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Inaugural Ball InauguralA PUBLICATION OF THE JUNIOR LEAGUE Ba OF RALEIGH | APRIL 2013 all naugural B I coverage begins on page 4. What does GRAPA stand for? Find out on page 24. Permit No. 315 No. Permit Raleigh, NC Raleigh, Learn about the community’s PAID U.S. Postage U.S. Non - Profit - Non center on page 22. 6 10 24 Contents President’s message 3 Celebrate ALL the hard work of our members Special Edition: the 2013 North Carolina Governor’s Inaugural Ball Coverage Council of State Reception launches inaugural weekend 4 Rock the Ball 6 Governor McCrory rocks the drums at pre-inaugural bash Governor’s Reception gives guests a glimpse of pre-Ball glamour 7 North Carolina celebrated, examined at Gala Presentation 8 Having a Ball 10 More than 3,500 dance the night away at the 2013 Governor’s Inaugural Ball Inaugural volunteerism: 14 How planning the Ball provides a substantial League training experience Signature palettes: 16 Inaugural menu celebrates North Carolina with a dash of haute cuisine Online and trending 18 Social Media Lounge provides for inaugural shout outs Dress it forward 20 Inaugural guests don labels, statement pieces and trendy necklines The community's center is our Center for Community Leadership 22 How GRAPA got out the vote 24 Nonprofits grow through Community Connect 26 Taking it to the streets: JLR members serving on community boards 28 Pink Pages 30 A must read! The history of the League and the Inaugural Ball Recipes for a festive day 32 APRIL 2013 1 2012-13 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Pat Wilkins President Whitney von Haam President-elect Samantha Hatem Communications & Strategies VP Kathryn West Community VP Brooke Schmidt Funding VP Selene Brent Membership VP Jennifer Gottsegen Training VP Lindsay Beth Gunter Nominating Captain Tricia Ellen Secretary Meredith Keyes Treasurer Linda Brown Douglas & Virginia Parker Sustaining Advisors COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGIES COUNCIL Katie Pollara Bright Ideas 2012-13: ISSUE 2 Jennifer Hoverstad GRAPA Lucy Austin & Jessica Proctor the Link Co-edITORS Lucy Austin and Jessica Proctor Kim Sieredzki Project Guide/CRPD Joy Alford-Brand Public Relations Catherine Hancock Web Coordinator ASSISTANT Co-edITORS Mary Adelaide Riddick and Cecily Hughes Rebecca Ayers Secretary Ruth Dobson-Torres Sustaining Advisor ADVERTISING MANAGER Rebekah Laney COMMUNITY COUNCIL DESIGN ASSISTANT Danielle Greene Gracie King & Elizabeth Lane AventWest Children's Mentoring Marisa Bryant & Melissa Linn BackPack Buddies PHOTOGRAHERS Julie Moore and Koren Townsend Ashleigh Seiber & Brooke Tonkin Boys & Girls Club Debbie Pappas & Kathryn Williams Chorus WRITERS Sandra Johnson, Mariah Mattheson and Blair Miller Anne Strickland Community Connect Beth Farrell & Jennifer Pittman Community Funding Bethany Perkins & Lee Veit Girls on the Run Kelsie Johnson & Carrie Thomas Heritage Park Elizabeth Woodrome Helping Horse Chasta Calhoun Kids on the Block Leah Catherine Stout Placement Assistant Lizzie Graybill & Kimberly Williams Quick Impact Nina Argiry & Julie Hampton SAFEchild Sandy Bridger & Maeve Goff Gardner StepUP Gail Reid-Vestal Secretary Anne Hogewood Sustaining Advisor FUNDING & DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Kim Keith Annual Fund Lanier McRee & Danielle Shuirman Bargain Box Andrea Fox Capital Campaign The Junior League of Raleigh is an organization of women Theresa Dew & Meredith Johnson Cookbook committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the poten- Laura Parker & Natalie Yakopec Fashion Forward Shayla Bradshaw, Emily Funderburk & Liza Roney Inaugural Ball tial of women and improving communities through the effec- Virginia Yopp Inaugural Ball Sustaining Advisor tive action and leadership of trained volunteers. Katie Walker & Sarah White A Shopping SPREE! Lanier McRee Treasurer-elect Ashley Parker Secretary JUNIOR LEagUE OF RalEigh Anna Baird Choi Sustaining Advisor 711 Hillsborough St. Raleigh, N.C. 27603 MEMBERSHIP COUNCIL Lauren Smith & Meg Venters Arrangements Assistants Hilary Allen Member-at-Large MAILING ADDRESS Mitzi Downing & Jessica Throneburg Membership Development P.O. Box 26821 Committee Assistants Raleigh, N.C. 27611-6821 Nicole Jarvis-Miller & Shirley O'Donnell Placement Caroline Russell Sustainer Captain Julie Whitlock Taking Care of Members Phone: 919-787-7480 Martha Gehring Transfer Captain Voice mail: 919-787-1103 Blair Coppedge Secretary Fax: 919-787-9615 Gentry Hoffman Sustaining Advisor www.jlraleigh.org TRAINING COUNCIL www.facebook.com/JLofRaleigh Marie Duncan & Amanda Laney Arrangements @JrLeagueRaleigh Liz McLean & Abby Seats Center for Community Leadership Jocelyn Fina & Katie Tibbits Leadership Support BARGAIN BOX Lori Osgood Leadership Support Assistant Phone: 919-833-7587 Crystal Smith & Heather Wingfield Membership Development Committee Ashlegh Cranford & Morgan Tew Training Lisa Marie Ferrell Past President ADVERTISING Jamie Martin Secretary For advertising inquiries, please contact Patti Benedict Sustaining Advisor [email protected] or Tania McLeod at 919-787-7480. NOMINATING Lindsay Beth Gunter Rebecca Ayers