To the Editor,
This was a down-home, fun-filled weekend in Eatonton-Putnam County. William Walsh conducted a workshop at Georgia Writers Museum, there was an abstract art painting class at the Artisans Village Art Gallery and there was the explosion of the “Peg Leg” Barbecue and Blues Festival at City Center Stage with people, food, and entertainment galore. What a day!
And last but definitely not least, I must remind everyone that Mothers Against Crime celebrated its 31-year anniversary on Saturday evening in the Great Hall at First United Methodist Church. It brought back memories starting at the beginning of our existence.
The meetings, the scholarships, a day with the late John Lewis, youth rallies at beautiful Oconee Springs Park, and all the help from law enforcement and firefighters.
We can’t name them all, but we don’t need to. We are still here, standing tall with 16 hard-working members.
And we served a great old-fashioned meal to 49 people in attendance.
One of the highlights was honoring an original Mothers Against Crime member from 1992, Brenda Bonner, who for 31 years is still with us. She has been a hard-working member starting from day one and still going strong. We were also honored with the attendance of law enforcement from Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, Eatonton Police Chief Howell Cardwell, retired Chief Kent Lawrence, and many, many others there to support us, including several other church members and retired commissioners.
Thanks to our mistress of ceremony and Reverend Wayne Griffin Sr. for the soul-stirring message. It touched our hearts, and he followed up with a continuation at our own church the next day. We are truly blessed. Please don’t forget it.
Message for today: There will be many moral junctures in the course of your day. What you truly believe will be revealed in how you navigate each one.
God bless, Georgia Benjamin-Smith