Posts by year
2012
Sarah Wannarka Ships Off to Afghanistan With Leadership Skills in Her Attaché
The Junior League of San Antonio (JLSA) Active Member took a 12-month assignment with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Rule of Law Program in Kabul where she is a Senior Legal Advisor who mentors Afghani women prosecutors and judges. In this exclusive interview she shares some of her first impressions of the culture, the justice system, and the women she counsels.
Time to celebrate National Volunteer Week! (And leadership training!)
By a fortunate accident of the calendar, this year’s Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.’s Annual Conference comes during National Volunteer Week (April 15-21). That makes this a particularly good…
Maybe that’s why they call it ‘seed money.’
National Nutrition Month may be over for this year, but let’s talk about our Kids in the Kitchen program, which is the recipient of a $75,000 award from Kashi as…
What is the value of a Junior League ‘education’?
What is the value of a Junior League ‘education’? Just ask Carol Rasco. As president for the last 10 years of Reading is Fundamental, the largest children’s literacy nonprofit in…
In Memoriam: Jean Webb Vaughan Smith
When Jean Webb Vaughan Smith died in January in Los Angeles, at the age of 93, she was best known to many as a close friend of Nancy and Ronald Reagan and a Washington insider in the Eisenhower and Reagan administrations. Fair on both counts.
But Jean was also a true Junior Leaguer.
Oveta Culp Hobby – trailblazer
At a time when women “do” many things, it’s easy to forget the trailblazers who were unusual precisely because they were women who reached high positions despite their gender at…
Is there a food desert near your community?
Maybe. The fact is, millions of Americans live in what the USDA defines as a food desert: a low-income census tract whose residents have low access to a supermarket or…
Marketing 101: What’s In a Name?
In business, picking the right name for your product is important. Sounds like the Junior League of Lancaster has got that figured out. In 2010, JLL started a High School…
How much is a Facebook ‘Like’ worth? (Try $10)
That’s what Kashi (think healthy food) will donate to The Junior League for every Facebook “Like” our members, community partners and friends provide until February 22, up to a total…
Did you know…?
A special post from AJLI‘s Laurie Dodge, Marketing and Communications Director 48 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute* YouTube is the second largest search engine* 70% of…