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Santa’s Workshop38th Annual

Presented by the Cookeville Junior Woman’s Club

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Santa Claus is coming to townSanta Claus is coming to town folks! Yes, it is time once again for the anxiously

awaited 38th annual Santa’s Workshop,brought to you by your local CookevilleJunior Woman’s Club and held each year atHyder-Burks Pavilion on Gainesboro Grade.This year’s dates are Friday, Nov. 19, toSunday, Nov. 21. Hours are Friday from 9a.m.-8 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m.,and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. Expect to see more than 160 vendors from

all over the South displaying their wares.Vendors products vary from homemadejams and jellies to wood workings, art work,ceramics, hair accessories, candles, and justabout anything that will bring a smile toyour home or that special someone so hardto shop for.Your $3 (entry fee) donation will make a

difference in funding projects that many ofthis year’s funds recipients may otherwisenot be able to complete with limited or non-existent, and much needed, monies. Come on out and bring the kids! Santa

Claus will be making an appearance on Fri-day from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Saturday from 10a.m. to noon and from 1-5 p.m., Sundayfrom 1-3 p.m.Please come out and support this most

worthwhile cause and get a head start, or fin-ish, your Christmas shopping with us!GFWC Cookeville Junior Woman’s Club.

2015 Santa’s Workshop recipients are:American Cancer SocietyCookeville Regional Medical CenterCourt Appointed Special Advocates

(CASA)Happy Haven Children’s HomeHighlands Residential ServicesKids PutnamManna’s Hana Riding CenterMended Hearts, Chapter 127Mended Little Hearts of the Upper Cum-

berlandPutnam County Adult High SchoolPutnam County Health Department SeedFork of the HighlandsUpper Cumberland Child Advocacy CenterVeterans Honor Guard, Inc.

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Rachel Matthews, left, and ReginaMatthews look through Christmasdresses made by Vickie Legg of Gal-latin in her booth, 2 Stinkin’ Cute, dur-ing last year’s event.

Santa HoursFriday — 5:30-7:30 p.m.Saturday — 10 a.m.-noonand 1-5 p.m.Sunday — 1-3 p.m.

What can you find at Santa’sWorkshop? You can findcraftsmen and craftswomen!

We have more than 150 Santa’s Work-shop vendors that come from severalstates in the Southeast and even a fewfrom other parts of the country. Many of our crafters return year after

year and repeat shoppers look forward toseeing what wonderful new items theyhave to offer. We also welcome manynew vendors every year and are excitedabout all the new items they bring to theshow. This year, we are excited to an-nounce that we will have a brand newroom open at the top of the arena so thatwe can bring you more vendors than everbefore. You can easily find something foreveryone on your Christmas list. Here isjust a sampling of things you will be ableto purchase: Christmas decorations, jew-elry, clothing, furniture, lotions/soaps,candles, food, quilts, pottery, woodwork-

ing, ornaments, pho-tographs, paintings,housewares, pet itemsand too many more tolist.You can find Santa

Claus! What wouldSanta’s Workshop bewithout Santa Claus?Sometimes Santa willbe caught walkingaround talking andvisiting with all thesweet children thatcome and shop with

their parents and grandparents. Othertimes he is shopping and looking forpresent ideas for all the people on hislist. Wherever he may be he is availablefor photos throughout the weekend atposted times. Just visit him at the “NorthPole Room” at the bottom of the stairsand Mrs. Claus and Gayla’s Photos can

help you purchase a photo package thatwould be great to share with your friendsand loved ones.You can find a silent auction! Each year

our gracious vendors donate items to oursilent auction. Many of the items are oneof a kind and can be seen as you enter atthe top of the arena to the left on bothsides of the aisles. The auction beginswhen we open the doors on Friday morn-ing and ends on Saturday at 5 p.m. Lastyear we raised more than $1,000 fromthe silent auction and were able to do-nate that much more money back into thecommunity! You can find great live music! We have

live music the entire weekend to get youin that Christmas spirit! Did you knowthat we have many talented choruses andbands throughout our community whoare generous enough to donate their timeto Santa’s Workshop? These groupscome and volunteer their time to help

support Santa’s Workshop and providewonderful live music to help you get inthe Christmas spirit!You can find a group of women who

are dedicated to helping their commu-nity! I have been a member ofCookeville Junior Woman’s Club for al-most 12 years and president for the pastthree. In that time I have been so blessedto serve alongside other great womenwho all strive to make a difference inthis community. This year we are excitedto announce that proceeds from Santa’sWorkshop will be donated to 15 deserv-ing local nonprofit organizations in theUpper Cumberland. Last year, we wereable to give more than $20,000 back toour community and with your gracioussupport we hope to give back even morethis year.

