JLPB Annual Report 2020-2021

ABOUT THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF THE PALM BEACHES

Mission Statement:

We are 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. Our purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

Diversity & Inclusion Commitment:

The Junior League welcomes all women who value our Mission statement. We are committed to inclusive environments of diverse individuals, organizations, and communities.

THE ANNUAL REPORT is an annual publication of the Junior League of the Palm Beaches, Inc. and is distributed to Junior League Active, Sustaining, and New Members as well as community supporters. Junior League of the Palm Beaches is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization of trained women volunteers. Junior League of the Palm Beaches works to positively impact literacy throughout Palm Beach County.

Prepared by 2021-2022 Communications Committee: Steph Conti, Katie Kealy, Christina Rath, Kaylee Reppel, Megan Richards, Judith Selzer.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MESSAGE FROM OUR LEADERSHIP

JLPB AT A GLANCE

JLPB LEADS

JLPB IMPACT

SUPPORT JLPB

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MESSAGE FROM THE 2020 – 2021 PRESIDENT AND BOARD

The 2020 - 2021 Board of Directors, under the leadership of President Julie Rudolph, endeavored to evaluate the League’s impact throughout the year and carefully navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

management procedures to ensure the League remained a strong organization while ensuring the policies, bylaws and procedures serve our membership in the best way possible.

The Board recognized that it remained a difficult time for many, but the League never wavered in our mission to serve our community. The League was widely revered throughout Palm Beach County as having met the challenges of the pandemic while having excelled in providing humanitarian relief to those in need. This was accomplished while keeping the health and well being of our members and community top of mind.

The Board adjusted by-laws, member policies, board and

The Board unanimously agreed to waive the fundraising commitment for each JLPB member for the 2020 – 2021 League year and developed and updated a COVID-19 protocol. The Board also endeavored to celebrate the League’s 80th anniversary. The Junior League of the Palm Beaches headquarters was completely renovated by past President and Sustainer, Kathryn C. Vecellio. Jack Fhillips Designs assisted Mrs. Vecellio with her vision. In addition to all the beautiful changes, new state of the art technology was installed to assist in virtual meetings and events.

Based on the 2020 Vision to acknowledge the work the League is already doing and the impact it has already been making for years in our community, the Board researched and revealed a new IBCI (Issue Based Community Impact) for the Junior League of the Palm Beaches, which will help us guide our mission for the next several years. Both Food

Insecurity and Literacy and Education were extensively researched and presented to the membership.

Literacy and Education was selected and will be the League’s focus area to create long-lasting impact in the community by preventing the consequences of low literacy.

JLPB AT A GLANCE

As a leading nonprofit organization in Palm Beach County, the dedicated members of the Junior League of the Palm Beaches include full-time employees and stay-at-home moms, women in their early 20s beginning professional careers and women with the wisdom that experience brings.

have been members for at least 8 years have have an undergraduate or graduate/ master’s degree are employed full-time are business owners

have young children living at home

54% 26% 11% 9%

Northern PBC

Central PBC

Our members reside all across Palm Beach County, providing representation to all neighborhoods and areas. > 50% 50% 80% 75% 22%

Western PBC

Southern PBC

REASONS TO BELIEVE

As a marker of success, the top reasons why new members join JLPB are aligned with our mission:

To make meaningful connections and friendships

To volunteer and give back to the community

To develop personal and professional leadership skills

Current numbers at the conclusion of the 2020-2021 League year:

new members

41 active members

248 sustaining members

331

Our members are the heart and soul of JLPB and a common thread unites us. We are all committed to developing the potential of women, promoting voluntarism, and improving Palm Beach County.

Julie Rudolph

Alex Chase

Sarah Kudisch

Chelsea Bellew

Nadia Spivak

Dana Ross

Emily Schachtel

Sarah Cohen

Christina Jerabek

Annaleah Morrow

Jennifer Nawrocki

JLPB LEADS

2020-2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President President-Elect

Executive Vice President Secretary Treasurer

Nominating Chair

Board Member

Board Member

Board Member Board Member Board Member

Sarah Kudisch

Ashley Scharber

Maria Pumarejo

Kathryn Sexton

Allison Freeman

Kelly Dunlap

Aimee Shaughnessy

JLPB LEADS

Executive Vice President

Communications Vice President

Community Vice President

Fundraising Vice President (Not Pictured)

Fundraising Vice President Elect

Membership Vice President

Treasurer Elect

2020-2021 NOMINATING TEAM

Dana Ross

Jo Perez Dubois

Meaghan Flenner

Melissa Kellner

Alana McHugh

Nominating Chair

Nominating Member

Nominating Member

Nominating Member

Nominating Member

2020-2021 COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL

Whitney Cunningham Walker

Dorothy Jacks

Jeremy Johnson

Sara Nunez

Senior Community Relations Specialist, Florida Power & Light

Palm Beach County Property Appraiser

President and CEO, Historical Society of Palm Beach County

Chief Develpment Officer, Executive Director of the Pace Center for Girls in Broward County

Paula Ryan

Former West Palm Beach City Commisioner

2020-2021 AWARD WINNERS

Melissa McKinlay

SPAC Berta Blecke Award

LEAGUE AWARDS

Junior Leagues of Florida State Public Affairs Committee (SPAC) “Outstanding Public Affairs Committee”.

Hat’s Off Nonprofit Award Nominee for creating and distributing hygiene kits for women in need.

AJLI Innovation Award Nominee for the League’s COVID-19 response.

Whitney Jester

The Palm Beach 100

Kasia Marczyk

Forbes America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors 2021

Nominee

2020-2021 AWARD NOMINEES

Nominee

Maria Pumarejo

AJLI Rising Star

Melissa McKinlay

ATHENA Leadership Award Nominee

Roberta Jurney

ATHENA Leadership Award Nominee

Kathryn Vecellio

AJLI Mary Harriman

Sarah Cohen

ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award Nominee

JLPB IMPACT

To keep our members safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, JLPB successfully transitioned to primarily virtual trainings and meetings.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMITTEE attendees 1,082 hours of training

33 823 Total Impact NEW MEMBER COMMITTEE new members

events training events training events

468 hours of training 41 8 Total Impact PUBLIC AFFAIRS TRAINING attendees 125 hours of training

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1,082 hours invested in training JLPB Members.

TRAINING TOPICS:

ƒ Back to School with COVID-19 & Flu Season

ƒ CABs of CPR: Compressions, Airway, Breathing

ƒ Coping With Our New Reality: Social Distancing Without Isolation

ƒ Florida Women on the Run: Non-Partisan campaign Series hosted by the Women’s Foundation of Florida

ƒ From Inbox to CompletionThe Secrets to Successful Workflow

ƒ JLPB Nominating Process

ƒ Live Healthy Cooking Demo

ƒ Raising Financially Aware Kids

ƒ Women on Board Leadership Academy hosted by the Women’s Foundation of Florida

JLPB SERVES

With a focus on foster care and non-profit support, our members worked to create a lasting legacy and impact in Palm Beach County. Despite the physical restrictions of the pandemic, JLPB remained a positive force for good through the following signature community programs:

THE ALLIANCE FOR PERIOD SUPPLIES AT THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF THE PALM BEACHES

Through this program, JLPB obtains and distributes period supplies to various organizations in our community to give women in need access to essential period products required to participate fully in daily life. During the 2020-2021 League year, we distributed 80,242 period supplies, exceeding our goal to distribute 80,000 period supplies in celebration of our 80th anniversary. At the start of the League year, we partnered with Feeding South Florida to distribute period supplies during their weekly drive-through food distribution to help those impacted by COVID-19.

EYE AND EAR ALERT

Since 1968, more than one thousand children have participated in JLPB’s Eye & Ear Alert program, which provides free vision and hearing screenings to preschoolers and young children to detect possible concerns for effective correction. While screening events were limited during the 2020-2021 League year due to COVID-19 restrictions, we were able to screen more than 100 children and remained in close contact with our partners to support the children’s success.

JLPB SERVES

MENTORSHIP

The JUNIOR M.I.N.T.S program was created in 2014 to provide educational and recreational activities to help young girls flourish, build self-esteem and make connections. Following a legacy of success, JLPB expanded this work through a newly established Mentorship Committee during the 2020-2021 League year. The Mentorship Committee laid the groundwork for programs with Lutheran Services Florida, Vita Nova and the Florence De George Boys & Girls Club to help build self-esteem and confidence in young people ages 12 to 22. The program provided adult interaction, taught life skills, instilled hope and empowered young adults in an effort to decrease the incidence of adult detention.

