Walking in the Shoes of the New Member Class

May 2011 Volume 85 Issue 9

The New Member Class recently completed its class project, a wonderful partnership with the Blasco Children’s Library and the ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum, publicizing and staffing a Pennsylvania One Book author event.

On April 21, 2011, children’s author Stephen R. Swinburne visited Erie to entertain and educate young children with the help of his book, Whose Shoes? A Shoe for Every Job. New members were on hand to help event organizers make the day run smoothly, and several Junior Leaguers supported the effort by attending the event with their children. In total, more than 100 children and families attended both sessions.

New members were also responsible for the event’s publicity, including fliers, community calendar postings, and contact with area schools and childcare providers. To further publicize the event and attract interest, new members designed and outfitted a large library display case with a variety of different shoes, career uniforms, and everyday outfits (from military uniforms to formalwear to graduation attire).

To reinforce the book’s message, the new member class conducted a shoe drive for new and gently-used footwear of all sizes during the April General Membership Meeting. At least six bags of shoes were collected and delivered to the Erie City Mission. Thank you for your support of this worthy New members (left to right:) Audrey Starr, cause! Emily Anauo, Danielle Almendinger, Maggie Hersch, Katie Hersch and Jen We had a great time working on this project and look forward Barone pose in front of the finished to getting even more involved with the Junior League of Erie! display case at Blasco Children’s Library. -The New Member Class

1 Oh what a month! In between my last president’s message and this one, the leaders of the League have been up to great things! For starters, the 80s Rewind Dance & Casino Night, held on March 26, 2011, was a HUGE success. The committee did such a fantastic job of organizing the event and filling the room with decorations that took us all back to that great decade- Rubik’s cubes, break dancers, and splatter paint. The community was more generous this year than ever before with donations and we were able to raffle off over 60 incredible baskets, none of them valued at less than $100. The band, the M-80s, deserve a special thank you for putting on such a great show for us and donating a lot of their own proceeds back to the League. They also added some extra touches this year to make everything bigger and better- like the enhanced sound equipment and video jockey to entertain us with real 1980s MTV music videos during the band’s breaks. We had a sold out crowd of over 1400 people and we are in line to have had one of the most profitable spring dances, raising over $18,000 for the mission of the League! This was an event we can all be proud of and we owe its success to the women who pulled it all together. To the whole 80s Rewind committee, a HUGE thank you from the League: Catherine Fox, Emily Wachter, Nicole Caldwell, Michele Polon, Nichole Klemm, Mary Marz, Patty Graziano, Kathryn Proper, Maureen Schraven, Leigh Ann Orton, Aileen Baxter, Janine Timon, Char Szymanowski, and Rose Cortes.

The Community Impact Council has also been hard at work spreading our important messages of Children’s Health & Safety throughout Erie. On April 8th, members worked a Baby Go Round booth at the Hamot Stork Fair, where they handed out information on prevention and treatment if infant flathead prevention. This is the third year of our campaign and members were pleased to learn most new mothers and caregivers in attendance had either seen our fact card (now being given to all new parents at both Hamot UPMC and Saint Vincent) or heard about the condition from their caregiver. And the statistics are all showing a positive impact, too: Erie is having less patients having to undergo physical therapy or be prescribed an orthotic helmet because of our campaign and what WE are doing in Erie and on the web. The League owes a lot of this success to the hard work of Past President and Sustainer, Kelly Mroz, who remains to be the driving force behind this powerful program. Thank you, Kelly, for being such an incredible leader and visionary. In addition, we are in our fifth year of working towards combating childhood obesity, an epidemic affecting an alarming 1 out of every 4 children in our country, ages 9 – 12. The JLE has spread the messages of the importance of eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables, proper portion sizes, and fighting fast food fat to a number of organizations this month- including Garden Heights YMCA afterschool program, the MLK Center’s All Girl Pajama Jam, the Earth day celebration at TREC, and the Sisters of St. Joseph afterschool center. Thank you to the CIC committee for organizing so many great opportunities for us to make Erie a safer and healthier place for our children: Christy Carucci, Demarie Thompson, Shara Bickel, Jean Nielsen, Becky Obradovic, Janene Madras, Nicole Buzzard, Erin Eighmy, Kelly Kidd, Jennifer Runstedler, and Jennifer Bach.

