NATIONAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR GREETINGS
LISA GRANT-DAWSON
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t is with great excitement that we present the 2019 edition of the SCOPE, our national periodical highlighting the JJ’excellence in programming and events that are impacting our chapters, children, and communities. This amazing compilation of examples of Cultural, Educational, Civic, Health, and Social/ Educational activities, codifies in the value of your membership and provides evidence of the value of when we work, play, and live together – We Significantly Impact the Lives of Others.
documents and programming guidelines, we are introducing methods that are bold, strategic, and efficient! I look forward to your interaction as you immerse yourself in reading not only their contributions but also: The contributions of our Chapters! The healthy heartbeat of programming can be heard and felt as you turn every page of this magazine. I sincerely thank our amazing National Headquarters Staff, and especially Mr. Kristjen Renard, who as the Project Manager coordinated with our Graphic Artist partner Stacey Palmer to present the work of Jack and Jill in full color! To the Fabulous Far West Region under the leadership of my Regional Director Florence Lankford and to President Stacey Bowman and the Greater Vallejo Chapter and our Dynamic Associate Jewels, I thank you for your unyielding love and support. I give honor to my mother, Mary A. Grant, with whom my legacy would not be possible and to my three children who create a richness in my life that cannot be duplicated - I thank God for you and for His clarity of my purpose in service through Jack and Jill.
My role as the National Program Director is to develop and provide multi-faceted programming to enhance the opportunities for members to nurture the leadership development and experience for our members and their children through volunteer service, philanthropic giving, and civic duty. The Scope magazine is a tool for the membership to learn about the programmatic opportunities our chapters and regions are providing and the impact therein. It has been an honor to serve with National President Danielle Brown and my SisStars on the National Executive Board who have unilaterally accepted the challenge in NP’s 2018-20 theme of “The Power to Make a Difference - We Can Do More!” In this magazine you will read about the amazing work of our Magnificent Seven Foundation Member-at-Large leaders who guided us in reaching an unprecedented $1MM in chapter contributions to JJOA Foundation! Your efforts directly supported our ability to answer the call to support Bennet College and restore its accreditation.
Traveling Up the Hill With You,
Lisa Grant-Dawson
Your Superior National Program Committee has been teaching, guiding, and coaching our 10 new and 237 existing Chapters to programmatic success! Through the use of our governing 5