Parishscope Winter 2013

PARISHSCOPE A PUBLICATION OF THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER, INC. | Winter 2013

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2013-2014 Parishscope Staff Editor Kelly Phelan Powell Assistant Editor Margaret McDonald Board of Directors Executive Committee President Melanie Peacock President-Elect Elba Hamilton Secretary Lila Knicely Treasurer Emily Rice Community VP Diane Libro Membership VP Molly McInnis Communications VP Emily Nickelson Ways and Means VP Susie Stinson Nominating Chairman Katie Baker PR&D Chairman Heather Fulco Board Members Placement Chairman Katie Loomis Assistant Treasurer Tiffany Paine Sustainer Advisor Ginger Lukacs Designed by Grace Vazquez Hardesty grace! graphic design + marketing Printed by Graphic Industries 850 Stoner Avenue Shreveport, LA 71101 The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. reaches out to women of all races, religions and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and commitment to voluntarism. The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. 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.

Edit or’s Note

By Kelly Phelan Powell

We are now well into our League year and one of our newest and most intriguing community placements, Between the Lines. Though the idea of going inside a prison may at first seem daunting, this project is ideal for the League’s focus on at-risk women and children. The following is from our own Project Research and Development Committee: “Statistics show that one in 40 children in the U.S. has an incarcerated parent. Despite this, there are relatively few agencies or programs that address the needs of this unique population . . . . The JLSB is stepping out of our comfort zone and partnering with the Bossier Sheriff’s Office for the sake of our children.” In 2014, let’s each make a resolution to help our community in whatever ways we can, even if, or perhaps especially if, it means stepping outside our comfort zones!

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Letter from the President Letter from the Secretary Letter from the Sustainer Advisor What Makes You LOL (Love Our League)?

Member Calendar Sustainer Spotlight: Betsy Peatross 40 Under 40 Celebrations & Membership Transfers Provisional Updates & Calendar Provisional Spotlight: Liz Lafitte Letter from the Ways & Means Vice-President Revel Recap Shopping for a Cause Super Safety Saturday Past Presidents’ Luncheon Education Workshops Member Spotlight: Michelle Garon Done in a Day Cover Story: Between the Lines Safe Sitter JLSB Christmas Party Memorable Moments President-elect-elect: Lila Knicely Cookbook Recipe

Cover photo by DeAnn Arnold Photography, deannarnoldphotography.com

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Letter

from the

President

By Melanie Peacock

The crisp, cool weather, the warmth of a crackling fire, the smell of a freshly-cut Christmas tree, the sounds of family and friends gathered to enjoy traditions many years in the making—all of these are signs that the season of thankfulness and celebration is upon us. During this holiday season, I am overwhelmed by the blessings in my life and by the need to express thanks for each of them. Among those blessings are the members of the Junior League and our community partners.

“Make it a habit to tell people thank you—to express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and truly appreciate life, and you will find that you have more of it.” – Robert Marston As we approach the halfway point in this League year, I would like to take a moment to thank each of you for the work you have done to promote voluntarism, develop the potential of women, and improve our community. We began our year in Bossier at the September General Meeting where we got “back in the saddle” and reconnected with one another after a quick summer break. We learned about the Bossier Sheriff’s “Operation Blessing” and contributed two drums full of canned meats for this program.

Several of our projects were successfully completed in the fall: Super Safety Saturday, Revel Kids in the Kitchen, Revel Artist for a Day, and Revel Pepsi. You worked tirelessly on these projects and directly impacted children and families in our community. Many thanks for your efforts.

October brought cooler weather and educational opportunities at the October General Meetings. I was so pleased to see such a large number of you in attendance at these meetings as we learned about domestic violence, homelessness, women and girls in the sex industry, and how Providence House and Purchased: Not for Sale are actively combatting these issues in our community.

Thank you for your generous contributions to these two organizations. I hope the message of “Locate, Love, and Motivate” remains with you as we seek to build relationships with women and families at risk.

I love the sense of “strength in numbers” we

achieved at the September and October meetings, but the November Group Meetings are so beneficial to our League and to you as members. In these small-group settings hosted in sustainer homes, you were encouraged to share your insight and vision of where we as a League should be serving. The ideas generated from these meetings are instrumental in planning strategically for the future of the Junior League. Thank you, Sustainers Dixey Robertson, Jodi Penn, Missy Huckabay, Amy Bicknell, Kelly Turner, Betty Henderson, Laura Batson, Melinda Hernandez, and Joanne Russell for opening your homes.

Your warmth and hospitality greatly influence the success of these meetings. Again, your contributions to Operation Santa Claus were extremely generous—many homes will be a little happier on Christmas morning thanks to your support of this program.

There truly is nothing like a great party to celebrate our successes. The Christmas party hosted at Kitchen & Bath Cottage and celebrated with the Pierremont Commons merchants will be a wonderful opportunity to spend time with some of the most kind, hard-working, fun ladies in town. What could be better? A party, shopping, great food, and fellowship all wrapped into one event! Our meeting with a mission recipient, the Jewel House, will be thrilled to receive your donations.

My thankfulness to you simply overflows. Your energy, your commitment, and your talents are far beyond what I could have every imagined! You—every one of you—are critical to the success of the Junior League. As we move into the second half of our year, I encourage you to give the best you can, give selflessly, and express your appreciation often and sincerely.

“In everything give thanks.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Merry Christmas! May you be truly blessed during this holiday season—you have blessed me more than words could ever express.

With sincere thanks,

Melanie Peacock, President

“Then give to the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you.”

