Want to Volunteer?
Local volunteer possibilities (list kindly provided by Carol Knight)
Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness - George Swan, [email protected] Get information on how to get your amateur radio license and be available to serve as a
communications link during storms and disasters
Art Guild - Patricia Ballhagen (769)204-0999; help create a venue for artists to display art work for sale
Beautify Beulah - Shannon Ellis, Facebook page, (601)341-0728 Give us your ideas to help beautify downtown to attract more business, such as community art murals or downtown cleanup day
Beekeeping- Jeff Thomas, Darren Higgs, Facebook page- Marion County MS Beekeepers, learn about beekeeping and interact with other beekeepers
Community Engagement Council (education) Tyrone (Teddy) Gatlin (601)310-7109 Community led group focused on improving a school or district (parents, teachers, students and community members)
Garden Club to maintain downtown flowers and greenery Shannon Ellis (601)341-0728
Gardening- MSU Master Gardener Program- Extension.msstate.edu; become a master gardener, which includes a community service requirements
Mississippi Barn Quilt Trail and Walthall Barn Quilt Trail. Paint a quilt (on 4 x 4 plywood and hang it on your barn or building and include it on the trail
Trash Pick Up- Keep Walthall Beautiful Facebook page; pick up trash in your neighborhood or organize a pickup event and post the clean up on the page
Tylertown Farmers Market- Carolyn Horn, MDAC.ms.gov; Bring your extra produce for sale at the market
Walthall County Poll workers -contact the Circuit clerk’s office; meet requirements and train as a poll worker for elections
Veterans needed to help other veterans- Winston Fortinberry, (601)303-0160, Vickie Stephens
Youth Mentoring-Tyrone (Teddy) Gatlin (601)310-7109 or Shannon Fortinberry (601)341-1850
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Friends of the Walthall County Library Alisa Leggett PAWLS.org> Walthall County Library (601)876-4348
FFA.org Walthall County CTCFFA (601)222-1500 Salem FFA (601)876-2580
Global Ministries International, Inc. Tylertown First Baptist Church Walter J. Smith globalministeries.wordpress.com
Lewis Cemetery Association Jerry Holmes
Mississippi Animal Project Jessica Cameron msanimalproject.org
Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers, MSU Extension Service Minnie Vaughn (Strengthen families through education and community involvement) extension.msstate.edu (601)876-4021
NAACP Mississippi State Conference Unit 5341, Tylertown Earnest Qualls
Mopar Elite of Mississippi Facebook page
National Wild Turkey Federation, Tylertown Chapter Bill and Amy Sartin
Outreach Committee, Inc Tyrone (Teddy) Gatlin (601) 310-7109 (youth mentoring)
Progressive Literary Arts and Crafts Federated Club, MS State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs Inc and Youth Affiliates msfcwcinc.com
Sacred Hearts Senior Citizens Outreach Cynthia Smith, Facebook page
Senior Citizens Outreach, Divine Creations
Sewing for Littles Hometown Quilt Company Tami Jones
St Francis Animal Sanctuary sfas.org
Standing in the Gap Shannon Fortinberry (601)876-3553
THS Class of 97 Lori Hawn Tylertown
First Baptist Church
Tylertown High School, Registered MS Charity
Tylertown Horseman’s Association see Facebook page
Tylertown Neighborhood Resource Council Alice Richmond, Corinthus Pigott, Clayton Bullock, Tommie Brown, Sherman Smith; Tylertown First Baptist Church and Washington Funeral Home Registered MS Charity
Walthall Association of Educators Patricia Hancock (Jayess) Walthall Association for Youth Excellence April Lachelle Smith
Walthall Chargers Football league Facebook page- WAYE-Walthall Chargers Walthall County AARP 4516
Walthall County Association for Progress - Alma Bridges, Minnie Vaughn and others; W-CAP
Walthall County Bass Association Bruce Knippers
