1) The Hearts Veterans Museum

2) A scholarship for a civic-minded SHSU student

3) The Junior Fellows organization

 

The Junior Fellows are strong supporters of the HEARTS Veterans Museum, and, in fact, volunteer there weekly--as well as helping with special events. Further, the Junior Fellows will use funds from this event to sponsor scholarships for the Fall and Spring semesters. These scholarships will be awarded to students who have an excellent academic performance and have demonstrated a strong record of public service. Finally, the funds will also go to the Junior Fellows' campus organization. With these funds, the organization can continue its excellent record of promoting public service, offering unique educational opportunities, and developing professionalism and hands-on skills among college students.

 

Kirker & Dinbali clean 12th and University.	Dustin cleans up Rather Park.	The students take a lunch break.
Mike cleans up 11th street near SH avenue.	Lacy and the Trash pile. Notice which is taller.	End of the day.

 

The Junior Fellows would like to thank the following individuals, businesses, and organizations for their generous donations:

Individuals	Businesses	Organizations
Dr. John Holcombe	Huntsville-Walker County Chamber of Commerce	Alpha Chi Omega
Frank & Janet Fair	Wiesner of Huntsville	AFSCME
Sharon Duke	Sprint	Huntsville YMCA
Buddy & Carol Jacks	I-I Gateway at Huntsville	Texas Prison Museum
Dr. Bill Green	American Bank
James M. Hanna, MD	Bearkat Books
Mac Woodward	Green Acres of Huntsville
Thomas Leeper	Health & Energy
Brenda Lowery	Diana Barnes, State Farm
Dr. Robert Biles	Howard Capital
Susan Dinbali	First National Bank
Jennifer Kirker	Five Loaves Deli
Helen Belcher	The Carriage Inn
George Miles	Dalene Zender, Heart of Texas Real Estate
Lala Oladoye	Chili's
Christine Joines	Murski's
Martin Prambs	Huntsville Auto Center
Dr. Gene Young	The Fabric Carousel
Dr. Johanna Dunaway	The Lexington
Dr. Sarmsitha Majumdar
Maria Holmes
Dr. Corliss Lentz
James Patton
Jacob Spradlin
Dr. John Newbold
Rachel Yarabeck
Heather Nix
Karen Goodwyne
Adekunle Adedokun
Danna Welter

The following individuals deserve special thanks for their additional contributions:

Mayor J. Turner, Pamela Turner, and Lee Woodward provided lemonade and tea to the volunteers.

Julie and Jessica Campbell provided lunches and water to the volunteers.

The City of Huntsville also provided helpful assistance.

 

Although the workload of the organization keeps membership small (10 or fewer members), the Junior Fellows have a remarkably high level of civic participation:

1) More than 250 volunteer service hours in the past eight weeks alone.

2) Arranging travel to various seminars and lectures, including: Stephen Hawking, Colin Powell, President George Bush, Chris Bell, Kinky Friedman, Senator John McCain, and others. In all, the students have taken more than 40 field trips in the past year.

3) Arranging travel to sites of historical and political interest. In 2006-2007, for example, the students have traveled to seven states and Washington, DC.

4) Promoting professionalism through seminars and training. In the past three months, the students have attended (a) a three-day seminar on city management; (b) a two day seminar on campaign management; (a) an evening seminar on professional development, and (d) a morning seminar on office management.

The Junior Fellows' primary commitments are to gaining useful academic and occupational skills while serving the public.

 

The Fellows pose with M.B. Etheredge following a fundraiser for the HEARTS Veterans Museum.

The Fellows prepare for a fundraiser for disadvantaged youth. Four students were awarded ten-day trips to London.

Each year, the Fellows also volunteer at the Scare on the Square, a safe, fun Halloween Environment for kids.

In the Spring, the Fellows presented a Legal Symposium, to help students learn more about Law School and Legal Careers. More than fifty students attended.

In the Spring, the Fellows hosted a book-signing event featuring Kasey Pipes. 100+ students & local citizens attended. They are planning an other book signing for the Fall.