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Shane Blythe

Vice President Commercial Relationship Manager (318) 213-5730

Jay High

Sr. Vice President Sr. Investment Officer Director of Financial Services (318) 213-5721

Tyler Speckman

Doug Thomas Sr. Vice President Private Banking (318) 213-5731

Jess Tubbs

Vice President Commercial Relationship Manager (318) 213-5732

Vice President Commercial Relationship Manager (318) 213-5708

Glenda Graham

Rob Reagan

Vice President Financial Center Manager / Fern Financial Center (318) 213-5727

Vice President Residential Lending (318) 213-5723

Jackie Bell

Commercial Banking Officer (318) 213-5706

Harlan Hughes Vice President Financial Services / Financial Advisor (318) 213-5703

Michelle Wallace

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Mortgage Loan Originator (318) 213-5709

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Letter

from the

By Lila Knicely

Secret ary

Ten Tips for “Meeting” Your Requirements It may seem like our League year just got started, but before we know it, we will be through the holidays and our year will be halfway over.

This makes it the perfect time to get a game plan together to ensure that you satisfy your meeting credit requirements. As a part of your commitment to the League this year, Active members are required to get at least FIVE general meeting credits, and Provisional members must get SIX. The good news is that even if you have yet to make it to a single General Meeting, there are still plenty of opportunities to get those credits! Here are 10 helpful hints for doing so: 1. Go ahead and mark all of the General Meeting dates on your calendar.

2. When you attend meetings, be sure to sign in! I won’t know you were there if you don’t sign in!

3. Remember to check your attendance records periodically by logging into Digital Cheetah.

I do my best to get meeting attendance entered promptly and correctly, but mistakes can happen.

Please call or email me if you have any questions.

4. Make plans to attend the holiday party on December 10 at Kitchen & Bath Cottage in Pierremont Common. This is a fun, easy way to get a meeting credit while you visit and enjoy private shopping in the great stores of Pierremont Common.

5. Sign up for an educational workshop in January. You can develop your potential and learn something new while getting another meeting credit. Members are welcome to attend as many workshops as they like but can only receive one meeting credit.

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6. The February General Meeting is DOUBLE CREDIT! February 11 at Riverview Hall we will have one of the most important and informative meetings of the year. Your attendance is important, because this is when we vote on the slate of officers for the next League year as well as upcoming fundraisers, community projects, and bylaw changes. Please make every effort to attend!

7. Shopping can get you a meeting credit in March! Yes, you read this right—when you show up to shop or work your shift at the Junior League Market March 13-15, simply stop and sign in at the appointed area, read any necessary information, and be on your way.

8. Every member is required to attend a placement interview in April. This short, five-minute meeting with a Nominating Advisor on April 8 is a great opportunity to ask questions, take care of any outstanding financial obligations, and get a meeting credit.

9. May Dinner Meeting is another fun opportunity to catch up with friends and earn one final meeting credit. This dinner on May 13 is the last opportunity for a General Meeting credit.

10. Finally, remember that attending a Board Meeting can also earn you meeting credit.

Any month when you cannot attend the General Meeting, you may attend a Board Meeting instead. Check the inside cover of your Junior League Yearbook for dates and times.

I look forward to seeing you at the remainder of the meetings this year. With your enthusiastic participation, I know the second half of this League year can be even better than the first!

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Letter

from the

Sust ainer Advisor

By Ginger Lukacs

The 2014 Sustainer of the Year Luncheon is scheduled for February 18 at East Ridge Country Club. This event will honor a woman of outstanding leadership in the Junior League who has used her talents and resources to improve the social and economic conditions of others and who exemplifies the Junior League Mission.

Please consider nominating a special sustainer who deserves recognition for her positive impact in our League and community. Nomination instructions can be found online at www.jlsb.org and in the Sustainer Section of your yearbook, which also lists past Sustainers of the Year. The deadline to submit nominations is January 17. The 10-member Sustainer Advisory Panel will evaluate all nominations and select the recipient.

Thank you

to these generous Sustainers who opened their homes in November for a relaxed meeting environment for Group Meetings.

Jodi Penn Amy Bicknell Missy Huckabay Melinda Hernandez Betty Henderson Dixie Robertson Kelly Turner Laura Batson Joanne Russell

Sustainer Advisory Panel members: Mary Boggs, Vickie Meadows, Monica Lawrence, Sara Margaret White, Claudia Oliver, Susan Hardtner, and Sara Herrington. Not pictured: Jeanne Long, Maura Pugh, Michelle Q=Petersen, Panel Chairman Ginger Lukacs, and Active Member Katherine Douthitt, Panel Liaison 8

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Parishscope Contest

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What Makes You (LOVE OUR LEAGUE) At the September General Meeting, we all heard President Melanie Peacock discuss the importance of “elevator speeches” when it comes to talking about our League. Most of us have had friends, coworkers, bosses, family members, and even strangers ask us about the Junior League—what is it? What do we do? Why should anyone join?

An “elevator speech” is not only a short, simple way to explain, it’s also an important tool in promoting the JLSB within our community.

Now, we want to hear YOUR best elevator speech!

Even better, it’s a way to win a terrific prize! Here’s what you do:

1) Submit in writing a 10- to 15-second “elevator speech” telling us why you love our League. That’s about one paragraph or 100 to 125 words.

2) Your submission is due Feb. 11, the day of the February General Meeting. You can email it beforehand to Parishscope Editor Kelly Powell at kellyphelan@gmail.com, or you can mail it to: Junior League Office Attention: Parishscope Contest 2601 Line Avenue Shreveport, LA 71104

3) Anyone is eligible to win!

4) The winner will be announced at the May Dinner Meeting on May 13 and featured in the Summer issue of the Parishscope!

And now, the prize!

The winner will receive $75! We can all use a little extra dough this time of year, and just think: You can use your $75 for Market tickets, Junior League cookbooks, or a Ways & Means shift for the 2014-15 League year!

Please consider entering this fun new contest! We want to know what makes you LOL!

