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Save the Date for Rummage Get ready for Placement!
Calendar of Events
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Literacy, reading in focus this month Building Better Communities 3
DEC 2007
Annual Fund to Kick Off
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Focus on Transfers
The Junior League of San Antonio, Inc.
President’s Message “It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson ’Tis the Season of Giving….. If you polled a room full of people and asked them to describe the best gift they had ever received, the answers would probably vary tremendously…children, husbands, pets, friendships, family, and support in time of need. Some of the most memorable might include:
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• “A surprise birthday party from your husband.” • “A child’s artistic masterpiece given with love.” • “A phone call from a friend on a day when it is much needed.” • “A family heirloom passed down from generation to generation for its sentimental value not its monetary one.” Among all of the responses I heard, the gifts that meant the most were those given from the heart. While the gifts clearly touched the receiver, they were probably memorable for the giver as well. These gifts were special because of the relationships they represented: the giver, the recipient, and the gift itself.
with fellow League members, donors and sponsors, agency partners, and most importantly, those people we work with through our placements. It is through these relationships that we, as a League and as individuals, get to use our gifts to benefit the community. The Junior League of San Antonio, Inc. is incredibly thankful as we close out 2007, for all of those relationships that enable our organization to give hope, compassion, opportunities, and solutions to tens of thousands of people in our community. During this holiday season, remember that gifts are important no matter their shape or size. Gifts sometimes define relationships, and relationships are sometimes defined by gifts. Either way, there is tremendous value in the act of giving. Share your gifts: money, love, time, and talents. If you do, I guarantee the gift you will receive will be better than the one you give. Happy Holidays!
Relationships are important. They define who we are, what we do, and how we do it. In the Junior League, we are all about relationships: those