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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 5C
County’s Boys and Girls Club raises $59,500
TOYOTA VOLUNTEERS
Southeast Toyota volunteers are pictured at the recent fundraiser for the Jackson
County Boys and Girls Club. Toyota contributed $25,000 to the club, raising the
funds netted to $59,500.
ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
The Boys and Girls Club of Jackson County recently held its eighth annual fund
raiser dinner and auction.
SE Toyota
contributes
$25,000
THE EIGHTH annual auc
tion and dinner fundraiser
held recently for the Jackson
County Boys and Girls Club
netted some $59,500 to offer
summer programs for the area
boys and girls.
“This will be a night we
will never forget, a night in
which over 300 people came
out to support our club,”
said Michael Williams, chief
professional officer, of the
Jackson County Boys and
Girls Club's eighth annual
auction and dinner fundraiser.
“We were worried that with
the current situation of our
country's economy we would
not make our goal of $25,000
this year,” Williams added.
“Southeast Toyota challenged
us to make $25,000 by stat
ing they would match it. I
am amazed — we surpassed
our goal and made $34,500.
With our Southeast Toyota
partnership and their donation
of $25,000, the event raised
$59,500.”
The event was chaired by
two board members, Cindy
Patterson with Southeast
Toyota and Hasco Craver
with Commerce Downtown
Development Authority.
“Cindy and her associates
at Southeast Toyota were phe
nomenal,” Craver said. “They
spent long hours coordinating
the event, collecting auction
items, securing table sponsor
ships and helping the board of
directors with this auction. We
could not have done it without
them.”
The money raised will be
used to supplement operation
al costs for the summer, which
offers some 200 kids a safe,
structured summer program.
The Boys and Girls Clubs
of Jackson County has two
sites — one in Jefferson and
one in Commerce. The club is
designed to offer after-school
programming for kids ages 6
to 17.
For more information, con
tact Williams at 706-367-
8553.
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Three-ring circus
I T WAS one
of those
weeks! You
know, the kind
filled with days
of uncertainty
that everyone has
here and there.
My schedule and
plans were chang
ing daily for one
reason or another.
With three kids
having three different agen
das, I felt like I was living
in a three-ring circus!
Most of us like to feel as
though we are in full con
trol of our household. We
are like the ringmaster try
ing to keep everything on
schedule, making sure that
life is running smoothly
for all.
The ringmaster also has
another duty. He or she
has to be on guard, ready
to deal with the unforeseen
circumstances that can
cause the spectacular event
to either become a disaster
or a success.
Last week, I felt as
though I was part of the
circus act. I was jumping
through hoops rearranging
everyone's plans, as well
as my own. I was juggling
the responsibility of haul
ing children and friends
here and there, attending
appointments and helping
people with various jobs.
With such a tight schedule,
I felt like I was walking on
a tightrope, if you know
what I mean.
After several
days of a cha
otic busyness, it
seemed as though
I had been clown
ing around, get
ting nothing really
accomplished.
There was the
great temptation to
start growling like
a lion. Instead, this
ringmaster decided
to put a smile on her face
and try her luck at the
trapeze. I soared through
the rest of the week with
a good attitude making a
difference in the outcome
of the show.
When unavoidable cir
cumstances take place in
your life, are you going
to choose to stay on the
ground in the ring or climb
to the top and maybe try
out the trapeze? You
won't swing smoothly to
the other side every time.
You may even fall now and
then. There will be a net
below and a ladder nearby
so that you can get up and
try again. The next time
you will be even more con
fident, stronger and bet
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unforeseen circumstances.
Just remember, the cir
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every week. When it does,
it only lasts for a short
time. You have the ability
to make the show a suc
cess!
Sherri Stephens is a
South Jackson resident.
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