Sincerely, You may contact the President at any time at (814) 474- 5767 or [email protected]

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3 Thank You The Community Impact Council would like to thank everyone who contributed to April’s Helping Hands opportunity. Members donated children’s books to benefit the Nurse-Family Partnership. Kris Balinski from this organization was the guest speaker at the GMM and explained the beneficial work this group accomplishes in our community. For more information about the Nurse-Family Partnership, please visit their website http://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/ Thank You The New Member Class would like to thank everyone who contributed to April’s shoe drive. In keeping with the “shoe” theme of the author visit that day, members were asked to bring in new or gently used shoes to the meeting.

New member, Audrey Starr stands with the collection of shoes that JLE members provided at the April GMM. All donated shoes went to the Erie City Mission.

Jean Nielsen

Jean was chosen as April’s Active of the Month for her collaboration efforts with Hamot Women’s Center to organize the JLE Flathead Prevention booth at the Stork Fair. Thanks for your hard work.

4 Baby Go Round Continues To Soar http://www.flatheadprevention.org/

With the third year of the Baby Go Round program, the Junior League of Erie continues to provide the most comprehensive prevention program aimed at reducing incidence of flat head syndrome in the country. The increasing impact of the program can be seen through the website usage, which has increased steadily since it was launched in 2008. The website primarily attracts viewers from the United States and Europe. Most people find our websites from cites on mother’s chat groups from other parents, or from websites where we are cited as a top source of information on the condition.

More progress has been made in this project! Flat Head Prevention fact-cards and posters are now being distributed in Saint Vincent’s maternity wards. The 7 minute informational video is broadcasted on their patient TV station. Collaborating with staff at St. Vincent has helped them to launch their own internal initiative to provide training in order to ensure consistent preventative nursing care in the NICU and mother baby unit. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) is also putting 6 posters around the Millcreek Community Hospital including the non-maternity areas like the ER waiting room. They are also utilizing the materials in new parent discharge packets.

If you haven’t previewed the Preventing Flat Head Syndrome video, check it out now on YouTube! http://youtu.be/eUZnK_-hciU

5 UPMC HAMOT STORK FAIR Saturday, April 9th

Much appreciation is extended to Alicia Tellers, Joanne Bello, Linda Majewski, Emily Wachter, Danielle Almendinger, and Donelle Super for volunteering at Hamot’s Stork Fair on Saturday, April 9th. These ladies helped educate expecting and new mothers, along with other caregivers, about the importance of flathead prevention and daily tummy time. Fact cards were distributed and educational posters displayed at the JLE booth. A special thank you goes out to Jean Nielsen for collaborating with Hamot and organizing our booth.

Joanne Bello, Linda Majewski, and Alicia Tellers educate new and expectant parents about Flat Head Syndrome.

Jean Nielsen, Donelle Super, Danielle Almendinger, Emily Wachter and Christy Carucci reaching new mothers and families at the JLE booth at The Hamot Stork Fair.

6 ”Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” at the JFK Center

Thank you to Erin Eighmy, Cindy Christiansen, Audrey Starr, Katie Hersch, Joanne Bello, Nicole Buzzard, Demarie Thompson, Kelly Kidd and Becky Obradovic for volunteering at the “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” slumber party at the JFK Center. This group of ladies provided a super fun Kids in the Kitchen opportunity to around twenty girls on Friday, April 15th. Not only did the girls learn about Healthy Portion Sizes, each took home a JLE bag full of goodies that included apples, granola bars, water, a jump rope, Frisbee, crayons, coloring sheets and other fun stuff. The JFK Center provided each youth with a bright pink pajama shirt with the JLE logo printed on the back as a thank you for our co-sponsorship of the event.

Above Left: Joanne Bello, Nicole Buzzard, and Demarie Thompson help the ladies pick the right size portions using artificial food.

Above Right: Kelly Kidd strikes a pose with two girls as the slumber party begins.

Bottom Left: The girls loved to braid hair and Demarie was a gracious client!

