Letter from the President

Progress over perfection. WBTV anchor and philanthropist, Molly Grantham shared those words at our September General Membership Meeting, and I love them.

As we take on each day, each Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) training, each JLC volunteer event and each meeting, let’s continue to strive to do a bit better than we did last time. My favorite placements in the JLC were those that provided me the opportunity to do just that, find small ways to make things better. Talk within your committees, councils and our community partners to confirm what works well for you all to be effective or what may need improvement. Take a chance to try something new, and if it doesn’t work, adjust again.

As a volunteer-led training organization, we have both immense responsibility and freedom. We can adjust as needed to better fit our needs and our community needs and should always remain focused on our mission and impact.

For the past five years we’ve made an impact on school readiness in our community. This year, we begin our shift to a new focus area and beginning in June, we will begin a five-year commitment to volunteer opportunities that support children’s mental and physical health for children from kindergarten to fifth grade. This new focus area brings new opportunities for partnerships in the community and I am excited to build on our 96 years of service in the community to continue our commitment to Charlotte.

Let’s celebrate our successes and continue to learn and grow.

Cheering for you all,

Christina Gratrix President, 2022-2023