Amanda Guidry is the president ofthe Cookeville Junior Woman’s Club.

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Welcome to CJWC’s Santa’s Workshop

AmandaGuidry

Santa’s WorkshopAt a Glance

38th annual Santa’s WorkshopPresented by the GFWC Cookeville Junior Woman’s Club

Nov. 20–22Friday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m.-7 p.m.Sunday 1–5 p.m.

Admission $3 (Ages 12 and under FREE)

ALL proceeds are donated back to the communityHyder-Burks Pavilion — 2390 Gainesboro Grade

Directions: I-40 at exit 286, go north on Willow Avenue.Turn left on 12th Street/Gainesboro Grade. Go 2 1/2 miles.

The Pavilion is on the left. Watch for signs.

Friday, Nov. 2011:30 a.m.- noon — Recorder and violin duo

Diane Glasgow and Dicksie Schmidt 6 p.m. — Jackson County High School: Band

in Blue — Carroll Gotcher 6:30 p.m. — Cookeville Community Band

Trombones — Carroll Gotcher 

Saturday, Nov. 219 a.m.-10 a.m. Stevens Street Brass Quartet —

Danny ParkinsNoon-2 p.m. Upper Cumberland Barbershop

Chorus — Jim MatthewsSunday, Nov. 222 p.m. — Tennessee Tech Chorale — Craig

Zamer

Music Schedule

2 Stinkin’ Cute — Lace Romper, head bands,hair clipsHeather’s Bow-Tique — Children’s hair bows,

head bandsMis Priss Hair Bows & More — hair bows,

jewelry, hair bows, gourmet dipsHalo Productions — screen-printing own

unique designs on a variety of tees and apparelCookeville Camera Club — note cards, prints

of photographsThree Blind Mice Gallery — vintage art, crafts

and jewelry. Crocheted vintage hand made ap-parel, vintage windows.Vickie Matheny — Handwoven baskets and

quilted country itemsBon Aqua Cabin — handcrafted soaps, hand-

made tool trays & wooden starsJules Naturals,Vegan skin care productsLaBelle Acres — air fresheners, bath bombs,

bath salts, Emu lotion, etc.Raisin’ Acres Farms — Goats milk soaps,

salves, creams, handmade washcloths, bath saltsRussell’s Ridge Nubians — Scented Goat’s

Milk soaps, lotions, lip balm, gift baskets, head-bandsShades of Grace Bath & Body w/Broadway

Boutique — Home made bath & body productsStoneyridge Farm — Goat milk soap & related

Bath itemsThe Farmer’s Wife — handmade soaps, lotion,

lip balm, jelly, bath bombs, misc. home decorLinda Garrett Hicks, Author — original frame-

able poetry, poetry books, cookbooks, familymusic CDsBarbara Ebel, M.D. — Books Books & Signs — children’s books and barn

wood signsDave’s Candles — Soy Candles w/Wood WicksMelanie Estep — Soy candles, soap, air fresh-

eners, ornaments, lotions, etc.Cookeville Community Artists — wheel-

thrown functional ceramicsCookeville Community Artists — wheel-

thrown functional ceramicsDorene’s Ceramics — ceramic old world San-

tas, Christmas deco, knitted hatsDifferent Strokes Decorative Painting —

Painted ornaments, wood, lightbulbs, glass balls,tampon angels, etc.Dolly’s Crafts — trees, snowmen, towels, etc.Family Treasures — old world Santas, snow-

men, nativitiesJ & K Designs — ornaments & gifts, holiday

garments/linensAmy Fox-Hale — hand painted Christmas or-

naments, burlap door hangings, and wreathsKat Mabe — recycled materials, Christmas or-

namentsJamie Pakhurst — Wood ornaments, blanketsNancy Strait — Ribbon ornaments, angels.

