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Birthday
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
GEREMI “TANK” PIERCE
Many said and thought I wouldn’t make it past “21”!!! But God had bigger plans for me!! Look who’s turning “50”! The Real “Tank!”
Military
Two Enlistees with ties to the Tampa Bay Area have completed their basic military training in the U. S. Air Force.
Airman 1st Class Krystina D. Charles
and Airman Emily A. Proctor both partici- pated in their respective graduation ceremonies at the Joint Base San Anto- nio-Lackland, in San An- tonio Texas.
The airmen completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military disci- pline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. They also earned four credits toward an Associate in Applied Science Degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Airman 1st Class Charles graduated from Middletown High School, Middletown, N.Y, in 2011. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in 2016 from the University of South Florida.
Airman Proctor is the daughter of Francis Proctor, Jr., and step- daughter of Jennifer Proctor, of Smithfield, NC. She is the grand- daughter of Robert Sanders, of Bossier City, LA., and Francis and Susan Proctor, of Tampa.
Airman Proctor
graduated from Neuse Charter School, Smith- field, NC, in 2016.
Local Former Tampa Native Hosts Seminar
‘Get Ready...To Soar’ Women Of Worth Conference Planned
Tampa native Holton Buggs, Organo Gold leg- end, was in Tampa re- cently to conduct a seminar on leadership and business training. One of the highest earners in the Network Marketing Industry, Buggs was re- cently named Chief Vi- sionary Officer (CVO) for Organo Gold. (Pho- tographs by Julia Jackson)
Holton Buggs, CVO of Organo Gold, conducted a seminar in Tampa recently.
Thomas and Debrah Hayes attended the seminar.
DR. PAULINE RIVERS ...President, Building Strong Families, Inc.
BY GWEN HAYES Sentinel Editor
Deadline to register for the conference is January 16, 2018.
Just a few days into the New Year, Dr. Pauline Rivers has plans to help empower women as they go into 2018. The date has been set, the site selected, the speakers are in place and now she says, “all we need is you.”
For 8 years, Dr. Rivers has hosted the women’s conference. “For 6 years we talked about healing emo- tional wounds. Last year, we used the theme of “Un- leash Your Greatness.” Now that we’ve done all of that, I feel that it’s time to ‘soar’ and that you can do at any age. We want to empower the women so that they can be their best selves and greatest selves and there’s no limit on age,” she said.
Building Strong Fami- lies, Inc., in partnership with Plant City Christian Center, Inc., will host the Women of Worth Confer- ence and Breakfast on Sat- urday, January 27, 2018 from9a.m.to1p.m.atthe Embassy Suites Tampa/Brandon.
The theme of the confer- ence is “Get Ready...To Soar.” The speakers in- clude: Dr. Thelma Daniel, founder of Adonai’s Ministry, Inc., and finance and contracts ad- ministrator for Abe Brown Ministries, Ms. Nailah Ramsingh, owner of Be- yond Eating, LLC, and a na-
DR. THELMA DANIELS Founder, Adonai’s Ministry, Inc. Financial Peace University Coordinator, First Baptist Church of College Hill Finance and Contracts Administrator, Abe Brown Ministries, Inc.
NAILAH RAMSINGH, DTR, CWWS Registered Dietetic Technician Founder, Beyond Eating, LLC
tional master trainer for Emory University’s Dia- betes Training and Techni- cal Assistance Center; and Dr. Pauline Rivers, founder and president of Building Strong Families, Inc.
Some of the topics to be covered include: “Deal with It: Stress and Other Stuff!,” “Loving Yourself to Health: Healthy Living”, and “Building Your Net Worth: Going to the Next Level.”
Music will be provided by Florence Ingraham Clark.
Registration is $25.00 and must be received by January 16, 2018. There will not be any ticket sales at the door. For registra- tion information, contact Dr. Pauline Rivers at 813-759-0260, by email at pmrivers@aol.com, or visit http://www.build- ingstrongfamiliesof- florida.com.
Two Enlistees Complete Basic Training
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