League At A Glance
VOLUME 20, ISSUE 4
SEPTEMBER 2013
President’s Message
It’s an exciting time for the Junior League of Spokane, as we
continue to grow and adapt with the needs of our community,
remaining motivated to improve Spokane for the better.
INSIDE
THIS ISSUE:
Touch-a-Truck…...… 2
Announcements…….3
2013 Summer
Happenings………….5
Message to
Sustainers.......…….. 6
Outstanding
Sustainer……...……. 7
Calendar ….…………9
Leadership …...……10
I look forward to starting our year off on September 17, 2013
at our first General Membership Meeting. As President, my
first goal is to make our meetings more social, engaging and
fun. We plan to have guest speakers, hear from sustainers,
and provide more hands -on, interactive opportunities for
members. We will begin every meeting with a social from 5:30-6:00pm, serving light
food and beverages, where members can visit, relax and get to know one another.
We are focusing on growing our League and evolving for the better. The Membership
Committee has done a fabulous job recruiting potential members at our Meet & Greets
this summer. I am excited to see this year’s Provisional class! We also have quite a
few transfers, whom we are proud to welcome to Spokane.
Get ready to hear more about our new mentoring program, our Platinum Membership
pilot program, and more options and training opportunities for ALL members. We
continue to need your support for Touch-a-Truck on September 28, 2013. Please mark
this date on your calendar and tell your friends about this amazing community event.
I encourage all members to participate or help in some capacity.
As President – I will also be focused on helping our League find our Issue Based
Community Impact with the help of AJLI. Simply stated, this is a national goal for all
Leagues to find their voice in the community. This will be an ongoing experience for
our League. This is a chance for our organization to hone in on how we make an
impact in our community and what new and/or current things we do to foster that.
I hope to lead you on a great journey, but I remind everyone that YOU are the
leadership pipeline for this organization. You make your own experience. I hope that
you will have a renewed excitement this September and be as involved and active as
you can be. There will be many activities throughout the year that you can help plan,
support or participate in. All levels of expertise are welcome, from beginner to expert,
Active to Sustainer.
I am excited as I look forward to the year ahead – where we will celebrate our past, be
engaged in the present, and create positive change for our future!
Your 2013-2014 President
Heather Watson-Byrd
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Touch-a-Truck
The Junior League of Spokane’s Touch-a-Truck
Event, with Disney’s Tow Mater Joining In Again
The Junior League of Spokane’s third annual Touch-a-Truck will be an event to remember.
Children of all ages will love seeing Disney’s Tow Mater (from the movie, Cars), exploring their
favorite big trucks and vehicles, and meeting local heroes who build, serve, and protect our
community. This year’s line-up of vehicles includes a crane, ambulance, sanitation truck, school
bus, and more. In addition there will be face painting, local mascots, and an Operation ID
information booth.
The Touch-a-Truck fundraising and community event will take place on Saturday, September 28,
2013 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in the parking lot of Spokane Community College at 1810 North
Green Street. We are pleased to offer a horn-free time from 9:00-11:00 a.m. for children with
special needs or sensitive ears. Ticket prices are $5 per person, age 2 and up. Attendees who
bring a non-perishable food item, which will be donated to The Salvation Army, will receive $1 off
their admission price.
Our most exciting participant, once again, is Tow Mater, offering a keepsake photo taken with him
for $10, $5 of of which will be donated back to the Junior League of Spokane. What a great time to
get that perfect holiday card photo of your family WITH the kiddos smiling! (Continued on Pg. 3)
A FAMILY-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY EVENT
FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES!
Who: Junior League of Spokane
What: 3rd Annual Touch-a-Truck Community Fundraiser
When: Saturday, September 28, 2013. Event is rain or shine. Open to the public
from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Horn-free from 9-11 p.m.
Where: Spokane Community College parking lot – 1810 N Greene St. Spokane, WA.
Why: To fund our community projects for the 2013-2014 year
Cost: $5 per person or $4 per person, with a non-perishable food item (1 per person).
Children 2 & Under are free!
Contact: Angelina Scull, Touch-a-Truck Chair, Junior League of Spokane 328-2801 or
tat@jlspokane.org
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Nearly 1,300 people attended last year’s event, and over 550 pounds of food were collected for
The Salvation Army. There were 22 truck participants including the Spokane County Sheriff’s
helicopter, motorcycles, and squad car, an armored car, and a fire truck from the Spokane
Valley Fire Department. Attendees were able to meet local sports mascots, like Spike and Otto.
Television stations KXLY and KHQ, along with radio station 105.7FM, did live-feed broadcasts
from the event. Most importantly, Touch-a-Truck raised over $5,000 to benefit foster children in
the Spokane community.
We hope to continue to grow this event each year. To sign up for a volunteer shift at Touch-aTruck, please contact Angelina Scull at tat@JLSpokane.org.
Announcements
If you know of a company that we should contact about lending us a truck, please contact the
Junior League of Spokane office at 509-328-2801. For more information about Touch-a-Truck,
please visit our website at www.jlspokane.org.
