Mound Bayou, Miss., — Mound Bayou’s First Baptist Church’s Missionary Society president, Janice Miller, announced that the group will sponsor the first Ladies’ Night Out event since the pandemic. The event is held in recognition and awareness of breast cancer and domestic violence. Scheduled for Friday, October 13, 2023, at 6:00 pm, at the First Baptist Church in Mound Bayou, the presenters will be Dr. Mary Williams, CEO and founder of the Urgent and Primary Care Clinic in Clarksdale and Rev. Anjohnette Gibbs, pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church in Kosciusko.
According to the Ladies’ Night Out founder, DeVoyce C. Morris, the first event was held in 2013 with about 60 participants. The last event was held 2019 with more than 100 attendees,” said Morris. “It is our ultimate goal to reach as many ladies as possible to communicate these important messages that are so vital in the lives of women,” stated Morris. “Throughout the years, we’ve had attendance from out of state, as well as from as far away as Yazoo City and Jackson, Miss.,” she stated. “We are so grateful to the many individuals who have come forward and assisted financially with this event,” stated Morris. “We have businesses and individuals who have furnished door prizes or made financial contributions, and for which we are eternally grateful,” she said.
“In addition to the presenters, we will have musical entertainment, great homecooked food, door prizes and games,” continued Morris. “We feel that our work has not been in vain when we consider the number of ladies who have shared in these breast cancer and domestic violence awareness events,” said Morris.
First Baptist Church member, Kim Johnson, has volunteered to decorate the fellowship hall and to make a basket of goodies to be raffled. Proceeds from the basket will go toward the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation.
“There is no cost associated with Ladies’ Night Out,” said Miller. “We are more interested in the participants receiving the breast cancer and domestic violence awareness message,” she said. Ladies who plan to attend are asked to please call Miller at 252-955-7387 or DeVoyce C. Morris at 662-719-0090.
