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Meet Stephen & Michele
Stephen and
Michele met in 2000 while working in the
historic Atlanta University Center located
in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Over time they have established a strong
relationship built upon trust and mutual
respect. As a couple they enjoy going to
the movies and spending time with their
friends and family.
Stephen is a thirty-one
year old native Philadelphian who moved
to Georgia with his family in 1988. He is
an avid sports fan and his favorite team
is the Sixers. Two pastimes that he enjoys
are vacationing on cruise lines and short
weekend get-a-ways. He is the father of
one son, Breon who is eight years old. When
Stephen and Breon spend time together they
enjoy going to the movies, playing sports
and going to Six Flags Over Georgia.
Stephen recently
realized a life-long dream of owning his
own business with the launching of Stephen's
Treats focused in the mobile ice cream industry.
When asked what his one gift could be to
his unborn child he responded, "The
gift of entrepreneurship is one that I would
like to leave to all my children. You can
achieve anything that you dream as long
as you are willing to work smart and hard."
Michele is a twenty-nine
year old native Californian who relocated
with her family to Georgia at the age of
six. Consequently, she considers herself
a Georgia "peach" also. Michele
has one five-year old daughter, Jada. Jada and Michele enjoy painting
their nails, going to the movies and swimming
together. One of Michele's fondest memories
of Jada was her first day at nursery. Jada
was two years old and she burst into the
classroom saying, "I'M HERE!"
It was then confirmed that Jada is definitely
a special child.
Michele also realized
a life-long dream when she graduated Cum
Laude from Georgia State University in May
2003 with a bachelor of science in Urban
Policy Studies and intends to
pursue her master's in
public administration in 2008. Michele's
long-term goal is to establish a non-profit
agency focused on empowering individuals
through knowledge regarding the impact of
public policy on their lives.
Stephen, Michele,
Breon and Jada are anxiously awaiting the
arrival of their new "peach."
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Meet Breon,
Breon is a third grader whose most
challenging subject in school is math
because he enjoys working division
problems. When he is not in school,
Breon enjoys reading books. The book
that he enjoys reading the most is
Martin's Big Words, by Doreen Rappaport.
In the book Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. says a lot of good things and
he tells Black and White people about
the power of love and hate. Breon
thinks this is important because we
all need to get along.
When Breon
learned that his father was expecting
a new baby he knew that he wanted
a baby brother. Having a baby brother
would be fun and they could play together.
The first thing that Breon wants to
do with his new baby brother is to
hold and feed him.
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Meet Jada,
Jada is five years old and began kindergarten
this year. She enjoys riding to school
on the bus, learning, and playing
with her friends. The color that she
likes the most is pink because she
likes the pink Power Ranger and her
bedroom is decorated in pink Barbie.
Swimming is
one of Jada's favorite activities.
What she likes most about swimming
is getting wet in the water and playing
with her friends and swim teacher.
Before she gets in the pool, Jada
always says a prayer to God (who is
the person that she wants to be like).
Jada likes to go to church because
church is where she learns about the
love of God and how she should act.
Jada
wants her new "'peach" to
be a baby sister. She was very excited
when her mother told her that a new
baby was on the way because she had
been asking for a baby sister for
a long time. Jada thinks that a baby
sister will be more fun than a brother
because they can team up on their
brother.
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