tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331616716860336372024-03-13T15:37:54.377-05:00Junior League of San AntonioJunior Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006117210242339397noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161671686033637.post-34711966067646629972016-11-14T08:00:00.000-06:002016-12-28T15:08:26.798-06:00Community Partner Spotlight: The Doseum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Organization Name: </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The DoSeum<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">When was your organization founded /
how long have you served in the San Antonio Community: </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The San Antonio Children’s Museum was
founded in 1992 and opened its doors in 1995. One year ago, in 2015, SACM
officially re-opened its doors in a new location as The DoSeum.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">What is your Mission Statement? </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Through joyful learning and discovery,
The DoSeum grows minds, connects families, and transforms
communities. It also serves as a premier educational resource through
developing innovative thinkers capable of meeting the challenges of the 21st
century.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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San Antonio Community: </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
DoSeum is a premier educational resource for educators, caregivers, and
children in the San Antonio community. We create accessibility to STEM-based
opportunities for low-income families and schools while empowering the
communities to grow stronger together. Children’s museum’s especially those
that focus on science, technology, engineering, and math like The DoSeum, serve
as “charging stations” that power kids’ minds and support the important work of
schools and other community organizations. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The DoSeum’s
Strengthening Schools and Families program serves select schools in low-income
San Antonio communities by allowing museum instructors to work with local
educators, families and students to create informative and fun STEM content
specific to their needs. Through a series of hosted workshops at The DoSeum, the
program strengthens key relationships at each school site while preparing the
school community to host its own “Family Science Night.” To further provide
state-of-the-art information and findings for parents and caregivers, The
DoSeum partners with the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of
Education and Human Development to conduct research on early learning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The DoSeum’s
Educator Development programs provide professional development and curricular
resources to schools and create a supportive network of STEM educators by
bridging the gap between the educators’ desires to provide STEM education and
their capacity to do so. We serve
approximately 500 teachers each year through a combination of one- and two-day
offerings along with yearlong opportunities that provide 100 continuing
education credits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Educational
intervention for during early childhood development for children of low
socioeconomic status increases their cognitive abilities and academic. In the
past year, The DoSeum has continued its efforts to serve those living in
low-income areas of the city and, as a result, our underwritten visits have
grown by 63%. To ensure that The DoSeum continues being accessible to all, The
DoSeum for All fund enables children and educators from Title 1 schools to
participate in Field Experiences free of charge. The DoSeum for All Fund has
allowed us to serve 50,000+ people through scholarships, free Field
Experiences, and discounted admission. And with the support of H-E-B through
The DoSeum’s H-E-B Free Family Nights, The Doseum has been able to offer free
admission to more than 28,000 residents of San Antonio. The DoSeum seeks to
provide students with out-of-school time that complements students’ formal
classroom learning, serving as a time of meaningful engagement that merges the
museum experience with classroom content. As a children’s museum and science
center, we are uniquely positioned to play this role. We provide a safe,
welcoming environment for students, caregivers and teachers alike, focusing on
inquiry-driven approaches to STEM education with an experienced team of
educators to deliver the programs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Field
Experiences extend an unparalleled opportunity for educators to enrich
classroom experiences by providing an outside source for joyful, kinesthetic
learning and play. Museum educators work to align museum visits with concurrent
classroom STEM content by integrating crucial material from the Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills into programming.
Each Field Experience lasts approximately three hours and consists of
DoSeum gallery exploration and facilitated, inquiry-based STEM learning
activities. School liaisons ensure that Field Experiences go beyond simple
museum visitation by offering engaging activities to deepen and solidify the
understanding of essential STEM concepts explored during their museum
visit. We anticipate serving 25,000
students during the 2016-2017 schoolyear through Field Experiences.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">What is the vision of your
organization for the future of our Community: </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The DoSeum desires to create a
community in which every member has equal access to STEM-based opportunities.
By providing STEM focused content, we are helping to provide more experiences
for early exposure to science and to create lifelong interest and passion in
STEM subjects and pursuits. Through our exhibits and programs serving children,
their caregivers and their educators, our vision is to serve as a premier
educational resource that develops innovative thinkers capable of meeting the
challenges of the 21st century. We are working to create a San Antonio in which
all children will have access to the best educational resources.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">How does the Junior League of San
Antonio help you fulfill your Mission: </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Nearly all of The DoSeum’s events and programs are built
and executed by a team of volunteers, who have graciously given up their time
to help children experience the fun and educational components of our Museum.
All of our volunteer training is run by Junior League of San Antonio, which
means we can ensure that our events and programs will be in the hands of
qualified individuals who truly care about the cause they are working for.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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organization founded / how long have you served in the San Antonio Community: </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Prevent Blindness
Texas has been serving the south Texas region, including San Antonio area since
1965.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The mission of Prevent Blindness Texas is to prevent blindness and preserve
sight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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organization impact our San Antonio Community:</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> Prevent Blindness
Texas’s “Star Pupils” program is designed to educate parents and the general
public on children’s vision issues by providing disadvantaged children in Bexar
County with access to vision care through educational platforms and
partnerships. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of the components to our “Star Pupils” program is our Sight for Students
application. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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assists families with a household income at or below 200% of the Federal
Poverty Level by providing a free eye exam and/or glasses as needed. The voucher system allows children (18 yrs.
and younger) to receive an eye exam and glasses if needed without any cost to
the family. Prevent Blindness Texas is
also committed to assisting families who may qualify for free eye care services
through the Sight for Students program by assisting with additional vision
resources, such as free vision screenings
and education services.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">What is the vision of
your organization for the future of our Community: </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">An indicator of the
success our program continues to see, is evident through increased screening
numbers and requests from SAISD’s Student Health Services to continue our
collaboration. Year after year, we
continue to increase the number of underserved and at-risk children in Bexar
County through the “Star Pupils” Program.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">True
to our mission of preventing blindness and preserving sight, there are no
specific criteria to participate in free vision screenings. All children, parents, educators and the
general public are eligible to receive educational information on children’s
eye health and safety. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">The
“Star Pupils” Program will arm parents with the information they need in order
to protect their children’s eyes at play and school to ensure a lifetime of
quality vision. It also helps families
with a household income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level by
providing children with a free eye exam and/or glasses as needed without any
cost to the family. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Providing
access to free vision screenings, eye exams and glasses enables children to be
all they can be. It equips them with the
necessary supplies and the greatest possible chance at success.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">How does the Junior
League of San Antonio help you fulfill your Mission: </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">With the Junior
League’s support, Prevent Blindness Texas is able to reach out to a greater
number of children every year, providing more and more free vision screenings. More
and more children and families in need can receive assistance and be better
prepared for State mandated testing in the Spring.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Name: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Clarity
Child Guidance Center (Clarity CGC)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was your organization founded / how long have you served in the San Antonio
Community: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Clarity CGC, founded in 1886, is the only nonprofit in South Texas
providing a continuum of mental health care for children ages 3-17. Our
services include outpatient care, day treatment services, acute inpatient care
at our children’s psychiatric hospital, and emergency services in our new,
24-hour, even day-a-week Crisis Assessment Center. Nearly 9,000 kids receive
care annually, with over 40,000 outpatient visits and 17,500 inpatient days in
our 66-bed hospital. Wraparound supports include case management for families
as well as education continuation for our patients via our on-campus school.
