Pictured are (front row from left) Ronn Francis and Linda X. Hlongwa; (second row) Joe Ing, Harun Yildirim, Marijana Bozinovska and Richard Carraway; and (back row) Webb Banks, Mrs. Silverman and Ahmed Ennouri.

Brownsville welcomes international visitors

On Wednesday, June 14, 2006, Brownsville welcomed four visitors from various regions of the globe; Harun Yildirim, Board Member of the Student Union of the Netherlands; Marijana Bozinovska, Training Program Manager for the Regional Economic Development Agency in Prilep, Republic of Macedonia; Linda X. Hlongwa, Media and Publicity secretary, Inkatha Freedom Party Youth Brigade, Durban, South Africa; and Ahmed Ennouri, Speaker of the Hall 7^th of November, Sfax, Tunisia. The young leaders are part of Youth Empowerment, a multi-regional project. Also accompanying them was Ronn Francis, an English language officer, and Mrs. Silverman, Memphis Council of International Visitors. During the six hour visit to Brownsville, they were treated to lunch at Brownsville Family Restaurant, toured the Industrial Park, College Hill Center, YMCA, Technology School and the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center. The group also talked with city, county and industrial leaders before leaving.