Welcome
On behalf of the Junior Auxiliary of Russellville, we want to thank our community for your support and encouragement throughout the year. We are extremely honored and delighted that you chose to attend the 2024 Children’s Benefit Ball tonight. As a volunteer service organization, Junior Auxiliary relies solely on this event to fund our various projects and commitments to the community. With our fantastic entertainment and amazing food options, we hope that you enjoy your evening and leave here knowing how appreciated you are by the Junior Auxiliary of Russellville.
Carolyn Hottinger, President
Lauren Penney & Charleigh Albrecht, Finance Chairs
The members of Junior Auxiliary of Russellville would like to give a special thank you to our employers, employees, spouses, and families. Your help, support, patience, and dedication are appreciated.
Program
6:00pm
Complimentary Photography & 360 Photo Booth
7:00pm
Call to Dinner
Prayer
8:00pm
Welcome and Remarks from President and Finance Chairs
SIlent Auction, Luxury Room, & Photo Booth CLOSE
8:15pm
Golden Ticket Drawing
9:00pm
SIlent, Luxury Room, Photo Booths & Concession Stand Opens
Entertainment by The Burnt CDs
10:00pm
Silent Auction & Photo Booths Close
Raffle Drawings
Silent Auction
Visit the True Grit Auction site to bid on Silent Auction.
You can also view them in the Silent Auction room and purchase raffle tickets.
Raffles
Glock Handgun
$500 worth of lottery tickets
A whole processed hog
Bottle of Blanton’s original single barrel bourbon whiskey and glasses
Tickets are $5 each, $20 for 5
Family Fun
Ride on a Fire Truck
Birthday party packages
Family photography sessions
ATU sports camps gift certificates
Experiences
Logan’s Lodge in Hot Springs staycation
Bear Creek Cabin on Petit Jean staycation
Pamper Me
Workout sessions
Hair and beauty product packages
Jewelry
Maui Jim sunglasses
Home Sweet Home
Dyson V8 Origin+ cordless vacuum
Home Décor Items
Candles
For the Men
Drill Set
LaGrue Bayou men’s clothing basket
Blackstone grill
For the Kids
Explorer Sofa
Wiggle Car
Puzzle and toy packages
Live Auction
Please join us in thanking True Grit Auction Services for donating their auctioneer services for this year’s Live Auction.
They are also hosting the Silent Auction on their virtual platform.
Click here to view Live Auction Items are listed in order of sale.
Payment for auction items will be collected in the Treasurer’s Room immediately following the close of the auction.
All trips must be completed by December 31, 2024, unless otherwise noted.
All holiday weekends excluded unless otherwise noted.
All accommodations are subject to availability.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL ON ALL ITEMS PURCHASED. A RECEIPT FOR TAX PURPOSES WILL BE PROVIDED.
ANY AMOUNT EXCEEDING THE RETAIL VALUE OF ANY ITEM OR TRIP PURCHASED IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
Luxury Room
Come explore our many exquisite and exciting items in our Luxury Room.
Leaning Willow Luxury Package
Razorback Baseball tickets & Yeti Cooler
LeeAnn’s 1 karat oval diamond & $500 gift card for mounting
Joshua’s Fine Jewelry ring
BUY IT NOW Stay and Play St. Louis
Philips Zoom take home teeth Whitening Kit
River Valley OBGYN Package
Powell Media Marketing Package
Join us on Social Media:
Use #theritz to share your photos from the night!
Golden Raffle
1 in 125 chance to win! The lucky winner gets $5,000 cash!
Junior Auxiliary of Russellville, Arkansas Inc
Diamond Sponsors
$6,000 and Up
A special thank you to our Diamond Sponsors.
Your generous support enables Junior Auxiliary to fund programs that meet the diverse needs of our community.
Dr. David Murphy
Todd Sweeden and Sweeden Florists
Crown Circle
$3,500-5,999
Dr. Carmella Knoernschild, Dr. K
First State Bank / Cynthia & Charles Blanchard
Jeff Nufer - Shoptaw, Labahn & Company
Joshua’s Fine Jewelry
Kirby Specialties Corporation
Legends Resorts & Casino Arkansas
Phil Wright Autoplex
River Valley OBGYN
RNR Endless Boutique
Rusty & Kathleen Stingley
True Grit Auction Services
Vitality Med Spa
Gold Sponsors
$2,000-3,499
Blackstone Construction
Friendship Community Care
Let’s Celebrate
Silver Sponsors
$1,000-1,999
Bridgestone/Firestone
Centennial Bank
Conagra Foods
Funky Town Rentals
Larue Bayou Clothing Co.
Leaning Willow
Lee Ann’s Fine Jewelry
Leigh Ann & Bob Veach
LRS – Lakeshore Recycling Systems
McCrotty Doodles
Newton's Pharmacy
Powell Media Marketing
Rodriguez Cleaning LLC
Van Kleef & Vaughn
Bronze Sponsors
$500-$999
Alpha Countertops
American Outdoor Sports
Brown & Brown Insurance
Caleb & Jodi Moore
Coffman Oilfield Services, Inc.
Cogswell Motors
Cornerstone Home Lending
First Security Bank
Jacqueline Gardner
Knight Electric
LCD Golf, Leslie Core-Drevecky
Mike & Debbie Bell
Omega Solutions, Inc.
