<div dir="ltr">Good Morning All, I hope you get to enjoy this Mothers Day weekend with your family.  Just a few notes as we enter a new week.<div><br></div><div>- Our classes continue this week.  We are trying to add new classes every month.  If there is something you would like to see or other suggestions for the <b>Education Committee</b> please let Melissa Jackling or myself know. See attached schedule</div><div>*** Tuesday 5/11 at 10am <b>Amanda Lambert</b> will be teaching <b>"Land Prep"</b>.  This will be a Zoom class.  <br clear="all"><div>*** Wednesday 5/12 will be <b>"Client Care: Adding Value in Every Situation" w/ Sarah Romesburg</b>.  This class will BE IN THE KANNAPOLIS OFFICE and on ZOOM.  </div><div><br></div><div>- Our <b>Lantern Loves</b> committee, led by Melissa Yates has been extremely busy.  Below are some of the activities we have going on and need/want to support.  </div><div>*** <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Our IMPACT Community Youth Group is also looking for donations to help with refinishing the concrete flooring in our youth space (estimated 2000) and mounted microwave.  If anyone would like to help with this you can mail a check to me at 40969 Paul&#39;s Crossing Rd, Richfield NC 28137. Checks can be made payable to Impact Community Youth Group and we can provide you without tax ID number. </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">*** </span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap">Elder Orphan Care</b><span style="color:rgb(5,5,5);font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font></div><div style="font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(5,5,5)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hands on Volunteers / Donations</font></div><div style="font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(5,5,5)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">EOC will be celebrating 5 years as a local non-profit serving older adults in Rowan and Cabarrus Counties.  Their goal is to help older adults, aging alone, remain safely at home.  This organization helps with home modifications and/or adaptive equipment, provides a pantry program that supplies its clients with a monthly grocery distribution, free adaptive tables to assist with virtual contact and a link to the community.  <b style="">Elder Orphan Care is seeking volunteers to help with their monthly grocery distribution in both Rowan and Cabarrus County as well sponsorship donations.</b>  Their Anniversary Celebration will take place on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 7:00pm streaming live from their website, <i style=""><a href="http://elderorphancare.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">elderorphancare.com</a></i>.  If you are interested in volunteering your time or becoming a sponsor, please reach out to our very own <i style=""><b style="">Laura Overcash 704-699-0765</b>.  Feel free to drop off checks or donations at the Kannapolis office.</i></font></div><div style="font-family:inherit;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(5,5,5)"><span style="font-family:inherit"><i>*** </i></span><b style="font-family:inherit">Pregnancy Support Center </b></div><div style="font-family:inherit;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;color:rgb(5,5,5)"><span style="font-family:inherit"><i>Baby Bottle Campaign - Mother&#39;s Day to Father&#39;s Day</i></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:inherit;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:inherit"><font color="#050505">Gather your coins, dollar bills, and checks as we help the </font>Pregancy<font color="#050505"> Support Center with their largest campaign of the year.  Help support this cause by filling the provided bottles with monetary donations. Empty bottles will be available at the Salisbury and Kannapolis office starting tomorrow, </font><b style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">Friday, May 7, 2021</b><font color="#050505">.  Funding from this campaign will help with Medical Services - Free pregnancy testing and ultrasound,  Education - group classes and one-on-one programs, Material Support - diapers, wipes, formula, as well as prayer and encouragement, Parenting Options and Post-Abortive Care.  </font><i><font color="#6aa84f">Each bottle comes with an individual tax deductible receipt so start collecting NOW!!</font><font color="#6fa8dc"> </font><font color="#666666"> </font></i><b style="color:rgb(5,5,5)">Returned bottles will be collected at both locations on Monday, June 21, 2021.</b></span></div><div class="postie-attachments"><a href="https://lantern-realty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-Educational-Calendar-1.xlsx"><img src='https://lantern-realty.com/wp-content/plugins/postie/icons/metro/xls-48.png' alt='xls icon' /> 2021-Educational-Calendar.xlsx</a><br />
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