Table #2 @ Our Banquet belongs to Mr. Marion Harris

Marion Harris shares the same three core values that I do, Faith, Family 👪 and Friends. He has been a HUGE part of our efforts for a while now and someone I am proud to have as part of our team. His wife and Daughters are part of the package 📦 and all four of them enjoy giving Marion good natured grief and when get the opportunity to hang out with them I do my best to defend his honor. Mrs Harris is the brains 🧠 of the operation but My Main Man Marion is the Heart and Soul.

 His efforts to make our Community a better place never stops ✋. His devotion to the game of Soccer ⚽️ doesn’t just end with cheering on his Daughters as he spends countless hours trying hard to keep the Sport moving forward. He refs games and takes some of the local players to Referee School so they to can join in on the quest to Advance the Sport locally. I had the privilege of spending the day around Marion in what I have to believe is his favorite combination of Faith & Soccer, the Fellowship of Christian ✝️ Athletes Soccer Fest down in Abingdon.

 Back to the three Daughters that they have raised. Adrienne Harris is another person that has been saddled with a OneofUs.Care nickname as I call her “Our Future “. Such a wonderful example of someone who leaves a Community to get an education and then races back to said Community in hopes of moving the needle for our youth.

Natalie Harris is fearless and it was no surprise that she followed in her Big Sisters footprints by going down to Emory and Henry. Her plan once she graduates 🎓 is to come back 🏡 as well.

 The youngest one, Callie Harris has some big shoes 👞 to fill and she’s off to a terrific start.

 Back to Marion, his latest endeavor involves live streaming the Varsity Girls 👧 Basketball 🏀 games and putting them on Facebook for people to see 👀 for free. I feel honored to have our tripod play a small role in the process !

 Marion has also led me to Trenton Miller, Ben Tickle and Russell Smoot among others. He arranged our meeting with Vickie Ritchie for the first time and takes on the role of surfing 🏄‍♂️ Social Media in hopes of finding stories that fit inside our efforts.

Marion Harris takes his role as our Social Media Director very serious. He might be gunning for a Corner Office with all of his efforts 🤔

At the Banquet in March, Marion will be the one to present Mr. Tickle before three other folks share their thoughts on this gem 💎 of a Man 👨.

 It is also our hope that he will be willing to live stream the event for the folks that can’t attend.

Table #2 belongs to My Main Man Marion ! On the train 🚆 for as long as Anyone !!