7 “Grow a Healthier You” The Junior League of Erie sponsored a Kids in the Kitchen booth promoting healthy eating habits and encouraging young gardeners to grow foods they can eat. The Erie Reading Council was the host for an Earth Day event that took place at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center on Saturday, April 23rd. Children of all ages visited the JLE booth and received a My Pyramid coloring sheet, handouts with tips on growing healthy foods, stickers with the favorite fruit of veggie, and a packet of seeds. Parents and caregivers were able to pick up various kid-friendly recipes and enter a drawing to win a free “Junior League’s In the Kitchen with Kids” cookbook. Thank you to the following members who volunteered at this event: Alicia Tellers, Nicole Caldwell, Mary Marz, Janene Madras, Marcey Buckeye Kinkoph, Linda Majewski, Kristi Leighton Ferguson, Audrey Starr, Melissa Surawski, and Tricia Ackerman.

Marcey Buckeye Kinkoph and Mary Marz helping with the stamp art booth.

Linda Majewski and Nicole Caldwell show students how frogs stay healthy with a fun activity.

Shara Bickel, Alicia Tellers, and Janene Madras educate students how to grow a healthier you by planting food you can eat!

8 JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ERIE, INC. General Membership Meeting Thursday, April 21, 2011 Port Authority Conference Room

6:30 p.m.: Social 7:00 p.m.: Guest Speaker Kris Balinski – Nurse Family Partnership 7:30 p.m.: Business Meeting

I. The business meeting was called to order at 7:49 p.m. by Kelly Hetz. Kelly thanked members that could make it to the meeting, as many moms were held up due to unavoidable circumstances. Tricia Ackerman moved to suspend the bylaws to include New Members in votes this evening; the motion was seconded by Michele Polon, and passed via GM vote. II. Membership Council (Sara Temple): Nominees for March AOM: Kelly Kidd for her work in organizing the April Helping Hands Book Drive as well as the Youth Reading Group Fieldtrip to Barnes and Noble, Mary Marz for her dedication to 80’s Rewind (and sporting 80’s Maternity Wear while braving the cold at the front doors), and Jean Nielson is nominated for her collaboration efforts with Hamot Women’s Center to organize the JLE both at the Stork Fair. III. Special Presentation - Headquarters Search (Kelly Hetz and Michele Polon): As requested by members at the November GMM, the board presented the membership with more HQ options. Several options were presented and discussed: CASA Offices, Hoskinson House, 1525 East Lake Road, LLC, Satellite, and some other spaces. Members were given time to ask questions and vote on their favorite choice. IV. Approval of Minutes (Kelly Hetz): The minutes for the March 17, 2011 GMM meeting were circulated via newsletter for review. The minutes were approved as circulated. Secretary’s Report (Andrea Simons-Snedden): Secretary’s report circulated via seat sheet indicated there are 53 Actives and 121 Sustainers, for a total of 174 members. Redbooks: Anyone who didn’t receive one (or a binder/inserts for those who don’t have them) should contact Andrea Simons-Snedden or Kristi Ferguson. Dues: Dues are now past due, and are $120.00 for Actives. Please give your dues payments to Andrea Simons-Snedden at the meeting, or mail to HQ (attention Recording Secretary). V. Approval of Treasurer’s Report (Sara Temple for Lisa Grassi): The report for 3/2/11 thru 4/5/11 was circulated via Seat Sheet. The report as approved will be filed subject to audit. The Erie Bank beginning checking and savings balance as of 3/2/11 was $88,166.94. The Year-to-Date Income from 6/1/10 to present was $53,873.25. The Year-to-Date expenses from 6/1/10 to present were $36,109.10. The Erie Bank checking balance ending 4/5/11 was $43,448.37. The Erie Bank savings balance ending 4/5/11 was $64,040.20. Lisa can provide more detailed reports upon member request - email Lisa at [email protected]. Also presented were the 80’s Rewind numbers: $24,657.75 (income)-7,043.11(expenses)=$17,614.64 (There are still more receipts for expenses and ticket $ the Treasurer needs to account for). Annual Appeal: $1408.50(income)- 302.10(expenses)=$1,106.40. VI. Community Impact Council (Christy Carucci): KITK events to come: Earth Day at TREC 4/23 (members needed for a KITK booth as well as some others; books were purchased to present to the Erie Reading Council; 4 KITK cookbooks will be raffled off), and Sisters of St. Joseph 4/28. Sign up for any of these events using the JLE GoogleDocs website or contact Christy Carucci at [email protected]. Username for Google Docs is [email protected], password is password1!. Members who attended the Hamot Stork Fair and the JFK Center KITK events were thanked by Christy. Books collected via the Book Drive were presented to Kris Balinksi. Shoes from the Shoe Drive were also collected. CIC member’s CIC hours were posted for member review. Erin Eighmy is developing a Community Impact Interest Survey via Survey Monkey. Additional CIC hours can be 9 earned by cleaning/organizing KITK kits-details to be announced.

