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December 2009 / January 2010
President’s Page 2
Board of Directors 3
Members in Motion 4
Membership 6
Community Projects 8
Fundraising 11
Sustainer Activities 14
Calendar 16
American Girl Fashion Show
Glynne Bassi, American Girl PR Lead | americangirlfs@jlminneapolis.org
In need of a Christmas or holiday present for your daughter,
granddaughter, niece, or neighbor? Look no further! Give these girls an
opportunity of a lifetime and an occasion they’re sure to remember for
years to come – enroll them as an American Girl® model! What a perfect
gift for any girl age 6 to 12.
Planning for the Ninth Annual American Girl Fashion Show is well
underway. We already have over 100 model applications! The fundraiser
will take place March 5 - 7, 2010 at the Golden Valley Country Club. We
will have six shows during the weekend where models can showcase the
For more information visit current offerings from the American Girl Fashion lines. Tickets are for sale
www.JLMinneapolis.org on the JLM website; get yours today!
Online applications are available with an emphasis on sizes 6X and 10.
Register now, spaces are filling up. Make this show a wonderful and
beneficial experience with our community and for our community!
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President’s Page Celebrating One…Celebrating All!
Anna Lyon, President and Cynthia Courtney, Sustainer President
The holidays are truly the most wonderful While we always love a good party,
time of the year. From family traditions, we know we have work to do. Actives
the hustle and bustle of crowds, and Sustainers will join together again
festivities galore, and the first snowfall, to combine all of our volunteer power
you can feel the change in the air. The to impact our community on a much
holiday season also provides us with grander scale. January Impact Days will
the opportunity to reflect on the year provide group volunteer opportunities
that is coming to an end and gear up for with an array of times, dates and
everything the New Year will bring. Most agencies, including Bridging on Monday,
importantly, though, it is a time to enjoy January 18, which is our country’s
and celebrate with friends and family. National Day of Service. For more
information, visit the JLM website.
We are thrilled to host events in
December and January that are We are so proud of JLM and the respect
aimed at exactly that – celebrating our and graciousness each member has for
members and friends of Junior League one another and the united commitment
of Minneapolis and the community we to our organization and its purpose.
serve. These are opportunities in the Come celebrate with us in December
League where Actives and Sustainers and January and be part of our Mission
come together to uplift our organization in Motion!
and the membership of past and present, Finally, in this season of celebration
Celebrating One…Celebrating All!
Mission and commemoration, we want to make
We could not be more honored to a special toast to you – the dedicated,
The Junior League of Minneapolis is
recognize the 2009 Katherine Phelps purpose-driven women of JLM – wish
an organization of women committed to
Award winner, Emily Anne Tuttle, at you peace and joy, and express our
promoting voluntarism, developing the
our holiday celebration on Tuesday, gratitude for all you do!
potential of women and improving the
December 8. Come hear about Emily
community through the effective action
Anne’s passion and commitment to JLM With warmest regards,
and leadership of trained volunteers.
and her community as she speaks about
Its purpose is exclusively educational
her lifelong journey of service while being
and charitable.
honored by those she has served. Our
next JLM leadership team, the 2010- Anna B. Lyon Cynthia A. Courtney
Reach Out Statement
2011 Board of Directors, will also be President Sustainer President
The Junior League of Minneapolis announced. It will be an evening you will
reaches out to women of all races, not want to miss!
religions, and national origins who
demonstrate an interest in and
commitment to voluntarism.
Board of Directors Thank you to our
• President, • VP Fundraisers, corporate sponsors:
Anna Lyon Lorie Gardner
• President-Elect, • VP Marketing, • PLATINUM •
Sarah Borchers Leah Maki
Nordstrom
• CFO/VP Finance, • VP Membership/
Katy Farley Training,
• GOLD •
• Recording Rachel Smith
Secretary, • VP Projects,
Kerry Mahoney Suzie Wilmot
• SILVER •
• VP Administration, • Legal Advisor,
Maggie Kirchoff Jen Reusse Eminent Interior Design
• VP Community, • Sustainer
Rachel LaTour Representative,
2 Carolyn Dahl December 2009 / January 2010
Board Notes
Kerry Mahoney, Recording Secretary | recordingsecretary@jlminneapolis.org
• The Board reviewed the strategic plan for fundraiser
development and the criteria that will be used to evaluate
December Birthdays
current and potential fundraisers.
Sheila Stageberg, December 2
• The Board discussed membership concerns surrounding shift
Joan Johnson, December 3
availability and the ability to fulfill membership requirements.
