CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Junior League of Chattanooga (JLC) is pleased to announce its new fall fundraiser, Clean Sweep. The one day remarkable rummage sale will be held at the former Goody's store next to Office Depot and behind Applebee's on Brainerd Road. The sale will take place from 7 a.m. -2 p.m. on Saturday, October 17. The cost of admission is $3.

Clean Sweep is one of the League's three fundraisers. Combined with the JLC Bargain Mart, located in Highland Plaza at the corner of Hixson Pike and Ashland Terrace, and Tour du Jour, the League's popular tour of kitchens, to be held April 10, 2010, the JLC gives 94 cents of each dollar raised, back to the Chattanooga community.

Profits from JLC fundraisers go to the organizations the League supports. In 2007, the JLC committed financial and volunteer support over five years to the Healthy Starts initiative. The League is partnering with three organizations involved in the initiative: The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department's Step ONE - Eat Well program, the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile and RE:START - The Center for Adult Education (formerly known as R.E.A.D. Chattanooga).

Each spring the JLC hosts Kids in the Kitchen, a fun-filled day for children to learn about healthy eating habits and exercise. This year it will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at Thrasher Elementary on Signal Mountain.

The JLC is also partnering this year with the MCR Foundation, named for Mary Cameron Robinson, who passed away from an eating disorder in 2005. League women are helping the MCR Foundation's Ladybug program by going into schools and helping encourage children to have a more positive body image.

Junior League of Chattanooga also awards $20,000 in Mini Grants to Hamilton County public school teachers each year, thanks to a generous donation by Chattem, Inc.

Junior League of Chattanooga, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Since its inception in 1917, the League has donated close to $2 million and 425,000 volunteer hours to the Chattanooga community.

The JLC reaches out to women of all races, religions and national origins who demonstrate an interest and a commitment to voluntarism. Women interested in joining the League can visit www.jlchatt.org for more information and an application.

Junior League of Chattanooga has more than 600 Active and Sustaining members. The JLC is a member of the Association of Junior Leagues International, a coalition of 296 Junior League organizations in four countries.