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OUR MISSION

Kathy Bouttry is the founder of Love, Peace, and Happiness Outreach, a for non-profit organization that helps and bring awareness. LPHO’s mission is to effectively and successfully meet the educational and social needs of children through providing comprehensive educational and enrichment programming, social/physical activities, and by meeting the needs of children and families through providing community services, support, and resources.

OUR GOALS

OUR GOAL is to provide time and expertise…

To provide a nutritious meal, and support for the under-privileged in our community
To build self- esteem and motivate students
To offer spiritual guidance and social support
To teach the importance of self-respect and others at all times
To assure and assist students with understanding and comprehension of homework
To monitor progress throughout the school year
To support the overall well-being of the elderly in the community

Kathy Bouttry

Founder and President

Kathy Bouttry is the founder of Love, Peace, and Happiness Outreach, a for non-profit organization that helps and bring awareness. LPHO’s mission is to effectively and successfully meet the educational and social needs of children through providing comprehensive educational and enrichment programming, and social/physical activities; and by meeting the needs of children and families through providing community services, supports and resources.

Kathy is married to Robert Webb Jr. and has two beautiful children Ry'Teisear and Robert Webb III. In 1969, Kathy was delivered to her beautiful mother, the late Teresa Bentley in Detroit, Michigan.

Kathy was raised by her loving grand-parents, the late Mr. Bennie Bentley Sr. and his beloved wife, Laney Bentley. Kathy and her siblings were blessed to have such loving and caring grandparents. While being brought up in the Bentley household, Kathy and her four siblings were taught how to help and give to others that were in need by their grandfather, widely known as

Pa-Pa. Kathy carries these same morals with her today, and has instilled them into her lovely children. Aside from her own children, Kathy also played a very special role in the lives of her nieces and nephews.

Because Kathy deeply valued education, she pursued both her Bachelor’s and her Master’s degrees from the University of Phoenix, where later applied her great talents, skills, and work ethics to the City of Thomson.

Kathy has always enjoyed helping other children and families and serving God while doing so. For her adult life, Kathy has been a significant help in the community spreading nothing but Love, Peace, and Happiness that she learned since her upbringing from a little girl. Kathy has a sincere desire to ensure that every family in need experiences Love, Peace, and Happiness.

Meet The Team

JaQueris Bouttry

Vice President

JaQueris Bouttry completed his high school education at Cross Creek High School in Augusta, GA and immediately began to pursue his BS in Biology at Jackson State University in Mississippi. During his college career he soon realized his passion for helping people in various ways that would later lead him into multiple opportunities to exercise his passion for helping people. Currently he serves his community thru his career roles as an Insurance Claims Adjuster and Real Estate Agent. He also has a passion for human development that he believes God has called him to do.

Ry Webb

Vice President

Ry’teisear Webb completed her high school education in 2015 in McDuffie County. She is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy at Georgia Southern University. She has always had a passion for helping and caring for elderly people and children.

Mary Wilcher Cummings

After School Coordinator

Mary Wilcher Cummings is the mother of two Chris and Shan, and 3 grandchildren. She received her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education and a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. Mary taught kindergarten for two years and first grade for twenty-one years. After retiring from public education in 2008, she volunteered story time at a local daycare in the community. She also organized a free afterschool tutoring program at her church in 2009, in which she operates four days out of the week. She was awarded both the Golden Apple Award in 2008 and the Time to Care Award in 2015.

Tina Butler

Secretary

Tina Butler is a second-grade teacher in McDuffie County. She is the mother of two children, Nicohlus and Kaylyn. She received her BS in Early Childhood Education from Augusta State University, Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Troy State University and her Specialist in Teaching and Learning from Augusta State University. Her goal is to motivate and encourage children to be better students and to assist them in reaching their full potential. Tina also refers to her past and present students as “My Kids.” Tina believes she was called by God to teach.

Dianne Landers

Treasure

Dianne Landers, a mother of two and a Grandmother of two. She has a degree in business administration, certified & master clerk officer, and finance officer degree from UGA. She served in the US Marine for six years. Dianne has a passion for helping, caring, and providing for the community.

Valerie E. Demons

Council

Valerie E. Demons is a native of Thomson Georgia. She has been an active member of the community and loves using her spiritual gift of teaching in order to share her wisdom, knowledge and spiritual insight with others. She finds it to be gratifying when those in her community and around her excel both physically and spiritually. Valerie has a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology and is now pursuing a Masters of Psychology with an emphasis on Public Administration. She is currently employed at McDuffie County government center as an Accountant I. She became part of LPHO as an effort to serve, educate and minister to those around her. Her goal is to see those around her become productive members of their society.

Patrice Butler

Fundraising Coordinator

Patrice Butler is a records Clerk at The McDuffie County Sheriff's Office. She has three sons Austin, 26, Justyn, 22, and Branson,19. Patrice encounters people on her job on a daily basis that may have not made the right decisions, but just like everyone of us she believes they should be treated fairly and with respect. No matter what their current circumstances are, Patrice believes they can make a change with God's grace by turning their life around. She enjoys spending time using her creative imagination, especially for the holidays. Her goal in life is to always help people who are in need.