Arpryll Elliott, left, receives tribute awards Sunday, Feb. 26 for Fred Rodgers, late Aurora community leader. Right is presenter Lilian Perry, community activist. Awards were presented during a Black History Month community celebration at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora. Echo Community Development Center, a nonprofit. Al Benson/The VoiceMaude Shackleford of Aurora, left, is honored Sunday, Feb. 26 for longtime community service during a Black History Month community celebration. Right is presenter Arlissa Dockery, CEO, Echo Community Development Center nonprofit social service agency, celebration sponsor. Al Benson/The VoiceElizabeth Ruth Loving, second grade special education teacher at Aurora’s Gates Elementary School, sings African theme music at a Black History Month community celebration Sunday, Feb. 26. Loving, accompanied by two sons, sang to close the celebration at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora. The event sponsor was Echo Community Development Center, a Wesley-based social service nonprofit.Al Benson/The VoiceDancers from Aurora’s 100 Girls Like Us perform at a Black History Month community celebration Sunday, Feb. 26 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora. Echo Community Development Center, a nonprofit social service agency based at Wesley, sponsored the celebration.Al Benson/The Voice
