The GRACE Club presented its 2007 Family Safety Officer of the Year Award at its November, 2007 meeting..  Pictured left to right are Bethany  LaValley, GRACE Club President, Deputy Dean Poynor, Calhoun Co. Sheriff's Office; Anna Zemek, GRACE Club Vice President;  Officer Philip Jackson, Bruce PD, and Holly Jeffery, GRACE Club Public Affairs Chairman.   The officers were nominated for this award by the Sheriff and the Police Chief, respectively, and their fellow officers as showing outstanding dedication to preventing family violence in Bruce and Calhoun County.  

ABERDEEN  WOMAN'S CLUB

(Jackson, Miss.)— Mississippi Federation of Women’s Clubs (MFWC) Aberdeen club members Jo Uptain (left) and Susan Evans (right) meet with StoryCorps representative Terry Scott during an informational meeting at Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB).  StoryCorps is a national oral history project dedicated to preserving America’s stories in sound.  The StoryCorps Mobile Booth will be in Jackson, Miss., in January 2007. 

At the StoryCorps Mobile Booth, people participate in pairs – oftentimes friends or loved ones – and one interviews the other.  A trained facilitator guides the participants through the interview process and handles the technical aspects of the recording.  At the end of a 40-minute session, the participants walk away with a CD of their interview.  With their permission, a second copy will be sent to the American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress where it becomes a part of a high quality digital archive. 

This collection will eventually grow into an oral history of America.  MPB will broadcast portions of the material recorded in the StoryCorps Mobile Booth.  Selected segments may also air on National Public Radio’s (NPR) "Morning Edition" and be compiled onto "Best of StoryCorps" CDs.  StoryCorps is sponsored in part by NPR, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Saturn Corporation.  The Foundation for Public Broadcasting in Mississippi is an underwriter for the Jackson event.

For more information about the StoryCorps Mobile Booth visit in Jackson, contact Kathy Broom, MPB Community Outreach Coordinator, at (601) 432-6683 or by email at Kathy.Broom@mpbonline.org.

To learn more about StoryCorps, listen to some of the stories gathered so far, or make a reservation, visit www.storycorps.net.

 NEW CENTURY CLUB MEMBER, MANDY SUBER

NMMC NAMES SPIRIT IN ACTION AWARD WINNERS
 
TUPELO, Miss.-North Mississippi Medical Center's Spirit of Women initiative
announced three regional Spirit in Action Award recipients Tuesday during a
luncheon honoring winners and nominees.
Spirit in Action Awards honor ordinary individuals who do extraordinary things.
Regional winners, who go on to become national nominees, are: Jana Mason of
Tupelo, Young Person Role Model; Mandy Suber of Calhoun City, Community Hero in
Action; and Anita Ambrose of Verona, Healthcare Hero. Each winner received a
framed certificate, a bouquet of flowers and a lapel pin from NMMC, as well as a
$30 gift certificate donated by the Mall at Barnes Crossing.
Three national winners will receive a $2,500 grant from Spirit of Women and
roundtrip travel, ground transportation and two nights in the Napa Valley
Marriott for the National Gala at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa
Valley, Calif.
 
Suber is a certified public accountant and director of fiscal services at
Calhoun Health Services. She is also president of GFWC New Century Club of
Calhoun City, which she has actively served for 10 years. In addition to
president, she now serves as chairman of the executive committee, and on the
fundraising and finance committees. Suber was named 2005-2006 Parent of the Year
by Calhoun City Elementary School and also volunteers for March of Dimes and the
local Chamber of Commerce.
At First Baptist Church of Calhoun City, she sings in the choir and the vocal
group, Women of Praise. She chairs the church's preschool committee and helps
with children's choir and serves on the building finance committee.
 Mandy is able to juggle her responsibilities at work, at home, at church, in
her community and with her women's club with style and grace. She is a "true
volunteer with a gracious heart and is always willing to help someone out," her
nomination states. She takes anything she takes on with a smile on her face and
has an ability to pull others with her to make things work."

Through Spirit of Women, NMMC offers special events, recreational activities,
health screenings and workshops. Members receive a news bulletin with special
discounts and services from area businesses, advance notification of upcoming
programs, as well as members-only events and activities, and free gifts. For
more information about Spirit of Women membership, call (662) 377-4099 or
1-800-THE DESK (1-800-843-3375).
 

Seven new members joined Batesville Woman's Club (District IV) after our October membership brunch.  They are:  (left to right) Ryna Smith, Dottye Langhofer, June Griffin, Jan Hood, Barbara Young, Mona Davis, and Mary Jo Cook.

ABERDEEN  WOMAN'S CLUB

(Jackson, Miss.)— Mississippi Federation of Women’s Clubs (MFWC) Aberdeen club members Jo Uptain (left) and Susan Evans (right) meet with StoryCorps representative Terry Scott during an informational meeting at Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB).  StoryCorps is a national oral history project dedicated to preserving America’s stories in sound.  The StoryCorps Mobile Booth will be in Jackson, Miss., in January 2007. 

At the StoryCorps Mobile Booth, people participate in pairs – oftentimes friends or loved ones – and one interviews the other.  A trained facilitator guides the participants through the interview process and handles the technical aspects of the recording.  At the end of a 40-minute session, the participants walk away with a CD of their interview.  With their permission, a second copy will be sent to the American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress where it becomes a part of a high quality digital archive. 

This collection will eventually grow into an oral history of America.  MPB will broadcast portions of the material recorded in the StoryCorps Mobile Booth.  Selected segments may also air on National Public Radio’s (NPR) "Morning Edition" and be compiled onto "Best of StoryCorps" CDs.  StoryCorps is sponsored in part by NPR, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Saturn Corporation.  The Foundation for Public Broadcasting in Mississippi is an underwriter for the Jackson event.

For more information about the StoryCorps Mobile Booth visit in Jackson, contact Kathy Broom, MPB Community Outreach Coordinator, at (601) 432-6683 or by email at Kathy.Broom@mpbonline.org.

To learn more about StoryCorps, listen to some of the stories gathered so far, or make a reservation, visit www.storycorps.net.

Each month the Juniorettes collect a different item to send to the Guardian Shelter (the domestic violence shelter in Natchez). Pictured are some of the girls with kitchen utensils that they collected for the shelter during the month of November.  (L to R :  Shan Crain, Katie Hollingsworth, Hope Shell, April Watson)

(Front: April Watson, Hope Shell.

 Back: Cari Wheat, Julia Hester, Jennifer Griffith) 

The Dixie Daisy Juniorettes prepared a display for a booth at the Franklin County Fair in the fall of 2006.  They chose GFWC-MFWC  President Judy Martin's Special Project Habitat for Humanity as their focus.  The Juniorettes received a blue ribbon for first place and $30 that will be donated to Habitat for Humanity.