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10 A look back at JLSA’s past Prevent Blindness Texas 7

Celebrating our successes 9 Provisionals Make their Mark 6

Activities for New Actives 8 Progress of Annual Fund Drive

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Transfers hit the ground running 8 3-4 The final Rummage, memorries

S C R A W L S The Junior League of San Antonio, Inc. Join us for the

84th annual Rummage Sale!

Saturday, March 1 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Sunday, March 2 Noon - 3 p.m.

6:30-11:00 p.m. at Freeman Coliseum

Our Silent Auction Feel like a true pirate with all the steals at this year’s silent auction.

Win a weekend getaway, sports treasures and other jewels. You’ll need a map to get through all of the great items.

Bid in Our Live Auction Get caught up in the island excitement of our live auction full of great prizes including an 18K white gold diamond “Americus Diamond Circle of Support” pendant with a retail value of $2,000.

Enjoy Hawaiian Shirt Contest/Entertainment Live it up island style. Wear your best island wear, or even your worst. We’ll have the ugliest Hawaiian shirt contest with a great prize!

Also, get ready to hula your heart out with our great live music.

Win Diamonds in Our Raffle Buy your tickets to win the ultimate treasure from Americus Diamonds. Only 1,000 tickets will be sold to win a 14K white gold diamond tennis bracelet with a retail value of $9,450.

Continuing the Rummage Sale tradition of community service, we are proud to introduce our Community Cash Program. Through donations from local businesses, individuals and foundations, we issue shopping certificates in increments of $25 to support local agencies. They distribute the certificates to needy families to help with the purchase of clothing and necessities.

For information or tickets call (210) 225-1861 or visit www.jlsa.org.

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President’s Message The Junior League is counting on you to ‘carry your own skis’ As we start to wind down this league year, and as the President-Elect begins to train, educate and team build with her new Board of Directors, I began to think about what this time of year means to us and to our league. For some of us, it is a time of reflection: the things that went right or wrong, the things we didn’t quite get to, the fires we had to put out, the balls that got dropped, the successes we enjoyed, and the milestones we achieved….for all of us, it is a time of change.

We all should find ourselves looking toward the future with great hope and anticipation. As I read this article, it reminded me of the lessons we learn in childhood that carry us through adulthood. Sometimes they are good reminders when we lose sight of our way. I hope this reprinted article helps you to reflect on the year, and look forward to what lies ahead….

hard to understand these people. We all have to admit, we like the people who show up on time, assignment completed and ready to pitch in on the next event; or the people who do what they say they are going to when they are going to.

These are the people who have learned to carry their own skis….

Excerpt Re-printed from the Junior League of Midland’s President’s Message, Fall 2007

Now that I have a life that includes a husband, three children, a house, friends and various volunteer commitments, the “stuff ” of my life feels much heavier than my two skis, poles and boots, but it isn’t really…just a bit trickier to carry.

It is a balancing act of all of the things I have chosen to be part of my life.

Carry Your Own Skis Were you made to carry your own skis (or suitcase or backpack) as a child? I once read about a family of ten who went skiing together every winter. The mother didn’t teach the children to ski until they could carry their own skis from the car to the lodge in the morning and from the lodge back to the car at the end of the day. Even cold, wet and tired, they had to get their skis, poles and boots back to the car on their own. No falling behind. No dragging. And no whining.

Carry your own skis, or sit in the lodge all day.

This story tells a simple lesson: be responsible for yourself and your stuff, or you miss out. No one wants to miss out. The “carry your own skis” mentality can filter into almost every area of life. In high school, the kids who don’t carry their own skis, call their parents to bring in assignments they forgot. In college, the no-ski carriers all have pink t-shirts, a sure sign they have never done laundry before. In adulthood, they wait for the closest spot in the parking lot, backing up a line of traffic, or they park in the handicap spot,”just for a minute”.

