Zachary Post June 25

Zachary Post • Tuesday, June 25, 2013 • Vol. 8, No. 26 • Published Weekly • Circulation 16,000 • zacharypost.com © 2013

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Zachary Men’s Club: Over 50 Years of ServiceCommunity Service Group Expanding, Renovating for a New Generation of Civic AdvocatesBy Daniel Duggan

Last year when Family Circle Magazine named Zachary as one of the 10 best cities for families to live in the United States, they cited the extraordinary work of the Zach-ary Men’s Club as one of the major determining factors for the national recognition.

The Zachary Men’s Club has been instrumental in facilitating the growth of the Zachary Community School System, The Zachary Food Pantry, and the Zachary Community Center.

The Zachary Men’s Club was or-ganized in 1959 by Bobby Snowden, Robert Holder, David Horton, James Forbes, Milton Lee, Jesse Spears, George Milligan, Sr., Charlie Stones, George Brown, and Theodore Stew-art. These men, and many others, sought to create an organization to provide resources to members of the Zachary Community that will enable them to become more productive citizens through community involve-ment by helping the poor and needy, assisting with education endeavors, and promoting a culture of helping those who need a little hand up in the community.

Over the years, the Men’s Club,

has made significant real estate in-vestment off of Rollins Road and Avenue A. In 1965 the Club was able to donate the land to the City of Zachary for the Zachary Communi-ty Center. Last year, seeing the need

for an expanded Zachary Food Bank, the Men’s Club donated to the city the acreage needed to build the new Zachary Food Pantry, which held its ribbon cutting last week. These parcels of land were paid for by the members of the Men’s Club and do-nated free of charge to the City for the specific use of helping the less fortunate members of the commu-nity.

The Zachary Men’s Club is cur-rently renovating their building lo-cated at 5746 Rollins Road. They originally purchased the building and 13 acres in 1959, and the building has been added onto several times. “We have gutted the entire building, raised the roof, and are incorporat-ing a commercial kitchen, so that we can host larger events in the facility in the coming months,” Floyd Peli-

chet, President of the Zachary Men’s Club, said.

Four years ago, members of the Zachary Men’s Club envisioned us-ing the acreage plot of land behind their facilities on Rollins Road to plant a small sustainable garden for members and their families. They envisioned their members toiling in the dirt on a volunteer basis to grow some delicious fruits and vegetables. Early success and support from the local community has grown the once fledgling garden into the Zach-ary Community Garden. The Men’s Club is able to provide fresh produce to the Zachary Food Pantry, which is just adjacent to the garden on the property the Men’s Club donated.

Above: Men’s Club President Floyd Pelichet with founding member Bobby Snowden stand near the rear entrance to the facility under construction on Rollins Rd.

A field of corn on the Men’s Club property is maturing, and will be harvested soon to supplement the Zachary Food Pantry.

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“The Summer Garden is com-ing in right now, the cooler spring has delayed some of the harvest-ing,” said Floyd Pelichet. Pelichet said that they are currently picking string beans, okra, tomatoes, yellow squash, cucumbers, and some blue-berries.

In the fall the Garden group will plant its winter garden with the in-tention of continuing donating the harvest to the Zachary Food Pan-try. This will be the fourth year that vegetables grown in the garden will be donated to the Pantry. The group intends to plant broccoli, cabbage, turnips, mustards, collards, okra and peas this September.

In addition to the assistance with the Food Pantry and Community Center, the Men’s Club provides annual college scholarships to two Zachary High Seniors, provides as-sistance to needy residents on utility bills, assists the elderly with home maintenance, provides food baskets to families, and assists the Zachary High athletic Departments with con-cessions assistance and fundraising for underprivileged youth to partici-pate in sports.

The Men’s Club also hosts a back to school fair and supply giveaway annually, as well as, hosting an an-nual Easter Egg Hunt, which hun-dred’s of kids participate in each

year.Upon completion of their fully

renovated building, the facility will be available as an emergency shel-ter during hurricanes, and as a place for a repast for families who other-wise have no other location after a funeral.

When the new facilities are com-plete, the Men’s Club will continue to promote civic involvement by hosting community informational meetings, political forums, and City of Zachary official functions.

The Zachary Men’s Club meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at their facility

on Rollins Road. They are looking for new members who are interested in continuing the tradition of com-munity involvement and uplift. They encourage people to show up for a meeting, or contact a member for more information. Charles Duple-chain can be reached at 603-3545, Floyd Pelichet can be reached at 235-8682, and Milton Lee can be reached at 337-8768 for more information on how to get involved.

The renovated facility on Rollins Rd. will be large enough to hold community meetings, as well as, social gatherings for interested parties.

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Newman’s Cleaners held their Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on June 18 for their full service cleaners. Owner Ray Newman opened Newman’s Cleaners 6 months ago.

Ray Newman recently retired from law enforcement after 32 years of service. When he decided he was ready to re-tire, it took him a while to find the perfect location for his new career opportunity. Located in Zachary Commerce Square at 5145 Main Street, Newman’s Cleaners has a 24-hour turnaround service on most dry cleaning items. Some items have a same-day turnaround if brought in before 9 a.m. Newman is a very proud family man. His son Calvin, age 32, is a 14-year military veteran. He and his wife, Kristina, have a 6-month-old son, Rome. Newman’s youngest son, William, age 23, is a 3-year military vet. Newman’s Cleaners offers all law enforce-ment and medical emergency personnel a 10% discount on uniform cleaning, with an additional 5% discount off their family’s clothing.