Play with Purpose™, our art, music and play therapy program is integrated into
our treatment plans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are a proud United Way agency and Joint Commissioned Accredited. We partner
with several nursing schools, The University of Texas Health Science Center as
a training hospital for child and adolescent psychiatry residents/fellows, and
the pediatrics program at the Baylor College of Medicine.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is your Mission Statement: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Clarity CGC’s mission is to help children, adolescents, and
families overcome the disabling effects of mental illness and improve their
ability to function successfully at home, at school, and in the community. We
are dedicated to providing a continuum of services to meet each child’s needs
regardless of their ability to pay. As a result of our services, we help heal
young minds and hearts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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does your organization impact our San Antonio Community: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Clarity CGC is the only
nonprofit providing a continuum of care for children 17 and younger. As a
result, we are poised to provide care to nearly 9,000 youth. Clarity CGC is
helping to heal young minds and hearts, as nine out of ten parents report an
improvement in their child following treatment, with the majority of parents
citing the improvement as “significant”. These parent and guardian
self-reported results mirror that of our clinical results from our Child Global
Assessment Scale ratings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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children during their youth is critical to achieving other important
milestones. Without treatment, the one in five children who experience mental
illness will drop out of school at a rate of 50%, while they are twice as
likely to self-medicate through drugs and alcohol. The vast majority of mental
health treatment in the United States occurs in our prison system, when it’s
often too late. Worse, suicide is the second leading cause of death in Texas’
young citizens.<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Helping
kids when they are kids is a pathway not only to a happy and healthy childhood,
but it’s critically important to our society as a whole.<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is the vision of your organization for the future of our Community: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Clarity CGC seeks to be
recognized as a world-class treatment center for children and adolescents that
freely shares knowledge and research to inspire other communities to address
this critical nationwide health issue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We
see our services continuing to grow locally because of our expansion efforts
and regionally through a clinic model. We will also grow our campaign to end
the stigma of mental illness, called One in Five Minds. To learn more about
Clarity CGC or our campaign, visit us at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.claritycgc.org/">www.claritycgc.org</a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.1in5minds.org/">www.1in5minds.org</a>.<u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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does the Junior League of San Antonio help you fulfill your Mission: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Junior League of San
Antonio is the ONLY volunteer group that is allowed direct access to our
patients. We believe that<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>children
do well when they can</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and
when they are not doing well, we work collaboratively with the young person to
understand root causes and problem solve. This approach and belief system is
the foundation of our unique model of care, called Claritycare<sup>TM</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As
a result of this unique model of care, and the needs for patient privacy,
Clarity CGC has allowed only the volunteers from the Junior League of San
Antonio to work with our young patients directly. JLSA Volunteers embody the
attributes, values, and skills that our own employees bring to the care model –
dignity, respect, understanding, cognitive flexibility and empathic
attunement. Together, we are healing young minds and hearts!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06952260291503251654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161671686033637.post-90493726385492679102016-08-29T14:35:00.002-05:002016-08-29T14:35:21.307-05:00Sustainer Member Spotlight: Virginia Van Cleave<span id="docs-internal-guid-4a31b506-d7b7-2fbc-8907-0ccd83ee778b"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The groundwork and experience that starts in the League can be set in motion when working with other organizations. Virginia says, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">“The League makes you a better citizen and a better contributor to the community.”</span></span></div>
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located in communities that need our support the most, to help children and
young adults reach their full potential. We offer members a safe, supportive
and engaging environment to learn, play and grow as individuals, which is
particularly important for at-risk youth who may not otherwise have a steady
support system outside of school. The San Antonio chapter serves more than
9,000 kids each year; the Calderon branch alone serves 1,700 each year. Our
team is committed to giving all youth the opportunity to succeed in life,
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inspire youth in a safe, positive and engaging environment. JLSA enhances the
quality of our program offerings to members, and the kids very much look
forward to spending time learning about new exercises, healthy snacks and
healthy lifestyle choices. JLSA volunteers also motivate our staff members,
motivating them to enhance program offerings and serving as mentors to our
young members. JLSA’s efforts also serve as a recruitment tool for our clubs,
as parents often ask about programs regarding healthy eating and living for
their children; the quality programs Junior League teaches allows us to meet
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<span class="s1">American Cancer Society $1,000</span></div>
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<span class="s1">The Arc of San Antonio $2,578</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Boysville, Inc. $1,300</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Roy Maas Youth Alternatives $2,518</span></div>
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<span class="s1">University Health System Foundation $2,500</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc. - Help a Senior $1,500</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Kinetic Kids, Inc. $2,500</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Good Samaritan Community Service $2,500</span></div>
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<span class="s1">YOSA (Youth Orchestras of San Antonio) $2,500</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc. - Guadalupe Home $2,500</span></div>
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<span class="s1">Volunteer Services Council of the San Antonio State Hospital $800</span></div>
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<span class="s1">$8,000 was also awarded to local high school arts and music education programs at the <a href="https://www.jlsa.org/?nd=fame" target="_blank">2016 Margaret Tobin FAME Awards</a>!</span></div>
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<span class="s1">2015-2016 has been such a wonderfully successful year of giving, volunteering and caring. Cheers to all of the amazing women in Community for accomplishing all of the below and more!</span></div>
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JLSA’s Membership Development Council (MDC) is responsible
for coordinating the activities that train, orient, accept and enhance the
development of all Members. MDC plays an
important role in improving the satisfaction and retention of all Members,
which is vital to the success of the League.
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The 2015-16 MDC, led by Vice President of Membership
Development Council Joy McGaugh and the MDC Executive Committee, did an
outstanding job this year of developing our Members through a wide variety of
activities. Here are some highlights of
MDC’s many successful endeavors this year:
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Held 3 Prospective Member Meetings (an exclusive
sneak peek at Holiday Ole Market, traditional meeting before the December
General Membership Meeting, and following the Resolve for a Better SA 5K)<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Created and instituted a new Sponsor Training
program for Active members wanting to serve as Sponsors, training 16 Sponsors.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Received applications from 134 Prospective
Members, with 129 having accepted the invitation to join the 2016-2017 New
Member Class.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><u>Training & Education<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Kicked off the year in July with a screening of
the documentary “Miss Representation,” which was attended by 93 Members.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->124 Members attended a JLSA-exclusive
“Suffragette” screening at Santikos Bijou on November 30<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->37 Members learned how to make the most of their
JLSA years of service at a JLSA Career Track Training, featuring 4 Sustainers –
Jeanie Travis, Anne Ballantyne, Daniela de Serna, and Gayle Girdley – sharing
their experiences with our New Members and Actives.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->21 Members received CPR Certification at a
special training on March 7<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Total of 177 attendees at 6 Taboo series
trainings.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Civic Training Manager set up a special City and
County Leaders’ Roundtable event, featuring Bexar County Commissioner Tommy
Calvert; Bexar County Commissioner Kevin Wolff; City of San Antonio Councilman
Mike Gallagher; City of San Antonio Councilman Ron Nirenberg; and City of San
Antonio Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Members earned 346 Mission Credits through
Training & Education events this year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><u>Leadership Academy (LeaderBOARD and GOAL)<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->The 2<sup>nd</sup> Annual LeaderBOARD kicked off
in December, with 21 participants learning from JLSA Sustainers, Actives, and
industry experts about the operation and function of nonprofit boards so they
can be effective and informed board members for local nonprofits. Participants
from this year and last year were invited to participate in a Board Day to meet
nonprofits looking to fill spots on their boards of directors.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2016 Leaderboard Class</td></tr>
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</span><!--[endif]--><u>AMIGOS<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->AMIGOS has served 51 Members so far this year,
including welcoming 24 new JLSA babies!<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><u>New Members<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->12 Mentors have led 87 New Members successfully
through their provisional year<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->New Member Project at San Antonio Food Bank – 80
New Members packed 36,000 pounds of food into 1,180 boxes, representing 28,125
meals, in just 2 ½ hours on September 19<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->New Members worked 1,948 hours in the community
through SA Works<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->New Members donated $19,999.50 worth of items to
