Junior League of Little Rock 90 Years of Service

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ALMOST A CENTURY OF SERVICE For almost a century, the women of the Junior League of Little Rock have made a lasting impression on Little Rock – touching people on a personal level, a community level and shaping the persona of the city itself.

In 1914 as part of United Charities, today’s United Way, a group of young women identified a need and created a program to provide awareness of basic medical services including immunizations throughout our community.

Six years later these women formed Junior League of Little Rock and joined the Association of Junior Leagues of America. This Junior League program, initially called the Baby Welfare Station, evolved to meet the needs of the entire family and established the Visiting Nurses Association. This association continues today under the direction of St. Vincent Health System.

Our fundraising projects along with grants, sponsorships, and member dues raise over $400,000 annually that allows the Junior League of Little Rock to invest time, volunteers, and revenue into our beloved city.

Cover: Vintage JLLR uniform Right: 1930’s JLLR Cultural Program, Members produced plays for LRSD schools

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mission statement The JLLR, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

“I commend the Junior League of Little Rock’s efforts to make us a stronger community by setting a powerful example of leadership and compassion to which we can all aspire.”

Gov. Mike Beebe

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“Little Rock has seen the effects of the Junior League of Little Rock from the many charitable projects they have established and the amazing women who have risen from the League to become true leaders.”

First Lady Ginger Beebe

The cit y In support of downtown revitalization, the JLLR purchased and renovated the historic Woman’s City Club located at 4th and Scott Streets. Today, the Second Renaissance Revival style building serves as the JLLR headquarters and a rental venue for special events and business meetings. It is an historic landmark preserved and promoted by the JLLR. Just blocks away from the JLLR headquarters stands one of the most ambitious JLLR initiatives. In the late 195o’s, the JLLR membership approved formation of a community center for Arts & Sciences. Today, the Arkansas Arts Center and its related traveling exhibits reach across the state and enrich the lives of all Arkansans.

The JLLR’s commitment to education and child advocacy spans the decades as well. In an effort to promote organized voluntarism and support public education within the Little Rock School District, Volunteers in Public Schools (ViPS) was established and is forty years strong. It remains a focus for the JLLR. Another icon in Arkansas culture and tradition takes place each Memorial Day and welcomes over 250,000 visitors annually. Known and beloved today as Riverfest, this event hosts world renowned musicians and artisans. Its JLLR roots date back 35 years.

The JLLR headquarters, Riverfest, The Arkansas Arts Center, and ViPS exemplify the lasting impression the JLLR leaves in the culture and community of our city — the women of JLLR continue to enrich the lives of women and children in central Arkansas.

Riverfest

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O U R G R AT I T U D E RUNS DEEP.

Thank you, Junior League of Little Rock, for your 90 years of dedication to our great city and for your leadership in founding and serving Riverfest for 35 years. You truly are in a League of your own.

ARKANSAS’ PREMIER ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL • MAY 25-27 riverfestarkansas.com www.jllr.org

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The COMMUNITY JLLR volunteers alter the landscape of our community. They bring focus to ordinary, often overlooked, needs and create extraordinary solutions.

Fulfilling Today’s Needs Over the past decade the JLLR has continued to identify issues and provide service programs with measurable results.

The Arkansas Arts Center

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Issue - School Preparedness

Issue - Health and Wellness

(Families & Community Together)

(Senior citizens active today)

Purpose

Purpose

Issue - Health and Wellness

Provide the required school supplies to children enrolled at target schools

Offers families a free day of safety awareness & healthy living education. Provides free immunizations as well as dental, vision, hearing screenings and car seat safety checks

Issue - Health and Wellness, School Preparedness Purpose

Provide dinners, recreational and motivational activities that improve the welfare of senior citizens

stuff the bus

Results

2,500+ students in 6 LRSD elementary schools are served annually

Kota camp

Results

Issue - Health and Wellness

1,100+ attendees annually, 75+ car seat installations, checked with misuse rate of 82%, 115+ health screenings performed, 65+ immunizations provided

Purpose

Fund and support an inclusive camp at Camp Aldersgate for children with and without medical conditions or disabilities Results

160 campers attend annually

Nightingales Issue - Health and Wellness Purpose

Provide weekly emotional support at Arkansas Childrens Hospital and UAMS Family Home for families while children are hospitalized

Pregnant and parenting teen training Results

25 families are served monthly through Centers for Youth and Families’ Parent Center

Purpose

Results

100 residents attend twice a month

“The Arkansas Arts Center would not grow

exist today as it does had the Junior

(Girls Realizing Opportunity Within)

League not accepted the challenge.”