Southern Sisters — florals, furniture, bird-houses, primitivesSouthern Sisters — florals, furniture, bird-

houses, primitivesThistle Thicket Farms — Christmas decorThe Marquis Menagerie — dough animalsAnn’s Art — hand painted china, magnets, pinsAttic Window — penny rugs, mats & baskets,

jewelryCookeville Community Artists — hand-dyed

silk scarves, beaded pursesDivinity Creations — wreaths, candles, body

scrub, jewelry, headbandsFor Your Home — hand painted signs, memo

boards, candle holders, wreaths, bows basketsKaren’s Crochet-n-Crafts — handmade orna-

ments, scarves, purses, headbands

Marion’s Hand Made Country Crafts — Hand-made Country CraftsMonette Art — ornaments made from recycled

light bulbs, marshmallow shooters, bow & ar-rows, booksMother Bird’s Nest — decorated bird houses,

birds nestsMy Cup of Craftiness / Just for your Creations

— wooden signs, canvases, glass blocks, cuttingboards, pillows, string art, etc.Jeri Boone — scarves, kids bow & arrows,

fudge, cakes, pumpkin rolls, place mats, napkins,wreaths, jar soups, cookies, Para cord braceletsKendra Davenport — blankets, paintings, hand

scrubs, kids soapsHolly Groe — Scripture on canvas, burlap gifts,

stockings, home decor

Joan Williams — Painted crafts, vintage linens,quits, furniturePrissy and Posh — vinyl and monogrammed

items, shirts, plaques, burp clothsPutnam Co. Schools Ind. Program — hand dec-

orated gift bagsStar Designs — tobacco stick designs, home

decor, vintage bed springsThe Puppet Factory — String, pop-up, and rod

puppetsMarti Reed — Painted ornaments & wood

items, office chair covers, embroidered items,lanyards, etc.Linda’s Sew Sweet — 18 American Doll style

clothes

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Unique gifts offered at Santa’s Workshop

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Hand-made caroler figures by Jim and Pat Celius peer out at passers-by at last year’s Santa’s Workshop.

See giftS, Page 5

Myra Massengill — doll clothes to fit AmericanGirl dolls, outfits for toddlersCrafts & Seasonal Gifts — Burlap. Raven’s nest,

wreathsCreative Designs by Ms. Gail — custom de-

signer floral wreathsRhonda’s Wreaths and Things — wreaths &

mailbox swagsSeasonal Creations — seasonal wreaths, floral

decoSR Designs — Wreaths (burlap, mesh, etc.),

door hangers, centerpiecesThe Wreath Stand — handcrafted wreaths,

burlap, floralAmanda’s Sweet Treats — Homemade Specialty

CupcakesBB Brittle — Peanut & Cashew Brittle, angel

pins, assorted snowflakes Cookies From The Heart — Decorated sugar

cookiesCountry Boys Gourmet Kettle Corn — Kettle

corn & flavored pork skinsKnot Enough Thyme — Herbal culinary blends,

dips, vinegars, oils & teasLagniappe Spice Co. LLC — Spices & Flavored

cocoasLatisha’s Delicious Cakery Bakery — Wedding

& birthday cakes, cupcakes, pecan pies, pumpkinrollsMolly’s Sweet Shop — sourdough breads,

cakes, pies, candy, pork rinds, bacon chips, crack-lings, jams, jellies, honey, bee pollenDon Phillips — Jelly, ciderNaked Salsa, Tasteful Culinary Creations, Inc.

— Salsa, dips, chips, pottery, shirtsNectar of the Vine — Wine frappe mixesNik Nak Kandy & Sew Friendly — burp cloths,

pillows, capes, t-shirt quilts, aprons — also cup-cakes and peanut brittleNuttin’ But Good — Cinnamon Roasted NutsThe Hitch & Post — Muscadine juice, fried piesWilson Design Studio — Fused art glass itemsCreative Arts by Cathy — hand painted gourd

bird houses, old windows, children’s chairs,slates, glassware, etc.Maxine’s Gourds — home grown & hand deco-

rated gourdsBeryl Dunn — Decorative egg artKathy Williams — hand painted Christmas

items, glass blocks, ornaments, board Santas,rolling pins, candles, concrete edger blocks, claypots, etc.Tammie’s Paint-n-Place — Decorative Painted