VII. Membership Council: AOM went to Jean Nielsen. Membership is asking members to turn in names of ladies for Membership to invite to the 2011-2012 New Member Open House. Please add names to the “May 2011 New Member Open House Invitees” spreadsheet on Google Docs. Members who submit 3+ names will be entered into a drawing at the May GMM for a $20 JLE Wear Gift Certificate. The May GMM Dinner Meeting will be held on 5/19/11 at the Lake Shore Country Club. RSVP’s are due to Sara Temple by 5/11/11. Additional details were discussed. Ballot for approving the 2011-2012 slate was circulated. JLE Wear catalog is on Google Docs – if interested, email [email protected]. Members missing their nametags may order more for $6.00 each; Email [email protected] by 5/6/11. AOY Nominations are Jen Benacci, Nicole Buzzard, Jenn Runstedler, Demarie Thompson, Becky Obradovic, Michele Polon, and Jean Nielsen. VIII. Fundraising Council (Kelly Hetz and Nicole Caldwell for Catherine Fox): 80’s Rewind yielded more funds this year than any of the past 80’s Rewind events as well as the Parrot Head dances. Ticket money and outstanding receipts/expenses to be submitted ASAP. IX. Communications Council (Seat Sheet): May newsletter deadline is 4/22/11. Articles go to [email protected], questions to Lisa Slusarz at [email protected] or 504- 9547. PayPal option has been very successful, and can be used for future events/donations to the League. Council is asking for digital photos to be compiled to record the year’s happenings; Photos to be submitted by 5/1/11 to [email protected]. Please title the file with names of those in the photos and a short caption explaining the activity in the photo. X. Unfinished Business: The 2011-2012 Slate passed unaminously. Results of the Headquarters Search ballot revealed 19 members were for the Hoskinson House and 5 were for the CASA Office. XI. New Business (Kelly Hetz): Those interested in attending the Purse and Pearls event should contact Kelly by 4/25. XII. Correspondence: None. XIII. Adjournment – 9:17 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted, Andrea Simons-Snedden JLE Recording Secretary You’re Invited to the From the Treasurer: If you are interested in receiving the monthly financials orJunior a check request League form, please of contact Erie’s Lisa Grassi,Treasurer, Spring Open at [email protected] House or 814-746-1029. Thank you. Junior League of Erie: A Lifetime of Opportunities Newsletter AlertServing. Learning. Leading in Erie. Please Pleasemeet us note in a the relaxed new email atmosphere address to to learn submit more articles about for who The wePier are, is what we do, [email protected] how the League works. Thank you! Thursday, May 26, 2011, 6:30 p.m. Junior League of Erie Headquarters Rotunda, Intermodal Transportation Center 208 E. Bayfront Pkwy, Erie, PA 16507

Please RSVP on our web site juniorleagueoferie.com by entering your email address at the bottom of the Membership page. For more information contact Cindy at [email protected]. 10 Are you ready to make a difference? With Its Eye on the 21st Century the AJLI Board Recommends a Dues Increase Increase Would Be Association’s First in 10 Years