Goodwill, accounting for $6,666.50 worth of Goodwill gift cards distributed to
our community partners<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->New Members earned 265 Community Awareness
Training credits, learning about our city and the services available in the San
Antonio community.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">VP of Community, Brandis Davis, pumping up our <br />
New Member class for their project at the Food Bank.</td></tr>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Our 397 Actives have earned 910 Mission Credits
as of April 26<sup>th</sup>, which translates to 2,730 hours spent volunteering
at our fundraisers, taking advantage of training opportunities, or supporting
our community programs.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->As of our April GMM, we have had 1826 attendees
total at our General Membership Meetings.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->14 Sustainers opened their homes to 208 Members
for our November Sustainer In-Home General Membership Meetings<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->8 Community Partners hosted 188 Members at
Community General Membership Meeting in March<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span><!--[endif]--><u>Transfers<o:p></o:p></u></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->We had a record 12 Sustainers and 31 Actives
Transfer into JLSA, accounting for 255 SA Works hours completed, 31 Community
Awareness credits, and 53 Mission Credits.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Volunteer Extraordinaire: 197 attendees
celebrated our 2016 Volunteer Extraordinaire Rhonda Kolm Calvert at the San
Antonio Country Club on March 26<sup>th</sup>, nearly doubling the budgeted
goal for income for the event.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->180 Sustainers RSVP’ed for our Sustainer
Luncheon in October, where they were celebrated and thanked for their years of
service to JLSA and the years spent serving the San Antonio community since
going Sustainer. Each Sustainer was gifted a complimentary 3-day pass to
Holiday Ole Market.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->On December 3<sup>rd</sup>, 54 Sustainers
attended our Holiday River Barge Cruise on the San Antonio River, featuring a
special happy hour at the Sternewirth bar at Hotel Emma.<o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->16 Sustainers took an exclusive tour of the
Tobin Center at our Sustainer Socials, including one mixer with our New Members.<o:p></o:p></div>
Junior Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006117210242339397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161671686033637.post-6594656575624985222015-08-20T21:22:00.002-05:002015-09-09T10:20:34.142-05:00Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Junior League of San Antonio Nominating Process, but Were Afraid to Ask<div class="MsoNormal">
<i>By Araceli Pena, Nominating Chair</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
Junior League of San Antonio Nominating Committee is looking for our great
organization’s next leaders – and we hope that will include you! We know the
nominating process is not always easy to understand, so take a look at these common
questions and answers for clarification. We encourage you to nominate yourself
or someone you admire by September 17<sup>th</sup>. Thank you for your interest
in the future of our League!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">What is the Junior League
of San Antonio Nominating Committee?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
Nominating Committee presents a slate (or list of candidates) for the
membership’s approval. The membership may vote to elect the entirety of the
slate of candidates or deny it such that the Nominating Committee must then
present a new slate for ratification.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">What positions does the
Nominating Committee nominate?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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1) The 2016-2017 Board of Director positions to be slated include: </blockquote>
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<li>President-Elect (Candidate must have served on the Board of Directors for at least 1 full previous term) </li>
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<li>Treasurer-Elect </li>
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<li>Vice President of Communications </li>
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<li>Vice President of Community </li>
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<li>Vice President of Fund Development </li>
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<li>Vice President of Membership Development </li>
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<li>Vice President of Planning </li>
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<li>Board Secretary </li>
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<li>Board Member-at-Large (The Nominating Committee presents 4 candidates, and the membership votes to elect 1 of the 4) </li>
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2) New this year, the Nominating Committee will also be presenting candidates for 4 new “elect” positions. Vice President-Elects will assist the councils they serve in 2016-2017 as second chair and then will serve as Vice Presidents of these respective councils for the 2017-2018 League year: </blockquote>
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<li>Vice President-Elect of Communications </li>
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<li>Vice President-Elect of Community </li>
</ul>
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<li>Vice President-Elect of Fund Development </li>
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<li>Vice President-Elect of Membership Development </li>
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3) Lastly, the Nominating Committee will present 7 candidates for the 2016-2017 Nominating Committee to the membership for approval. Candidates must have completed 3 years of active service or 1 year on the Board of Directors by the end of this League year, must have an active placement and be in good standing, and may not have served on the Nominating Committee the previous 2 years. Please note that Nominating Committee members may not serve on the Board of Directors the year following their Nominating Committee service.</blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
Board of Directors is responsible for planning for the Junior League of San
Antonio’s future by creating and operationalizing strategic plans, and they maintain
oversight of the League’s financial position. The time commitment required varies
from Board position to Board position, but it can average about 15 hours per
week of meetings and work. The 2016-2017 Board members will begin working in
early 2016 – making Board service an 18 month commitment. Board members are
also expected to contribute to the League’s Annual Loyalty fund and attend
ticketed Junior League events when possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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or Submit a Name for Consideration?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">September
17, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It’s
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form via the League website. Log into the “members only” League website (</span><a href="http://www.jlsa.org/"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">www.jlsa.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">). Click on the “Resource” tab, then “Nominating Process” tab, and either
click on the “self-nominating” link or “nominating” link (to nominate someone
other than yourself).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Informal Nomination
Process</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">:
Provide to the Nominating Committee the name of the person you wish to be
considered – either by writing the name down on a card at the September General
Membership Meeting or by sending an email to a Nominating Committee member. If
you nominate someone other than yourself, a Nominating Committee member will contact
the nominee to ensure they are interested in serving. If she wants to be
considered or you self-nominated, the nominee will receive an email from me<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> asking for responses to a few short questions. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.jlsa.org/" target="_blank">Log in to your JLSA account to nominate!</a></span></div>
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All candidates who applied to be considered or who were submitted for consideration
by someone else are kept strictly confidential by the Nominating Committee. If
you submit names for consideration, those candidates will not know who
recommended them to the Nominating Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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All candidates are kept strictly confidential by the Nominating Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Who Serves on the Junior
League of San Antonio Nominating Committee?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I
serve as the Nominating Committee Chair with these great women: Brett Beyer,
Emily Christy, Gretchen Garceau-Kragh, Kristen Henry, Liz Lamoureux, Sarah
McKee, Katie Reynolds, Debbie Strus, Natalie Tate, and Emily Threet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Please
do not hesitate to contact any one of us with questions or to nominate yourself
or someone else! Find us in the JLSA Directory!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Join the Junior League of San Antonio for our first Sip n' Shop at Kendra Scott of the 2015-16 year</span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"> on </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_753828300" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Wednesday, August 12, </span></span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">from</span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"> </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_753828301" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5- 8 p.m.</span></span><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">Catch up with your friends and the latest jewelry trends over a glass of bubbly and snacks. Don’t forget that you are shopping for a cause: 20% of the proceeds will come back to the Junior League of San Antonio to help further our mission.</span></div>
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Can’t make it to our first Sip n’ Shop? Kendra Scott has graciously allowed our members to call the shop <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_753828302" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Wednesday</span></span>, place an order, and still have 20% of the proceeds donated to the League. When you call <a href="tel:210-591-7180" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+12105917180">210-591-7180</a> to place your order, make sure to mention the Junior League of San Antonio!</div>
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Junior Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006117210242339397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161671686033637.post-26008584551126106502015-07-15T08:54:00.002-05:002015-07-23T17:29:36.619-05:00Top 5 Ways We Are NOT The Junior League of The Astronaut Wives Club<div class="MsoNormal">
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One of my new favorite summer television shows is The
Astronaut Wives Club, which airs on ABC on Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Based on the 2013 New York Times bestseller
with the same title by Lily Koppel, The Astronaut Wives Club is an American
period drama series created for ABC. The series tell the story of the wives of
the Mercury Seven astronauts who pioneered the first manned space flights
between May 1961 and May 1963 during the height of America’s race to the moon. When
the Mercury Seven were selected in 1959, they became instant superstars in the
Cold War space race with Russia, and their seven wives became American royalty.