Issue - Health and Wellness, School Preparedness

Jeane Hamilton Past JLLR President (1964-1965)

Purpose

Support, encourage, and mentor adolescent (middle school age) girls Results

60 girls from 8 middle schools attend annually

Results

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legacy

Through our service and commitment the women of the Junior League of Little Rock continue to impact lives.

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Baby Welfare Station Child Advocacy Program

Visiting Nurses - Child Advocacy Program

"The Junior League of Little Rock is a living testament to the power of women committed to serving and nurturing the future of our community through the education, care and inspiration of our children and families."

Marionettes Performance Arts in Education

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J. Mark Davis ­— JLLR Community Advisory Committee member

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War Bond Carnival JLLR Kissing Booth Fundraising Event

“After Jacob was born, our doctor came out and told us something was wrong with his heart. He asked where we wanted to go.

We told him to get us to Children’s.”

Junior League Charity Horse Show Fundraising event

1940

Shari & Jeffery Wells with 10-year-old son, Jacob

Speech Correction School Child Advocacy Program

IF YOUR BABY IS BORN WITH A PROBLEM WITH HIS HEART,

WHERE IN THE WORLD DO YOU TURN? TO ONE OF THE BEST HOSPITALS IN THE WORLD FOR CHILDREN LIKE YOURS.

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rom Angel One Transport to our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Heart Center, Arkansas Children’s Hospital is completely dedicated to your child and has earned a national reputation for providing the very best care for children. So if the unexpected happens and you don’t know where to turn, turn to Children’s.

1950

Angel One™ • NICU • Heart Center Junior League Follies Chorus Fundraising Event

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1970’s Little Rock Cooks cookbook

In-School Reading Day Enrichment Program

Volunteers in Public Schools (ViPS) Enrichment Program

1960

1970 JLLR Summer Arts Festival Today known as Riverfest

Beaux Arts Bal Arkansas Arts Center Fundraising Event

Arkansas Arts Center Dedication

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Founded 1978 Then known as the Summer Arts Festival

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Founded 1963 Established by JLLR + Museum of Fine Arts Accredited by the American Association of Museums Library is named in honor of the Association of Junior League of America President, Elizabeth Prewitt Taylor (also a JLLR member) Today – AAC hosts on average 250,000 visitors annually, including national and international visitors

JLLR guided the festival through its first 20 years and continues to serve in a variety of roles

The Arkansas Arts Center is an art museum with a children’s theatre and a studio school. Founded in 1960, its mission is to ensure that learning, inspiration and creative expression in the arts flourish throughout Arkansas, for people of all ages and backgrounds. The AAC realizes this mission by developing, preserving and exhibiting its outstanding permanent collection, offering a rich variety of art from other collections and presenting programs for the education and cultural benefit of the public.

3,000 volunteers, 250 committee members, 1 fulltime and 1 part time employee Welcomes 250,000+ visitors annually Largest event in the state Has resulted in almost $1M in contributions

The mission of Riverfest is to produce a quality, recreational, cultural, educational, family-oriented celebration of the visual and performing arts for the benefit of the community. Riverfest and quality will always be synonymous. From offering an outstanding children’s area where every activity is free, to an area focusing on young teens, to ArtZone where art classes are offered to the young (and young at heart), to the International Village where festival-goers can travel the world, to numerous special attractions, events and family oriented activities — there is something for everyone.

“Through the training that the Junior League of Little Rock provided I was able to strengthen my leadership and skills

The ArtMobile, AAC’s travelling arts exhibits, started in 1963 and still services the rural areas of Arkansas with arts enrichment

learn the importance of volunteerism. As a result I chaired Riverfest in 1989 and received more on-the-job training.”

Today – Museum School, Children’s Theatre, permanent + special AAC exhibits

Shelia Vaught – JLLR Board Member & Past Riverfest Chairman

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Holiday House Fundraising Event

1980’s

traditions cookbook Museum of Discovery Partnership Bargain Barn Fundraising Event

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1990’s Apron strings cookbook

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little rock school district

Creating excellence for tomorrow holiday house

JLLR’s rich history spans 6 decades with the school district including Art Awareness Program, Artreach, Arts & Education, Bucket Brigade, Buckle Up & Be Safe.