the Link is published three times a year. Astra Barnes Blair Coppedge Christy Knight Ashley Parker Brittany Bass Gail Reid-Vestal Jamie Martin 2 APRIL 2013 PAT WILKINS President President’s message www.tammywingo.com he 2013 N.C. Governor’s Inaugural Ball marked the 20th an- mission, it is a large part of our training and enables the League to niversary of the Junior League’s long tradition of hosting the further its legacy of work in the community. In this issue, I know you Tprestigious event. For more than 80 years, governors since will enjoy seeing all the familiar faces of members in the great pho- 1933 have chosen to honor our Raleigh League with the opportunity to tography. You’ll also get to read about how to volunteer on a com- celebrate our newly elected leaders. This year’s events were phenom- munity board, how Community Connect trains other community enal! Five events over two days were executed flawlessly with every nonprofits, how the Government Relations and Public Affairs team is attention to detail. The Inaugural Ball team, which was led by Shayla making a difference and, of course, how the JLR is growing and en- Bradshaw, Emily Funderburk, Liza Roney and Virginia Yopp, had more hancing our outreach through our Center for Community Leadership. than 100 volunteers who worked tirelessly to plan and implement each Grab a cup of coffee, iced tea or glass of Champagne, and join event, from sponsorships to entertainment, food and facilities, all with me in savoring this issue of the Link and celebrating the hard work a North Carolina flair. If you weren’t able to attend, you will find photos of our members. and follow up in this special Inaugural Ball issue of the Link. But the Inaugural Ball, while a huge League fundraiser, didn’t mo- All the best, nopolize all our efforts to further the mission to train community leaders. All the while, the League’s other 40 teams have been busy on their committees making a difference and having a profound impact on our community. You see, while fundraising is not a part of our Koren Townsend Jackson (14), Pat, John and Emma (12). APRIL 2013 3 Inaugural weekend begins by honoring the Council of State By Jessica Kozma Proctor, Co-editor icking off an inaugural celebration State members and others in a more packed with high-profile sightings, intimate situation. Kheadliner North Carolina music and “I was so proud to be a part of the an endless slate of modern adaptations League while attending the Counil of of North Carolina cuisine, the Council of State reception,” von Haam said. “To State reception gave its roughly 800 guests be around so many of the movers a yummy and welcoming entrée into the and shakers in our state’s government weekend’s events. and to recognize the members of Held in the sprawling lobby of the Duke the Council of State and see so many Center for the Performing Arts, the reception successful women in those positions Koren Townsend The Barhop String Quartet provided music for the Council of welcomed the nine-member Council of was incredible.” State Reception. State as they begin new journeys in office One of those successful women, or continued existing ones. The state seal il- State Treasurer Janet Cowell, agreed, luminated the front of Memorial Auditorium saying that attending the reception, as state leaders played center stage. as well as the other events, gives at- Council members were widely visible tendees a chance to grow and foster at the event, despite the crowded space relationships while celebrating yet and perpetual movement of guests in another historical milestone. search of everything from a glass of “Being part of such a high-profile chardonnay to a photo opportunity. A event affords opportunities to grow net- delightful spread of cocktail cuisine was works, utilize partnerships and gain an easy on both the eyes and palette. Guests appreciation of the governance of our praised the flavor – and the uniqueness state,” Cowell said. – of a cornbread and barbeque canapé, all in all with the aesthetic of a Top Chef amouse-bouche and the taste of, well, eastern North Carolina. Koren Townsend Association of Junior Leagues International President Toni Freeman Junior League of Raleigh President-elect (left), a Past President and Active member of the Junior League of Whitney von Haam said that the reception Charlotte, joins JLR Past President Linda Brown Douglas (right) at the Council of State Reception. allowed guests to mingle with Council of 4 APRIL 2013 Koren Townsend Koren Townsend From Left: Scott McAllister, JLR Past President Susan McAllister, Amy Fullbright and Nancy Thompson . One of the highlights of the food was the barbecue-stuffed hush puppy with a barbecue “infuser.” An interactive dish, guests had to squeeze the infuser to coat the barbecue in the middle of the hush puppy. Koren Townsend Koren Townsend From left: Honorary Inaugural Ball Co-captain Mary Brent Wright, Inaugural Ball Co-captain Vir- Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and his wife Alice were among the honorees at ginia Yopp and JLR President Pat Wilkins had a busy weekend hosting the festivities.
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