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League CHATTJUNIOR LEAGUE OF CHATTANOOGA NOV 2015 • ISSUE 4
THIS ISSUE
+ Message from the President 2+ Birthdays & Transfers 3+ Book Club 4+ Food Bank 5+ Treasurer’s Report 6+ Placement Time 7+ Cookbook Update 7+ March Calendar 8+ Designer Showhouse Update 9+ Shop Amazon 10+ Jottings Information 10-11+ Kids in the Kitchen Update 12+ Daffodil Brunch 13+ Driven to Give Event 14
6 2 2 E 4 T H ST R E E T • C H AT TA N O O G A , T N 374 0 3 • W W W. J LC H AT T . O R G
March GMM WHEN Monday, March 7
WHERE Bessie Smith Cultural Center
MAR 2016 • ISSUE 9
Join us for our March GMM as our
speaker, Alison Lebovitz, talks
about The Art of Saying No!
Alison Goldstein Lebovitz is an
author, television host, speaker, and
nonprofit executive who believes
that each of us has the power and
responsibility to make this world a
better place. In 2007, that conviction prompted her to become co-founder and
President of One Clip at a Time, a nonprofit inspired by the Paper Clips Proj-
ect started in Whitwell, Tenn. that promotes student activism and supports service learning in classrooms across
North America. She is also the host of “The A List with Alison Lebovitz,” a weekly television series for WTCI/PBS,
a monthly columnist for Tennessee Valley Parents Magazine, and the author of Am I There Yet? a collection of her
candid essays and life-inspired stories. Driven by her community spirit, faith and insomnia, Alison serves on numer-
ous nonprofit boards.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Alison graduated with honors from Brandeis University and holds a master’s
degree in radio/television/film from Northwestern University. She and her husband, Alan, live in Chattanooga, with
their three boys, Arthur, Abe and Levi.
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF CHATTANOOGA
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BOARD of DIRECTORS
Angela BallardPRESIDENT
Caroline WalkerPRESIDENT-ELECT
Callie BurnetteSECRETARY
Laura BassTREASURER
Brooke MaedelCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT VP
Kelsey SabinFINANCE VP
Heather SveadasFUND DEVELOPMENT VP
Laura KnightMARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS VP
Christy BrowningMEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT VP
Ashley FarlessNOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR
Amelia JohnsonPLACEMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR
Laura KetchamCENTENNIAL CHAIR
Leah McDanielEDUCATION & TRAINING CHAIR
Betsy BedwellSTRATEGIC PLANNING CHAIR
Laurie Lynn HarveyEXECUTIVE COORDINATOR
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Sneezes and sniffles
may be top of mind
for many of us during
cold and flu season,
but did you know that
being a member of
Junior League can
actually make you a healthier person?
I’m not talking about healthier eating hab-
its that may result from our participation
in Seeds of Change initiatives, although
that’s certainly a bonus. I’m talking about
the health benefits that come from being
active volunteers.
Time and again, studies have proven that
people who volunteer experience fewer
aches and pains, show fewer signs of
physical and mental aging, and even live
longer than their peers who don’t vol-
unteer. The source of all these positive
side effects is simple: happiness! In fact,
compared to non-volunteers, people
who volunteer regularly are 42% more
likely to say they are “very happy” with
their own lives.
It’s cyclical. We derive happiness from
helping others, and when we’re happy,
we want to make others happy, too, which
leads us to want to volunteer more. Be-
havioral scientists often refer to this feel-
ing as a “helper’s high,” or the volunteer’s
equivalent of a “runner’s high.”
What’s more, this feeling can’t be repli-
cated through praise or accolades, even
when those are generated by our good
deeds. Gretchen Rubin, author of The
Happiness Project, noted that we don’t
develop a healthy self-esteem through
others’ compliments; we get it from be-
having in ways that we find worthy of our
own respect, such as helping others.
All of these benefits to our health and
well-being do not prevent us from choos-
ing volunteer activities that we enjoy. As
our Nominating and Placement com-
mittees are hard at work filling out next
year’s slate, now is the time for us to
think about what we would most like to
do with our volunteer time and effort. Do
we want to choose a role that will help
us learn a new skill or advance our ca-
reers? Would we like to do something
completely different from what we do
on a daily basis at work or at home? Is
there someone we enjoy working with
or a mentor from whose guidance we
think we would benefit? It’s up to us how
we invest ourselves, and whatever we
choose, we’ll be helping others.
