for making this effort successful!
Library News
Hillsborough County Public Library News
Free Tax Help From VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assis- tance) Tuesday, January 31, 2017 – 2 PM - 6 PM -- 78th Street Library Quiet Study Room
5 Easy Ways To Organize Your Life
Saturday, January 28, 2017 -- 2 PM - 3 PM Bloomingdale Large Meeting Room
An Epic Reading of Dr. Martin Luther King's - Letter From A Birmingham Jail Monday, January 30, 2017 -- 5:30 PM - 7 PM --- Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Ada T. Payne Community Room B
Teen S. A. T. Math Club
Sunday, January 29, 2017 -- 1 PM - 3 PM Jimmie B. Keel Community Room D
For more classes and events at a library near you call 813-273- 3652 or go to website www.hcplc.org.
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