Jackson herald. (Jefferson, Jackson County, Ga.) 1881-current, September 13, 2023, Image 22

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 10B THE JACKSON HERALD WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 Social Evan Bush, Director of Youth Services for GPLS, leads the Seasons of Song pilot program at the Commerce Public Library. Commerce library encouraging library card sign-ups September is library card sign-up month. There is a dis play at the Commerce Public Library highlighting all the places patrons can visit for free with a library card. “In fact, libraries offer so many free benefits that it is dif ficult to list them all. There are DVD’s available for check out, as well as “books for all ages covering a myriad of sub jects,” Commerce library leaders said. To name just a few other benefits: with a library card: patrons can learn new languages with Mango, study for tests all the way through college entrance exams, find legal forms, stream videos with Kanopy, encourage early literacy with ABC Mouse and download to read or listen to audiobooks through Lib by.” hi other Commerce library news: •University of Geoigia Extension and the Georgia Pub lic Library Service have partnered to launch the Electronic Radon Monitor Loan Program. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer and silently kills thousands of people every year. Patrons can now check out a radon monitor from any Georgia public library using their library card. The monitor is easy to use and helps folks evaluate the ra don levels in their home to determine if they are in danger. The radon kit comes with two QR codes: One takes patrons to an instructional video, while the other directs them to a website to submit their results. The program is funded by the Environmental Protection Agency’s State and Tribal In door Radon Grants Program. For more information, visit radon.uga.edu. • There will be a voter registration booth and information available at the Commerce library on Friday, Sept. 15, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. A representative from Jackson County Elections and Voter Registration will be present to answer any questions. •LEGO Club is Saturday, Sept. 16, from 12-2 p.m. The library provides the LEGOs, families provide the creativity. Also, chess for all ages and abilities will continue to meet every Thursday at 6 p.m. • the Commerce Library will host another pilot session for Seasons of Song with Evan Bush. Kindergarteners and first graders are encouraged to sign up for this movement and music class, which will take place on Tuesdays on Oc tober 10,17 and 24 from 4-5 p.m. Sign ups will open soon. • There is a new storywalk set up in the Children’s Tow er. The title is Rooster Wore Skinny Jeans by Jessie Miller. Coloring sheets for children to dress up a rooster will be available as well. •New adult fiction now on the shelves include: Stephen King’s Holly, J.D. Robb’s Payback In Death, Jennifer Weiner’s The Breakaway, Karin Smirnoff’s The Girl In The Eagle’s Talons, Meg Cabot’s Enchanted To Meet You, Craig Johnson’s The Longmire Defense, Carissa Orlando’s The September House, Graham Brown’s Condor’s Fury, Kristy Harvey Woodson’s The Summer Of Songbirds, Nina Simon’s Mother-Daughter Murder Night, and Char- laine Harris’ All The Dead Shall Weep. • There are several new cookbooks in nonfiction includ ing, The Unofficial Dollywood Cookbook, Cook It Up, Dishes For Two and Food, which is described as “science based with humor.” There are also three new books on de mentia with one about home care, another with practical advice, and finally one on how to create moments of joy in such difficult times. Tangled Vines might be interesting to patrons following the Murdaugh family murders. •Upcoming programs: Saturday, Lego Club 12-2 p.m.; Monday, Yoga 10:30 a.m. and Chair Yoga 1 p.m.; Tuesday, Seasons of Song 4 p.m. (sign ups required); Wednesdays, Hooks and Needles 10 a.m. and Storytime with Brittney at 10:30 a.m.; Thursday, Knitting for Kids 1:30-3:30 p.m., Smash Brothers from 4-5:30 p.m., Yoga at 6 p.m. and Chess at 6 p.m.; and Fridays, Baby and Me at 10:30 a.m. National Diaper Need Awareness Week coming up Athens Area Diaper Bank marks National Diaper Need Awareness Week (September 18-24) with diaper drives, volunteer sessions, an open house and more. National Diaper Need Awareness Week is a week dedicated to raising awareness of diaper need in the United States. Nearly one in two U.S. families strug gles to provide enough diapers to keep a baby or tod dler clean, dry and healthy. During National Diaper Need Awareness Week, Ath ens Area Diaper Bank will have opportunities for the Athens area community to: • Donate diapers at the numerous special drop-off sites throughout the community. (The diaper bank ac cepts new diaper packages as well as opened packages). • Volunteer at the diaper bank. • Learn more and spread the word from our social media outlets. • Attend an open house reception at Athens Area Diaper Bank on Sunday, September 24, 2-3 p.m., at 130 Conway Drive, Suite E, Bogart (not far from the Athens mall). The diaper bank will offer tours, light re freshments, celebrate community and more. Visit https://www.athensareadiaperbank.com/events. html for more information and to get involved. JACKSON g The Children’s Cent for Hope & Healing, FOUNDATION 1 H Inc. $15,000 Fifeen thousand 86 no/100 Dollars | />nJl 1 1 ) \CKSQN Jackson IMG Foi l fi\ ■ ? / >£31 r ! 