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Art
Carts
Project Chair: Sara Field
The Junior League of Abilene will provide age-appropriate,
creative and individualized arts and craft activities
to the children who are hospitalized at Meek Children's
Hospital at Hendrick Medical Center or Abilene Regional
Medical Center. Each volunteer will work with a child
in his/her room for approximately 15 to 20 minutes and
the child will get to keep all the supplies that were
needed to create the project as well as the final project
itself.
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CHOOSE
Project Chair: Stacy Hammond
Creating Healthy Ongoing Options Starting Early - The goal
of this project is to reduce the risk of childhood obesity,
a nationwide epidemic, by implementing a public health strategy
that mobilizes students, families, schools, and communities
to create opportunities to choose lifestyles that promote
healthy weight. A Junior League Committee of 15 women will
present 3 programs during the school year to second graders
on 10 campuses in AISD. Puppets will be used to communicate
positively with the students, teaching them the importance
of making healthy choices. Curriculum will be provided to
the teachers for follow-up lessons and activities in the
classroom, and the students will be provided with literature
to take home to their families. At the end of the year,
the Junior League will host a family event at the Abilene
Zoo. There will be games, activities, healthy snacks, and
of course, the animals. This project has the support of
the AISD Health Advisory Committee and much of the medical
community.
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Community
Connection
Project Chairs: Amy Lovell / Tammy Baker
The Junior League of Abilene responds to immediate short-term
volunteer and financial needs in the community through established
community non-profit agencies by providing financial and volunteer
assistance. Some of the agencies funded in the past are Abilene
Habitat for Humanity, Abilene Volunteer Weatherization Program,
American Heart Association, Ben Richey Boys Ranch, Big Brothers/Big
Sisters, Center for Contemporary Arts, Christian Homes of
Abilene, Day Nursery of Abilene, Friends of the Abilene Public
Library, Junior Achievement, Muscular Dystrophy Association,
PALS-Abilene High School, Pastoral Care and Counseling Center,
Regional Crime Victim Crisis Center, Hendrick Hospice, Regional
Crime Victim Crisis Center, Special Olympics, Salvation Army,
Right Weigh Pediatric Obesity Program, Boys and Girls
Clubs, YMCA, and YWCA. |
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