“The Third Annual Spring Stomp 5k and 1 mile Fun Run will be held on Saturday March 20th. This year, the event will be held at the Covington Trailhead in downtown Covington. Please join us to participate in the fun event. We will have food and beverages from local merchants, door prizes and prizes for age group winners, a Spirit Award for the school with the most participants, and a bike give away.
This year, we will also have a prize for the League member who refers the most race participants. Race applications are available on the JLGC website, at Varsity Sports in Mandeville, or by contacting Susan Chandler.
Please write “referred by” and your name on the top right corner of any applications that you give out. If you would like a larger quantity of applications to give to your child’s school or group, please contact Susan Chandler.
Completed applications may be turned in to Varsity Sports or to Susan Chandler, Jessica Reding, Laura Bonanno or Jill Collier.”
New Orleans, LA - February 24, 2010 - If you are a barbecue griller who loves to compete, or a barbecue lover just looking to sample some of the best BBQ in the country, then prepare yourself for a tangy feast at the SLIDELL BBQ CHALLENGE Friday - Saturday, April 2 - 3, 2010 in the heart of Olde Towne Slidell, bounded by First Street from Robert Street to Front Street.
Organizers say that the goal of the BBQ is threefold - to learn more about BBQ and culinary techniques, to bring attention to Historic Olde Towne Slidell, and to raise money for the East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity and PBS station WYES.
Families will have plenty to do free of charge: visit Olde Towne merchants, watch cooking demos and kids can meet and take photos with WYES’ and everyone’s favorite monkey, Curious George, Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The SLIDELL BBQ CHALLENGE has a great music line-up: The Redoux Band April, 2 from 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Hi-Rize, April 3 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and Ti Jonne Reyes and For Play, April 3 from 6:00 p..m. - 10:00 p.m.
Frank Jackson, event organizer and certified Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) judge said, “The idea for holding a championship in Slidell originated as a way for a number of non-profits who are members of the Slidell Service Club Council to work together on one larger project.”
Professional cookers from all over the U.S. will compete in four categories - chicken, pork ribs, pork (shoulder or Boston Butt) and beef brisket. A panel of certified KCBS judges will take part in the judging of the competition.
Entries will be judged on appearance of meat, taste, and tenderness.
Backyard grillers will compete in two categories - ribs and chicken. Attendees that purchase tickets will be able to sample the meat and vote in the People’s Choice Award of the Backyard chef’s competition on April 3rd.
The sponsorship committee for the Slidell BBQ Challenge hopes to have about 40 professional teams competing, 40-50 backyard competitors and a Kids Que Competition. Prizes are: Grand champion $2,500; Reserve Champion $1,500; Third Overall $800; Fourth Overall $400; Fifth Overall $200. Five Places in Four Meats: First $500; Second $300; Third $200; Fourth $100; Fifth $50. Backyard BBQ Competition $500. Kids Que Competition trophy.
Deadline to register in the competition is Friday, March 19, 2010. This event is sanctioned by the KCBS and has received its State Championship accreditation. This is a joint undertaking of the Slidell Noon Lions Club, Rotary Club of Slidell and WYES. Proceeds from the event will benefit the East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity and WYES.
If you or your business is interested in becoming an event sponsor, your company will receive the following for a $10,000 sponsorship: signage at the entertainment stage area, multiple stage announcements, logo on the SLIDELL BBQ CHALLENGE’s Web site and advertising, plus entry into the backyard competition and a tent for their guests. In addition, there are many sponsorship levels ranging from $250 - $5000. To find one that fits your company, please contact Skinny King at arnoldking@att.net or (985) 643-6863.
For more information regarding this event, including forms, registration forms, and sponsor forms visit www.labbq.org/slidell.
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Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with more than 1.3 million members in approximately 45,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world. Since 1917, Lions Clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth throughout the world. For more information about Lions Clubs International, visit www.lionsclubs.org.
Rotary – an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide in humanitarian service - has more than 1.2 million members in more than 33,000 clubs in over 200 countries and geographic regions. For more information, visit www.rotary.org
WYES was founded in 1953 on one fundamental idea: that education could be enhanced and made available to all through technology. It was the first public television station serving Louisiana and Mississippi, the 12th in the nation, and is the most utilized non-profit organization in our two states with over a half-million people using our broadcasts, outreach activities and web site each week. It charges no fees, constructs no barriers as it strives to be the most accessible educational, artistic and cultural resource in southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Visit www.wyes.org for all program and event information.
