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The Oak Forest Academy organization "Best Buddies" is currently involved in spreading the word about "Ending the Word!"

The Best Buddies Club of Oak Forest visited their buddies at Hammond High School on Tuesday, February 23 for hold a kickball tournament. The Louisiana Special Olympics partnered with OFA for a day of pure excitement and all participants were awarded a medal for their participation. OFA Best Buddies Chapter President Marci Gaines and her Buddy Nathalie Tillman posed for a quick picture after all the games were over.

Best Buddies needs your votes at www.bestbuddies.org/refresh! Because of your overwhelming support, we went from 20th to 6th place to win a Pepsi Refresh Grant in one week! But, your help is still needed. Only the top two projects will win $250,000. This can be done with your votes.
You can vote TWO times a day, EVERY DAY throughout March (contest ends March 31)! Vote once by signing in through your email. After you sign out, click "Sign In" to vote again by connecting through Facebook.

The Tangipahoa Volunteers for Family and Community, an all-volunteer arm of the LSU Extension service recently completed their 2011 Scholarship Quilt, ‘Triumph of the Black and Gold’. Tickets are available for purchase from any TVFC member or by calling the Extension office in Amite at 985-748-9381 and a member will return your call. Money raised from this quilt will be used to fund a scholarship for a high school senior in Tangipahoa Parish graduating in 2011.

LORANGER ELEMENTARY FOURTH GRADERS LEARN ABOUT THE AMERICAN FLAG from the Shiloh Homemakers's literacy program, "Fourth Graders Meet the American Flag". The program, which presents the history, etiquette and proper care of the flag, as well as the ceremonial folding of the flag, is presented shortly before the parish LEAP test. Winners of the Question and Answer section of the program are front row from left Oscar Miller, Kimberly Hart, Isaiah Lundy, Kaely Morrison, Grace Gauthreaux.

There will be a free Christian Concert on Wednesday, March 17 at the Amite High School Auditorium. The concert will be featuring Josh Perez, Foundation, and guest speaker Sean Letard. This concert will also feature "Foundation" from House on the Rock Church. Christian rap artist Josh Perez will also be performing.
This concert is hosted by FCA and Cross-Point Mission. For more information contact Bro. Heath Rohner at 985-517-3303 or visit crosspointmission@yahoo.com.