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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL
Church donates $20,000 to
Lindsey Elementary School
Special to the Journal
Lindsey Elementary
School received a donation
of $20,000 from the First
Baptist Church of Garmon
Street.
Pastor Josh Kirvin pre
sented a check to Principal
Anthony Lunceford recent
ly during the church’s
Education Appreciation
Day.
First Baptist has been a
partner with Lindsey for
years and has given Finan
cial support over the past six
years ranging from $15,000
to $20,000 annually. The
Students
take part
in BEAR
Celebration
Special to the Journal
Students of Perry Primary
recently participated in
this year’s first BEAR
Celebration. This month’s
celebration had a patriotic
theme due, according to a
release from the school, to
Patriot Day and Constitution
Day falling in September.
Students who used good
behavior were recognized
and received numerous priz
es, the release read. The
students received books,
hats, stickers, balls and/or
other gifts for making “good
choices.”
Per the release: “Thank
you to the students of Perry
Primary for making good
choices.”
Dos and don’ts of borrowing money from family
Special to the Journal
Our support systems are
built with family and friends
who come to our aid in times
of need. But, financial sup
port may be another story.
With seemingly countless
forms of credit lines and
loans, why are many still
tempted to seek money from
loved ones?
Mike Sullivan, director of
education for Take Charge
America, a national non
profit credit counseling agen
cy, says the credit lines and
loans may have triggered the
problem in the first place.
If you are considering lean
ing on family or friends for
financial support, Sullivan
has some suggestions:
Don’t: Borrow money for
unnecessary reasons. Ask
ing for money to purchase
luxury items likes clothes
and electronics can put an
unnecessary strain on rela
tionships with friends and
family. Put yourself in their
position and reevaluate the
differences between your
wants and needs.
Don’t: Lie about your
financial situation. Come
clean with family and
friends. Their emotional
support can be just as use
ful as financial support. If
you are experiencing serious
money troubles, be honest
and seek professional help if
necessary, like credit coun
seling.
Don’t: Make late
payments. If you take out a
loan from loved ones, respect
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funds are used for projects
that the school could not
otherwise afford.
“Thanks will never be
enough for the donation
that First Baptist Garmon
Street recently bestowed
upon the students of Lindsey
Elementary,” remarked
Lunceford.
“These funds provide our
school with much needed
support for our students
that might not otherwise be
available. With this money
we have purchased new
playground equipment and
reward incentives for atten
dance, honor roll, and char
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Shown are some of the first grade students who took part
in Perry Primary’s first BEAR celebration of the year.
their generosity and willing
ness to help. Making late
payments can multiply a bad
situation by creating holes
in their budgets and increas
ing their debts.
Don t: Take advantage of
the situation. Borrowing
money from family and
friends should not become
habitual. Make it a one-time
thing and create a work
able plan so that the finan
cial crisis doesn t happen
again. Expect (and offer)
to pay interest. This shows
that you are serious about
repaying the debt.
Do: Put in it writing. This
protects both parties. Write
up an agreement that states
the amount of loan, when it
needs to be paid back, the
amount of interest the loan
will incur and whether the
loan will be paid in install
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acter education. Their gen
erous financial contribution
also helps provide students
with supplies, educational
materials and technologi
cal software which other
schools are usually able to
obtain through fundraiser
activities.”
Lindsey Elementary
is located at 81 Tabor
Drive in Warner Robins.
Lunceford may be contacted
at either 478-929-7819 or
alunceford@hcbe.net. First
Baptist Church of Garmon
Street is located at 210
Garmon Street in Warner
Robins.
ments or one lump sum. If
installments are needed,
specify each amount and
how often it needs to be
paid. Both parties need to
sign the agreement.
Do:Haveaplan. Keep your
family and friends involved
in the process. How do you
plan to repay the loan? What
other steps are you taking to
get out of debt? If you lost
your job, tell them about
your plans for a job search
and prospects. If you have
an injury that prevents your
from working, how do you
expect to rebound?
Do: Know tax laws. Did
you know Uncle Sam
can tax money that fam
ily and friends willingly
give you? It s called a gift
tax. Anything over SII,OOO
must be reported to the
Internal Revenue Service.
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Team of social workers who present at each of the schools on the importance of
attendance and the consequences of absence. Houston Porter, Dawn James, Misha
Brothers-Bembry, Tonya Wideman, Jennifer Walker, Dr. Lorraine Miller, Linda Rozier.
Not pictured: Olan Brooks, Trevis Killen.
TRUANCY
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students missing 18 or
more days by 35 percent,
the school district succeed
ed in reducing the number
by 48 percent.
Friday will mark the
second year of the “War
on Truancy,” a time when
social workers go into the
schools and give a presen
tation consisting of dance
and motivational speeches
on the importance of atten
dance and the consequences
of absence.
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The team of social work
ers will be in the middle
and high schools speaking
to target audiences during
the months of September
and October. Each
school also has a Truancy
Intervention Panel made
up of school administration
and chaired by the school’s
social worker. According
to Jennifer Walker, social
worker assistant, the panel
meets every two weeks to
look at attendance records
and evaluate students who
need to be addressed.
Those at Thursday’s
Attendance Protocol
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Meeting included Judge
George Nunn, Committee
Chair; Danny Carpenter,
Superintendent of Schools;
Dr. Ruth O’Dell, Assistant
Superintendent for Student
Services; Dr. Deborah
Sanders, Lead Psychologist;
Houston Porter, Attendance
Specialist.
Students who missed 18
unexcused days or more
were reduced from 252 to
121 students.
2005/2006
High 161/107
Middle 48/12
Elementary 43/2
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the Warner Robins Police
Department Traffic Division
is conducting further inves
tigation.
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