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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
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Jackson EMC Foundation awards S47K to
organizations serving Jackson County residents
A $15,000 check from the Jackson EMC Foundation will help Barrow Ministry
Village provide counseling for individuals struggling with PTSD, anxiety and
other family issues. At the check presentation were (L-R): Kenny Lumpkin,
Jackson EMC Foundation representative; Scott Dakin, Barrow Ministry Vil
lage board member; Monica Barney, Barrow Ministry Village board member;
Ann Cronic, Barrow Ministry Village board member; Rosa Crescenti, Jackson
EMC Foundation board member; and Joe Hicks, Jackson EMC Jefferson dis
trict manager.
The Jackson EMC Foun
dation board of directors
awarded a total of $196,771
in grants during its recent
meeting, including $47,500
to organizations serving
Jackson County. Grants in
cluded:
•$15,000 to Barrow Min
istry Village, in Winder,
for its counseling program
that offers affordable coun
seling services to needy
families in all counties
served by Jackson EMC,
to provide counseling for
individuals struggling with
PTSD, anxiety and other
family issues.
•$15,000 to Family
Promise of Athens, a com
munity effort to end the cy
cle of family homelessness,
for its Homeless Shelter
and Stabilization Program
that provides emergency
shelter and vital services
for families with children
experiencing homelessness
in Barrow, Clarke, Jackson,
Madison and Oglethorpe
counties.
•$10,000 to The Cancer
Foundation, in Athens, for
its Financial Assistance
Program that assists el
igible cancer patients in
Banks, Barrow, Clarke,
Franklin, Jackson, Lump
kin, Madison and Oglethor
pe counties with transporta
tion and housing expenses.
•$7,500 to Bethel Hav
en, in Watkinsville, for its
Mental Health Counseling
Program that supports men
tal health services and ther
apeutic counseling sessions
for distressed children,
teens, adults and families
in all counties served by
Jackson EMC.
JacksonEMC 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.
Local NSDAR Chapter to support Wreaths Across America
James Pittman Chapter
of the National Society
Daughters of the American
Revolution has announced
that it has chosen to sup
port Wreaths Across Amer
ica participating location
Woodbine Cemetery in
Jefferson, as part of the na
tional organization’s Group
Sponsorship Program.
This is the first year that
James Pittman Chapter,
NSDAR, will participate
in the national program
whose mission is to “re
member the fallen, honor
those who served and teach
the next generation the val
ue of freedom.”
The goal for James Pit
tman Chapter, NSDAR,
is to support efforts that
help unify the communi
ty and celebrate freedom
by thanking the more than
150 veterans laid to rest at
Woodbine Cemetery with
the placement of a live,
balsam veteran’s wreath
this December. Funds
raised by wreath sales will
support local projects pro
moting historic preserva
tion, education and patri
otism.
“We are forever grateful
to all the volunteers and
groups who dedicate their
time, energy and resources
nationwide to fulfilling this
yearlong mission,” said
Karen Worcester, executive
director, Wreaths Across
America. “These individu
als and their communities
know the value of remem
bering the fallen, honoring
those who currently serve
and teaching the next gen
eration about the sacrific
es made for our freedom
every day, and with their
continued support, Wreaths
Across America continues
to grow.”
Those interested in vol
unteering for Wreaths
Across America or spon
soring a wreath to support
James Pittman Chapter,
NSDAR, are invited to
visit www.wreathsacros-
samerica.org/FL1128P to
learn more.
National Wreaths Across
America Day will be held
on Saturday, Dec. 16.
Wreaths Across America
Day is a free, non-politi
cal, community event open
to all people.
Jefferson library’s youngest patrons enjoy a
guest appearance from Marena and her ukulele
during National Literacy Month.
Special schedules planned
for two Jefferson library
programs in October
Jefferson Public Library
patrons are reminded that
Read to a Pup and Draw
ing Club will meet on dif
ferent days in October.
Read to a Pup will
be held October 10 at
3:30 p.m. Drawing Club
will be held October 16
and 30 at 4 p.m.
In other news at the Jef
ferson library:
•Fall Family Night will
be held October 12 from
4-6 .m. There will be blue-
grass music, Bingo for all
ages, a fall-themed craft
and snacks.
•the library will host a
local author event present
ing Denise Weimer on Oc
tober 19 at 6 p.m. Weimer
will discuss her new book
and also delve into the re
search behind historical
fiction. This event includes
a question-and-answer ses
sion and book-signing. A
native of Jackson County,
Weimer is a historical and
contemporary romance au
thor who also divides her
time as a freelance editor
and the acquisitions and
editorial liaison for Wild
Heart Books. A wife and
mother of two daughters,
she always pauses for
coffee, chocolate and old
houses.
Cathleen and special guest Marena lead fami
lies in song during the Jefferson library’s weekly
Bouncing Baby program.
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