Jack and Jill of America, Inc. reorganizes interest group
Published 3:32 pm Friday, December 12, 2014
Individuals with the Selma Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. pose for a photo. Pictured, from left to right, are past Pinkie Platt, group leader Janice Towns, past president Dorothy Barnes, national vice-president Joli Nelson-Cooper, chapter organizer, past president and Southeast regional officer Claudia Wright, former officer Juanda Maxwell and former president Verdall Dawson. The group and it’s invited guests recently convened at the Selma-Dallas County Public Library. to discuss reorganizing a interest group. (Submitted Photo | Times-Journal)
By Staff Reports
The Selma Times-Journal
Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated was founded in 1938. Jack and Jill of America Foundation, Inc. is the philanthropic arm of the organization. The Selma Chapter was organized in 1990, one of seven chapters in the Alabama with four additional states in the southeastern region. Past signature projects in Selma were the City-Wide Easter Egg Hunt at the Smitherman Museum, Breakfast with Santa and Adopt-a-Grandparent. The chapter was reorganized with numerous awards in various competitions on the state and regional levels. The Selma Chapter Charter members will reorganize an “interest group of women who are parents of children ages 2-19.
The “new generation of mothers” will plan children’s activities for Selma-Dallas County and surrounding areas. Programs that coincide with regional and national guidelines will be implemented. Mothers will comprise the membership and provide opportunities for their children and seek to include other children to experience the same advantages. Activities may include: leadership, wellness, creativity, public speaking, career development and community service. Service obligations to the foundation will support children globally.
Mothers of children age 2-19 with leadership skills, positive vision, cooperative spirit, desire growth and development for the Selma Chapter and community may contact Claudia Wright at (334) 327-3455, Pinkie Platt at (334) 875-5034 or the pictured individuals for additional information.
“Let’s work, let’s play, let’s live together is our Jack and Jill motto forever.”
