FAMILY MEMBERS LAUNCH FOUNDATION TO ASSIST SINGLE PARENTS

                  The family of a local educator launched the Gwendolyn M. Baker Foundation on April 6, 2019, at Mt. Olive A. M. E. Church. Mrs. Baker was an Early Childhood educator in the Hillsborough County School System for 25 years, 23 of those years were spent at Meacham Elementary School. To honor her memory, the family established the foundation to present a scholarship to a single parent. The scholarship will be used to cover after-school care. Family members who were present at the launching were: from left, Alvin Baker, Jr., Loretta Baker, Sophia Baker Alexander (Founder, President), Alvin Baker, Sr., Kim Williams, Varnard Williams, Tonya Johnson Baker and Kim Baker. (Photograph by BRUNSON)