All About Brownsville - December 17, 2009

& Haywood County

December 17, 2009

Volume 5, Issue 46

The Christmas Basket Fund is up to $35,000 thanks to URS Construction Company. Parks and Recreation Director Nancy Cates had no idea when she contacted the TVA Plant and URS Construction Company to donate to this year’s basket drive that their generosity would result in about 100 more Haywood County families having a merrier Christmas this year. Last Thursday Mike Renfroe, with URS, contacted Nancy and asked her to come out to the plant. “He told me they exceeded their goal of $4,000, but would not tell me how much,” says Nancy. She and County Mayor Franklin Smith rode out to the construction site and were greeted with a grand total of $10,500. The company contributed $2,000 and the rest was given by the 900 employees. Nancy says she almost fainted when she heard the total. It has certainly been the talk of the town and our own little Christmas miracle. A great big thank you to all those employees and URS.

So you know what that means - even more volunteers are needed to help deliver the 400 plus baskets. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Brownsville Utility warehouse on South Dupree at 8 a.m. this Saturday, December 19.

Some other good news shared by Nancy is that the planned Skate Park has recently received another $30,000 in grant money. This brings the total received for the skate park to $144,190.

Brownsville now has a new ENT doctor who will begin seeing patients on December 28. Dr. Rande Lazar will be in Brownsville on the second and fourth Mondays and his office will be located in the Specialty Clinic, 2555 North Washington, Suite 1, behind Haywood Park Hospital. You can call 901-821-4300 for an appointment.

The Brownsville Police Department announced their efforts to crackdown on holiday drunk driving this week. Drunk Driving, Over the Limit, Under Arrest efforts began on the 16^th and will continue through into January. More info …

If you’re like me and still have Christmas shopping to do, I hope you plan to look locally for the perfect gift. And while the kids are out of school, think about taking them out to the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center and introduce them to the Element Man. He was created locally in 1997 from some very interesting materials. Learn more about The Element Man.

This is your last All About Brownsville for the year. I’ll be spending the Christmas break working on updating the website and setting up the community calendar for next year. Please go ahead and e-mail me (sonia@outlawdesignmarketing.com) those 2010 events that are already planned.

Merry Christmas to you and Happy New Year, too. See you again in 2010!

~ Sonia

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If you have an event coming up that isn’t listed on the Calendar, e-mail details to sonia@outlawdesignmarketing.com.

Saturday, December 19

Christmas Basket Delivery

Volunteers are needed! Anyone interested in helping to deliver Christmas Baskets are asked to meet at the Brownsville Utility Warehouse on South Dupree Saturday, December 19, at 8 a.m. There will be someone to load you and give you direction. This is the biggest year for this effort and everyone's help is needed.

Saturday, December 21

Toddler Time at the Library

Toddler time at the Elma Ross Public Library will be held Monday December 21, at 11 a.m. Parents are encouraged to bring their toddlers and enjoy lots of stories, songs, puppets, crafts and a snack.

Thursday, December 24

Eucharist Service

Christ Episcopal Church, 140 North Washington, will host a Christmas Eve service beginning at 5 p.m., Thursday, December 24. The service is a Eucharist with Bishop Don Johnson, the presiding Bishop of West Tennessee. Everyone is invited.

Christmas Eve Service

First Presbyterian Church, 109 West College St., will host its annual Christmas Eve Service Thursday, December 24, at 5 p.m. Everyone is invited.

Friday, December 25

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Friday, January 1

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Welcome 2010!

Sunday, January 3

Start 2010 with a "REVIVED HEART"

You are invited to join members of Brownsville Baptist Church for a "One Day Revival" with Evangelist Michael Gott Sunday, January 3, 2010. Worship services will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

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