COBBLESTONES Cobblestones is a member-driven, TABLE OF mission-focused publication that highlights the Junior League of Charleston—both its members and its community partners—through CONTENTS engaging stories using quality design and photography. LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT 5 JLC TRAINING EDITOR + PRINT PUBLICATION COMMITTEE CHAIR: EDUCATION Casey Vigrass 975 Savannah HWY Suite #105 (843) 212-5656 [email protected] 10 PRINT PUBLICATION COMMITTEE 12 PROVISIONAL SPOTLIGHT ASSISTANT CHAIR: Liz Morris SUSTAINER SPOTLIGHT 13 PRINT PUBLICATION COMMITTEE: Lizzie Cook PRESIDENT SPOTLIGHT Ali Fox 17 Catherine Korizno GIVING BACK DESIGN + ART DIRECTION: 20 06 Brian Zimmerman, Zizzle WOMEN'S SUFFERAGE ACTIVE SPOTLIGHT: COVER IMAGE: SARAH NIELSEN Featuring Alle Farrell 14 Restore. Do More. CHARLESTON RECEIPTS 18 Cryotherapy Whole Body Facials Local CryoSkin Slimming Toning Facials 08 Infrared Sauna IV Drip Therapy The Forward- Thinking Mindset Photobiomodulation (PBM) IM Shots of a Junior League Founder Stretch Therapy Micronutrient Testing DIAPER BANK Compression Therapy Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Book your next event with us! 26 24 VOLUME 1 | NUMBER 6 3 FROM THE EDITOR FROM THE PRESIDENT “We have the responsibility to act and the opportunity to conscientiously act to affect Passionate. Hard-working. Unstoppable. the environment around us.” – Mary Harriman Rumsey, Founder of the Junior League These words, spoken about the Junior League of Charleston, have described our Recently, I was blessed by the opportunity to attend Organizational Development organization and its members for almost a century. As the oldest women’s leadership Institute, also known as ODI, in Grapevine, Texas, with a fellow league member. As we training organization in the Lowcountry, the women of the Junior League of Charleston sat in the opening plenary, the key speaker encouraged us to embrace a weekend of are fully committed, driven individuals, who collaborate to create a force for enacting learning, stretching and growing as members of the community and as members of good to address community issues affecting real lives, preparing our members to be the Junior League. She shared many stories, quotes and experiences but the one quote strong leaders, and making a true impact. above stuck out in my mind for the remainder of the weekend. How could I use this as In this issue of Cobblestones, we highlight our impact with stories of how members an opportunity to better myself so that I could, in turn, better the community around me? are making sustainable change. Junior League of Charleston strives on a daily basis to How could we as a League conscientiously act to affect the environment around us? combat hunger and solve immediate and long-standing issues by infusing our trained volunteers into the community we serve. The Junior League of Charleston’s signature Our League has been around for almost 100 years in the Charleston community and project, the JLC Diaper Bank, is a catalyst for change by providing for the immediate through those years, we have made a great and lasting impact in our community. We needs of our community members affected by economic and societal hardships. We have made a conscious effort to affect the community that we love and cherish. We have highlight the Junior League’s Little Black Dress initiative, an international awareness seen the needs, partnered with local community groups and stepped in to fill the gap. and fundraising campaign that harnesses the power of social media to illustrate the Cobblestones is an excellent opportunity to showcase our efforts, our vision, our dreams restrictions generational poverty places on choices, opportunities, and access to and our hopes for the years to come. It is our way to connect with you and share our resources. This issue also celebrates women leaders from the past and present- from an story. We hope that as you flip through the pages of this magazine, you are inspired by article about Junior League founder Mary Harriman, who was a trailblazer for women to our work. We hope that the stories and images shared pull at your heartstrings, make develop their leadership in service to our community, to our own unstoppable members you smile, and make you want to wake up each day saying, “How can I conscientiously who continue this work today. These are stories of how the Junior League’s legacy of choose to make a difference?” leadership has enhanced civic organizations, businesses, and families. Faithfully, For almost a century, the Junior League of Charleston’s mission and values have led the way through times of trial and celebration. Leagues throughout the world