Walthall County Chapter of the Retired Education Personnel of Mississippi repm.ms District VI
Walthall County Crime Stoppers Jeremy Holmes; Registered MS Charity
Walthall County Dairy Festival - Walthall Chamber of Commerce
Walthall County Food Pantry Jackie Clark; Registered MS Charity (601)248-5262
Walthall County Post 56 American Legion Mark Binkley, Angela Kilcrease, Jimmie T. Smith Post 120 Clifton Carr
Walthall County Mississippi Trust for the Preservation of History, Culture and the Arts Janice McKellar, Lucious Lampton, Carolyn Dillon, Pam Keaton; Registered MS Charity Walthall County School District, Registered MS Charity
Walthall County Training School Alumni Association EIN 46-4402040
Walthall Dixie Youth Baseball, Inc, [email protected]; app.teampass.com
Walthall Ramblers Riding Club 4H Jennifer Bryant, Barbara Jean Rand; MS State Extension (601)876-4021
Walthall Volunteer Fire Departments
Word Nation McComb Ministries Shronda Taylor-Carter Facebook page TWCMcComb
Adopt a Family- Tesa Payne
Amateur Radio- George Swan, [email protected]
Archery- Mississippi Archery Association MSArcheryassociation.com or Archery in Mississippi Schools ( AIMS)
Beautify Beulah - Shannon Ellis, Facebook page, (601)341-0728
Beekeeping- Jeff Thomas, Darren Higgs, Facebook page- Marion County MS Beekeepers
Boy Scouts- Mark Dillon, Troop 138; Mike Tischer, Weblos Facebook page- Tylertown Boy Scout Troop 138
Christmas in the Park- Walthall Chamber of Commerce
Community Art Murals- Shannon Ellis (601)341-0728
Community Engagement Council (schools) Tyrone (Teddy) Gatlin (601)310-7109
Community-wide garage sale- Walthall Buy/Sell/Trade Facebook group and Tylertown Buy/Sell/Trade Facebook group
Conservation Camps- Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension/ MS Dept of Wildlife,
Fisheries and Parks; youth summer camps, “Camp Fish”, mdwfp.com fishing rodeos
Disaster Relief CERT teams- Royce McKee, Walthall County Emergency Operations Facebook page
Financial Management (financial boot camp hosted by local banks, MSU Extension Service Money Smart, Extension Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy (ECEEFL ); MS
Community Financial Access Coalition (MCFAC))
Garden Club to maintain downtown flowers and greenery Shannon Ellis (601)341-0728
Gardening- MSU Master Gardener Program- Extension.msstate.edu
Genealogy- Walthall County Library, PAWLS.org; SWMS Genealogical Society- msgw.org> Pike
Girl Scouts- Erin Fortinberry, Donna Tolar, Facebook page- Walthall County Girl Scout Service Unit
Mississippi Barn Quilt Trail WalthallChamber.com/events and attractions/Walthall Barn Quilt Trail
Mississippi Construction Education Foundation “Project Second Chance” training and credentialing for veterans- mcef.net
MSU Master Gardener Program- Extension.msstate.edu
Movie Nights- Walthall County Library PAWLS.org and Keep It Cool Gaming Facebook page
Neighborhood Watch- Royce and Dannie McKee, [email protected]
Self-Sufficiency- Walthall County Homestead Facebook group
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) - MSU STEM 4H Robotics Club; STEAM Camp- Walthall County School District; e-sports competition, Mississippi Association of Independent Schools- ms.gov >MAIS (Parklane Academy)
Trash Pick Up- Keep Walthall Beautiful Facebook page, Bruce Hill, Virginia James
Tylertown Airport Fly-In Jerry Garner, airport manager (T36- Paul Pittman Memorial Airport)
Tylertown Main Street Program Shannon Ellis (601)341-0728
Tylertown Farmers Market- Carolyn Horn, MDAC.ms.gov
Walthall County Poll workers - Circuit clerk’s office
Walthall Sheriff’s Benefit Rodeo- Sheriff Kyle Breland
Waterpark and Playground committee- Lori Hawn, City Clerk
Veterans needed to help other veterans- Winston Fortinberry, (601)303-0160, Vickie Stephens
Veterans Event Committee- Alice Richmond, Clifton Carr
Veterans Garden- Vickie and Thomas Stephens