WoodLaura Gaffney — wood burned seasonal &

everyday signs, seasonal floral and home decorAngelia’s Creations w/Broadway Boutique —

crocheted items & decor, jewelry, knot dollsBoondock Crafts — Jewelry, crochet, wood

crafts, wind chimesBroadway Boutique — jewelryBullet Creations by Dafney, bullet jewelryCC Designs, Jewelry by Juanita — Lace boot

toppers, headbands, jewelryCharmed by KT — leather bracelets/burlapCreative Chix — snap buttons, para cord, orna-

mentsCreative Chix — ornaments and jewelryCrooked Creek Designs — gemstone and copper

pendantsDesigns By Cat — Glass Jewelry, wooden

plaquesIt’s A Journey — paper beads, jewelry, wooden

signsJet’s Creations — Handmade Tennessee &

Spoon JewelryJewelry by Vee — Utensil jewelry using crys-

tals, gemstones, acrylics & other recycled itemsJTF Jewelry — Beaded & Wire Sculpted Jew-

elryKaye’s Kraft’s & Kreations — children & teen’s

jewelryLes Ann Collection — Jewelry & flame paint

copperLove Is — hand stamped jewelry cuff bracelets,

necklacesTrish & Roger Lankford — Jewelry, fused glassName-on-Rice jewelry — Chinese writing on

jewelry, rocks. Charms, etc.P & T Beads — stretch braceletsRings & Things — Stainless steel rings, jerkySD Creations — chunky bead necklaces and

braceletsSecond Chances — Hand stamped and custom

made jewelryVintage Rosie Jewelry w/Broadway Boutique —

Copper, nickel & aluminum stamped jewelry,stamped burlap pillowsWire and Bead Creations — Wire wrap jewelry,

Guitar pick jewelry, beaded necklacesKathy Treesh — Necklaces, earrings, bracelets,

pinsTeen Challenge of the Upper Cumb. — jewelry

& headbandsPoteet’s Designs — bangle bracelets & Neck-

laces. Baby items, and barn wood signsDuvalls Designs/ADDessories — Crocheted

Barbie clothes, scarves, shawls, blankets, glassjewelry, earrings, etc.Cozy Corner — Scarves, hats, kindle coversGerri’s Custom Crochet — Memo books, cro-

cheted items, jewelry, cardsMary G. Anderson — Hats, headbands &

ScarvesMrs. Joe Mitchell — Knitted itemsBetty Uker — Towels, hats, scarfs, fudgeJCL Metals — Metal monogram ornaments,

metal signs, metal letters and numbersStephen Crecraft — flame painted pendants,

magnets, wall decorMadi & Me Creations — monogrammed totes,

coolers, onesies, etc.Debbie West — Cross-stitched ornaments, small

quilts, table runners, etc.Lisa Hayward — Painted mason jars, salt shak-

ers, etc.Humane Society of Putnam County — Pet itemsJoshua’s Pet Treat Bakery — Dog treatsKathy’s Doggie Duds — Dog bandanasEvelyn’s Pottery & Art — pottery, clay jewelry

and beaded jewelryBonnie Bierwert — stoneware potteryWhite County High School Art — Glass angels,

pottery, crosses, and Christmas ornamentsBlack Berry Crows Folk Art — Items that are

sewn then stained to appear oldPrimitive Praise — Primitive stitching and art-

workSandy’s Primitives — Handmade primitives —

dolls, mammy dolls, snowmen, etc. Candle lightsHillsdale Quilts — Quilts and quilted itemsQuilts by Tammy & Val — Quilts, flip flop

shaped pillows, scarvesSugar Valley Crafts — rock potpourri, bird

houses & feeders, solar snowmenBrick House Creations — Smellie jellies, corn

bags, car freshenersBella Boutique & Broadway Boutique — hand-

made items with flowersMade by Loree — crayon & colored pencil

rolls, bibs, burp cloths, etc.Margrit Young — totes, bags, scarvesSouthern Made — ornaments, towels, mono-

