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David Andrews from Collierville High School drew plenty of attention as he was in the center of large dance circle.
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Bustin’ a move Collierville High hosts special education prom
By Craig Collier Special to The Weekly
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n Saturday, Collierville High School hosted a special night for some very special people. That night was prom night for special education students who live in Shelby County. For the third year in a row, the event was held at Collierville’s Community Center gym. The theme for this year’s event was “Beauty and the Beast.” This year, more than 30 volunteers
DJ Tyrone Mosby (left) greets Jon Van Horne to the annual special needs prom, which was held in Collierville.
showed up at the community center to help decorate the gym, as
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Mother, son duo run for a good cause
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Raising money for military families
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Longtime Collierville resident Cathy Armstrong loves to run. She also loves to support our nation’s military, in no small part, because her son, Christopher Benakovich, is in his third year of Army ROTC at the University of Tennessee. For the last two years he has been a volunteer for the Mountain Man Memorial March, an event where both civilians and those with military ailiations come together to raise money for economicallydeprived military families who have lost loved ones
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while serving their country. “The event was created eight years ago after a UT Army cadet graduate was killed in the line of duty during the Iraq War, and each year participation in the event has grown,” Armstrong said. All money raised goes to family members chosen from each of the participating ROTC Units. Armstrong trained for three months with a goal of completing the half-marathon in less than three hours. She crossed the inish line with a time of 2:27.17 and wasn’t aware she had placed third in her age group until her name was called during the awards
Cathy Armstrong and her son, Christopher Benakovich, both of Collierville, recently ran in the Mountain Man Memorial March, a fundraiser for military families.
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The Missional Marketplace Summit will be held at Germantown Baptist Church, Friday and Saturday. The cost to attend is $25. The summit is designed to encourage and equip the body of Christ toward greater expression of faith in the marketplace. Conference and registration information is available at missionalmarketplace.com. Todd Starnes headlines the panel of conference speakers. Starnes is the award-winning host of Fox News and commentary radio show. Jason Little, president and CEO of Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, said, “The Missional Marketplace Summit will be led by business leaders and tailored for business leaders. I encourage every Christian business leader in the metropolitan Memphis area to make this a priority.” According to Alan Barnhart, president and CEO of Barnhart Crane and Rigging,“When the marketplace becomes increasingly inluenced by business leaders whose lives are shaped by the gospel, you then see life impact occur throughout the region as God works through the body of Christ in the marketplace.” “Our prayer is that the conference will ignite a spark in the marketplace that the Holy Spirit can breathe upon and see it impact lives throughout the Mid-South,” said Dr. Charles Fowler, pastor of Germantown Baptist Church For more information visit missionalmarketplace.com or call 901-756-9450.
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