Croppin' For A Cure

From the Caswell Springs Relay Team:

Join us at Caswell Springs United Methodist Church for a day of friends, fellowship, and fun! Come scrap, stamp, make cards, and have a great day with us!

Large scrapping area for each participant! We'll have a Sizzix machine and dies, punches, and other tools for your use. We're planning a great day! Spread the word! We all look for a good excuse to get together and scrap and what a wonderful cause we will be supporting! Hope to see you and a friend or two there!

We'll have lunch, snacks, door prizes, a silent auction, and a scrap yard sale.
Clean out your paper crafting supplies and bring your unwanted items to donate for a scrap yard sale.

All proceeds from the scrap yard sale will benefit Relay for Life.

WHERE: CSUMC Family Ministry Building
WHEN: Saturday, April 5, 2008
TIME: 10 am - 4 pm
COST: $25.00 (includes your lunch)

RSVP Before April 3, 2008!

Call Wendy Hadley at 588-9497 or 218-9414; hadleyhouse2@yahoo.com
or
Gay Rudolf at 588-6842 or 219-3589; rud1949@aol.com


***Please note that all proceeds will benefit Relay for Life.***

Caswell Springs United Methodist Church
18601 Highway 63
Wade, MS
228-588-6546

3rd annual golf tournament set

2008 Relay for Life Golf Tournament
Benefiting the American Cancer Society
3rd Annual Relay for Life Tournament
Saturday, April 12, 2008 8 a.m.
Whispering Pines Golf Course
18412 Hwy 613, Hurley, 588-6111
The tournament will be played on the Whispering Pines Golf Course in the East Central Community of Jackson County. For general information about the tournament, contact Paul Hull 588-0565/935-4892, Jackie Grimes 219-1993 or Charles Persons 216-3015/696-8825.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for corporations interested in supporting the tournament. For donations/contributions to the tournament contact Donna Sampson 588-3972/219-3972.

Proximity Awards include Closest pin, longest drive, Hole-in-One (Walt Massey Chev)

Entry Fee: Entry fee $260 per team. 4 person teams. Limited to first 30 to register and pay entry fee.

Drinks and snacks will be provided. Door Prizes.
Shotgun Start, Mulligans and shot per team from ladies tee for sale, 50/50 raffle.

Sponsorship Fee: $500 Platinum ( includes team entry fee, Marker, 2 mulligans and Acknowledgment of Support )

$200 Gold (Marker and Acknowledgement )

$100 Silver ( Acknowledgement of Support).

Entry forms available from Paul.Hull@ngc.com

Checks should be made payable to American Cancer Society. Entries due by April 7. Registration closed after 30 teams have registered and paid.

Committee meeting March 3

Committee meeting Monday, March 3, at 6 p.m. at Century Bank to give updates on where your committee is in the planning process for the big night! Only three meetings until the Relay event.

Chick-Fil-A lunches delivered free!

Caswell Springs UMC will be delivering Chick-Fil-A Bag Lunches on Thursday, March 13. The lunches are $6 and include a Chick-fil-a sandwich, a brownie, chips, condiments and a coupon for a free chick-fil-a sandwich. Deadline to order is Sunday March 9. If interested please call (228) 990-5164.

WARNING - Not a pretty (in pink) sight ahead

Students at East Central High raised another $1,000 for the ECHS Staff Relay Team bringing their total to $3,000 - and to celebrate the feat, Girls Soccer Coach Ryan Ceccorulli donned a pink ball gown with matching "pumps" and paraded around the school. Because there are no other male teachers or administrators at the school who can top this look or Marty Floyd's black ensemble last week, the EC Staff Team is graciously moving on to other rewards for $1,000 milestones. What's in store for $4,000? Stay tuned!

Team Meeting Tuesday

The next team meeting is 6 p.m. Tuesday at the EC Community Center. It's very important that your team be represented at this meeting since we only have two more after this one before the BIG EVENT!

At this meeting we'll need the following:
* team name
* team goal
* team registration forms and fees (remember to make a copy for yourself of each form)
* activities planned for Relay night (this will be a "first-to-turn-in" gets it)
* any money to be turned in (no cash, coins rolled, form completely filled out)

If you need anything like moons and suns, forms, jean day stickers or whatever, let Rana as soon as possible before the meeting so she can have it there. She'll be giving out luminaria forms Tuesday also.

Looking forward to 100 percent team participation Tuesday!

Doughnuts and men

The Friends of the Fight are at it again. Their apple fundraiser brought in over $1,000, now they're tempting us with Krispy Kreme doughnuts. For just $5, you will get a coupon for a dozen doughnuts AND it gives you $2 off a second dozen.

