Our Community Cares

February

February Our Community Cares – The Mountain Home Education Foundation

Partners: H and R Block and Human Motion Institute of Baxter Regional Medical Center

The Mountain Home Education Foundation supports:

Scholarship programs
Innovative teaching grants
A recognition program for alumni and teachers
Economic and special needs of students
A permanent endowment fund

Annual Night of Honors scheduled for Thursday, February 25 at Big Creek Golf and Country Club

Hall of Fame inductees include:

Dean Curlee – Class of 1941
Dr. Robert Ahrens – Class of 1965
Renata Jenkins Byler – Class of 1982
Robert Nelson – Faculty honoree and Class of 1960
Elanie Hughes – recipient of the Earnest Perry Award
First National Bank and Trust – recipient of the Community Partnership Award

Click here to download the brochure

January

January Our Community Cares: CASA – Court Appointed Special Advisors

Partners: Baxter Insurance, Human Motion Institute of Baxter Regional Medical Center

CASA – Court Appointed Special Advisors

A court appointed special advocate is a trained and dedicated volunteer who is apoointed by a judge to represent the best interests and to be a voice for abused and neglected children in our local foster care system.
Once a CASA volunteer is assigned to a case, essentially they become the eyes and ears for the court.
Research shows that children who have been assigned a CASA volunteer, tend to spend less time within the foster care system. Judges have observed that CASA children typically have a better chance of finding a permanent home.
More than 6,500 Arkansas children are in foster care as a result of abuse or neglect.
After a report of abuse is made, children are subjected to frequent court appearances and ever-changing foster homes.
CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates – promotes and supports local programs providing qualified volunteer advocates to help abused and neglected children reach safe and permanent homes.
Every child needs someone to speak up for them.

For more information, call 424-2552 or log on to KTLO.com

December

December Our Community Cares – Giving back to Our Community!
Partners: All Pet and Equine Supply, Human Motion Institute of Baxter Regional Medical Center and Baxter Insurance.

This Christmas season, give back to those who need are help. Pick up a Salvation Army Angel from an Angel Tree or be a Santa for a Senior. Imagine the difference you can make in the life of a local child or a senior this holiday season!

2009 Salvation Army Angel Tree Locations:
Angler’s Coffee Café
ARVEST Bank
Bank of America
Bank of the Ozarks
Brooks Jeffrey Marketing
Community First National Bank
First National Bank and Trust
Flippin Flower Box
Harp’s Market
Hastings
Larry Black and Associates
Liberty Bank
Kirby Funeral Home
Stage
Telephone Connections
US Bank
Walmart – Mountain Home and Flippin
and KTLO and KCTT
For more information, contact the Salvation Army at 424-5708
***Deadline Friday, December 18th

Santa for a Senior Locations:
Buffalo Coffee
Cloud 9 Sleep Shop
FNBC
Julie’s Hallmark
Interiors and Fabrications
McDonald’s
One on One Hair Salon
Scissorhands

Gift ideas:
Gift certificates for groceries or gas, blankets, coats, gloves, slippers, lotion, soap, crossword puzzles, towels, stamps, stationery

For more information, contact Home Instead Senior Care at 425-0700 ***Deadline Tuesday, December 15th

November

Partners: All Pet and Equine Supply, Boonstra Mobile Homes, First National Bank and Trust, Human Motion Institute of Baxter Regional Medical Center.

During November Our Community Cares honors the 25 million Veterans around the country.

Join us as we pay tribute to all our Veterans, especially those in our own community who help make us who we are.

Take a moment and thank these courageous men and women for their service to our great nation.

The Mountain Home School District honored nine Mountain Home area veterans who left their school before receiving their diplomas and served the country in war time.
The veterans who received their diplomas range in service from World War Two and Korea to Vietnam.
In alphabetical order they are Cecil Dewey, Archie Duggins, Robert Hoover, James Jones, David Maurice, Frank Mayes, Gene Myers, Earnest Perry and Dale Wright. Although most attended high school in other states, they received Mountain Home High School diplomas through a special program approved several years ago by the state legislature.

Vets get diplomas

October

Partners: All Pet and Equine Supply. Human Motion Institute and Nature’s Way, the Health Food Store on the Square

Celebrating Healthy Families during October's National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Serenity, Inc., a nonprofit organization founded in 1988, provides a safe shelter and comprehensive support to victims of domestic violence and adult sexual assault.

Serenity assist victims of domestic violence by empowering them to assume control over their own lives, to foster respect and equality in all relationships and to change community attitudes and social structures that perpetuate violence.

The shelter in Mountain Home, which serves Baxter, Izard, Marion and Fulton counties, houses more than 100 women and children each year.

Serenity’s programs include rape crisis prevention, a 24-hour crisis hotline, direct service advocacy, outreach services and support groups.

More than 50 active volunteers provide hundreds of volunteer hours each month.

Serenity is more than providing a safe place to sleep. The advocacy that is carried out within the programs and services give women the strength they need to leave violent and unhealthy relationships. Women can speak one-on-one with a trained advocate who understands the dynamics of domestic violence.

The shelter is staffed with a woman’s advocate 24-hours a day, seven days a week.

The crisis hotline receives hundreds of calls each year, all times of the day and night.

Support groups are comprised of women at various stages of recovery. While women are in the group, Serenity provides a safe place for their children to play, all the time being watched by trained staff and volunteers.

Serenity advocates help the women develop and adjust safety plans for the time she is in the shelter and when she is ready to start in a new home. The chances of a women being killed or seriously injured increase by 75% after she leaves the violent home, so safety planning is vital to the population we serve.

Serenity's "Bringing the Peace Pig BBQ" - Saturday, October Seventeenth at Hickory Park from Eleven to Two.
Tickets are Five Dollars for a bbq pork plate, side items, and a drink! Compete for the title of Best Apple Pie Baker in the Twin Lakes!