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oun women relze ther eductonl ols
"I've seen the mpct ths prorm mes
on oun women, throuh the benefts the
receve, the slls the lern nd the confdence
the buld," she sd "The prorm would be
mpossble wthout the full-
tme Dstnushed Youn
Women stff here n Moble
nd our volunteer corps ll
over the countr We re rell
rteful for our sponsors
throuhout the nton,
ncludn the Albm Power
Foundton"
Celebrtn oun women's
ccomplshments hs been
hhlht for dozens of fmles
tht host the rls for two-
wee perod, some of whom
hve welcomed prtcpnts
nto ther homes for more thn
20 ers
"Mn fmles hve
developed close frendshps
nd, ers lter, ttend the
rls' weddns out of stte," Thoms sd "It's
ret dvnte hvn n ccomplshed oun
womn come nto our home nd serve s role
model for our own oun duhter"
Scores of members of the Moble Dvson
chpter of the Albm Power Servce
Ornzton (APSO) hve helped me the
prorm possble APSO volunteers welcome the
rls nd nnull hve hosted cooout t USS
Albm Bttleshp Memorl
Pr The teens usull vst
hstorc Bellnrth Grdens
nd te prt n n oster-
etn contest t Wentzel's
Oster House
Thoms sd the
Dstnushed Youn Women
prorm hopes to host the rls
lter ths er n Moble
"We wnt the rls to be
ble to meet nd hve tht
experence," Thoms sd "Ths
prorm s the result of ret
temwor, t's n ncredble
roup effort"
B Donn Cope
Mobile APSO member Sharon Murrill helps chaperone the
young women.
Thomas (center) welcomes contestants to the Distinguished Young Women competition.
