Home News & Announcements History & Mission Members Projects Events Crown Club Scholarships Cookbooks Sponsors Community Links Meetings Kid's Area Photo Gallery Members Only Projects Starkville Chapter Projects The Starkville Junior Auxiliary works to improve the lives of local children through a variety of service projects and community activities. Below you will find descriptions of each of our on-going projects. For more information, please contact the project chair. Adopt-a-Class Chair, Sarah Harrelson This project provides support to local kindergarten classes through class parties and enrichment activities. Child Assistance Chair, Amy West This project provides essential school supplies to underserved children in the community at the beginning of each school year. Children's Art Village Chair, Mary Love Tagert This project provides a learning experience for children at the Cotton District Arts Festival. Participating children have the chance to learn about different art forms and create their own works of art pieces. Crown Club Chair, Sarah Ryder This project supports young women as they develop leadership and character. Open to high school juniors and seniors, the program demonstrate the job of caring for others. Diaper Drive Chair, This project supplies diapers to the Crisis Pregnancy Center in support of their work to provide a safe haven for young mothers and babies in the community. Habitat for Humanity Chair, Angela Shelton This project supports the work of Starkville Habitat for Humanity. Our members teach new homeowners the basics of home economics, along with home and family maintenance skills. JA Pals Chair, Katey Overstreet This project supports the in-house tutoring programs of local schools by providing one-on-one tutoring sessions for children who are struggling academically. Kinderprint Chair, Emily Lesley This project, held during our annual Safety Town event, helps to protect local children by recording fingerprints for identification purposes. McKee Park Update Chair, Mary Love Tagert This project supports the on-going efforts of the Starkville Parks and Recreation Department by researching and obtaining funding for improvements to McKee Park. Safety Town Chair, Norris Smith This project strives to increase local children's awareness of safety issues through the use of a miniature safety village and assorted demonstrations for area kindergarten classes. Safety Town Update/Cotton District Arts Festival Prep Chair, Ginger Lee This project manages the set-up, take-down, and maintenance of our Safety Town village. Members also manage set-up and take-down of the children's village during the Cotton District Arts Festival. Stuff the Sleigh Chair, Nikki Rives This annual toy drive provides Christmas gifts for underserved children in the community. T.K. Martin Chair, Christan Toney This project provides enrichment activities for the developmentally disabled children of the T.K. Martin Center at Mississippi State University.