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SUMMER 2013 Love, Listen & Learn Judy Bell: Louise Seymour Award Recipient We Our Volunteer of the Year: Mandy Green A Lovely Evening: Spring Dinner 2013 Behind the Scenes – Spring Market 2013 Judy Bell Louise Seymour Award Recipient a Message IN from the Presidents EVERY Thank You! “Fall in Love!” ISSUE I think it most appropriate that I begin this letter with To all the ladies that work to better their communities, “Thank You.” Thanks to the membership who saw me I give you my thanks. It is my pleasure to serve you this as a leader and supported me as your president. Thank year as your President. you, Sustainers. You were a wealth of information This year I want to challenge each one of you to “Fall and encouragement to me. Thank you to my circle in Love”. Fall in love with things that need to be loved. of confidantes, with whom I shared my ideas, leaned The first love you should have is the Lord God. Love heavily upon for guidance and trusted to be truthful Him with all your mind, soul, and body. The next love with me, regardless of how it made me feel. Thank should be you and your family. Don’t put things - even you to my husband and children for patience through the League - above your family. Then you should love missed events, for being otherwise occupied even your job, your League, and any other thing you give when I was at home, for having to hear “all” about your time to do. If you don’t love the things you do, Junior League affairs so often, and for simply sharing then do new things. me for the good of helping others. This year we want to love our members and thank Through this journey, I’ve learned that I could become, them for what they do for us to better our community. and indeed had to become, compassionate on an We have put together a great new committee that will altogether different level. My degree of patience had focus on our League members to address issues that to blossom to meet the needs of our membership. I are close to home. We are restructuring TLC and KIK to better service our community. Families Can’t Wait really learned that I had an obligation to approach the is now one of our biggest committees and services challenges that women were facing with an answer of the three area hospitals. This year is all about utilizing mentoring. I learned that although this particular route every member’s talent and capability. We are going is extremely time consuming, it is more rewarding to to “develop the potential of our women and improve our members, their families and our community. I had our community.” We are going to train our families to model this and hold other leaders accountable to on what the League does by involving our families in do so, as well. I was reminded that there is a difference some DIAD’s and League events. between activities and outcomes. I learned that while I want to give you three sure ways to achieve a fulfilled our activities (what we do) are truly important in life. First, have a life that pleases God. Second, have a affecting change in our community, how our women life that blesses others. Last, have a life that enriches are changed is the gift that keeps on giving. you. If what you are doing doesn’t make you a better The League is designed to offer women growth person, change what you’re doing! My goal is that at opportunities regardless of their current skillset. That the end of this League year, you will look back and say growth is nurtured and fertilized in grace, patience, that your experiences in the League made you a better understanding and accountability. Through those person. efforts, our women will touch lives far beyond our September 10, 2013 “Fall in Love with Yourself” CHARLONS volunteering efforts because they’ll live what they October 8, 2013 “Fall in Love with Your Job” learn. A better brighter community starts with its November 12, 2013 Open Meeting - Bring a Friend gatekeepers…US!!! “Fall in Love with Your Family” Have a great summer and again thanks for an amazing December 6, 2013 Christmas Party — January 14, 2014 Cottage Meetings year! summer 2013 February 11, 2014 “Fall in Love with Someone Special” Your 2012-2013 President, March 11, 2014 “Fall in Love with Your League” Darian Atkins April 8, 2014 “We love Our Junior Leaguers” Your 2013-2014 President, Denise Simpson 3 about JLM partnering for a better community OUR VISION Through the power of Red Cross • Salvation Army • YWCA • YMCA • Camp Fire Girls • March of Dimes • Crippled our association, Junior Leagues strengthen Children’s Clinic • Masur Museum • Louisiana Training Institute • Open Door Home • Easter ISSUE communities by embracing diverse Seals • Med-Camps • Suzuki Forum • Ronald McDonald House • Go Care • United Way • Our perspectives, building partnerships, and