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To Preserve & Promote Beauty
To Preserve & Promote Beauty

When I first moved to Jackson, my only regret in my college choice was (what seemed to me) the lack of natural beauty in the university’s town. As a Middle Tennessee native and an East Tennessee enthusiast, I grew up enthralled by the beauty of Tennessee’s landscape: the rolling hills, slow-moving rivers, and Blue Ridge Mountains in the east. Hence, my relocation to West Tennessee was, quite literally, flattening.

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StoriesGuest ContributorJackson TN, Tennessee, Lauren Bone, Josh Garcia, Parks & Recreation, Middle Tennessee, East Tennessee, nature, river, West Tennessee, outdoors, beauty, park, Cypress Grove, litter, graffiti, forrest, woods, Sandy MacDiarmid, Mayor Jerry Gist, green belt, Jackson Fairgrounds, Kate Campbell Robertson Memorial Park, I-, tourism, urban nature center, Airways Boulevard, 45 Bypass, education, children, scout, Union University, wildlife, conservation, Friend of Cypress Grove, kids, fishing, birds, Mile for Mile, Patagonia, Kris Tompkins, Conservation Patagonia, trees, service, volunteer, community, land, I-40, Vol. 2 Issue 1
Carefully Spun
Carefully Spun

Two hands carefully hold the wet clay as it spins around and around. They shape it and form it to be beautiful, throwing the clay with force onto the wheel. The clay becomes centered as the hands see that it spins perfectly and smoothly. They begin to open the top—carefully, though, because they know if it isn't done correctly, they will have to start the process over again. From there they form the base, they thin and raise the walls, they go through each step with love.

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StoriesChelsea Catherine CroomJackson TN, Tennessee, non-profit, nonprofit, RIFA, Regional Inter-Faith Association, Chelsea-Catherine Cobb, art, pottery, clay, ceramics, artist, Union University, Union University art department, volunteer, service, food, soup kitchen, community, handmade, fundraiser, money, donate, hunger, poverty, homeless, downtown Jackson, Empty Bowls, banquet
Bringing Unity to the Community
Bringing Unity to the Community

Every April in Jackson, people from all over the area gather together by volunteering to contribute to the annual event “Month of Miracles.” Month of Miracles is a program started by Mayor Jerry Gist to give volunteers the opportunity to be connected to a service project that meets with their individual passions and interests. There are opportunities to help by painting, gardening, photography, and cleaning to just name a few.

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StoriesGuest UserJackson TN, Tennessee, Allison Burnett, Month of Miracles, Miracle Man, Younger Associates, spring, service, volunteer, event, Mayor Jerry Gist, gardening, cleaning, fun, family, community, Monique Merriweather, Neighborhood Services, church, Christian, Christianity, emergency, fire department, Jackson Fire Department, police, Jackson Police Department, crime, safety, Safe Neighborhood Task Force, unity, neighborhoods, diversity, relationship, friendship, friends, garden
On: The Jackson Service League
On: The Jackson Service League

Each generation has a particular vantage point to view our city’s history and the path tread down by our collective stories. Lost in our own days, we sometimes forget that we are a part of a city and one community. Whether it’s a road away from racial hatred or a road that celebrates creatives, a community adopts a certain path tread by the people before them. The community saunters along until the moment when individuals and organizations rise up and insist on change, for better or worse.

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StoriesGinger WilliamsJackson TN, Tennessee, Ginger Williams, Jackson Service League, JSL, women, female, community, service, women's rights, World War II, history, nonprofit, non-profit, fundraiser, fundraising, The Dream Center, Area Relief Ministries, ARM, The Care Center, RIFA, Regional Inter-Faith Association, Katie Hale, volunteer, Annual Thrift Sale, Jackson Fairgrounds, event, poverty, Karley Bond, children, kids, Youth Town, Boots Bands and Bingo, The Barn at Snider Farms, Jackson National, golf, Women's History Month
Hello Jackson: RIFA Thrift Store
Hello Jackson: RIFA Thrift Store

What’s better than finding an amazing deal on the perfect pair of jeans? Knowing that the money is going to a wonderful cause. That’s what you get at the RIFA Thrift Store! RIFA has had a presence in Jackson since 1976, when a group of local churches and community leaders decided to do something about the growing poverty levels in the city. The Thrift Store is one of the many ways that RIFA helps the people of Jackson, and it is open to the general public.

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