As the primary fundraiser for the Junior League of Little Rock, Holiday House supports community programs.

Volunteers in Public Schools (1972) ViPS was founded in 1972 to provide assistance to teachers and other staff members of the Little Rock School District by promoting school voluntarism. ViPS serves as a link between the District and the community while providing patrons and citizens an opportunity to be significantly involved in the education of children.

15,000+ shoppers attend annually 150+ merchants from across the country $300,000+ raised in 2011 to support JLLR programs

Save the dates

Stuff the Bus (2006) Provides school supplies essential for learning to 2,500+ students in 6 elementary schools

November 7th-10th cookbooks

GROW (2003)

The most delicious and well-recognized fundraiser is our family of cookbooks that span the decades and celebrate the art of entertaining and family tradition.

G ir l s R e alizin g O pp ortu nitie s Within

Serves 60 girls annually from 8 middle schools

I liked the trips that they took us on. We went to the Brown Sugar Bakeshop, where I had a red velvet cupcake and Wildwood Park, where we learned how to improvise and walked through the beautiful gardens. We also learned about

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managing our money and cooking healthy meals. While I am

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looking forward to our graduation celebration in May, I am sorry that the program is going to end.

J LLR Bu ilding

2012 GROW Participant from Forest Heights Middle School

Fo r m e r ly k nown as th e WomAn ’ s Cit y Clu b ( 191 0)

Over 10 years ago, the JLLR contributed to the revitalization of downtown Little Rock by purchasing and renovating the Woman’s City Club.

Today, the Second Renaissance Revival style building serves as the JLLR headquarters and a rental venue for special events and business meetings.

It is an historic landmark preserved and promoted by the JLLR. Meeting space includes AV equipment, Wi-Fi, daytime parking, and a commercial kitchen.

Top: 2011 JLLR members and GROW Participants Right: Woman’s City Club - Circa 1912 www.jllr.org

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LEADERSHIP With a membership of over 1,200 women,

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the JLLR continues the legacy of community support and leadership.

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47,667 VOLUNTEER HOURS, $1. 5M VALUE ANNUALLY

Our community embraces the JLLR spirit of voluntarism. Our members

Volunteer Impact

create lasting impressions through the League’s leadership training. A

Direct Service

JLLR member is often identified by her “can do attitude”. Her prompt,

429 volunteers = 13,462 hours = $287, 548 . 32

organized nature, coupled by her ability to roll up her sleeves and make a

In-direct Service

positive difference in the world around her. It’s not uncommon to hear a

429 volunteers = 27,935 hours = $596,691.60

Junior League member say, “I learned it in the League”.

Leadership

26 volunteers = 6, 270 hours = $627,000 Figures based on DHS - Division of Community Service and Nonprofit Support

Top: 2012 JLLR membership meeting Bottom (left to right): Cornerstone Youth Volunteer Training, Arts Awareness Program in LRSD schools, Senior Citizens Active Today Program, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Kids TV Program, JLLR member volunteering in LRSD elementary school Next page: JLLR Headquarters www.jllr.org

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the

future Junior League of Little Rock’s mission, to

The JLLR depends on donors, corporations, nonprofit organizations, commu-

develop the potential of women and improve the

nity partners and friends to further its mission of building a better community.

community through the effective leadership and

To remain successful for the next 90 years we

the development of trained volunteers, continues

asked ourselves: How is the Junior League of Lit-

to be exclusively educational and charitable.

tle Rock relevant today? And, how can the Junior League of Little Rock be relevant tomorrow?

In addition, JLLR remains inclusive to women of all races, religions and national origins with a demonstrated interest in civic voluntarism.

After diligent research and strategic planning, we have develtoped two new areas of community service focus - School Preparedness and Health & Wellness.

JLLR provides members with enriching volunteer opportunities. More than 1,200 women contribute over 47,000 hours annually – along with time, talent and energy towards this mission. Through this process, of training and effective voluntarism, members create a lasting impression on the community and develop knowledge to become civic leaders.

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Almost

a century of service

For almost a century, the women of the Junior League of Little Rock have made a lasting impression on Little Rock - touching people on a personal level, a community level and shaping the persona of the city itself. Through our service and commitment, the women of the Junior League of Little Rock continue to improve the lives of women and children in our community by leaving impressions on the past, present & future.

MISSION STATEMENT: The JLLR, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

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BABY WELFARE STATION

ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER

RIVERFEST

POTLUCK

STUFF THE BUS

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