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2014 Community REPORT
Promoting
Volunteerism
Developing
Leaders
Changing
Lives
president’s letter
Welcome!
Bring out the candles and cake! The
Junior League of Tallahassee (JLT)
celebrates 55 years of creating positive
change within our community. The
JLT has never looked better, which, in
part, is due to to the rich history of the
women who have invested their time
and energy throughout the years. This
commitment can be seen today through
the 500 JLT members who make a
difference in the lives of children and
families in our area.
The women who make up the Junior
League of Tallahassee are diverse in
their backgrounds, experiences and roles as business owners, attorneys, mothers,
teachers and more; but our strength is most evident when each member joins
together to create a strong network. When each woman uses her time, talents and
treasures to meet a need, the sky is the limit of what we can accomplish together.
As you will see in the following pages, we spent 3,000 hours serving the
community and touched the lives of more than 2,700 children in the past year. This
is accomplished year after year through our signature projects of Kids’ Boutique
and Operation Prom Dress, and through partnerships with Boys & Girls Club
of the Big Bend, Girls on the Run of the Big Bend and many other not-for-profit
organizations in town.
Not only do we spend time volunteering, but we also invest in training
tomorrow’s leaders today so we are ready to address the changing needs and
demands of our community as they arise. We are so proud to be part of this
dynamic community and are thrilled to continue our work to make Tallahassee an
even better community for children, families and future generations.
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF TALLAHASSEE
404 EAST SIXTH AVENUE
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32303
(850) 224-9161 | www.jltallahassee.org
MIssion
The Junior League of Tallahassee is a nonprofit
organization of women committed to improving the
lives of children and families through the effective
action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose
is exclusively educational and charitable.
2014–2015 Board of Directors
and Management Team
President
Rebekah Dorn
President-Elect
Kelly-Ann Fasano
Secretary
Molly Bader
Treasurer
Meghan Brown
Management Team Director
Alison Voorhees
Sustainer Member Representative
Molly Kellogg-Schmauch
Active Member Representative
Jennifer Stanford
New Member Representative
Alexis Phillips
Vice President of Development
Eva Horton
Vice President of Nominating
Cassie Brooks
Management Team
Management Team Director
Alison Voorhees
Community Director
Taylor Hatch
Funding Director
Elizabeth Boyd
Sincerely,
Membership Director
Parker Sullivan
Finance Director
Ceil Parramore
Rebekah Dorn, Ph.D.
2014-2015 President
Junior League of Tallahassee
Assistant Finance Director
Katherine Fleming
Placement Director
Brooke Spicer
Communications Director
Erin Choy
Training Director
Jillian White
The JLT was named the 2013
Volunteer of the Year by the Boys
& Girls Club of the Big Bend. We
are proud to be a partner with this
outstanding organization.
Publication Design,
Production and Management
ROWLAND PUBLISHING, INC.
President/Publisher
BRIAN E. ROWLAND
Graphic Design
Rebecca Sumerall
Client Services Representative
Kerri Bryan
From my participation as a member of the Junior League Community Advisory
Council, I’ve witnessed a spirit of camaraderie, from generations of Junior
League members, that is inspiring and motivational to me. I am grateful for my
engagement on the Community Advisory Council and look forward to continuing
partnership with the Junior League in their good work for our neighbors. —State Representative Alan Williams, JLT Community Advisory Council Member
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2014-2015 Projects Overview
What They’re Saying
This year marked the 4th
Annual Back to School
Fashion Show for Heart
Gallery North Florida where
local celebrities are paired
with children available for
adoption and participate in
a fashion show with clothing
and accessories provided by
local merchants. The Junior
League of Tallahassee,
through the help of the Done
In A Day Committee (DIAD)
has played an exciting
and integral role in this
event since its conception!
Junior League has had a
long-standing relationship
with Heart Gallery North
Florida and when the time
came for a formal Heart
Gallery committee within
JLT to end, the outpour
of love, generosity, and
moreover service from
DIAD was amazing! DIAD
had provided this event
each year with amazing
volunteers who help to put
make this event a success.
They do all of this even
in the JLT off-season…
many haven’t even begun
their formal committee
placements yet, however
they come out anyway
eager to interact and serve
with these amazing children.
I assure you, this event,
which is not a fundraiser, but
to solely raise awareness
about the importance of
foster care and adoption in
our community, would not
exist and would not have
grown to the depths that
it has without the love and
dedication of the DIAD team!
—Donna Wright, President, Heart
Gallery of North Florida
It’s really eye-opening
because you don’t realize
how much need is in the
community in some many
different areas until someone
tells you about it. Because
you kind of live in a totally
different world and you don’t
realize that there are people
out there who don’t have
enough to eat and don’t
have enough to drink. It’s
been an amazing chance to
meet so many new people
both adults and teens my
age who are interested in
helping the community.
