Letter from the Editor

I am a sucker for trivia — you can find me every couple of weeks at one of the many breweries that dot the city, wracking my brain in hopes of figuring out the 33rd U.S. president (it’s Harry S. Truman, by the way). So, when I saw that the January Willingness to Serve Workshop was ending with a quiz show experience, I knew I had to attend. What does this have to do with The CRIER theme of “Together Again?”

Well, I sat down at a table by my lonesome and slowly, people started to trickle in and join me. By the night’s end, we were cackling with our answers and … we won — please see the photo of how proud we were to win logoed blankets. I had never met the people I sat with (although maybe one was on a Zoom at some point), and when I think back to that night, I love how together we were in everything we did.

This edition of The CRIER has me feeling incredibly proud of our reporters. In this issue’s pages, you’ll learn a lot about the history of our League. Briana Rinaldo spoke to many of our Black members on the impact Black women have had in creating our organization. Madison Baer takes us back in history on the Provisional bus tour, something that makes me wish I was a provisional back in 2019. Laura Blake interviewed members who are getting Working Lunch going again post-pandemic. Jessica James-Hill worked on finding ways to give back to the JLC. Our guest reporters will teach you about JLC’s impact over the years, what happened during the Little Black Dress Initiative and more.

I highly recommend you make yourself an iced beverage of your choice — summer is feeling so good, y’all — and read this magazine coverto-cover. I guarantee you; you’ll learn something and be excited to experience next year, together

Hayden Pigott Editor, 2022-2023

P.S. We were inspired by the aforementioned trivia to make one of our own — you’ll see questions throughout the issue. The answers are in the back!