The Board created an action plan for how shifts will be able to Julie Madison, December 3
be filled throughout the year. Claudia Sefton, December 3
• The Board reviewed details of the Gracious Giving Annual Charlene Jundt, December 5
Fund campaign that was kicked off this fall. We are on track for Kathleen Teachout, December 5
completion of the events planned to-date. Megan Olson, December 6
• The Board of Directors and the Finance Management Board Jennifer Trujillo, December 6
approved Backpack Buddies’ request for a budget extension. Nicole Kaufman, December 7
Frances Lukas, December 7
Elizabeth Erusha-Kinneberg, December 8
Ann Hewitt Wakefield, December 8
Andrea Kramer, December 10
Sheila Mossberg, December 10
Erin Krueger, December 11
Mary Janet Cargill, December 12
Sharon Meisnitzer, December 12
Carolyn Riley, December 12
Peggy Kjorstad-Kaatz, December 13
Lani McCollar, December 13
Board of Directors
Nikki Sevey, December 13
Betty Lillehei, December 14
Susan Burke, December 15
Barbara Michel, December 15
Katie Nichols, December 15
Margaret Pfohl, December 15
Laurie Dolan, December 16
Jennifer Schimpf, December 16
Krista Forsberg, December 19
Katie Itterman, December 19
See page 6 for more birthdays
December 2009 / January 2010 3
Members In Motion Members in Motion in the Community
Rachel LaTour, VP Community | community@jlminneapolis.org
Our members are active and diverse. The following members were recognized by their peers as Members in Motion
in the community. If you wish to recognize a member in a future MINI publication, please contact Rachel LaTour.
Kris Nugent
No one can forget the Girl Culture exhibit that was brought to the Twin Cities by JLM
member Kris Nugent, but then where did she go? Kris moved to San Diego in 2005, but
returned to the Twin Cities with her husband Tim last June. Kris jumped right back into
Junior League and serves on the New Member Committee. She will help New Members
transition into their placements this winter. Kris is self-employed as the Executive Producer
and Stage Manager for Business Theatre Events.
Outside of JLM, Kris is Board President of Youth Performance Company (YPC). YPC is
in its 21st season of fueling the artistic spirit of young artists and fresh off of their second
Ivey Award win! YPC has four main stage productions a year, classes and residencies in
schools, and a ”Young Artists Council” of 20+ teens who write and perform their own shows that have received local
and national awards.
When asked about the specifics of her presidential position with YPC, Kris states: “From marketing the teen films
both locally and nationally (we are perfect for Oprah and Dr. Laura Berman by the way), to growing our individual
donor program, to just brainstorming on how to expand our audience and people's awareness of who we are, it is
fun, ever-changing work that definitely gets me out of my comfort zone! Watching our founder and AD, Jacie Knight,
develop young artists, seeing them perform in such smart, brave, hilarious, touching ways on stage is an experience
and energy I love to be around, and am thankful for their edgy, boundary-pushing work!”
Megan Brennan Megan Ruwe
Megan is a member of the Megan and her husband Curt keep busy with their six
Reading Circles Committee. month old son, David. Outside of her home life, Megan is
Megan is an attorney at a member on the JLM Project Development Committee
Nichols Kaster, PLLP. She and is an attorney specializing in employment counseling
represents employees in and litigation at Winthrop & Weinstine, PAs. Megan also
cases involving discrimination, is a member of the Board of Directors of The City, Inc., a
harassment, retaliation and nonprofit that offers a variety of services to assist inner-city
breach of contract. Megan youth and their families.
is also an adjunct professor/ Megan also provides volunteer legal services to low-
moot court coach at the University of Minnesota Law income owners of small businesses and nonprofit
School. organizations through LegalCORPS, a Minnesota-based
Outside of JLM, Megan serves on the Board of organization that connects clients to qualified attorneys in
Genesis II for Families. The mission of Genesis II for the Twin Cities. She also has represented other pro bono
Families is to promote social change by strengthening clients in several matters.
families and the community through programs that Megan serves on her law firm's
encourage self-determination, self-sufficiency and Community Service Committee,
healthy family lifestyles. Megan is also on the Hamline through which she has volunteered
University School of Law Alumni Board. on numerous occasions for local
organizations such as Feed My
Starving Children, the Salvation
Army and the Pajama Program.
4 December 2009 / January 2010
Nancy Lindahl Association, the Greater Twin President of Children’s Cancer
Cities United Way, the University Research Fund and the honor
Nancy Lindahl is the co-founder
of Minnesota Foundation, the of being named the first female
of Creative Strategies Plus,
University of Minnesota Athletic Commodore of the Minneapolis
Inc. where she serves as a
Advisory Council, the St. Paul Aquatennial. Along with her
consultant to the nonprofit sector.