grammed shirts, jewelry, mason jars w/vinyl de-signsbri lee design — shabby chic and rustic home

decor and furnitureSquirley Shirley’s — purses, shabby chic,

burlap table runners, lace scarves, & pillowsArt Wire Music — Wire art, pendantsCooper’s Pens & Things — Wood pens, cutting

boards, wood puzzles, pepper grindersCountry to the Core — Woodcrafts, cabinets,

signs, doll beds, wooden toys, & doll jewelryHancock’s Wood Crafts — Wooden boxes,

serving trays, bowls, cutting boards, ornamentsKaren’s Woodwork & Crafts — wooden scroll

cut items, redneck gifts, wooden toys, pvc toys,whistles, cars, etc.James Hash — Christmas wood crafts, snow-

men, wreaths, blanketsTom Tomberlin — Hand carved SantasNeal & Pat Crafts & More — Wood crafts &

some glassPal World — Wooden Christmas deco & pet

giftsTeddy Bear Custom Wood Products — custom

wood products, furniture, butcher blocks, quiltracks, checkerboards, toy chests, swingsTimeless Treasures — hand painted wood items

and gourdsTony’s Intersia & Wood Working — Intarsia &

wood working crafts - toys, cars, trucks, air-planesJacob Brown — reclaimed wood, small work-

shop items, custom ink pensAllen Corvin — Scroll sawJames & Betty Reagan — Jewelry boxes, book-

marks, pensPosey Beans — tree swings, barn wood art,

necklacesC3—Chalk Paint Chemistry — Chalk paint

cookbooksLooms & Potholders by Denise — Loom &

potholders, woven rugs & ornaments

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We should all do something to right thewrongs that we see and not just complainabout them.”

— Jackie Kennedy Onassis

GFWC Cookeville Jr. Woman’s Clubreaches beyond Putnam County andmakes a global impact. Our internationaloutreach committee enables members tobecome better world citizens through ad-vocacy, education, and action, which inturn, will benefit our global friends andtheir communities. We raise culturalawareness, we celebrate different cultureswith ethnic food tastings and slide shows,we watch foreign films, we conductFUNdraising activities, we help to providevaccines for children in developing coun-tries, we advocate for basic human needssuch as food, water, clothing, and educa-tion, and we promote self-sufficiency. This year, I met with our U.S. senators

Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker andU.S. Rep. Diane Black to encourage fund-ing for immunizations for children in de-veloping countries to prevent polio,German measles, pneumonia, and diar-rhea. Thanks to UNICEF and Shot@Life, I ob-

served vaccinationprograms in thePhilippines in April.The United NationsFoundation andShot@Life also sentme to the Social GoodSummit in New YorkCity (NYC) in Sep-tember. There I spoketo 25 young profes-sionals in the UnitedNations Associationchapter of NYC aboutbecoming Shot@Life

Champions. We participate in cultural ex-changes via TTU’s International Friendswhere we provide art supplies and Win-dow on the World international festival atTTU. We have also raised awarenessthrough op-eds and a radio interviewabout Nigeria’s big accomplishment ofbeing polio-free for a year as well as thePhilippines’ success in combating measlesafter Hurricane Hainan or HurricaneYolanda.

Through Operation Smile, we ensure thatcleft lip and palate children have access tosurgery, education, equality, and protec-

tion. Through Heifer Project, this year weprovided a flock of chicks, ducks, andgeese to support and encourage growthand sustainability in a family in a develop-ing country. On United Nations WorldHunger Day in October, we donated itemsto Helping Hands food pantry.Our committee donated children’s books

to two school libraries of Aeta, Dumagat,and Renaldo indigenous people in remotevillages in the hills of the Philippines, rub-ber stamps and ink pads to 4 slum andrural clinics in the Philippines, and bilin-gual books to Putnam County Head-start. We contribute to orphans in Lesotho,South Africa. We send care packages tosoldiers from Putnam County who areserving in Afghanistan, the DemilitarizedZone (DMZ) in South Korea, Kuwait, andaboard a Navy ship in the Pacific Ocean.On Make a Difference Day, Dec. 1, 2014,our Shot@Life phone bank raised the fifthmost donations in the U.S. for pneumoniashots for children in developing countries!Join us. You can help deserving folks

while gaining useful skills!  We savelives!  Did you hear that on Sept. 25, 2015, the

193 countries of the UN General Assem-

bly adopted 17 new global goals for2030? End poverty. Fight inequality andinjustice. Fix climate change. Please telleveryone! Visit www.globalgoals.org.

