facing life with a smile - Arkansas Children's Hospital

COMMUNITYEVENTSSissy’s Log CabinHoliday PromotionRaises $20,000The Sissy’s Log Cabin’s HolidayPreview Collection rolled out the firstweek in December with an extraincentive for customers to do theirholiday shopping early. A percentageof all sales from Sissy’s during thatweek were donated to ArkansasChildren’s Hospital. All that earlyshopping amounted to a $20,000 earlyChristmas present to benefit programs“We are proudto be a part ofsuch a generousorganizationand feel thatwe have createda lifelongrelationship.”— Sissy Jones,CEO,Sissy’s Log Cabinand services at thehospital.As part of theweek-long event,Sissy’s hosted aspecial party at thePeabody Hotel inLittle Rock tolaunch the HolidayPreview Collection.“We are trulygrateful to havesuch great friendsat Sissy’s LogCabin,” saysCarissa Wagnon,Arkansas Children’sHospital Foundation communitydevelopment coordinator. “So manychildren will benefit from their generosity.”“We are fortunate to have foundsuch a wonderful crew at ArkansasChildren’s Hospital and look forwardto working with them year after year,”says Sissy Jones, CEO of Sissy’s LogCabin. “We are proud to be a part ofsuch a generous organization and feelthat we have created a lifelong relationship.”The staff at Sissy’s Log Cabin combined the allure of fine jewelry togetherwith one of the best causes around — the health of children — tocome up with a win-win opportunity for their customers.A percentage of sales from the first week of December were earmarkedfor the hospital. Customers were able to go home with a present forthemselves or a loved one, and with the knowledge that their purchasehelped a child.J.M. Products Charity Golf ClassicBelevedere Golf Course in Hot Springs was the setting for theeighth annual J.M. Products, Inc. Invitational Charity Golf Classic.Participants gathered for a day of golfing, fun and strengthening ofbusiness relationships, all for the benefit of ACH.A reception at the Majestic Hotel was held the evening prior tothe tournament, and the day of golf was followed by a silent auctionand awards ceremony.Michael Joshua of J.M. Products (right) and Benny Baker ofInternational Paper Co. (left), presented proceeds of $32,950from the J.M. Products Charity Golf Classic to John Bel, presidentof the ACH Foundation. International Paper Co. was the leadsponsor of the event.13