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2/2/2010 - "Angel Tree" founder to speak at JC
Mary Kay Beard will be chapel guest at Judson College on Feb. 2. Beard was once on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list, but in prison she became a Christian, earned two college degrees and committed her life to work with inmates. For several years she was involved in working with adult offenders, first as Prison Fellowship's Alabama area director and then with her late husband Don at Shepherd's Fold, a residential facility for men transitioning from prison to the community. Always an advocate for children, Beard founded Angel Tree, a program that provides Christmas gifts to the children of inmates. Angel Tree reaches out to children of inmates in all 50 states and in more than 100 countries around the world. The program has not only grown in its width, reaching nearly seven million children with the true meaning of Christmas in its 25 years of existence, but also in depth, as it ministers to children all year round in a variety of programs. Beard maintains an office and provides counseling services through Encourager Ministries, which the Beards founded in 1995, and continues to accept invitations to speak across the U.S. Her life story is told in "Rogue Angel," published in 2005. The chapel service begins at 11 a.m. in Ramsay-McCrummen Chapel. The public is welcomed. * Article courtesy of the Judson College Public Relations Department.
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