Vision care mission trip aids Hondurans through training
South Carolina Project Agape Foundation held a Saturday training at South Aiken Presbyterian to teach how to perform visual exams for glasses for Quimistan Honduras. Lions Club donated glasses. trips run July 5 to 15 with May and August medical volunteers planned. Donations tax deductible to SC Project Agape Foundation with contact info and website.
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South Carolina
Project Agape Foundation
South Aikien Presbyterian Church
Lions Club
Christopher Thaxton
Thaxton
Agape
Quimistan
Bauer Vaughters
Daniel Boone
Aiken
Joey Sanders
Conway
Scprojectagape
SC Project Agape Foundation
Krystin Merriweather
Merriweather
Honduras
Aiken Bluegrass Festival Fetes Families On Newberry Street
The final day of the Aiken Bluegrass Festival drew families to Newberry Street for music and activities. Heather Mahan described educational crafts and bird feeder making while performers including Savannah River Grass entertained guests. Proceeds benefit STAR Riding and Driving, a therapeutic program for people with disabilities.
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Aiken
Heather Mahan
Cheryl Wynn
Doug and
the Henrys
Henry ‘Wynn
Benfit
Tom Boone
Savannah River Grass
George
Krystin Merriweather
Ann Marshall Gillam
Isabel Dickerson
Community outreach in Gloverville feeds 150 families
Volunteers from Christ Central of Aiken Golden Harvest Food Bank Aiken Public Housing Authority Gloverville Church of God and Millbrook Baptist Church youth group held an outreach in the Villages of Horse Creek on Saturday. The event offered free hot dogs face painting balloons and food boxes totaling 7600 pounds of canned goods purchased for 500. Local children and residents enjoyed gospel music and activities while organizers plan further distributions and a potential satellite ration site.
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Gloverville
Horse Creek
Christ Central of
Aiken
Golden Harvest Food Bank
Aiken Public Housing Authority
Gloverville Church of God
Millbrook Baptist Church
Golden Harvest
Christ Church
Judy Floyd
Floyd
Laurens Street
Travis Steffey
Hats and gratitude at 100 Women in Hats luncheon
The Second Baptist Church Women’s Ministry hosted a Saturday lunch at Newberry Hall honoring staff of Second Baptist Christian Preparatory School led by retiring director Thelma Jackson. Attendees praised Jackson’s decade as director and long teaching career as she spoke of rest and time with grandchildren.
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Second Baptist Christian Preparatory School
Second Baptist Church Women’s Ministry
Newberry Hall
Thelma Jackson
Bunni Crawford
Second Baptist Preparatory School
Aiken
Rosalind Key
Brendalyn Jenkins
Michelle Page
Jackson
Bunni
Ave Second Baptist School
Douglas Slaughter
Suzanne Stone
Sstone
Aikenstandard
Second Baptist
Local grads earn bachelor of arts degrees at North Greenville
Kevin Andrew Coffey of North Augusta earned a B A in Interdisciplinary Studies and is the son of Jennifer Coffey, a Curtis Baptist High School graduate. Casey Kenneth Croy of North Augusta earned a B A in Christian Studies and is the son of Kenneth and Betty Croy, a North Augusta High School graduate.
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North Greenville University
Kevin Andrew Coffey
North Augusta
Coffey
Jennifer Coffey
Curtis Baptist High School
Casey Kenneth Croy
Kenneth
Betty Croy
North Augusta High School
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Roxanne Tumipseed
Pritchard
Boone
Darlene
Simpsonvia
William Erickson
Aly
Erickson
Christ Church of
Richland
the Church
Suzanne Stone Travis Steffey
Abriel Sultan
Uzanne R. Sto
Zeta
Alpha Appa Alpha Sorority
Delta Sigma Theta
Amenian Gem Society
American Gem Society
Floydés Green
Silver Bluff Rd
Floydan
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