The wives had tea with First Lady Jackie Kennedy at the White House, appeared
on the cover of Life Magazine, shared in a $500,000 publicity contract and
became fashion icons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a
self-proclaimed history junkie, I love the historical aspect of this show,
which features vintage black and white video clips from the actual launches
interspersed with the fictional scenes and portrays the women as similarly as
possible to their real-life counterparts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>During a recent episode, however, I took issue with the show’s portrayal
of the perception of and purpose for the Junior League.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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In the fourth episode, entitled “Liftoff,” NASA relocates
the astronauts and their wives to Houston, Texas to be closer to mission
control. At a welcome BBQ with members of “Houston Society,” Jo, one of the astronaut
wives, meets a member of the Junior League of Houston and scores an invitation
for all of the wives to a Junior League of Houston gala. Jo becomes extremely concerned
with becoming a member of the Junior League of Houston, which she describes
several times as “exclusive” and dotes on the fact that membership is
“invitation only” by a committee of “high society ladies.” At the gala, Jo shames
Betty, her co-astronaut wife and friend, in front of Junior League of Houston
members for not being “fancy” enough in an attempt to impress the women and
receive an invitation to become a member herself. Later, when Betty asks where
the money for the fundraising gala is going, she is told that it’s impolite to
ask those types of questions. Unfortunately for Jo, after all that effort and
potential harm to her friendships with the other astronaut wives, Jo ultimately
does not receive an invitation to become a Junior League member.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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As I was watching “Liftoff,” I became increasingly concerned
about the perception of the Junior League held by the 4.28 million viewers of
the show as a result of the show’s portrayal of the organization. And thus was
born, the TOP FIVE WAYS JLSA MEMBERS ARE NOT LIKE THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF THE ASTRONAUT WIVES:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>From L to R: Valayia Jones-Smith, Stephanie Reese, <br />Melissa Paschall, & Vanessa Leal</i></td></tr>
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<b>1. Our membership is not exclusive.</b> Gone are the days where
you had to receive an “invitation” to join the Junior League of San Antonio from
a committee of women who sipped tea and wore pearls. With over 1,200 members, JLSA
is comprised of women from a variety of backgrounds, ethnicities, and
experiences. We love learning from each other as we volunteer and train
together. Even though they were “celebrities” of their time, the astronaut
wives had to beg their way into the Junior League, and even then they did not
receive invitations. If you have a passion for voluntarism, developing your
potential as a woman and a leader and improving the San Antonio community, you
are not only welcome, but WANTED! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>2. We raise money for a purpose – and are proud of it! </b>In
the 2014-2015 JLSA year, our fundraising efforts raised $328,600 to give back
to the San Antonio community. While Jo may have been shushed at the Junior
League gala for asking where he money was going, we are proud to partner with
over 60 local nonprofit organizations and to be able to award cash grants to
deserving organizations, projects or initiatives. If you ask any member of our
committees for JLSA’s major fundraisers, Holiday Olé Market, Fête de Cuvée or
the Resolve for a Better SA 5K, they will be the first to tell you exactly why
we raise money and for whom in the community for the money is raised.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We welcome the opportunity to give back to
our community – and enjoy any opportunity to talk about the great ways we give!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>3. We are not afraid to get our hands dirty.</b> The portrayal
of the Junior League in The Astronaut Wives focused on gala dresses and glasses
of champagne. If you have the opportunity to witness a Done In A Day project or
volunteer for an SA Works Shift, chances are there will not be any champagne or
sequins during JLSA’s volunteer hours. JLSA members have traded in our pearls
and gowns for t-shirts and ponytails as we are out making a difference in our
community. From gardening with Green Spaces Alliance to cleaning up trails at
Mitchell Lake Audubon Center, JLSA members are doing more for the city of San
Antonio than drinking champagne at a gala.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And if you ask any JLSA member, we wouldn’t have it any other way!<br />
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<b>4. JLSA women are a force to be reckoned with. </b>The astronaut
wives wanted to become members of the Junior League so that they could mingle
with “high society.” Our members join JLSA so they can give back to and make a
difference in our community. And what a difference they make! In 2014-2015,
JLSA members spent 6,460 hours volunteering with our community partners. Outside
of the league, 49% of our members are involved with other causes and many of
our members sit on other nonprofit boards in the community. Additionally, 75%
of our members work outside the home and 63% of our members hold
managerial/professional positions. Most recently, one of our JLSA <o:p></o:p><br />
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members was
awarded the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's "Rising Star of the
Year" for 2015. With programs such as LeaderBoard and GOAL (“Growing Our
Awesome Leaders”), JLSA intentionally trains our members in leadership
development so that our members can grow personally and professionally and
apply those new skills to their JLSA placements as well as activities outside
of the league. JLSA members don’t just sit around and wait for opportunities to
come to us – we create them ourselves!</div>
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<b>5. We support one another, inside and outside of JLSA. </b>In
the episode, one of the astronaut wives made fun of her friend in an effort to
“impress” the women of the Junior League. My experience in JLSA, and the
experience of everyone I know who has been involved with the organization, has
been the exact opposite of the astronaut wives’ portrayal. Whether its JLSA
activities or involvement outside of the league, JLSA members are each other’s closest
friends, confidantes and encouragers. We enjoy happy hours together, invite one
another to celebrate achievements in our other organizations and attend one
another’s wedding and baby showers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many
of our members have found <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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their lifelong friends through JLSA, friendships that
continue into their sustainer years and beyond.</div>
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<i style="background-color: white;">Julianne Reeves & </i><i style="background-color: white;">Lauren Fleischer</i><br />
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In short, I really enjoy The Astronaut Wives Club.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The show is providing education and knowledge
about America’s race for space and the developments of NASA during the 1960’s
to a generation who was not around during that time to witness all of these
events firsthand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, I hope that
viewers of the show, particularly those who may be interested in joining JLSA,
realize that we have come a long way since the Junior Leagues of the 1960’s, and
that being a member of JLSA is not accurately portrayed in the show. I am proud
of how far we have come and all that we are doing for our community – and while
I am a proud owner of pearls and heels that I am excited to break out at Fête,
there is more to me and my fellow JLSA members than being a “high society”
volunteer. JLSA members have passion for a purpose – and I hope that is the
message we leave and the image we have in the city of San Antonio and beyond.<br />
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Junior Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006117210242339397noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161671686033637.post-48392766415798932982015-06-11T09:32:00.000-05:002015-06-11T09:32:31.281-05:00How to be a Successful Volunteer<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>By Heather Blazi, Vice Chair of Communications</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So! One of our first major Junior League of San Antonio events
of the new year took place this past weekend, our annual Volunteer Training. I
have to say, this was one of my favorite events I have been to in my League
career thus far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We opened up with a video
from Admiral McRaven (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxBQLFLei70" target="_blank">see it here</a>) giving us 10 life lessons from a navy seal. I believe everyone should take 20
minutes to watch this video – it will be well worth it. I promise the 10 lessons will make sense once you watch the video.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even if you've never been in navy seal training (which I am
be willing to bet 99.9% of us have not), we have all experienced moments where
these life lessons really hit home. Several Junior League of San Antonio board
members shared a personal story that aligned with each of these lessons. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Katie Kuznair, one of our new members this year, was
inspired by their stories. “I enjoyed hearing the personal stories of the board
members relating to the 10 life lessons. It was nice to get a little insight on
who they are as women and some of the things they have struggled with and
overcome.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the video, Admiral McRaven talks about how one person can
make an impact. <b>Just one person. </b>That's what we are doing as members of the
Junior League and leaders in our community. We are making an impact, each and
every one of us. But, it helps to know how we are making an impact. Enter phase
2 of the training. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This part was pretty incredible. Four of our community
partners- Prevent Blindness, Family Endeavors, Green Spaces Alliance, and
Clarity Guidance- spoke to us about how the Junior League of San Antonio has
made a positive impact on their program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There was so much gratitude for what we do, it really shows you how
important our work is within our community. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Holly Pirruccello, a 8-year active volunteering in an SA
Works placement this year, said the Family Endeavors’ story meant a lot to her.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Holly said, “it was amazing listening to the beautiful lady
from Fairweather Family Lodge speak about her past, the transformation she has
undergone, and how grateful she is to the JLSA volunteers she met for their
time and support while she was mending herself and her spirit.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hearing their stories just solidified my reasons for joining
the Junior League. It was so phenomenal to hear what they had to say. <b>Our
volunteers are out there almost every day representing what we do. So it's
important for us to learn how to SUCCEED as a Volunteer too.</b> Lorena Pena and
Sarah Wannarka shared with us five steps to become a successful volunteer.