To a long life of happiness and good
health for us all!
Angela Ballard 2015-2016 JLC PRESIDENT
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Happy Birthday!
KENDALL JACOBSLeague Chatt Editor
MISSIONJunior League of Chattanooga, Inc. (JLC) 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.
JL Chattanooga
JL Chatt
JL Chattanooga
VISIONWomen as Catalysts
for Lasting Community Change.
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The League Chatt is Published Freefor our members.
MARCH BIRTHDAYS
ALI HOLZAEPFEL
MAR 3
ARIELANTHONYMAR 10
MERRY MADELINE MOOREMAR 8
JILL MCKAYMAR 8
KRISTIN SALTERMAR 3
ELIZAEPPS
MAR 5
JLC TRANSFERS
Whitney MetzTRANSFERRED FROM Columbia SCPROVISIONAL YEAR 2013EMPLOYMENT UT Chattanooga Development and Alumni AffairsHOBBIES College Football, serving as a sorority alumnae advisor, reading, visiting family in South CarolinaFAVORITE PLACEMENT Provisional Committee, I loved helping make their first experiences with the League as positive as mine ways!
Heather AstlefordTRANSFERRED FROM Lafayette, LA MARRIED TO DanielEMPLOYMENT Marketing PROVISIONAL YEAR 2013HOBBIES [email protected] PLACEMENT Provisional year
STACEYPRENTICEMAR 30
BRITTANY ROBERTSMAR 5
WELCOME TO
Junior League of Chattanooga
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The March selection is Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, Family by Anne-Marie
Slaughter. Join us at the League house Sunday, March 13, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. for a lively
discussion about the book and ways it can positively impact our lives. Space is limited, and
registration is available at jlchatt.org on the Membership Calendar. Participants earn one Edu-
cation & Training membership credit, and Sustainers are welcome!
About the book: When Anne-Marie Slaughter accepted her dream job as the first female director of policy planning at the U.S. State Department in 2009, she was confident she could juggle the demands of her position in Washington, D.C., with the responsibilities of her family life in suburban New Jersey. Her husband and two young sons encouraged her to pursue the job; she had a tremendously supportive boss, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton; and she had been moving up on a high-profile career track since law school. But then life intervened. Parenting needs caused her to make a decision to leave the State Department and return to an academic career that gave her more time for her family.
The reactions to her choice to leave Washington because of her kids led her to question the feminist narrative she grew up with. Her sub-sequent article for The Atlantic, “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” created a firestorm, sparked intense national debate, and became one of the most-read pieces in the magazine’s history. Since that time, Slaughter has pushed forward, breaking free of her long-standing assumptions about work, life, and family. She returns with her vision for what true equality between men and women really means, and how we can get there. She uncovers the missing piece of the puzzle, presenting a new focus that can reunite the women’s movement and provide a common banner under which both men and women can advance and thrive.
Future JLC Book Club selection:
May 22 The Art of Happiness by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
BOOK CLUB
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Amber TerakedisFOOD BANK CHAIR
Our next Family night is scheduled for Thursday, March
3. Please sign up on the volunteer calendar if you can
attend and be sure to include numbers if you plan to bring
your kids and guests so that we can properly coordinate
the activity with the Food Bank. You receive 3 Community
Engagement credits for volunteering.
The Food Bank collection competition at the February GMM
was between Sustainer Relations and Mini-Grants Com-
mittee. The Mini-Grants Committee won the contest, and
the winner of the drawing was Allison Dowlen! Allison won
Young Living Essential Oils donated by Amber Terakedis.
We collected 154 pounds of mixed vegetables and $75
at the February GMM. We have already donated 1,082
pounds of food and $725 collected this League year!
At the March GMM, we will be collecting cans of peas
or corn (6 cans). March’s collection competition is be-
tween the Recruitment and Designer Showhouse Gala
committees. Members of these committees, please be
prepared to donate as much cash or food at the GMM in
March as you can! Each member who donates from the
winning committee will be entered in a drawing to win a
fabulous gift!
Remember, cash gets you 2 points towards the competi-
tion. All member donations are welcome and appreciated
at the GMM as always.
*To clarify, food and monetary donations each month count
for 1 credit toward your League requirements. For the
competition, you can get unlimited points (2 for each check
written for $25 and 1 for each set of food donations).