1 A $15,000 Jackson EMC Foundation check to the Children’s Center for Hope and Healing will help pro vide trauma therapy for individuals and families who have been traumatized by sexual abuse. At the check presentation were (L-R): Kenny Lumpkin, Jackson EMC Foundation representative; David Lee, Jackson EMC Gainesville district manager; Susan Sticha, Children’s Center for Hope and Healing ex ecutive director; Vicki Schult, therapist; Hanna Richardson, director of administration; Christy Moore, Jackson EMC Foundation board member; Elain Ellerbe, director of development; Kara Coats, clinical director; and Niso Gulyamova, counseling intern. Jackson EMC Foundation awards $73 K to groups serving county residents A $15,000 Jackson EMC Foundation check to The Tree House will support its Family Visitation Program for children in foster care and their parents. At the check presentation were (L-R): Joe Hicks, Jackson EMC Jefferson district manager; Rosa Crescenti, Jackson EMC Foundation board member; Brian- na James, The Tree House executive director; and Kenny Lumpkin, Jackson EMC Foundation representative. The Jackson EMC Foun dation board of directors awarded a total of $196,771 in grants dining its recent meeting, including $73,500 to organizations serving Jackson County. Grants in cluded: •$15,000 to Children’s Center for Hope and Heal ing, in Gainesville, for its Comprehensive Victim Services Program that pro vides trauma therapy for individuals and families in Banks, Barrow, Hall, Jack- son and Lumpkin counties who have been traumatized by sexual abuse. •$15,000 to Mercy Health Center, in Athens, which provides healthcare to low-income and unin sured patients in Barrow, Clarke, Madison and Jack- son counties, to increase access to lab services and comprehensive healthcare for its Underserved Pa tients Program. •$15,000 to The Tree House, a children’s advoca cy center working to reduce child abuse in Banks, Bar- row and Jackson counties, for the Family Visitation Program, which provides a neutral, child-friend ly environment for visits with children in foster care and their parents, enabling them to maintain and en hance family bonds, as well as providing a safe and nurturing environment for their children when reunit ed. •$13,500 to Love. Craft Athens, for its Crew Sponsorship Program that sponsors adults with de velopmental disabilities in Clarke, Gwinnett, Jackson, Madison and Oglethorpe counties to engage in cus tomized employment with local businesses. •$10,000 to The ALS As sociation of Georgia, for its ALS Care Grant Program which assists people in all counties served by Jackson EMC who are affected by ALS, (Amyotrophic Lat eral Sclerosis), a degener ative neurological disease, with expenses not covered by insurance. • $5,000 to The Ark Fam ily Preservation Center, Inc., for its Supervised Family Visitation Program, which provides a safe place for broken families in Banks, Franklin, Jackson, Madison and Oglethorpe counties to complete refer ral or court-ordered inter active parent training and family therapy. Jackson EMC Foundation grants are made possible by the 210,985 participating cooperative members who have their monthly electric bills rounded to the next dollar amount through the Operation Round Up pro gram. Their “spare change” has funded 1,853 grants to organizations and 423 grants to individuals, put ting more than $19.4 mil lion back into local com munities since the program began in 2005. Any individual or chari table organization in the 10 counties served by Jackson EMC (Clarke, Banks, Bar- row, Franklin, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison and Oglethorpe) may apply for a Foundation grant by completing an ap plication, available online at https://www.jacksonemc. com/foundation-apply or at local Jackson EMC offic es. Applicants do not need to be a member of Jackson EMC. Campbell's Tree Service With over 30 years experience in the industry let us be your number one call for tree removal and stump grinding. No job too big or small. 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The Jefferson City School System will hold a meeting on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at the Jefferson City Board of Education office at 10:00 A.M. to discuss special education services and proportionate share.