House • Girl Scouts • Christian Community Ministries • New Horizon’s Boy Scout Camp • inspiring solutions. Tri-District Boys’ Club • Twin City Ballet • Strauss Theatre • Monroe Symphony • Northeast EVERY OUR MISSION The Junior League Louisiana Children’s Museum • Susan G. Komen Foundation • Women’s Wellness Coalition IN of Monroe is an organization of women • West Monroe Community Center • Monroe Housing Authority • Children’s Coalition for committed to promoting volunteerism, Northeast Louisiana • City of Monroe Beautification Board • Extra Mile • Friends of ULM developing the potential of women, and Library • Friends of Monroe Civic Center • Little Theatre’s Young Troupe • Louisiana Folk improving communities through the Life Festival • Monroe Chamber of Commerce • Ouachita Valley Historic Preservation effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively Society • Partners in Education • West Monroe/West Ouachita Chamber of Commerce • educational and charitable. Habitat for Humanity • The Center for Women & Children OUR PURpoSE We reach out to women of all races, religions, and national Junior League of Monroe origins who demonstrate an interest in and a commitment to volunteerism. Community Projects OUR HISTORY Since 1930, members • Education Task Force of the Junior League of Monroe have devoted countless volunteer hours • Families Can’t Wait to meet the needs of the people and • Tools and Literacy for Children (TLC) organizations of our community. Community leaders have always looked • Done-in-a-Day to the JLM for leadership in starting new community programs. As a result, the JLM has often been the catalyst that turned an JLM Board of Directors 2012-2013 idea into a success that benefitted many President.............................................................. Denise Simpson in our area. Here are a few examples of programs that we have started in recent President-Elect ...........................................................Jennifer Ables years: Court Appointed Special Advocates Financial Vice President..................................................Gretchen Tiser (CASA), Teen Screen, Shots for Tots, Teen Assistant Financial Vice President . Meghan Plummer Court, Operation Abstinence, and Project Communications Vice President .......................................Christy Valentine Child. Community Vice President ..............................................Toni Baggiano Membership Vice President ..............................................Jenny Pankey Planning & Research Vice President ...................................Jodee Bruyninckx Association Prayer Fund Development Vice President..........................................Ashley West We pray that we will never be so blind Secretary.................................................................Jan Mattingly that our small world is all we ever see. Advisory Planning Chair ......................................................Kelly Gray Or so supremely satisfied Placement & Nominating Chair.........................................Carrie Ferguson that what we are is all we ever hope to be. Grant us the joy of filling someone’s need. Make us gracious followers, THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF MONROE make gracious those who lead. 2811 Cameron Street • Monroe, LA 71201 And more than all we pray, Office 318-322-3236 (Terri Arthur) that through the years, we will remember Fax 318-322-3299 there are always new frontiers. Office Hours: Mondays-Thursdays • 8:30 am–2:30 pm summer 2013 Website: www.juniorleaguemonroe.com Amen. Email: [email protected] — League Year: June 1, 2012- May 31, 2013 CHARLONS summer contents IN in every issue committee news advertisers EVERY President’s Message 3 Education Task Force 19 Community Trust Bank 2 About JLM 4 Spring Market 20 Louisiana Delta Community College 9 ISSUE Association Prayer Admissions Lane Eddleman, DDS 11 Community Projects Families Can’t Wait 21 Thurman’s Food Factory 22 Board of Directors Webmaster/Yearbook Remax Premier Realty 25 Bulletin Board 6 Cotton Bayou Publications Lefebvre Veterinary Medical Center Birthdays 22 Provisional Committee 23 Painter’s Palette Done-in-a-Day Ouachita Independent Bank 27 features Fund Development 24 St. Francis Medical Center 28 Spring Market: Behind the Scenes 12 The Charlons staff encourages you to thank our advertisers and patronize them. Advertise in Charlons Support the League, grow your business, and advertise in Charlons! Effective and affordable advertising with the Junior League of Monroe. Judy Bell Receives Please address all advertising space and rate queries to the Fund Development committee at [email protected]. Louise Seymour Award 14 Mandy Green Named Submit information, articles, and photos, for publication in the NEXT Volunteer of the