As a reminder, if you donate $10 to the Food Bank, those
funds would purchase nearly three times what you could
buy and donate for the same cost. Please consider writ-
ing a check for $25 at the GMMs (even just once during
the League year) rather than bringing your food items to
not only get your credits, but also to help the Food Bank
support even more people in need. All of your support is
greatly appreciated!
FOOD BANK UPDATE
Bring to MARCH GMM:
6 cans of peas or corn
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After months of planning and effort, the League has officially transferred all of our banking accounts to FirstBank from Bank of America and BB&T. I want to thank Pam Atherton and Assistant Treasurer Amber Gardner for their consistent work and assistance throughout this process! Thanks to VP of Fund Development Heather Sveadas, Holiday Soiree Chair Carmen Patty and their team for an-other successful fundraiser, netting $14,500 for the League…$4,500 above our budgeted net income goal. We look forward to many more years of this fantastic, profitable holiday event! 2016-17 League dues notices are now circulating. If you have not attended a recent GMM to pick up your notice, it will be mailed to you. We encourage you to pay your total amount in full by March 31, 2016, in the amount of $300, which includes: $122 for JLC membership dues, $43 for AJLI dues and $135 for Personal Fundraising Contributions. You will also have the opportunity to spread your payments over our six-month payment plan for a nominal convenience fee if you prefer. You may notice a slight $25 increase in JLC membership dues this year, the first of its kind in many years. As costs to operate a successful nonprofit rise, so does the necessity of occasional rate increases – we appreciate your understanding!
TREASURER’S REPORT
Laura BassTREASURER
Laura BassTREASURER
TREASURER’S REPORT
After many months of planning and transition, JLC has finally initiated the switch and consolidation of banking from Bank of America and BB&T to FirstBank. I would like to recognize JLC Executive Assistant Pam Atherton and Am-ber Gardner for their work to make this process smooth and seamless, and Kelsey Sabin for her leadership during this transition. Thanks to all of you! There have been no significant expenses or deposits during this past month, although rumor has it that the inaugural Holiday Soiree was a fantastic fundraising success!
DECEMBER & JANUARY DONATIONS
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FINANCIALS
• Angela Ballard, JLC President
• Amelia Johnson (Active)
• Brooke Maedel (Active)
• Callie Burnette (Active)
• Laura Ketcham (Active)
• Jessica Thornton (Friend)
• Ann Woody (Sustainer Emeritus)
• Leland Davenport (Sustainer)
• Ruth Holmberg (Sustainer Emeritus)
• Billie Rose (Sustainer)
• Michelle Ruest (Sustainer)
• Annie Hagaman (Sustainer)
• Natalie Bigger (Active)
• Gloria Smith (Sustainer)
• Ruth Holmberg (Sustainer Emeritus)
• Natalie Huffaker (Sustainer Emeritus)
• Virginia Ann Sharber (Sustainer
• Eleanor Dobson (Sustainer)
• Kate Lewallen (Actice)
• Caroline Walker (Active)
• Nancy Petty (Sustainer)- in memory of MIldred Collins
• Marion Huffaker (Sustainer Emeritus) - in memory of Hugh Huffaker
• Lauren Howley (Sustainer, Past President) - in memory of Capt.
Glenn J. Scerest USNR (her father)
• Michelle Ruest, Caroline Bentley, Kathy Graham, Julie Guerry, Amy
Thomas (Sustainers, Past Presidents)- in memory of Mai
Bell Hurley (Past President)
• April Watson (Sustainer)
• Heather Sveadas (Active)
• Lindsay Richardson (Sustainer) in memory
of her Grandmother
• Autumn Boyd (Sustainer)
Annual Fund Donations
In Memory Of
In Honor Of
• Angela Ballard (President) - in honor of her husband, Michael • Karen Leavengood (Sustainer, Past President) - in honor of the
2005 Provisional Class
Endowment Donations• Christy Charman (Sustainer)
• Sara Fields (Sustainer)
• Ann Currey (Sustainer, Past President)
• Terri Holley (Sustainer) - in memory of
Mai Bell Hurley (Sustainer
Emeritus, Past President)
New & Renewal 1917 Members
GIFTS TO THE JLC
ANNUAL FUND DONATIONS• Angela Ballard, JLC President • Caroline Walker, Active • Peggy Lane, Sustainer Emeritus• Christy Charman, Sustainer • Ann Woody, Sustainer Emeritus • Virginia Anne Sharber, Sustainer• Barbara Warner, Sustainer • Mary Florence Benson, Sustainer Emeritus
SCHOLARSHIP FUND• Annie Hall, Sustainer • Caroline Walker, Active
HOUSE DONATIONS• Joan Frierson, Sustainer • Darcy Knowles, Active • Keating Griffiss, Sustainer• Caroline Walker, Active
ENDOWMENT• Barbara Helton, Sustainer • Lindsay Richardson, Sustainer
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IT’S PLACEMENT TIME• PRESENTATION OF THE SLATE The Nominating Committee will email the proposed slate to the membership on Friday, March 4, and will also present it at the GMM on March 7. Following a 30-day waiting period, the membership will vote to ratify it at the GMM on April 4. • COMMITTEE PLACEMENTS The Placement Committee will fill committee positions in March; placements will be announced at the April GMM. Your Advisor will also contact you individually about your placement.
