"We

really appreciate [store owner] Pam [Jones']

support," said Ford.

Money

raised will be used by TIG students to start this

year's import/export business. Teaming up with

students from Doon Academy in Dalmellington,

Scotland, TIG students will import Scottish-made

bracelets to sell in the community, and will

export products to Scotland.

As

part of the cultural and business exchange

program, Doon Academy students are scheduled to

visit Fayette in early March. Money raised by the

students will help pay for the trip.

FCHS

students also plan to visit Scotland two weeks

later.

Ford

said Jones and the Hallmark shop were helpful in

TIG projects last year as well. "She has

made a real difference in what we've been able to

do in our program," said Ford. "She's

gone out of her way to help us."

Store

manager Alexis Jones, one of Ford's former

students, said the ornaments are selling briskly.

"We're

glad we could help with this project," she

said. "I think it's a great ornament. It's a

great price at $5, and the money supports a great

group of students."

For

information on TIG and the Christmas ornament, as

well as photos on-line, see www.fayettecounty.org.

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