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Page 2 — Wednesday, August 12, 2009, The Millen News
Moving from excuses to progress
JCFEC hosts ‘Dream Building’ conference
Jenkins County Family En
richment Center (JCFEC)
hosted a two-day conference
entitled “Dream Building ” July
17-18.The conference was de
signed to create an atmosphere
of learning and fun for students
and their parents.
The opening night’s festivities
paired a shiny disco ball hang
ing from the ceiling with blink
ing lights triggered by a violin-
rap music mix.This high-energy
production was the backdrop for
Nan Searles, a JCFEC Systems
of Care Coordinator, who set the
stage for the conference with
words of motivation and hope.
“The dream-building process
is simple,” she said. All you
have to do is hold the dream
clearly in your mind and see the
end result; do the research and
make a plan to get to where you
want to go; and believe that you
can get there, take the first step,
and never give up.”
The keynote speaker for the
conference, former Washington
Redskin’s standout and Super
Bowl star, Fred Stokes, stood
proudly before his waiting au
dience as a real-life, shining ex
ample of how well the process
works. Born and reared in
nearby Vidalia, Stokes was the
product of a poverty-stricken,
single-parent home, but he re
fused to let his humble begin
nings limit his future. He set his
eye on the goal, developed a
game plan and made his dream
a reality. Rather than make ex
cuses, Stokes made progress.
Day two featured workshops
that focused on various tools
and strategies to support the
dream-building process. After a
nutritious breakfast, students
and adults separated into
smaller groups where they
learned how to set manageable
goals, manage their time wisely,
overcome negative attitudes
and develop positive habits.
Serving along with Stokes as
the workshop facilitators were
Pam Baggett, Lisa Jarriel,
Sabrina Riles, Reggie Scott and
David Searles. Stokes also took
the time to talk with attendees
one-on-one and sign auto
graphs.
The conference ended with
team-building exercises led by
Nan Searles and the Jenkins
County Youth Leadership
group. Randomly-selected
teams were set up and asked to
complete such tasks as forming
a human caterpillar and running
a three-legged race. The object
of the exercises was to demon
strate how working together
helps the individual team mem
ber to improve and to move for
ward.
At the closing of the confer
ence, each student participant
received a personalized, signed
copy of Mr. Stokes autobiogra
phy, The Bridge that Brought
Me Over. Searles then summed
up the conference with a chal
lenge to parents to lay the foun
dation of success for their chil
dren by being good examples.
From left,
Fred Stokes
speaks with
Trentin
Drayton
during the
Dream
Building
conference.
(Photos
contributed)
She instructed the students to
listen to and appreciate their par
ents for the wisdom and guid
ance they were prepared to of
fer. She added that by working
together as a team and drawing
from each other’s knowledge
and strength, the family could
position itself to make all their
dreams come true. All they had
to do was to throw out those ex
cuses and take that first step!
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Others participating in the conference, from left, were Alan Collins, Kendrick Mobley,
T’Keyha Mosley, Adrianna Watson, Carolyn Stephens, Tamara Tobie, Glen Tobie,
Larando Evans and Anthony Sea.
Friends of Magnolia Springs State Park set goals
By Jim Hite
The newly chartered Friends
of Magnolia Springs State Park
(FMSSP) met July 30 to discuss
their continuing efforts on be
half of the park.
After considering some of the
projects now underway, includ
ing work on the site of Fort
Fawton by the Sons of Confed
erate Veterans and efforts to
control and clear the spring of
various growth and weeds, the
group made a list of ten goals
entitled "Ten for 2010.”
This Ten for 2010 is a pro
gram of the Friends of Georgia
State Parks, the parent organi
zation of nearly 50 Friends or
ganizations at state parks
throughout Georgia.
The Ten for Magnolia
Springs: increase FMSSP mem
bership; provide more orga
nized volunteer opportunities
for interested FMSSP members;
promote a volunteering spirit
for all age groups, especially the
young people in the area; pro
mote publicity with the sur
rounding counties; preserve the
history of Fort Lawton and
Magnolia Springs State Park;
coordinate with local civic clubs
and various volunteer groups to
beautify the entrance to Magno
lia Springs State Park and the
Fort Lawton site; increase and
enhance the bike/hiking trails;
promote more physical fitness
and outdoor opportunities for
the public, including fishing ro
deos, bike rides and races, run
ning and walking; utilize the
volunteer funds to the maxi
mum benefit for Magnolia
Springs State Park; and manage
the stream, using acceptable
natural resource stream man
agement principles.
The next meeting of the
FMSSP is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 20, at Shelter
#2. A work day for Friends and
all interested citizens of Jenkins
County is scheduled for Satur
day, Aug. 22. Details about the
work day will be in future edi
tions of The Millen News.
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A TWO-YEAR UNIT OF THE
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
Jenkins County to receive art grant
EAST GEORGIA COLLEGE IS STARTING AN
INSTRUCTIONAL SITE IN BURKE COUNTY!
Classes in Waynesboro begin January, 2010!
The Georgia State Legisla
ture, through the Georgia Coun
cil for the Arts, provides mon
ies each year to advance the arts
in Georgia. Jenkins County has
$2,004.60 available for arts
grants this year. The funds are
administered through the
Grassroots Arts Program.
For this grant program, the
arts are broadly interpreted and
can include, but are not limited
to, performing arts, dance, vi
sual arts, vocal arts, crafts, lit
erary arts and more. The funds
can be used to pay for artists,
technicians, instructors, art
materials/tools, performances,
arts, folk or music festivals, in
structional programs, murals,
readings and more.
To request a free pack of in
formation, contact Tony
Phillips, grant administrator for
Jenkins County at (912) 481-
3594 or by e-mail at
tphiUips@averittcenterfortheaits.oig.
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Kent DeLay to work
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Medical Center
Kent DeLay has been accepted
to do a four week rotation in pe
diatric urology at
Johns-
Hopkins Medi
cal Center in
Baltimore, Md.
beginning Aug.
3.
He is a senior
in the School of
Medicine at
Medical College of Georgia,
Augusta and has earned a 4.0
GPA thru his first three years of
medical school, scoring highest
in his class on the Step 1 Board
Exam.
Kent is the son of Ken and
Angela DeLay of Millen and a
2001 graduate of Jenkins County
High School.
Kent graduated cum laude
from the University of Georgia
with a bachelor of science degree
in Cellular Biology. Kent was
one of 15 students, residents and
faculty members at the Medical
College of Georgia who were
inducted into the Georgia Chap
ter of the Alpha Omega Alpha
Honor Medical Society on April
23. Alpha Omega Alpha is the
only national honor society for
medicine in the United States.
Founded in 1902, the society fos
ters honesty and higher ideals of
scholastic achievement.
Kent’s grandparents are Retha
Moxley and the late Homer
Moxley of Twin City and BJ and
Jean DeLay of Statham. His
great-grandmother is Captola
Cowart of Twin City.
GSU names local
students for honors
Georgia Southern University
recently announced that Meagan
N. Beasley of Garfield has been
named the President's List for the
Summer 2009 term. To be eli
gible for the President’s List, a
student must have at least a 4.0
grade point average and carry a
minimum of 12 hours for the se
mester.
Valencia T. Williams has been
named to the Dean’s List for the
term. To be eligible for the
Dean’s List, a student must have
at least a 3.50 grade point aver
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