Operation Shoestring

The Jackson Medical Mall Foundation’s largest annual event is their Community Reinvestment Awards (CRA). For outstanding service to Mississippi children, Operation Shoestring will be one of four community organizations honored as 2009 Grand Award Recipients at the event. The 13th Annual CRA is being held on Thursday, November 5 in the Medical Mall’s Thad Cochran Center at 6:00pm. This year’s guest speaker will be Dr. Benjamin Carson, Director of… Continue

On Monday, September 28, the Delta Pi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority at Jackson State University held an on-campus economic forum centered on money-saving tips. Attendees were asked to bring canned goods, specifically to be donated to Operation Shoestring. Most Tuesday mornings, Shoestring conducts a food distribution for neighborhood households that qualify. Thanks very much to the Delta Pi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority for generously providing a literal truckload of… Continue

On Saturday, September 26th, Wells Church staged their 26th annual WellsFest at Jamie Fowler Boyll Park on Lakeland Drive. After a week of rain, and even some that morning, the sun emerged for hours of local music, kids activities, and craft booths. Despite the early precipitation, a signal of the event’s good fortune came in an editorial on Wells and Shoestring in that morning’s Clarion-Ledger. Wells was kind enough to designate Operation Shoestring… Continue

Every business day, the Jackson Free Press’ “JFP Daily” email recognizes a “Person of the Day” – among other things. In the week leading up to Shoestring’s “A Conversation About Community,” the JFP profiled two individuals at the center of the event. Dr. Aaron Shirley, who served as one of the four panelists at The Conversation, was featured on Thursday, September 10th. And Shoestring Executive Director Robert Langford was picked on Thursday,… Continue

We want to thank everybody for helping make September 17th's "A Conversation About Community," a resounding success. In addition to the abundance of topical candor from the panelists, hundreds of civic-minded individuals filled the Trustmark Ballroom at the Convention Complex. Our event income increased by more than 25% over last year. Given the state of our economy, that is huge - and necessary!



As the one night a year that helps keep the… Continue