Girls focus of JA program

“Girl time” took over the Boys and Girls Club recently when the Junior Auxiliary of Louisville held a summer clinic for girls.

The Summer Clinic program took place Saturday, June 26 and covered subjects from health to fashion tips. The clinic focused on young women by introducing life skills and teaching them how to take care of themselves from a health standpoint.

The program featured volunteer speakers from the community such as Becca Cummins, who gave a devotion on female modesty as well as fashion tips for the girls. Angela Stewart of Red Hills Fitness spoke on exercise and health. The Junior Auxiliary members taught the girls about preparing a basic meal with appropriate health portions for serving others, and were taught how to read food labels. The members also gave tips on taking care of their bodies. The girls were also taught basic etiquette and were able to paint flowerpots as a craft.

The speakers for the program were given candles donated by lifetime Junior Auxiliary member Amy Hillyer.

The Junior Auxiliary of Louisville is the local chapter of the National association of Junior Auxiliaries and is a national non-profit organization that encourages members to render charitable services, which are beneficial to the general public, with particular emphasis on children. The Louisville/ Winston County JA provide services and events such as the Beary Special service where they place teddy bears in police cars, DHS, and other emergency vehicles for children to have during a time of crisis; and the annual Breakfast with Santa where needy children eat breakfast and talk with Santa. JA provides a host of other programs and has been instrumental in placing playground equipment at Ivy and Legion Parks.

The Boys and Girls Club program is setup to help not only “at risk” students in the community, but all children in the community according to the mission statement.

The Winston County Boys and Girls Club is a partnership branch with the Neshoba County Boys and Girls Club and part of the 4.8 million-member national organization. for more information on the club or to enroll a child visit its facility at 203 Ivy Avenue.