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Community Outreach

T the Families Reaching Families Christmas Gift
he Commission on Health held the Thir-
Program. Thanks to Sister Shirley Collins-
teenth Annual Day of Dialogue on Mi-
nority Health hosted by the New Brooklyn Hackly, president, and members of the A.J. Ker-
Missionary Baptist Church in Perry, FL. Pastors, shaw board for their generous donations in sup-
health care professionals and other community port of those in need.
health care advocates provided information and
assisted residents in understanding the importance The N. Z. Graham Board provided a monetary
of prevention, and how to access available and donation to Miracle Hill Nursing Home to pur-
critical community services. chase personal hygiene items for its residents.
The board assisted the Hospice House with the
Bethel exceeded its annual contribution of $5,000 Tree of Remembrance at the Governor’s Square
to the American Cancer Society Relay For Life. Mall; and provided cases of water, toiletries, and
This was made possible by the leadership and dental hygiene items to the Panama City commu-
hard work of the Commission on Health. nity after Hurricane Michael. Thanks to the N. Z.
Graham Board members under the leadership of
Bethel hosted the Alzheimer’s Project each Sister Everline Hamm.
Thursday. This program provides a day of respite
for caregivers. Patients engaged in music, art, pet Stewardess Board No. 1 held its 5th Annual
therapy, exercise, and other stimulating activities. Underawareness Drive that involves collecting
and distributing disposable under garments to the
The A. J. Kershaw Board continued to support the elderly at Bethel, Miracle Hill Nursing Home, El-
A Life Recovery Center, one of Bethel’s premier der Care Services, and other non-profit organiza-
outreach programs. However, this year’s major tions that serve adults in need. Many thanks to
outreach was the annual contribution of wigs to Sister Hilda Jackson, board president, Sister Bev-
the American Cancer Society. The board support- erly Nash and Sister Valerie Sharp, project chairs,
ed the Thanksgiving Basket Program by contrib- and the members of Stewardess Auxiliary No. 1.
uting funds for 25 families. They also supported This year’s theme was “We’ve Got You
Covered.”

A. J. Kershaw Board—Wigs for Cancer Victims Project
Shirley Hackley and Hodgetta Huckaby Stewardess Board No.1- Underawareness Drive

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