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Women’s Empowerment Summit
Lady Paula Watkins, along with her husband and children, are excited because she recently had her 40th birth- day celebration event that was purposed to bring greater awareness to women in the community through gospel music, by highlighting artist and
ministries both local and abroad.
There was a Women’s Em- powerment Summit, followed by a gospel concert and Mrs. Watkins, a Tampa native, is a world renowned gospel artist, music workshop clinician, mother and wife. Mrs.
Watkins had a dream and vi- sion to help everyone reach their destiny through outreach, summits, conferences and more.
The dream came true on Saturday, August 29th when Mrs. Watkins and her hus- band, Elder Dominic
Watkins, hosted over 200 women at her first annual Women’s Empowerment Sum- mit: “Love Yourself to Life.”
The summit was free and designed to increase awareness, motivate, educate and empower women, ages 13 and up. There were speakers, vendors, part-
ners, giveaways, entertainment and more. Following was a cup- cakes reception donated by sev- eral bakeries locally and abroad.
Mrs. Watkins has plans to continue this dream annually and due to the huge response, promises that next year will be even greater.
Renard Edwards, Tiffany Edwards and Machela promoting the play, “Green Grass,” which was written by Ms. Edwards.
Genette Keely and Valerie Fussell.
Edna Oliver and Cookie Gunter for Traci Lynn Products.
Paula Watkins and Inetta Stephens.
Steven Oaks, Sheretta Gipson, and Myrtise King.
Coily Divas: Jo Box, Sandy Mathieu and Sarah Williams.
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