These lessons are so important, I want to shout them from the rooftop, and
share them with everyone I know. If you take nothing else away from this post,
I hope you take these five tips seriously. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every time we go out into the world, we represent the Junior
League. Even more so when we volunteer with our community partners. So, here
they are.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ENERGY
& PASSION – If you are scheduled to volunteer, make sure you show up
on time and are full of life. You are there representing JLSA, and there
is nothing worse than a Debbie Downer showing up... so lesson number one,
“Fake it 'till you FEEL it.” not make it... FEEL it. We should all be just
as passionate about Junior League events as we are about Starbucks or our fur-babies (two things I’m pretty passionate about). We do such amazing
work, and we should all be super proud of what we do!</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FLEXIBILITY
– This is a group of volunteers. We are all people. We all have lives
outside of the Junior League. If a shift lead doesn't show up, or you signed
up for playing with kids and you end up painting at your shift, repeat
after me... “it is not the end of the world.” Life will go on. If your
shift lead didn't show up, just let your Mentor know, or email <a href="mailto:saworks@jlsa.org" target="_blank">saworks@jlsa.org</a> and the SA Works team
will make sure you get your credits. If you signed up for one thing and
ended up doing another, it’s all ok! You helped a community partner with
something they needed, and that is what we want to do. We want to help!
So, take a deep breath, smile, and know that what you are doing is truly
making a difference!<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">INTEGRITY
– You may be the only representative of the Junior League that someone
knows or sees. If you are at a shift and you sit in a corner and look at
your phone the whole time (that is another topic in itself) and don't talk
to anyone or take initiative, our community partners notice! We are there
to be WITH them. Put your phones up, they will be there when your shift is
done. Just remember, you may be the light in someone's day! Make the most
of it, and get to know some of the people we are helping... who knows what
you will learn!<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">RELIABILITY
– This one is pretty self-explanatory. If you sign up for a shift, be
there. If something major happens (this is not to be used as an excuse to
“get out of something”) call the shift lead and let them know you can't
make it. Life happens, and everyone understands (see “Flexibility”). The
thing to remember is there are lots of women out there looking for opportunities
to volunteer. If you sign up for a shift and don't show up, you are taking
a spot away from someone else! And way more importantly, our community
partners are relying on us to be there. Don't let them down! <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">EMPATHY
& COMPASSION – Be mindful of where you are going. Some of the people
you interact with may not be as blessed as we are. Don't distract from the
AWESOME work you are about to do. Don't stand there and whisper with your
friends in the corner, even if it’s about something totally unrelated,
when people are vulnerable and self-conscious, they may think you are
talking about them. We are there to represent the League and do some
amazing work!<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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Junior Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006117210242339397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161671686033637.post-81661888644345380132015-02-07T22:55:00.000-06:002015-02-07T23:04:31.565-06:00JLSA 2015 Cellar Party<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #343434; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Excitement is building as we are fast approaching the Junior League of San Antonio’s 4</span><span style="color: #343434; font-size: 9px; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">th</span><span style="color: #343434; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Annual </span><span style="font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fête du Cuvée black tie fundraiser presented by <a href="http://www.wavehealthcare.com/" target="_blank">Wave Healthcare</a>, Saturday, March 7, 2015.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Since 2012, wine and food enthusiasts alike have gathered at The Bright Shawl to enjoy fare from the city’s most acclaimed chefs while expanding their personal cellars with purchases from our one-of-a-kind silent and live auctions, and celebrating the mission and accomplishments of the Junior League of San Antonio.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #343434; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Patrons will sip fine wine, listen to music by DJ Steven Lee Moya, and enjoy a custom menu of created especially for the Cellar Party by <a href="http://starfishsa.com/#home" target="_blank">Starfish</a> chef, Diego Fernandez. The best part of the night may just be the beautiful views of downtown San Antonio from the Penthouse at the Alteza Residences above the Grand Hyatt (</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #343434; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/610+E+Market+St,+San+Antonio,+TX+78205/@29.4222482,-98.484642,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x865cf601d9d3f5c7:0x85d4b18ab91123b2" target="_blank">610 East Market Street, San Antonio, Texas 78205</a>). </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #343434; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Starfish was one of two San Antonio restaurants who recently made it on </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #343434; font-size: 15px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Texas Monthly’s</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #343434; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> esteemed “<a href="http://www.texasmonthly.com/lists/no-9-starfish" target="_blank">Where to Eat Now 2015</a>” list. </span></span><br />
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Junior Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006117210242339397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161671686033637.post-30434073714256358222015-01-25T19:46:00.000-06:002015-01-25T19:46:07.317-06:002015 Resolve for a Better SA 5K<div class="Standard">
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-364ddb52-23e6-0f30-8caa-94b3ec240b67" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 3</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; vertical-align: super; white-space: pre-wrap;">rd</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Annual Junior League of San Antonio Resolve for a Better SA 5K Polar Bear Dash is on January 31, 2015 at 9:00am, at its new location at the </span><a href="https://www.samuseum.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">San Antonio Museum of Art</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">! Join us to help the Junior League of San Antonio “Freeze” in the New Year! The Junior League’s signature project is </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/letsgosanantonio" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let’s Go San Antonio</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, which promotes healthy living for San Antonio youth. Please bring your kids to join us for the Kids’ Cub Crawl (Half K) so we can get San Antonio’s youth off to the right start in the New Year. All proceeds from the race goes to help Junior League of San Antonio’s numerous community partners.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Hibernator: $35, support the Resolve for a Better SA 5K effort from the comfort of your warm bed. Hibernators will receive a race t-shirt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Packet Pick Up will be at Soler’s in Alamo Heights on Friday, January 30. Details will be on the website.</span></div>
<br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you'd like to support the Junior League of San Antonio by donating to our 5K fundraising efforts please visit us online and help us reach our goal of $20,000!</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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cups at Starbucks, peppermint bark at Williams-Sonoma… It really is beginning
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from all over the country, and I know I got a lot of Christmas shopping
done.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I may or may not have bought a few
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team put on were absolutely amazing! We
kicked off the weekend with Sneak Peek featuring a silent auction, live music,
fabulous food…and of course, shopping!