Please read the JLC Placement Book thoroughly for more information on both the slated position process and the placement process, as well as for descriptions of each position. Remember to contact your Placement Adviser with any questions you may have about the application.
• STATUS CHANGE FOR 2016-2017 YEAR If you would like to request a change in status for the ‘16-’17 year, including moving to Sustainer, Maternity, Leave of Absence or Sabbatical, please contact your Placement Adviser by March 1.
Amelia JohnsonPLACEMENT CHAIR
FEATURED COOKBOOK
Celebrate the Rain is Junior League of Seattle’s most recent cook-book, published in April 2004 and awarded the Tabasco Community Cookbook Award (West Region).
“The rain for which Seattle is so well known, that some prefer to call “liquid sunshine,” is a major reason for the wondrous bounty of foods Seattle celebrates in this book. Celebrate the Rain includes over 175 recipes, including appetizers, brunch, soups and salads, pasta and seafood, poultry and meat, side dishes and desserts.
Need membership credits? Earn up to 4 credits for selling cook-books! For every cookbook you sell (or buy!) for a friend or relative, you can get 1 point! Get our own Seasoned to Taste or one of many cookbooks from Junior Leagues around the country! See our col-lection of cookbooks for sale on the JLChatt.org eStore.
Kate LewallenCOOKBOOK
Don’t forget to send in your pictures for
#JLChattCooks to [email protected]
Winners will be featured in the League Chatt and
have the opportunity to win prizes!
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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ManagementBoard Mtg
5:30pm I LH
League House Office Closed
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League ChattDeadline
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M A R C H 2 01 6
League HouseOffice Closed
LH League House TBA To Be Announced
Family Food Night
6-8pm I Food Bank
GMM6:30pm Meeting
Bessie Smith
Book Club4pm I LH
#CHA
RONNA-RENEE JACKSON & VIRGINIA ANNE SHARBER (Sustainers) were recently featured in
Chattanooga’s business magazine Edge for their
involvement and leadership in Chattanooga.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
League House Office Closed
League House Office Closed
CommunityEngagement
Boys & Girls Club
The JLC has received a check from the Flying Squirrel for $461.40 for our Give Back Night! Also, the Lamp Post Group has pledged to match the Flying Squirrel’s donations for 2016.
GIVE BACK NIGHT UPDATE
Edu & TrainingTax Assistance
12-2pm I LH
PMM6pm I LH
Give Back Night5-9pm I The Social
Private Party5-9pm I LH
GovernanceBoard Mtg
5:30pm I LH
www.jlcshowhouse.com
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JUNIOR LEAGUEDESIGNER
of CHATTANOOGASHOWHOUSE
...an update
www.jlcshowhouse.com
The Junior League of Chattanooga Designer Showhouse is a twist on one of Chattanooga’s favorite
Junior League traditions. Formerly known as the Tour du Jour and the Holiday Home Tour, the JLC
Designer Showhouse will be an annual showcase of the city’s leading design-industry talents.
The Designer Showhouse’s Grand Opening Day will be June 4, and will be open to the public for viewing
Fridays through Sundays each weekend throughout the month of June.
Thursdays - Saturdays, 10am - 6pm Sundays, 1-4pm
One day admission tickets for a house tour will be availabe closer to time of the opening.
The house will showcase pop-up shops on June 5 and 11, as well as an Opening Night Gala on the 3.
Shifts are available for sign up on the volunteer calendar in the member area of the website.
Volunteers are vital to making the Showhouse a success!
Special thanks to our media sponsors
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It’s time for Jottings ads!
How to earn credits: • Earn up to 4 credits for helping to bring in Jottings ads. • Earn 2 Fund Development credits for every $150 in ads you help to secure (up to 4 credits total).
