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Christopher Williams of Winfield High School Accepted at Coastal Carolina University
'Feed the body, feed the soul'
CONWAY, SC - Christopher Williams, a resident of Scott Depot, WV, has been accepted at Coastal Carolina University for the Fall 2013 semester. Christopher, a Winfield High School student, plans to major in Management. Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, just minutes from the resort area of Myrtle Beach, S.C. The University offers 56 areas of study toward the baccalaureate degree and seven master's degree programs in education, writing, coastal marine and wetland studies, and the MBA. Ten new undergraduate degree programs were recently added, including biochemistry, economics, graphic design, information systems, intelligence and national security studies, musical theatre, theatre arts, as well as criminology, health and aging, and social justice tracks in sociology. More than 9,000 students from across the country and the world interact with a world-class faculty, and enjoy a nationally competitive NCAA I athletic program, an inspiring cultural calendar, and a tradition of community interaction that is fueled by more than 160 student clubs and organizations. Visit www.coastal.edu for more information.
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In 1865, Methodist minister William Booth began preaching to the poor and destitute in London's East End. But he said, "You can't preach to a man who is hungry." And the first thing that he offered was food. Booth organized the Salvation Army, and in the early days the mission was known as "Soup, Soap, and Salvation." The Army today has missions in 126 countries, SA Capt. Aaron Goldfarb told Putnam Rotarians at a recent meeting. As in the early days, the Army looks to basic human needs as well as preaching the gospel. Goldfarb, a seminary graduate from Portsmouth, Virginia, heads the Army's Charleston Area Command which serves Clay, Kanawha, Putnam and Roane counties. While the Army is known for its thrift stores and the collection kettles with their bell-ringers between Thanksgiving and Christmas, its network of social services
Rotarian Glen Gibbs presents a check for the Salvation Army mission. Courtesy photo. includes multiple activities such as a food pantry and a summer youth camp in Putnam County. "We have utility assistance, eviction assistance, clothing vouchers and transitional houses -- called 'Liberty Village,'" said Goldfarb. "One thing that we're really
proud of," he said, "is our boys and girls club. "It's our after-school program. We have two locations -- one in St. Albans, one is in Charleston." The program is for young people who otherwise would be out on the streets with no supervision. "Just yesterday, we started a
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hot-food program for the Charleston club. We received a grant . . . for the next five years. So they're having a hot meal provided for them every single day. "There's tutoring involved in the club. A lot of the kids who come there are struggling in their academics at school. We have volunteers that help with tutoring. "We had 23 kids who were C and D students who are now on the honor roll because of our tutoring program." The thrift stores provide a way for the community to donate through the Army. : If you are replacing a piece of furniture, you can call . . . and we will come and pick it up. We will put it in our thrift store and sell it. . . . . That money then comes back into the Salvation Army as an appropriation." Last year the Charleston Command budgeted $225,000 from its SEE FEED ON PAGE 4
“Life Is Old There” – Our Responsibility To Our Seniors “Life is old there, older than the trees” – the song tells us about West Virginia. And it’s the truth. Sixteen percent of West Virginians are at least 65, second only to Florida’s 17.3 percent. So serving seniors is an important issue in our great state. It was one of my top priorities as Governor. It is one of my top priorities as Senator. During my years as Governor, we dedicated more money to West Virginia’s seniors than ever before – more than $386 million, an 83 percent increase from the day I took office in 2005. In my last year alone as Governor, we dedicated $67 million to senior services. My last budget provided $32 million for in-home services and nutrition, including $7.5 million for a new Lighthouse program. One of my proudest accomplish-
ments was to get trucks placed in all 55 of our counties to deliver hot and cold meals. In the first year, they delivered 2.6 million meals to our seniors. We were able to do this because we set a budget that not only got our fiscal house in order but also gave priority to caring for our seniors. I’m still fighting for our seniors as a member of the United States Senate’s Special Committee on Aging.
One of the things I’ve been working on in the Committee is finding ways to stop the financial exploitation of older Americans. This cruelty is on the rise in our country – and it must be stopped. Older Americans lose an estimated $2.9 billion every year from forgery, stealing cash and other financial assets, or abusing joint accounts. We’re going to keep working in the Committee to strengthen laws
and reporting requirements to protect seniors from this kind of abuse. And we’re going to see to it that offenders are prosecuted. And one way to do that is legislation I have been pushing to require every state to create a Seniors Financial Bill of Rights. Every senior should have access to information about their finances SEE SENIORS ON PAGE 4
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