Import ant Dates to Remember You can also submit your entry at the meeting.

Christmas Party Tuesday, December 10 at 5:30 p.m.

Kitchen & Bath Cottage in Pierremont Common

January Education Workshops See page 23 for times, dates, and locations.

Develop your potential and learn something new while getting a meeting credit! Members are welcome to attend as many workshops as they like but can only receive one meeting credit.

Miss Representation Screening Tuesday, January 14 at Robinson Film Center Miss Representation is a documentary that explores how mainstream media circulates limited and/or disparaging portrayals of women in influential positions, thus undermining their power and reinforcing the message that a woman’s value lies in her youth, beauty, and sexuality, not in her capacity as a leader.

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Sustainer Betsy Peatross Spouse: Judge Charles B. Peatross Children/grandchildren: Three children, eight grandchildren, and two stepgrandchildren, ages 3 to early 20s. Her grandkids call her “Geaux Geaux”!

Education/career/occupation: Betsy earned a degree in Education at LSU. She was a schoolteacher while her husband was in law school, and then when her children were born, she became a stay-at-home mom.

What made you want to join the Junior League?: Betsy’s mother, sister, and sister-in-law were all League members. They asked her to join, and “I’m very glad I did!” she said.

What is one of your favorite memories of your time as an Active Member?: At the time, the JLSB had placements involving children’s theatre and puppets, and members traveled to schools to perform. Betsy really enjoyed being involved in such a fun placement. “I didn’t do any of the acting,” she said. “I was always behind the scenes.”

What was your favorite placement?: “There were so many!” she said. “The Revel started while I was an Active.”

Sustainer Advisor Ginger Lukacs tells us you are involved with Meals on Wheels. Please tell us about that: Betsy became involved with Meals on Wheels when she was on the board of The Glen, and they were serving meals at the old Highland Baptist Church.

“I passed out meals around there,” she said. She’s still delivering meals over 10 years later.

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Spotlight What are some of your other hobbies and activities?: “I do like to be very active,” Betsy said. Some of her favorite activities have included the prayer ministry team at her church, First United Methodist Church of Shreveport, tennis, snow skiing, and fishing (fresh and saltwater). “I probably wouldn’t have been this active in things if it hadn’t been for the Junior League. It’s a great way to get involved with your community,” she said. Nowadays, she spends most of her time overseeing the farmhouse she is building for her family.

If you could spend a day with anyone, living or deceased, who would it be?: Betsy said she would like to spend a day with her father, who passed away when she was in the seventh grade.

What is something you hope every woman takes away from her time in the League?: “I learned about my city, I learned about banking . . .

I just learned things I know I wouldn’t have learned in my everyday life if it hadn’t been for the Junior League,” Betsy said. “It helped me and my husband and our outlook on life, and our children got to mix with other children. I loved being involved with that, and I loved being involved with my children in school.

I’m definitely a family person.”

If you could give a piece of advice to this year’s Provisional Members, what would it be?: “Take it all in, it’s great fun and knowledge, and it goes by fast!” Betsy said.

What makes you LOL (Love Our League)?: “I do love it,” Betsy said. “I think you all are totally different now from the way we were. I think that’s good because you spread more knowledge about what’s going on in the community and in the world. So I think the League keeps getting better and better and I think everyone should learn about the League.”

Fun Facts

About Betsy: • Her mother, Georgie Agnes “Dixie” Harman Chandler, was an officer the first year the JLSB was incorporated.

She served as Vice-President from 1934-1935.

• She and her husband, Charles, began dating in 1956 and have been married 51 years.

• She has been a member of the First United Methodist Church of Shreveport since 1940.

• She lives in the same house in which she grew up.

• She graduated from C.E. Byrd High School, Class of ’58, and she was a Football Sweetheart.

• She was Cotillion Princess in the same year that Charles was Prince!

• Betsy has two dogs, Judge and Norton, who are part of the family, too. In fact, she has had black Labrador Retrievers since 1940.

• She loves LSU! • She received a Lifetime Award from the Caddo Council on Aging.

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40 40 UNDER

The JLSB is thrilled to announce that we have NINE members who are nominees for this year’s Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce 40 Under 40 Award! These 40 candidates represent some of Shreveport’s best and brightest. One of them will be named 2013 Young Professional of the Year at the seventh annual Northwest Louisiana Young Professionals Gala presented by CityLife Magazine on Dec. 13 at Horseshoe Casino’s Riverdome.

Good luck, ladies! We’ll be rooting for you!

Stephanie Beauvais

Kristen Bernard

Stephanie Beauvais, CPA, Heard, McElroy and Vestal, LLC Placement: Super Safety Saturday Volunteer Kristen Bernard, Supervisor, Juvenile Division, Caddo Parish Public Defender Office Placement: Kids in the Kitchen Revel Volunteer

Danielle Brown

Danielle Brown, Assistant Public Defender, Caddo Parish Public Defender Office Placement: Education Assistant Chairman

Ashley Busada

Ashley Busada, Government Relations Director, Bossier Chamber of Commerce Placement: Super Safety Saturday Assistant Head Volunteer Meredith Hamrick, Owner, Meredith Hamrick Events, LLC Placement: Between the Lines Head Volunteer

Meredith Hamrick Tanya Harville

Tanya Harville, Owner, Tanya Harville Events, LLC Placement: Safe Sitter Head Volunteer Kezia Pigford, Sixth-Grade Science Teacher, J.S. Clark Elementary (Caddo Parish Schools) Placement: Super Safety Saturday Volunteer Stacey Smith, Attorney, Hayter & Peatross Placement: JL Market Co-Chairman

Kezia Pigford Stacey Smith

Stacy Smith, Certified Clinical Coordinator, Department of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Shreveport Placement: Done in a Day Head Volunteer

