PRESIDENT’S LETTER
JUNIOR LEAGUE OF TALLAHASSEE 404 EAST SIXTH AVENUE TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32303 (850) 224-9161 | www.jltallahassee.org
Welcome!
MISSION
Since its founding in 1960, the Junior League of Tallahassee (JLT) has been passionate about improving our community. Today, we continue this rich tradition by promoting volunteerism, developing leaders and changing lives. At 500 strong, our membership is dedicated to broadening our impact in the Big Bend area. This year, in addition to our signature projects, we look forward to strengthening and growing our partnerships with area nonprofits. Our Community Advisory Council, which is made up of area leaders, will enter its second year of providing invaluable feedback on the needs of local children and families. We will also launch our first-ever Teen Board, developed to foster leadership among local female high school students. Our community is a reflection of those who support it. By joining together, we can affect change in the lives of our neighbors and ourselves. We are proud to be among Tallahassee’s many outstanding service organizations and are excited for another year of community outreach.
The Junior League of Tallahassee is a nonprofit organization of women committed to improving the lives of children and families through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.
2013–2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT TEAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Kate Wasson PRESIDENT-ELECT Rebekah Dorn PAST PRESIDENT Jill Pope TREASURER Meghan Brown SECRETARY Jess Tharpe VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Nancy Blum-Heintz VICE PRESIDENT OF NOMINATING Tiffany Vause SUSTAINER REPRESENTATIVE Diane Owens ACTIVE REPRESENTATIVE Lindsey Crowell NEW MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE Joanna Thompson PRESIDENT’S ASSISTANT Amber Dodson MANAGEMENT TEAM ASSISTANT FINANCE DIRECTOR Ceil Parramore
Warm regards,
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Lauren Engel COMMUNITY DIRECTOR Eva Horton
KATE WASSON 2013–2014 President Junior League of Tallahassee, Inc.
FINANCE DIRECTOR Alison Voorhees FUNDING DIRECTOR Sarah Duncan MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Sarah Kirchberg PLACEMENT DIRECTOR Meredith Crowell
JLT members devote their time to not only planning and executing projects to benefit the community, but to cultivating leaders and training seasoned volunteers.
PUBLICATION DESIGN, PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT ROWLAND PUBLISHING, INC. PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER BRIAN E. ROWLAND GRAPHIC DESIGN JENNIFER EKRUT
“The Junior League has always been one of our area’s most visible and active community support organizations. Year after year, when it comes to helping others, the JLT has consistently recognized where our greatest needs are, developed support mechanisms to meet those needs and followed through in delivering what they promise. You can’t ask for more than that.” — Tallahassee City Commissioner Gil Ziffer
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CLIENT SERVICES REPRESENTATIVE CAROLINE CONWAY
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