The real world is filled with people who have never learned to carry their own skis: they are the blame shifters, the no-RSVP ers, and the people who arrive late to the meeting and then talk the whole time. If you are not this way, it is

In adulthood, carrying my own skis means fulfilling the commitments to others to do what I have said I am going to do. If I do those things, then I can enjoy the other areas of my life. I don’t like how it feels when I am not responsible for myself or for my stuff. Sometimes I can get to the lodge, but I just can’t get back to the car at the end of the day. It is an unwelcome feeling when I let someone down by missing a deadline or by not fulfilling a commitment.

As the Junior League of San Antonio continues to grow and change, it is our duty, as members, to “carry our own skis.” It is our time to step up to the plate and fulfill the duties we signed on for this year and for next. At times we all feel that others are making heavy demands on us, but we must remember that we have accepted the responsibilities that come along with the position.

In the skiing family, one of the daughters mentioned that some of her worst childhood moments were spent on skis.

She really didn’t like skiing and she wasn’t good at it.

Whether she liked to ski or not didn’t really matter, what mattered was that as part of her family, she was expected to learn to ski, so she did. She also learned that, in life, you need to be responsible for yourself and your stuff, or you miss out.

No one wants to sit in the lodge all day! Take a brief moment to examine your own life: are you “Carrying Your Own Skis”? The Junior League of San Antonio and our community need you to. We are counting on you!

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84 years and counting, Rummage Sale making history 84 Years in the Making….

Eighty-four years ago, 11 forward thinking women founded the organization of the Junior League of San Antonio. That same year, they held the league’s first rummage sale.

Who would have guessed that first rummage sale would grow to be: • one of the league’s largest fundraisers, • the City’s oldest fundraiser, • would continue for the next 84 years, would be the first event of its kind in the world of Junior Leagues, and would be used as a model for countless other leagues to develop their own rummage sale.

Who knew…when the first volunteers collected donations that, over time, those donations would result in millions of dollars worth of merchandise that would be offered to needy citizens in the community at a fraction of the cost of new items.

Who knew…that the rummage sale, in the late 1980’s, would plan a kick off party prior to the sale that would have 800+ attendees each year for a number of years, or that the League would vote on year round collection of donations, or would buy a warehouse space of its own?

All of these forward thinking ideas over the years made the Junior League Rummage Sale an event all its own…

There have been thousands of Junior League volunteers who have worked countless hours to produce a sale each year that the community could enjoy.

These volunteers were responsible for raising millions of dollars over the years that were reinvested in the San Antonio community for those less fortunate.

If you ask those some volunteers what

their fondest memories of the sale are, their answers vary, but some memories are consistent between the volunteers: “the Rummage Sale committee not only has helped our community in need but it has also helped build strong personal friendships that we carry with us to other worthy volunteer efforts throughout the City. “ “We have laughed and cried and supported each other and still do…through marriages, babies, boyfriends, deaths and life - in the end this one amazing thing (Rummage) that supports so many needs in San Antonio unites us.”

Rummage volunteers, throughout the years, also remember the stories of the “great deal” or the “hidden treasure” that someone was so excited to find:

No one will forget the “old days” of $1 bag day! What a thrill we all got seeing everyone running down the Coliseum Stairs toward the merchandise!

A fellow Junior League member received a Herend Porcelain Tureen for a wedding gift, priced at about $2.500.00. She did not know what it was and since it was not on her “wish list,” she donated it to the Rummage Sale. She realized later what a nice gift that she had received but it was too late, someone at the JLSA Rummage Sale had received a great deal on it.

A prominent San Antonio Interior

Designer found very e x p e n s iv e picture frames and scooped them up for pennies There was a man who bought an electric train set at the sale and found out later that it was worth thousands.

A local media celebrity bought a great chandelier for CHEAP and couldn’t quit talking about what a great sale it was and how great his chandelier was!

The greatest stories these hardworking volunteers tell are about the people whose lives they have personally seen touched by the Rummage Sale. Here are a few: “Do you remember when KaRynn & I took Mrs. Sadberry to her house and helped to deliver the things that she bought? Her home was not in a very good part of town and it was filled with things from the rummage sale! Bless her heart, she came every year - it was her “home away from home”!”

“I remember one day working in “notions” when a shopper walked by our area. The shopper had holes in her shoes and had mis-matched clothing on.

