Pataula Center names new director
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Leah Middleton has been appointed director for the The Pataula Center for Children, which is a child advocacy center that has been developing since 2003. The center is located at 3 South Jefferson Street, Blakely. Pataula Center for Children will provide a safe and nurturing environment for children and families faced with abuse and neglect by helping victims become children again.
Middleton is the daughter of Carroll and Jan Middleton of Colquitt. She graduated from Southwest Georgia Academy in 2002 and from Valdosta State University in December 2006 with a bachelor of science degree in psychology. She currently attends Troy State University in pursuit of her masters degree in community counseling. She plans to become a licensed professional counselor.
The community is cordially invited to attend a reception promoting the Pataula Center for Children Sept. 24 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Blakely. The special guest will be Miss Georgia 2007, Leah Massee. She will attend the reception to promote the center and will also be speaking, entertaining and signing autographs. Everyone is invited to come out and meet Miss Georgia, Leah Massee, and the new center director, Leah Middleton.
The center will host the first annual Pataula Center for Children Golf Tournament Sept 27. The tournament will be a oneday tournament that begins at 12 p.m. at Crooked Oak Golf Course in Miller County. It will be a three-man scramble. The entry fee will be $150 per team or $50 per person and $10 for two mulligans. Please call Crooked Oak Golf Course at 758-9200 to sign up for the tournament. Sponsorships will be $100 a hole. Please come out and support the Pataula Center for Children. For more information please contact Leah Middleton at 723- 2468 or email earlycac@ yahoo.com.
The center serves the counties in the Pataula Judicial Circuit which are Clay, Early, Miller, Seminole, Quitman, Randolph and Terrell counties. Funding for the center is provided through Children Advocacy Centers of Georgia, grants, fundraisers and private donations. The center accepts monetary donations, memorials, office supplies, children's books and toys. All donations are tax deductible.
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