Foundation, the Minnesota husband John, she has served
She is the former Community
Community Foundation, the as co-chair of the University of
Affairs Director of KARE-11
Greater Minneapolis Council Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium
television where she also was
of Churches, the Buckman campaign for the past five years.
the Eleven Who Care executive
Fellowship, the Minneapolis The Lindahls live in Deephaven
director and Gannett Foundation
Aquatennial Ambassadors and are
fund administrator. Prior to
Foundation, the Mount Olivet parents
working at KARE, Nancy was an
Church Council, and the of two
elementary teacher and Chapter
Regional Parks Foundation of grown
I specialist in the Robbinsdale
the Twin Cities. children,
and Minneapolis School Districts,
respectively. Nancy’s past leadership positions Megan
include: President of Junior and
Nancy has served on over two
League of Minneapolis, National Peter.
dozen local nonprofit boards and
President of the University of
is currently active on the boards
Minnesota Alumni Association,
of the Minnesota Orchestral
Keira Driansky Simon
Keira serves on the Helping Hands Committee this year and works at CarVal Investors where
she is responsible for managing investments, primarily in the power and healthcare sectors.
Keira, originally from Penn Valley, Pennsylvania, met her husband, David, a Minnesota native,
while attending school at Oxford in the UK. The couple moved to Minnesota after finishing
graduate school at Harvard in May of 2008. Kiera is proud to say she survived her first winter
and jumped right into the Minneapolis community.
Keira serves on four nonprofit boards:
Orphans Against AIDS (OAA): OAA’s mission is to break the cycle of HIV/AIDS by
Members In Motion
ensuring that all children orphaned or made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS receive a high-quality education. OAA
provides funding for academic scholarships that cover the cost of school fees, school uniforms, school
supplies, books, a desk and a chair, food, transportation to and from school, and basic health care such
as vaccinations and a physician check-up. The organization currently has operations in China, Ghana,
Kenya, Sierra Leona, South Africa, Thailand and Uganda. Unique among peer organizations, OAA incurs no
overhead costs in accomplishing its goals. Volunteers cover all administrative and travel expenses out of their
own pockets
United Cerebral Palsy (UCPM): UCPM’s mission is to advance the independence, productivity and full
citizenship of people with cerebral palsy and similar disabilities.
Yale Science and Engineering Association Board (YSEA): YSEA connects alumni with students, the
University, and each other to strengthen the Yale science and engineering community.
The Baldwin School for Girls – National Board of Advisors (NBA): The mission of the NBA is to
advise the Baldwin school on strategic issues ranging from fundraising to admissions.
December 2009 / January 2010 5
Membership
Notes from Nominating
Jessica Zeaske, Nominating Committee | nominating@jlminneapolis.org
Have you heard this one? “Leaders lead people. Managers manage
tasks.” How about this one? “Leadership is doing the right thing;
management is doing things right.” There are thousands of books on
types of leaders, ways to manage, and the effectiveness of different
styles. Whether you are looking to gain hands-on managerial skills,
test your corporate leadership skills in a nonprofit setting, give back
to the League by teaching others what you have learned, or just want
to recommend another League member for a position, please actively
participate in the next round of Straw Ballots and Personal Applications.
December Birthdays
As background, the Nominating Committee places League members
Continued of all levels of experience into a wide variety of leadership positions.
Laura Ginsburg, December 19 The entire process is confidential and is skills-based; a role’s core
Marilyn Wooldridge, December 19 responsibilities and required experience are matched with a member’s
desires, skills and experience and the needs of the League at the time.
Melissa O'Connor, December 20
Over the last several months, the Nominating Committee has been
Barbara Gullickson, December 21 hard at work placing some of the key leadership positions within our
Ellen Noyes, December 21 organization. With much excitement, the Board of Directors, President-
Elect, and the Nominating Slate will be announced at our holiday
Mary Schrock, December 21
celebration on December 8.
Nancy Swanson, December 21
After the holidays, Nominating will begin seeking members who want to
Lois Norby, December 22
make their impact by serving in other leadership capacities. In January,
Carolyn Peterson, December 22
Personal Applications from all members interested in a Chair, Work-up
Barbara Baker, December 24 Chair or Placement Advisor role are due. In addition, please submit
Lucia Crane, December 25 a second Straw Ballot with the names of League members you feel
should be considered for leadership roles. In March, leaders for all
Sara Lannin, December 25
nominated positions outside the Board will be announced and in the
Tiffany Stuart, December 25 spring, the Placement Fair will be held for all members-at-large who are
Abigail Mackenzie Kerl, December 26 seeking a general committee placement.
Judy Wright, December 27 We know there are League members out there interested in doing the
Megan Gaillard, December 28 right thing or doing things right, so please start discussing the process
with your League colleagues and friends! Contact your Placement
Nicole Ritten, December 29
Advisor or Nominating Chair Meleah Follen with any questions.
