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community collection written during her diagnosis, treatment and sur- vival of breast cancer. Moorton is featured in this year’s Forces and is scheduled to discuss Redefining Beauty at an upcoming Forces reception at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21 at the Spring Creek Campus Conference Center in Plano. Joining Moorton at the reception will be a slew of Collin College students, who will talk about their published work in Forces, which, according to Yarbrough, gives many of the authors confidence and purpose to con- tinue their love for writing and the fine arts. “For the kids fresh into college, they are thinking that ON CAMPUS poetry is something that they want to do, and Forces gives them that confirmation or tangible piece of something in their hand that they will have for the rest of their life. There is a confidence that comes along with that,” Yarbrough said. “In the same respect, to see a nontraditional student finding pur- pose at a time when I have seen other people think that they are through with their life…they are telling their stories.” T hese stories, along with the artwork featured in Forces, would not be possible, Yarbrough says, if not for Collin College President Cary Israel and the board of directors for providing support and a budget to produce such a quality product that represents the college. “This could not exist without a thousand legs, a thousand arms and a thousand eyes working together,” Yarbrough said. “Therefore, Forces is representative of who we are. It’s a mir- ror that you can hold up in your community and say, ‘This is Collin College and this is what we are doing.’ ” To download a PDF of Forces, visit collin.edu/news/ publications.html. — JUSTIN JONES Justin Jones is a public relations writer for Collin College. Religious Services Trying to fi nd a place of worship for you and your family? Our Religious Services Directory lists various local churches where you can meet friends and families who share your faith. 92 PLANO PROFILE MARCH 2010 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION
