Mona Pittman: Education Is Her Passion

Soon after Mona Pittman moved to the community of Batesville she was approached by the mother of a student in need of help. From that day Mona Pittman took a keen interest in public education and the welfare of youth in Panola County.

With the desire there Mona Pittman needed an outlet for her passion. She found that outlet when Denis Hoskins spoke to the local Rotary Club about Boys and Girls Clubs. She and six others made it their mission to start a local chapter of the positive place for kids. With their hard work and her additional legal know how they started what was then the Batesville Boys and Girls Club.

As the organization grew in area and number of kids served the church owned property that they were meeting at was simply inadequate. The seven then saw an opening. The local armory had vacated their old building and they saw it as an excellent place to move so that they could help more kids. There was one small wrinkle in that for them to take over the building a local-private bill would have to be passed. To accomplish this two Boys and Girls Club supporters including a local bank president went to see their Senator, Finance Committee Chair Nolan Mettetal. When they tried to meet with him he was unhelpful and combative responding to them as if they were burdening him. They found another legislator who then sponsored the bill and got it passed.

The Boys and Girls Club of Batesville has been renamed The Boys and Girls Club of Northwest Mississippi to properly reflect the breadth of its reach. The original chapter now features positive, educational programming for nearly 200 youth and the community is the better for it.

In addition to working to help the disadvantaged youth in her community, she has also worked to strengthen public schools. She serves as current president of one of here children's local Booster Clubs and as treasurer of another. Mona Pittman cares deeply about the future of our children and our state and she is easily the best candidate for Senate District 10. She deserves your vote and support.