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Bingo volunteers:
1st Tuesday - open
1st Friday - Jess Mathews
2nd Tuesday- Tommy Holliman
2nd Friday - Wiley Cutts
3rd Tuesday - Hawthornes
3rd Friday - Mike Deep
4th Tuesday - Bill Moore
4th Friday - Frank Ellis
MEETING NEWS
A.J. Hardy led the prayer and Steve Ball led us in the pledge. Speaking to us today was Gail Piggott, from the Alabama Partnership for Children. Their mission: every child in Alabama should receive everything they need to develop optimally.
Early childhood develop- ment is foundational to everything else in the child’s life. The following statistics for Alabama tell the story. 10% of births are low weight, One half of all babies born are Medicaid dependent, Of those under 21 years old, one in five live in poverty. Of 100 students who enter the ninth grade, 62 graduate from high school, 39 go on to college and only 14 graduate from college.
We must do everything possible to reverse these statistics that represent real children to give them a good start in life.
EXCEL CLUB
Maureen Murphy and Dot Golab have committed to building an Excel club at Huntingdon College. Club members voted over-whelming to do this.
Fun Facts about History
Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode past their king. This custom has become the modern military salute
Christmas became a national holiday in the US in 1890
In 1892, Italy raised the minimum age for marriage for girls - to 12.
More than 20,000 men were killed, wounded, or missing in action in the battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862. This was the bloodiest one-day fight during the Civil War
In England and the American colonies the year 1752 only had 354 days. In that year, the type of calendar was changed, and 11 days were lost.
NEWS FROM NATIONAL
The American Red Cross has signed a first-of-its-kind national partnership agreement with The National Exchange Club to collaborate on projects for the benefit of local communities at its 92nd annual convention held in La Quinta, CA, July 21 - 24.
Officers
President - Tom Holliman
Vice-President-Henry Davis
Treasurer - Rudy Ohme
Secretary - Wiley Cutts
Board of Directors
Ron Cook
Rhonda Cope
Mike Deep
Jess Mathews
Maureen Murphy
Wanda Robinson
1ST Tuesday - Wiley Cutts
1st Friday -Jess Mathews
2nd Tuesday - Tom Holliman
2nd Friday-Wiley Cutts
3rd Tuesdays- Hawthornes
3rd Friday- Mike Deep
4th Tuesday-Bill Moore
4th Friday-Frank Ellis