Joan Russell, December 29
Tara Sullivan, December 30
Nancy Anderly, December 31
Darla Flanders, December 31
Denise Kleppe, December 31
6 December 2009 / January 2010
January Birthdays
Sandy Day, January 1
Mary MacPhail Taylor, January 1
Patricia Williams, January 1
Cheryle Clausman, January 2
January Impact Days
Joan Warner, January 2 Karin Abel, Helping Hands Chair | helpinghands@jlminneapolis.org
Melanie Watson, January 2
One of the highlights of the JLM year is the Community
Phyllis Colwell, January 3 Impact Days in January. These are large-scale volunteer
Katy Farley, January 3 events during which our members work together in a
Shannah Gillespie, January 3 hands-on situation in the community.
Bethany McAfee, January 4 Saturday, January 9 (daytime)
Sarah Trachet, January 4 Kids In Need
Wynn Meeker, January 5 Tuesday, January 12 (evening)
Chloe Ackman, January 6 Arc Value Village, Brooklyn Center
Elizabeth Radichel, January 6 Tuesday, January 12 (daytime)
Rebecca Reed Farha, January 6 Second Harvest Heartland
Allison Burns, January 7 Saturday, January 16 (daytime)
Sarah Curfman, January 7 Arc Value Village, Richfield
Charlotte Hanley-Jacobson, January 7 Monday, January 18 (daytime)
Jerry Craig, January 8 Martin Luther King Day (National Day of Service)
Bridging
Natalie Lau, January 8
Julie Bane, January 9 Wednesday, January 20 (evening)
Second Harvest Heartland
Karen Avnery, January 10
Bridget Baird, January 10 Impact Days count as a General Membership meeting
requirement. You can sign up on the JLM website under
Kathryn Hetherington, January 12
Meeting and Event Sign Up.
Bette Englund, January 13
Lauren Hesli, January 13
Mary Nelson, January 13
Sara Sternberger, January 13
Membership
Mary Smith, January 14
Ingrid Goerss, January 15
Erin Anderson, January 16
Maria Eggemeyer, January 16
Mary Lou Hughes, January 16
See page 8 for more birthdays
December 2009 / January 2010 7
Community Projects
January Birthdays Continued Books 4 Kids Update
Brooke Allocco, Books 4 Kids PR and Communications |
Ashley McGill, January 16
booksforkids@jlminneapolis.org
Katherine Petersen, January 16 Books 4 Kids is off to a great start this year. We have collected
Cynthia Sutter, January 16 over 17,000 books through over 25 book drives, and we expect that
Brandi Hagen, January 17 number to increase over the holidays. Book drives have been hosted
by individual members, schools and local businesses.
Teresa Benson, January 19
Elizabeth Hegi, January 19 The demand for books among our recipient organizations continues
Jill Jensen, January 19 to be high. We have received requests for over 20,000 books to date,
and the requests continue to come in. We will need help from JLM
Judy Wallschlaeger, January 19
membership to meet our aggressive goal of collecting 50,000 books
Marylouise Bowe, January 20 this year.
Patricia Priesmeyer, January 20
Book drives are a great way to fulfill a requirement under the
Jennifer VanDerHorst-Larson, January 21 Community pillar, and can be held anytime between now and
Patricia Fleet, January 23 February. Ideas for hosting a book drive include putting out a
Elizabeth Kleber, January 23 collection box at work, holding a holiday party and asking guests to
bring books instead of hostess gifts, or hosting a drive through your
Jennifer Reusse, January 23
church or other community organization. Books collected can be
Tracy Crowder, January 24
either new or gently used.
Marcy Myers, January 24
The B4K Committee can supply you with posters, boxes and any
Sarah Polovitz, January 24
other materials you need for your book drive. For more information
Jill Ragatz, January 24 on hosting a drive, to sign up for a drive, or to coordinate a drop-off
Hillary Knueppel, January 26 for books that you have collected, please contact Wendy Fischer or
Dana Malloy, January 26 Pam Hoekstra.
Sarah Punch, January 26 Please also save the date for the Books for
Mary Cederberg, January 27 Bowling event on February 27. This event
Linda Bartling, January 29 will be planned by the New Members on the
B4K Committee and promises to be a fun
Tiffany McShane, January 30
afternoon.
