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    “National Make a Difference Day” Every Day

    • October 18, 2019
    Saturday, October 26 is National Make a Difference Day in the United States. Since 1992, in communities everywhere volunteers have come forward on this day to do something that will…
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      National Volunteer Month: Unlock the Leader Within You

      • April 16, 2019
      Having earned a reputation as the Volunteer Powerhouse, we obviously have a special place in our hearts for National Volunteer Month. It’s an opportunity to celebrate the impact of volunteer…
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        On Presidents Day we say let’s also “Remember the Ladies”

        • February 12, 2019
        The third Monday of every February has been designated Presidents Day in the United States. Over the decades this observance has morphed from being a celebration of George Washington to…
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          Aspire and act: a world without slavery or servitude can be realized

          • December 21, 2018
          It’s fitting that as the month of December ends, a month where we commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the month of January is beginning,…
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            The Nation Made History

            • November 13, 2018
            An election season defined by record numbers of women running for public office ended with a record number of women set to serve in office in the United States. When…
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              Civic Engagement Matters

              • November 4, 2018
              “We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.” The words of, not only one of the most important jurists in our nation’s history,…
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                40 Million Households in the U.S. are Food Insecure

                • September 6, 2018
                Roughly a third of all Junior Leagues have chosen to tackle the same structural challenge in their communities: food insecurity. That figure is less surprising when you consider that more…
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                  Women’s Equality Day

                  • August 26, 2018
                  Every Women’s Equality Day affords us the opportunity to reflect on the immediate and important challenges women and girls continue to face in our communities, our country and our world.…
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                    “It’s easy to say we’re Unstoppable. Look at the membership.”

                    • August 1, 2018
                    That was Jennifer Harper’s answer to the question “What does Unstoppable mean to me?” For the president of the Junior League of Morristown, all she has to do is look…
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                      RefugeeConnect’s World Refugee Day Soccer Tournament Brings The Community Together

                      • June 22, 2018
                      In 2011 the Junior League of Cincinnati conducted a community scan of unmet needs in Greater Cincinnati and discovered a lack of coordinated services for refugees. Two years later they…
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                      Founded in 1901 by New Yorker and social activism pioneer Mary Harriman, The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI) 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.

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