On November 3, 1941, 100 representative organizations from nine towns in Mississippi and Arkansas united to form the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries. Over 80 years later, Junior Auxiliary of Meridian continues to address pressing educational, health and social needs of children in our community.
"Junior Auxiliary represents a serious endeavor on the part of women to be active and constructive community participants and to assume leadership roles in meeting community needs. Junior Auxiliary provides the member with the opportunity to serve and to be a vital part of the community. The objectives of the Association are to unite in one body all Junior Auxiliary Chapters and members to promote National and individual Chapter purposes; to encourage members to render charitable services which are beneficial to the general public, with particular emphasis on children; to cooperate with other Charitable 501 (c) (3) organizations.”
Organized in 1941, the Meridian Junior Auxiliary is one of 10 charter chapters of the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries (NAJA) Inc. and is one of 96 active chapters in the Southeast. Meridian Junior Auxiliary facilitates a number of financial and volunteer service projects dedicated to touching the lives of children from kindergarten through high school in Lauderdale County. The chapter, which consists of nearly 50 energetic, caring and committed members, averages more than 5,000 hours each year to help the children of today become productive citizens of tomorrow.
"Junior Auxiliary represents a serious endeavor on the part of women to be active and constructive community participants and to assume leadership roles in meeting community needs. Junior Auxiliary provides the member with the opportunity to serve and to be a vital part of the community. The objectives of the Association are to unite in one body all Junior Auxiliary Chapters and members to promote National and individual Chapter purposes; to encourage members to render charitable services which are beneficial to the general public, with particular emphasis on children; to cooperate with other Charitable 501 (c) (3) organizations.”
Organized in 1941, the Meridian Junior Auxiliary is one of 10 charter chapters of the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries (NAJA) Inc. and is one of 96 active chapters in the Southeast. Meridian Junior Auxiliary facilitates a number of financial and volunteer service projects dedicated to touching the lives of children from kindergarten through high school in Lauderdale County. The chapter, which consists of nearly 50 energetic, caring and committed members, averages more than 5,000 hours each year to help the children of today become productive citizens of tomorrow.