Several of us pooled about $20 and went up to her, handed her the money, and told her that she dropped it. She got a big smile on her face and ended up buying many things for her family that day.”

The Rummage Sale served as a great source of merchandise for many families that had booths at the Flea Market where they made their living – this was their sole source of income and coming to the Rummage Sale gave them an opportunity to buy great stuff and source their means of income.

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84 years of memories Cotinued from Page 3

My fondest memories were all the stories we used to hear about how many families saved up all year long to attend the Rummage Sale, it was an annual event for many families, some that had been passed down from generation to generation.

The lady from El Paso who had come to the sale for 30 years.

The veterinarian clinic from the Valley that came every year and bought all the towels and bath mats to use for the animals seen in their practice.

Mr. Slick was also a frequent visitor

(to the rummage sale). He lived behind Travis Florist and Letitia delivered a typewriter to him.

Danny, (the first sound guy for the kick off party), bringing his daughter to pick out her prom dress - at least 2 years in a row!

The lady who left her baby in a box and we had to announce that her baby had been found.

The special ed teacher from Austin who told me that without the Rummage Sale, she couldn’t clothe her 6 kids for the year.

Eloise I and II and her adventures in San Antonio! (Ask some former rummage volunteer about the mannequin named Eloise that served as the sale mascot.)

Many people saved all year so they could go to the Rummage Sale to do their family shopping, and many bought their Christmas presents at the Sale.

The Rummage Sale is a legend in its

own right….It was such a successful and impressive event, that other organizations across the city and the nation, copied the Sale’s success. Eighty four years later, the league finds itself at another crossroads of opportunity ….how to change with the times and the membership needs, and yet keep the good that has been established in the history of the Junior League Rummage Sale…

Thanks to Past Rummage Chairs and Volunteers Randall Hays, Anne Zbinden, Becky Ownby Smith, Wendy Erikson, Jimmie Balling for their contributions to this article.

Letter from the President

A difficult, but inevitable choice: The last Rummage A Letter from the President: The following press release was distributed to the entire Junior League of San Antonio, Inc. membership via the bi-monthly email blast.

Dear Fellow Junior League Members, The Junior League of San Antonio, Inc. Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to conclude the annual Rummage Sale following this year’s event.

The decision was reached following a lengthy review process based on the League’s strategic plan and nationwide analysis of best practice approaches to financing League operations. One of the League’s strategic plan priorities calls for a transition from heavy reliance on

special event fundraising to a mix of strategic donor- and event-based fundraising designed to maximize the League’s membership volunteer base and associated resources.

League leadership looks forward to continuing to engage its members as we embark on this fund development path designed to maximize our ability to serve our community and support the mission of The Junior League of San Antonio, Inc. For background purposes, the board of JLSA has been studying rummage closely for the last 5+ years trying to determine how to best mold this historic tradition of the Junior League into today’s lifestyle and membership trends.

There have been more suggestions and changes proposed than we could or would ever implement, comments and feedback from many taken into consideration, and volumes of research and trends calculated....

Ideas that have been implemented for the Sale: Moving the sale to the springtime so as not to be so taxing on our membership volunteer commitments; The hanging of clothing and more organized sorting methods for quota; Forging a partnership for donation collection with Steinmart; Shortening the sale to help manage the exorbitant number of hours required for this fundraiser; Cotinued on Page 5

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Changing times dilute Rummage’s value Cotinued from Page 4

And a reduction in the number of warehouse shifts and availability to better accommodate a shrinking committee and time constraints for today’s lifestyles....

Many would admit that some of these changes have been a good thing, some of them still a work in progress, and some have not been beneficial.

The facts the Board of Directors considered: Rummage net income has been shrinking for the last 8+ years; fewer and fewer Junior League active members who are willing to commit to signing up for this placement each year (this year we had 5 people sign up for an appointed job, out of 20 positions); There are fewer and fewer leaders willing to take charge of leading this event; The collection methods haven’t changed with the times: there are a number of charities that pick up donations at your door step; a number of organizations that receive donations

24/7; you can now buy new clothing at places like Wal-mart and Target for as little as you can buy a item at the rummage sale; the Junior League had the foresight to begin this fundraiser when there were none other in town like it: there weren’t donation stations on every corner; organizations didn’t call and solicit your donations and pick them up on your door step; there weren’t thrift stores all over town that would pay you good money for your gently used clothing; and there weren’t Targets and WalMarts where you can buy new items for your home, family and yard for under $5.

