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Faces
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Jill Vanderhoek and Cheryl Rumph won gold in the Women's
Doubles 4.0 division of the Georgia Parks & Recreation Association (GRPA) tournament held in
Macon on September 15-September 17. Louisa Vanderhoek celebrates victory on the medal
stand! When in Rome, Italy … bring a Macon Magazine with you! W. Asbury Stembridge, Jr.,
Helen Stembridge, Joey Bronner, Jennifer Bronner, Renita Patterson, Ryan Patterson did so for
their trip this May. Seaman Donovan Alexander-Profit, a native of Warner Robins, Georgia, is
one of more than 5,000 sailors serving aboard the self-contained mobile airport, USS Abraham
Lincoln. Equipped with a full flight deck and more than 60 aircraft including attack fighter jets
and helicopters, aircraft carriers are among the largest warships in the world. Alexander-Profit,
a 2021 Houston County High School graduate, joined the Navy one year ago. "I joined the Navy
because of a family friend, retired Master Chief Petty Officer Williams," said Alexander-Profit.
"He told me that I could start a new life in the Navy because it is a stepping stone to a better life."
Community Partnership-Bibb County Family Connection reconvened on August 24 for
its first in-person collaborative meeting in some time! Partners were excited to reconnect as
we all work on improving outcomes for families and children in Macon-Bibb! Motown Music
at Hawkins Arena was a great time for Macon Pops co-founders Steve Moretti (CEO and
president) and Matt Catingub (artistic director), Carlyle Place resident Jean Bragg, and Carlyle
Place employee Robin Dance.
