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thinking about governance and how can we improve how we lead in order to facilitate the greatest community impact. We are excited to learn more about AJLI’s new governance management initiative and how it might work for our League’s needs and goals for the future.” Currently, the Board is reviewing AJLI’s proposed governance plan, including its recommendation for a governance board and management committee. The Board will continue look at the plan from every angle, which will include hearing from JLW’s membership, before making a further decision on whether and how to move forward with AJLI’s recommendation.
TOSSED & FOUND 2014 BY THE NUMBERS
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Event Days (March 21-23)
AJLI Fund Development Award
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Committee Members
When asked how the governance training track might benefit the JLW, Jezierski responded, “This exercise is incredibly important to the JLW, and to the AJLI enterprise at large, because it is all about governance – the process by which we make all of our decisions. I am particularly interested from a nominating point of view because a new governance model will immediately affect how the JLW appoints its leadership. Though these shifts require a lot of time and energy, they present us with an invaluable opportunity to evolve the League’s leadership structure to better serve our committed membership in the pursuit of effecting change for the DC community.” •
NEW NAME, SAME MISSION:
‘FRIENDS OF JLW’ By Katrina Valdes
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ormerly known as the Annual Fund, Friends of JLW fosters a culture of giving among our membership. This year, Friends of JLW has a big goal: to achieve 100 percent member participation. “Take a minute to think about how impactful 100 percent participation would be,” said Friends of JLW Committee Chair Maya Shih. “Think how much we could do. By giving to the campaign, donors will help to further our mission and the commitment made to both our membership and the greater Washington, D.C. community.” Every gift made to the Friends of the Junior League is a vote of confidence given by our members in our mission. A larger percentage of the money raised by the Friends of the Junior League goes back to supporting our programs than it did in previous years. Please consider making your gift to the Friends of the Junior League. •
In May, Tossed & Found won AJLI’s Fund Development Award. Former JLW President Shiela Corley accepted the award at the AJLI Annual Conference in St. Louis. In recognizing JLW, AJLI noted the unique dual role of Tossed & Found as both an important way to fund our mission and as an opportunity to provide so many in need with discounted clothing and goods. President-Elect Cameron Gilreath, Corley, and President Jennifer Hemingway are shown here after accepting the award from Toni L. Freeman, AJLI President 2012-2014.
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