Graduate scholarships available through NAJA

It's not too late to apply for the NAJA Graduate Scholarship.

Applicants must be pursuing graduate-level studies for one year in fields which address the special needs of children and youth

Applications must be postmarked on or before February 1, 2013.

Click here for more information and to download the application.

Christmas in the Park 2010

Christmas in the Park is tomorrow night! We hope to see you out there. Here are the event details.

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

6pm until 8pm

Downtown McMinnville

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Order of Events

National Anthem by Diana Pelham

Posting of the Colors by the American Legion Post 173 Honor Guard.

Third Annual Luminaries Ceremony

Dance performance by the WCHS Pioneerettes

Musical entertainment by Jodi McAbee

Dance performance by Paula's Dance Academy Pee Wee, Youth and Junior teams

Musical entertainment by Covenant Academy Children's Choir

Cheer/Dance performance by Warren County Pee Wee All Stars

Musical performance by the First Baptist Church Choir

Musical performance by Diana Pelham

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Downtown Activities

Live Nativity - Covenant Fellowship Church

Inflatable Bounce Houses - Homeland Community Bank and Security Federal Savings Bank

Phone Calls to the North Pole - Ben Lomand Telephone

Visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus - Magness Library

Taking donations of non-perishable food items - Girl Scouts of Warren County

Children's activities at the Chamber of Commerce - Pioneer Pediatrics

And shop/visit the many Downtown businesses that will be open during the event!

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Be sure to have a bite to eat while you're there...

City Cafe

The Hot Dog Man

Main Street Bakery and Cafe

New York Grill

Noon Exchange Club Booth

The Sweet Shop

The Famous Junior Auxiliary Cider House (at Regions Bank)

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And most importantly...

Dress for the weather! It's going to be a cold night! But we'll have lots of great food, great entertainment, great fun...as well as some hot cider, wood-burning stoves and opportunities for the kids to run around, be active and stay warm!

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Thanks to everyone who helped make this event possible!

Gobble Gobble

Happy Thanksgiving from Junior Auxiliary of McMinnville!

Another successful Coats for the Community!

Thanks to all members and provisional members who came out to help with our 12th annual Coats for the Community project!

We would also like to send out a special thank you to our 2010 JA Little Sister Blair Fisher for coming out to help with the project, to Three Star Mall for allowing us to set up each year, to the mall shops (most notably Roses, Goody's and J's) for supporting this cause and for not getting upset when we take over the mall for a few hours and to our many many donors who make this project possible by donating their gently used coats and other cold weather gear!

We gave out 618 + coats and many hats, sweats, socks, shoes, sweaters, etc. and we saw so many moms, dads, grandparents and children come through to pick out coats to keep them warm this winter. We saw a larger number of people than we have in years past - the line started in front of the Bookland building and wrapped all the way around to the front of Goody's! We heard touching stories and met some really great people. Unlike some of our more anonymous or larger service projects, we got to see the faces of the people that our service helped. No wonder this project is the favorite of so many of our members!

We also gave out books to all kids that came through. The books were collected through our JA Book Drive project in late summer/early fall.

Congrats to project chair Danielle Miller and co-chair Carly Bruce for pulling off a very successful project!

Coats for the Community 2010

It's that time of year again!

Junior Auxiliary's annual Coats for the Community giveaway is coming up next week. This is a service project meant to help the families and youth in Warren County who might not have access to cold weather gear. In addition to coats, we'll have (a limited amount of) sweaters, sweatshirts, hats, pants, accessories and other cold weather wear.

Here's the info:

WHEN: Saturday, November 6, 2010 - 11am until 1pm

WHERE: Three Star Mall (in the old Bookland building)

WHO: All sizes for girls, boys, men, women and babies

WHY: To provide cold weather wear to those without

Coats and other giveaway items will be given out on a first come, first served basis. Please call (931) 607-6599 or email jamcminnville@yahoo.com for more information.

PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD!

Christmas Luminaries

Junior Auxiliary Christmas Luminaries are available now!

Make a $10 donation to JA of McMinnville in honor or in memory of a loved one and a luminary will be placed in their memory or honor at Christmas in the Park. This will be the third year for JA to do this project and we hope to make this year the best!

All proceeds from this finance project will go to support the many service projects that JA performs throughout the year.

Members: Christmas Luminaries packets were passed out at the September general meeting. If you haven't received yours yet, contact project chair Cole Black.

Start selling now because there's a prize for the member who sells the most! Each Luminary is $10 and you get one finance hour for every two luminaries sold!

Members of the Month - September

Each month during General Meeting, Sunshine Chair Anne Vance will choose several Junior Auxiliary active members to spotlight by sharing a few "fun facts" about them with the rest of the group. This is a great way for individual members to be recognized for the service they do for our community through JA and for all members to become better acquainted with one another. Contact Anne if you haven't filled out your member of the month survey yet.

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The members of the month for September are...

Jessica Johannsen, Ashley Moore and Kim Chisam

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-Jessica-

Your favorite food? Italian

Your favorite vacation spot? Somewhere far far away!

Least favorite chore? Ironing

What instrument can you play? None

Do you sing in the shower? What songs? No

Favorite TV show? Grey's Anatomy

Morning person or night owl? Morning person

The happiest moment of your life? When my baby girl was born

Favorite J.A. project? Coats for the Community

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-Ashley-

Your favorite food? Mexican

Your favorite vacation spot? Gulf Shores

Least favorite chore? Ironing

What instrument can you play? None

Do you sing in the shower? What songs? No

Favorite TV show? Modern Family

Morning person or night owl? Night Owl

The happiest moment of your life? Marrying my hubby!

Favorite J.A. project? Hopping into Health

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-Kim-

Your favorite food? Italian

Your favorite vacation spot? The beach

Least favorite chore? Dusting

What instrument can you play? A little bit of piano

Do you sing in the shower? What songs? No

Favorite TV show? Friends

Morning person or night owl? Night Owl

The happiest moment of your life? When my son was born.

Favorite J.A. project? Hopping into Health