CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF LITERACY
FALL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING:
A BOOK DRIVE IN HONOR OF LITERACY By Molly DiGiammarino
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he Junior League of Washington (JLW) 2019-2020 league year celebrates 20 years of focusing our volunteer and financial resources on improving literacy in our community. JLW is celebrating and commemorating this important milestone in ways deeply tied to our mission: service, developing the potential of women, and community impact. To celebrate the milestone, the Fall General Membership Meeting featured a literacy-themed program and an opportunity for members to give back. As part of the focus on literacy, the Membership Outreach and Literacy Anniversary Project Committee partnered for a book drive and collected new and gently-used books at the meeting. The book drive was part of the anniversary initiative, Readers2Leaders, which focuses on working with children and adults to use reading and literacy skills to empower them in their personal and professional lives. The featured speaker, Martha “Martie” Kettmer, is a JLW pastpresident and an integral part of JLW’s founding of the nonprofit organization Bright Beginnings, Inc. The organization operates early childhood and
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Former JLW president Martha “Martie” Kettmer.
More than 100 children’s books were collected in support of Bright Beginnings at the Fall General Membership Meeting.
