Americus
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Lady Cougars claim a school first for basketball program
By MICHAEL ALEXANDER, Staff Photographer
Published March 6, 2019AMERICUS—During the Feb. 23 Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) basketball championship at Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus, the Holy Spirit Preparatory School girls’ team defeated Pinewood Christian Academy of Bellville 47-38. For third-year coach Paul Belcher, it’s been a steady climb toward the top. In 2017 Holy Spirit lost to Dublin’s Trinity Christian School […] Full Story
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Fair Trade Coffee: Brewed From Principles Of Faith
By RUTH E. DAVILA, Special To The Bulletin
Published April 2, 2009In a global economy, even your morning cup of coffee has effects that ripple around the world. That message came as a wake-up call for a group attending Catholic Relief Services’ third annual fair trade weekend held in Americus, Feb. 27-28. This trade philosophy seeks to improve conditions for disadvantaged producers—farmers, workers and artisans—across diverse […] Full Story
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With Help From CRS, Solidarity Comes In A Cup
By PRISCILLA GREEAR, Staff Writer
Published October 6, 2005Socially-conscious Catholics who savor their morning cup of java can now sip in solidarity with farmers hand-picking organic coffee beans in the rich mountain soil of Nicaragua and around the world through a Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade program. CRS has supported over 300 Nicaraguan coffee farmers since 2002 in seeking to enter into the […] Full Story