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Help the Homeless Walkathon
Last Saturday was another great day on the National Mall for members of the Junior League of Washington and thousands of DC area residents who came together to support the 24th annual Fannie Mae Help the Homeless Walkathon. This year’s Walkathon drew an estimated crowd of 10,000 walkers, including many JLW members who walked with, […]
AJLI Hidden Resources
The JLW website provides plenty of information about our Junior League experiences. In addition to JLW’s website is the AJLI website, a place many members seldom frequent. As a transfer, it was the first place I went when I began figuring out the details of my move to DC. Not only did it provide information […]
Transfers Provide a Wealth of Resources
I’m new to JLW and somewhat of new to the Junior League. I had just finished my first active year when I moved to DC. I was fortunate to be a part of the Junior League of St. Paul, a mid-sized league that, like the Junior League of Washington (JLW), focused many of its activities […]
Inspiration to Action
On November 7, I had the opportunity to attend Inspiration to Action 2011, the annual unveiling of the Catalogue for Philanthropy – Greater Washington’s paper catalogue. Celebrating its ninth year, eighty-seven local non-profits are featured in the print version of the 2011-2012 catalogue, with an additional 250 plus non-profits featured on the Catalogue’s website (http://www.catalogueforphilanthropy-dc.org/cfpdc/index.php). […]
November President’s Post
November has arrived, Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and the media will soon focus on community needs of the season. For our league, though, there is no ‘one season of support and sharing’. We thank our talented, committed committee volunteers and those who support them through Community Experiences (aka as CEs) and Mini-Placements. For […]
There’s an app for that? There’s a GROUP for that!
Love running? There’s a group for that.Live in Arlington? There’s a group for that.Enjoy good food and fine wine? There’s a group for that. Work in Dupont Circle? There’s a group for that. The Membership Outreach Committee is dedicated to helping members make connections, build relationships and have the best League experience possible. One way […]
Hooray for Books Had Us Cheering!
I was so excited for JLW’s Hooray for Books book drive for Bright Beginnings. This is my New Member year with JLW and I joined because of all of the great volunteer opportunities. I have a five year old son, Carson, and exposing him to volunteerism and giving is really important to me. So, October […]
Top Five Things I Learned at Course Session
Course Session started off with a bit of socializing before the formal presentations began. The whole event lasted less than two hours and was similar to Saturday Session with a variety of speakers covering various JLW topic. I’m thankful JLW information is broken up into two events – Saturday Session and Course Session. There are […]
Three dozen name tags and a room full of women
On Monday evening, seeing the crowd of new bright-eyed potential new members was a wonderful sight. It reminded me of just how diverse our talented group of members truly is. Out of the several dozen ladies looking for more information on the League, I talked with a hopeful member from California who had just moved […]
Drowning in diapers
Diapers. I am drowning in diapers. Clean and dirty! I’ve got them stored away everywhere. In every diaper bag, stroller, the car, the changing station and in the bedroom closet. I don’t want to be caught without a clean diaper! I am aware that despite my best efforts to be prepared and change my babies […]