PROOF

Throughout the League year, the Mentorship committee met once a month with six homes of Lutheran Services Florida to engage in life skills and conversation and to spend time with the youth. They also coordinated a holiday drive with Safebound Logistics to donate Christmas trees and other holiday decor.

JLPB SERVES

CREATIVITY AND LITERACY

Creativity and Literacy was introduced as a new committee during the 2020-2021 League year focused on providing a comprehensive curriculum that promotes reading, comprehension, creativity and hands-on learning. The program works to provide children ages 3 and older with educational and recreational activities that allow them to flourish, build self-esteem and make connections. Our members held two holiday events at Quantum House, benefiting 20 children, and hosted one Easter arts-and-craft event at the Lord’s Place.

KIDS IN THE KITCHEN

Introduced as a new member project in 2013, Kids in the Kitchen was traditionally held as a one-day event focused on educating children and their families about nutrition and the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. During the 2020-2021 League Year, JLPB reimagined Kids in the Kitchen as an ongoing initiative that provided educational cooking and exercise videos to Opportunity Early Childhood and cooking demonstrations to Nourishing Food for Thought at Jupiter Creamery throughout the year.

DAY OF IMPACT

To commemorate and celebrate 80 years of voluntarism, JLPB hosted a Day of Impact on February 20, 2021. The event included a full 8 hours of simultaneous volunteering with 10 community partners throughout Palm Beach County. Activities throughout the day included:

More than 150 volunteers

More than 1,000 hours committed to the community

ƒ Gleaning with CROS Ministries

ƒ Sorting school supplies with Red Apple Supplies, part of  the Education Foundation of Palm Beach County

ƒ Painting and refreshing the teen room at Florence De George Boys & Girls Club

ƒ Gardening at Quantum House

ƒ Creating STEM kits and refreshing the playground at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium (formerly South Florida Science Center and Aquarium)

ƒ Beach cleanups with Loggerhead Marinelife Center

ƒ Packing period supplies with the Alliance for Period Supplies at the Junior League of the Palm Beaches

ƒ Virtual letter writing to soldiers with Forgotten Soldiers

JLPB VOLUNTEERS

DIAD (DONE IN A DAY)

Through our DIAD program, JLPB volunteers assisted with a variety of projects in the community that can be completed in one day, allowing us to quickly respond to our community’s needs.

2020-2021 JLPB DIAD PARTNERS

Back to Basics Angel Program

Back to School PBC

Buccan Provisions

Cox Science Center and Aquarium

(formerly South Florida Science Center and Aquarium)

CROS Ministries

Florence De George Boys & Girls Club

Feeding South Florida

Forgotten Soldiers

Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County

Hospitality Helping Hands

Loggerhead Marinelife Center

Palm Beach Children’s Hospital

Quantum House

Red Apple Supplies

Riviera Beach Urban Farm and Community

Garden

Village of Wellington

57,503

members volunteered through DIAD projects in 2020-2021 hours volunteered directly in the community community partners 17

431 894

adults and children impacted in the community through DIAD

PROOF

JLPB PROVIDES

JLPB’s Pink Palm program provided 295 care packages filled with necessities for expectant mothers and homeless men and women, as well as treats, games and books for foster children and children affected by the opioid crisis during the 20202021 League year.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION TASK FORCE

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force ensures that JLPB is fully devoted to emphasizing and commending the diverse group of women who make up our league and the community we serve. Among the many events and training opportunities hosted throughout the year, the task force donated 2,000 food items through a food drive hosted in remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr . Diversity and Inclusion will become a formal committee for the 2021/2022 league year.

GRADUATING SENIOR SCHOLARSHIPCOMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT

Each year, JLPB offers scholarships to graduating high school seniors planning to attend college. The funds are earmarked to help cover any student expenses. Recipients of the scholarship can receive up to $2,500 in funding.

Hudson Hale from West Palm Beach and Daniel Freidin of Boca Raton were both awarded JLPB scholarships. Hale will be attending Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and Freidin will be attending University of Central Florida in Orlando.

JLPB and its Community Advisory Council awarded two nonprofits each $2,500 through its annual Community Assistance Grant. The purpose of this grant is to identify and aid nonprofit agencies in Palm Beach County whose proposed funding would go toward one of the components of JLPB’s mission. The 2021 winning organizations were Vita Nova and Path to College.