COVINGTON, LA – The Parenting Center of St. Tammany Parish Hospital is sponsoring a Nurturing Parenting course for building healthy and caring families. Nurturing Parenting is a proven, internationally recognized program for parents and their children that enhances self worth, empathy, discipline and empowerment.
Nurturing Parenting will cost $40 and includes course materials. Scholarships may be available for qualifying participants. The 16-week course is for parents and children up to 12 years old. Classes will be held Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. March 18 through June 24 at The Parenting Center, 1505 North Florida Street, Suite B, Covington.
Space is limited, and early registration is encouraged. Please call 985-898-4435 or email pjarrell@stph.org to register or for more information.
The course was made possible by a grant from the Harper Family Foundation and the Mitchiner-Gittinger Family Foundation to the St. Tammany Hospital Foundation on behalf of the Parenting Center.
The Parenting Center promotes confidence and competence in parenting, encourages optimal child development and enhances the well-being of the entire family. The resources required to fulfill this mission grow every year with the exploding growth of our region.
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A full-service acute care facility committed to providing world-class healthcare and the latest technology, St. Tammany Parish Hospital delivers today’s life-improving procedures with the utmost care to area residents with emphasis on wellness, preventive care and disease management close to home. STPH is a self-supporting not-for-profit community hospital; it receives no tax funding. www.stph.org
My name is Donnisha Alexander a student in the 2009-2010 Leadership Tangipahoa class. My sponsor is the Town of Kentwood and I represent Mayor Harold Smith and Town Council. We started our Leadership Tangipahoa class on September 17, 2009 and have had six sessions. These six sessions included Parish Government, City Government/Environment, Hidden Treasures (Art, Culture, History), Economic Development, Health Systems & Elder Care, and Education. Each class has exposed us to an overview of what Tangipahoa Parish has to offer. The more exposure I get from this class, the more I realize how I love living in Tangipahoa Parish.
Tangipahoa Parish is abundantly rich in resources. I did not realize how much our public schools have to offer our children until our recent visit within the Tangipahoa Parish School System. We began our morning visit at the Central Office in Amite. Superintendent Kolwe greeted the class and gave a birds-eye view of the system staff, employment, student enrollment, and budget finances. Board President Ann Smith presented us with a power point exposing the “Role of the Superintendent and the Nine Board Members”. After curriculum and finances were discussed, Attorney Patin gave us information on the court desegregation case and future plans for Tangipahoa Parish School System. This included the magnet school program for Hammond and the proposed court desegregation plan.
Our first site visit was at Independence Elementary School where we met Principal Cathy Leblanc and staff. She gave us an overview of Independence Elementary. She enlightened the class on how the public schools and catholic schools were different. Teachers demonstrated the use of the smart board and exposed us to the mini computer centers found in every classroom.
By noon, we arrived at Hammond High School where we met Principal Carmon Moore. An exotic lunch was prepared and served by the Schools’ Pro Start Training Program, then we toured the campus. The group saw how the ninth graders use the reading centers that are provided in every class. We were shown the weather meter and told how the meter readings are sent to NASA daily. We also saw the Robot that the students are working toward for the Robotic competition.
Later we went to the La. Technical College. There we met Dean Mack Jackson. He informed us about the enrollment, different campus locations, and the entrance requirements of La. Technical College. After receiving information about the school we toured the campus and learned what the different departments offered.
Finally, we arrived at Southeastern where President Dr. John Crain spoke to us and gave information on enrollment, the cost of tuition, an admission requirements for Southeastern University. Dr. Crain brought to our attention that tuition will be increasing due to budget cuts and also talked to us about the future plans of Southeastern University Campus.
In conclusion, Tangipahoa Parish Public School System has much more to offer in their curriculum than most citizens realize, therefore they should update and keep our citizens more knowledgeable of the many wonderful available offerings within the total system.
