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Getting Ahead Fannin County Honors Fall 2023 Graduates
Sonya Elmore, GetPress Release - On ting Ahead graduate Sunday December 10 and co-facilitator, was Getting Ahead Fannin the guest speaker for County celebrated the the graduation ceremograduation of their fall ny. Elmore related her 2023 class. Nine particinspiring journey from ipants, known as invesa life of generational tigators, completed an poverty and substance eye-opening 16 week abuse to a life of sobriworkshop for people ety, success, and serwho lack resources and vice. She then shared were recognized for an amazing piece of their accomplishments spoken word poetry “I during the ceremony. Am A Warrior” that she They joined fifty-five Photo shows 5 of the 9 graduates. composed over a period others who have comCourtesy photo of months – a testimony to pleted the program since God’s transforming work plan, based on his or her goals 2019. The 2023 spring graduates be- and dreams, to build a better in her life. Kreider and Elmore awarded gan their work in August with future. As she passed the torch to each graduate a certificate and Patty Kreider facilitating their study “Getting Ahead in a Just the new graduates, Amanda a yellow rose. District Judge Laurie Blake Getting’ By World”, assisted Pinkston, graduate from the by co-facilitator Sonya Elmore. spring 2023 class, shared how was on hand to offer words of The investigators took an in- participation in Getting Ahead congratulations to the gradudepth look at themselves and has benefited her as she rebuilds ates. Blake presented each inthe impact of poverty in their her life after struggling with vestigator with an engraved own lives and after a period of years of addiction. Pinkston is bois d’arc pen custom-made by self-reflection, they investigat- currently serving as meal coor- David Keene. Continued ed poverty in our community. dinator for the Getting Ahead The session ended with each program and plans to become a See Getting Ahead investigator creating a personal Getting Ahead facilitator. on page 6
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