—Rachel Rivers, Teen Board Member
Broadening Community Impact
by Strengthening and Growing
Partnerships with Nonprofits
JLT’s community projects focus on providing at-risk children with opportunities to succeed in school.
An emphasis is given to projects that teach and promote healthy lifestyles, build self-esteem and provide
basic needs.
Boys & Girls Club Educational Enrichment
Committee
Now in its third year, the Junior League of Tallahassee’s
partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of the Big Bend will
provide structured events to support the core focus areas of
the national organization. Throughout the year, we will host
events at each of the schools served by the Boys & Girls
Club in the areas of career and academics; healthy living;
character and leadership; sports, fitness and recreation; and
the arts.
Done in a Day
During the
Boys & Girls Club
events, students and
their families learn
about the importance
of health and nutrition.
The JLT’s Done in a Day Program (DIAD) partners with other
organizations to help execute short-term events that have a significant
impact on the Tallahassee community. Through this program, the JLT
provides volunteers or funding to assist other organizations. In the past,
organizations such as Grace Mission, Fostering Hope, Tallahassee Memorial
Hospital, Pediatria, Leon County Public Libraries, PACE, Heart Gallery of
North Florida and the Refuge House have benefited from the presence of trained
JLT volunteers through this program.
Over the summer DIAD was hard at work! In June, the League partnered with AMWAT Moving,
Warehousing, and Storage and Second Harvest for an Inaugural Summer food drive to feed Leon County’s
hungry children. This effort generated 6,597 pounds of food and more than 8,000 meals! We are so
grateful for our amazing partners who made this possible and to the community for making it a success.
Girls on the Run of the Big Bend
This year, the JLT announced the selection of Girls on the Run of the Big Bend GOTRBB as one of their
signature community partnerships. Understanding the importance of providing more opportunities for
girls to build self-esteem and healthy lifestyles, we are teaming up to help empower girls to live healthier
and more joyful lives. The partnership will help expand and enrich services to more elementary schools
throughout Tallahassee.
Kids’ Boutique
Through our annual Kids’ Boutique event, JLT provides at-need children with not only much-needed
tangible items, but also a sense of self-esteem and pride to start the school year. For 18 years, JLT members
have taken local elementary school students back-to-school shopping at our Kids’ Boutique event each
August. In partnership with Kohl’s on Apalachee Parkway, JLT purchased essential school clothes and
shoes for 120 students this year and provided each child with a backpack full of school supplies.
Operation Prom Dress
For many young women prom is an important, but costly part of the high school experience. At Operation
Prom Dress, the JLT invites local and neighboring high school women to attend a one day boutique-style
shopping event in the spring where prom dresses, shoes and accessories are provided at no cost.
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2013–2014 By the numbers
Community
Advisory Council
8,000
dollars donated to provide backpacks of nutritious food
each weekend for students who receive free or reduced
lunch at Bond Elementary in partnership with Second
Harvest of the Big Bend. We also provided 738 hours of
volunteer time to stuff backpacks.
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Community
organizations and
non-profits the JLT
worked alongside in
the 2013-2014 year
300
Operation Prom Dress
shoppers
15
monthly dinners and
programs held for Boys &
Girls Club children and
their parents
2,700
children in our community whose lives
were touched by JLT, from back-to-school
shopping at Kids’ Boutique in August to
dancing the night away at the Gretchen
Everhart Prom in May
120
total children served
at the fall and winter
Kids’ Boutique events
In 2012, JLT formed its
inaugural Community
Advisory Council, comprised
of well-respected individuals
who live, work and serve in
the Tallahassee community.
These individuals have
graciously agreed to serve
a two-year term as advisors
to advocate for the League,
helping spread the word of
the organization’s impact
while providing feedback
to identify ways JLT can
improve our efforts.
2014–2015 Junior League
of Tallahassee Community
Advisory Council Members
Sheila Costigan
Executive Director,
Foundation for Leon
County Schools
LaurenFaison
Service Line Administrator
over Population Health,
Regional Development, and
Telemedicine Tallahassee
Memorial Hospital
DR. Ben Kirbo
Physician and Owner,
Southeastern Plastic
Surgery Center
Kelly Otte
Executive Director,
Pace Center for Girls
Gloria Pugh
Owner, AMWAT Moving
Warehousing & Storage
Laura RogerS
JLT Past President, Program
Director, Leadership
Tallahassee
Brian Rowland
President/Publisher,
Rowland Publishing
3,000
hours volunteered by
JLT members during
the 2013-2014
League Year
The Honorable Wansley
WalterS, Former Secretary,
Florida Department of
Juvenile Justice
The Honorable Alan
Williams, Florida House of
Representatives
Gil Ziffer
Commissioner,
City of Tallahassee
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Fundraisers & Getting Involved
Thank you to our
2013–2014 Junior
League of Tallahassee
Sponsors!