According the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer feed and read to children, were one of the only Price Index Inflation Calculator, since 2002, the year games in town,” said Beekman. “There weren’t 50 of the last AJLI dues increase, the cost of living has other nonprofits doing good work in the community ballooned by 21 percent. This means that the current that were vying for the same intelligent and rate of Association dues, $35, which has remained thoughtful women to help them.” unchanged since 2002, is actually worth only $27.50 in today’s dollars. Beekman adds, “Today, the landscape is populated with many organizations with good causes that are What to do? As any CEO, CFO, fundraiser or competing for women who have even less time on household budgeteer knows, you can only cut and their hands because they now work for a living while reorganize for so long. That is true at AJLI where the also managing their households. We’ve got to be year 2012-13 represents the “tipping point” where truthful with ourselves and admit that our basic services, not to mention the big plans on the organization can do even more to recognize that horizon, are in jeopardy. For this reason, the AJLI women’s lives have changed and be more adaptive Board is recommending an $8 increase in the per to those changes in aspects of membership, in how capita annual dues rate paid by its member Leagues. Leagues run and in the nature of our community The $8 amounts to 67 cents per member per month, work.” and would be the first increase since the 2001-02 League year. It would go into effect as a $4 increase Susan Danish, AJLI’s Executive Director who just in 2012-13 and as the full $8 in 2013-14. returned from the Winter Leadership Conference in New Orleans—and before that, the International “We aspire to be nothing less than what our legacy Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) bi-annual demands: the most sought-after sisterhood of conference in Singapore where she gave empowered and qualified female community and presentations on organizational transformation and civic leaders creating community impact modern scenario planning—is enthused by the opportunities society has ever seen,” said Delly Beekman, the future holds for The Junior League Movement. President of the AJLI Board and an Active member for the last 33 years in The Junior League of “We’ve got an unbelievable opportunity ahead of us,” Monmouth County, New Jersey. “Back in 1901, said Danish. “Not only do we have an untapped pool when Mary Harriman got things going, that’s how the of qualified women who share our values to recruit organization was known, and we should work from—15 million according to our research—but we together to ensure that our presence is strong in our also know that the need for the skilled leaders we second century.” can provide, which is already great, is on the rise.”

