LOTYG

05/18/2026

🎓✨ We would like to congratulate LOTYG member Elricka Ratcliffe on her promotion from 6th grade to 7th grade! We are incredibly proud of you and have no doubt that you will continue to thrive and be successful as you begin this next chapter. Keep reaching for the stars! 🌟📚💙👏🏾

01/19/2026

We celebrate you today until forever! 🖤👑

12/24/2025

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas 🎄🎁⛄️🎅🏿❤️ Our final service event of the year was truly special. Today, we had the joy of singing Christmas carols and delivering fruit and gift bags to all the residents at The Pines of Camden, LLC during their Christmas party.

This marks six years of sharing love and kindness with the residents, and we are so grateful for the opportunity to continue this tradition. We extend our sincere thanks to our dear friends at Independent Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama for sponsoring the gift bags, and to Rosemary Baptist Church and Lillie Kennedy for providing the fruit.

We pray this brought smiles to their faces and filled their hearts with joy this holiday season 🙏🏾

12/24/2025

It’s Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas 🎄🎁 ⛄️ 🎅🏿❤️ LOTYG 6th annual Nursing Facility Visit!

12/24/2025

We are truly thankful to the Children’s of Alabama Foundation and the Poole Family Foundation for their generous donation of toys and gift cards 🧸🏎🏀🏈📚🙏🏾 to our organization. Because of their support, we were able to bring joy to more than 82 children across our county this Christmas season.

In addition to toys and gift cards, we also distributed 150+ books to local nonprofit youth organizations. These donations reached students at J.E. Hobbs Elementary, the Wilcox County Section of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. Angel Tree, and organizations including BAMA KIDS, Inc., Camden Community Youth Development Center, Lower Peachtree Community Center, and Lily Baptist Community Center and Youth Development, Inc.

Please note: all toy recipients are not pictured.

We are grateful for the opportunity to serve and to continue spreading the spirit of giving and kindness throughout Wilcox County this holiday season.

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12/18/2025

Today, our Director, Jasmine S. Kennedy, distributed more than 150 books across Wilcox County to local nonprofit youth development organizations, including BAMA KIDS, Inc., Camden Community Youth Development Center, Lower Peachtree Community Center, and Lily Baptist Community Center and Youth Development, Inc.

This effort reflects our ongoing commitment to supporting literacy and youth development and was made possible through the partnership of the Children’s of Alabama Foundation and Claudette Poole, M.D. We’re thankful for the opportunity to pour into our children and support the organizations doing meaningful work in our community ❤️

12/17/2025

Through the leadership of our Founder and Director, Ms. Jasmine S. Kennedy, and with the generous support of The Poole Family Foundation, we were honored to provide holiday gifts to students at J.E. Hobbs Elementary School to help make their holiday season a little brighter.

We are grateful for the opportunity to serve our community and thankful for partners who believe in pouring into our children. Together, we continue to create moments of joy, hope, and encouragement for the next generation.

Happy Holidays from LOTYG! 🎄✨

12/04/2025

We’re grateful to the Wilcox Progressive Era Newspaper for covering our 8th annual Giving Thanks in Wilcox County. The article beautifully highlighted the work that went into providing hundreds of canned and non-perishable food bags, along with more than 276 cold meats for families across the county.

Thank you for shining a light on the donors, volunteers, and partners who made this possible, including the UAB Sanitation Health Program for sponsoring our food bags and the Piggly Wiggly Deli for preparing meals. Serving our community during the holiday season is always a blessing, and we appreciate you for sharing this story with others and throughout the Black Belt Region.

With Gratitude,

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11/27/2025

We’re grateful to the Black Belt News Network for covering our 8th annual Giving Thanks in Wilcox County. The article beautifully highlighted the work that went into providing hundreds of canned and non-perishable food bags, along with more than 276 cold meats for families across the county.

Thank you for shining a light on the donors, volunteers, and partners who made this possible, including the UAB Sanitation Health Program for sponsoring our food bags and the Piggly Wiggly Deli for preparing meals. Serving our community during the holiday season is always a blessing, and we appreciate you for sharing this story with others and throughout the Black Belt Region.

With Gratitude,

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The Leaders of Tomorrow Youth Group (LOTYG) gave out several hundred food items during their annual Giving Thanks in Wilcox County Food Drive held on Tuesday.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍽 ❤️GIVING THANKS IN WILCOX COUNTY DISCLAIMER: All photos and videos are shared with respect for our community. They help us show donors and partners the real impact of their support.

Thank you to everyone who donated and helped make this year’s effort come together. We were able to provide 255+ canned and other non-perishable food bags, 276 cold meats, and Thanksgiving support to families across Wilcox County, to our shut-in community, and a full Thanksgiving lunch for the residents of The Pines of Camden, LLC. ❤️

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Special thanks to the Wilcox County Black Belt Community Foundation Community Associates, with support of the BBCF for their generous donation and for joining us as partners in this year’s Giving Thanks in Wilcox County Food Drive.

We’d also like to extend our sincerest thanks to all personal and silent donors, local businesses, and community organizations who contributed to this effort, helping us provide canned and non-perishable food bags, cold meats, and hot meals for the residents of The Pines of Camden:
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Gavin & Dr. Claudette Poole, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (UAB); Whitaker Drugs (Chip & Mandy Whitaker); Holman Insurance (William Malone); Southern Inn – Owner Kevin Chapman; Owens & Harper Accounting; Community Neighbor Bank (Camden, AL) – Al Johnson, President & Chief Executive Officer; Amy Hutson Chatham, PhD, MSPH, Executive Director, Center for Teaching and Learning; Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences; Executive Director, UAB-AmeriCorps VISTA Statewide Program; Wilcox Printing Co.; City of Camden; Hunter & Stephanie Hines; McGraw Webb Chevrolet (Camden, AL); Larry’s Drive Inn; Fredrick & Pauline Powe; Holy Cross Lutheran Church; Coast-To-Coast (Camden, AL); Silent Donors; Shaundra Blakemore, MD; NCNW; Charles & Sheryl Mathews; Faith Evangelist Outreach Center, Doris Brock; Tamika Kennedy; Black Belt Community Foundation; Creola Moorer; Synauri Boykin, Owner of Sashay’s Sugar Scrubs & President, Wilcox County School Board; Janice Robinson; Jacqueline Hives & Magnolia Baptist Church (Pastor Allen Johnson); Dr. Tamera Coyne-Beasley, MD, MPH, FAAP, FSAHM, Derrol Dawkins MD Endowed Chair in Adolescent Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics & Internal Medicine, Division Director UAB Adolescent Medicine; Vice Chair, Pediatrics for Community Engagement; Piggly Wiggly; Juanita Pettway-Kendrick, Owner of Making Sweet Things Happen; Wilcox County Courthouse; Ethel Johnson; Elaine Williams, Alberta Market Place; Courtney Harrington; Cynthia Perryman - Ross
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A special thank you to the UAB Sanitation Health Program for sponsoring the bags used to store the items. We also extend our gratitude to our wonderful board members Tamara Kennedy, Monica Williams, and Geraldine Montgomery and to our dedicated volunteers Rosetta Kennedy, Lillie Kennedy, Lakeshia Kennedy, Dr. N.N. Williams, Marquies Smith, Darius Kennedy, John Gant, Marshae Madison, and Shelia Portis.
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QV Deli (Camden, AL); Piggly Wiggly Deli for preparing the Hot Meals for the residents of The Pines of Camden, LLC.!