Dear Editor,
The 28th annual Back 2 School rally was another huge success. We give a big thank you to the Coastal Courier for its coverage and to other media outlets.
The theme was “Strengthen the arms of the families.” Thank you Liberty County and surrounding areas.
Project Reach G.A.N.G. Inc. and executive director Lavonia LeCounte give all credit to God for inspiring them to host this outstanding event. A special thanks to all the program participants, sponsors, vendor participants, youth, and parents. There would not have been a rally without you. The rally was indeed a blessing to our county and a tremendous success: Teachers and paraprofessionals received gift cards and baskets to stock their classrooms, and graduating seniors attending college or technical college received laptops and chrome books.
Plans have begun for the 29th Annual Back to School Rally. The rally will be held on July 10, 2027, with a tentative location of Liberty County High School. Contact us at projectreach_ gang@yahoo.com to obtain a preregistration form.
Project Reach G.A.N.G. Inc. thanks each of you from the bottom of its heart.
The 28th Annual Back to School Rally sponsors and supporters - if you contributed and your name is not listed, it is because your information was received after the printing of this letter to the editor. Thank you!
A very special thanks to the Liberty County School System for the use of its grounds and the great support, and a super big thanks to the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office for its support and security. A big shout to Andre’ Oliver and Amman Temple No. 82 and students/soldiers from Savannah Technical College, Rodrick Randell and Phi Beta Sigma fraternity, Alexis Allen and volunteers from 1788th Quartermaster Company, Destiny LeCounte and team, Shante Clesca, Nurse Kim Halverson of LCSS, and Liberty Regional Medical Center’s Kylie McGregor.
We could not have done this without God and your support. We hope to see you at our 29th Annual Back to School Rally on Saturday, July 10, 2027, at 10 a.m. Plans are already in motion to ensure that no family will leave without.
28th annual Back to School Rally sponsors and supporters were: SNF Holding Co. City of Riceboro and Mayor Chris Stacy Project Reach GANG Inc. Parent Association Malcolm LeCounte and Family Faith-full Angel Inc. VIP Office Furniture & Supply WTOC-TV Liberty County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Will Bowman Coastal Courier Darrius Owen Jr.
Taylor Amir LeCounte Principal Sophia Smoke Genese Baker Arnold Jackson Coca-Cola Bottling Co. 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs Office Liberty County Solid Waste State Farm – Verdell Jones Agent Phyllis Tucker Interstate Credit Union Liberty County Mosquito Control Geo Vista Credit Union Joseph Winn Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Ramont A. Oliver and The Shriners of Amman Temple No. 82 Charles Ivory McDonald’s, Interstate 95 Midway Mother Vanessa Jaudon Gwendolyn Abney Melissa Allen Riceboro City Workers First African Baptist Church New Church of Christ in Unity Sign Gypsie Hinesville Allstate Insurance Agency – Andy Bennett Liberty County Solid Waste Liberty County High School Staff Jermaine and Jennifer Owens St. James Church Holiness Unto the Lord Chick-fil-A Hinesville Wawa Foundation Mona D. Allen Rivers of Living Waters Outreach Ministries, Inc.
Alexis Allen and 1788th Quartermaster Co. (CICO), National Guard Coastal Electric Cooperative Liberty Regional Medical Center and Kylie McGregor Ty Randolph Charles Ivory – Dallas Cowboys Golf Cart Mt. Carmi Holiness Church Elaine Boggs Realty Nurse Kim Halverson Hi Fidelity Civic Club Three Smart Bees LC Logistic LLC Dorothy Stewart Samuel Bacon, LCHS Mona Allen Coach Bishoff, LCHS Liberty County EMS City of Midway SNF Holding Co. Hinesville Fire Department Liberty County Fire Rescue Georgia Forestry Liberty County EMA TOP Ladies of Distinction Incorporated & Teens of America – Bryan- Liberty Counties Chapter Liberty County Sheriff’s Safety Unit LCSS Transportation Department Navy Federal Credit Union Liberty County Extension 4H 3rd Infantry Division Static Display Kenny Washington Production Midway Middle School Liberty County High School Button Gwinnett Elementary School Joseph Martin Elementary School Liberty Elementary School Waldo Pafford Elementary School Lyman Hall Elementary School Global Ventures M2820 Tapestry Connections Snelson-Golden Middle School Lewis Frasier Middle School Mary Singleton Missionary Society Bethel AME Church Bradwell Institute Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. NuRho Omega Chapter, Hinesville Cultivated Pearls Foundation of Southeast Georgia, Inc.
Tri Country Protective Agency Beta Gamma Gamma Chapter Omega Psi Phi Hinesville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Young Gentlemen Elite and Amman Temple No. 82 Sigma Theta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Nu Mu Sigma Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority LCSS Social Workers Wilderness Missionary Baptist Church Thee Living Word Church Premier Counseling Services Chi Pi Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Public Health 4 Kidz Neighborhood Improvement Association Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Khyla N. Dennis Memorial Foundation Ballin On Wheels Diversity Health Center Building Future Leaders (BFL) Liberty County Elections and Registration Georgia Southern University-Liberty Campus The Eleven Black Men of Liberty County Liberty County College and Career Academy Liberty County School System- Human Resources Solomon Temple Church of Christ Holiness Unto the Lord, Inc.
LCSS Student Services Love Faith Hope Ministry Department of Juvenile Justice- Liberty CSO The Young Imprint Heavenly Voices of Faith & Dorchester Funeral Home Next Generation Deliverance Center Corey Foreman for State Senate District 1 Keep Liberty Clean and Beautiful Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church Peach State Health Plan Public Health 4-Kidz Production Next Generation Deliverance Center Splash of Paint Studios Instaphoto by Pamela .
Lavonia LeCounte