During the month of March, women of the community who have contributed to events in history and contemporary society and the well being of mankind are recognized for their unselfish kindness.
So was it in Eunice recently when members of the Eunice Branch-National Association of University Women recognized four women in its annual Women in History Program.
Their names may not be in the history books, but they will be in the minds of many people who benefited from the services of the four angels on earth who were honored Sunday by the Branch as they were “Celebrating Women of Character, Courage and Commitment”, the theme which identified their honorees.
These were women who had rendered service to their community by selling exceptional numbers of dinner tickets for the annual dinner at their church; purchasing, cooking and delivering food to shut-in people during the summer at her own expense; cooking as well as making pies for sale for different activities; sewing and donating clothing to needy persons; taking people to doctor’s appointments; taking neighbors on errands to shop for groceries/medicine/clothing; organizing and soliciting funds/food/supplies for back-to-school for more than 25 years; providing food and shelter for homeless young people; sitting with sick friends/neighbors; etc., all for free or at their own personal expenses. This was in addition to their family obligations.
These four ladies have been just a phone call away and did what they did with a smile on their faces. Honored were Dorothy Ardoin Fruge’, Elizabeth Reed Guillory, Rose Chatman Guillory and Cecile Chavis Lemelle.
Also recognized and introduced was the Single Parent for 2017, Asia Pearl Semien, the mother of Journey Blaire Semien. Semien is attending LSU-A pursuing a bachelor of science degree in psychology.
Members of NAUW-Eunice Branch attending were Ardessie Francois, Chiquita Thomas, Carolyn Baldwin, program chairperson; Denise Antoine, president; Philomena Bernard, Parveen Kaur, Shelsy Williams, and Patricia Harrison.