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Church Hill Reunion Sept. 8

9/6/2018, 6 a.m.
The Church Hill Reunion will mark its 35th year of providing fun, fellowship and community uplift this weekend.

The Church Hill Reunion will mark its 35th year of providing fun, fellowship and community uplift this weekend.

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James E. "J.J." Minor

The annual event is scheduled to take place noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at its traditional venue, Ethel Bailey Furman Park, 818 N. 28th St., James E. “J.J.” Minor III, president of the Reunion Committee, has announced.

Along with family-oriented activities, the event also will honor political leaders and community benefactors, Mr. Minor said.

Honorees are to include, former state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III, a longtime Church Hill representative; Leroy Allen, former president of the Reunion Committee; Harold Harris, recreational instructor for the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club; and Mary Thompson, a community advocate and founder of the New Visions Civic League.

Two current Church Hill representatives, Delegate Delores L. McQuinn, D-70th, and City Council member Cynthia I. Newbille, 7th District, also are to be honored, Mr. Minor said.

The outdoor get-together is the committee’s signature event, Mr. Minor said, but the group also raises money to provide school supplies and back-to-school clothing for East End children.

Details: Mr. Minor at (804) 677-7340 or Tanya Brice at (804) 304-5279.