Archive for July, 2010

Jeans painted with messages about violence have been created by residents of northeast Mississippi from a wide variety of backgrounds and age groups in conjunction with our annual “Jeans for Justice” fund-raiser. The jeans reflect the individual artists’ feelings about violence in our community. Some jeans honor victims of violent crime, others state facts and statistics, and others send a message of hope.   “Jeans for Justice” are on display upstairs AND downstairs in the George E. Allen Library through the month of August.

"Grace's Diary" Educates About, Explores Teen Dating Violence

The interactive game, Grace’s Diary , has players work their way through an interactive story to discover what happened to Grace and learn the warning signs of Teen Dating Violence.

The game, designed by Hima in Bangkok, Thailand, was named the winner of this year’s Life. Love. Game Design contest, taking home a $2,500 prize.

Sponsor of the contest, The Jennifer Ann Crecente Memorial Group, Inc., has the  goal of educating others about the very real danger of Teen Dating Violence. They offer online resources and educational materials to increase awareness and prevent this worldwide problem that affects 1 in 3 teens.

To see other top contestants in this  contest visit the Life. Love website, here:

http://jenniferann.org/2010-games.htm

SAFE Happenings July 2010

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Left to right:

Maggie Caldwell & Rhonda Herring

presenting the $13,000 check from their “Mama’s Got a Brand New Bag” event

to June Byars, President of the Board of Directors.