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Remembering September 11, 2001
It seems like yesterday. It seems like centuries ago. Terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington DC, and the heroism of the…
Mary Harriman Enters the Women’s Hall of Fame!
This athlete became a world class figure skater after overcoming polio. This woman promised her dying sister she would help find a way to eradicate breast cancer. This dance entrepreneur’s…
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month (Pass the word!)
In case you missed it, President Obama has again proclaimed September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. And you probably did miss it, as the media seem to have moved…
Your Highlights from the 2015 AJLI Annual Conference
Find out what Junior League leaders experienced at the AJLI 93nd Annual Conference through their personal updates on social media.
Guest Post: Enhancing Cultural Competence by Volunteering Abroad
The following guest post was authored by Brittany Kutz, Junior League of Ogden. My first realization that there were other cultures than my own was when I was 9 or…
Let’s start by talking about nutrition!
Maybe you already know this, but March is National Nutrition Month. And that’s a good thing! It’s no secret that developed countries are faced with soaring obesity rates, particularly for…
Your Highlights from the 2015 Winter Leadership Conference
Junior League Presidents and Presidents-Elect traveled to Orlando, Florida to kick off 2015 with a long weekend of leadership training. Here is the conference through their words and images.
The fight against human trafficking is big enough for all of us…and then some
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. Its victims are subjected to force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of commercial sex or forced labor. They are young children,…
Sustainable Assets: Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker
FROM SANTA CLARA, CUBA TO BUFFALO, N.Y.: A LONG ROAD TO ADVOCACY Junior League of Buffalo member and former AJLI President Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker journeyed from Cuban refugee to naturalized…
Your Highlights from the 2014 AJLI Fall LeadershipConference
Junior League members traveled to the Music City, Nashville, for the 2014 AJLI Fall Leadership Conference on September 11-13, 2014. The following is their POV of the conference as told on social media.