Nationwide trends for non-profit fundraising are moving away from labor intensive event fundraising and to more of a diversified strategic plan for raising money. All but one league in the US has discontinued their Rummage Sale, and most Leagues that own thrift shops are closing them because they aren’t making any money.

The Board of Directors, along with much advice and guidance from

significant community leaders, is moving in a positive and forward motion toward the future. The ground work is being laid for the league to be better positioned to positively affect this community in a way that it hasn’t in a long time. We are excited about this path, and we are hoping the membership will embrace and accompany the organization on this new journey.

Thank you for your support and commitment over the years. The league couldn’t be where it is today without volunteers and leaders who were willing to step out and take a risk to make this organization so great. We are forever grateful!

If you have additional questions, you may reach me at the below listed numbers.

Sincerely, Delaina Harrison President, The Junior League of San Antonio, Inc. harrisons@satx.rr.com 210.479.1055 home 210.218.1660 cell

Small portions add up to a big Annual Fund December General Meeting was the Annual Fund Kick-Off. Many of you were there and you know how dynamic and powerful the testimonies of each of the represented agency clients were.

If you attended, you had a chance to hear how important the Junior League’s contributions are to each of their lives.

You also learned how giving to the League’s Annual Fund enables the League to give more of our fundraising dollars to these community projects and less to the overhead expenses of the Junior League and the Bright Shawl.

As of January 1, 2008, the Junior League has raised $10,409.49, toward our goal of $30,000. As a League, we

have been challenged by a number of corporations to make our $30,000 goal, and if we do, they will match our contributions. What an exciting time it is, when others, outside of our League, believe in our mission statement and want to help us make a bigger impact in San Antonio.

Thank you to all of you who have contributed to the Annual Fund. If you have not donated, please consider doing so.

Yes, we have set a fundraising goal, but the more important issue is the need to achieve a high percentage of participation. We need the high level of participation in order to show that we as a League believe in our mission statement

and are willing to give, financially, to support our faith in the mission.

When the League goes to the community to ask for money and for grants in order to further our mission, it is a much more viable task with the support of 100% of our members. Numbers like these do count and often weigh heavily when grant approval is considered.

Have you made your contribution to the Annual Fund? If not, please send a check made payable to the Junior League of San Antonio, Inc., 723 Brooklyn Ave., San Antonio, Texas 78215. You may also contribute online at www.jlsa.org.

6 ’08 Provisionals make their mark

by Cynthia Kerby Provisional Chair As a new year begins, the Junior League of San Antonio, Inc, can appreciate its many accomplishments in 2007, and can enjoy looking ahead to its many opportunities of service and growth for 2008. One of JLSA’s biggest successes this past year has been to attract and develop a wonderful group of new Provisionals!

JLSA starts 2008, with over 100 Provisionals who will be working toward completing their training course in May. Together, these Provisionals will have served over 4500 hours in community service with JLSA during their Provisional year. This accomplishment has been a result of flexible service hours, training meetings and the tireless efforts of a wonderful group of Mentors.

The next few months are going to fly!

The Provisionals will be wrapping up their cluster meetings, finishing their SA Works hours, completing Rummage hours, deciding on placements for next year, and having fun as they continue to build great friendships.

JLSA would like to encourage this amazing group of new Provisionals to focus on its mission as they approach the end of their year with the highest level of commitment. Being a new member within the League, JLSA aspires for them to see the value in giving of themselves and making a difference together. The League’s goal for them is to see these Provisionals develop as trained volunteers within the community. Provisionals truly are the future of JLSA, and the League appreciates all that they do.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL PROVISIONAL MEMBERS… YOU ARE MAKING YOUR MARK ON SAN ANTONIO AND THE JUNIOR LEAGUE.

