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- On onday
evening, Dec. 10, 1984, over
200 people particip ted in th
Eleventh Annual Dinner pon­
sored by the u egon Chapter
of the Interdenominational Min­
ister's iv (I . .), and held
t the Heights Holiday Inn.
Rev. John H. Lindsey gave
the Inovocation and Benedict-
ion. Earlean Allen wa ntis-
tr of ceremonie for the
evening. Starlene Whiteside
g ve the welcome and Catherine
illiams entertained the guest
with a b autiful ocal solo,
'Ble This Hou ". The Christ-
m story ( e 2'1-14 was
re d by Sharri Barne .
, kit entitled "If God
Talked Back" wa performed
by a alena hiteside and
eith Allen.
The mini ter's wive sang
"Joy to the orId' and after
remar by president Lucille
Hunt, the guest joined·in
inging 'Silent ight" to end
the program.
Th affair wa attended by
special gue t from Grand
Rapids' Rev. Jam T. Garel,
a member of the Board of
Director of the Urban Bibl
Institute Dean of the Grand
pid are and a staff mem­
ber of the Christian Council
of Church s; Rev. and rs.
John Clar e, ciate pastor of
True light Bapti t Church, pas­
tored by Rev. .L. Patterson;
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. vide financial aid to de rving
students; Christmas fruit bas et
distributed to area nursing
homes; financial aid provided
to needy famili from time
to time; I.M.W .. members al 0
make apron for residents of
the Garrison Convalescent
Home.
They plan to participate in
th Ho pice program in 1985.
Th Ho pice is support pro­
gram which offer comfort and
dignity among other rvices,
to the tenninally ill and heir
familie .
Rev. Robert L. John on vice
moderator of the Western Dis­
trict A ociation and pastor of
Bethlehem Baptist Church � and
Birta Honicutt, Evelyn itchell,
and Ruth Patterson.
State President, Earlean Allen
of Muskegon, stated that the
purpo of the organization is
to create an outre ch effort
to the community and to es­
tabli h a fellowship among the
minister's wive . _
There are nine chapters in
the State of Michigan and 52
denominations are repre ented
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u kegon, el ctrical.
ith 11.5 million of the
project comin from public
backed financing, why no mi­
nority involvement?
A rding to Lottie, all
minority contractors on the
city's li t were sent information
on the project. The winning
\ mtractor, us egon Construct:
it 1, was also provided list of
the area minority contractors
to solicit bids.
Lottie said that an affirrna­
tive action hiring goals of
9 percent Black or ers has
been established.
A ay 1986 opening is
targeted.
nationally. There are ix dif­
ferent nations particip ting at
pr nt, making thi an inter­
national fellowship.
The I.M.W. member of the
Greater uskegon area support
several projects: The John
Sydnor Foundation, which pro-
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the Holiday Inn in u egon Height from June 29 to July 2, 1985. Seated from I ft to right,
ymia Large, Beatrice Cooper, Ethel ; tandin, Loui Bell, lie Tolliver, (State Pre .
Vivaon Withe oon. embers not pictured are, Alfreda Cale ,Hatti Dixon, y, Jo nni
Franklin, Johnnie Burton, Lotti Graham and urIin eado .
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