GRANDPARENTS dAY cELEBRATION! Tribute to mary glass
fEATURING BOOK OF THE MONTH!
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Mary Glass, President of Generation for Creation, has provided leadership to the organization since 2003. Mrs. Glass will be retiring soon from Generation for Creation. Celebrating our 20th Anniversary, Grandparent's Day is a salute to a fine community member who has tirelessly provided a weekly Sunday broadcast "To God Be The Glory" to citizens of Murfreesboro on WGNS Radio 1450 am and her son William Glass, Jr. is the current broadcaster. "Married to Mr. William Glass, Senior, 3 Children: Ms. Sonja Davis, Mr. William Glass, Jr. and Little Miss Miracle Glass(decease). Ten Grandchildren and Two Great Grandchildren. Proud upcoming Retiree of Generation for Kids, after so many blessed years (17) of services. Proud Retiree of Middle Tennessee State University, with 41 years of services. Proud Owner/CEO of To God Be The Glory Ministries. Proud member of Cherry Grove Missionary Baptist Church for 67 years and still here, praise the Lord!"
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2021 Talent Contest overall winner!!
Presenting our 2021 Overall Winner:
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Amilia Porter 6th Grade, Murfreesboro TN Overall Winner. SINGER
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cREATIVE grandparentS: 2021
BEVERLY SELLS, SINGERTRISH STILES, IMPROVISATION
Verneva DAvis, Artist
Ernest newsome, saxaphone player
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Top from left to right:
Beverly Sells and Verneva Davis Bottom from left to right: Trish Stiles and Ernest Newsom |
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Generation for Creation
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REAL TESTIMONIALS
"Each year my spirit is renewed knowing that Generation for Creation exists, giving children a place to encourage, develop, create and express their talents. Sometimes we all need to remember our dreams as a child and aspire to be everything we want to be." Lynnette Cole, first Miss USA from Tennessee A native of Columbia, Tenn., Cole described Generation for Creation as “one of Murfreesboro’s hidden secrets … (and) a great program for children and parents to get involved in.” MTSU alumni, Alli Scott, majored in vocal performance and speech and theatre, said her past GFC participation was a much-welcomed experience that benefited her self-confidence and helped her develop artistically. “It’s a great opportunity for young people to show off their talents,” she said. “(And) being in the (annual GFC) talent show was just another way to overcome my fear of performing and to show (the audience) what I had been working on and what I wanted to be.” The work Spencer accomplishes via GFC is even more important for today’s young people, Scott noted, because of the ever-increasing funding cuts that arts-related curricula have received within public school systems both locally and nationwide. “The arts are slowly drifting away from school programs,” Scott said, “and I think (GFC) emphasizes how important (the arts) are to the kids.” |
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IN MEMORY OF DR. GEORGE SMITH
We miss our "Helping Hand" Contributor and Friend, Dr. George Smith. We had a video presentation about his life at the event. Dr. George Smith was a well loved and known family medicine doctor and self taught artist and historian. He was influential in providing scholarships, educational opportunities to young people and known for his creative visionary fundraisers for people of all ages. |
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THANK YOU VENDORS AND SPONSORS
Sponsors and Partners for Grandparents Day and Talent Contest include: Trophy Sponsor: Tarita Wright, Program: Hellum's Funeral Home, NAACP, Rutherford Credit, Ellen Malone, Tennessee Art Commission and Sharing Change. |