WOW – where did time go? Seems like just yesterday Lori and I were heading off to her Senior prom at SHS and now our daughter, Edie Grace, is a Senior at SHS. The three of us have had so much fun going through over three decades of pictures sharing stories and memories. Each picture we selected for our video tells a small but powerful story about our journey. There is so much to share, so many...
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The Averitt Center’s Statesboro Youth Chorale were invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in NYC this summer. The Statesboro Herald featured the SYC today in Sunday’s Lifestyle section of the paper. If you select each section it will take you to a readable link. This was an incredible experience for the Statesboro Youth Chorale and a wonderful way to spotlight our community...
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It was a beautiful day, in April of 1971. Thirty or so, excited kindergarten students from First Methodist and First Baptist of Claxton preschool boarded a bus to Dover. We had been invited to ride on one of the last voyages of the Nancy Hanks. Even though I was five at the time, I remember it vividly. It was the first time many of us had ridden a bus, let alone a train. This Saturday, many of those memories came flooding back as...
Read MoreFor over twenty years, my favorite day was Tuesday. Not simply because it was the day after Monday. It wasn’t because this was the day that my house would be cleaned spotlessly, my laundry was done and my shirts were ironed with precision and a stiffness that only a drill sergeant could appreciate. It was the day that the second most important woman in my life would come, like clockwork, and handle all the mentioned tasks...
Read MoreCongratulations, Tyler! Charter Conservatory – Class of 2014 Tyler, we are so proud of all the things you’ve achieved. We feel pretty lucky to get to call you family. We can’t wait to see what the next chapter of your life holds....
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