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Glendora, MS, Mayor to Speak at Partners in Development Annual Benefit
Partners in Development (PID) will host its 14th Annual Benefit this month, featuring guest speaker Johnny B. Thomas, mayor of Glendora, MS.
Ipswich, MA—Partners in Development (PID) will host its 14th Annual Benefit this month, featuring guest speaker Johnny B. Thomas, mayor of Glendora, Mississippi. A non-profit organization, PID serves the poorest of the poor in Haiti, Guatemala and most recently, the Mississippi Delta. In an area where most residents function at a fifth grade literacy level, PID has worked closely with the mayor to establish programs for adult literacy and job training, education enrichment, and health and wellness.
A native of Glendora, Mayor Thomas was born to working class, sharecropper parents. By the 1970s, he became an avid political and civil rights activist with hopes of increasing African-American involvement in the political process. Mayor Thomas successfully became Tallahatchie County’s first African-American county supervisor, constable (1975) and alderman (1980), and the second African-American mayor (1982).
Passionate about creating positive change in a place rocked by the infamous Emmett Till Murder of 1955, Mayor Thomas believes the solution lies in a high level of community involvement and development. His talk will be on “A Stone of Promise.”
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PID’s Annual Benefit will take place at Vittori Rocci Post (143 Brimbal Ave, Beverly, MA 01915) on Saturday, November 22 from 6–10 p.m. The event will feature music by the Bagwell Island Band; a silent auction with more than 100 unique items; appetizers, southern barbeque and dessert; and special dancing by the Gordon College Swing Dance Club. Seating is limited; visit www.pidonline.org to register or make a donation.
About Partners in Development
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Since 1990, Partners in Development, Inc. (PID) has been striving to help impoverished communities attain independence and whole life improvement. PID is currently focused on serving some of the poorest areas of the Caribbean, Central America and the United States. They believe that whole-life change is essential for the extreme poor to escape poverty. To that end, strategically-designed programs serve to meet the populations’ specific needs. Through economic development, children’s programs, housing and medical assistance, PID engages whole communities in whole-life change, ensuring a better quality of life and a more promising future.
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