Youth Mentoring-Tyrone (Teddy) Gatlin (601)310-7109 or Shannon Fortinberry (601)341-1850
Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness - George Swan, [email protected] Get information on how to get your amateur radio license and be available to serve as a
communications link during storms and disasters
Art Guild - Patricia Ballhagen (769)204-0999; help create a venue for artists to display art work for sale
Beautify Beulah - Shannon Ellis, Facebook page, (601)341-0728 Give us your ideas to help beautify downtown to attract more business, such as community art murals or downtown cleanup day
Beekeeping- Jeff Thomas, Darren Higgs, Facebook page- Marion County MS Beekeepers, learn about beekeeping and interact with other beekeepers
Community Engagement Council (education) Tyrone (Teddy) Gatlin (601)310-7109 Community led group focused on improving a school or district (parents, teachers, students and community members)
Garden Club to maintain downtown flowers and greenery Shannon Ellis (601)341-0728
Gardening- MSU Master Gardener Program- Extension.msstate.edu; become a master gardener, which includes a community service requirements
Mississippi Barn Quilt Trail and Walthall Barn Quilt Trail. Paint a quilt (on 4 x 4 plywood and hang it on your barn or building and include it on the trail
Trash Pick Up- Keep Walthall Beautiful Facebook page; pick up trash in your neighborhood or organize a pickup event and post the clean up on the page
Tylertown Farmers Market- Carolyn Horn, MDAC.ms.gov; Bring your extra produce for sale at the market
Walthall County Poll workers -contact the Circuit clerk’s office; meet requirements and train as a poll worker for elections
Veterans needed to help other veterans- Winston Fortinberry, (601)303-0160, Vickie Stephens
Youth Mentoring-Tyrone (Teddy) Gatlin (601)310-7109 or Shannon Fortinberry (601)341-1850
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Friends of the Walthall County Library Alisa Leggett PAWLS.org> Walthall County Library (601)876-4348
FFA.org Walthall County CTCFFA (601)222-1500 Salem FFA (601)876-2580
Global Ministries International, Inc. Tylertown First Baptist Church Walter J. Smith globalministeries.wordpress.com
Lewis Cemetery Association Jerry Holmes
Mississippi Animal Project Jessica Cameron msanimalproject.org
Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers, MSU Extension Service Minnie Vaughn (Strengthen families through education and community involvement) extension.msstate.edu (601)876-4021
NAACP Mississippi State Conference Unit 5341, Tylertown Earnest Qualls
Mopar Elite of Mississippi Facebook page
National Wild Turkey Federation, Tylertown Chapter Bill and Amy Sartin
Outreach Committee, Inc Tyrone (Teddy) Gatlin (601) 310-7109 (youth mentoring)
Progressive Literary Arts and Crafts Federated Club, MS State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs Inc and Youth Affiliates msfcwcinc.com
Sacred Hearts Senior Citizens Outreach Cynthia Smith, Facebook page
Senior Citizens Outreach, Divine Creations
Sewing for Littles Hometown Quilt Company Tami Jones
St Francis Animal Sanctuary sfas.org
Standing in the Gap Shannon Fortinberry (601)876-3553
THS Class of 97 Lori Hawn Tylertown
First Baptist Church
Tylertown High School, Registered MS Charity
Tylertown Horseman’s Association see Facebook page
Tylertown Neighborhood Resource Council Alice Richmond, Corinthus Pigott, Clayton Bullock, Tommie Brown, Sherman Smith; Tylertown First Baptist Church and Washington Funeral Home Registered MS Charity
Walthall Association of Educators Patricia Hancock (Jayess) Walthall Association for Youth Excellence April Lachelle Smith
Walthall Chargers Football league Facebook page- WAYE-Walthall Chargers Walthall County AARP 4516
Walthall County Association for Progress - Alma Bridges, Minnie Vaughn and others; W-CAP
Walthall County Bass Association Bruce Knippers
Walthall County Chapter of the Retired Education Personnel of Mississippi repm.ms District VI
