Junior Auxiliary of Rankin County
2011 - 2012 Projects
BAGSS (BOYS AND GIRLS SCHOOL SUPPLIES)
Schedule: All year with most hours between July and September.
Purpose: To provide essential school supplies for needy children in grades K-12 from the
How it works: Each year before the school year begins, students are screened and approved to receive new school supplies. We continue to communicate with the school counselors to reach the children in need throughout the year. We act as sponsors of this project by purchasing targeted school supplies for grades K-12 based on the supplies that were distributed the previous year. We sort inventory, store the items that were purchased and distribute school supplies the week before school begins.
CHRISTMAS IN JULY Purpose: To obtain community involvement in furnishing school supplies to be distributed through our BAGGS program. How it works: This is a Chapter-wide mandatory project where each member will be assigned to one of 6 groups. Each group is responsible for putting up a Christmas Tree at a designated Trustmark bank location in Rankin County. This also includes making paper ornaments that represent the needed school supplies for decorating their tree. The BAGGS Chair & Co-Chair will also chair this project.
Schedule: May – July.
CARING FRIENDS
Purpose: To provide entertainment and companionship to physically impaired adults.
How it works: Members spend 1-2 hours once a month with the residents at
CLOTHES CLOSET
Schedule: All year.
Purpose: To serve as a resource for lightly used clothing for low income Rankin County students. The items in the closet are also made available to meet the needs of families who have an emergency need or are in a in financial crisis.
How it works: JA members help collect clothes and organize them in a donated space used as our "closet". We distribute How YOU can help: You would be amazed at the number of children in our own community who wear the same clothes day-in and day-out because that is simply all they have. When we get calls from counselors or from fire personnel after a devastating fire, we are prepared with clothes that community members such as yourself have provided for our Clothes Closet. Please email us at JARC@rankinja.org if you would like to donate your "gently" used clothes to our closet.
COPE
Schedule: Varies.
Purpose: To supervise the programs of service to the underprivileged and less fortunate in the community.
How it works: The committee adopts a needy family with children in the community. A personal one-on-one relationship is established for the year to help the family excel and meet their needs. Gifts and gift cards are provided for the children on their birthday and holidays. The members work with the family to inform them of other public service projects available in
CROWN CLUB
Schedule: August – April. Meetings are held on Sunday at 2:00. Most project activities follow the meetings while others may be scheduled at other days and times.
Purpose: To involve 10th-12th grade students in
How it works: JA members mentor high school girls from
DIAL-A-STORY
Schedule: All year at member’s convenience.
Purpose: To provide area children with free access to recorded audio of children's stories.
How it works: JARC members join forces with the Flowood Rotary Club, the Rankin County Rotary Club and the Flowood Library to select children's stories and have them recorded over the phone. A number to call and a security code are given to the member for recording the stories. The number will then be published in local papers and other media sources as well as provided to area day cares and Head Start centers. JA members will also be responsible for distributing informative material to various locations.
GRANT WRITING
Schedule: All year at member’s convenience.
Purpose: To locate potential grant sources and write grants for JARC submission.
How it works: There will be a Chair person that will sit on the board. This person will report the findings and progress of any grants written to the board. Ideally, there will be 2 more committee members that will help research and write grants.
HUDSPETH GIFTWRAP
Schedule: Project Chair secures the date with Hudspeth in November which is usually the first Wednesday in December.
Purpose: To provide assistance to the staff at
How it works: JA members gather at
PAINT FOR YOUTH
Schedule: Date(s) will be set by the Project Chair.
Purpose: To paint a room at
How it works: Members are given a certain room by the Court Administrator/Judge to decorate. Chairperson(s) develops a theme and gets approval from the Administrator/Judge and schedules a date for the project members to assist in painting/decorating.
SCHOLARSHIP
Schedule: January – April.
Purpose: To assist deserving students by awarding scholarships for college.
How it works: The committee members compose an application with a cover letter and hand deliver these to the school counselors in
UNIQUELY ME!
Schedule: September – April.
Purpose: Provides a self-esteem program targeting girls in grades 6-8.
How it works: JA members will meet once a month on a Saturday morning at Oak Court Circle for 1-2 hours. Specific topics to discuss are outlined along with creative suggestions.
YOUNG WRITER’S CONFERENCE
Schedule: 3 weeks in July. Two volunteers are needed each day (Monday – Thursday) from 8-12 and all members are needed all day on Friday (8-12). Committee members will choose 1-week and work that week for project hours. The committee members will also meet and plan for an additional 2 hours prior to the event.
Purpose: To assist with the conference held annually at
How it works: The students create their own writing pieces, listen to speakers, and learn from each other throughout the week. On Friday, parents, teachers and community leaders are invited to attend a ceremony where each student reads one of their own personal works.
Junior Auxiliary of Rankin County
P.O. Box 1484
Brandon, Mississippi 39043
JARC@rankinja.org
