Crossroads Courier - Delta - July 2023

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JULY 4: Independence Day Celebration and BBQ

JULY 12: Birthday Bash

JULY 14: Beth Williams Concert

JULY 22: Deltarado Days Parade

JULY 26: Ice Cream Social with Rob Wolcott concert

JULY 28: Paul Chamberlain Concert

EVERY FRIDAY (3:00PM) : Visit from our therapy dog friends Falcon and Dakota

EVERY SUNDAY (10:00PM) : Worship Services held in the Activities Room

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Happy July

The Fourth of July means cookouts, fireworks, and patriotism. But between that lunchtime burger and the last light of the sky, take a moment to learn some new or forgotten things about America’s birthday.

Despite the perception that signers of the Declaration of Independence stood in line with quill pens, that’s not how it happened.

Only two people actually signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776: John Hancock and Charles Thompson according to Kelly Smith, curator of collections for the Upcountry History Museum – Furman University and an adjunct professor of American history at USC Upstate.

The oldest person to sign was Ben Franklin at 70. The youngest was Tom Lynch, Jr., at 27.

The oldest Fourth of July parade is in Bristol, Rhode Island, and the town has continued the tradition since 1785.

Because the Declaration of Independence was not signed at one event, the actual date of the celebration was somewhat up for debate. Thomas Jefferson lobbied for July 4. John Adams disagreed, suggesting that July 2, the date that independence was declared, was more appropriate. Guess who won.

And finally, Calvin Coolidge was the only president to be born on July 4.

May your fourth and all the rest of your July days this year be full of discovery and good health.

- From a Greenville News article by Chris Worthy.

Update from Maranatha CAFETERIA/KITCHEN FOR KAJIADO

More than eighty volunteers have flown to Kenya this month to help build a new cafeteria and kitchen for the girls and boys at the Kajiado Adventist School and Rescue Center. Located in a region populated by the Maasai, the primary and secondary school has been completely rebuilt through the generosity of Maranatha volunteers and donors. The cafeteria and kitchen will complete the multi-year project.

Most of the girls at the school are rescues from Maasai traditions of early childhood marriage (11 to 13 years of age) and female genital mutilation, a practice that is outlawed but still practiced. The school launches them into the larger society with a completed High School degree and a Christian education. Learn more at www .maranatha.org or by visiting the Maranatha channel. Just scan this code.

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Too Many Figurines

A young girl watched her grandmother move several duck figurines from the bottom shelf to the middle shelf of a cabinet.

The grandmother picked up one of the ducks and then set it down on the middle shelf. She picked up another duck figurine from the bottom shelf and set it beside the first duck. She continued moving the ducks from one shelf to the next.

Finally, she stood back and looked at the cabinet.

“Hmm ... ,” She moved back to the cabinet and began moving the ducks onto the top shelf.

“Grandma,” the little girl finally spoke, “what are you doing?”

“I’m just trying to get my ducks in a row,” the grandmother answered.

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