.....Look for these three gift boxes during Fondren UnWrapped for selfies and photo booth photos, starting Thursday near the Trustmark Stage on Duling Ave.
.....Designed and constructed by Fondren residents Greg Buyan,Chris Hannibal and Barry Plunkett, these boxes are the perfect props for your holiday family and friends photos.
.....On Friday, look for the props in Fondren Village and Saturday/Sunday in Woodland Hills Shopping Center.
.....Thank you 601 Studios for providing the photo booth for on-site printed photos.
Thursday Night in Fondren
.....Art, face-painting, red beans and rice, 10-minute portraits, and music on the Trustmark Stage - that's just a sample of what can be experienced all over Fondren on Thursday night as we kick off Fondren UnWrapped.
.....The Mississippi Chorus will begin the evening on the Trustmark Stage at 5 p.m., followed by Opera Mississippi and 601 Studios. The Saltine beer truck and beverages by Babalu will be near the Trustmark Stage.
.....For a complete list of what's happening Thursday night, click here.
Holiday Parade caps Friday's activities
.....The JPD motorcycle patrol and the Belhaven Marching Band will lead our holiday parade at 6 p.m. Friday from Taylor Street heading north on North State Street. Floats, golf carts, walkers and a holiday dinosaur will follow, with our Murrah High School Marching Band featured at the end.
.....The route will turn east onto Duling Avenue, then south onto Old Canton Road, west onto Fondren Landing and then south onto North State Street.
.....Expect these streets to be closed to traffic from 5:45 until 6:45 p.m.
Fondren UnWrapped Photo Scavenger Hunt
.....While you are hunting for that perfect gift, keep your phone handy to snap photos for our Photo Scavenger Hunt.
.....Prizes include a $200 gift card and two $50 gift cards. (Gift cards are winner's choice from participating merchants.)
.....You can pick up a card (see below) with a list of scavenger hunt items at participating merchants.
Honoring our Health Care Heroes
,,,,,Nominated by you, we are honoring nine Health Care Heroes who live in Fondren and have been vital in the fight against COVID. Six will be featured in the parade on Friday. Three will be reporting to work for their evening shift at UMMC. Thank you to ALL Fondren Health Care Workers.
Dr. Emily Evans Grenn
After working exhaustively at UMMC in the early days of COVID, Dr. Emily Grenn would return home to make cloth masks for her fellow surgeons. She continues to be a constant, positive advocate for keeping Mississippi safe from COVID.
Dr. John Caleb Grenn
Dr. John Caleb Grenn worked throughout 2020 splitting his time between the adult and children’s hospital at UMMC. He is now a chief resident in the Pediatrics Department and continues to work tirelessly to advocate for and provide exceptional care to the children of Mississippi.
Dr. David Pierre
Dr. David Pierre is recognized for his positive attitude while working tirelessly during the pandemic. In spite of 12-hour shifts managing COVID and non-COVID patients at Baptist Hospital, he remained faithful and unwavering in his profession while keeping his commitments as a father, husband, neighbor and active community member.
Dr. Trey Wofford
Dr. Wofford has been dedicated to every aspect of COVID response in our community. As an Emergency Room physician at UMMC, he helped design safe and appropriate quarantine strategies for treating patients with COVID. He continues to compassionately provide expert intervention for COVID patients and is passionate about safety measures to reduce the spread of COVID.
Lauren Pongetti
In her role as Clinical Research Coordinator at UMMC’s School of Population Health, Lauren has played a critical role in establishing clinical evidence of the effectiveness of proposed treatments for COVID clinical care. Working with COVID patients and potentially exposing herself to the virus, she faithfully monitors her patients, reviewing their medications, medical visits, signs and symptoms, to add to the body of research that establishes protocols, training and ethical practices.
Dr. Shani Meck
Dr. Meck has been tirelessly working through the pandemic to best protect mothers and babies during times of uncertainty, staying up-to-date on the latest research regarding pregnancy and COVID. She has gowned up to deliver babies to COVID positive mothers, and remained a calm, steady, informed presence for her patients.
Dr. Emily Tarver
Dr. Tarver is a dedicated Emergency Room doctor who steadfastly provides top quality care to every patient in her care. Her colleagues have noted her positive attitude as a much needed beacon of light during the most critical periods of the pandemic.
Dr. Chris Hannibal
Chris Hannibal, who has a doctorate in Physical Rehabilitation, developed a program specifically for patients recovering for COVID which was adapted for patients recovering at home. His physical therapy clinic, ProgressiveHealth, modified its practice by incorporating tele-health and other COVID-safe strategies to insure that patients could continue their PT in a COVID safe environment.
Rebecca Butz
While the focus was on COVID, Rebecca Butz kept her eye on the young patients receiving dialysis treatments at UMMC. As a dietitian, her focus was on the pediatric patients who had special needs regarding renal conditions, ensuring that COVID did not complicate their general health and treatments.
Neighbor-hood Watch Signs
Become a partner with JPD in solving neighborhood crimes!
Virtual Neighborhood Watch signs are now available to deter people from entering your property to commit a crime. For a donation of $10, FRF will deliver a yard sign to your property. You can relocate the sign, once it is received.
.....Whether you have a sign or not, you can upload video and photos from your home security camera directly to JPD's Precinct 4 with this link:Send video to JPD.
.....The sign is just a deterrent to those who may be trespassing, informing them that their images may be sent to Precinct 4 and used as evidence.
