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Appreciation Service To Be Held For Gospel Promoter
On Saturday, September 12th at 4 p. m., an apprecia- tion service will be held for M. C. Johnson.
Mr. Johnson has served the Tampa Bay area at most churches, banquets, group programs, weddings, funer- als and more for more than 50 years. He also sang with the Florida Gospel Singers for 37 years, and the Spiritual Knights for more than 12 years.
Mr. Johnson is a mem- ber of St. John Missionary Baptist Church of Clearwa-
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ter. He is also a member of the Tampa Bay Legends.
Along with Craig Bridges, Mr. Johnson be- came a very successful gospel promoter and also was a recording artist.
Rev. Dr. Fleming Tarver is Pastor of St. John M.B. Church, 1500 Pennsyl- vania Avenue in Clearwater and said the invitation is open for everyone to come celebrate and show their love and appreciation to this leg- end.
For more information on this service, call (813) 787- 7786.
Hillsborough Head Start Community Foundation Celebrates 20 Years
With a group of Head Start students in the foreground, from left to right are Hillsborough Head Start Community Foundation board members Andrea White, Noreen Copeland-Miller, and LaNita Brown.
On Friday, October 16th from11:30a.m.to1p.m., Hillsborough Head Start Community Foundation will celebrate their 20th year dur- ing their annual luncheon fundraiser.
This year’s luncheon will be held at the University Club in the Tampa City Cen- ter, Suite 3800. The keynote speaker is Earl Davis, Jr., “The Man with the Champi- onship Attitude.”
In 1995, the Hillsbor- ough Head Start Foundation was founded to increase awareness of the goals and objectives of Head Start in Hillsborough County and its
role in the community; to in- crease community participa- tion in the Hillsborough Head Start effort; to con- tribute to improving the quality of Hillsborough Head Start services to chil- dren and families; to pro- vide services to and for Hillsborough Head Start parents and children; and to serve a corporate body to re- ceive and administer funds to supplement the Head Start grant.
For more information about this celebration, please call Event Chairper- son, Lanita Brown, at (813) 653-9083.
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‘Black Lives Matter’ Campaign Looks For Volunteers
What’s been happening nationally has caught on here in Tampa as local and national organ- izers are looking for volunteers to be a part of the “Black Lives Matter” campaign.
The mission of the campaign is to bring attention to the disparity that exist in the criminal justice system as far as incarcerations are concerned, the failure of law enforcement agencies to not profile individuals by race, and the inability of local and federal governments to take action to change these practices.
A group of people, led by Dwight Bolden, are trying to initiate a forum to address these is- sues and others in an effort to force the hand of elected officials to initiate change or at least sit down and admit there is a problem.
If you are interested in being a part of this volunteer group, call (813) 735-4425.
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