Tanya Cottrell, January 31
Community Roundtables
Sarah Curfman, Project Development Chair | projectdevelopment@jlminneapolis.org
The Community Roundtables are open to all members January 23, 2010
and friends in the community. Actives and New The Woman’s Club Ballroom
Members can sign up on the JLM website under Shift 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Meet, greet and eat
Sign Up – Project Development. Sustainers can sign 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Speakers and discussion
up under Meeting and Event Sign Up. Attendance at a Topic: Community Panel Q & A
roundtable counts toward a below the line requirement March 27, 2010
under the Community pillar. The Woman’s Club Ballroom
Topic: Strategic Solutions and Skills Based 9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Meet, greet and eat
Volunteering 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Speakers and discussion
8 December 2009 / January 2010
Junior League of Minneapolis’ Scholarship through the Wallin Foundation
Each year since 2002, Junior League of Minneapolis provides a $2000 scholarship through the Wallin Scholarship
Program to a female high school senior selected on the basis of academic rigor and commitment to the community.
JLM is proud to be a part of the Wallin Scholarship Program alongside individual donors and corporate donors such
as M&I Bank and Medtronic.
Past recipients of the Wallin Scholarship include:
2009: Gabrielle Roberts from Minneapolis South High School
2008: Dannie Paskewitz from Minneapolis Southwest High School
2007: Yer Ly from Minneapolis North High School
2006: Mai Chou Lee from Patrick Henry High School
2005: Danielle Haller from Minneapolis South High School
2004: Rahma Warsame from Roosevelt High School
2003: Tiera Warren from Minneapolis North High School
2002: Rachel Cameron from Patrick Henry High School
JLM is excited to partner with the Wallin Foundation again this spring to choose our next scholarship recipient.
A letter from our most recent Wallin Scholar, Gabrielle Mariah Roberts
My first ACTUAL college semester is going great! I am language courses. I am still going to study abroad in
taking 17 credits at the University of Minnesota-Twin China in hopefully spring 2011 or fall 2011. I am just
Cities. I am still pursuing a career in Accounting and unsure of exactly how long I want to be there! I am really
Finance (double major) as well as minors in Chinese excited to be around an entirely different culture and
and Public Relations. I am considering a Computer learn about other cultures in the world.
Technology minor as well. I was also considering the This semester I hope to begin volunteering with the
Bachelor of Individualized Studies, which would allow Big Brother Big Sister program. I will be looking into
me to create my own major, a major that encompasses that after next week’s midterms. I can't wait to begin
everything that I am interested in. But that's just an with that program. I feel that it will give me experience
option. dealing with underprivileged youth, and will show me
This semester I am off to a really good start. I am more than one way to connect with them on a
doing very well in all of my classes and my ABSOLUTE level that they can understand me as well as me
favorite class this semester by far is…ACCOUNTING! understanding them. This will help me with my
Community Projects
I LOVE this class. I'm so excited to pursue my career nonprofit organization that I hope to open in the
in Accounting. My second favorite class this semester future as well, encompassing all of my education
is Business Statistics, which is very surprising because and personal experiences.
in the beginning of the semester I did not much care I want to thank ALL of you at the Junior League.
for that course. I guess you can say I am more of an I can't even put into words exactly how much it
application person than interpretation person, and means to me that you all choose me to be the
statistics requires a lot of interpretation. Surprisingly, I woman of Junior League of Minneapolis. I am
am LOVING it. It's weird how I literally apply statistics to very thankful that I do not have to work as much
many everyday situations and encounters. For example, and I am able to focus on my school work! It
watching the news...whenever I hear "the average..." would not be possible without the Junior League!
I automatically think population or sample, what's the So I again want to thank ALL of you!
standard deviation, is it normally distributed information,
THANKS SO MUCH! TALK TO YOU ALL SOON!
and the questions continue to flow.
-Gabrielle Mariah Roberts
Next semester I hope to begin taking my Chinese
December 2009 / January 2010 9
Community Projects
Light from Darkness
Kathleen Watson, LeagueAires PR Chair | leagueaires@jlminneapolis.org
As the shortest day of the year approaches, many of us look forward
to celebrating change: from long, dark days to ones that are a little
brighter and a little longer; from the old year to the new; from old habits
to new ones.
These themes of light and renewal are seen in some of the world’s
major religions. The Christian liturgical year begins with the First
Sunday of Advent on November 29; the Jewish Festival of Lights, or
Chanukah, begins on December 12. Muslims welcome Muharram, the
Islamic New Year, on December 18; and Wiccans celebrate Yule on
December 21, the winter solstice.
It occurs to me that, in many ways, “light” is really what the singing
sisterhood of LeagueAires is all about. When we start our trouping
season in mid-January, days are still short, often the sun is hidden behind clouds, and temperatures are
frigid. For our key audience – seniors who are largely confined to nursing homes, and developmentally
disabled kids and adults – this can be a bleak time of year, indeed.
We’re fortunate that we’re able to bring some sunshine into senior residences, group homes, and
workshops for special-needs adults. We delight in the physical activities of singing and dancing, and – at
least as important – we love having the chance to be heroes when we bring our music and our smiles into
our audiences’ lives.
