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P.A.L. volunteers will distribute gifts and food Dec. 19
By ROB MEAD
Times-Jouknal Staff
As many as 1,000 persons in the south
Houston County area will benefit from
Project Agapl Love this Christmas.
P.A.L. volunteers will distribute food
and toys for the needy Dec. 19. 9 a m.-6
p.m Items will be available for pickup at
the former Carpet and Rugs store at 1440
Sam Nunn Blvd. in the Sports Center
shopping center.
P.A.L. spokesperson Alvalyn Pope said
the organization had faced an almost annu
al problem of where to gather the gifts for
Several events mark Dec. 5-6 weekend
By STACIE VU
Timbs-Joiiknal Staff
The busiest weekend of
Christmas at the Crossroads activi
ties will be Dec. 5-6.
Highlights of the weekend
include the annual Christmas
parade, the Kiwanis pancake
breakfast and the community wor
ship service at the Houston County
Courthouse
The weekend begins with the
annual Peny Kiwanis Club pan
cake breakfast Dec. 5 at the County
Extension Building. 733 Carroll St.
The serving line opens at 7 a.m.
and continues through 10 a.m.
Breakfast will cost $3 Money
raised will he used for various pro
jects in the community including
D.A.R.E.. P.A.L., Read A Book,
and Meals on Wheels
Each breakfast includes freshly
cooked pancakes, sausage and
orange juice. The pancakes will be
cooked on a rotating cooker that
can cook up to 30 pancakes at a
time. Approximately 500-600 peo
ple will be served at the breakfast
according to Kiwanis Club
President Jo Crumpacker.
“You get to talk to so many peo
ple. You really get to visit with
neighbors and friends and of course
get to smell the food cooking,"
Crumpacker said of the event. For
more information call 987-0801.
The Peny Christmas parade
begins at 2 p.m. Dec. 5. The route
begins at Kellwood Drive and will
end along Main Street near the
Houston County Board of
Education office.
The parade will be led by the
Perry High School AFROTC Color
Guard and will include several
types of floats, vehicles, walking
groups, the Perry High School
Pride of the Crossroads Marching
Band, Cheerleaders, clowns, fire
trucks, and Santa Claus according
to Julie Schmader of the Perry Area
Chamber of Commerce.
“We look forward to the parade
growing. It seems to get bigger
every year” said Chris Kinnas,
president of the Peny Chamber.
Trophies will be awarded to first
and second place winners for
church floats, club and organiza
tions floats, school floats, and
industry and business floats.
Project Agape Love food and
gift distribution will be Dec. 19,
9 a.m.-6 p.m. at 1440 Sam
Nunn Blvd. in the Sports Center
shopping Center.
distribution.
When Janice Walker learned of the
problem, she enlisted the help of her hus
band, Larry Walker His law firm had
helped handle closing for the property
which a the future home of a Wal-Mart
The Community Candlelight
Service in Perry begins at 7 p.m
Dec. 6. This traditional service,
which began during the mid
-1970’5, is held each year at the
Houston County Courthouse
Participants will leave their
churches about 6:30 p.m. and meet
at the County Courthouse to wor
ship together. Candles will passed
out to the crowd as they amve.
Pastors will step forward to have
their candles lit and in turn will
light candles for those near them.
Each will turn and light candles
until all of the candles are lit. A brief
message will follow and all candles
will be extinguished bringing an
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The Walkers contacted Ed Smith, the
construction coordinator for Jacoby man
agement. project developer, for help
Richard Culpepper, president of
Jacoby, an Atlanta development firm,
agreed to hold off on tearing down that
part of the shopping center long enough
for P.A.L. to use the empty retail space for
1998 headquarters
Smith said he will arrange to have the
building cleaned and lighting available for
P.A.L. volunteers for the Dec 19 distribu
tion.
end to the service.
Massee Lane Gardens will have
an open house for the Festival of
Trees Dec 4. 7-9 p.m. Trees will be
decorated with different themes by
local volunteers. The Festival of
Trees is in its Bth year at Massee
Lane Gardens
“This is our Christmas gift to the
community.” said Betty Hotchkiss
of Massee Lane Gardens. “We
invite the surrounding communities
to celebrate this time of year with
us Our staff and volunteers partici
pate to make this a success ” For
more information call (912) 967-
2358.
Christmas at the Crossroads. November 25, 1998
Persons seeking aid from Project Agape
Love signed up for assistance Nov 21
Boxes of age-appropriate gifts and food
items will be given to the families seeking
help.
Pope said many people in the commu
nity have supported P.A.L this year She
said members of the Perry Area Chamber
of Commerce were especially helpful in
making contacts and appeals on behalf of
the P.A.L. volunteers
She also offered thanks to the business
es and citizens who have made donations
to P.A.L. for the 1998 distribution season
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