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Celebrations

Katie Simpson (Active) and her husband, Jordan, had their first child, Andrew Thomas, on March 7. (photo 1) Annabelle Nan Stewart was born May 6 to Leslie Stewart (Active) and her husband, Jon-Christian. (photo 2)

Melissa Furlow (Active) and her husband, Travis, had a son, Bryce Matthew, on May 7. (photo 3) On July 15, Aimee Smith (Active) and her husband, Joshua, welcomed a daughter, Gwendolyn Christine, at 8:20 a.m. (photo 4) Whitney Gates (Active) and her husband, Colter, welcomed twins, Hudson Colter and Kenley Elizabeth, on July 26. (photo 5) Jessica Bretz (Active) and her husband, Carl, had a little boy, Connor James, on August 28. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Allison Awalt (Active) married Billy Murray on October 19 at Los Paloma in Benton.

Caroline Erwin (Active) married Paul Mladenka at Holy Trinity Catholic Church on October 26 in Shreveport. (photo 6) Kristen Gary (Active) married Ashley Powers on November 2 in Natchez, MS. (photo 7) The Louisiana Council for Social Studies named Meredith McGovern (Active) 2013-2014 Bossier Parish Social Studies Teacher of the Year.

Claudia Oliver (Sustainer) and her husband, David, are being honored as the 2013 Samaritans of the Year by the Samaritan Counseling Center for making significant contributions of time, energy, resources, and leadership to improve the quality of life in our community.

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4 5 Please join us as we say farewell and best of luck to Provisional Chairman Emily Gillespie as she begins an exciting new chapter in her life.

Emily has moved to Dallas and begun a new career as Guest and Audience Relations Manager for LIFE Today with James Robison.

The show is a daily broadcast, seen in over 300 million households worldwide.

Provisional Assistant Chairman Shelli Briery will assume Emily’s role in the JLSB. Emily, we will miss you, and we wish you the very best in all your endeavors!

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Transfers

Kelly

Kelly Geist

Jennifer

Hometown: I’ve lived all over Louisiana, so I can’t claim a hometown!

Spouse/Kids: Husband, Jared, and twin girls due in December Occupation: I’ve been in pharmaceutical sales for nine years, but now I’m planning to stay home with my girls.

League From Which You Transferred: New Orleans Years in the League: 9 Current Placement: Kids in the Kitchen Revel Volunteer Describe Yourself In One Word: Organized

Jennifer Oberthier Hometown: Baton Rouge Spouse/Kids: Husband, Justin, and our rescue dog, Charley Occupation: CPA at Louisiana Legislative Auditor League From Which You Transferred: Baton Rouge Years in the League: 2 Current Placement: Kids in the Kitchen Spring Volunteer Describe Yourself In One Word: Cheerful

Laurin Wilkinson Hometown: San Diego, CA Spouse/Kids: Husband, Ben, Brinkley Marie (4), and Ellis “Elley” Blaire (9 months) Occupation: Stay-at-home mom League From Which You Transferred: Birmingham, MI Years in the League: 7 Current Placement: TBD Describe Yourself In One Word: Myself

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Winter 2013

Update

Provisional

By Shelli Briery, Provisional Chairman The 2013 Provisional year is passing quickly.

We have an energetic and eager group of women saddled up, taking the Junior League mission by the reins. Our fun started in August with a western-inspired retreat at East Ridge Country Club. We dug deep into the League’s history and presence in the community. The day made it possible for new members to connect with one another and, with Shelley McMillian’s help, we were motivated to work closely as a team and step out of our comfort zones for a rewarding experience.

Some of you have already been hard at work in your placement, many during the Revel, volunteering with Artist for a Day and Kids in the Kitchen. And we all volunteered for our Revel Pepsi shifts. The festival this year offered lots to do and the rain didn’t put a damper on our efforts.

Now our December meetings are here. Hopefully your calendar is marked. As we continue to learn about how the League operates, the Membership Council will share their purpose and exactly how their functions fit in to the big picture.

If you decide to volunteer as an advisor next year, your placement would fall under the Membership Council. I have worked with the provisional group for three years now. I enjoy meeting and learning more about all of you. It is exciting that

we have so many dedicated women in the community ready and willing to make a difference.

We will celebrate together at a very special Christmas Party at the home of Sustainer Jodi Penn. Please plan on attending; it will be worth it. Advisor Erin Garrett is preparing to make this party memorable for you. She loves Christmas and calls herself “Mama Noel”! This will also be an opportunity for you to connect with our board members and have a little bit of Christmas fun.

May God bless you and your gifts this holiday season. Thank you for sharing your heart and hands for service in the Shreveport-Bossier community.

Import ant Dates

for

Provisionals

Provisional Christmas Party Tuesday, December 3 at 6:30 p.m.

Home of Jodi Penn 949 Delaware, Shreveport, LA 71106

Provisional Meeting* Tuesday, January 21 5:30 p.m. social; 6 p.m. meeting JLSB Headquarters, Suite E Focus: Communications Council

Board Meeting Tuesday, March 4 at 6 p.m.

JLSB Headquarters Each provisional member must attend one board meeting.

Board Meeting Tuesday, January 7 at 6 p.m.

JLSB Headquarters Each provisional member must attend one board meeting.

Board Meeting Tuesday, February 4 at 6 p.m.

JLSB Headquarters Each provisional member must attend one board meeting.

Provisional Meeting* Wednesday, March 12 at 6 p.m.

Shreveport Convention Center Focus: Community Council

*Provisional meeting dates and times are tentative. All board meetings are held at 6 p.m. at JLSB Headquarters.

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Provisional Spotlight Liz Lafitte

Spouse: Jason Lafitte

What is an interesting piece of trivia about you?: My birthday is 9/11.