Sometimes it’s tough to keep singing. It’s easy to get kind of choked up when a frail Army veteran
struggles to stand during a patriotic sing-along song; when a slumped-over woman slowly straightens up
and softly joins us in song; when a young man with Down syndrome starts exuberantly waving his arms
to the music. However, that’s when we know we’re bringing some joy and light into the world. And we’re
honored to have the chance.
Nadia Boulanger, French conductor and teacher of musical composition, said, “The art of music is so
deep and profound that to approach it very seriously only is not enough. One must approach music with a
serious rigor and, at the same time, with a great, affectionate joy.” LeagueAires certainly know how to do
both: We rigorously apply ourselves to learning our music, and we joyfully, even lovingly, share the light
and light-heartedness of it with others. I think Nadia would be proud.
Life is good.
10 December 2009 / January 2010
Simply the Best – JLM Spring Fling 2010
Michelle Thomas, ONF Marketing Director | onenightfundraiser@jlminneapolis.org
Simply the Best For $85, you will receive access to the entire event, and much more. In
April 17, 2010 the entire event, two drink tickets, addition, Simply the Best will have a
Wayzata Country Club food and much more. For $1750 you few surprises that you will not want
can purchase a table for 10, and to miss.
The holiday season is a time for
your group will be invited to a wine
gathering and celebrating with The holiday season inspires us to
friends and family. We attend year- help those who are less fortunate.
end festivities and in the spirit of The League is fortunate to have
giving get caught in the mad rush to the opportunity to offer services
find the perfect gift for loved ones year-round, connecting with the
that seem to have everything. As you community through our projects. So,
scurry about your holiday season, grab a cup of cheer and help JLM
the One Night Fundraiser Committee ring in the New Year by purchasing
asks you to think about the spirit tickets to Simply the Best. It will
of giving and how closely it relates be an evening to celebrate the
to the work you do for JLM. Think successes of the 2009-2010 JLM
about purchasing tickets to Simply year and help support the future
the Best, Spring Fling 2010 so the success of the League.
and champagne tasting pre-party
League can continue to celebrate
sponsored by Barefoot Wine and Happy Holidays --
the holiday spirit all year long.
Bubbly, sit at a private table with the One Night Fundraiser Committee
Tickets will be available for purchase champagne, and receive two drink
via the website on January 6, 2010. tickets per guest, food, access to
Fundraisers
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Fundraisers
‘Tis the Season to Mind the Gap: Corporate Giving
Greta Gruys, SEGG Gifts and Grants Committee| giftsandgrants@jlminneapolis.org
The commitment, compassion and giving from the of hours. Furthermore, many companies have grants
women of Junior League of Minneapolis to their available for which JLM may formally apply to advance
community is absolutely inspiring, and I proudly share the projects of Kids in the Kitchen, Backpack Buddies,
with friends and family the positive difference Junior Books 4 Kids, Between the Lines and Helping Hands.
League has made in our community. However, have you The Gifts and Grants subcommittee of JLM encourages
ever thought to share the mission and impact of JLM you to look into what your employer may have to offer
with your co-workers and employer? Your employer may and take advantage of these funds and grants. A gift
be able to offer additional financial assistance to JLM to or grant to the League supports the expansion of our
further our contributions to women and children within mission to promote voluntarism, develop women, and
the community. For example, many companies match improve our community. Finally, your employer may
or double employee donations. Some companies offer be interested in becoming a corporate sponsor of the
corporate donations to charitable organizations, such League with the benefits of supporting the community
as JLM, when you volunteer for a specified number while simultaneously promoting their business.
Calling all Dinner Club
Members!
Tasha Roggow-Guswiler
Cookbook and Dinner Club Director
cookbooks@jlminneapolis.org
January 9 will be the first All Dinner
Club Dinner Club, co-hosted by our
Dinner Club Committee members
and members of Simply the Best,
our One Night Fundraiser! Dinner
Club participants will enjoy a variety
of tastes, flavors and sounds to
celebrate 2010. Keep watching for
recipes and menus! In addition to
general merriment, we’ll be teaming
up with Backpack Buddies and
helping collect items for one of our
newest projects.
12 December 2009 / January 2010
Where does all the money go?
Tara Sullivan, Fundraiser Development Chair | fundraiserdevelopment@jlminneapolis.org
Sure, we all love a good party, a great cookbook or a fun event. But do you ever wonder where Junior League of
Minneapolis’ fundraising money goes? Of course you do!
In September we shared a diagram to help paint the picture of where fundraising dollars go.
Did you know Did you know
AND the money that JLM AND, ask
that fundraiser
funds training fundraisers offer anyone…they
revenue helps
and great valuable training are both FUN to
fuel JLM's
membership experience for attend and fun to
community
experiences? everyone work on!!
projects?
involved?