are channeling CASEY VIGRASS their efforts to do what Leagues do best: build better communities together. This edition COBBLESTONES CHAIR is a small sample of the impact we are striving to make. Community now, maybe more than ever, means so much to so many, and I am truly thankful to be a part of this community. Faithfully, BETH BAILEY 2018-2020 PRESIDENT MISSION The Junior League of Charleston, Inc., is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. The JLC reaches out to women of all races, religions and national origin who demonstrate an interest in and a commitment to voluntarism. The JLC serves community members in need in Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester Counties by collaborating with fellow nonprofit organizations and through our signature project, the Junior League of Charleston National Diaper Bank. 4 COBBLESTONES VOLUME 1 | NUMBER 6 5 The Power of Words JLC TRAINING FRAMEWORK DEFINED reflecting on T H E 3 P I L L A R S O F O U R T R A I N I N G F R A M E W O R K THE LEAGUE OUR MEMBERS OUR LEADERS a JLC Training should provide programming the individual member should support and develop our and processes to support volunteers who take deliberate members, while also honing By Liz Morris training and development as an action to learn, develop and their own skills to fulfill n today’s society where we are constantly communicating organization grow organizational needs Leadership with one another, our language – and more specifically JLC Academy, Leadership Institute, Leadership Launch, our words – hold great power. From the board room to our Institute, Mentee Program, Mentor Program, AJLI Iown home, what we say and how we say it illustrates our General Training conferences and workshops perception, our insight and our command of a given situation. Women, in particular, keenly understand the value of communication and yet can struggle with allowing language T H E 4 D I M E N S I O N S W H E R E to work for us. 3. Save your apologies for when it is right. There O U R T R A I N I N G O C C U R S is no denying that apologies matter – they diffuse To help shape our command of words, 2019-2020 VP of situations, promote forgiveness and foster relational Training Jenn Moyer, the founder of JSMoyer Consulting, led well-being. But saying “I’m sorry” when someone ENVIRONMENT EXPOSURE EXPERIENCE EDUCATION a Leadership Institute workshop focusing on selecting our bumps into you waters down the influence of connecting to those around in your placement work the formal learning that words with intention and using them with positivity. During apologies. Save your apologies for when it counts, th e community, culture, and her time as both a business owner and a Junior League when it is heartfelt and when the situation needs it. systems we work within you and learning from them where the majority of our takes place in League leader, Jenn has observed the way we all use words and By doing this, you increase the meaningfulness of development occurs training sessions how they impact interpersonal situations. So, as part of the your apologies. JLC’s signature training event, her workshop inspired me to consider how I – someone who communicates perhaps too T R A I N I N G C O U N C I L P R O G R A M much – can better use my words. Throughout my time as a JLC member, Leadership Institute’s workshops have greatly influenced me as a leader and as a O F F E R I N G S 1. Maintaining a positive outlook goes a long way volunteer. They are invaluable exercises, providing actionable towards speaking positive words. Our words takeaways applicable across both personal and professional rn more ead originate from the situation we find ourselves in. spheres. Training truly sets the Junior League apart from other e joins ts to lea dy to l When we come from a negative place or outlook, our volunteer organizations, and it is something that will keep me hen sh he wan he's rea words are tinged with that sentiment. While it won’t connected to the League for years to come. W hen s hen s happen overnight, inviting a positive outlook into W W your own everyday life can help shape our words for Workshops like Jenn Moyer’s The Power of Word Choice GENERAL TRAINING JLC ACADEMY LEADERSHIP LAUNCH the better. are just one of the ways the Junior League is developing SESSIONS the potential of women. Training is a major component of year long placement focused annual workshop required for 2. Using definite, concrete language isn’t a sign our mission, and we strive to provide relevant training our intertwined with GMMs on internal League processes all incoming leaders of intimidation. It is possible to be strong without members can use in real-world settings.