MARCH 24, 2023 WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH GROUNDCOVER NEWS THE WOMEN OF GROUNDCOVER 11 LIT KURTZ #159 is a writer, blogger, and social media influencer. She became associated with Groundcover as a result of being one of 4,000 teachers laid off in the school district that she worked. Since joining the organization, Lit has represented Groundcover on the international stage at the INSP conference, being the first vendor from Groundcover to be a finalist in the Best Vendor Contribution competition. As a former teacher, she is passionate about helping youth who are experiencing housing instability. Recently, she has organized and led a homeless advocacy workshop at the Ypsilanti District Library to get community members more aware of, and more involved in, the homelessness crisis. AMANDA GALE #577 's life is about worshipping Jesus, thriving in life for Him, for herself and for those she loves. She works for a local retailer, sells Groundcover and volunteers for various worthy causes. She loves her mom, her pet turtle Ticia, appreciates her church and prays for God's blessings. BEVERLY BOSS #583 started selling Groundcover last year and has found success as an outgoing, independent saleswoman! She grew up in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. FELICIA WILBERT #234 is a cheerful, God-loving entrepreneur. She is a mother and grandmother who has overcome many obstacles only because of the grace of God. She has been working off and on with Groundcover since 2015, both selling and writing. She appreciates Groundcover and Groundcover readers. Without them she would have to create another way to survive. Felicia is the mastermind behind Truth or Lies Mystery Lane and has two murder-love-story-mystery books available for purchase on Amazon. SHELLEY DENEVE #22 Shelley began selling Groundcover in the depths of the recession in 2010 to avoid eviction. She has worked steadily at Subway for years but continues to be a contributing member of the Groundcover community, writing and supplementing her income as needed. DENISE SHEARER #483 likes to comfort people, make people smile and laugh. Denise has been selling Groundcover since 2018. She currently both writes and illustrates cartoons for Groundcover. CINDY "KUNG FU PANDA" GERE #279 is a happy-go-lucky creative artist, warm greeter of Ann Arbor and Grouncover vendor who sells at the Sweetwaters Cafe on Washington Street in downtown A2. Cindy writes a column for the newspaper where she interviews low income and homeless artists in the Ann Arbor and Ypsi area. Her work is on display at the Groundcover News office in addition to Journey of Faith Church’s Art on a Journey gallery. TERESA BASHAM #570 is the mother of five beautiful children and grandmother to 10! Teresa started selling Groundcover in May of last year and started publishing her poetry in the paper in the fall. Check out some of her work in the upcoming poetry issue or read past poems in the archives on the Groundcover website. LA SHAWN COURTWRIGHT #56 is a Groundcover vendor and writer. Although many readers know her for her fierce poetry, La Shawn has recently written freelance reporting assignments for Groundcover News. La Shawn has a book of poetry published entitled "The Fold: a Collection of Poetry." She says, "this collection of poetry speaks to a very common theme of real human experiences, and they are just a small part of mine ... For anyone who has had to experience incarceration for any amount of time can understand where I'm coming from in two of poems." these TABITHA LUDWIG #360 has been selling Groundcover since 2016. She is currently expecting her fifth child, a baby girl whose due date is in July of this year. In her free time she enjoys watching movies and reading.
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