Hattie H. Kelley as the president of the Linwood Circle Ruritan Circle, On-the-Move 4-H Club advisor, Working Together RuriTeen Club advisor, attended the Ruritan National Convention at the Galt House in Louisville, Ky., recently. For her dedicated work in the community, a certificate of appreciation was presented to Kelley in special recognition for recruiting 25 new associate Ruritan members for the Linwood Circle Ruritan Club. She also received a Gateway laptop computer. Kelley would like to thank local businesses, organizations and individuals whose contributions helped me reach her goal. “Without the generosity of the sponsors it would not have been possible,” she said. “Thank you, sponsors.”

Sponsors include Anthony Heidelberg, Super Market Operations, William Terrell, Nathaniel Leonard Jr., Spanky Felter, Gloria Jean Wesley, Rhanda Smith, Vicky Alexander, Lehmann Cash & Carry, Barbara D. Bruce, Rosa I. Dembry, Holy Family Catholic School principal, George Ward, Dianne’s Frame, Barbara Winston, Connie Whitley, Juanita Jones, Vounezell Murphy, Perry Bruce Sr., Ellen Edwards, Gwen Ball, Gilda Myers, Macky Myers, Kendra Calvit, Clarence Hayes, and Brown Law Firm Shop.

Kelly will be attending 207 Youth Leadership Conference at the W.E. Skelton 4-H Education Conference Center, Wirty, Va., on July 20-22. All youth are welcome to attend this conference.