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    In tribute: Karen Miller

    • July 14, 2017
    Karen Miller touched many lives during the course of her own, too short life. Of course, there was her work with the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore (of which she…
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      Building a Community in Kenya

      • March 13, 2017
      Today’s guest post is from Jen Sapitro, founder and Executive Director of Uweza Foundation, who talks about how a scholarship from a Junior League in Illinois led to a life change…
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        How big is your community?

        • January 24, 2017
        For Junior Leagues, “community” is usually defined by the geographic area from which they draw members, raise funds and carry out their programs. For the women of the Junior League…
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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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