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Wednesday:
Theme: World Community
Speaker:
Rose Rolan
22 years ago, my husband
Frank was in the Army.
My husband wrote home that
he had Hodgekin’s disease, the
same day that I brought my son home from the hospital.
I was crushed, and I only
got through it through community!
Three years ago, Frank had a
relapse, and community helped again.
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Most of us in the
Bailey-Delavan area have chosen it for good reason.
In the panic of staying in
the city, versus moving to the suburbs,
The Bailey-Delavan concerned
citizens group organized blocks.
There were chairpersons, and
need identification.
We were fighting
Block-Busting, we barred realtors from approaching
homeowners.
We printed a Newsletter.
400 participated in a baked
goods sale, we raised $600 profit.
We used St. Gerard’s Gestetner machine (a copier).
Without St. Gerard’s
facilities, we would have had no newsletter.
There was a
A Bailey-Delavan Community
service center was set up in a loaned Barber Shop.
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42 youths worked seven weeks
for the elderly.
There was a Pre-School
Parent-Child program.
There were square dances for
the elderly.
We must work together!
Our time is valuable, no
matter how little we have!
The Joy and Peace I find in
working with the community is overwhelming!