Anita Brown Research Paper

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Anita Brown: Wonderful! Wonderful young adult of Eastside community…. Thank you all for enlightening us, we have heard powerful, unforgettable things. Thank you all! Stand Eastside… stand and show love for our 19 young adults! You may be seated, God is good….. We love you all! Next we have the candle lighting part of our ceremony, than the oath of the adulthood, then our banquet dinner. Music will be provided by your own Soulful Delight. All parents of the nineteen are asked to see Mrs. Betty from the bank of Eastside, this year for the first time, Eastside Bank open accounts for our young adults. The bank donated one hundred and fifty dollars to each child’s account. No monthly fees until they turn 25 years old. Financial responsibility is

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