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Thursday, December 16, 2010

News from the Riverview Neighborhood


Greetings, Fellow Douglass Alumni, Riverview Neighbors & Friends:

Keeping the Community and the Alumni Informed! November 5, 2010
Weekend Fellowship.... New Additions
Hey Family:

It's the first of many get-togethers in the community, this one the Holiday Dinner for Seniors in Riverview. It was wonderful to see our neighbors get together and fellowship during the Thanksgiving and Christmas season.

There were some special moments during this Holiday dinner. The story, pictures and a video are in the story in the NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS section of your website.

It's the first of probably several snow events in our community. Is your home ready? Even if you're away from home, is your house still ready? See the helpful tips to surviving the winter, in the snow article in the NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS section.

You'll notice some new additions and items in the left-hand column of your website pages. We've added a sports column "Model City Sports" that's done by Josh Harwood, the son of Bill Harwood, one of my D-B classmates. It's a great site with lots of sports information from D-B, U-T, ETSU, and schools in the surrounding area. If you haven't seen it yet, there's also a link to the website "Urban House Call" magazine, which has health information that is specific to African-Americans. The link to the Kingsport Ebony Club Association is still active, but it will be changing to a new server soon..we will link you to that when it happens. You'll find those links on two other Website pages, too.. the Opinions Page and the News of Our Douglass Friends and Neighbors. News from outside the community is also continuously updated on the NEWS AND CURRENT EVENTS page.

We're working on some other stories for you, which we'll post and let you know about during the next few weeks.

Take care my friends.. we will talk again very soon!


Calvin

The address of your Douglass Alumni Association is at the top of the headline column to the RIGHT. Please access the website pages through the Douglass Website's main page, so we can keep a running tally of visitors.

The link below on the LEFT will take you directly to your Douglass Website.

DO NOT CLICK on the link below to the right.
Address:
The Douglass Alumni Association - Kingsport

Suite 104

301 Louis Street

Kingsport, Tennessee 37660
STORIES STILL TO COME ON THE WEBSITE
A Riverview neighbor has found a document denoting where his mother was sold as a slave, just prior to the Civil War. The document is verified, and we'll examine the historical lessons passed down through generations.

The DEFY kids went on their summer camp, and you'll hear how some young lives were turned around.
Contact Us
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