“A Celebration of Exploration” to Include Live Entertainment, Auction and More
ST. TAMMANY—February 22, 2010—The Junior League of Greater Covington’s (JLGC) third annual fundraising gala to benefit the Children’s Museum of St. Tammany will be held on Sunday, March 7, 2010, from 6-10 pm at the Castine Center in Mandeville. The event themed “A Celebration of Exploration–A Night for the Museum” will feature a live and silent auction with more than 150 items, a “diamond dig”, entertainment by Four Unplugged, Northshore Philharmonia, live artists and more. Sarah Jones, a sophomore in visual arts at NOCCA and a sophomore at Lakeshore High School, will create an acrylic painting at the Celebration that will be auctioned at the event. Margaret Orr, Chief Meteorologist at WDSU News, will be the event’s honorary chair.
This year’s “Celebration of Exploration” will also feature a raffle for a chance to win a trip to one of three locations including: Napa Wine Country Insiders Tour, The Late Show with David Letterman in New York City or Nickelodeon Family Suites in Orlando, as well as the Exploration Key Raffle for a chance to win a Sports Fan Getaway. Edibles will be served from 45 participating restaurants including La Provence, Annadelle’s Plantation, Keith Young’s Steak House, Nuvolari’s, Sal & Judy’s and many more.
Tickets for “A Celebration of Exploration” are $100 per person or $1200 for a reserved table of eight and can be purchased at Playville in Mandeville and Covington; Huntington Learning Center in Mandeville, The Purple Armadillo in Slidell, or online at www.jlgc.net.
Upon completion, the 20,000 square foot Children’s Museum of St. Tammany will provide a learning environment that will serve the needs and interests of local and regional children, families and schools by providing exhibits and programs that stimulate curiosity and imagination, in addition to nurturing a desire for life-long learning. The JLGC first initiated discussions with St. Tammany Parish about the desire and need for a children’s museum in St. Tammany in 2004. Now, almost seven years later, the museum is well on its way to becoming a reality as the Koop Drive road extension is expected to be completed later this Spring, the re-routing of the Tammany Trace has begun and an Exhibit Design Search will take place by late April.
“This year’s celebration and fundraising efforts are well on its way to being even bigger and better than past years based on the huge outpouring of support from the community and corporate leadership,” said JLGC Children’s Museum Chairperson Lisa Barnett. “We know that the community truly understands the impact that the Children’s Museum will have on our children’s quality of life in St. Tammany and their involvement and support are critical elements to its success.”
“The Children’s Museum of St. Tammany will be a huge asset to our community,” remarked Parish President Kevin Davis. “We are thrilled to be partners in this wonderful project for the children of the area and look forward to welcoming families to the new state-of-the-art museum in the near future.”
The Junior League of Greater Covington is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.
For more information about the Children’s Museum of St. Tammany, please visit www.jlgc.net.
COVINGTON, LA- The St. Tammany Hospital Foundation will host the fourth annual Gurney Games race and decorating contest presented by Fauntleroy & Latham Architects March 28, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Covington along Columbia Street between Rutland and Boston Streets.
“Gurney Games is open to the public,” Nicole Suhre, St. Tammany Hospital Foundation specialist, said, “and all are welcome to come out and enjoy a great time for a great cause.”
Gurney Games is a unique fundraising event for the St. Tammany Hospital Foundation in which teams of costumed racers navigate hospital gurneys through an obstacle course. It is a street festival featuring music, a pre-race gurney parade, food and beverages from local vendors, beer, the “Big Race,” and more. Fun activities include a money machine, golf challenge and fan favorite voting for $1 per vote. Gurney teams will race in tandem and compete against all teams for fastest time. Teams will also compete for the best decorated gurney and costuming awards such as “Most Creative,” “Funniest” and “Best Bribe of Judges.”
Admission to the race is free and open to the public. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Please contact Nicole Suhre at (985) 898-4171 for more information.
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The St. Tammany Hospital Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization established to support and enhance the healing work of the physicians, staff and programs of St. Tammany Parish Hospital. Through the development of philanthropic support, the foundation seeks to fortify the promise to provide world-class healthcare… close to home, now and for generations to come. www.sthfoundation.org
A full-service acute care facility committed to providing world-class healthcare and the latest technology, St. Tammany Parish Hospital delivers today’s life-improving procedures with the utmost care to area residents with emphasis on wellness, preventive care and disease management close to home. STPH is a self-supporting not-for-profit community hospital; it receives no tax funding. www.stph.org
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