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2013
Recognition they deserve
Despite the gloomy pall of a faltering economy, an immobilized government, and the looming threat of debt default, there is sunny news for women and the recognition they’re receiving for…
Junior League of Tyler goes beyond cookbook publishing with “Goodnight Rose City.”
It’s no secret that Junior Leagues publish cookbooks, but the Junior League of Tyler is taking this tried-and-true fundraising tool in a new direction with the publication of “Goodnight Rose…
Mary Harriman Community Leadership Award
Since 1990 the Mary Harriman Community Leadership Award has honored individual Junior League members whose volunteer efforts exemplify our Mission, Vision and Values. Described by Toni Freeman, AJLI President, as…
Turning Pain Into Inspiration
Comparisons between the work of Junior Leagues and that of Zainab Salbi are not as far-fetched as they may seem—at least once you take the AK-47s out of the picture.…
AJLI’s 91st Annual Conference raises the roof
DELEGATES RALLY UNDER BANNER OF “LEADERSHIP EMPOWERED” From May 15 to 18, more than 600 delegates attended AJLI’s 91st Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. where the Junior Leagues of Washington,…
Don’t believe everything you read . . .
To say that AJLI Executive Director Susan Danish was moved by the urban renewal she witnessed on a recent trip to the beleaguered city of Detroit for AJLI’s Fall Leadership…
Your Highlights from the 2013 AJLI Fall Leadership Conference
In late September 2013, Junior League leaders met up in Detroit for the AJLI Fall Leadership Conference. Find out what they learned and saw in their own words and images.
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At 112 years of age The Junior League leverages its experience, its network and cutting-edge technology to plot a deliberate course toward relevance and meaning for its members and the…
Does civic leadership start in grade school?
We were surprised and pleased when we saw a news story out of Boise, Idaho the other day about Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to sit on the Supreme…
Basic rights can be long in coming
In the last few months, we’ve been reminded by several key events just how precious are our rights as human beings—and how long and hard some have fought to secure…