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Vol 18, No. 3 •August 2018
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Song writer reaches for her (Destiny)
Developing teenage volunteers benefits community, Walker says
along to their hot "Bills Bills Bills" Special to the CNF as if she had a man of her own. Mississippi is home to Before she was 10, she was many things. It's the home playing piano and writing of the blues, cotton fields, songs and singing about love Oprah, and the teddy as if she'd been alive for bear. The great state gave forty years. This little girl birth to many great would sing all around things while also being Mississippi at the request infamous for its cutof her hopeful aunt who throat treatment of black knew that her niece had talent. people in the US. Some She would stand in the long have mixed feelings lines early in the morning hopabout the 48,430 miles ing for a chance for voice to be of land sitting next to heard on the top singing competithe Mississippi River tion shows, and entered into any and some are even talent show she could. Today, this afraid to step foot little girl is now a young woman on its soil continuing to pursue her love of because of its good music. A mixture of gospel, notorious histoblues, jazz, and soul melt together ry. But despite to make this singer and songwriter's the many fears of the lyrics and chords stand out among great state, generations her millennial peers. She has of families continued to grown from her infatuation of love live and thrive in the songs to tackling other subject mathumid and hilly land. ter that continues to linger in the Amongst these generasystems of the US. Destiny Stone is tions of Mississippians, a Destiny Stone this little girl who grew up to little girl was born in the state capital. This little girl would grow to become an old soul in a young body. Though she has many years left to live, sing before she could form full sentences. she takes on the lives of those around her She would enjoy the fact that she shared and those who have come before her to the name with one of the best girl groups create her soulful sound. From that ever, Destiny's Child and confidently sing upbringing in Mississippi which led her to the Carolinas Return Address: P.O. Box 1292 Corinth, MS 38835 and will take her on to the next destination. Destiny Stone is a native POSTAL PATRON of Holly Springs, Mississippi. She is a graduate from Mississippi School of the
By Lucy Weber Seasoned volunteer Ann Walker is passing along her knowledge and commitment to service to teenagers at the Easom Outreach Foundation. This summer, she directed a new teen outreach program at the South Corinth campus. Ten volunteers, ages 13 and up, under Walker's leadership, served as counselors for the Foundation's day camp for children, ages 4-12. During their service, the teens also participated in a four-hour volunteer development program created by Walker to inspire and instruct them in giving
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their time to others. Eight of the 10 finished the course, while the other two were excused from part of the lessons due to commitments at band camp. "I thought 'Wouldn't this be a good idea?'" Walker said about the youth program to get the teens helping in the community and learning about civic responsibility. "They now know that somebody believes in them." During the four weeks of camp, the teen counAnn Walker
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Booneville High junior loves to volunteer to help others Volunteering, for Hurd, is an easy By Lucy Weber choice. Mikayah Hurd may only be 16 "I love it. It makes me happy but she is already a dedicated voland gives me something to look unteer. forward to," she said. The Booneville High School This summer's service junior added to her volunteer involved playing with the young experience this summer by giving children, teaching them and preparof her time as a counselor at Easom ing their lunches. All those activities were Outreach Foundation's day camp for meaningful in teaching her lessons four- to twelve-year-olds. An about food safety, responsibility added bonus was that Hurd and leadership. and the other teenage "I loved working with the counselors participated in little kids," she said, adding a four-hour volunteer that a bonus was making new development program friends with the other counwhere they learned the selors. community benefits of Volunteerism runs in her volunteering as they family. Her grandmother first developed leadership, encouraged her to share her listening, observation Mikayah Hurd free time to help others and and communication skills. see HURD pg 4