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Literacy Requires Reading – Even in the Summer!
Literacy has been a core focus of The Junior League for decades. But the kind of literacy program that makes us smile is a program that puts good books in…
What if they renamed “domestic violence?”
Would that make it any better? They did – it’s now called “intimate partner violence.” Ask Mel Gibson. Allegations of violence, threats, intimidation and racist ranting aired in media coverage…
What can one person do in the face of environmental disaster?
A lot, if that person is Casi Callaway. But not as much as 160,000 committed civic leaders. When the Gulf oil spill hit, Casi Callaway was already putting her many…
Second life for The Story Garden
How a community responds to a problem says a lot about the community. Take Binghamton. In June of 2007, the Junior League of Binghamton proudly opened The Story Garden, a…
It’s Always Nice to Get a ‘Thank You’!
As a 109-year-old organization dedicated to civic leadership and developing the potential of individual women as leaders in their communities, the Junior Leagues are usually the ones giving out the awards. So the decision by Action for Children North Carolina to honor all 11 Junior Leagues in North Carolina with the prestigious 2010 N.C. Children’s Lifetime Legacy Award was a pleasant surprise.
Who Was Mary Harriman?
What makes 160,000 women in 4 countries join a women’s volunteer organization dedicated to fostering civic leadership? The enduring legacy of Junior League founder, Mary Harriman. But who was Mary…
The Junior Leagues Look Back on 109 Years of Members’ Civic Leadership
In 1901, 86 years before Congress formalized Women’s History Month and 19 years before American women were given the right to vote, a young New York socialite named Mary Harriman…