National Junior Auxilliary Week Project Ideas

National JA Week is Sunday April 2 - Saturday April 9. NAJA suggests that JA members from all chapters go out into their communities to perform acts of service during this week to promote JA and also to help the community.

This year JA of McMinnville members are encouraged to do individual or small group service projects between the 2nd and 9th to show our community a little love for National JA Week - just get the project approved by President Stephanie Ward or Public Relations Chair Ashley Wright and the hour(s) can count towards your 2010-2011 hours calendar! Here are just a few ideas, but feel free to use your imagination about ways to help out in the community this week.

• The CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER will be placing bows downtown McMinnville on Monday, April 2nd. Contact Ashley asap (607-6599) if you would like to help out with this project because we will only need a few helpers.


• Warren County's HABITAT FOR HUMANITY will be working on a build on April 9th. The actual build will be very heavy duty work, but some ideas for JA members might be to take the workers some treats for lunch on the 9th, or buying some household supplies to help fill the house when it is complete. If you would like to participate in the build, however, they won't turn you away. Let us know if you would like to help out Habitat for Humanity of Warren County.


• Also on April 9th, River Park Hospital will be hosting their annual SPRING WELLNESS FAIR at the Three Star Mall from 10am until 2pm. If you would like to attend the health fair to hand out Hopping into Health flyers or to volunteer in some other way, let us know.


• Also on April 9th at the River Park spring wellness fair, BLOOD ASSURANCE (the non-profit blood center that provides the blood products to many of the region's healthcare facilities) will be hosting a BLOOD DRIVE and will be registering folks for the NATIONAL MARROW DONOR REGISTRY. Donate blood or get swabbed to register for the National Marrow Donor Registry for service hour(s). Blood Assurance will also be doing the same setup at COVENANT FELLOWSHIP CHURCH from 7am until 11am on Saturday, April 2. Your donations there can count towards your JA week hours too!


• If you get it approved with a local school's guidance counselor (or we can get approval for you), you can VISIT SCHOOLS to read a book, do a craft or be a classroom helper in a classroom anytime during the week.

Please contact Stephanie or Ashley to let them know what project(s) you might like to participate in. Happy JA Week everyone!