FEB 2008 The Junior League of San Antonio, Inc. Board of Directors Delaina Harrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .President Laura Talley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .President-Elect Lauri Birkelo Crockett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Treasurer Laurie Kaplan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Membership Development Council Lisa Keller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Board Secretary Cathy Scanlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Community Council Gretchen Garceau Kragh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fund Development Laura Moreno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marketing Council Verr Soltes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Treasurer-Elect Debbie Serot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Placement Committee Anna-Melissa Cavazos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Board Member-At-Large Laura Peel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant to the President Tammy Dullnig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bylaws/Parliamentarian Gina Porter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Research & Development Jennifer Broome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Strategic Planning Carolyn Kelley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Managing Director Carrie Baker Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sustaining Advisor

The Junior League of San Antonio, Inc. Community Advisory Board Mr. Selim Bingol ...........Chairman, Communications Consulting Worldwide Ms. Jelynne Burley .....................Deputy City Manager, City of San Antonio Mr. Darryl Byrd .........................Development Director, Silver Ventures, Inc. Mr. Chad Clark .............................................General Manager, Lee Michaels Mrs. Kye Kilpatrick Fox .........................President, Urban Advisory Services Ms. Zina Guerra ...............First Vice President of Retail Banking, IBC Bank Mr. Frank Guerra......................................................................................CEO ...............................Guerra DeBerry Coody Marketing and Communications Mr. Joe Izbrand ........................Senior Vice President Fleishman-Hillard Inc. Ms. Kaye Lenox......................CEO, San Antonio Public Library Foundation Ms. Vicky Lockwood.................................Padgett, Stratemann & Co., L.L.P Mrs. Beverly Purcell-Guerra ..............Editor, San Antonio Woman Magazine Mr. Frank Ruttenberg............................Partner, Bracewell & Giuliani, L.L.P. Ms. Joanne Winik..................................................Executive Director, KLRN Councilman Kevin Wolff ......................................District 8 City Councilman Mrs. Delaina Harrison ....................................................JLSA, Inc. President Mrs. Laura Talley ..................................................JLSA, Inc. President-Elect Mrs. Tiffany Mills .................................JLSA, Inc. Immediate Past President Mrs. Lisa Vaello Keller ........................................JLSA, Inc. Board Secretary Ms. Catherine Scanlon ........................JLSA, Inc. Community Council Chair Mrs. Laurie Kaplan .........................................................................JLSA, Inc. .......................................................Membership Development Council Chair Mrs. Lauri Birkelo-Crockett ...........................................JLSA, Inc. Treasurer Ms. Carolyn Kelley ........................................JLSA, Inc., Managing Director

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Hands-on work is rewarding

League works for blindness prevention Prevent Blindness Texas (PBT) is a non-profit organization that assists schools with state mandated vision screening for all Kindergarten, First, Third, and Fifth graders. One goal of PBT, is to help schools identify those children in need of professional vision exams and, when necessary, help provide corrective measures. As a placement through the JLSA, volunteers are trained and certified to perform vision screening. Volunteers work in teams of 3 at assigned elementary schools.

This year, the JLSA Prevent Blindness Texas volunteers screened approximately 3800 children at 17 local schools and logged over 450 hours of community service, including training time. These results more than exceeded the agency’s goal for JLSA volunteers to screen 3000 children. The Junior League’s efforts resulted in 609 children being referred for further vision screenings.

Prevent Blindness is a volunteer opportunity that is very hands-on and, therefore, is extremely rewarding. Each week, JLSA volunteers work directly with hundreds of children, impacting their ability to see correctly and therefore, enhancing their learning potential.

Volunteers leave after each session, satisfied that they have helped children, families, and school nurses. On several occasions, our volunteers have been told by school nurses that it simply would not be possible to complete these screenings within the state mandated period of time without the assistance of the PBT/JLSA volunteers.

Prevent Blindness’ partnership with the Junior League of San Antonio, Inc, also supports our Literacy San Antonio project because a child’s ability to see the world around him greatly impacts his or her reading success.

