Junior Auxiliary of Cleveland, MS

Join Carver Arant, son of Active Member, Rebekkah Arant, with his Eagle Scout project and help find a life-saving match for Cate and others waiting for a bone marrow donor.

It only takes a simple cheek swab to join the registry, and you could become someone's second chance at life.

📅 Saturday, June 27, 2026
⏰ 8:30–11:00 AM
📍 Cleveland, MS Farmers Market
401 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS

❤️ One Swab. One Match. One Miracle.

Be the Miracle. Save a Life.

Join Carver Arant's Eagle Scout project and help find a life-saving match for Cate and others waiting for a bone marrow donor.
It only takes a simple cheek swab to join the registry, and you could become someone's second chance at life.

📅 Saturday, June 27, 2026
⏰ 8:30–11:00 AM
📍 Cleveland Farmers Market
401 Cotton Row, Cleveland, MS

❤️ One Swab. One Match. One Miracle.

If you are between the ages of 18-35, we hope you’ll stop by, swab, and help us grow the registry. No matter your age, please share and help us spread the word. You never know whose life you could save.

While a majority of our projects require hours of proactive planning, coordinating and communicating logistics, sometimes service means reacting to a community need when it arises. As a chapter made up of mothers, sisters, aunts and cousins, we felt this need close to our hearts, and acted.

Last week, our chapter delivered 94 packs of donated wipes to the Women's Resource Center 🫶 Thank you to all the active members who contributed!

Please give their page a Like and Follow to stay up to date on future needs for such a valuable resource for the ladies of our community!

This is an extra special one for us!💙

We are honored to receive this award, named after our treasured lifetime member, Wilma Wilbanks, for a program that means so much to us!

What makes “Bookworms” so special? Each month during the school year, our chapter meets with second graders from 7 schools in our community to read 1-on-1 with them, do an activity based on the book and end the time together with a snack! In total, approximately 70 children get to take a new book home each month to share with their family.

This project is part of our Child Welfare Committee and last year it was chaired by Paige Robinson Burchfield & Kelly Capocaccia! Thank you to you both for making this the impactful experience that it was for all!

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Proud of the work our members put into serving our community, always! 💙

Congratulations to our May Member Spotlight, Sarah Taylor! 💙

Sarah is a native of Sikeston, Missouri. She is married to Hunter Taylor and they have three daughters, Nora, Dottie and Alice.

Sarah graduated from Mississippi State University with bachelor’s degree in Clinical Psychology and a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She obtained further education and experience specializing in treating PTSD trauma and victims of abuse. As a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), she currently practices at Delta Counseling Services.

Sarah has served Junior Auxiliary (JA) since her provisional year in 2022. As an active member and board member, she currently serves as our President. Throughout her time with JA, she has also been Vice President and Provisional Trainer, spent two years as Corresponding Secretary, is a past Project Chair of Foster Families and Crown Closet and has served on Emergency Aid Committee, and as Chair of Decorations for Children's Benefit Ball. She's truly done it all!

Her favorite projects are Foster Families Thanksgiving Fest and Teddy Bear Tea.

Thank you to Special Olympics host Cleveland Central Middle School for inviting our chapter to support such an amazing event this morning! Our Special Sports Committee planned a fun and interactive face-painting and bubble station for the 40+ kids in attendance!🫧 🎨

Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family & friends of Life Member, Beth Jacks 💙

We fondly remember our fellow member who was crowned our 1993 Children's Charity Ball Queen, a NAJA Betty Robbins Volunteer of the Year recipient and served as the 1975-1976 Junior Auxiliary of Cleveland Chapter President.

"Well done, good and faithful servant" - Matthew 25:23

Beth Jacks Obituary May 10, 2026 - Ray Funeral Home View Beth Jacks's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

Over the weekend, 11 members attended this year’s National Association of Junior Auxiliaries, Inc. Annual Education Conference in Nashville, TN. Thank you, NAJA, for a wonderful weekend of learning and fun! We are proud to be coming back home with the following awards:

💙Award of Excellence
💙Martha Wise Existing Project: Foster Family Fall Fest
💙Efficiency Award
💙Wilma J. Wilbanks National Focus Award: Bookworms

These honors represent the diligent service of our members to the community all year long! Congratulations ladies!

The Junior Auxiliary of Cleveland had a wonderful time celebrating at our Spring Social!

It was especially wonderful to visit with our Life and Associate members, whose continued support and connection mean so much to our organization.

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to our outgoing members and this year’s award winners. Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to serving our community have made a lasting impact, and we are so proud of each of you.

Thank you for your passion and the countless ways you’ve made a difference. Here’s to celebrating your achievements and looking forward to all that’s ahead! 💙