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complete with Kendra Scott door prizes and a truly wonderful speech about
friendship, motherhood and real life by Melanie Shankle.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you haven’t read her best seller, </span><i style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sparkly Green Earrings,</i><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I suggest you
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</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Consider it your Christmas gift to yourself – enjoy!</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></h3>
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morning!</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Precious kiddos in their
pajamas, delicious pancakes, painting, letters to Santa, and even a performance
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the weekend though? ALL the funds raised
by this event go right back into our community!
Our mission is to promote voluntarism, develop the potential of women
and improve the community, and each and every dollar raised at Holiday Olé
Market does just that. We’re working on
final numbers, but we’ll absolutely share those as soon as they come in!</span></h3>
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sponsors, shoppers and volunteers make this event possible every year, and for
that, we are eternally grateful!</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We
appreciate the support of our major sponsors: Children’s Hospital of San Antonio,
Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry, Capital Group Companies, Baptist Breast Center, News
4 WOAI, Bjorn’s, South Texas Money Management, Broadway Bank, Brio Tuscan
Grille, Magnolia Pancake Haus, Corner Bakery, and especially our presenting
sponsor, Valero, for their continued support!</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I would be remiss if I
didn’t take a minute to thank the fabulous women on the Holiday Olé Market
committee for their time, hard work and dedication.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Without them, this event would not be
possible!</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is truly an honor to work
with such an amazingly talented and committed group of ladies, and I continue
to be amazed by the strength and character of our Junior League of San Antonio
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On behalf of the <a href="http://www.jlsa.org/" target="_blank">JuniorLeague of San Antonio</a>, thank you for your support of this event!</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And you better make plans now to join us in
2015!</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My assistant chair has great
things planned for next year’s show.</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trust me, you won’t want to miss it!</span></span></h3>
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Junior Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006117210242339397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161671686033637.post-84747024990147707122014-09-10T23:00:00.000-05:002014-11-12T16:30:45.312-06:002014 Food Bank SNAP Challenge<div class="MsoNormal">
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options for $4.50 a day per person in the household.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/letsgosanantonio" target="_blank">Let’s Go San Antonio</a> team is working with families/children who are
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The real crux of the challenge is how to teach and
implement healthy nutrition choices when a person has a limited income.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">By deciding to participate in the SNAP Challenge, Junior League of San Antonio members, friends and families will have a better understanding of the issue that Let's Go San Antonio is trying to tackle. How can a person, or a family, really eat healthier when on a budget.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></h3>
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information that is helpful for our Let’s Go Team to come up with ways to approach the issue and it will be helpful to understand the problems that Challenge participants face while on this limited food budget.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Experience firsthand what many children in our community are facing on a daily basis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the population Let's Go San Antonio is working with in teaching different ways to budget to choose healthier options.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><br /> </span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While participating in the challenge take pictures of meals prepared, shopping items found at
area grocer’s that are cheaper and healthier options and share! It will be great for participants to learn from one another where cheaper and healthier options exist in San Antonio!</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you give it your best effort and it ended up being an epic fail? Share why it didn't work for you. It validates how difficult it can be to realize what $1.50 per meal really means and why Let's Go San Antonio is so important.</span></span></h3>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some have asked "Why $4.50 a day per person?"</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">The Food Bank told us that </span>$1.50 is a national average for an individual benefit.
The local per meal average is actually <i>lower</i> but we are using our national
network’s number at $1.50. </span></span></h3>
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<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Share with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and use </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#JLSAgoesorange, </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#sagoesorange, #jlsa #safoodbank #snapchallenge. </span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Don't use social media? <a href="mailto:socialmedia@jlsa.org" target="_blank">Email us</a> your thoughts on the challenge and photos of any attempts to participate.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make a pledge to commit the savings back to healthy
activities for your family or give back to the <a href="http://www.jlsa.org/?nd=donate_summary" target="_blank">Junior League of San Antonio Loyalty Fund</a> or <a href="http://www.safoodbank.org/" target="_blank">San Antonio Food Bank</a>.</span></span></h3>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://site.foodshare.org/site/PageServer?pagename=programs_movement_education_snapchallenge_menu" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">SNAP menu and grocery plan</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (scroll toward bottom of </span><a href="http://site.foodshare.org/site/PageServer?pagename=programs_movement_education_snapchallenge_menu" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">link</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.kens5.com/story/local/2014/09/05/10605494/" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">KENS 5 News Anchor Jeff Goldblatt’s blog</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> about his SNAP Challenge experience </span></span></li>
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celebrate the passage of the 19<sup>th</sup> amendment to the constitution –
the amendment that would immensely change women’s roles in the United States.
But while gaining the vote, which took years of diligence and planning, was
surely a gigantic step toward equality, there were still years of struggle. And
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than men in every presidential election since 1980!), we still only make up
approximately twenty percent of both houses of the United States Congress. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More and more of us succeed
academically, yet on average, we still make less than our male counterparts. We
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or run by ourselves near twilight while a male neighbor thinks nothing of it.
Some women will face judgment of whether or not they are a legitimate victim of
assault based on the clothes they were wearing when it happened or if they had
been drinking. They call him a ladies' man and they call her… <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></h3>
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entrenched in our culture that we do not even notice them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some may think this an
oversimplification of a complex issue, but each of the above examples serves to
illustrate that we have yet to achieve true equality – that despite an
incredible amount of progress, women must continue to striv<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>e
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San Antonio, Inc. are still so important and relevant. It is why I am so proud
to serve JLSA. There are three parts to our mission, but the one that stands
out as unique to us is “developing the potential of women.” We are uniquely
positioned to assist women, both our members and those in the community we
serve, to reach new levels of success and empowerment.</span></span></h3>
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my passion grows daily for the potential of what this organization can achieve.
