BBQ Festival Pageant

Its almost that time again. Junior Auxiliary of Tipton County will hold its 3rd annual Covington BBQ Festival Pageant. The pageant will be held on Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 at the Covington Integrated Arts Academy, 760 Bert Johnston Avenue, in Covington. The pageant will begin at 3:00 with doors opening at 2:15. This years categories include:

Tiny Miss BBQ Festival - Ages 1-2

Petite Miss BBQ Festival- Ages 3-5

Little Miss BBQ Festival- Ages 6-8

Junior Miss BBQ Festival- Ages 9-11

Teen Miss BBQ Festival- Ages 12-14

Miss BBQ Festival- Ages 15-18

ENTRY FEE

$20.00 through Oct. 2

$30.00 the day of the pageant at registration table

OPTIONAL CATEGORIES

$10.00-prettiest hair, prettiest eyes, best model (For ages 8 and under)

Registration forms and more info are available online by clicking HERE!

*For information, contact Krystal Butler at covingtontiptonja@hotmail.com

Proceeds benefit Junior Auxiliary of Tipton County

Fall Frenzy Set for October 24

Junior Auxiliary will hold it's first annual Fall Frenzy on Saturday, October 24 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm at Trust Company Bank in Brighton, TN. This is a new finance project for our chapter. It will be a one-day shopping and community event where vendors and other nonprofit organizations will have the opportunity to come showcase their products/services to the public. We are also planning to incorporate a countywide children first art contest into this day, so anyone attending would get to see the art of our county's students.

All applicants will be assigned booths on a first come, first serve basis. A booth number will be assigned to you. The Junior Auxiliary of Tipton County will notify you of the number of your booth. Application deadline – September 25, applicants will be accepted after this date but will be subject to a $15.00 late registration fee.

· Booth spaces are 10 x 10 ft. If your set up exceeds 10 ft x 10 ft you will be charged for an additional booth.
· There are no water sources and no 220 electrical sources
· Set up times to be announced closer to date (tentatively 8:00-9:30am Saturday, Oct 24)
· There will be no refund or no rain date

*Vendor applications and the vendor information letter are available at our website. click here

Or for more information, contact Noel-Smith Howe at nhoweipl@bigriver.net or
901-619-3852.

Hope to see you there!

Provisional Open House

This year's provisional open house was held this afternoon at the home of life member, Mrs. Ann McGowan. We had a great turn out and were especially glad to see some of our life and associate members there as well. Guests were welcomed by 2009-2010 President, Leann Grantham , and 1st Vice President / provisional trainer, Melanie Sprenkle. Junior Auxiliary would like to thank Mrs. McGowan for opening her home for this annual event, and for her gracious hospitality. Ms. Ann, you are greatly appreciated! We hope to have a great provisional class!

Picnics and Parties Cookbook

We are very excited to say that we are going to reprint a third edition of Picnics and Parties. This cookbook has been very popular and after many requests, the finance committee has finally decided to go for it.

This is a classic menu style cookbook. It is unique because it is grouped together by events with complete menu suggesions for the event. It is like having a party planner at your fingertips...beginning, middle, and end are all provided for your special occasion. Also scattered throughtout the book are helpful hints and miscellaneous recipes.

Here is an example:
The Table of Contents includes:
Brunches
Luncheons
Dinners
Parties
Special Occasions
Children
Index

But under Special Occasions, it gives you complete menus for each of the following events:
Mardi Gras Dinner
Bridesmaid Luncheon
Bridal Luncheon
Summer Luncheon Menu
Fourth of July BBQ
An Anniversary Dinner
Dinner for the "Boss"
Christmas Tea
Christmas Breakfast
Christmas Brunch for Everyone
A Christening Brunch
Sunday Luncheon
Sunday Night Supper

Under Fourth of July BBQ, it gives the recipe for the following items:
BBQ Pork Shoulder
Potato Salad
Saucy Baked Beans
Cold Slaw
Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream

We are going to update the first few pages and the back page in the book and keep the rest in tact to honor the life members that created it.

Cookbooks will pre-sell for $20.00 each.

Bookworm Buddies

It's Bookworm Buddies time again! Kids, come'on and join us! Our next book will be "The Kissing Hand, by Audrey Penn.

Bookworm Buddies will be....

Saturday, July 25, at 10:00

Tipton County Public Library

300 W. Church Avenue

Covington, TN

You won't want to miss all of the fun!

Stuff the Bus

Junior Auxiliary of Tipton County will hold its annual "Stuff the Bus" project on Saturday, August 8, 2009 from 9:00am-1:00pm at Walmart in Covington, and the Kroger in Atoka. The bus above looks pretty empty, but you can help us fill it up by purchasing school supplies for the children of Tipton County. We hope to see you out and about on that day and are grateful for any donations made.

MOST NEEDED SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST:

BACKPACKS- NEED FOR ELEMETARY, GRAMMAR AND HIGH SCHOOLERS

THESARUS
DICTIONARY
SUPPLY BOXES
CLIPBOARDS
INDEX CARDS
PENCIL POUCHES
NOTEBOOKS
FILLER PAPER
FOLDERS
BINDERS
REAMS OF PAPER
WIPES
SANDWICH BAGS ALL SIZES
DRY ERASE MARKERS
GERM X
KLEENEX
PAPER TOWELS
BANDAIDS

Last Call for Cookbooks!

Last call for "Silver Spoons Blueberry Afternoons!" There are only 15 cookbooks left!

Scholarship Reception

Junior Auxiliary recently held its scholarship reception on May 21st. This years reception not only honored our scholarship recipients, but our Junior JAs as well. Guests enjoyed a variety of hors d' ourves, cake, and punch, as the 2008-2009 education chair, Heather Comer, presented 3 high school seniors with the Ann Sanford Memorial Scholarship. Junior JA chairmen, Camille Ballard and Amy Lenagar, presented each of the attending Junior JAs with certificates and tote bags.

Brighton High School Scholarship Recipient, Elizabeth Russell

Covington High School Scholarship Recipient, Katheryn Massey

*Not Pictured: Munford High School Scholarship Recipient, Tiffany Wheatley

NAJA Cookbook

Order your copy of the new NAJA cookbook, "Silver Spoons Blueberry Afternoons" A Crowning Collection of Recipes and Memories from the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries, Inc. today! This is an absolutely beautiful cookbook! The cost of the book is $25.00. Get yours today!

*All proceeds from the sale of this book will be used to benefit NAJA, its Chapters and the families and children in the communities they serve.

• Over 190 pages of recipes, stories, quotes, and anecdotes from members of NAJA



• Beautiful artwork illustrating Southern hospitality and charm



• Special JA Chapter project highlights and favorite recipes
  
  

Life and Associate Members Social

Junior Auxiliary will hold its first Life/Associate dessert and coffee social on Thursday, May 28th at 7:00 pm. The social will be at Old Town Hall's "Cafe on the Square" - 110 E. Court Square in Covington. We hope to see all of our Life and Associate ladies there!