AJLI’s future plans have been part of a thorough, Danish, a Harvard Business School grad who serves thoughtful and purposeful planning process. Each on the board of The National Human Services step along the way has been documented and is Assembly, an association of the largest health and available for every League member to review in the human services nonprofits in the United States and Member Area of the AJLI website. The process has who has held executive posts at several Fortune 500 acknowledged changes all of us are seeing in the companies, is somewhat of an expert on nonprofit sector and in women’s increasingly busy transformational change. Not only has she guided lives, and in view of those changes has addressed AJLI’s strategic planning process over the past few membership satisfaction, recruitment and retention; years, but she would describe her “sweet spot” in Sustainer roles and engagement; League business as “helping an organization get to its next governance structures; and ways to ensure greater stage,” whether that organization auctioned art, sold impact in the community. The process also has hosiery or inspired women to be entrepreneurs, as addressed many new ways that AJLI can meet the she did at Christies, Calvin Klein Hosiery or the needs of its member Leagues and their individual Center for Women’s Leadership at Babson College, League members to help create an organization that respectively. is even more meaningful in the 21st century. “We know that we need a more diverse array of “Back in 1901, the visionary Mary Harriman and her funding sources and that’s why we have formed a fellow socially conscious debutantes who were Diversified Fund Development Task Force to create venturing into the settlements to help the sick, and 11 the plan,” she said. “But the fact remains that practically since the Association was founded, we meet virtually, but plans also include in-person have derived our primary and greatest source of meetings, as the budget permits. revenue from the dues our member-Leagues pay us, and cultivating broader sources of revenue—which ▪ Providing faster, better, real time answers to we absolutely need to do and are doing—is not League members’ questions through the something that happens overnight.” development of a one-stop “Help Desk.” That new system went “live” on February 14 along with a new The current three-year Strategic Plan, reflecting the tracking system that will allow AJLI to monitor the years of dialogue, deliberation and League-wide nature of questions most commonly asked and leader/member feedback, lays out the robust array of provide a more robust FAQ section on the AJLI initiatives AJLI intends to implement as part of its website. transformation. These initiatives, some of which are already underway, include: ▪ Expanding The Junior Leagues’ Kids in the Kitchen childhood obesity initiative and addressing other ▪ Providing cutting-edge learning and development emerging issues that resonate with the collective opportunities for all League members. AJLI will offer Junior League community. a curriculum not only for League leaders, as has been its emphasis to date, but for every member. Topics will range from how to run meetings, risk ▪ Positioning The Junior League as the undisputed management, and other topics already offered to thought leader in the area of women’s community League leaders in person at AJLI conferences, to and civic leadership development and a key topics like how to start a nonprofit, how to create a influencer in the nonprofit sector. This work will begin women’s giving circle, how to run for elected office, with a survey, based on one developed by a team of and reports on important issues of interest to League Junior League members working with AJLI, to members, like childhood obesity, early childhood capture what Junior League members are involved in education, juvenile justice, cyber crimes, human today. The survey results will be available on the trafficking and more. This bold new curriculum will be AJLI website in the secure Member Area, and offered through in-person conferences, webinars and individual League information will be available to self-paced online modules. The curriculum is in each League. This information will help AJLI better development and the webinar portion will go live in tell the story of the impact Junior League 2011-2012. In developing and delivering this new membership can have on women’s lives and on the curriculum, AJLI plans to tap into the vast reservoir communities where they live, and will be a powerful of Junior League Sustainers to share their expertise networking tool for Junior League members. The in addition to using its own staff and many of the survey will be tested and fielded during the course of trainers familiar to League leaders from their 2011. conference attendance. The plan for in-person conferences includes transforming the 2014 Annual ▪ Supporting an intentional diversified fund Conference into one large conference that we hope development program that benefits not only AJLI but many Junior League members will want to attend. also member Leagues through re-granting or national sponsors. ▪ Creating the innovations that truly address the membership, governance and community impact “Change, especially change that is intended to be as opportunities and issues many Leagues currently transformative as we hope this phase will be for The face. At this writing, 79 Junior Leagues have stepped Junior League,” said Beekman, “may seem daunting forward to participate in multi-year Action Learning at first. But we need to remember that all of the Teams, and 13 Junior League volunteers, both changes are grounded in our Mission and Vision and Active and Sustainer members, were selected to are intended to ensure a bright future for all Junior guide these teams through their learning. The teams Leagues and all members in Leagues that reflect are addressing topics including new member state of the art practices in tune with the 21st programs, individualized member paths within the century.” League, mentoring, Sustainer member involvement, the nominating process, governance versus At AJLI’s Annual Conference in May in Philadelphia, management in Leagues and how to streamline the the dues increase will be up for further discussion work as well as what is entailed in creating issue- among the delegates and a vote. based community impact. Their efforts will be the basis for new, proven “best practices” available for “I can’t imagine Mary Harriman not seeing the all Leagues. The coaches met on February 11-12 wisdom of this recommendation,” said Beekman. and the teams convene in March. These teams will

To see an informational video on the AJLI dues increase proposal, visit The Members section of ajli.org.

12 A GIANT 80’s THANK YOU!

The 3rd Annual 80’S REWIND was a great success! I wanted to include a quick personal thank you to my team, you have been great to work with and I am so proud of the event that we pulled off! THANK YOU to Nicole Caldwell, Emily WachTer, Michele Polon, Patty Graziano, Nichole Klemm, Kathryn Proper, Mary Marz, Maureen Schraven, Aileen Baxter and Leigh Ann Orton. You guys really did a13 fantastic job and should be applauded for your fundraising efforts this year! We still have lots to do, but the night would not have happened without you Thank you to our 2011 80s Rewind Sponsors:

GOLD Raven Sound Marinelli Photography

SILVER Erie Bank Good Health Rejuvenation Erie Insurance Ambridge Rose Salon & Spa

FRIENDS OF JLE Burton Funeral Home Country Fair Erie Family Law Group Erie GE Federal Credit Union Executive Personal Fitness

M-80’s Thirst n Howl Rabe Environmental Systems 14 Special Thanks to: Small Business Alternatives PRO Waste Services, Inc. Ken Bickel, Esq. –Vendetti & Vendetti

THANK YOU BASKET SPONSORS!

