Jackson-Feild Homes
Christmas Gifts for the Girls of Marshall Cottage

The Jackson-Field Homes are special homes for at-risk girls between the ages of 13 and 18 years. The main campus is located in Jarrett, Virginia with a satellite home, Eleventh House, in Richmond. The organization was founded by Episcopalians in 1855 and currently provides counseling, education, and skills training for approximately 53 girls on various campuses. The Ann Mason Guild sponsors the girls residing in Marshall Cottage, which houses approximately 10 girls at one time. In most cases, the girls remain at Jackson-Field for approximately one year.

This Christmas season, as in years past, the Guild is planning to purchase a variety of gifts for the girls. Particularly popular have been nightshirts, bathrobes, slipper sox, phone cards, novels, Playstation games, crafts, personal care items, and journals. At a recent meeting of the residents, the girls also assembled a lengthy list of items they would like to have donated during the year for the use of all the girls in the cottage. The gifts must be in the mail no later than the end of November. Therefore, it is time to start collecting monetary donations so that some of the special requests can be fulfilled.

Our sincere thanks to all who have so generously contributed to the Marshall Cottage Christmas project in the past. Rest assured that the donations have been and will be well spent and appreciated by all the girls. For those interested in finding out more about this very successful and worthwhile organization, access the website at www.jfhomes.org.

Checks should be made payable to the Ann Mason Guild, and placed in the alms basin or brought to the Ann Mason Guild box in the Church office. Please be sure the checks are earmarked for Jackson-Field. Any questions may be directed to Nancy Bireley at or Anne Poad.

Raffle Tickets

Raffle tickets are being sold for the Ann Mason Guild’s quilt, “Churches in the Green.” Tickets will be on sale in the Common Room during coffee hour after all services. Tickets are $2 a piece or three tickets for $5. The winner’s name will be drawn after the Christmas Mart on Thursday, November 16.

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