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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2010
THE JACKSON HERALD
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THE FOLLOWING are
volunteer opportunities in
Jackson County and the sur
rounding area:
•BJC Medical Center
Auxiliary needs volunteers.
For more information, call
706-335-1199.
•Civil Air Patrol: The
Civil Air Patrol offers young
adults across the country
challenging opportunities in
an awards-based, multi-level
program. Leadership train
ing, technical education, and
an opportunity to participate
in aviation-related activities
are just a few of the ben
efits of CAP memberships.
Cadets must be 12-18 years
of age to join. Civil Air
Patrols also offers Senior,
Chaplin and Aerospace
Education Memberships.
For more information, con
tact Lt. Luther McCoy at
706-677-1490.
•Foster homes for animals:
to serve as a foster home for
animals up for adoption, call
706-654-5412.
•Community Food
Bank: Sardis and Jefferson
Presbyterian churches, 706-
367-3974.
•Jackson County Habitat
for Humanity: 706-335-
4083.
•Jackson County Health
Department: assistance with
special events and youth
assistance for the depart
ment’s youth advisory pro
gram, 706-367-5204.
•The Ark of Jackson
County: A mission designed
to help Jackson County resi
dents who have had an emer
gency loss of income with
utilities, housing and medi
cations with $40 to $50 and
by contacting other agencies.
Open Monday, Wednesday
and Friday from 9 a.m. to
noon. Contact 706-367-8365
for help or to volunteer.
Volunteers have two days of
training and then interview
“neighbors.”
•Yellow Ribbon Suicide
Awareness and Prevention:
assistance with special
events at local schools and
distributing informative
materials throughout the
county, Patricia Brown, 706-
335-9387 or pattiB7355@
aol.com.
•Adult learning center at
Lanier Technical College
satellite campus, 706-335-
1931.
•Gordon Street Center,
Mother’s morning out, 706-
367-2341.
•Hope Resource Center:
crisis pregnancy support
center, 706-367-5304.
•Action: help package
and distribute food to low-
income families and the
elderly, 706-367-9599.
•Christian Outreach Food
Bank: work in warehouse,
706-335-6084.
•Girl Scouts: Ongoing,
few hours per month:
Friends fund-raiser; PR per
son. Ongoing: troop leaders.
Free training for approved
women and men volunteers.
You don’t need to have kids
Founder’s
Corner
by
Buhl Cummings
2010...“Forgetting those things
which are behind, and reaching
forth unto those things which
are before." This is the hope of
the new year with the Lord. We
are exhorted to bury
heartaches, failures, and sin in
the “sea of forgetfulness,” as
we launch out into uncharted
waters with Christ as our pilot
and guide. Though the waters
may sometimes be stormy and
rough, the Lord can calm the
storm.
If your child is battling a
storm on the sea of education,
ACS invites you to enjoy
smooth sailing on the calm
waters of quality education in a
Christian atmosphere.
ATHENS
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
“Affordable Quality Education Since 1970”
K3-12TH CALL (706) 549-7586
www.athenschristian.com
to volunteer. For more infor
mation contact the mem
bership specialist for your
county at 800-300-4475.
•Boy Scouts of America,
Northeast Georgia Council:
volunteers needed to be
troop leaders and assistants,
706-548-1435.
•AIDS Coalition of
Northeast Georgia: help
with information line, office
support, the buddy program
and helping hands, 706-542-
2437.
•American Red Cross,
East Georgia Chapter: needs
help with disaster relief and
blood drives and needs first
aid and CPR instructors,
706-353-1645.
•American Cancer Society:
assistance with special
events, 706-549-4893.
•American Heart
Association: assistance with
special events, 706-549-
0939.
•BJC Nursing Facility:
needs teen and adult volun
teers to help with various
activities and to visit with
the residents, 706-335-1305.
•Children’s Advocacy
Center: assist with cleri
cal work in office, provide
child care during various
group meetings and solicit
donations of snacks, drinks,
paper products and various
children’s items, 770-868-
1900.
•Crawford W. Long
Museum: 706-367-5307.
•Jackson County Historical
Society, volunteers needed
for projects and research.
Call Tina Harris, 706-757-
3750.
•Piedmont C.A.S.A.
(Court Appointed Special
Advocates): Advocate for
abused and neglected chil
dren in foster care. Call
Annette Raymond at 706-
387-6375 to find out how
you can help a child in need.
CASA, a powerful voice in a
child’s life.
•Jackson County Family
Connection: provide input
for possible community pro
grams and assist with bi
monthly events, need youth
and parent volunteers, 706-
367-3026.
•Peace Place: various
opportunities at the shelter
for battered women and their
children, 770-307-3633.
•Friends of the Library
club at Commerce Public
Library: assist with fund
raising events and special
projects, including creating
a bog garden and helping
with the volunteer apprecia
tion dinner, 706-335-2262.
•Jackson County
Community Outreach: Jim
Scott, 706-335-3367.
•Rising Families, Inc.:
non-profit organization
needs volunteers to help
with food pantry, GED
tutoring, thrift store, Chad
Rising, 706-367-2240. Also
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In Loving Memory of
CHESTIE
JENNINGS
STUDIVANT
June 24,1913 ~ January 7, 2005
IN OUR HEARTS
We thought of you in love today,
But that is nothing new.
