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    • Civic Leadership

    A Tradition Starting in 1901, Reimagined on 19/01

    • October 24, 2017
    “We have the responsibility to act, and we have the opportunity to conscientiously act to affect the environment about us.” That was how Mary Harriman described the mission of The…
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      • Projects That Inspire

      It happens on October 17th…and it’s important!

      • October 15, 2015
      If the “war on poverty” really is important, maybe we should ask people living in poverty for their ideas on how to eradicate it. That’s the concept behind the International…
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      • Out of the Archives

      Your Highlights from the 2015 AJLI Annual Conference

      • April 27, 2015
      Find out what Junior League leaders experienced at the AJLI 93nd Annual Conference through their personal updates on social media.
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      • Civic Leadership

      In Orlando, Glenda Hood Focused on Building Community

      • March 2, 2015
      In honor of National Women’s History Month 2015, we have prepared a series of five stories about Junior League members who have made a very visible mark on their communities…
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      • Civic Leadership

      3 Questions: Sara Morley-LaCroix of the Junior League of Kalamazoo

      • October 1, 2014
      While there are many great examples of what individual Junior Leagues and SPACs are doing to fight human trafficking, the Junior League of Kalamazoo’s Sara Morley-LaCroix shows how League members can…
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      • Civic Leadership

      Sustainable Assets: Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker

      • September 30, 2014
      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…
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      • Out of the Archives

      The Building Blocks of Transformation

      • September 10, 2014
      A MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY STRATEGY FOR THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF THE FUTURE As illustrated by the AJLI leadership team at the 92nd Annual Conference in St. Louis, this spring brought the…
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      • Civic Leadership

      Who was Mary Harriman? Part 1

      • July 11, 2014
      Mary Harriman was determined to be more than a debutante. Although born into a family of great privilege, the path she took was quite different from that which was expected…
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      • Projects That Inspire

      Dear New York Times, please call us next time…

      • November 20, 2013
      Old stereotypes die hard. We were reminded of that obvious fact on reading an Op-Ed in The New York Times over the weekend that managed to drag one of our…
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      • Projects That Inspire

      We Can’t Predict the Future, but We Can Plan for It!

      • June 8, 2012
      Are you ready for the year 2031? We’re just getting used to what 2012 is serving up and 2031 is five presidential cycles away, with more ups and downs inevitably…
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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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