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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2010
THE JACKSON HERALD
PAGE 3C
Volunteer opportunities
serving our country
Ingram home from second deployment
Cpl. Zack Ingram, with the 3rd Battalion
2nd Marines returned home Dec. 4 fol
lowing a tour of duty in the Mediterranean
and the Middle East on the USS Bataan
22nd MEU. Cpl. Ingram also served a tour
in Iraq in 2008. He is stationed at Camp
Lejuene in Jacksonville, N.C. He is the son
of Keith and Nancy Ingram, Comer, and
Lynn Green, Commerce. He is the grand
son of Melvin and Pat Ingram, Commerce,
and Otis and Nell Green, Lenoir, N.C.
Her receives recognition
Navy Seaman Apprentice Bountang Her, a 2006 graduate of
Jackson County Comprehensive High School, Jefferson, was
selected as Service Person of the Month for October while
stationed aboard PCU Missouri (SSN 780), Submarine Group
Two, Submarine Naval Base, New London Groton, Conn.
Her was assigned to the Navigation Department and assumed
the role of charts and publications petty officer and was
responsible for the updating and tracking of the ship’s initial
load out of digital and paper charts.
Her was then hand-selected as the piloting party bear
ing recorder and received the grade of outstanding from the
onboard team trainers.
Her joined the Navy in May 2008.
Puckett completes basic training
Army National Guard Pfc. Amber M. Puckett has graduated
from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
She is the daughter of Tanya Puckett, Nicholson. Puckett
graduated in 2009 from East Jackson Comprehensive High
School, Commerce.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the
Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical
fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat
skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet train
ing, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed
and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military cour
tesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and
field training exercises.
Siebert completes basic training
Navy Seaman William M. Siebert, son of Michelle R.
Pruette of Jefferson, and Richard M. Siebert of Hendersonville,
Tenn., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit
Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
During the eight-week program, Siebert completed a vari
ety of training which included classroom study and practical
instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safe
ty and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis
was also placed on physical fitness.
The capstone event of boot camp is “Battle Stations.” This
exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to
succeed in the fleet. “Battle Stations” is designed to galvanize
the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork
and endurance in each recruit through the practical application
of basic Navy skills and the core values of Honor, Courage
and Commitment. Its distinctly ’’Navy" flavor was designed
to take into account what it means to be a Sailor.
Hospice offers support group
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
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 vol
unteers to help with vari
ous 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, Sai Herr-Lee, 770-
307-3633. A Jackson County
support group is available by
appointment only. A Barrow
County support group —
which is open to anyone in
other counties — is available
every Tuesday, 7 p.m. Call
the provided phone number
for the location.
•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: assist
with special events and help
with Boys and Girls Club of
Jackson County, 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
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,
760-652-2241.
•North J ackson 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, Lisa Klein, 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, Kathy Smith, 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: The
Auxiliary has openings for
men and women who enjoy
service to visitors in hospi
tal and non-hospital settings.
As members of a friendly,
supportive auxiliary, you can
meet new people, make last
ing friendships and feel great
about making a valuable
contribution to St. Mary’s
mission of being a compas
sionate, healing presence in
our community. 706-389-
2090.
•Athens Area Homeless
Shelter: assist with preparing
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, 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.
HOSPICE OF Northeast
Georgia Medical Center,
Gainesville, is offering a free,
ongoing support group to par
ents who are surviving the loss
of their adult child.
The group is designed to cre
ate a support network among
parents who have experienced
similar situation and understand
the depths of this type of loss.
This is a safe place to talk about
your experience and to learn
from others, according to orga
nizers.
The group is held on the first
and third Tuesdays of every
month, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.,
at 2150 Limestone Parkway,
Suite 222. There’s no charge,
but space is limited, and regis
tration is required.
To register, or for more infor
mation, call Jen Sorrells, LCSW,
at 770-219-8888, or email her at
Jennifer. Sorrells @ nghs .com.
Food bank hours announced
THE HOURS of operation of the Banks-Jackson Emergency
Food Bank, located at 111 Atlanta Avenue, Commerce, are
from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. The phone number is 706-335-5143. The food bank
provides one-time emergency food supplies for individuals
and families referred by churches or social service groups.
Statement of Nondiscrimination
Jackson Electric Membership Corporation is the recipient of
Federal financial assistance from the Rural Utilities Service, an
agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and is subject to the
provisions of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
as amended; Civil Rights Act of 1991; Section 503 and 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; The Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1991; and the rules and regulations of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Labor, OFCCP,
which provide that no person in the United States on the basis of
race, color, national origin, age or handicap shall be excluded from
participation in, admission or access to, denied the benefits of, or
otherwise subjected to discrimination under any of this organiza
tion’s programs or activities.
The person responsible for coordinating this organization’s
nondiscrimination compliance efforts is William P. Ormsby,
Manager, Corporate Administration. Any individual, or specific
class of individuals, who feels that this organization has subjected
them to discrimination may obtain further information about tire
statutes and regulations listed above and/or file a written complaint
with this organization; or the Secretary, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250; or the Administrator, Rural
Electrification Administration, Washington, D.C. 20250; or the
Director, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contract
Compliance Programs, Washington, D.C. 20250. Complaints must
be filed within 180 days after the alleged discrimination.
Confidentiality will be maintained to the extent possible.
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