ABOUT OUR CHAPTER
We are inspired to fulfill our mission of dedicated service to others.
2023/2024 Board Of Directors
President - Ann Claire Kelly
First Vice President - Ashlee Hagan
Second Vice President - Paula Zeagler
Recording Secretary - Erin Rigel
Asst. Recording Secretary - Denetria Gamble
Corr. Secretary/Mem. Coordinator - Whitney Southwell
Hours Secretary - Chandra Crane
Treasurer - Ashley Stauter
Assistant Treasurer - D’Nice McNichols
Fundraising Chair - Brooke Boyd
Constitution/Bylaws Chair - Alexis Rutland
Community Enrichment Chair - Katie Anthony
Education Chair - Lauren Robertson
Child Welfare Project Chairs (Room Moms) - Stephanie Patton & Elizabeth Morris
2023/2024 Leadership & Committee Chairmen
Lifetime Member Affiliate - Amanda Blankenship
Awards/Grants Committee - Katie Ebers
Scholarship Committee - Brittany Hawkins
Nominating Committee - Amy Sutton
Membership Committee - Ashlee Hagan
Projects Evaluation Committee - Paula Zeagler
Crown Club -Beth Ann Rayborn & Carolyn Howard
Budget Committee - Ashley Stauter
Public Relations Committee - Elizabeth Morris
Social Committee - Carolyn Howard
ANN CLAIRE KELLY
President
OUR CHAPTER
Junior Auxiliary of Hattiesburg, Inc. was built on the foundation of improving the community, especially where children are concerned. In 1941, the Junior Auxiliary of Hattiesburg was born with 23 ladies ready to volunteer their time for the betterment of the community and its children.
In 1943, the Hattiesburg chapter of 37 members was granted a charter by the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries, the twelfth volunteer group to be given such a charter in the nation.
As we enter the new century, the Junior Auxiliary of Hattiesburg continues the tradition of volunteer community service in meeting the needs of the underprivileged. The faces of the many thousands of individuals whose lives are touched by the efforts of nearly a hundred women of the Junior Auxiliary inspire us to fulfill our mission of dedicated service to others.
See all of our chapter's current members here.
JA PRAYER
Send us, O God, as Thy messengers to the hearts without a home, to lives without love, to the crowds without a guide. Send us to the children whom none have blessed, to the famished whom none have visited, to the fallen whom none have lifted, to the bereaved whom none have comforted.
Kindle Thy flame on the altars of our hearts, that others may be warmed thereby; cause Thy light to shine in our souls, that others may see the way; keep our sympathies and insight ready, our wills keen, our hands quick to help others in their need.
Grant us clear vision, true judgment, with great daring as we seek to right the wrong; and so endow us with cheerful love that we may minister to the suffering and forlorn even as Thou wouldst. May the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, rest upon us and upon all our work. May He give us light to guide us, courage to support us, and love to unite us now and forever more. Amen