Children: Stepdaughters Hannah (9) and Ava (6) Education/career/ occupation: Clinical Pharmacist at WillisKnighton Medical Center AND proud graduate of Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy (WAR EAGLE!)

What is your favorite vacation spot?: Orange Beach, AL What is your favorite book?: The Harry Potter series

What is your favorite quote?: Hometown: May today there be peace within.

Montgomery, AL May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

What made you want May you not forget the infinite to join the Junior possibilities that are born of faith.

League?: May you use those gifts that you I wanted to meet young women with have received, and pass on the love common interests in the Shreveport- that has been given to you. May you Bossier area. Emily Gillespie be content knowing you are a child (Provisional Chairman) is a good of God. Let this presence settle into friend of mine and encouraged me your bones, and allow your soul the to get involved with the League. freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. - St. Theresa’s Prayer What is your current placement?: If you could spend Done in a Day a day with three What have you enjoyed most about being a Provisional member?: I really enjoyed the provisional retreat, especially loved the teambuilding/getting-to-know-you activities with Shelly McMillian.

What are some of your other activities and hobbies?: I love spending time with our beautiful and talented girls, and I love to read and craft.

famous people, living or deceased, who would they be?: Jesus, John Grisham, Condoleezza Rice What makes you LOL (Love Our League)?: I love the opportunity to meet influential women in our community and meet so many people with such BIG hearts.

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& Means

Letter from the

Ways

By Susie Stinson Our first fundraiser of the year is complete, and what a success it was! Thank you to all of our members who worked the Revel Pepsi booths, and a big thank you to our three Revel Pepsi chairmen, Jennifer LaPierre, Audra Muslow, and Jennifer Stephens. The weather was great, and fun was had by all!

As we turn our attention to our biggest fundraiser of the year, Junior League Market: Shopping For A Cause, I’d like to take this opportunity to remind members that Ways & Means = Fundraising. Each time you work a Ways & Means shift at Revel or Market or for the Cookbook Committee, you are helping the League raise money. When you work a shift for the Cookbook Committee, you are also helping the League save money by providing a food item that the League would otherwise have to purchase. As members, we support the League with our monetary gifts and our time. Both are essential to raising the necessary operating funds we need to run our community projects and provide invaluable training opportunities to our members. Again, I say thank you

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Vice-President

to all of you who have worked a Ways & Means shift already this year!

Market 2014 is right around the corner, and our Market Committee is working exceptionally hard to make this event the best yet. Thank you to Chairman Kelley Vosburg for leading the pack and her wonderful team. Market will be Mar. 13-15. Take a look at the “sneak peek” in this issue of the Parishscope for a glimpse inside what is sure to be a Market you don’t want to miss!

The Cookbook Committee and Fund Development Committee have also been working hard to raise additional funds for the League, and be on the lookout soon for information on our annual 5K Run, date TBA! Annual dues of $120 are due Feb. 15, and your financial gift of $100 to Market is due Mar. 1. Help us to continue to Promote voluntarism, Develop the potential of women, and Improve communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The League relies on our promise of service and monetary support to its fundraisers.

Thank you for all you do in support of our League!

Revel

By Caroline Young

2013

RECAP

Despite the weekend rainstorms, this year’s Red River Revel was another great success! As always, Junior League members volunteered in three different booths: Kids in the Kitchen, Artist for a Day, and, of course, Revel Pepsi.

The Kids in the Kitchen booth, with its 12 volunteers, helped around 6,000 fourth graders learn the importance of healthy eating. Children who came to the booth played games like “The Bite is Right” and “Snack Smart” while JLSB members greeted, assisted backstage, and hosted the event. Each child received a booklet with recipes that he or she could take home. Learning about the importance of healthy eating is a great tool that can benefit the lives of many children both now and in the future, and that the Junior League makes this kind of important learning fun is even better.

The rain could not stop about 3,000 children from coming to the Artist for a Day tent this year! The JLSB members who worked in this tent helped children make a variety of different art projects, like Model Magic Monsters, Mod Podge frames, and sun catchers, just to name a few. Each day offered a new and exciting project for the children who visited the Artist for a Day booth. Alexis Wedgeworth, head volunteer, said that she was “surprised to hear how many children do not have art classes at school.” This project fills a gap that children in this area so greatly need and appreciate. As always, parents were delighted to hear that Artist for a Day booth was free!

The amount of time that League members devoted to these special projects is astounding! In the Pepsi booths alone, 156 members worked a total of about 625 hours!

This estimate is conservative, though, as hours from board members, chairmen, and extra hours from members have not been counted. Members were happy to sell Pepsi products to thirsty Revel-goers, and community members were happy to purchase them: The Junior League’s 2013 Pepsi sales revenue was an impressive $8,232.45.

Junior League members, when starting this project from the ground up 37 years ago, could scarcely have imagined the vast impact their Bicentennial gift would have on our community. While the shifts that members work can be long and taxing, the rewards are so great.

The numbers speak for themselves: over 9,000 children were served, and at least 1,000 hours were worked by JL members. What a great way to show our dedication to the Shreveport-Bossier community!

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By Kelley Vosburg

It may be winter in Shreveport-Bossier, but spring is in the air for this year’s Junior League Market: Shopping for a Cause 2014 committee, which is already hard at work planning next year’s premiere spring shopping event to be held at the Shreveport Convention Center!

Mark your calendars for Mar. 13–15 for an event full of fun, shopping, and dining for the whole family. The proceeds from the Market go toward all of the JLSB community projects, so you

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can shop easy knowing it’s for a great cause!

Shopping opens at 10 a.m. on Mar. 13 and kicks off a fun-filled weekend with space for over 140 vendors.

