When you joined the Junior League in your city, you were hoping to connect to like-minded women who were eager to make time in life’s busy schedule to do some good in your small part of the world. you partially joined to make friends, too, because you had just returned from five years living abroad in Mexico. In addition, you joined because partnering with a service-minded organization felt like an acceptable monthly or bimonthly escape from your new life as a full-time single mother.
This current League year your official role was Vice Chair of the New Member Committee. It is your entry step into the leadership level of the League, which includes roles that demand energy, focus, dedication, and innovation, much like a career, motherhood, or marriage, which most ladies juggle the combination simultaneously. You have truly met some of the least selfless, most socially conscious and disciplined community advocates over these past four years, and it has been an added bonus that you ha Continue reading →