Category Archives: Community Development

Paragould Jaycees Brighten Holiday Spirits

The Paragould Jaycees send along the following news:
The Paragould Jaycees recently went visiting and caroling with the elderly at the local mini rise Sat Dec 21. We made cookies, snacks, muffins, etc for those we visited. We also purchased food baskets for 6 meals on wheels participants. These food baskets from the Jaycees were given [...]

Jonesboro Jaycees in the News

The Jonesboro Jaycees have made the news twice in one day. Even better, it’s good news!
Two projects of the Jonesboro Jaycees have been featured in The Sun, the regional newspaper of Northeast Arkansas. The first article is about Jonesboro’s Christmas for Kids program which donates toys to hundreds upon hundreds of underprivileged children [...]

El Dorado Jaycees Motorcycle Parade

The El Dorado Jaycees are sponsoring a motorcycle parade on August 2nd to collect school supplies for area children in need.
Participants are asked to make a $15 dollar donation or bring $15 worth of school supplies. Hamburgers and hotdogs will be available after the completion of the parade.
El Dorado Jaycees Motorcycle Parade Flyer

El Dorado Jaycees Endow Scholarship

Word comes today that the El Dorado Jaycees have donated $2,500 towards a $15,000 endowed scholarship at South Arkansas Community College.
“By establishing this endowment fund, the Jaycees are making a commitment to the education of the future leaders of Union County for all time,” said [El Dorado Jaycees President Laurin] Rickenbacker.
Read more at the El [...]

Batesville Jaycees donate funds for playground

Way to go Batesville! Great job.
by Andrea Bruner, Assistant Managing Editor
Published: Thursday, May 1, 2008
The kids are already calling it the “Spider-Man playground.”
Brightly colored, with black ropes and nets for climbing, the gyroscopic equipment does bear Spider-Man’s colors — red and blue — and loops and curves around at various angles, much like the [...]

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