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something!" the preacher’s wife admitted with a chuckle.
Dot Mank, chairman of last year’s county Crusade, agreed that much of the credit should be shared with Mrs. Rodgers. “The Cancer Society didn’t do very much until Juanda took hold," she noted.
Jack McCaskill, the final visiting speaker and regional director of the Cancer Society, described efforts by Darlene and the other participants in the education programs as "planting health seeds.” He applauded their work, adding that “the more we know about something, the better we can plan.”
Before giving the podium to the guest of honor, local Cancer Society president Helen Snead told the black women in the audience that the educational programs couldn’t have been continued without their involvement. "You followed us everywhere, from meeting to meeting. You were just marvelous!"
“I didn’t know I had so many sneaky friends and family members," said Darlene, looking a little embarrassed by all the plaudits but assuring everyone that the special program in her honor really was a surprise. “I came to the seminars because 1 felt that I had to. I don’t feel that what I've done is all that extraordinary,” she said, offering her help in any future cancer education programs. "If I’m not available. I’ll try to find somebody else...It’s very nice to be appreciated,” the concluded
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