Pam & Dan Fouts
River Valley Home Theatre
River Valley Title & Closing
RTI Trash Service
Russellville Country Club
The Wetzel Group with Arkansas Real Estate Collective
Friends of Junior Auxiliary
$499 and Below
Aaron Wojtkowski
Abracadoodle
Al & Donna Harpenau
Allisynn Thomesen
Amanda Chilcoat
Andrea Coffman CPA PA
Arkansas Travelers
ATU Baseball
ATU Basketball
ATU Football
ATU Gold
ATU Softball
ATU Tennis
ATU Women’s Basketball
ATU Women’s Volleyball
Bella Rustina
Brick Oven Pizza Co
Blue Chip Ice
BMT Outdoors
Bob & Patti Gordon
Bob Roberts
Bobby & Stacy James
Bryan & Amy Daiber
Carrie Boren
Charlie Hustle Clothing Co
Chick-fil-A
Chloe’s Cakes and Tasty Bakes
Chrissy Eubanks
CJ’s Butcher Boy Burgers
Claire & Bobby Joe Dunn
Colonial Flowers
Crossfit Russellville
Darhl & Linda Worrell
Dawn Combs Infinity Spa
Denali Water
Don’s Blink Photography with Sarah Lake
Douglas Lowrey
Dr Jim & Wanda Carter
Dr. & Mrs. Stanley Teeter
Ed & Vickie Stingley
Fergusons Packing Company
Flat Rock Arms
Forca Martial Arts
Forever Linked AR
Formal Affairs
Funky Town Mall
Garvan Woodlawn Gardens
Georgia Carpet Mills
Grace & Kate
Haley MacIsaac
Hamilton Ave
Harold & Carol Barr
Hello Beautiful Boutique
Honeymoon Esthetics
International Paper
It’s Reigning Cookies
J Helms Photography
J&J Trucking
James & Elizabeth Sorrells
Jane’s Blessings
JBS USA
Jeff Carter – Farm Bureau Insurance
Jim & Chloe Lieblong
John & Carol Shoptaw
John & Leigh Whiteside
Judy Murphy
Just Dance Inc
Just Desserts
K&M Auto Detailing
Ken & Kellie Coker
Lee Roy & Sharlot Robinson
Leigh Whiteside
Lieblong Eye Clinic
Linda & Thomas Tyler
Linda Griffin
Little John Transportation Services Inc
Matt Cooper Agency Inc
McAlister’s Deli
Michelle Collins
Mid-America Science Museum
Midtown Coffee
Millyns
Morgan Beck
Natural Nails
Nikki Phillips
Parkway Dental
Point Remove Brewing Co
Pottery Worx
Price’s Town and Country Store
Primerica – Gary & Pam Huggins
R&R Kennels
Randy & Kathy Phillips
Retro Roasts
Ridgewood Bros BBQ
River Valley Athletics
River Valley Realty
River Valley Tinting & Glass
Robert & Annette Holeyfield
Rose Drug of Russellville
Roy & Troylynn McSpadden
Rural Route Farms
Russellville Country Club
Russellville Family Dentistry
Russellville Fire Dept
Russellville Steel
Salon 28:6 Color Bar & Spa
Sara Lou & Cliff Goodin
Scott Family Amazeum
Serenity Skincare & Salon
Shirley Leonard
SMG Designs
Sonshine Candles & Pottery
Splash Car Wash
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center
Stanley & Kimberly Bradley
Strikers of Russellville
Superfast Lube
Susan Newton
Sydney Owens
Tara Abington
The Blush Poodle
The French Rose Boutique
The Hobbit House
The Lighthouse Companies
The Old Bank
The Paisley Pig by Lisa Foshee
Tommy & Linda Richardson
Tri-State Truss
Twisted Southern Roots Boutique
Urban Air of Conway
Weathered Oak Designs
Acknowledgements
Junior Auxiliary 2023-2024 Executive Board and Committee Chairs
Amanda Smith, 2023-2024 Associate to the Board
Life & Associate Members helping with Work Day lunch
True Grit Auction Services
Mayor Fred Teague
Clear Creek Golf Carts
Judge Ben Cross
Carleigh Powell with Powell Media Marketing
Life members Julie Paladino Vaughn and Jennifer McCoy
ATU Public Safety
International Paper
Knight Electric
Robin Ballard, Let’s Celebrate
Russellville Country Club
Rick Taylor Inc.
Shoptaw, Labahn & Company, P.A.
Catering by Kaspers
Principal Sheri Shirley and Oakland Heights School
Blue Chip Ice
Amanda Armstrong with Funky Junky Rentals
Johnny Story
Rocky Thomas
Todd Sweeden, Sweeden Florist and Associates and Special Events
Serving this evening are members of Delta Zeta Sorority and Pi Kappa Alpha at Arkansas Tech University.
They are working for tips, so please be generous.
A special thank you to our volunteers and other contributors whose generous gifts were received after the print deadline.
Chapter Projects
Junior Auxiliary of Russellville participates in service projects in areas related to Child Welfare, Community Education, Civic & Cultural, and Health.
With 36 active members, the ladies of Junior Auxiliary of Russellville give thousands of hours of their time to improve the lives of children and senior citizens in our community. The chapter has over 30 service projects that are completed at night, on weekends, and during the day throughout the year. JA is able to assist other non-profits with Finance projects as well as Scholarship opportunities. Your continued support enables our chapter to support the needs of our community.
Provisional Project
The 2023-2024 provisional project was partnering with River Valley Christian Clinic. The River Valley Christian Clinic is a non-profit, volunteer healthcare clinic that provides dental, eye care, and limited medical assistance to the community free of charge. The provisional class made bags with dental products to send home with the patients who attended their dental clinic nights. The bags included: full size toothpaste, toothbrush, floss, and mouthwash. They serve 30 patients each month with dental care. The Provisional’s goal was to provide them with 3 months worth of supplies!