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A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. nonprofit 501(c)(3) A Denver. of League Junior The of publication A Volume 1314 — Issue 2 2 Issue Issue — — 1314 1314 Volume Volume Spring 2014 2014 Spring Spring Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado Non-Profit Org. Non-Profit Org. Permit No.134 Permit No.134 U.S. Postage U.S. Postage PAID PAID JLD Celebrations Betsy Mangone and Barbara Baumann are the newest members of the The Denver Foundation Board of Trustees. Both are Sustainers and served on the JLD Foundation Board of Directors. Congratula- Grow: tions, Betsy and Barbara! to increase in size, number, or degree. Laurel Walk, Nominating Committee Chair, welcomed her first child on Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Elliot Archie Walk came in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces, 21 inches. Congratulations, Laurel! JLD 2014 Legislative Breakfast and Reception Congrats to three amazing JLD members who were chosen by the Denver Business Journal 40 Under By Laura Felux, Public Policy Communications Liaison 40 in Denver: Jennifer Leitsch, Cathy Loftus and Amy Symons. On Thursday, February 13th, the JLD Public Policy Council hosted a JLD members Tia Hunsperger, Mamie Ling, and Ashleigh Shelter successfully launched Bella breakfast for Colorado State Legislators at the State Capitol. Boutique, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free prom dresses to area teens who would otherwise be unable to afford a gown. Thank you for making our city a better place! Many legislators thanked our members for the work that we do in inthe the community community and and they they were were excited excited about about our our literacy literacy focus. focus. Even Stephanie Richards Richards, Communications, Communications Council Council Manager, Manager, has has launched launched her herinteractive interactive magazine, magazine, Dandizette. Senator Linda Newell specifically sought us out to talk about her child SheDandizette. recently Shetraveled recently to New traveled York to Fashion New York Week Fashion and interviewed Week and intervieweddesigners and designers other icons. and otherCongratu - welfare-based bills and thanked us for support of her similarly situated lations,icons. Congratulations, Stephanie! Stephanie! We want to know about the exciting happenings in your lives! Please bills in the past. send submissions to [email protected]. bills in the past. We want to know about the exciting happenings in your lives! Please send submissions to [email protected]. We were personally asked to support a number of bills from the bills’ Message from the President: sponsors on topics ranging from early education reform to human Message from the President: JLD member trafficking legislation. Two such bills that garnered discussion of JLD’s JLD Estes Park Library Flood Relief Fundraiser support were HB 14-1156 Eligibility School Lunch Program (ensur- JLD Estes Park Library Flood Relief Fundraiser support were HB 14-1156 Eligibility School Lunch Program (ensur- Aleah Menefee ing the elimination of qualifying students’ co-pay for reduced lunch ing the elimination of qualifying students’ co-pay for reduced lunch We were all devastated by the heavy flooding that took place last September in our great state. While it through federal funding) and SB 14-003 Colorado Child Care Assistance and Senator through federal funding) and SB 14-003 Colorado Child Care Assistance was hard to sit back and wait to help, we knew we had to let the communities assess their needs before Program (permitting local communities to address the “cliff effect” as it we could take action. Linda Newell. pertainsProgram to (permitting low-cost and local quality communities child care to access address for thequalifying “cliff effect” families).as it pertains to low-cost and quality child care access for qualifying families). Based upon a suggestion from a Provisional member who lives in Estes Park and was initially evacu- Legislators in attendance: After the breakfast, Representative Janak Joshi invited members of the ated, the Board of Directors voted at the October Board meeting to move forward with a flood relief Sen. Larry Crowder councilAfter the onto breakfast, the House Representative floor to observe Janak the legislativeJoshi invited session. members At the ofstart the fundraiser, matching all donations dollar for dollar. I’m proud to report that we sent a check for $2,090 Sen. Linda Newell ofcouncil the Senate onto session,the House Senator floor Linda to observe Newell the announced legislative on session. the floor At that the to the Estes Valley Library to help renovate and repair the Children’s Story Garden. The staff was deeply Sen. Andy Kerr thestart JLD of thewas Senate present session, and briefly Sen. discussedLinda Newell our workannounced in the community. on the floor appreciative. Rep. Joann Ginal that JLD was present and briefly discussed our work in the community. Quick “did you know?” facts about the Colorado General Assembly: Rep. Thomas Exum Quick “did you know?” facts about the Colorado General Assembly: Thank you to all JLD members who donated to this very worthy cause. We will keep you updated on the Rep. Kathleen Conti • There are 100 members of the Colorado General Assembly - 65 in the progress and any future Done in a Day possibilities. Rep. Dave Young • HouseThere ofare Representatives 100 members of and the 35 Colorado in the Senate. General Assembly - 65 in the Rep. Elizabeth McCann • EveryHouse year, of Representatives the legislature andmeets 35 in in regular the Senate. session from mid-Janu- Sincerely, Rep. Jonathan Singer • aryEvery to year,mid-May. the legislature meets in regular session from mid-Janu- Rep. Sue Schafer • Currently,ary to mid-May. Democrats have control of both the House of Representa- Rep. Brittany Petterson • tivesCurrently, and the Democrats Senate. have control of both the House of Representa- Rep. Dianne Primavera • Legislatorstives and the in Senate. Colorado are term-limited. They can only serve eight Lisa Lumley Rep. Janak Joshi • yearsLegislators in the in House Colorado (four are two-year term-limited. terms) Theyand eight can yearsonly serve in the eight Sen - 2013–2014 Junior League of Denver President Rep. Dore ateyears (two in thefour-year House terms). (four two-year terms) and eight years in the Sen- [email protected] Rep. Timothy Mitsch-Bush • Youate (two can findfour-year your terms).state representative and state senator by visiting Rep. Leroy Garcia • www.colorado.govYou can find your andstate entering representative your address. and state If they senator attended by visiting our Rep. Ray Scott Legislativethis website Breakfast, and entering please your reach address. out and If they thank attended them for our their Legislative time and interest. If you have any questions about Breakfast, please reach out and thank them for their time and interest. JLD our advocacy efforts, email If you have any questions about our JLD advocacy efforts, contact Jes - Estes ValleyPark Library Library [email protected]. Jessicasica Grimes, Grimes, Public Public Policy Policy VP, VP, at [email protected]. at [email protected]. Children’s Story Garden Give: THE JOURNEY to present voluntarily and We are excited