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Excited youngsters line up with their new bicycles at Zion Hill Masonic Lodge 26. Behind them are lodge members. This marked the second Christmas the lodge has provided bicycles to area youngsters.
Bicycles rolling onward thanks to Zion Hill Masons BY W. WINSTON SKINNER winston@newnan.com
Ch ristmas has come and gone, and bicycles provided by a Masonic group are providing fun for 30 youngsters. Zion Hill Masonic Lodge 26 gave away the bicycles in a celebratory event on a recent Saturday afternoon. This marked the second year the lodge has provided bikes to children at Christmastime. Bicycles in different si zes a nd colors were lined up in front of the lodge building on Primrose Road in the Zion Hill community near Luthers-
Bicycles in different sizes and colors were lined up in front of the lodge building on Primrose Road... ville. Music was playing. Someone piloted a drone which f lew overhead to the delight of the children. The youngsters played on the grounds of the lodge and adjacent Zion Hill Baptist Church. An impromptu game of tag had to be halted so the pre sent at ion prog ra m could begin. Wayne Wil-
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liams, a member of the lodge who is also pastor of Bethany Baptist Church in Pine Mountain, led a prayer to start things off. C h i ld ren t hen were urged to find the bicycle that had a tag with their name on it. There was much excitement as they found their bikes — and tried them out.
Wayne Williams prays to open the bicycle presentation ceremony at Zion Hill Masonic Lodge 26. The event also included music and a hamburger lunch.
Keshon Cameron, 10, said he learned “a couple of weeks ago” that he would be getting a bike. “I was happy – excited,” he said. “I get bored sometimes,” he confided, adding that now, when boredom strikes, he can go for
BY KANDICE BELL
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Since 2003, The Job Networking Group has been helping unemployed Cowetans get back to work, but organizers said the ministry will change its format because of the rise in employment. Instead of holding monthly meetings, the ministry will concentrate on hosting job fairs. The networking group has held several multiemployer jobs fairs in partnership
a ride. There was lots of laughter in the air as the young bicyclists tried out their new Christmas gifts. A hamburger lunch was also part of the celebration. Williams said the lodge gave away 30 bicycles this year. Three were taken to
with the Georgia Department of Labor and Goodwill. The networking meetings, which were held on the second Tuesday of each month at First United Methodist in downtown Newnan, would help locals who were unemployed or looking for better opportunities meet with potential employers. Meetings would last around two hours and feature a guest speaker, job hunting tips, resume writing tips and suggestions on how to dress and
children in Pine Mountain on Friday, and the rest were distributed at Zion Hill. Lodge members said Walmart, Target and two State Farm agents – Trey R hodes a nd Stepha nie Fagerstrom – helped with this year’s bicycle project.
interview with potential employers. Andy Whitlock, Allen Rainwater and Billy Arnall organized the group. Whitlock said they started the group after he had to drive to the north side of Atlanta for job fairs and to look for work. Whitlock said the ministry is not going away, just changing to better serve the community. “Initially, job fairs are planned for
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