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RACZ Presents The Broadway Boys for a Special Performance

The Regional Arts Council of Zachary (RACZ) invites busi-nesses and community members to mark their calendars for a re-markable one-night performance by The Broadway Boys on Sat-urday, August 31, 2013. Having captured the attention of audi-ences in New York City the Boys have taken their show across the country offering high-energy per-formances with the hottest male voices straight from New York. The Visual & Performing Arts Center in Zachary, La. will come alive as the first professional stage performance captivates audience members with a lively selection of pop, funk, gospel, jazz, and folk that will draw approximately 500 guests from the greater Baton Rouge area. Their songs represent-ing shows such as Wicked, Mary Poppins, Spiderman, Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia, The Book of Mor-man, Hair, In The Heights, Mem-phis, Motown and many more.

The Broadway Boys always de-liver dynamic entertainment with performances that contain soar-ing vocals, explosive energy, and soul rocking rhythms that leave captivated audiences demanding encores at every stop of their tour. This event offers businesses and community members the unique opportunity to experience a top-notch event. In addition to a per-formance, a Masters class for lo-cal actors/singers will be offered the day before the event. Cast members of the Broadway Boys will coach the class members on a song from the show, and the class will perform on stage during the Saturday performance, providing a wonderful professional exposure for our local talent. Details will be released soon.

Tickets for Broadway Boys are $40 each. Advanced ticket sales for RACZ members starts July 1, general public ticket sales start July 15 at www.raczonline.org.

Zachary United Methodist Church invites the public for an exciting OPERATION OVERBOARD VBS located at 4205 Church Street, from Monday, June 24 to Thursday, June 27 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:10 p.m. with dinner served each night. Ages are from K-4 through 5th grade. Please visit their web site at Zacharyumc.org for registration forms and for more information.

Galilee Baptist Church invites the public to their Vacation Bible School - Colossal Coaster World -July 8 – 12 from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. each day. Children ages 4 years – 6th grade are invited. They will be learning about facing fear and trusting God! Anyone can register their children on their website www.galileebc.com or on their Facebook page. Call the church if there are any questions 225-654-5633 ext. 2.

Upcoming VBS the next few weeks...

Zachary Chamber Announces 2013 Scholarship WinnerSarah Grimball is the recipient of

the 2013 Zachary Chamber of Com-merce Scholarship. Sarah, a 2013 graduate of Zachary High School, is the daughter of James and Janet Grim-ball of Zachary. Excelling in and out of the classroom, Sarah has a 3.9 grade point average and plays soccer, piano, and participates in band. She will be attending Louisiana State University in the fall to major in Business.

Each year the Zachary Chamber of Commerce awards a $500 scholarship to a student that is outstanding in and out of the classroom. The recipient must attend a Louisiana college/uni-versity in the fall.

Pictured: Brent Bradley of Demco (2013 President of Zachary Chamber Board of Directors), Sarah Grimball, and Kate MacArthur- Chamber of Commerce Ex-ecutive Director/Economic Development

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The Plantation Cow Belles, in conjunction with the Louisiana Cattlemen’s Women’s Association donated 130 pounds of pre-packed beef to the Zachary Food Pantry at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on June 10. The beef was specially packaged by Paul Mier, owner of Cajun Catch and Chris’s Specialty Meats. The gift was received by Reggie Dykes, Director of the Zachary Food Pantry.

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The Regional Arts Council of Zachary (RACZ) is gearing up for the 2nd annual Fall Art Crawl set to take place in the heart of Zachary--the fastest growing community in the state--Friday, Oct. 25, from 6-9 p.m.

The Fall Art Crawl has businesses along Main Street in Zachary and in surrounding areas downtown invite artists to display their fine art to sell and open their doors to the public for about three hours on the Friday night of the event.

There will be live music at various locations throughout the route as well as scheduled theatrical productions at several participating locations.

The Art Crawl will begin at the intersection of Highway 19 and Main Street Studio and may possibly end at the intersection of Highway 964 and Church Street, depending on the level of participation of our commu-nity’s businesses.

The purpose of the Art Crawl is to stimulate economic growth in our lo-cal businesses as well as promote the sales of local artists.

The Art Crawl will also serve as a fundraiser for the Regional Arts Council of Zachary (RACZ).

RACZ is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support, encour-age, cultivate and enhance all forms of art in Zachary and surrounding communities.

This year, event organizers are pleased to offer additional sponsor-ship levels after such a successful response last year. All levels of spon-sorship offer your business extensive opportunities for exposure in promo-tional materials in addition to on-site recognition during the event.

Fall Art Crawl is a fundraiser for RACZ to help bring more art and art related functions to the region.

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• Your logo on electronic bill-board advertisement on I-10 in Baton Rouge

• Your logo on advertisement in The Zachary Post & Feliciana Ex-plorer, as well as other local media

• Your logo on 11”x14” promo-tional posters to hang in all participat-ing businesses

• Your company products or pro-motional display at the event

• Your logo on website, event fly-ers and brochures

Rodrigue Sponsor: $500• Media promotional involvement• Your logo on 2 event banners on

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*Please make all checks payable to RACZ and mail to above address. Be sure to include your company name, contact, phone, email and ad-dress.

RACZ Seeks Sponsors For Annual Fall Art CrawlOn May 4, Global Elegance

hosted a beauty pageant to raise money for St Jude Chidren’s Hos-pital at Galilee Baptist Church. The participants raised $3160.00 and presented the check to St Jude on June 7. Jazmine Shelton, from Zachary, raised over $600.00 on her own. Global Elegance would like to thank everyone that came out and help support St. Jude.

Area Pageant Raises Money for St. Jude

Pictured left: Jazmine Shelton of Zachary

Pictured right - from l to r: Jayden Kelly of Denham Springs, Mikaela Armstrong of Ethel, Kimberly (KK) Kirkland of Zachary (St Jude patient), Allie Gibbs of Zachary, andAve McKnight-Zachary (Tiny’s St Jude Queen)

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