SERVICE PROJECTS
2026 Project Chairs - Victoria Madary & Olivia Maxwell
Project Co-Chairs - Coco McDonnell & Ashton Logan
Camp Sunshine is an overnight camp for upcoming 5th grade girls where the girls participate in swimming, games, exercise, and crafts. This is held at Camp Hopewell in Oxford in May or June each year.
Project Co-Chairs: Nicole Moorman & Meagan Farrell
Assistant Chairs: Kayla Hines & Sarah Belvedresi
Pictured aboveL Camp Bats and Balls was held on Saturday, November 2nd from 9:00am-11:30pm at Swayze Field. Our 23rd year of Camp Bats & Balls might have been the most fun yet! We had 133 campers attend our morning camp with the Ole Miss Baseball team! We practiced grounding balls, base running, got to hit in the cages at Swayze, and even take pictures with the championship trophy. Special thanks to Coach Mike Bianco and the Ole Miss Baseball team for making this project happen every year.
In 2001, Camie Bianco was a member of JA and had the idea to start this baseball day camp for local kids. We are so grateful to her and Coach Bianco for making this camp into what it has become over the past two decades.
This project is a half-day baseball skills camp for boys in 2nd, 3rd & 4th grades. The boys have the opportunity to experience a sports camp as they rotate through stations led by the team. The boys also receive an autographed photo, lunch, and a t-shirt.
Thank you Stonewater Adolescent Recovery Center for sponsoring this project!
Project Co-Chairs: Alison McAvoy & Claire Scott
Assistant Chairs: Victoria Hutton & Bess Fisher
Each spring, this project brings a nationally recognized children’s author to Oxford to visit with 5th grade students. Prior to the author’s visit, JA purchases one of the author’s books for every 5th grade child. Over 1,000 local students attend the Children’s Book Festival. This year’s Children’s Book Festival was held March 31, 2022 at the Ford Center and book was Midsummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca.
Project Co-Chairs: Amelie Goss & Madison Mumme
Assistant Chairs: Britnee Barnes & Kimberly Livingston
Crown Club is a serviced-based club for 9th-12th female girls who reside in the Lafayette/Oxford area. To find out more about joining Crown Club, click here!
CASA CARES
Project Co-Chairs: Amanda Bilbo & Clara Barber
Assistant Chairs: Claire Scott & Hannah Creamer
CASA of Lafayette County is a non-profit organization that advocates for the best interests of abused and neglected children through the appointment of court-appointed, screened, trained community volunteers. Our local CASA chapter started in 2018 and works with children in the foster care system in our community. Junior Auxiliary is delighted to have established “CASA Helpers” a service project focused solely on how JA can support the children of CASA. We work with CASA board members and CASA advocates to identify gaps in the childrens’ needs, whether that is clothing, shoes, school supplies or even perhaps a bed and mattress, we also create initiatives to promote joy, happiness and encouragement to those children and the advocates that work tirelessly to serve them.
Most recently, JA gifted Christmas stockings to all the CASA children stuffed with fun toys, books, warm socks, gloves and other goodies and we kicked off their 2021-2022 school year with back to school encouragement cards.
Project Chairs: Morgan Waters & Amanda Holland
Assistant Chairs: Kimberly Livingston & Caitlyn King
The goal of the F.R.E.S.H. Project is to focus on providing children in Lafayette County with the items which are most needed to help promote good personal hygiene. After collecting hygiene items, JA members distribute these items to 9 schools/ organizations in Oxford and Lafayette County.
P.J. PROJECT
Project Co-Chairs: Amanda Holland & Coco McDonnell
Assistant Chairs: Victoria Hutton & Jordyn Kleve
This project takes place prior to local elementary schools’ Polar Express Day. On this special day, students wear pajamas to school, enjoy a cup of cocoa, and watch the Polar Express movie. JA works with counselors and teachers to make sure that children in need have new pajamas (and a new Christmas book donated from Junior Auxiliary members and Crown Club members) to wear for this event.
ON-CALL FOR KIDS
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Project Co-Chairs: Britnee Barnes & Brooke Roberts
Assistant Chairs: Meagan Farrell & Hannah Finch
On Call for Kids allows us to provide emergency support to a child/family with children on a temporary and unplanned basis, such as providing clothes to a child who’s home has burned down, groceries if there is not food for the child, utilities, and other urgent needs.