My participation in JLSA means I am surrounded by amazing women who not only
learn to empower themselves, but empower those they serve as well as those they
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But this work we do is not only beneficial for women. It is
not only beneficial for children for that matter. It is beneficial to everyone
in the community. This is because when everyone is empowered to be successful,
takes care of their families, and reaches their potential, the entire community
wins. Instead of being men and women, we become humanity – a group of people
working together on equal footing to make our communities safe, productive, and
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just be a day of celebration. This day is a reminder of how far we have come
and how far we have yet to go. Our awareness of equality issues is heightened
and we are inspired to face them head on. We are encouraged that anything is
possible but we have to push to achieve it. So each year, on August 26<sup>th</sup>,
mark Women’s Equality Day, but work each and every day of the year to fulfill
the ultimate goal of true equality.</span></span></h3>
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Junior Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006117210242339397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161671686033637.post-57871541854026298372014-08-11T21:17:00.000-05:002014-09-10T23:08:56.264-05:00JLSA Stuffs the Bus for 2014<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 18.600000381469727px; text-indent: 2px; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sara Briseño Gerrish, 2014-2015 New Member</span></span></span><br />
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Junior Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006117210242339397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161671686033637.post-35410201416603202622014-07-12T15:09:00.000-05:002014-07-14T21:40:18.198-05:002014-2015 JLSA Summer Reading Camp<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">July 13, 2014, by Amanda Shippey</span><br />
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life changing projects, Reading Camp, is put on. Reading Camp is an event
hosted by the Junior League of San Antonio. This two-week event is dedicated to
improving the academic skills of students in San Antonio. "Giggles fill
the air as wide-eyed children stare at the reader with a sense of wonder. Students find a new found joy in reading and writing. They blossom
with curiosity!” Elizabeth Kreager, Reading Camp Volunteer explains the
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Junior Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006117210242339397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161671686033637.post-58870333244881151952014-07-02T16:37:00.000-05:002014-07-14T21:40:43.844-05:00Board of Directors Food Bank Project<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">July 2, 2014, by Hannah Steward</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Saturday, June 28th, members of JLSA worked with the <a href="http://www.safoodbank.org/" target="_blank">Food Bank Mobile Pantry</a>, and The Fountain Christian Church, to sort and distribute food baskets to over 200 needy families. The JLSA Board of Directors, "Let's Go San Antonio" Leadership Team, and JLSA Staff sent home baskets filled with fresh meat and vegetables, in addition to non-perishable goods, with the grateful families. JLSA Members enjoyed the opportunity to give back to the community and work alongside the church congregation. It was a terrific start to the 2014-2015 League year and put our <a href="http://www.jlsa.org/?nd=jlsa_mission" target="_blank">Mission</a> to action.</span></div>
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Junior Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02006117210242339397noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833161671686033637.post-45743353434906909082014-06-25T18:14:00.001-05:002014-07-14T21:42:40.351-05:00The Junior League Says ‘Happy 90th Birthday’ to Nine Leagues<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">, one of the largest, most effective women’s volunteer organizations in the
world, recently noted that nine Junior Leagues were formally recognized on their
90<sup>th</sup> anniversaries at AJLI’s 92<sup>nd</sup> Annual Conference held in St. Louis, MO.</span></div>
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League founded by Mary Harriman in 1901 had gained such momentum that little
more than a decade later, nine new Leagues were formed in a single year! The
communities that these Junior Leagues serve have been positively impacted by
the diverse and dedicated volunteers who continue to carry out the Mission of
that first Junior League, a Mission that today lives on in the work done by
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the Worcester area. Through a shared mission, League members work to make a
difference through individual and collaborative efforts. In partnering with more
than 125 area organizations, JLW and its members have touched the lives of
thousands of individuals throughout its history. The earliest programs of the
League included the Worcester Society for District Nursing, the Association for
the Blind, and Friendly House settlement. The League’s “Economy Shop” was
opened in 1931.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Throughout the
years JLW has worked on countless programs and many focus areas, including
bringing arts to children and fighting literacy and child abuse. Food 4 Thought
is the current signature project of JLW, <span style="background: white;">offering
self-sufficiency-focused workshops to middle school girls on topics such as
body image/health, self-defense, study and social skills, financial literacy,
and crisis management.</span> In addition to grants to community projects, JLW
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contributed more than $5.8 million in the form of projects and training
programs and in volunteer hours valued at more than $44 million. Past projects
have included bringing both Ronald McDonald House and Race for the Cure to
Wichita as well as literacy programs, school drop-out prevention programs, and
the Pride of the Plains Exhibit at the Sedgwick County Zoo. Child abuse is the
current focus of JLW and program components include an age-appropriate puppet
show to teach children how to report abuse, a mentoring program for at-risk
teens, development of a website that will promote children’s safety, and
service to the community and to partner agencies that focus on safeguarding children
from abuse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Over the past 90 years the </span><a href="http://jlspokane.org/"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Junior League of Spokane</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%;"> has been a major force in making Spokane a better place to live. Past JLS
projects include Alcohol Education and Awareness, support of the Armed Forces,
restoration of the Campbell House, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA),
Child Abuse Prevention, Learning Disabilities Advocacy Task Force,
Pregnant-Parenting Teen Mentoring Project, Substance Abuse Prevention, Well
Baby Clinic, and YWCA Homeless Daycare. Current programs include an annual
Foster Santa Breakfast, the Farm Chicks antique show, and Kids in the Kitchen.
JLS also contributes countless volunteer hours each year through Impact
Spokane, the committee dedicated to making “done-in-a-day” immediate improvement
to the community. In addition, JLS is a member of the Junior Leagues of
Washington State, a collaborative group which advocates for statewide League
programs, issues, and projects. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">With a membership of over 2,200
Active and Sustaining members as well as 200 Provisional members, the </span><a href="http://www.jlno.org/"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Junior League of New Orleans</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%;"> is the 12th largest League in the world. During the past four years,
JLNO has invested more than $1 million and approximately 200,000 volunteer
hours for the benefit of the greater New Orleans community. Some of JLNO's
best-known projects, many of which have grown into independent entities,
include The Parenting Center at Children's Hospital, the Preservation Resource
Center of New Orleans, and Parkway Partners. The League has also created or
supported programs at Audubon Zoo, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Louisiana
Children's Museum, Charity Hospital, the Children's Art Council, and Kingsley
House. Current community projects include Bayou District, Judgment Call, </span><a href="http://kidsinthekitchen.ajli.org/"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Junior Leagues'
Kids in the Kitchen</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%;">, Lafayette School Support,
Lemonade Day University, Safe Sitter, and Senior League. In addition, JLNO aids
local nonprofit organizations through the Community Assistance Fund, a grant
program through which money is awarded to qualifying participants during two
cycles each year.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Each year, the 800 members of the
</span><a href="http://www.jlminneapolis.org/"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Junior League of
Minneapolis</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%;"> provide their community more
than 35,000 uncompensated volunteer hours, valued at more than $800,000. The
League’s long history is rich with diverse and far-reaching community work,
including four decades of support for the Children’s Protective Society (now
Family and Children’s Service); the founding of the Curative Workshop to assist
crippled children; and collaboration with community partners on the creating of
The Children’s Theater, Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery, and Free Arts for
Abused Children of Minnesota. In 2011, JLM became an issue-based League,
choosing to focus on closing the Achievement Gap in Minneapolis with projects,
community services, and partnerships focused on supporting parents, increasing
access to quality educational programming and reducing other barriers to
learning for those families most affected in the community. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The </span><a href="https://www.lexjrleague.com/"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Junior League of Lexington</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%;"> is an organization of 675 members dedicated to improving life in “the
Bluegrass.” Over the course of its long history, JLL has funded and worked on
numerous community projects, including <span style="background: white; color: black;">Opportunity Workshop of Lexington, the Living Arts and Science Center,
Chrysalis House, the revitalization of downtown Lexington, the Rape Crisis
Center, the Alzheimer’s Association, Lexington Children’s Museum, Hospice of
the Bluegrass, Central Kentucky Riding for the Handicapped, and the Hope Center
for Women Recovery Program. </span>One of the Junior League of Lexington’s greatest
accomplishments is the Lexington Junior League Horse Show, which began in 1937
and served as the League's only fundraiser until 2007. The show has generated
over $3 million for the benefit of the Lexington community and has become a
prestigious event in the Saddlebred industry. Part of the Saddlebred Triple
Crown, the show runs for a week every year in mid-July, attracting exhibitors