Walthall County Crime Stoppers Jeremy Holmes; Registered MS Charity
Walthall County Dairy Festival - Walthall Chamber of Commerce
Walthall County Food Pantry Jackie Clark; Registered MS Charity (601)248-5262
Walthall County Post 56 American Legion Mark Binkley, Angela Kilcrease, Jimmie T. Smith Post 120 Clifton Carr
Walthall County Mississippi Trust for the Preservation of History, Culture and the Arts Janice McKellar, Lucious Lampton, Carolyn Dillon, Pam Keaton; Registered MS Charity Walthall County School District, Registered MS Charity
Walthall County Training School Alumni Association EIN 46-4402040
Walthall Dixie Youth Baseball, Inc, [email protected]; app.teampass.com
Walthall Ramblers Riding Club 4H Jennifer Bryant, Barbara Jean Rand; MS State Extension (601)876-4021
Walthall Volunteer Fire Departments
Word Nation McComb Ministries Shronda Taylor-Carter Facebook page TWCMcComb
Adopt a Family- Tesa Payne
Amateur Radio- George Swan, [email protected]
Archery- Mississippi Archery Association MSArcheryassociation.com or Archery in Mississippi Schools ( AIMS)
Beautify Beulah - Shannon Ellis, Facebook page, (601)341-0728
Beekeeping- Jeff Thomas, Darren Higgs, Facebook page- Marion County MS Beekeepers
Boy Scouts- Mark Dillon, Troop 138; Mike Tischer, Weblos Facebook page- Tylertown Boy Scout Troop 138
Christmas in the Park- Walthall Chamber of Commerce
Community Art Murals- Shannon Ellis (601)341-0728
Community Engagement Council (schools) Tyrone (Teddy) Gatlin (601)310-7109
Community-wide garage sale- Walthall Buy/Sell/Trade Facebook group and Tylertown Buy/Sell/Trade Facebook group
Conservation Camps- Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension/ MS Dept of Wildlife,
Fisheries and Parks; youth summer camps, “Camp Fish”, mdwfp.com fishing rodeos
Disaster Relief CERT teams- Royce McKee, Walthall County Emergency Operations Facebook page
Financial Management (financial boot camp hosted by local banks, MSU Extension Service Money Smart, Extension Center for Economic Education and Financial Literacy (ECEEFL ); MS
Community Financial Access Coalition (MCFAC))
Garden Club to maintain downtown flowers and greenery Shannon Ellis (601)341-0728
Gardening- MSU Master Gardener Program- Extension.msstate.edu
Genealogy- Walthall County Library, PAWLS.org; SWMS Genealogical Society- msgw.org> Pike
Girl Scouts- Erin Fortinberry, Donna Tolar, Facebook page- Walthall County Girl Scout Service Unit
Mississippi Barn Quilt Trail WalthallChamber.com/events and attractions/Walthall Barn Quilt Trail
Mississippi Construction Education Foundation “Project Second Chance” training and credentialing for veterans- mcef.net
MSU Master Gardener Program- Extension.msstate.edu
Movie Nights- Walthall County Library PAWLS.org and Keep It Cool Gaming Facebook page
Neighborhood Watch- Royce and Dannie McKee, [email protected]
Self-Sufficiency- Walthall County Homestead Facebook group
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) - MSU STEM 4H Robotics Club; STEAM Camp- Walthall County School District; e-sports competition, Mississippi Association of Independent Schools- ms.gov >MAIS (Parklane Academy)
Trash Pick Up- Keep Walthall Beautiful Facebook page, Bruce Hill, Virginia James
Tylertown Airport Fly-In Jerry Garner, airport manager (T36- Paul Pittman Memorial Airport)
Tylertown Main Street Program Shannon Ellis (601)341-0728
Tylertown Farmers Market- Carolyn Horn, MDAC.ms.gov
Walthall County Poll workers - Circuit clerk’s office
Walthall Sheriff’s Benefit Rodeo- Sheriff Kyle Breland
Waterpark and Playground committee- Lori Hawn, City Clerk
Veterans needed to help other veterans- Winston Fortinberry, (601)303-0160, Vickie Stephens
Veterans Event Committee- Alice Richmond, Clifton Carr
Veterans Garden- Vickie and Thomas Stephens
Youth Mentoring-Tyrone (Teddy) Gatlin (601)310-7109 or Shannon Fortinberry (601)341-1850
