How strong is the power of association?
Call it the multiplier effect. Sure, one League out of 292 can make a difference in its own community, but harness the power of 292 Junior Leagues and you can…
November is Inspirational Role Models Month
What bold babe lit your fire? What daring dame do you most admire? What gutsy gal changed the way you see the world? What lioness’s legacy do you find most inspiring? Who do you think is the world’s most phenomenal female? What woman’s living the dream you have for yourself?
Are you there yet?
The Volunteer Powerhouse, Chapter 1
It’s time for our next installment of high-quality Junior League reading material.
This time we’re digging inside The Volunteer Powerhouse, an excellent history of The Junior League authored by Janet Gordon and Diana Reische and published in 1982 by The Rutledge Press.
Let’s face it – most cyber-bullying starts at school
It’s an unpleasant topic. School districts don’t want to talk about it. Kids talk about it but don’t necessarily tell their parents about it. Parents talk about it among themselves and hope it doesn’t happen to their children.
We’re talking about cyber-bullying, and it almost always starts at school. For the most part, cyber-bullying is like other forms of bullying – and kids survive it and move on. But sometimes they don’t – as we saw in the recent suicides of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi and Massachusetts high school student Phoebe Prince.
So you think college is expensive?
Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest. First, start with what we all know – that babies are expensive. Second, understand that a single component of that cost – diapers…
Small Risk, Big Reward
How Perinatal Mood Disorders Took Center Stage in the California State Assembly Flipping through a Glamour magazine in September of 2008, Junior League of Los Angeles Provisional member Britt Bowe…
Worried about childhood obesity? Start with Halloween.
Did you know the average American consumes 25 pounds of candy each year, much of which is consumed around Halloween? And, let’s face it, kids consume a large portion of…
So what does “take on an empty stomach” really mean?
For some people, even basic health instructions can be challenge. Not because they don’t care about their health, but because their literacy issues often compound their health issues. According to…
Five Years After Katrina: Lessons from New Orleans
One of the great attributes of a successful Junior League is the extent to which members take their Junior League training and experience outside into the community and do great…
How Do You Plan to Celebrate Literacy Month?
Because September is National Literacy Month in the U.S. – and September 8 is designated by UNESCO as International Literacy Day – maybe it’s time to reflect on the fact…