Let’s expand on the first bucket: Junior League of a warehouse floor plan for maximum efficiency); price
Minneapolis’ community projects. Every time JLM negotiation (e.g., getting backpacks or centerpieces
raises money, that money fuels our community projects. for free); and people management (e.g., making sure
You can follow the fundraising path straight from your volunteers know what to do, when, and how, and have
checking account to the people who benefit: a great time doing it). And speaking of having a great
For example: time, that’s another halo effect of helping the community
1. You buy a Shop, Save, Share card through JLM!
2. The money goes into the JLM budget So next time you see an ad for a JLM fundraiser, or
3. Backpack Buddies buys food, using money from the you’re working on fulfilling your requirements, think
budget about where the dollars go and the effect they’re
4. Hungry children have food to eat over the weekend. having on our community. It’s a three-for-one benefit:
The bonus of our projects is that they’re part of JLM, participating in a fun event or getting a good product
which means they each have a “halo” effect. What (like a cookbook or a Shop, Save, Share card), honing a
kind of halo? Think of the skills you learn on a project, variety of skills and helping someone in need.
such as inventory management (e.g., how to arrange
Fundraisers
December 2009 / January 2010 13
Sustainers
Interest Groups Melrose Institute for Eating Disorders
The Book Club . . .
January 15 Tour • Presentation • Lunch
No Meeting December 11:30 am Tour, 12:15 pm Presentation, Q&A, 1:15 pm Lunch
January 13, 2010 Cost: $12 RSVP by January 8
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
10:00 am Park Nicollet Melrose Institute
Hostess: Eleanor Westerberg 3525 Monterey Drive,
5816 Amy Drive, Edina
St. Louis Park 55416
952.926.7005
952.993.6200
February 10, 2010
My Sister’s Keeper
by Jodi Picoult Pay online at www.
10:00 am jlminneapolis.org or check to
Hostess: Jan Nelson Treasurer, Jane Truckenbrod
5105 Lake Ridge Road, Edina
952.938.7703 Sustainer Snap Shots
Questions, Marilyn Hoghaug
952.474.6672 Left: October 24 – Community
Round Table with Dr. McConnell of
Mahjongg . . . 5Hu5 (Five Hundred under 5)
Front row:Cynthia Courtney,
• Mondays 7:00-9:00 pm
Dr. McConnell, Virginia Conklin
7:00-9:00 pm Back row: Virginia Broberg,
Caribou Coffee at VP Community Rachel LaTour,
The Bookcase, Wayzata Chair Project Development Sarah
Contact Sharon Richardson Curfman, Pat Fleet, Lisa Thompson
763.550.1249
Bridge for Beginners . . .
• Contact Heather Durenberger Right - Fall Book Event, Front: Addie
952.401.9401 Ingebrand, Friend Gloria McKinley,
Ann Johnson, Bonnie Hayden, Back:
Carolyn Riley and Terry Hork
and Above, Friend Betty Ann Sebring with
Harriet Smith
Right - Holiday Dinner planning L to R,
Nancy Lindahl, Kathleen Dodson-Smith,
Mary Kay Underwood, Pam Badger, Gloria
Jones (not pictured Cindy Olmanson)
Above, left: Mary Cederberg, Cynthia
Courtney, Heather Durenberger gather to help organize this year’s Phelps Award Dinner
Left, L to R, Becky Odland, Cynthia Jurgensen, Active LeAnn Gfrerer, Vicki Brunsvold,
Mary Cederberg and Sue Hodder planning the December Holiday Celebration
14 December 2009 / January 2010
Sustainer President’s Remarks
2009-2010
Bulletin Board
Please note Sustainer President’s Remarks in the front section of the MINI with
JLM President Anna Lyon. Pay online at
- Cynthia Courtney, Sustainer President 2009-2010 jlminneapolis.org
Sustainer Salutes or mail check to
Sustainer Treasurer
• To Emily Anne Staples Tuttle, 2009 Katharine Phelps Lifetime Achievement Award (payable to JLM)
recipient, for being an influential voice for women’s rights throughout her life through before the reservation deadline.
advocacy, collaboration, philanthropy, and public service.
Jane Truckenbrod:
• To Cynthia Jurgensen for chairing December 8 Holiday Celebration with the 1491 66th Avenue NE, Fridley,
“talented” Sustainer committee - Vicki Brunsvold, Mary Cederberg, Cynthia MN 55432. Invite another Sustainer
Courtney, Heather Durenberger, Sue Hodder, Becky Odland, Jennifer Shinners,
and Lisa Walker, in partnership with Programs & Arrangements.
friend to join you!