Members at last year’s Touch-a-Truck
event.
Welcome New Transfer
Member Wendy Harvey
I grew up in Spokane and attended Ferris High School.
I went to the University of Washington and graduated
with a Business Degree in Accounting. Soon after
graduation I got married and moved to Abilene, Texas
where my husband (Joe) was stationed in the Air Force.
I am a CPA and worked for a small public accounting
firm and have continued to stay in public accounting as
we have moved to New York City, Austin, Dallas, and
now back home to Spokane. We do not have any
children yet, but have a lovely dog named Molly. My
husband and I enjoy being outdoors, camping, biking,
hiking, swimming, and skiing. I joined the Junior League of
Dallas last year and finished my provisional year this May. I was placed on a project that helped
rebuild the gardens at two elementary schools. My first placement was going to be at Habitat
for Humanity before I transferred to the Spokane Junior League, where I will be working on the
Foster Santa Breakfast committee.
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Save the Date
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
First General Membership Meeting of the Year
Announcements
5:30-6:00pm Social/Meet & Greet
6:00pm Meeting Begins
Where: AmericanWest Bank Building – 41 W. Riverside Spokane, WA 99201
(Parking lot is on the east side of the building, please enter on the north side of the building –
look for the balloons and stairs leading down to our meeting space)
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Wine Tasting at Latah Creek Winery for Sustainers & Actives
5:30-7:30pm
Latah Creek Winery – 13030 E. Indiana Ave., Spokane Valley, WA 99216
Cost: $20/person, which includes tasting, wine glass, hearty hors d’oeuvre and discounts on
most items!
Call the JLS Office to reserve your spot (509) 328-2801
GlamAGAIN
GlamAGAIN is back, and we need your donations!
GlamAGAIN is the premier fashion consignment event, selling name brand and designer
women, men and children’s clothing, shoes, accessories and more.
Last spring we collected gently-used fashion items to sell at the March GlamAGAIN event and
made over $600! We are confident we can more than double that at the October 17, 2013 sale.
We are soliciting your gently-used donations of clothing, handbags, shoes, accessories and
jewelry for all members of the family. GlamAGIN will sell the items on our behalf and we earn up
to 75% of the sales.
When you donate at least five sellable items, GlamAGAIN will give you a VIP pass to attend the
event for free and to shop eat the pre-sale event to get the best selection of merchandise. You
can also earn a VIP pass by volunteering to work at the event.
Please bring your donations to the September 17 General Membership Meeting, or arrange to
drop them off at Susannah Stoltz’s home. All donations must be received BEFORE
October 1st.
Visit www.GlamAGAIN.com for more information, and “Like” them on Facebook.
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2013 Summer Happenings
Welcoming the new board for
2013-2014
Left to Right: Trish McFarland, Jackie
Worobeck, Michelle Tompkins, Heather
Byrd, Julie Munson, Michelle Grover,
Amy Dowell, Christi Gerhardt.
Not Pictured: Kim Koch, Tammy Everts
Leslie Culley and Maria Cahill.
Junior League of Spokane’s
Booth at Farm Chicks 2013
"The Pour, A Wine Event”
at Arbor Crest to benefit
The Family Maternity
Center at Holy Family and
the BEST psychiatry
program at Sacred Heart
Children's Hospital
Pictured: Angelina Scull,
Chrissy Dunham, Julia
McGann, Jackie Worobec
and Susannah Stoltz
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Dear Fellow Junior League Sustainer:
Message to Sustainers
It has been twenty-five years since I was President of the Junior League, and it is my
honor to serve as Sustaining Director on the Board. It is so true, that the more things
change the more they also stay the same. Committed women with busy lives are working
to make a positive impact on the life and culture of Spokane. Active members are being
trained to develop their leadership skills, just like we were! They are forming friendships
that will last the rest of their lives, just like we did! And they are meeting the challenges of
a volunteer organization, just like we did!!!
I realize that we Sustainers are a large group of women the Actives hold in very high
esteem! They value our financial support through our dues and they value our advice and
experience. Each general membership meeting begins with a brief talk by a Sustainer
about the impact of their League experience.
As with all other national volunteer groups these days, the active membership of the
League is lower than when we were involved. By a lot! You can imagine that this presents
both opportunities and challenges. The biggest challenge is continuing the legacy of
impact in the community, while staying financially strong and viable. I realize that
membership dues are no longer enough to sustain programs and training. Our Sustainer
dues are critically important to the foundation of the League and I thank each of you who
have remained current with your dues. I appeal to any of you who are thinking about
renewing your Sustaining membership to do so, no matter what time of the year!! Doing
so before the end of May is very important for the budget, but it is never too late and I
know that several of you have sent in dues since the end of May. Thank you for that!!
The Annual Sustainers Dinner in June was so much fun this year!! What a joy to see
women like Donna Greenough, whom I haven’t seen for such a long time! What a
pleasure to hear from the current leadership about their accomplishments and goals. And
best of all, to see lifelong friends that we made in the League! The noise level was through
the roof!! A sign of a very happy crowd!
