The sewing project had humble beginnings at the Mills facility. Womack said, "The 'Threads of Love' project was formed from the sewing and quilting classes (at) from Fulton County Helene S. Mills Senior Multipurpose Facility. Mills participant Beverly Henson presented the Haiti Care Mission project of making pillowcase dresses for the orphans and poor girls of Haiti…The massive project known as 'Threads of Love' began in May 2011 following a presentation to (more than) 200 participants in the Mills 3-Mile Walk and Health Fair."

Mississippi River floodwaters continue moving south, leaving in their wake thousands of flooded homes and businesses and millions of acres of flooded land, an event Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, in his comfort zone, urged citizens to be wary of.

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