Bugs & Mugs
Published by Kristy April 12th, 2007 in News.Each year the Monticello Junior Auxillary hosts Bugs & Mugs Charity Crawfish Boil and Auction. This cookout has proven to be one of their most successful ways of gaining support from the community.
It will be held at 6:30 this Saturday, April 14 at the Monticello Country Club. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased from any JA member or by emailing rtjm@seaark.com. They will also be available at the door. For more information please call 367-6615.
In addition to the tasty crawfish there will be a silent auction that boasts some highly sought after items. Many local businesses and individuals have donated to the cause. The list includes: a framed Razorback print from Keepsakes, teeth bleaching trays from Dr. Tim Chase, Mikasa stemware from City Drug, Razorback tickets, boat seats, a gas leaf blower, jewelry by Memorie Dickson and much more.
The Monticello Junior Auxillary began in 1938. Then called the Junior Service League, the group’s goal was to provide milk to underpriveleged children. Now with 28 active members, the JA’s give back to the communtity more than any other organization through swimming lessons, Backpack to School, Christmas Boxes, a scholarship and more. They give about $14,000 or more annually for projects to help kids right here in Drew County.
President Gayle Brown is proud of the group and all they accomplish. She is glad to be part of a unique organization and hopes to see many with charitable hearts this Saturday at Bugs & Mugs.
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I fail to support this cause even though the intentions are good. I did not support alcoholic beverages at the VFW and will not here! Just because it is the JA with a good cause, should not promote beer.
I agree with you b.h. Teen alcohol abuse is one of the largest problems facing our youth today. One of the leading causes of teens deaths is due to alcohol related accidents. I have raised a lot of money over the years to benefit a lot of good causes and none had alcohol involved, so I know it can be done. Also an organization with the infulence that the JA has, they have a responsiblity to set the example for everyone in this community and most important…Our kids. We can set all of rules we want, and tell our kid’s not to use alcohol, but until we set the example, all of the talk in the world is usless…..
1) I thought JA was promoting charity in the community not beer?
2) I bet they are not serving under aged people there.
That is exactly right….JA promotes charity, not beer. I don’t see anything in the ad that indicates that they are even having beer. Mugs..could mean anything.
It also states that no one under 21 is allowed to their event.
I doubt very seriously that JA is forcing anyone to drink a beer, they are definately doing this for a good cause, not to sell beer.
One thing for sure, it will be an ADULTS choice whether to partake in ADULT drink. I am sure you can get your mug filled with cocca cola if that is your drink of choice.
“0h but if there is drnking there I can not go!”. Well if you oppose drinking social or otherwise then maybe you should go. Be a testimony as to how to have a good time while not drinking. However, if a person is not strong enough to say no or to say when enough is enough then by all means do not attend, but send a small donation to JA as they do a valuable service to the community.
Leave the JA’s alone……I don’t remember every seeing anything about setting examples for the underage when something like the “Ducks Unlimited” rolls into the country club EVERY October! And at that event, I have personally seen underage people present! At least the JA event is doing something to give back to this community and not to preserve waterfowl that never hardly makes it to this part of the woods!
Well let me ask this question. The over 16,000 men ,women, and kids killed by drunk drivers last year,was it their choice? And isn’t it a shame that an organization that is raising money for kids, can’t allow those same children into the event because they are not old enough to be served alcohol. You might change your mind about this issue if you have ever worked a fatality accident where you have had to pull a dead child out of a winshield, due to a drunk driver, or you have had to work an accident with 3 teenagers killed due to aclohol, and then tell their parents sorry but your kids are not coming home. And i quess it is a choice after all. I chose not to support an event for kids that includes alcohol……