Published April 24, 2008 07:26 pm - News of interest for the Friday edition:
April 24: Local News Briefs
Scouting breakfast set for May 17
The 2008 Anderson Leadership Breakfast for Scouting will be held at 8:15 a.m. Saturday, May 17. This event promotes the 2008 fundraising campaign known as “Friends of Scouting.”
The event will take place at the Anderson Center for the Arts, 32 W. 10th St., Anderson. The Anderson Leadership Breakfast for Scouting is an annual event where guests are given the opportunity to hear from Anderson’s mayor about the direction of the city and the positive effects that Scouting is having in our communities.
Fifteen volunteers and business leaders in the area will serve as chairmen and table hosts for this event. They will be inviting past and prospective supporters to attend the breakfast. The efforts of these individuals raise the necessary funds to continue offering a quality program to 1,000 Madison County families.
RSVP with name, organization, phone number and number of guests to attend to Matt Bender at (765) 644-6687 by 3 p.m. Monday.
Foster parenting class on Monday
White’s Family Pre-Services will offer a pre-service training class for new foster parents.
The class will be held at 6 p.m. Monday in the Anderson Regional Office at 3320 S. Main St., Suite J.
Call Megan Allen at (765) 640-0488 or e-mail her at megan.allen@whitesrfs.org to register and have a foster parenting packet sent to you.
Iwo Jima program to be held at APL>/b>
Marion “Frank” Walker, one of a very few living survivors of the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II, will make a presentation of that battle at the Alexandria-Monroe Public Library from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Some of the events of that battle, the deadliest battle in Marine Corps history, are related by Walker, who was part of the 5th Marine Division.
Learn of the flag-raising on Suribachi as Walker was one of only a few who made it to the top of the extinct volcano and continued throughout the rest of the campaign.
The purpose of this presentation is to help re-energize the historical value and to keep the public informed of the horrible conditions that are caused by war, a representative of the history group said in a press release.
School visitation at Liberty Christian