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PAGE 18, OCTOBER 20, 2008, THE ISLANDER
Dr
Patty Gibson
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Greetings from Happyhaus! It is
not quite fireplace weather but I am
confident it will be before we leave.
I had a delightful drive up here with
dear friend Ruby Crawford helping to
make the time fly by with her stories.
I think she has one for every country
house between St. Simons and Atlan
ta! Thank you, Ruby, for sharing your
life with us. We are so greatly blessed
by your friendship.
Fall is in the air and there is already
a lot of color in the mountains. The
wildflowers were still lovely along 1-16
and big areas of them along 400 from
Atlanta to Helen. I am blessed with
eyes to see God's wonderful world.
We celebrated an early Happy
Birthday for Jacob Fucetola. I think
he is going to manage to get at least a
whole week out of this one! We will get
to share son Jim's birthday this week
too so we are doubly blessed.
Flowers were placed in Glyndale
Baptist Church by Larry and Brad
ley Ammons and Melissa Hickerson in
memory of Carole Ammons.
Wesley United Methodist
Church at Frederica welcomes new
members Richard Lundgren and Wil
liam and Sandra Dunlap.
Flowers were placed in Pine Ridge
Baptist Church in honor of Gene
Wicker on his 70th Birthday by Cathy,
David, Steven and Jon. Fall Festival is
planned for October 31.
Church news is a bit brief this week
due to my travel plans but I am confi
dent that UPS will get it to me in time
to catch up next week.
Take time to get out in this wonder
ful weather and open your eyes to the
beauty of God's gift to us.
Update on Billy - DaVinci the Robot
tried but he could not work his way
through a lot of scar tissue from previ
ous surgery so we are exploring Plan
B. Keep us in your prayers. “I
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News from Local Churches
From The Church Bulletins
Babysitter training class gets started
The Glynn Comity Recreation and
Parks department held a babysitter
course on Monday, October 13 at the
Casino on St. Simons Island for kids
ages 11-15.
Four participants, Javis Boutwell,
card template to help with getting
jobs.
All of the participants have younger
siblings and plan to put their newly
acquired skills to use to help the fam
ily-
instructor Nicole Fairfield (standing far right) with participating stu
dents (from left) Javis Boutwell, Meagan Cowden, Holly Ganci, and
Sarah Sapp.
Meagan Cowden, Holly Ganci, and
Sarah Sapp, spent the day learning
basic first aid, internet safety, baby
sitting budgeting, caring for infants,
how to prevent injuries, dealing with
difficult behavior. They received an
emergency reference guide, a database
template to keep track of client infor
mation, and a resume and business
“It was really fun!” said Javis Bout-
well, the oldest of three children. “I feel
like I can handle a situation better, if
the kids I am watching were injured
or acting up, now that I’ve taken this
class.”
The next course is scheduled for
January 5, 2009. Call 912-554-7780 for
information. □
Manna House needs help
In September 1983 50 clergymen,
business leaders and civic club repre
sentatives came together at the urging
of Brunswick Mayor Reggie Holtzen-
dorf to determine what service was
most needed to help the poor in Glynn
County.
The nearly unanimous response
was a soup kitchen. A group of citi
zens were on their way to Savannah
to check out their soup kitchen when
someone asked what we should call
our soup kitchen. The Reverend Gene
Tillman shouted out “Manna House.”
And thus Manna House was born.
This organization is extremely
unique among non-profits. It is staffed,
maintained and operated entirely by
volunteers. These caring individuals
from all corners of the county, all
walks of life, all faiths and economic
levels are a wonderful example of the
power and spirit of volunteerism at
work.
While Manna House is celebrating
its twenty-fifth birthday it is also expe
riencing the pain of a slow economy.
Costs have increased and attendance
has also increased. The operating cost
per day is about $300. Between 200 and
250 meals per day are being served.
Most of the income is derived from
private contributions and churches. To
assist this community outreach con
tact Don Herrman at 638-2836 or Ray
Colglazier at 638-3258. “I
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