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Decatur Women’s Progressive Club
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Members of Decatur Woman's Progressive Club recently donated purses filled with items that victims of domestic violence that arrive at Care Lodge can use. Many times the victims must flee in a hurry and they are unable to bring anything with them. Looking over the items collected are Progressive Club members from left: Theresa Buntyn, club president, Tonia Coker, Candy Thrash and Bess Hollingsworth.
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As one of the Christmas projects for the Decatur Woman's' Progressive Club, shoeboxes were collected for the Project Uganda Christmas Team for Cedar Grove Baptist Church Team that will be going in December. Also, some of the shoeboxes were collected for the Samaritan's Purse Project. Looking over the items collected are, from left, Linda Estes, Louise Bailey and Ann Burkes.
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The importance of recycling was the emphasis of a program presented by Candy Babson at the November meeting of the Decatur Woman's Progressive Club. The club met in the fellowship hall of Clarke-Venable Baptist Church.
Conservation and Beautification Chairman Candy Babson explained the necessity for recycling, as well as the importance of participating in projects and organizations dedicated to keeping the landscape clean and litter free.
President Theresa Buntyn called the meeting to order. Meditation was provided by Tonia Cocker.
New members Tammi Addy and Candie Thrash were recognized. Buntyn recapped the contributions made by the club to the local community and also to state projects. She emphasized the need for fund raising in order to support projects sponsored by the organization. Jeanette Thrash was named chairman of the Fund Raising Committee and was asked to begin the task of organizing the projects.
The club voted to donate 20 Rapid Deployment Kits sponsored by Campus Crusade for Christ International. Marie Spence read a letter that was being sent to all of the VA nursing homes in Mississippi.
Jeanette Thrash announced that the Christmas Party at East Mississippi State Hospital will be held on Dec. 8.
Hostesses for the meeting were Mary Cullum, Felicia Smith and Glenda Weaver.
The meeting adjourned with the December meeting scheduled for Dec. 1.
• Report submitted by Lois Cooper.
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