A la Carte ExpERIEnce Children’s Museum Pennbriar Alburn Florist Fairchild’s Fine Jewelry & Gifts Penn Shore Vineyards Anderson Landscaping Fairview Evergreen Nurseries, Inc. Pepsi Beverages Company Arrowhead Wine Cellars Family First Sports Park Pittsburgh Pirates Allen Stoneware Gallery Ferrier’s True Valu Hardware Pittsburgh Steelers Ambridge Rose Spa Gannon University Planet Fitness Beachbody Coach – Karen Bojarski Good Health Rejuvenation Pufferbelly Restaurant Bed Bath & Beyond Green Tree Solutions Rosebud Floral Shop & Café Bella Salon & Day Spa HairCutz Salon H2O Best Fitness Hampton Inn Sal’s Hair Salon Buffalo Bills Harley Davidson of Erie SandCille Demi Spa & Treatment Campbell Pottery Hertel & Brown Physical Therapy Studio Celebrate Home – Pam Hartleb Sassy Designs by Bonnie D Christy Carucci Hite Electric Scolio Fruit Baskets Colony Pub & Grill Jennifer Eberlein—Golf Pro Shannon Jude Coventina Day Spa Kinetic Massage Therapy Silpada – Gail Root Curves for Women—West 38thSt Kim Turner Massage Therapy Sprint Dahlkemper’s Jewelry Connection Kimberley Womack – Maya Wraps Super Suppers Dance Vibe Kristi Ferguson Texas Roadhouse Designs by Patricia L Lia Sophia Jewelry The Cultured Pearl Eastway Lanes Make it Fabulous/Summerhouse Café The Eighmy Edge Elite Nails & Tanning Mazza Wine Shop/South Shore The House of Potter Erie BayHawks Winery Thirty One Gifts – Catherine Fox Erie Beer Mike ‘n Dangelos (Consultant) Erie Otters Moe’s Southwest Grill Waldameer Park & Water World Erie Philharmonic North American Gallery Wegmans Erie Seawolves Orchard Ponds Golf Course Wildtree – Kelly Hetz Erie Zoo Patty Graziano YMCA – Eastside Executive Personal Fitness Peninsula Pups Doggie Daycare

Thank you to the Erie Community for your AWESOME support! Please remember to support these important local businesses & tell them you saw their name at the Junior League 80s Rewind!

15 A Message from the VP of Membership

Don’t forget to submit names for the New Member Open House!

Please add names of potential women to the Google Docs file. We plan to send the first round of invitations out on Monday, May 2nd. Anyone who has submitted 3 or more names will be eligible to win a $20 JLE Wear Gift Certificate. The drawing will be held at the May GMM. We will also eblast an electronic invitation to you so that you can forward it to other women.

Thank you – Sara Temple

Missing your JLE Nametag?

Are you missing your name tag? We can order you another one. A new name tag is only $6.00. Please email Sara Temple by May 6th at [email protected]

(Also available at www.juniorleagueoferie.com)

Thursday, April 28 KITK, Sisters St. Joseph, 425 West 18th Street, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Thursday, May 5 Joint Board Meeting (Old & New Board), 6:30 pm, Location TBA Thursday, May 19 May Dinner Meeting - General Membership Meeting, Lake Shore Country Club Saturday, May 21 Barnes & Noble Field Trip, Sisters of St. Joseph, 10 am – 2 pm 16 Thursday, May 26 New Member Open House, 6:30pm – 8:00pm

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Dues are now past due, and are $120.00 for Actives and $80 for Sustainers. Please give your dues payments to Andrea Simons-Snedden at a meeting, or mail to Headquarters (attention Recording Secretary).

Junior League of Erie, Inc. Andrea Simons-Snedden, Recording Secretary 208 East Bayfront Highway, Suite 202 Erie, PA 16507 [email protected]

HEADQUARTERS MOVE

We have known for awhile that our rental opportunity with the Port could possibly end when our connection retires within the next couple of years, and that we would be smart to shop way ahead of time. For almost two years, we’ve collected information on several types of properties- anywhere from buying a house of our own all the way to operating as a satellite without any property at all. After much collecting, the board finally helped narrow down the options down from nine and presented what we felt were truly the17 best four options for us, considering our size and our tight operating budget. We presented them in a slideshow to the membership last month and asked them to vote on the one that they would be the best fit for JLE. Members were overwhelmingly in favor of the Hoskinson House property, as described below. We are very excited about this choice and therefore, the BOD would like to vote at the May General Membership meeting regarding this potential move. If all goes as planned, we hope to complete lease details after membership approves this month, and move the JLE headquarters over the summer so we can start our new year in our new home.