Diane Glasgow is the chairman of theCookeville Junior Woman’s Club in-

ternational outreach committee.

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Thanks for making Santa’s Workshop a successFirst off let me just say thank you, thank you, thank

you for helping to make yet another amazing suc-cess of this year’s Santa’s Workshop. Given yourpast support it is no wonder so many amazing or-ganizations and projects are able to continuethroughout the year, all because OF YOU. Theamazing attendees to this great and fun event.

I want to also say thank you for making these pastfour years as the club’s vice president such an amaz-ing experience. It has made it that much easier to(sometimes) drag myself to meetings or eventsknowing that we were making an impact in the livesof so many throughout Putnam County and the sur-rounding areas. From cleaning up Dogwood Park toattending Habitat for Humanity house blessings, to

baking goodies for Cooking on the Square, or at-tending a meet and greet for this year’s scholarshiprecipient, it has been an amazing time. I have beenproud to represent the Cookeville Junior Woman’sClub here and at our recently held international con-ference. It’s no easy feat to stand out amongst agroup that strives to accomplish community im-provement world wide, and yet, somehow this smallband of 27 sisters has managed to do just that. I wasproud to hear the president of the General Federationof Women’s Clubs say over and over again howproud she was of our little Tennessee delegation andall the work we manage to accomplish.On a personal level the rewards are and continue

to be endless. From the feeling of self accomplish-

ment to the friendships and bonds these ladieshave provided me, it’s been an honor and a pleas-ure. Now, as I hand over the reins to an amazingnew vice president in Tammy Manier, I know weare going to continue to strive and accomplishamazing tasks that will benefit us as a club andthe community as a whole. So, thank you for continuing to support and to

show your volunteer spirit to those that serve andto those that help those of us that do. God bless!

Dylcia J. Cowan is the vice president andpublicity officer of the Cookeville Junior

Woman’s Club.

DylciaCowan

Reaching beyond Putnam County

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CJWC is the local chapter of theGeneral Federation of Women’sClub, which is the world’s largestand oldest, nonpartisan, nondenomi-national women’s volunteer serviceorganization. Our various committeesserve the community by helpingmany nonprofit organizations withhard work and funds from Santa’sWorkshop.

The conservation committee isproud to serve with Habitat for Hu-manity. We attend house dedications,presenting the new homeowners with

a recycling bin, garden tools, plant,and reusable grocery bag. It is so re-warding to be a part of the Habitatorganization. We continue our com-mitment to the Clean Commission bypicking up litter at Dogwood Parkthree times a year.

The club continues to benefit fromour reusable plates, cups, and uten-sils. These are used at our monthlydinner meetings. This has eliminatedthe waste and expense of throw awaypaper and plastic products. Our con-servation committee collects maga-

zines which we donate to CRMC fordistribution to patients and waitingrooms. We encourage club membersto recycle, car pool, and to conserveresources.Our committee hosted the July

meeting. Our speaker was EllenWolfe, founder of Sunseed Soil Hor-ticultural Therapy. Club memberswere informed of the many benefitsthis organization contributes to thecommunity. To donate to this worth-while program, please email them atellenwolfe@frontiernet.net. This

year, our committee will donatefunds to Cummins Falls and NatureFest with the hopes to educate chil-dren in conservation. I am proud to be a member of

CJWC. Our members donate somuch of their time, money, and serv-ice to our community. The CJWC volunteer service

demonstrates the Christmas spiritthroughout the year.

Bea O’Donnell is the chair of theconservation committee.

Conservation committee serves community

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Supporting the artsT

he CJWC arts committee encour-ages our club members to createand to contribute to art education

and activities in Putnam County and sur-rounding areas. This year we donated art supplies for the

craft table at the annual fundraiser for theCookeville Children’sMuseum’s “Mommy& Me Spa Night”program. More than170 girls made glit-tery butterfly hair-clips, pins orbookmarks to takehome.

