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WATER CRISIS
After ice storms hit the Jackson metro area in February 2021, the City of Jackson experienced
a devastating water crisis. Much of the City of Jackson lost running water for weeks on end, and the entire City remained under a boil water notice for close to a month. In response to the water crisis, the League reached out to its community partners to identify community needs.
Over $20,000 was allocated in funding to our partners to assist with costs associated with the water crisis, including the purchase of potable water to distribute to the community. The League sprang into action again, providing financial
and logistical assistance, when an opportunity
to donate additional water presented itself.
The League worked to connect community partners with local businesses, coordinating the transportation and delivery of three truckloads of portable water for community distribution.
JLJ FRONTLINE WORKERS
COVID-19 has been life-changing for many of our League members. Our frontline healthcare workers and educators have been a beacon of light and hope during these troublesome times. Please read along as our remembers share a hopeful moment during this trying time.
" A patient of mine got infected with COVID and became critically ill. I was terribly worried at how quickly she deteriorated, despite not being in a “high-risk” COVID group. For weeks, our team continued to care for her and her unborn baby, not knowing what would ultimately become of both. Eventually, we were able to see her walk out of the hospital with her baby! To see our team rally around this young woman in her darkest hour was amazing. This is just one story of many born out of the pandemic. We were elated that ours ended up being a success story, as we realize how easily it could have been another outcome."
MICHELLE Y. OWENS, MD
Division Chief, Maternal Fetal Medicine, UMMC
"The most rewarding thing about being
a teacher is sharing in the learning and development of my students. Teaching isn't all about learning ABC's and 123's. It's also about building confidence in students to help them with the drive to succeed. I'm my students' biggest cheerleader in school (I'm also the cheer sponsor), whether it is cheering them on academically or personally. Watching this process is the most rewarding part of being a teacher."
JADE RAWLS
English II Teacher and Cheer Sponsor, Murrah High School
"Healthcare doesn't stop due to a pandemic. Traumatic brain injuries, spine injuries, and strokes, unfortunately, continued to occur during the COVID-19 pandemic. I am proud to work with a team that continued to show up daily and take care of the patients in need during uncertain and challenging times." KALEY GROGAN
Family Nurse Practioner Department of Neurosurgery, UMMC
"I love the light bulb moments each student experiences. As a three-year-old Teacher, I love when they figure out how to tear paper; use the scissors to cut the paper, and when they are so proud of their masterpiece, no matter the size. The best is when I catch a student helping a friend who is either hurt, upset, or just being a kind friend. If I can teach my students to be kind to one another, teach the importance of respect, as well as the importance of academics, then I feel I have succeeded in my role as a
BONNEY HOLMES Three-Year-Old Teacher, Meadowbrook Preschool
teacher."
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