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Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held For New One Church One Child Office
Participating in the ribbon cutting were, front row, left to right: Dr. Kimberly Thomas, Minister Paulette Napper, Rev. Beverly H. Lane, Mr. Admiral Henderson, Rev. Delwynn Williams, and Paulette Glover. On the middle row, left to right: Dr. Sharon Patterson, Dr. Arie Sailor, Rev. Clifton Riley, Minister Gloria Jackson-Davis, LaKay Fayson, Rev. Alger Studstill, Jr., and Rev. Emmett Wiseman. Back row: Rev. Al Williams and Rev. William Randall.
Tampa Man Celebrates His 70th Birthday
For Edwin Harvey, it was an awesome time to spend with many friends and family who joined him for his 70th birthday celebration. Some family members came from afar. (PHOTOS BY SYLVESTER HARRIS)
One Church One Child held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, 5920 Robert Tolle Dr., in Riverview. The re- cent event was held to celebrate the new location for One Church One Child’s SunCoast Region Office.
In attendance were One Church One Child of Florida’s Staff, their State Board of Direc- tors, Local Advisory Committee Members, representatives from various community- based care agencies, One Church One Child Church Partners and other com- munity leaders.
The One Church One Child program was founded in 1980 to help the state of Illinois success- fully address the disproportion- ate number of African American children lingering in the foster care system. The program was
implemented in Florida in March of 1988 to address the state’s overrepresentation prob- lem.
One Church One Child of Florida partners with the Florida Department of Children and Families, churches and community- based care lead agencies and local organizations to help raise awareness and ed- ucate the faith community and individuals regarding the needs of children in foster care. Rev. Beverly H. Lane serves as the Florida State Board of Directors President and Regional Vice- President for National One Church One Child.
“We would like to thank our neighboring community for coming out. One Church One Child is a source of finding com- fort and love for children who are in need of a good home. We
want to keep One Church One Child, through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, available to reach out to every child in need to find a home with love as close as our own beating heart.” says Rev. Lane. “We need good, God- fearing people such as one’s self to help One Church One Child accomplish our goal of accommodating our chil- dren.”
If you would like more infor- mation regarding becoming an adoptive or foster parent, men- tor, partner or volunteer, please contact LaKay Fayson, Re- cruitment Coordinator for One Church One Child of Florida’s SunCoast Region, at (813) 740- 021 or lakay_fayson@ococfl.org.
The website for One Church One Child of Florida is www.ococfl.org.
The guest of honor, Edwin “Butch” Harvey, along with Irma Mc- Neil and Dr. Shirley Harvey.
Doctors, Mr. and Mrs. Tim (Queen) Hicks.
Edwin Harvey (center), with cousins Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cain.
Attending the birthday celebration were: Tomeko Davis Elder Mitchell Davis, III and Monet Davis.
Supt. Charles Davis (standing) with cousins from St. Petersburg, Jacksonville, and Atlanta.
Releasing My Child Into God’s Hands
Lord, I come to You in Jesus’ name and give (name of child) to You. I’m convinced that You alone know what is best for him (her). You alone know what he (she) needs. I release him (her) to You to care for and protect, and I commit myself to pray for everything concerning him (her) that I can think of or that You put upon my heart. Teach me how to pray and guide me in what to pray about. Help me not to impose my own will when I’m praying for him (her), but rather enable me to pray that Your will be done in his (her) life. Thank You that I can partner with You in raising him (her) and that I don’t have to do it alone.
The mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to ever- lasting on those who fear Him, and His righteous- ness to children’s children, to such as keep His covenant, and to those who remember His command- ments to do them. PSALM 103:17-18
Three Grant Writing Workshops Planned
The Center for Non-Profit and Community Development and the National Institute for Strategic and Tactical Planning will host free professional grant-writing workshops during the month of June. The workshops will take place on three separate dates.
The first workshop will take place June 25th, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will be held at the West Tampa Library, 2313 W. Union Street.
The second workshop will take place on June 28th, from 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. It will also be held the Children’s Board of Hillsbor- ough County, 1002 E. Palm Avenue.
The third workshop will take place on June 29th, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will take place at the Children’s Board of Hills- borough County, 1002 E. Palm Avenue.
All three workshops will cover the same information. Seating is limited and anyone wishing to attend the workshops must e-mail nonprofitcenter1@aol.com to confirm a seat and to obtain an invi- tation and workshop packet. Interested individuals can also visit the website at www.centerfornonprofitanddevelopment.com.
No one will be admitted without an invitation. For more infor- mation contact Michael Randolph at (813) 857-7657.
While the workshops are held at the Children’s Board of Hills- borough County, the organization is not a sponsor of the event and does not endorse or support the content of the materials, presen- tations, staff, volunteers, or messages delivered during the work- shop.
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