Dear Editor,
This has been a beautiful, joyful week or so since I last talked with you. Did you note I did not say talk to you? Correct? Because I like to talk with, not talk to, because talk to sounds so demanding. I don’t think I can tell you all, but I will definitely try very, very hard to help me wander down memory lane.
Last Thursday, future leaders came to visit me.
Students, and future leaders, came to visit me at the Uncle Remus Museum. They were absolutely great and very interested in history. That was a clue that they are strong branches of this tree of success. I can’t leave out the backbone, their parents, teachers, and community.
Thank you, Putnam Charter School system.
I also was part of a very successful fall festival at St. John AME Church. Games, a yard sale, a cookout, and unity were flowing all over the place. Thank you to the volunteers of the fire department, and search and rescue. I think you made a great impact on the young ones and everyone else there.
I must tell you about this past Sunday, my grandson, Demetrius Woods. Trey was the speaker at St. John AME Church and the words were penetrating, beautiful, and lasting. He is a product of Putnam County and the village concept. Proof the village concept works! Several of his former teachers were there. Also loads of family and friends. Thank you. This was a huge, I call it family gathering.
Don’t forget the big, old-fashioned outdoor community event. I call it an old-fashioned tent revival.
Starting October 9th to 13th on Oak Street under the big tent. Come out and become a part of this Eatonton unity thing. To me, unity means oneness together, and those are adjectives that describe Eatonton and Putnam County. Oops, my promotion hat, it’s hanging on one side.
Thought for today: On the heels of a job well done come the blessings of a lingering sense of satisfaction and a good night’s sleep.
God bless, Georgia Benjamin Smith