Friends of the Marion COA

An Invitation for you to join the Friends of the Marion COA for our Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 6, at the Benjamin Cushing Community Center, 465 Mill Street, Route 6, Marion. Light Hors d’oeuvres served at 5:45 pm followed by our Annual Meeting at 6:00 pm. There will be much good news to share. The meeting will be followed by an inspirational performance by Sheryl Faye. All members and non-members are welcome to attend. Sheryl Faye Presents Historical Women-Making the Past Present, Clara Barton (1821-1912) -Civil War Nurse, Founder of the American Red Cross.

From the time she was old enough to be a nurse within her own family, Clara dedicated her life to helping others. She accepted no pay teaching poor children whose parents had no money to send them to school. She raised warehouses full of food, medicine and clothing during the Civil War, and courageously went to the front to nurse the wounded and dying. Finally, she started the American Red Cross which is her legacy today.