If we could bottle that energy and enthusiasm, we will continue to have an impact! I will
report each month here in the LAAG about the activities of the active membership. We
truly need each of us to attend events and maintain our support of the League. We also
have several new transfers to welcome to our ranks.
Hope to see you at Touch A Truck on Sept. 28th at Spokane Community College parking
lot from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. And stay tuned for a fall date for wine tasting!!!
Fondly,
Trish McFarland
Sustaining Advisor
trishmcfarland46@gmail.com
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JUNIOR LEAGUE OF SPOKANE
OUTSTANDING SUSTAINER
APPLICATION FORM
Submission Deadline: October 31st, 2013
Mission Statement: The Junior League of Spokane is an organization
committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women,
and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of
trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2013 Sustainer of the Year Award. The purpose of this
award is to recognize a Sustaining Member of the Junior League of Spokane who demonstrates our
mission through her community service and support of the Junior League of Spokane. The following
criteria should be considered:
Candidate is currently active in the community or has made a significant impact in the Spokane
community
Candidate has made contributions to the Junior League during her active membership or as a sustainer
Candidate is recognized for her professional accomplishments.
Activities of the candidate reflect continued support for the Junior League of Spokane and its purpose.
I would like to nominate the following woman for the
Outstanding Sustainer Award:
Nominee Name:_____________________________________________________________________
Address:____________________________________________________________________________
Phone:_____________________________________________________________________________
Email:______________________________________________________________________________
Nominators Name:___________________________________________________________________
Address:____________________________________________________________________________
Phone:_____________________________________________________________________________
Email:______________________________________________________________________________
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Describe the Nominee’s community involvement by listing bullet points which highlight a
program/project in which they were actively involved:
Current Involvement (please list by using bullet points):
Past Involvement in the Junior League and Community (please list by using bullet points):
Professional Involvement (please list by using bullet points):
Please write a short paragraph describing how the nominee continues to support the Junior League
of Spokane and its purpose.
Please send this application to Junior League of Spokane, 1315 N Napa, Spokane, WA. 99202 or
jlspokane@qwestoffice.net Submission Deadline is November 14th.
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SEPTEMBER 2013
2
Labor Day
3
Board Meeting
17
General Membership Meeting
28
Touch-a-Truck
1
Board Meeting
15
General Membership Meeting
5
Board Meeting
19
General Membership Meeting
3
Board Meeting
7
Foster Santa Breakfast
13
Holiday Luncheon
2013-2014 Calendar
OCTOBER 2013
NOVEMBER 2013
DECEMBER 2013
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2013-2014 Leadership
LEAGUE AT A GLANCE
2013-2014 Board of Directors
President: Heather Byrd - Pres@JLSpokane.org
President-elect: Jackie Worobec - PresElect@JLSpokane.org
Treasurer: Tammy Everts - Treas@JLSpokane.org
Treasurer-elect: Maria Cahill - TreasElect@JLSpokane.org
Sustaining Director: Trish McFarland - SustainingDirector@JLSpokane.org
Administrative Director: Kim Koch - AdminDirector@JLSpokane.org
Community Director: Michelle Grover - CommDirector@JLSpokane.org
Membership Director: Amy Dowell - MembershipDirector@JLSpokane.org
Funding Director: Michelle Tompkins - FundingDirector@JLSpokane.org
LDC Chair: Julie Munson - LDC@JLSpokane.org
Parliamentarian: Christi Gerhardt - Parliamentarian@JLSpokane.org
Presidential Assistant: Lesley Culley - PresAsst@JLSpokane.org
Committee Chairs
Meetings and Arrangements: Mary Lynn Boardman - MA@JLSpokane.org
Communications/Marketing: Kerri Stubb - MarCom@JLSpokane.org
Membership Development: Sally Stopher - Membership@JLSpokane.org
Placement: Cynthia Gustafson - Placement@JLSpokane.org
Foster Santa Breakfast: Colleen Schneider and Anna Poole FSB@JLSpokane.org
PR&D/Impact: Tricia Morgan - Impact@JLSpokane.org
Kids in the Kitchen: Sarah Clifford - KITK@JLSpokane.org
FRM & Cookbook: Lauren Warrick - FRM@JLSpokane.org
Touch-a-Truck: Angelina Scull - TAT@JLSpokane.org
Project Research & Development and Impact: Tricia Morgan Impact@JLSpokane.org
Funding Task Force: Julia McGann - jadmcgann@comcast.net
Historian: Kathleen Wynia - KathleenWynia@Windermere.com
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Phone: 509-328-2801
Email: jlspokane@qwestoffice.net
1315 N. Napa
Spokane, WA 99202
Our Mission:
The Junior League of Spokane is
an organization of women
committed to promoting
voluntarism, developing the
potential of women and improving
communities through the effective
action and leadership of trained
volunteers. Its purpose is
exclusively educational and
charitable.
We reach out to women of all races, religions, and national origins
who demonstrate an interest in and commitment to voluntarism.
www.jlspokane.org
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