We also collected artsupplies throughoutthe year to give toneedy students at thebeginning of theschool year. The ma-jority of these sup-

plies were donated to Jere WhitsonElementary and to Cookeville HighSchool.We have donated funds for art projects

to Morningside of Cookeville, HeritagePointe Senior Living, Cookeville SeniorCenter, and to Cedar Hills Senior Living

Community. We also sent funds to St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital fortheir arts and craft room for the kids re-ceiving treatment at St. Jude.

We encourage our members to attendevents surrounding the arts. We are fortu-nate in the Upper Cumberland area tohave many opportunities to support thearts. Just a few are Mastersinger concerts,plays at Cookeville performing Arts Cen-ter (CPAC), movie night at the Depot,concerts at Dogwood Park, CookevilleArts Center, the Art Prowl and manymore.

Focusing on art allows us to use ourimaginations. It helps to instill confi-dence and broadens club-women’s hori-zons. Each member can further her ownartistic expression by entering GFWCstate contests in photography, arts, crafts,and writing. In March, our members wonribbons for photography, knitting, quilt-ing, and scrap booking in competitionwith other middle Tennessee clubs. 

This has been a good year for the ArtsCommittee and we would love to haveany new members join us.

Cheryl Thomas is chair of the ArtsCommittee of the CJWC.

CherylThomas

Helping Cooking on the SquareHi, I am Misty Cook, the chairman of public issues. I have been honored

to be the chairman for the public issues committee in the Junior Woman’sClub in 2015. Public issues is a big part of the community in PutnamCounty. In 2015, we have participated in baking birthday cakes and de-livering them each month to Chance Residential. We donated two bas-ketballs to the Sheriff’s Department. The basketballs were needed for theinmates to play basketball during their recreation time while incarcerated.During the holidays, we come together as a club and make desserts thatare delivered to local police officers, firefighters and paramedic personnelwho have to work during the holidays. This year, we will once again bebaking goods to donate towards Cooking on the Square. I hope to see you at Santa’s Workshop this year!

Misty Cook is the chairman of the public issues commit-tee.

MistyCook

The CJWC education committee focuseson the educational needs of our communityfor children and adults. The committee,

along with other clubmembers, partner withthe local school sys-tems, the public library,and other communityservice providers tofulfill these needs.

Since our 2014Santa’s Workshop theeducation committeehas done the following:

• Continued our year-round book donation tolocal schools and childcare centers.

• Continued our dona-tion of Box Tops, Campbell’s Soup Labels,and Coke Bottle Caps to area schools. (This

next year we are going to be collecting anddonating the Tyson A+ project labels to areaschools).

• Hosted the monthly meeting in March.• Awarded another Woman In Transition

scholarship to a non-traditional female stu-dent in need.

On-going projects include, but are not lim-ited to working on a teacher of the year pro-gram with the local child care centers fromthe area.

We are also going to have another contestwith the local school children. Plans are inthe works to begin working with highschool students.

Thanks to my committee members and fel-low CJWC members who were a tremen-dous help. I look forward to a great 2016.

Lora Montgomery is the chair of theeducation committee.

A8 — HERALD-CITIZEN, Cookeville, Tenn. — www.herald-citizen.com — Sunday, November 15, 2015

SANTA’S WORKSHOP

Focusing on the educationalneeds of the community

LoraMontgomery

Another great yearT

his past year I’ve had the opportu-nity to be the chairman for the homelife committee. The goal for the

home life committee is to embrace an ac-tive lifestyle to help improve our lives andthe lives of others. We focus on keeping ourselves and oth-

ers healthy by encouraging exercise. Thisyear we have focused on healthy recipesand developed a cookbook and distributeda copy to each member. We encourage the ladies to do a self-

breast exam every month and to also keepa log of all the exercise they do everymonth. We strive to make small yet impor-tant lifestyle changes and spread the wordabout healthy habits.

The home life com-mittee is an example ofthe amazing powerthat springs forth froma few people puttingtheir hearts and mindstogether toward a com-mon goal of helpingeach other and thosearound them. We want like-minded

women to join us inserving each other andour communities.

Debra A. Ball is the chair of the homelife committee.

DebraBall

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