You can’t miss our most popular event, Girl’s Night Out, Thursday evening. Make sure to buy your tickets in advance, because they are sure to sell out! This year’s Girl’s Night Out will feature amazing door prizes (diamonds, anyone?); a fashion show; music from the top D.J. in Central Louisiana, Tony Groove; great food; cold drinks; and plenty of other extras.

We will hold our annual Patron Party on Mar. 14 to honor all our Market patrons and sponsors. We have big plans for an amazing silent auction, art auction, and raffle. One of the top bands in the Ark-La-Tex, The Groove Agents, will keep us entertained while we wine, dine, shop, and mingle. For the gentlemen in the group, get ready for the “man cave” with specialty vendors, food, beer tasting, and other activities just for the guys.

Breakfast with the Bunnies was the hot ticket last year, so it’s back and better than ever! On Mar. 15, plan on even more bunnies, kid’s crafts, a booth for spring pictures, and some special guests to entertain the kiddos while the adults shop ‘til they drop.

This year’s Market Committee is so excited for 2014! You won’t want to miss out!

If you are interested in becoming a Sponsor or a Patron for this year’s Market, we’d love to have you! Visit www.jlsb.org for more information.

By Lecie Israel

The Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier’s fourth annual Super Safety Saturday event took place at Sheriff’s Safety Town on Sept. 21. Over 1,000 members of the community, including children and families, local nonprofit organizations, businesses, government agencies, and members of law enforcement attended. And, of course, the JLSB Super Safety Saturday Committee coordinated it all.

Committee members worked for months to partner with over 30 volunteer organizations, agencies, and businesses that attended the event, each one bringing with them an important message for the community about health and safety.

In the Health and Safety Fair tents, volunteers handed out literature, interacted with families, played games, and shared information that could potentially prevent serious injuries and save lives.

Think First, a group passionate about preventing traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries through education, was able to share their message about

the importance of wearing a helmet.

Attendees were also treated to visits with local rescue animals and interacted with the many emergency, construction, and military vehicles in the Touch-a-Truck area. Bounce houses, music, games, prizes, and other activities brought a lot of fun and energy to the event in the Family Fun Zone. Remarkably, the entire event was 100 percent free of charge and open to all members of the community. The Super Safety Saturday committee felt that this was a particularly important aspect of the event, helping them in their goal of getting this vital health and safety information into the hands of as many families as possible.

Thanks to the dedication of the committee and League members, over 20,000 flyers for the event were distributed to local schools the weeks before Super Safety Saturday. The committee was thrilled with the turnout and is hopeful that the JLSB will continue to support this wonderful event for years to come.

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Luncheon

Past Presidents’

Past Presidents in attendance: Carolyn Ogilvie (1955-1956) Gloria Sartor (1962-1963) Bess Black (1963-1964) Dorothy Oden (1966-1967) Ann Green (1967-1968) Imogene Murphy (1968-1969) Sara Margaret White (1973-1974) Margaret Evans (1976-1977) Roxann Davis (1983-1984)

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Susan Adams (1989-1990) Betty Henderson (1993-1994) Maureen Gamble (2000-2001) Peggy Murphy (2001-2002) Kim Fitzgerald (2002-2003) Kay deBerardinis (2005-2006) Ginger Lukacs (2006-2007) Tracy Prestwood (2007-2008) Shelly Stone (2012-2013)

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All who attended the annual Past Presidents’ Luncheon had a lovely time. Ginger Lukacs hosted this year’s event at her home on Thursday, November 21st.

Eighteen ladies who have served as President of the League mingled and recounted with one another and with current active members memories of their time of service to the Junior League. Attendees dined on almond mandarin salad and chicken and artichoke casserole and enjoyed cookies from Holy Angels for dessert. This group of amazing women served as presidents as recently as 2012-2013 and as far back as 1955-1956, with each decade in between represented. The past presidents shared fond memories of their tenures in the League as well as offered advice to current members.

Margaret Evans (1976-1977) recalls when she was food booth chairman in the early days of the Revel. A food vendor dropped out at the very last minute. There were only 12 food booths back then, and the League needed every vendor. Margaret grabbed the waiting list and quickly called the first group in line, the Benton Band Parents. They were delighted, to say the least, and proceeded to pick their product, gather necessary cooking gear and supplies, and set up to sell their very successful funnel cakes! They have now attended the Revel, much to the delight of their patrons, for over 30 years.

Kim Fitzgerald (2002-2003) remembers being with her mother when she co-chaired The Rummage Sale, a.k.a. Bargain Haul. A lady ran in when the doors opened, jumped on top of a car, and proceeded to hit anyone who came close to “her” car with an umbrella!

Maureen Gamble (2000-2001) also recalled a Bargain Haul memory: The first uninvited guest one year was a smelly skunk!

Kay deBerardinis (2005-2006) and Tracy Prestwood (2007-2008) said their best advice is to always be flexible. You never know how the needs of the community will change. For example, Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana and completely changed our focus. We canceled a major fundraiser and started new projects as a result.

Peggy Murphy (2001-2002) and Shelly Stone (2012-2013) both agreed that in this fast-paced world in which we live, the best advice they could offer is to slow down, take one day at a time, and enjoy each moment and experience in the League. The memories you make will last a lifetime.

We extend a very sincere thank-you to Ginger Lukacs for being such a gracious hostess and to active members Molly McInnis, Katie Baker, Stacey Smith, Elba Hamilton, and Melanie Peacock for attending and serving our special guests.

Education Workshops

By Krystle Beauchamp

It is time once again for our Junior League Education Workshops!

Designed to inform and educate members of our League on a variety of issues and topics, our credit workshops will be held every Tuesday during the month of January. We have an exciting lineup planned! For more information, please contact Krystle Beauchamp, Education Chairman, at krystlebeau@gmail.com.

