Benton Harbor Sunrise Rotary Bulletin 1/12 (Jan 12, 2020)

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Jan 15, 2020 7:00 AM

Sherry Becker, Abby Dill

Bones in Balance, Spectrum Health Lakeland

Jan 29, 2020

Roshella Allen Hawkins

Safe Shelter

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Notices and stories in this issue 1/12

Posted on Jan 12, 2020

Special Notices

No Breakfast Meetings on January 29th

Join us at Silver Beach Pizza Fundraiser

January 29th, all day, dine in or carry out

20% of food and drinks will be donated to our Rotary for community projects

Please print and bring the coupon below to show your waitstaff member.

Meetings: Wednesdays, 7 am, Elks Lodge, 601 Riverview, Benton Harbor, MI 49023

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Stories in this issue

Journey from Grief to Power

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Journey from Grief to Power

Ronnika "RJ" Williams, is content creator / photographer, for Final 48 Project. She is a videographer who built on the loss of her own father to talk about grief as part of a project at Duke University. She promised her own father that she would return to grad school, write children’s book/series, and produce documentaries. In her study she videotaped other black women who had lost their fathers. Her hypothesis was that grief isn't verbalized in the black community. RJ closed her presentation emphasizing the importance of coping with grief, and how her original promise led to success in accomplishing goals/promises made to father. You can get a better feel for what she did by visiting her web site: www.final48.org

She is currently doing additional work with several local organizations including Lori's Place although her full time job is at the Boys and Girls Club.

Thanks to Ogden Wright and Alice Ford for the content and photo.