We thought of you yesterday,
And days before that too.
We think of you in silence
We often speak your name
Now all we have is memories
And your picture in a frame.
Your memory is our keepsake
With which we'll never part
God has you in His keeping
We have you in our hearts.
Children, Grandchildren,
and Great-Grandchildren
L J
Volunteer opportunities
seeks donations of clothing,
household items and used
and “junked” cars for sale
for scrap and restoration.
•Jefferson Public Library:
volunteers who are 15 or
older would do some shelf
reading and help to prepare
crafts particularly in the
summer, Amy Carlan, 706-
367-8012.
•Friends of the Braselton/
West Jackson Library: assist
with fund-raising events.
Assist at the library dur
ing the Summer Reading
Program in June and July.
Read to children during sto-
rytimes Friday mornings and
afternoons. The library is
located at 65 Frances Street,
Braselton. Diane Lemaster,
678-546-3380.
•West Jackson Primary
School: read to children and
have children read to vol
unteer, assist in the media
center and work with chil
dren on different activities
in small groups, 806-654-
2243.
•East Jackson Middle
School: read to students,
assist in small group situ
ations and with different
school-sponsored activities,
including dances, and help
office staff with running
papers, 706-335-2083.
•Maysville Elementary
School: read to children,
Jane Scales, 760-652-2241.
•North Jackson Elementary
School: read to children,
assist with special events,
such as field day and pic
ture day, do clerical tasks,
aid younger students with
accelerated reader program,
assist with classroom proj
ects and various other tasks,
706-693-2246.
•Jefferson Elementary
School’s Helping Hands pro
gram: assist children with
various tasks one-on-one or
in small groups at the direc
tion of the teacher, Stookie
Bryan, 706-367-5664.
•Jefferson Middle School:
mentors needed, 706-367-
2882, ask for the counseling
office.
•Benton Elementary
School: assist with special
events, such as field day and
book fairs, and with small
group instruction, do cleri
cal work and read to stu
dents, 706-757-2211.
ATHENS AREA:
•Our Daily Bread: Athens
urban ministry soup kitchen,
706-353-6647.
•Sandy Creek Park: sev
eral volunteer opportunities,
including monthly hikes and
canoeing trips to pick up
trash. The park also needs
volunteers to supervise chil
dren during the monthly
special programs and events
the park offers. Sandy Creek
has volunteer opportunities
available for anyone willing
to do office work or help
with publications. Contact
the park at 706-613-3615.
•Athens Area Humane
Society: help with special
events and hands-on work in
the shelter, 706-353-CATS
(2287).
•Georgia Museum of Art:
needs tour guides, museum
shop assistance and assis
tance with summer art out
reach program, 706-542-
0450.
•Community Connection
of Northeast Georgia: work
on information research
and database and directory
updating, 706-353-1313.
•Special Olympics: needs
assistance for athletic
events,, 706-548-3550.
•State Botanical Gardens of
Georgia: needs tour guides,
people to greet guests and to
work in the gift shop, green
house and at special events,
706-542-6195.
•Athens Regional Medical
Center: help at information
desk, in admissions, at gift
shop, mailroom, and at spe
cial events, 706-354-3510.
•St. Mary’s Hospital:
help at information desk, in
admissions, at the gift shop
and at the mailroom, 706-
354-3169.
•Athens Area Homeless
Shelter: assist with prepar
ing and serving meals, child
care, and the shelter is also
in need of drivers with a
truck, 706-354-0423.
•Salvation Army: assist
with preparing and serving
meals, help in thrift shop
and at special events held in
December, 706-543-5350.
•St. Mary’s Hospice: needs
volunteers to provide addi
tional support and assistance
to terminally ill patients
and their families, Geneva
Burton, 706-706-389-2273.
•Friends of the Arboretum,
State Arboretum of Georgia/
Thompson Mills Forest,
Braselton, seeks volun
teers to help maintain trails
through the forests and to
help with educational pro
grams, Warnell School of
Forest Resources, University
of Georgia, 706-542-2686.
•VistaCare: volunteer to
assist and participate in the
nurturing of the physical,
spiritual and emotional well
being of patients and their
families, 767 Oglethorpe
Ave., Athens, 877-228-
9888.
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JACKSON COUNTY
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Public Welcome
Breakfast Available for $6.50
Sat., Jan. 9, 2010 • 7:30 a.m.
Guest Speakers:
Karen Handel
Candidate for Governor
Roger Hines
Candidate for School Superintendent
Darwin Carter
Candidate for Ag Commissioner
Location: Beef O’Brady’s
Hwy. 129* Kroger Plaza
Jefferson, Ga.
Ron Johnson, Chairman
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with the same phone number and address.
1075 Jesse Jewell Pkwy, Ste. B
Gainesville, GA 30501
Call 770-536-5733
to schedule appointments.
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front row (L to R): Michael Lebow, MD; Clifton Hastings, III, MD;
Richard Olson, MD; Casey Graybeal, MD
Northeast Georgia Physicians Group Surgical Associates has served the region for
more than a decade. The practice’s board-certified surgeons have more than 150 years
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