As we come to a conclusion of
a successful 2013-2014 Junior
League year, we would like to
extend a special thank you to
our amazing sponsors. It is a
shared vision for helping the
community of Tallahassee and
their belief in the Junior League
of Tallahassee which has led to
such a great partnership.
EMPOWERMENT ($10,000 +)
AMWAT Moving Warehousing
& Storage
Southeastern Plastic Surgery
Esposito Lawn and Garden
Center
LEADERSHIP ($7,500)
Rowland Publishing
American Audio Visual
Holy Comforter Episcopal
School
Development ($2,500)
Growing Room Child
Development Centers
Jason’s Deli
Karmanos Printing and
Graphics
Seminole High Performance
Tennis
INVESTMENT ($1,000)
Earth Fare
Full Press Apparel
Loli & the Bean
North Florida Financial Corp. Sean Stuyverson
Tallahassee Mall
Tallahassee Nurseries
Terri Smith Details FRIEND OF JLT ($250–$1,000)
AB James DJ
Barberitos - A Southwestern
Grille & Cantina
Bella Bella
Bragg Events
Brown’s Distributing
Coosh’s Bayou Rouge
Costco
Dave’s Pizza Garage
Dunkin Donuts
Elks Lodge of Tallahassee
Kanvas
Marco’s Pizza
Mattice and Mattice Real Estate
McGraw Hill Education
Painting with a Twist
Piggy’s BBQ
Purposeful Planning
Tallahassee 2-Way Radio
Tharpe Construction &
Remodeling
The Heinz Family
The Refinery
Tri-Eagle
United Healthcare Community
Plan
Walgreen’s
Funding the Mission Through the
Support of the Community
Each year, the women of JLT devote countless hours to organizing, promoting and hosting successful
fundraisers that help improve the lives of local children and families. By attending our fundraisers and
supporting our membership, community members and local businesses play a vital role in our efforts to
make Tallahassee a better place to live, learn and grow.
A Whale of a Tradition
A signature JLT fundraiser since 1974, the Whale of a Sale has grown into a
Tallahassee tradition — and the community’s largest garage sale event. The sale
features a variety of gently used, high-quality items, ranging from furniture and
house wares to clothes, electronics, books, movies and much more. Whale of a Sale functions both
as a community project and fundraising event; providing high-quality items to the community at a
low cost while also raising funds that go directly back in to the community through League projects.
Join us next spring to celebrate our signature fundraiser and this Tallahassee tradition, at our Friday
evening preview party – enjoy food from local food trucks, a beer garden and early bird shopping!
Breakfast with Santa
JLT’s annual Breakfast with Santa is a fun-filled family event for all ages. Join us to kick off the
holiday season with a festive breakfast, activities for the kids and pictures with Santa. This event is a
great tradition for all families that also helps support our community projects.
Breakfast with Santa will be December 13, 2014. This year we are excited to partner with our host for
the event, Holy Comforter Episcopal School.
A Thyme to Celebrate Cookbook
This beautiful cookbook is the second installment in the JLT cookbook series and
contains more than 230 recipes generously shared by local residents, restaurants and
notable Tallahasseeans. This award-winning book, which has been proclaimed the
official cookbook of Tallahassee, represents the diversity of our Southern community.
The JLT encourages the Tallahassee community to celebrate life at any “thyme!” With
recipes for drinks, appetizers, entrées and delectable desserts, this is the cookbook to help turn all
celebratory moments into lasting memories.
Visit www.jltallahassee.org for a list of retailers carrying the JLT cookbooks, or purchase your
copy directly through the website. By purchasing our cookbook, you can celebrate the Tallahassee
community while contributing to the training and organization of volunteers to better the lives of local
children and families.
To buy tickets or for more information
about JLT’s fabulous fundraisers, visit
jltallahassee.org or call (850) 224-9161.
How To Get Involved...
Interested in Joining?
Each spring, JLT holds a membership drive to recruit the next class of community-oriented women committed to
volunteerism and who are interested in making Tallahassee a better place to live. JLT is open to women of all races,
religions and national origins between the ages of 23-45 at the time they join. For more information, visit jltallahassee.org.
Interested in Supporting JLT?
JLT works with top-notch partners and sponsors that make it possible to further our mission. We are grateful for their
involvement and support. To learn how you can become a Junior League of Tallahassee sponsor, please contact Lindsey
Crowell and Lindsay Volpe, Sponsorship Co-Chairs, at [email protected].
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