Fun With Financial Literacy Regardless of age, career, or marital status, women face multiple and distinct decision-making challenges as it relates to finance and life’s transitions. This financial literacy seminar will provide an overview of various financial topics that are important as we navigate life­—buying your first home, saving for retirement, planning for family additions, savings, and more. This workshop is designed to educate on a variety of financial topics and allow for questions and answers about financial planning. Snacks and beverages will be provided.

Date: Tues., Jan. 14 at 6 p.m.

Location: Robinson Film Center

Date: Tues., Jan. 7 at 12 p.m.

Presenter: Lucien Rollins, Small Business Banking, Capital One Bank Location: TBD

Miss Representation Documentary Screening This is a screening that you won’t want to miss! Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. The film challenges the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful. Stories from teenage girls and interviews with politicians, journalists, entertainers, activists, and academics, like Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson, and Gloria Steinem reveal facts and statistics that will leave the audience shaken and armed with a new perspective.

Women’s Health: An Ageless Issue As women, educating ourselves on our bodies and our health is a Date: Tues., Jan. 21 or 28 at 6 p.m. critical component of our wellbeing. In the hustle and bustle of Panel: Dr. Amy Coulter, Director of the Vein Clinic, work and careers, families, and other life obligations, our health is University Hospital; Dr. Mary Kim, often not the primary priority. Join us as we host a panel discussion Chief of Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, with leading doctors in the field of women’s medicine exploring the University Hospital; Dr. Tamara Richards, issues and challenges that face women as it pertains to health. This Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital discussion will be an informative, intimate look at challenges and Location:

University Hospital warning signs, but will also look at ways that we as women can take charge of our health and will allow you to ask any questions that you may have about health concerns, diseases, and living a healthy lifestyle, regardless of age. Snacks and beverages will be provided.

Date: Tues., Jan. 21 at 12 p.m.

Presenters: Shreveport Police Department;

Elaine Pahilan, MPH, Trauma

Injury Prevention Coordinator Location: Shreve Memorial

Library, Broadmoor Branch

Street Smarts and Safety for Women Our self-defense classes have been in high demand, so we are expanding our class into an interactive, instructional workshop on women’s safety, street smarts, child safety, and other information designed to keep women safe and healthy.

Join us as we discuss protecting our families and ourselves. Representatives from our local law enforcement and safety experts will be on hand to provide life-saving information on everything from recognizing the signs of danger to correctly installing a child car seat, as well as answer any questions that you may have.

Snacks and beverages will be provided.

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Member Spotlight Michelle Garon

Spouse: Ty Garon, orthopaedic surgery resident Children: A son, Knox, 1 year Education/career/ occupation: Bachelor’s degree in international studies. I worked as a human resources consultant, then as a paralegal before becoming a stay-at-home mom.

What made you decide to join the Junior League?: I wanted to not only meet people in the community after moving here from Baton Rouge but also become involved in it.

What has been your favorite aspect of League membership?: The people I have met through the League have been my favorite aspect if it. There is such diversity!

What is your placement this year? What did you most enjoy about it?: Revel – Artist for a Day. I truly enjoyed helping the little kids make their crafts and seeing their different personalities come out. And their reaction when you tell them it requires no tickets!

What would you say to a friend if she asked you why she should join the Junior League?: I would tell her that it would be a worthwhile way to spend her time and that the friendships and memories she makes will last a lifetime.

What are your favorite hobbies and activities?: I love reading, travel, and photography.

Describe a perfect day for you: Waking up to coffee and brunch would be a great start to the day. Then my family and I would do something outdoors—hiking, kayaking, skiing, etc. After that, my husband and I would go to a nice dinner. We would top it off by seeing a late movie!

What is your favorite quote?: “Mature as he was, she might yet be able to help him to the building of the rainbow bridge that should connect the prose in us with the passion. Without it we are meaningless fragments, half monks, half beasts, unconnected arches that have never joined into a man.

With it love is born, and alights on the highest curve, glowing against the gray, sober against the fire.” E. M. Forster, Howards End What are your favorite store and restaurant?: My favorite store is Simply Chic Boutique in Bossier.

Superior Steakhouse is my favorite restaurant.

Recommend a book and a movie to us: Gifted Hands by Dr. Ben Carson was great. He is an inspiration. Silver Linings Playbook is a recent movie I really enjoyed.

What makes you LOL (Love Our League)?: I am proud to be part of a group that makes such great contributions to the Shreveport-Bossier area.

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Done

By Stacy Smith

Day in a

Welcome to the Junior League of ShreveportBossier’s Done in a Day program! The mission of our team is to assist various community partners and other organizations through different types of hands-on activities. We aim for projects that consist of a one-day or a weekend effort, which is very conducive to our members who have other obligations such as work or family but still want to give back to the community.

This year, we have combined the DIAD sessions into one instead of having fall and spring sessions.

We feel this will be more beneficial to the community as well as our members and offer a wider range of services. Both active and provisional members participate in DIAD and feel it is a great way to introduce themselves into the community.

DIAD assists several local organizations and events that might otherwise not have enough support to accomplish their goals. These include the Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission, Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana, Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Providence House Domestic Violence Services, and Girls on the Run Shreveport.

Assistant Head Volunteer Hilary Wooley and I continue to plan additional projects for the remainder of the year, so stay tuned for more to be added to the list!

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Bet ween LINES the

By Caroline Young

As Junior League members, we strive to make a difference in our community, and we have once again succeeded in this endeavor with one of our newest projects, Between the Lines.

The idea behind Between the Lines is simple: It is a way for children to hear the voices of their parents reading stories. For children whose parents are away, it is a great opportunity for them to experience the special bond of hearing their parents read a bedtime story. What is unique about this project, however, is that the parents of the children who get to hear these stories are currently incarcerated.

