Lakeland Community College hosts the annual Shannon Lee McBride volleyball tournament each September to honor Shannon's legacy.  Shannon was co-captain in 1998 when the Lakeland Ladies won the state volleyball conference champtionship.  Athletic Director Scott Barlow even retired her volleyball shirt number (7) in 2006 and presented it to her famiy as a gift.  At each tournament a scholarship is awarded by Shannon's family to a member of the Lakers' team who most emulates Shannon in terms of academics, sportsmanship, leadership, integrity, skill and spirit.  The young women who have earned the Shannon Lee McBride Memorial Endowment Ladies Volleyball Scholarship at Lakeland Commmunity College include: Ashley Febel (2003); Kristi Tutolo (2004); Angela Farmwald (2005); Amy Clifton (2005); Jessica Van Horn (2005); Kathryn Coxe (2006); Elaine Bowen and Elizabeth Breeler (2009); Jennifer Sommerfeld (2010); Stephanie Frick (2011).  These young ladies all wear angel pins.  For more information about this event go to:  www.lakelandcc.edu/athletics or www.lakelandcc.edu/foundation

Shannon Lee McBride May She Rest In Peace

Have you lost a child or a loved one to a tragic death?  If so, know that despite all of the pain and sadness, God loves you and will always be with you.  Yes, the price of love may be grief and tears, but you never walk alone through the valley of death.   Many people play the role of angels here on earth; they are standing by right now ready to help.  They are near you in the form of family, friends, and even, perhaps, strangers.  Their help may take the form of a smile or a few words, a book, a prayer, a poem, a lunch, a song; we just never know. Trust in God; ask Him to send His angels to you and to those you love.  He will; and they will come.  Pray and He will let his presence be known to you.  Keep an open mind, and you will learn to sense their presence and his Love in your life.

God bless our troops here at home and throughout the world.  May God's angels watch over them all, especially Tom Pappas (Lakeland student) and his "battle buddies"   Please don't forget America's veterns.  We owe them a lot and we should always keep them in mind. Send your comments about this web page to chiefjtm@aol.com Information about Shannon's Ladies Volleyball Endowement and Emerald Society Scholarship at Lakeland Community College can be found at www.lakelandcc.edu/foundation Do you wear one of Shannon's angels?  If you have one, please let us know at chiefjtm@aol.com  Blessings of Easter upon everyone (including those of other faiths who may not even recognize Easter)  www.ncless.org www.gcpes.org