Contact [email protected] with any advertisements and/or questions.
The advertising contract for the League is seen on the next page. Use this for references to advertisement sizes and prices.
Do you shop Amazon? . . . Wait let me rephrase that. Who doesn’t shop Amazon!
Did you know that every time you make a purchase on Amazonsmile.com you will be donating to JLC through their AmazonSmile program?
So how does AmazonSmile work?
When first visiting AmazonSmile, customers are prompted to select a charitable organization from almost one million eligible organizations. In order to browse or shop at AmazonSmile, customers mustfirst select a charitable organization. For eligible purchases at AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the customer’s selected charitable organization.
Go to smile.amazon.com and follow the prompts to make the JLC your organization of choice, and don’t forget to pass it on.
DO YOU SHOP AMAZON?
JOTTINGS ADS!
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JUNIOR LEAGUE OF CHATTANOOGA
ADVERTISINGCONTRACT
Thank you for advertising and supporting the Junior League of Chattanooga. We are proud to support local businesses and individuals within the Chattanooga area.
Please check the appropriate box for the specific size of advertisement you wish to place in the annual magazine, Jottings. If you wish to purchase space in the League Chatt (the Junior League of Chattanooga’s 10-month newsletter), you may do so at a 20% discounted cost of $160 for 10 months, from the time of purchase. Advertisements in the League Chatt are business card size.
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF CHATTANOOGA, INC. I 622 EAST 4TH STREET I CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37403 I 423.267.5053 I [email protected]
BUSINESS / INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION
Name of Company / Individual ________________________________________________________________________
Contact ___________________________________________________ Title _________________________________
Billing Address ____________________________________________________________________________________
Phone Number _____________________________________________ Fax Number __________________________
E-mail Address ___________________________________________________________________________________
Special Instructions ________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Date ______________________________________________________ JLC Contact __________________________
This is an agreement with the Junior League of Chattanooga, Inc. (JLC) for an ad in the Jottings magazine under the following terms and conditions. The undersigned agrees to purchase, and JLC agrees to provide, advertising space in the Jottings magazine. In the event the JLC retains an attorney to collect or attempt to collect any amount due it under this contract, advertiser agrees to be liable for a reasonable attorney’s fee and all costs. All payments are due in full by February 28, 2016, unless other arrangements have been made.
Signature of Advertiser _______________________________________ Date ________________________________
PERMISSIBLE FILE FORMATS All files must be • CMYK or Black/White• High Resolution quality (300 dpi or higher)• JPEG, EPS, TIFF, PDF or PSD
* If an ad is included in your sponsorship package with the JLC, the terms of your sponsorship agreement govern cost.
** Non-profit/501(c)(3) organizations will receive a 20% discount on full page ads.
They will cost $560.00
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Daffodil A P R 2 0 1 6
11 AM - 2 PM
ticket price $35
30
junior league of chattanooga
five bar on the northshore
southern style jazz brunchbenefiting
chattanooga area food bank
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KIDS IN THE KITCHEN UPDATE
Please make plans to attend the Kid’s in the Kitchen event. They will be tons of great food, lifestyle vendors
and activities available. Volunteer shifts are also available on the Volunteer Calendar.
Three (3) Community Engagment credits are given for 2-hour shifts.
WHEN Saturday, April 23 11am-2pm
WHERE Highland Park Commons
PRICE Free admission
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Daffodil A P R 2 0 1 6
11 AM - 2 PM
ticket price $35
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five bar on the northshore
southern style jazz brunchbenefiting
chattanooga area food bank
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TAKE THE WHEEL. SHARE THE WEALTH.
You’re invited to experience the inspired 2016 Lincoln collection.
For every test-drive taken, Lincoln will donate $20 to your favorite cause, for a total amount of up to $8,000 (per event).*
lincoln.com
BENEFITING
LOCATION
DATE AND TIME
* NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Must be 18 years of age or older with a valid driver’s license and valid automobile insurance. Donation of $20 per valid test-drive, up to 300 test-drives, for a total donation of $6,000 per event. Limit one (1) donation per household. An additional 100 Lincoln Navigator test-drives per event are allowed for an incremental donation of up to $2,000 per event, for a maximum total donation of $8,000. Lincoln Navigator test-drives must occur as one (1) of two (2) test-drives on event day.
May 7 I 10am-2pm
Orchard Knob Elementary School
Junior League of Chattanooga’s Mini-Grants Program
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