from the United States and Canada. <span style="background: white; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">The long history of the </span><a href="http://www.juniorleaguegr.com/"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Junior League of Grand
Rapids</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%;"> began with a focus on programs to address
the well-being of babies and mothers in birth, including the introduction of a
“part-pay maternity plan,” <span style="background: white;">which allowed mothers
to enter a maternity hospital on a <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">partial-pay</span> basis,</span>
years ahead of any public funding in this area. In true Junior League style,
members continued through the years to research community needs, identify
problems, and develop effective and responsive projects to address those
problems. Past projects of JLGR, alone or in collaboration with community
partners, have included Cerebral Palsy Nursery School, Kent County Home, The
Children’s Symphony, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Very Special Arts program,
Adolescent Pregnancy Child Watch, Court Appointed Special Advocate Program (CASA),
Kent County Healthy State, Explore with Reading, and Gilda’s Club. JLGR’s
current focus is on support of the YWCA’s Domestic Abuse Shelter, and the
League’s signature project, Junior League Wellness Adventure Yard (JL WAY),
which introduces Grand Rapids neighborhoods to a healthy lifestyle concept
through the implementation of professionally-developed local play environments
that give children the opportunity to practice goal setting, build confidence,
and explore concepts of cooperation and teamwork. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Throughout its 90-year history,
the </span><a href="http://jle-ns.org/"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Junior League of
Evanston-North Shore</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%;"> has contributed over $1.6
million to the community through projects and programs. JLE-NS has
traditionally identified a need, developed a program, and trained community
leaders to continue the program as a community service. The following are
projects that were initiated by the League: infant wellness clinics, a dental
dispensary, the Illinois Children’s Home and Aid Society, the Institute for
Language Disorders, Dawes House and Museum, Arts-in-the-Schools, Evanston
In-School Music, Children’s Agency Monitoring Program, and Young Parent
Mentoring Project. In addition, the League has operated Thrift House for over
70 years. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>The current programs of JLE-NS include Fitting Futures,
to increase the potential for low-income women to achieve economic
self-sufficiency; support for Mary Lou’s Place, a domestic violence shelter; </span><a href="http://kidsinthekitchen.ajli.org/"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Junior Leagues'
Kids in the Kitchen</span></a><span style="line-height: 150%;">; and scholarships for attendees
of local schools. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Founded in 1901 by New Yorker and
social activism pioneer, Mary Harriman, the Junior Leagues are charitable
nonprofit organizations of women empowered as leaders creating demonstrable
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Love wine? Well, you are in for a treat! JLSA Fete Du Cuvée
Wine Auction will be Saturday, March 1. This is a black tie event that we
cannot wait for. The evening will start with a wine reception, silent auction,
and hors
d'oeuvres. I have to hand it to the Fete Du Cuvée organizers; they sure know
how to choose food for an event. I attended a pre Fete Du Cuvée event in
December called Dinner Under the Stars. It was held inside the grounds of the
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Sustenio, Holley Dominguez from 18 Oaks-J.W. Marriot, Ernie Estrada from
Omni, Justin Johnson from Max’s Wine Dive, John Russ from Lüke, and Jeff White
from Boiler House. If that doesn’t make your mouth water, I do not know what
would! Don’t forget about the MAIN EVENT for the night, the <i><b>live wine auction</b></i>.
Master auctioneer Anthony Mihalski will be there to take your bids on your
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now are you ready to buy tickets? Well, <a href="http://www.jlsa.org/?nd=fete_ticket_list&fundraiser_id=39" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS</a>! You can also follow that link if you have any further questions. We cannot wait to see you there! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So
why does Junior League of San Antonio throw all of these wonderful fundraisers?
To put money and volunteers, straight into the San Antonio community. Our
league has been giving to the San Antonio community for decades. 9 decades to
be exact. Through this blog you have learned about JLSA opening schools, giving
to our veterans, and even opening up hospitals. Did you know in the 1940’s The
Junior League of San Antonio fought to get the polio vaccine here to San
Antonio for our cities children? It is hard to imagine how scary life was back
then. I found this video that can help you to remember how scared people were
for their children to go out and play.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> It shows the city spreading DDT to try and kill pests that carried the disease. </span></span></div>
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children are forbidden to gather” is memorizing to me. JLSA did not help spread DDT around they city, but we were largest impact in bringing the Polio vaccine to San Antonio. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our organization
of women worked together with the funds we had available, through fundraising, to try and bring
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“Shopertainment.” "The 2013 Holiday 'Ole Market was a HUGE success," says Erin Alsup, JLSA Holiday Olé committee member. Thank goodness because the success of this event is vital to projects JLSA sponsors in and around San Antonio. "All of the net proceeds from this event allow us to provide much-needed resources for our projects and our non-profit beneficiaries. Without this funding, JLSA cannot go out into the community and make an effective, meaningful impact," says Shannan Pfeifer, another Holiday Olé Committee member. The Junior League of San Antonio has kept the Holiday Olé Market alive since the first market took place in 1990. Just like Shannan mentioned, the money raised from the three day shopping extravaganza helps fund projects all over San Antonio. </span><br />
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the most precious pre-teens walk the runway to read more about what went on at the events, visit this link: <a href="http://www.jlsa.org/?nd=ole_home" target="_blank">http://www.jlsa.org/?nd=ole_home</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Now, </span>check out the pictures from the week of "</span>Shopertainment"<span class="Apple-style-span"> yourself!</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The very thought of all of this exhausts me and makes me thankful for this organization during a time when we can sit down and reflect on things we are thankful for. I hope you will remember all the leagues efforts- past and present- during this season of giving. Happy Holidays! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Sitting in our time traveling machine, we have made our way to the 1940’s. Before you read this next blog entry I want your to sit back and grab a near by tissue- trust me, you’re going to need it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> The Sunshine Cottage, School for the deaf is another outreach program that we serve. In fact our Junior League ancestors ESTABLISHED IT! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> This program excited me to my very core</span>. Being a teacher, working with special needs
children hits REALLY close to home. I can still remember visiting the Sunshine
Cottage on my new member tour. Visiting the classrooms, I was surprised by the
state of art technology the classrooms had to offer. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> I guess when I think about<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a child with hearing impairments, I
automatically place them into a foreign language category since I assumed these
children will only learn sign language. However, while learning about their
facility and the great job their teachers are doing, I learned their children
are very similar to MY students! Watching this <a href="http://www.sunshinecottage.org/index.php/news/gallery/videos/" target="_blank">video</a> entitled "<a href="http://www.sunshinecottage.org/index.php/news/gallery/videos/">Children Learning to Read</a>" you can see
that their morning message is similar to regular education children. They learn the sounds of letters,
how to read them, and how to pronounce them. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> <b><u>How the school came to be-</u></b> In 1944 Tuletta White was born to
John and Dela White.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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</span>their child was born deaf, the parents struggled to cope. They looked at schools
for children similar to their own. The closest school was the “Tracy Clinic” in
Los Angeles, California.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Whiltes were excited that they had other parents to collborate with, but the
thought of sending their child to a different state sent them looking for
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is when Mrs. White turned to the organization she was
apart of and believed in, the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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</span>In 1946 the league voted to fund $4,500 (which would calculate to $
52,213 in today economy).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Mrs. White worked hard to obtain a
building to house the school in. She was able
to acquire a caretakers house near the Landa Library. Free yellow paint was
given to accepting volunteers, and soon a yellow school house was complete.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the summer of 1944 the first class of 7 preschoolers,
including Tuletta,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>received
instruction from Miss<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mark Kay
Van Wyk.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Since
its debut, the school has outgrown 2 buildings and now resides off Hildebrand
Ave. the school serves Preschool-5<sup>th</sup> grade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The school is “…accredited by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement,
OPTIONSchools International, and is a Texas Education Agency Approved
non-public school. The school provides<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the newest and best hearing technology.” When I was able to
tour the school, I was fascinated
by the amount of technology the teachers had available to their children. The
school prides itself in helping children become an active part in the hearing
world. This includes education on how to speak using intelligible speech, not sign language. Don’t you get the warm fuzzies thinking the Junior
League of San Antonio helped get this school up and running?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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