Issue President’s Message P.O. Box 86 Vicksburg, MS 39181 JUNIOR AUXILIARY OF VICKSBURG in this issue ... Spring 2014 JAV Partners with Chick-fil-A President’s Message Farewell to Class 5 2014-2015 Service Projects New Officers JAV Celebrates JA Week JAV Members Jennifer Grey, Margie Heltzel (as Easter Bunny), Alainna O’Bannon, Tammy Allen, and Christin Matthews during Chick-fil-A Family Night on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Members invited Chick-fil-A customers to take pictures with the Easter Bunny and provided coloring sheets and Easter eggs for children. JAV’s relationship with Chick-fil-A is one of several recently formed partnerships. And just like that… another successful JAV year is coming to an end! This year has been so exciting-watching the Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg women work with such passion and dedication for the children and families of Warren County. We can truly say the spirit of volunteer is very much alive and well in JAV. The collaboration and passion of our members has made this an exceptional year. One of the highlights of this year for me is the partnerships that JAV has formed. Some of these partnerships will continue to provide sustaining financial benefits to JAV, which will ultimately allow us to provide for more children and families in the Vicksburg community. We also formed a partnership with the CAP Center which allows our members to go into the Vicksburg- Warren County School District and mentor children that need a solid role model and friend. Another highlight of this year was the 2012-2013 Provisional Class receiving the MAG Award for their provisional project, “Plant-a-Seed”. This was especially special to me as I was the Provisional Trainer for this exceptional group of ladies. What an achievement. Speaking of an exceptional group of ladies, the 2013-2014 Provisional Class created a new service project called TEACH, which will provide tutoring for children struggling to transition to the Common Core Curriculum. As a newly adopted 2014-2015 Chapter Service project, we will soon be seeing its impact. The most recent exceptional achievement is the success of the Bogie, Bogey, and Boogie for Kids Golf Tournament. The “Dream Team” took this fundraiser to the next level, making it the biggest and best year yet. It has been my honor and privilege to serve as President of the Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg. It is a year I will always remember and cherish. I am proud of the accomplishments we made together and look forward to continuing to serve our community through Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg. 2013-2014 JAV President Newsletter of the Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg VICKSBURG of Junior Auxiliary The Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg received the Efficiency Award, and the Louise Eskrigge Crump Award and Norma DeLong Education Award for CAP Center and LEAPS service projects during NAJA’s 73rd Annual Meeting Awards Banquet in May 2014 at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Florida.
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Issue
President’s Message
P.O. Box 86 Vicksburg, MS 39181
JUNIOR AUXILIARY OF VICKSBURG
in this issue ...
Spring 2014
JAV Partners with Chick-fil-A
President’s Message
Farewell to Class 5
2014-2015 Service Projects
New Officers
JAV Celebrates JA Week
JAV Members Jennifer Grey, Margie Heltzel (as Easter Bunny), Alainna O’Bannon, Tammy Allen, and Christin Matthews during Chick-fil-A Family Night on Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Members invited Chick-fil-A customers to take pictures with the Easter Bunny and provided coloring sheets and Easter eggs for children. JAV’s relationship with Chick-fil-A is one of several recently formed partnerships.
And just like that… another successful JAV year is coming to an end! This year has been so exciting-watching the Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg women work with such passion and dedication for the children and families of Warren County. We can truly say the spirit of volunteer is very much alive and well in JAV. The collaboration and passion of our members has made this an exceptional year. One of the highlights of this year for me is the partnerships that JAV has formed. Some of these partnerships will continue to provide sustaining financial benefits to JAV, which will ultimately allow us to provide for more children and families in the Vicksburg community. We also formed a partnership with the CAP Center which allows our members to go into the Vicksburg-Warren County School District and mentor children that need a solid role model and friend. Another highlight of this year was the 2012-2013 Provisional Class receiving the MAG Award for their provisional project, “Plant-a-Seed”. This was especially special to me as I was the Provisional Trainer for this exceptional group of ladies. What an achievement. Speaking of an exceptional group of ladies, the 2013-2014 Provisional Class created a new service project called TEACH, which will provide tutoring for children struggling to transition to the Common Core Curriculum. As a newly adopted 2014-2015 Chapter Service project, we will soon be seeing its impact. The most recent exceptional achievement is the success of the Bogie, Bogey, and Boogie for Kids Golf Tournament. The “Dream Team” took this fundraiser to the next level, making it the biggest and best year yet. It has been my honor and privilege to serve as President of the Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg. It is a year I will always remember and cherish. I am proud of the accomplishments we made together and look forward to continuing to serve our community through Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg.
2013-2014 JAV President
Newsletter of the Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg
VICKSBURG of Junior Auxiliary
The Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg received the Efficiency Award, and the Louise Eskrigge Crump Award and Norma DeLong Education Award for CAP Center and LEAPS service projects during NAJA’s 73rd Annual Meeting Awards Banquet in May 2014 at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Florida.
JAV Celebrates JA Week
JAV CARES Providing children’s activities, resources, education, and support at Good Shepherd Community Center CAMP SILVERCLOUD Summer camp for mentally and physically challenged children CHILDREN’S SHELTER Activities, parties, and babysitting for children at the Warren County Children’s Shelter INK (Inspirational Notes for Kids) Pen-pal relationships with local students
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How can Associate and Life Members get more involved in JAV?
