JA Week

P R E S S R E L E A S E

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SUBJECT: NATIONAL JUNIOR AUXILIARY WEEK

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leah Simpson AT 931.607.7729 or leahm528@aol.com

Local Junior Auxiliary celebrates service in April

15,215 - The number of women serving their communities through the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries.

279,613 - The number of service hours Junior Auxiliary members worked in their communities in 2010-11.

$2,680,949 - The amount of money Junior Auxiliaries invested in eight southeastern states in 2010-11.

Return on that investment - priceless.

The hard work goes on year-round, but during the first week of April each year, the Junior Auxiliary of McMinnville pauses to say thanks to the community for other great year.

A year packed with service to families and children through numerous service projects that include everything from Coats for the Community to Hoppin’ into Health. "We have seen numerous lives changed from JA’s service projects,” says public relations chairman Leah Simpson. “I immediately think of the many families we helped at Christmas time and how many thank you’s we received from single mothers expressing how their family would not have a Christmas if we didn’t help.”

"This is such an exciting week for us, because it gives us a chance to thank all of the citizens of McMinnville for supporting us in this work, and to recognize our wonderful corporate sponsors who finance these projects," JA of McMinnville President Cole Black, said. "The families and children we serve are so deserving and thankful for this assistance, and none of that would be possible without the support of the entire community."

Junior Auxiliary has a rich history of service, and the Junior Auxiliary of McMinnville, is carrying on that tradition. This Chapter embraces the founding principles of our national organization, “helping children and making a difference in their lives,” said Charlotte Seals, NAJA President.

JA of McMinnville is a part of the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries (NAJA), a non-profit organization founded in 1941 with headquarters in Greenville, MS. NAJA has more than 15,000 active, associate, and life members in 101chapters in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas.

The NAJA slogan is “Care Today – Character Tomorrow” and when teamed with the current focus of the Association, Junior Auxiliary Chapters are working more than ever before to increase awareness of child health and welfare and how it affects their futures.

For more information, or to make a tax deductible donation to JA of McMinnville, visit its website at www.jaofmcminnville.blogspot.com or find them on Facebook. For more information on NAJA, visit www.najanet.org or call (662) 332-3000.

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