“You have to have a lot of patience to learn patience.”
— Stanislaw J. Lec
FUNDRAISER
HAIRSTYLIST Christie Smith in Dayton, Tenn., has organized a fundraiser this Saturday to benefit the earthquake victims in Haiti. Ms. Smith, a hairstylist at Market Street Hair at 1334 Market St. in downtown Dayton, said the devastation hit close to home. Her son, Elijah, a senior at Rhea County High School, is half Haitian.
Salon co-owners Marcie Thurman, Lea Heard, Kara Massengale and Brenda Riley agreed to let her host the fundraiser, Haircuts for Haiti, at the salon from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All proceeds will be donated to CARE (for Haitian earthquake relief) and the relief fund organized by Presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush Sr. The cuts for women will be $25; men, $15, and children under 12 will be $12.
HEARD ON THE TOWN
MISS TENNESSEE 2009 Stefanie Wittler was the recent guest speaker at the Downtown Rotary Club meeting. Miss Wittler talked about the competition that is under way in Las Vegas. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Bob Lyons introduced Ms. Wittler. Also in attendance at the meeting were Bill Moore and Jayne Holder, Ronald McDonald House board members.
Ms. Wittler has been named the official state spokesperson for the five Ronald McDonald Houses in Tennessee. As a devoted volunteer for the Chattanooga Ronald McDonald House, Miss Tennessee created and organized fundraisers such as the “RMH Cheer-Off” and the “RMH Cruise-In for Kids” which combined, raised more than $10,000 for the organization. Stefanie was a 2008 recipient of the Chattanooga Ronald McDonald House Charities Big Red Shoe Award for her outstanding service and philanthropic efforts to the organization.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga was established in 1990. The organization provides a “home away from home” each year for approximately 600 families of critically injured and seriously ill children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals in Chattanooga.
Miss America 2010 will be crowned this Saturday. The pageant is being televised on TLC.