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Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes collection set
This month, several locations in the multi-county Alabama Tri-County Area Team will serve as drop-off sites for the Samaritan’s Purse project, Operation Christmas Child – joining nearly 5,000 U.S. locations collecting gift-filled shoeboxes for children in need around the world. During the project’s National Collection Week, Nov. 13 – 20, Atmore residents will transform empty shoeboxes into gifts of hope filled with school supplies, hygiene items and fun toys. Operation…
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Barnett joins Alpha Delta Pi at Troy
Carson Barnett of Atmore has joined Alpha Delta Pi sorority at Troy University during the fall 2017 semester at the Troy Campus. Carson, a 2017 graduate of Escambia Academy, is the daughter of Wayne Barnett and Denean Barnett. This year’s Sorority Recruitment, held by the TROY Panhellenic Council, welcomed nearly 300 women to Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Chi Omega, Kappa Delta and Phi Mu sororities.
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Perdido E/M School observes Red Ribbon Week
By GERRI MCDONALD Special to Atmore News Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October in the United States. The goal is to educate individuals, families, and communities on the destructive effects of alcohol and drugs and encourages the adoption of healthy lifestyle choices, through building awareness in children who are school age. To actively engage students at Perdido Elementary…
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Join the Arbor Day Foundation in October – Receive 10 free trees
The Arbor Day Foundation is offering 10 free autumn classics trees or five free crapemyrtle when you join the organization in October. The free trees are part of the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation’s Trees for America campaign, a program dedicated to environmental stewardship through the planting of trees. Everyone who joins the Arbor Day Foundation in October will receive five free crapemyrtle trees or 10 free autumn classics selected for…
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D.A.R.E. at ECMS
Fifth-grade students at Escambia County Middle School are participating in the D.A.R.E. program. D.A.R.E.  is a 10-week program, taught by Deputy Jeff Weaver, that helps students develop basic skills needed to make responsible choices that include abstaining from use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and other drugs, addressing peer pressure and forming healthy friendships. Deputy Weaver taught the students skills that extend beyond drugs and alcohol to responsible decision making, positive…
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