The Cynthia Coles Circle The Cynthia Coles Circle was organized in September 1976 at Friendship Baptist Church under the leadership of the Reverend Dr. Louis Johnson, who incorporated the circle into the Department of Missions. The Circle was named in honor of Cynthia Coles, an active member who died from complications caused by Sickle Cell Anemia in 1976 at the age of twenty-one
In the past we held dinners and luncheons to raise funds, then doing the pandemic years, to continue our support, we held webinars. In 2024 we embarked on a new path by joining the SCDAA’s Annual “Sickle Cell Matters Walk” held during the month of September. In Helping to Break the Sickle Cycle over $185,350 has been donated directly to SCDAA by the group, along with over $2,395 raised by Team Cynthia Coles Circle during the annual walk. Sickle Cell Disease Association of American (SCDAA)-Michigan Chapter, God has smiled on us, giving us the spirit to persevere
In the past we held dinners and luncheons to raise funds, then doing the pandemic years, to continue our support, we held webinars. In 2024 we embarked on a new path by joining the SCDAA’s Annual “Sickle Cell Matters Walk” held during the month of September. In Helping to Break the Sickle Cycle over $185,350 has been donated directly to SCDAA by the group, along with over $2,395 raised by Team Cynthia Coles Circle during the annual walk. Sickle Cell Disease Association of American (SCDAA)-Michigan Chapter, God has smiled on us, giving us the spirit to persevere
