C. J. Stewart Speaks to the Rotary Club of North Jackson

Posted by Bill Osborne

on Apr 04, 2015

C. J. Stewart Speaks to Rotary Club of North Jackson

U. S. Army veteran, C. J. Stewart spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at its March 31, 2015 meeting about his experience as a soldier in Afghanistan, his injury, his recovery and the C. Stewart Foundation that he has started since his return. . Mr. Stewart was a medic with the 101st Airborne Division of the U. S. Army. The C. J. Stewart Foundation is a non-profit organization that purchased the property in Clinton, MS that formerly was Boy Scout Camp Kickapoo and created Camp Downrange. Camp; Down Range is an outdoor adventure camp where youth from Mississippi can learn, develop, and apply life skills through participation in outdoor activities. The C. J. Stewart Foundation says "we want Down Range to be a place where youth can learn their value as individuals and know they are loved. We want them to learn they can be successful not for any other reason, but because of the God who loves them."

Please see the photo to the right. Mr. Stewart is shown with (from the left) Rotarians Erik Hearon, Stewart, Robert Aiken, and Henry Larose. We thank Mr. Stewart for his service to our country, for his creation of the Foundation, and what he si doing for the youth of MIssissippi..