• To Linda Bartling for coordinating the Sustainer Holiday Dinner and to Cindy January PROJECT IMPACT
Olmanson for graciously hosting the event in her home on December 17 with the
following “dream” team – Pam Badger, Gloria Jones, Nancy Lindahl, and Mary
for Actives and Sustainers
Kay Underwood. at ARC Value Village,
• To Sara Sternberger for “leading the charge” with Mary Cederberg and Lisa Bridging, Kids in Need,
Weisman in facilitating the Sustainer Member Retention committee - Erin Brass,
Virginia Conklin, Cynthia Courtney, Bette Englund, Marcia Hammond, Molly
Second Harvest
Lagermeier, Velia Melrose, Leslie Niemoeller, Jennifer Shinners, and Mary Kay
January 15
Underwood. More to follow!
• To Sustainer Editor Christie Boeder and Sustainer Treasurer Jane Truckenbrod for
Melrose Institute for Eating
embracing the new and intuitive Digital Cheetah website by keeping it updated for us. Disorders
• To Carol Smith of H!gh F!ve for donating more red JLM clipboards for Sustainer 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Reps and Program Planners. Use them proudly, touting the JLM name everywhere
you go!
Tour, Presentation, Lunch
• To the Sustainer Nominating Committee - Sally Blood, Mary Cederberg, Cynthia Park Nicollet
Courtney, Carolyn Dahl, Molly Lagermeier, Patty Murphy, and Becky Odland Melrose Institute
who have been “in motion” to surface qualified Sustainers for leadership positions.
• To Carolyn Dahl for stepping in as 2009-2010 Sustainer Rep to the Active Board of
January 16
Directors and to Lisa Weisman for her five months of dedicated service. Ultimate Pajama Party!
• To our dynamic Sustainer Management Board executive committee, an extremely For Actives and Sustainers
proactive group, for serving the Sustainers well - Secretary Dawn Larsen,
Treasurer Jane Truckenbrod, President-Elect Mary Cederberg, Past President 6:00 - Midnight
Becky Odland and Sustainer Rep to BOD Lisa Weisman. Westin Edina Galleria
• To Virginia Broberg as the 1st President of Giving WoMN Board, whose mission
is “to nurture women’s leadership in philanthropy by engaging and educating its
January 26
members while strengthening the Twin Cities through the impact of collective giving.” Sustainer Management Board
Sustainer Snip-Its 5:30 - 7:30 pm
• $100 Sustainer dues are due April 1, 2010. Pay now to avoid the rush. There will be The Woman’s Club
a $20 late fee for all members after April 1. Paying on-line for dues and events … so
easy! Try it! – www.jlminneapolis.org. February 23
• Forgot your password? Click on the Member Login page, enter your username or Cooking Extravangza
email address and reset the password. Deb Johnson at headquarters has your Pt 1 Competition
username if your email address doesn’t work.
Pt 2 Spectator
• When out and about in the community, take notice of Sustainers “in motion” who are
making a difference. Share this with VP Community Rachel LaTour at rachellatour@ Reception
hotmail.com. Minneapolis Club
Sustainers
• Save the date . . . “Simply the Best” JLM fundraiser for Actives, Sustainers, friends,
neighbors on April 17, 2010, Wayzata Country Club. Needs auction items: frequent March Hands-on-Month
flyer miles, vacation homes, wine tours, ski/beach destinations, bicycles, kayaks, for Actives and
sports box seats/tickets, behind the scene tours, meet/greet for kids sporting team,
race car driving/ski lessons, anything related to theme – “Best of” JLM, Twin Cities, or Sustainers
Minnesota. Connect with onenightfundraiser@jlminneapolis.org to share an idea or American Girl,
referral.
Backpack Buddies,
Sustainer Reflections Books 4 Kids Sorting,
• To Carol Smith on the loss of her father-in-law, Red Smith, Sr.
Kids in Kitchen
December 2009 / January 2010 15
410 Oak Grove Street
Minneapolis, MN 55403
VP Marketing Mark your
Leah Maki
Communications Chair
calendar
Jennifer Föehl
Communications Work-up Chair
Laura Ginsburg December
MINI Editor 1: BOD Meeting
Lauren Hesli 5: Breakfast with Santa
Sustainer Page Editor 8: Holiday Celebration
Christie Boeder
Graphic Design January
Jen Abel 5: BOD Meeting
Monday MINI Editor 9: Leadership & Lattes Training
Ingrid Goerss
12: Project Impact Day
Advertising Sales
advertising@jlminneapolis.org
19: BOD & Joint Board Meetings
21: Third Thursday
Website Editor
Deb Johnson 23: Community Roundtable
communications@jlminneapolis.org
February
2: BOD Meeting
16: BOD & Joint Board Meetings
For more information visit 18: Third Thursday
www.jlminneapolis.org 20: Leadership & Lattes Training