LOCATION The Hoskinson House (former home of Erie Community Foundation) 127 West 6th Street, Erie, PA 16501

ABOUT THE SPACE The home has the historical charm we miss about our last two homes, but with some modern technology we’ve come to love about our current one. We would sub-lease an office upstairs from the new tenant, Legacy Financial Services.

SQUARE FOOTAGE OF OFFICE SPACE 200 sq ft upstairs office space plus use of shared space and basement/attic storage

RENT $350/month (Current rent is $400+$89 storage unit) This new space would eliminate need for storage unit

FACILITY INCLUDES -Our own office space -Access to shared meeting spaces and kitchenette, ideal for both GMMs and small board & committee meetings -Key access for board members -Copy machine usage (light jobs) - Includes Wi-Fi

PARKING In the evening we would have access to the 15 spots immediately behind the building as well as the surrounding street parking which meters are inactive after 6 pm. In addition the church directly behind the building also has a parking lot that might be a possibility

SHARED SPACE The downstairs has a beautiful reception area and small meeting room we could use for board and committee meetings and a copy area we could use to make a small amount of copies per month. Upstairs are four offices in addition to our own (not yet rented), a bathroom, and a very large conference room big enough for our general membership meetings. The meeting room has a kitchenette and a built in screen for a projector. We would have full access to these rooms on a scheduled basis. We plan to reserve this area every Thursday evening during the League year.

COMMENTS 18 If anyone has any additional questions regarding this potential move for the League, please call Kelly Hetz at (814) 490-9329.

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ABSENTEE BALLOT CONCERNING HEADQUARTERS

 I approve the move of Junior League of Erie Headquarters to The Hoskinson House, 127 West 6th Street, Erie, PA 16501.

 I do not approve the move of Junior League of Erie Headquarters to The Hoskinson House, 127 West 6th Street, Erie, PA 16501.

Signed ______

Absentee Ballot must be received by May 19, 2011 Send to: Secretary, Junior League of Erie, 208 E. Bayfront Pkwy, Suite 202, Erie, PA 1 6507

19 The Power of 85 Annual Fund Contributors

With great appreciation, we recognize the following League members for their generous support of the Junior League of Erie “The Power of 85” Annual Fund:

Helene Becker Carol Lee Restifo ...... In Memory of Ruth Burton Gayle & Donald Wright...... In Memory of Ruth Burton Susan H. Hagen ...... In Memory of Ruth Burton Cathy Marin Cindy Christiansen Kelly Hetz ...... In Memory of Melissa Talasky & Laura Klopfer-Wright Kendra Zacks Linda & John Majewski Andrea & Christopher Snedden Joanne & Denis Krill...... In Honor of the Provisional Class of 2000 Jane Rayburg...... In Honor of All Past Presidents and Future JLE Presidents Darby Scalise...... In Memory of Ruth Burton & Ann Brew Carolyn Patton...... In Memory of Ruth Burton & Ann Brew Sally Lund...... In Memory of her husband, David Lund Michelle & Tom Ridge Dorothy D. Winchester Diane & Doug Ziegler Val Bacik Tammy Brown Katie Hersch Beverly & George Metcalf Mary & Ritch Marsh Catherine & Jeffrey Fox Michele Polon & Dave Donikowski Jill Barlow Sue McCloy

*Reflects donations received before April 25, 2011

Donations to the Annual Fund may still be made at any time. Send check to: Junior League of Erie, ATTN: Annual Fund, 208 E. Bayfront Pkwy, Ste. 202, Erie, PA 16507.

20 THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ERIE, INC. May MEMBERSHIP LIST

Actives 50 Actives NR 2 Actives On Leave 1 TOTAL ACTIVES 53 Sustainers 94 Sustainers NR 7 Sustainer Emeritus 20 TOTAL SUSTAINERS 121 TOTAL MEMBERSHIP 174

Please submit any changes to your contact information as soon as possible to:

Junior League of Erie, Inc. Andrea Simons-Snedden, Recording Secretary 208 East Bayfront Highway, Suite 202 Erie, PA 16507 [email protected]