Dear Clergy and Community Leaders, Thank you for your continued community support. We encourage you to mark you calendars to support the Great American Clean-up on this Saturday and come out to the PPESA meeting on Monday. The special presentation will be made by OwensMorris Communications Inc. showing excerpts from the Lamar Smith episode currently airing on TV One.

Mission Pike County Monthly Meeting
April 16, 6p
Location: St. Alphonsus Community Center, 509 Delaware St., McComb
Contact: 601-783-6626

We will be planning the Teen Summit with the NAACP youth and preparing for the May picnic.

THE GAC (Great American Cleanup)
April 18, 8a-12p
Contact: Keep Pike County Beautiful, 601-249-4694

A new twist added this year with "Riches in the Ditches". If you find a numbered golden rock in the litter, bring it to your registration table to claim your "riches". Area businesses are donating the prizes. To sign up to donate or to pick up call our office. Lunch provided compliments of McComb Community Relations & Tourism Bureau.

PPESA Meeting (Pastors Parents Educational Support Assn)
April 20, 10:30a-11:30a
Location: McComb Sports Park
Contact: 601-684-8664, ext. 106

Special presentation by OwensMorris Communications, TV One. Food Served. All Pastors, Educators, Community Leaders, Concerned Parents Invited. An Initiative of Mayor Zach Patterson. Presentations from Mayor’s Office, McComb School District, and Community

3rd Annual Youth Leadership Conference * Pike County’s
April 24-25, see times/locations below
Location: FRIDAY, McComb Sports Park, 701 S. Magnolia St., McComb
Location: SATURDAY, McComb High School, 310 7th Street, McComb
Contact: McComb School District, Monique Gilmore, 601-684-4661

The Pike County 3rd Annual Youth leadership Conference sponsored by the McComb School District Advisory board. The theme of the 2-day conference is “LEADING In the Highest By SERVING in the Lowest.” The Youth Leadership Conference will open on April 24 with an Expo that showcases volunteer opportunities for youth. Friday night will also include a keynote speaker and entertainment. On April 25 students will participate in breakout sessions, a service project and a discussion with State Senator Kelvin Butler and state Representative Angela Cockerham. All Pike County High School Students are encouraged to attend. The conference sponsors include: McComb School District, South Pike School District, Pike County Board of Supervisors, The City of McComb Community Relations and Tourism Department, The Boys and Girls Club, Southwest Distributors, The McComb Housing Authority, Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart and the City of McComb. Friday, April 24, 2009, 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., McComb Sports Park, 701 Magnolia Street. Saturday, April 25, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., McComb High School, 310 7th Street. All Pike County Students Are Invited To Participate

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
May 7, 2009