This project would not be possible without help from the Bossier Medium Security Center. Since the beginning of this project in 2012, they have graciously allowed members placed with this project to come into the facility to work with inmates.

They were chosen due to their multiple-facility structure, and they were more than willing to work on this project. The inmates are eager as well—between 15 and 20 inmates choose to make audio recordings each month, and over 50 have participated in the project since it started. The officers at the center have been incredibly supportive; they are always available as support systems for League members as they interact with inmates, and they have commented that they are very appreciative of the work that we, as a League, are doing.

In order to create an audio recording, both

the inmate and the inmate’s family must agree to participate. When working at the prison, JL members work with two inmates simultaneously in two separate “reading rooms.” Members preview a book the inmate might like to read by skimming it quickly, and then the recording process begins. Before the inmates begin reading the story, members ask them to record a short, personal message to the child. This is a wonderful way to make the reading a bit more special for each child.

Junior League members have graciously donated books for the project during the times we have had a “meeting with a mission” focused on book drives. Titles are varied, and members choose age-appropriate books to take to the center for the inmates to read. Some of the selections include Pete the Cat, Where the Wild Things Are, Ramona Quimby, and Charlotte’s Web. If the books are longer chapter books, the inmates will read just a chapter or two. No matter what they read, just hearing their parents’ voices means the world to the children.

Members try to ensure that the children receive their audio recordings close to holidays like Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day. The book and audio CD are wrapped together, and to the children receiving these small tokens of their parents’ love, it truly is a great gift.

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Safe

Sitter

By Tanya Harville

As League members, we take our mission to support the women and children of our community very seriously. It’s because of this commitment that one of our newest placements tackles obstacles our area’s youth face daily while caring for siblings and neighbor children. All too often, children are left at home to look after those not much smaller than themselves, with little or no training for the simplest of tasks.

More often than not, they are asked to take care for others when they can barely take care of themselves.

Basic babysitting skills such as how to properly answer the phone or door when home alone are often never addressed.

And it’s safe to assume if these children aren’t knowledgeable about basic babysitting skills, no one can expect them to know the much more important things such as the Heimlich maneuver or infant CPR. Understanding the need for such important skills led our League to research and partner with Safe Sitter, Inc. This program is designed specifically to teach children between the ages of 11 and 13

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valuable, life-saving skills necessary to effectively and efficiently take care of the little ones left in their responsibility.

During the month of January, we will begin our training in hopes of mastering the Safe Sitter curriculum in order to better equip our future babysitters. In February, we get to see what we’ve learned put into action when we teach our first class, which will be open to the children of our League members. That’s right, ladies, if you have a child between the ages of 11 and 13, then this class will be perfect for him or her. In the months of March and April, we will offer two more classes, which will be geared toward at-risk children, who are often the primary caregivers of siblings and other small children after school and during school breaks. It’s our goal and hope that every child who comes through this program will leave it having gained valuable skills and a greater sense of confidence and having grown into a more knowledgeable and skilled babysitter.

Christ masPart y!

Bribe your husband, butter up your boss, or hire a babysitter, but don’t miss this year’s Junior League Christmas Party at 5:30 p.m. on December 10 at Kitchen & Bath Cottage in Pierremont Common! This once-a-year shopping opportunity is the perfect way to get a meeting credit, knock out some of your Christmas shopping, support local businesses, and, of course, socialize and have a great time with your fellow League members.

As of printing time, at least 11 Pierremont Common merchants will remain open for special extended hours during the JLSB shopping event. Many will offer discounts, host giveaways, and hold drawings while League members shop till they drop.

This year, our confirmed participating merchants are:

Alexander & Co. Hair Salon All About Mickey Vacation Planning briggs & company HOME The Bow Shop The Colony House Elegant Nails Kitchen & Bath Cottage La Bambolina (will hold a drawing for a gift card!)

Sweet Caroline Designs Tallulah Trading Company The Village Washstand (make a purchase to be entered to win a $75 gift card!)

We’ll see you December 10 at Pierremont Common!

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Memorable Moment s

September Meeting

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Oct ober Meeting

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Sust ainer Open House

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President- elect- elect Announcing

Lila Knicely as

By Katie Baker, Nominating Chairman

The Nominating Committee is thrilled to announce that Lila Knicely has been slated as President-Elect-Elect of the Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier for the 2013-2014 League year. She will serve as President-Elect in 2014-2015 and assume the position of President in 2015-2016.

Lila has served the League in a variety of capacities since joining in 2004. A few highlights of Lila’s League career include serving as Membership Vice President, Nominating Advisor and Nominating Chairman, and JL Market Patron Chairman. Lila is currently serving on the Board of Directors as Secretary.

Lila is married to Jeremy Knicely and has two beautiful children, Anne Elizabeth and Christian. In addition to being a wife and mother, Lila is also an attorney and licensed realtor.

She works as a realtor with Coldwell Banker.

Lila will draw on her strong leadership and organizational skills as well as her immense knowledge of the League to successfully carry on the mission of the JLSB in promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving our community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Congratulations, Lila!

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Recipe

Cookbook Pumpkin Dip

Serves 12

6 ounces cream cheese, softened ½ cup packed brown sugar ½ cup canned pumpkin 2 teaspoons maple syrup ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Combine the cream cheese, brown sugar, and pumpkin in a mixing bowl and beat at medium speed until blended. Add the syrup and cinnamon and beat until smooth.

Chill, covered, for 30 minutes. Serve with apple slices or soft gingersnap cookies.

Recipe from Mardi Gras to Mistletoe

special holiday pricing!

Mardi Gras to Mistletoe, Revel, and A Cook’s Tour are on sale through December 31 for $46.90 for all three (tax not included).

Cookbooks can be purchased via our website, www.jlsb.org, or at the Junior League office.

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