TEACH
With the help of over 100 businesses within the Vicksburg community, the Junior Auxiliary of
Vicksburg raised over $25,000 to benefit JAV service projects. For more information about JAV
service projects, visit www.javicksburg.org.
JAV Members (from left) Haley Bell, Maggie Nasif, Gareth Lampkin, Lindsey Gilliland, and
Kristi Smith at the 6th Annual Birdie, Bogey, & Boogie for Kids Golf Tournament.
Developed by the Provisional Class of 2013-
2014, TEACH (Teaching Educational
Activities Can Help) aims to help early
elementary students deemed “at risk of
failing” master the basic literacy skills needed
to adapt and thrive under the new Common
Core requirements. JAV voted to adopt
TEACH as a service project for 2014-2015.
The Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg embraces the founding principles of the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries, “helping children and making a difference in their lives.”
The National Association of Junior Auxiliaries named April 6-12, 2014, as JA Week. JAV
Chapter Members kicked off JA Week with a Ladies’ Night Out at Martin’s at Midtown. On
Friday, April 4, 2014, City of Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Jr. designated the week as Junior
Auxiliary Week. In his official proclamation, the Mayor urges “all citizens, civic and fraternal
groups, news media, and other community organizations to join in the salute to Junior Auxiliary
volunteers who have been an important presence in this community since 1936.” The Chapter
also presented Vintage Vicksburg and Ambrosia: A Deep South Mixture of Homes, Recipes &
History cookbooks to top sponsors of the Birdie, Bogey, & Boogie Golf Tournament for Kids.
City of Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Jr. presents the official proclamation for JA Week to 2013-2014 Chapter President Alainna O’Bannon.
JAV Members (from left) Lindsey Bradley, Lindsey Gilliland, Amy Gattle, Tammy Sibley, Janet Rantisi, Tammy Allen, Jill Grogan, Emily McHan, Jennifer Grey, and Kate Holifield celebrate JA Week at Martin’s at Midtown.
Please contact Ex-Officio Alainna O’Bannon at [email protected]. You may login as a user to our website at www.javicksburg.org by clicking on “Member Login” and signing in with username “javweb” and password “vintage.”
how we serve ...
2014-2015 Service Projects CAP CENTER Performing mentoring to students referred by the CAP Center on a weekly basis at their school to encourage and provide a positive role model READ (Reading Enrichment and Development) Promoting literacy and enhancing children’s love of reading COMMUNITY OUTREACH Providing basic items to the Vicksburg Warren School District’s social workers and needy families
TEACH (Teaching Educational Activities Can Help) Providing tutoring sessions for elementary students who are at risk of failing with the focus on Common Core objectives
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2014-2015 Officers
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President Jennifer Grey
1st Vice President Margie Heltzel
2nd Vice President Lauren Cappaert
Projects Chairman Carolyn Bradley
Treasurer Jennifer Lynne McMillin
Recording Secretary Maggie Nasif
Corresponding Secretary Haley Bell
Public Relations Amy Rainer
Publications Tammy Allen
Continuing Education Lindsey Gilliland
Fundraising Holly Porter
Ex-Officio Alainna O’Bannon
JAV Member Whitney Simmons helps a student plant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, and okra at the Vicksburg Intermediate School greenhouse.
JAV Members help children at the Warren County Children’s Shelter with many
different projects. The shelter, an agency of the Mississippi Children’s Home
Services, was established in 1991.
JAV Members provided homemade desserts to event attendees. Proceeds from the sales of desserts, chili bowls,
drinks, and t-shirts were donated to the Warren County Children’s Shelter, a service project of the
Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg.
For more information about the Warren County Children’s Shelter, visit the Mississippi Children’s Home
Services website at www.mchscares.org.
Pictured at left (from right), JAV
Members Jodi Sumrall, Lacey
Chaney Lee, Lindsey Bradley,
Janet Rantisi, Kristi Smith, Melissa
Smithhart, and Laura Newman.
Pictured at right, JAV Members Jennifer Grey,
Miki Ginn, Carolyn Bradley, and Tammy Sibley.
The Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg helped with the Warren County Children’s Shelter 5th Annual Chili for Children Cook-Off on
January 25, 2014. Held outside of the Lady Luck Casino Arena, “Chili for Children” is a “fundraising event aimed at assisting the
abused, neglected, and homeless children of Warren County and surrounding areas” (vicksburgdailynews.com). Chili judges
included Vicksburg residents Patrick House, winner of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,” and Linda Fondren, CNN Top 10 Local
Hero.
in the spotlight ...
Farewell to Class 5 members. We appreciate your years of
dedication and service. You made a difference in the lives of
the children in Warren County. Thank you.
Pictured (seated, from left): Jackie Ponder, Kristi Smith, and Leslie Sadler
Pictured (standing, from left): Kate Holifield, Brooke Southerland,
Nadia Andrews, Allison Brewer, Kristy Cole, and Cisi Mathews