The Friends team is also hosting a Wild Game Supper on Friday, March 7, at 7 p.m. at Three Rivers Assembly of God Church. Tickets are $15 for men and $5 for boys 10 and younger. Advance tickets only.

They are also giving away a 45/70 rifle that night so make sure you take a chance or 12 on it. Raffle tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. You don't have to be present to win (and don't forget Father's Day is coming up soon!)

For doughnut coupons, supper tickets or raffle tickets call team captain Chi Hamilton at 588-2944 or 990-0074.

Look at those legs!

ECHS Assistant Principal Marty Floyd is a man of his word. He promised he'd wear a dress if the EC Staff Relay Team raised $2,000 for Relay For Life. They did so he did! Last week he dyed his hair and goatee purple when they raised $1,000.

We wonder what he'll do when the team hits their goal of $5,000. I just hope it doesn't involve a thong bikini!

Photos: Marty Floyd in a dress; Mr. Floyd with 9th-grader Lauren Eddins who raised $110 by asking guests at her birthday party to make donations to Relay For Life instead of giving gifts to her.

Committee shirts and meeting time

The committee will meet Monday, March 3, somewhere and some time. Cherie will email committee members with the details when she gets a time and location confirmed. But please mark March 3 on your calendars - Relay is just two months away so every meeting is super important!

Also, Dennis needs tshirt sizes for committee shirts, so email Cherie with sizes by Friday please. Her email is cherie@ssolutions.biz.

Thanks,
Donna H.
PR chick

"Treasures in the Attic" fundraiser

--- Deadline to register for photo shoot is Wednesday, Feb. 20 ---

Caswell Springs United Methodist Church's Relay team is offering "Treasures in the Attic" photography as a fundraiser. The antique-looking photographs will be taken Friday, Feb. 29, and Saturday, March 1, at the church on Hwy. 63 near Cumbest Bluff. For $9.95 you receive 1 8x10, 2 5x7s and 8 wallets in your Relay package, but you can purchase other photos if you'd like. All of the proceeds benefit the Caswell Springs UMC Relay team.

To register by Wednesday, contact:
Stephanie S. Crump
Navigator Credit Union
Moss Point Branch Manager
228.474.3425
sscrump@navigatorcu.org

ECHS raises $1,000

The ECHS Staff (and Students) Team reached their first goal of $1,000 so Asst. Principal Marty Floyd will be sporting purple hair and a goatee Wednesday, Feb. 13. Now they need another $1,000 to get him in a dress! Way to go team!

Birthday Girl Gives To Relay

For Lauren Eddins' 15th birthday she didn't want gifts for herself - she asked for donations to her Relay For Life team. The 9th-grader raised $110 for the ECHS Staff team.
"We are proud of her giving heart," said Team Captain Donna Carpenter.

The ECHS Staff Team became so popular that they opened it up to students as well. "We want to form a close bond with the students by working on this together," Mrs. Carpenter said.

The team has raised $650 so far. When they reach $1,000 Asst. Principal Marty Floyd is dying his hair and goatee purple. At $2,000, he promises to wear a dress to school. They have a competition going on between grades to raise the most money and the grade that raises the most will get to choose what Mr. Floyd does next.

Photo from 2007 Relay For Life event: Katie Carpenter, left, and Lauren Eddins having fun on their Girl Scout team.

Huntin' For A Cure plans Leap Day Dance

Welcome Team Captain Kymberly Perry and her team Huntin' For A Cure.

The team consists of about 25 friends and family members committed to fighting cancer. They're planning a lot of cool fundraisers including a dance at the East Central Community Center from 6 to 10 p.m. on Feb. 29 for grades 3, 4 and 5. HEY KIDS - Wear your fave CAMO clothes for the dance so you can help with the "Huntin' For A Cure!"

They're also selling tshirts with their team logo and bracelets, and they sponsored a chili dog sale at Kymberly's workplace. Yum! Must be nice to work with Kymberly!

Huntin' For A Cure sounds like they're on their way to being a top fund-raiser. "We are very excited about April 25th and everyone is working hard!" said Kymberly.

Attention Team Captains - HELP!

Please contact me and let me know about your fundraisers so we can give you publicity! The more people who know what you're doing, the more money you'll make for your team. Email me at magnoliareporter@aol.com.
Thanks -
Donna H.

Lessez le bon temp roulez!

No wonder they call it Fat Tuesday with all those moon pies flyin' around!

Have a SAFE and HAPPY Mardi Gras holiday!