Happy birthday wishes to Sheila Barksdale, March 28, Halifax; Latonia Hicks, March 29, Richmond; Jackie Foster, March 29, Clover; Hagood Duffie, March 29, Saxe; Linda Hart, March 29, Keysville; Loretta Jefferson, March 29, Meherrin; Janias Randolph, March 30, Phenix; Keynan Copeland, March 30, Hopewell; April Jenkins, March 31, Taro; Rhonda Jenkins Agnew, March 31, Farmville; Karen Gregory Williams, March 31, Glen Allen; Leslie Gee, March 31, Las Vegas, Nevada; Hattie J. McCargo, March 31, Red Oak; Phyllis Gee, April 1, Charlotte Court House; Naisha Carter, April 1, Keysville; Rosa Spencer, April 1, Charlotte Court House; Marcus Pete Jenkins, April 2, Meherrin; Jaiden Freeman, April 2, Washington, D.C.; Terry Walton, April  2, Saxe; Brenda Walton, April 2, Saxe. I wish all of you many more happy birthdays. Happy birthday!

Anniversary wishes to Milton and Virginia G. Dailey, 57 years, Randolph. I wish you many more happy years together with God’s Blessings. Happy anniversary.

Get well wishes to all of the sick and shut-in. I hope you all are well soon, up and about. You are all in our prayers.

Thought for the week: Make time for people who make you feel extra special.

DEDICATION
Dreams and dedication are a powerful combination. We all have dreams, but in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort.

If you want to learn a thing, read that. If you want to know a thing, write that. If you want to master a thing, teach that.

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Virginia Freeman is a community columnist for The Charlotte Gazette. She can be reached at vstars@pure.net.