2011

'Ar1ny ofTom Night' Scheduled Sept. 8 at ECCC The public b '"' itcd

\\ith the tina! design completed by her mother. Beth Jenkins. Judy BecKley, Lauren's grandmotherUpporting them. but Lauren \\anted to do something visible that the Carsons could see and know that people loved them...and that's why )VC came up \'.ith the T-shsrt sd~a." "We plan to print many more cases of T-shirts this \\eek... Beckley added. In addttton to pur– chasmgT-shirts at Specialtees. lite.. Phillips said the ''Army of Tom: Mission Cancer" T– shirts will be available for pur– chase from 10:40to 11:35 a.m. Thursday. Sept. I, 2011, in the M•lbryMemorial Cafetena hall- ''The shirts are sell– mg fast, so please purchase your sh1rts as soon a~ pos– sible,'' Philbps said. Checks should be made payable to Army ofTom, as all proceeds above costs arc designated to the Carson fam– ily. For more informa– tion, contact Gennie Phillips at ECCC, 601-635-63CHore-ma•l gphslhps@'eccc.edu.

to join the East Central Com– mwuty College family m sup– portmg Director of Band'> 111o– mas W. Carson mhis light\\ 1lh cance1. Carson. ''ho ha~ led the ECCCBand Programsmce 1982, will soon begm treat– ment:. to fight the recent!) dt– agno:;ed disease. College officials haw designated the Wamors·home opener with Northwest Mis– ~issippi Community College on Thursday, Sept. 8, 20 I I, as "Army ofTom Night: Mis.,ion Cancer." "Everyone is en– couraged to purchase and "ear the designated "Army ofTom: MIS "'On Cancer" T-shirts to the football game.~ said Gennie Phillips, publications coordi– nator and event organizer.The non-division battle with the Rangers kicks offat 6:30p.m. at Baile) Stadium on the Decatur campus. Phillips said the T- h•rts are 100 percent cotton and ava1lable in all sizes at$ I 0 ench from Specialtees, Etc., lo– cated at 501 Decatur Street in Newton, MS 39345, Phone 601-683-2552. The idea for the lundraiscr came from Lauren Lurk, a sophomore at ECCC and member of the Wall 0' Sound Marchmg Band. The dcstgn concept v;as L

Wearing "The Anny of Tom: Mission Cancer" T-shirts are family members (from left) Beth Jenkins, Judy Beckley, LaurenLurk and Bob Beckley whose company, Specialtccs, Etc., in Newton designed and produced the shirts to sup– port ECCC Director ofBands Tom Carson in his battle with cancer. (Submitted photo)

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