Vita Nova provides a safe bridge to independence for former foster care and other homeless youth through supportive housing, education, employment and life skills training.

Path to College has taken on the mission of securing the acceptance of low-income, high-achieving students into top-tier universities.

Hudson Hale

Daniel Freidin

JLPB ADVOCATES

PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

JLPB’s Public Affairs Committee serves as the advocacy arm of the League. They monitor state legislation, educate our members and the community, and take action on public policy issues important to our mission. 2020 marked both the centennial anniversary of women’s right to vote and a Presidential election year.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2020-2021 YEAR INCLUDE:

ƒ Decision 2020 - a League-wide effort focused on educating our membership on ways they could advocate and inform themselves on key policy issues.

ƒ Several training programs to support our membership in leadership and advocacy efforts; speakers included Palm Beach County Commissioner, Melissa McKinlay, and Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections, Wendy Sartory Link.

ƒ JLPB Adopt-A-Precinct Program - 14 volunteers participated in 8 hours of poll worker training and served as poll workers at a polling precinct in Palm Beach Gardens for 14 hours on Election Day. JLPB was applauded by the community and League’s across the country for its contribution to the elections.

ƒ Advocated for Home Safe through a member-led letter writing campaign during a zoning dispute.

ƒ Attended several virtual Junior League of Florida State Public Affairs Committee conferences that included topics such as Advocacy and Leadership.

JLPB FUNDRAISES

JLPB Fundraisers produced a net income of $134,597 in the 2020-2021 League year, 100% of which supports our mission and volunteer efforts in the community.

12TH ANNUAL DECK THE PALMS BOUTIQUE MARKET

Deck the Palms Boutique Market is full of holiday festivities and shopping. Since its inception in 2009, Deck the Palms has been a staple in the Palm Beach County holiday calendar. To accomodate COVID-19 safety protocols, Deck the Palms was moved to an outdoor venue for the first time. Hosted on November 20 and November 21, 2020, 82 vendors offered a variety of unique gift items for more than 1,850 attendees at Palm Beach Outlets.

62ND ANNUAL COTILLION ACADEMY

The Cotillion Academy provides a unique 21st century approach to modern day etiquette, leadership and dance that gives boys and girls ages eight and older the foundation for becoming well-mannered and impactful young leaders in our community.

2020-2021 CLASS: 13 STUDENTS

3RD ANNUAL GOLF INVITATIONAL

On April 26, 2021, JLPB hosted it’s 3rd Annual Golf Invitational hosted at the Old Marsh Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens. 60 golfers participated in the event, helping us to raise $25,200 to support our community programs.

Presenting Sponsor: Esther B. O’Keeffe Charitable Foundation

SMALL FUNDRAISERS

The Small Fundraisers committee hosted 7 events and initiatives during the 2020-2021 League year, raising approximately $24,000. These included:

ƒ Dining for Donations at Bolay, PDQ, Chipotle, & Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza

ƒ Kendra Scott Shop for a Cause

ƒ Minted Cards Giveback

ƒ Great Charity Challenge

Sustaining members include women who have dedicated a minimum of 8 years of service to JLPB.

The average years of service for the Sustainers in our League is roughly 33 years.

JLPB SUSTAINS

SERVICE

Sustainers support our mission by volunteering with our community projects, supporting our fundraisers and representing JLPB in the community. During the 2020-2021 League year, Sustainers volunteered at the Palm Beach County Food Bank among other activities.

CONTINUED CONNECTION

Sustainers maintain an active calendar of events, which include both social and cultural events throughout the Palm Beaches. Through these ongoing functions as well as volunteer opportunities, Sustainers continue to grow and deepen the friendships and connections they first began as active members with JLPB.

Celebrating 80 Years in Palm Beach County

$80

For 80

Help us guarantee 80 more years of service throughout Palm Beach County by donating $80.80

One hundred percent of the donations raised through this campaign to celebrate our 80th anniversary go directly toward funding our mission, which includes:

ƒ Growth and development of community programs in Palm Beach County

ƒ Education, training and leadership opportunities for hundreds of women in order to become community and civic leaders

ƒ Membership recruiting and retention efforts to grow and sustain our organization