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The Lubbock Women’s Club Historical Foundation and The Welborn-Payne Endowment Community Speaker Series welcomed Barbara Pierce Bush as a speaker for its Spring Speaker Series.
Bush, daughter of former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, spoke Friday at The Lubbock Women’s Club.
The co-founder and board chair of Global Health Corps (GHC), an organization that mobilizes young leaders to solve the world’s most pressing health issues, Bush spoke on the theme of One Person Can Make a Difference: Confronting Today’s Global Health Challenges.
Bush and her co-founders are united by the belief that health is a human right and that their generation must build a world where this is realized. Since 2009, GHC has placed over 1000 young leaders on the front lines of health equity in many African nations as well as the United States, developing a cadra of creative, effective and compassionate change makers.
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Slaton Lions Club hosting burger fundraiser
The Slaton Lions Club is hosting a hamburger fundraiser from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph s parking lot.
Burgers will be served from the Chamber of Commerce food trailer in a drive-through and pick up format.
Funds raised through this event will benefit local school scholarships.
Burgers and cost are: $6 for a hamburger; $7 for a cheeseburger; $8 for a Lion Burger; $9 for a Lion Cheeseburger; and add $2 for a drink and chips.
New Neighbors Club sets March meeting
The New Neighbors Club of Lubbock has scheduled its March Meeting/Luncheon for 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 12, at the Lubbock Women s Club, 2020 Broadway.
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Beans and Cornbread luncheon set for Friday
Hospice of Lubbock’s is hosting its annual Mayors Beans and Cornbread fundraiser luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday as a drive-thru event at the newly remodeled YWCA of Lubbock at 66th Street and University Avenue.
The Mayors’ Beans & Cornbread Luncheon is Hospice of Lubbock’s opportunity to raise funds to provide free hospice care to the unfunded and underfunded across the region.
Each guest will receive a full plate of beans and cornbread, along with all the fixings for $10. Guests can enter the YWCA parking lot on the south side of the building off of 66th Street.