Volunteers volunteer their endorsements Quotes from volunteers who work with Prevent Blindness Texas: “Meeting with friends each week and helping the community at the same time made this placement appealing.“ — Debbie Cheslock ***********

“It is great to see how you (as a volunteer) impact the children’s lives – even when you only see them for a few minutes. Some days you leave a school exhausted from screening numerous Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes, but you feel a deep sense of satisfaction knowing you are helping the children.” — Amy McLin

“Volunteering together in teams of three made this placement a great experience for me! Each week I looked forward to meeting up with my fun team members to spend the day at an elementary school helping children.” — Jessica Engelland

*********** “The children were fun to watch and help. It is great to know that I have, hopefully, been able to help improve their sight and education.” – Janine Sauer

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“I was really moved by knowing that I was able to identify children who could not see the top line of the eye chart.

Now they will get the help they need to see.” – Elizabeth Grasso

“Vision is critical to a child’s success in education and I felt by helping to identify children with vision problems I was helping them succeed in life.” – Caroline Trotman

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Transfers make mark throughout the city

By Leisa Williams Transfer Committee Co-Chair Transfers are “Making Their Mark” throughout San Antonio, from supporting the Athens Elementary Food Drive to assisting with holiday gift wrapping for the Elf Louise Christmas Project. These new ambassadors to our city assisted in hosting the December General Meeting along with the New Actives. Thank you Transfers for all of your hard work.

Heather Webb, Anne Jennen and Amy Hawk

Transfer

Transfers at the Elf Louise Christmas Project are Jennifer Lisaius, Stephanie Gossen, Anne Jennen, Lori Farley, Amy Hawk, and Leisa Williams

New Actives Upcoming Events

spotlight: Stephanie Gossen Stephanie Gossen

By Leisa Williams Transfer Committee Co-Chair Please welcome Stephanie Gossen Stephanie transferred to the Junior League of San Antonio, Inc. from Dallas, Texas; however, she grew up here in San Antonio. She has been a League member since 2003. The Junior League of San Antonio, Inc., is excited to have Stephanie as a new member.

Welcome back home to San Antonio!

What goals do you have for the Transfer Placement this year?

I would like to become actively involved in League functions and volunteer opportunities.

Family Gathering at Big’z (1604 between Blanco and Bitters) Bring husbands and kids!

Sunday, February 10 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Rummage Kick-off Party Freeman Coliseum Thursday, February 28 6:30 p.m.

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FEB 2008 Sharing our successes

Congratulations for Making your Mark!

Congratulations to all of those helping the League to Make Its Mark on San Antonio this year! Photos show League members making their marks in various volunteer activities.

Congratulations to Kimberly Blackburn, Corporate Development volunteer, for bringing in the dough.

Kimberly has been working hard this year to turn corporate leads into donors for the league. Thanks for knocking it out of the park!

Lori Fitch, Annual Fund Chair, has willingly taken on whatever task was asked of her, regardless if that was how her job description had originally read. Lori has helped the league embark on a new strategy for Annual Fund Campaign.

If every Junior League volunteer was as committed and dependable as this volunteer, the force of the Junior League would be an even more powerful organization. Jennifer Woodland, Rummage Warehouse Chair, has kept the warehouse in order, provided direction for volunteers, and helped plan the best use of volunteer time and organization at the warehouse.

Milestones

Gretchen Garceau Kragh gets a great big thank you for being our Fund Development Chair this year. Gretchen has opened the warehouse on the weekend, worked on Annual Fund, worked with corporate development on their needs, picked up the ball where it got dropped on whatever or wherever it happened on her council. She has devoted about 15 hours a week to the Junior League in her job as chair. We appreciate all you do Gretchen!

Great Job goes to Anne Guerrero, Literacy San Antonio researcher, who took everything that was compiled last year in her job, everything she compiled this year and created a new placement. Anne, too, has been flexible as we charted a new course for Literacy that has evolved throughout the year.

Little Leaguer George Albritton Eastland, Jr. May 2, 2007 Proud Parents: Catie & Britt

Spring Wedding Congratulations to Tiffany Mock on her engagement to Jamie Bell. They plan a May 2008 wedding.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS February 5 7 9 12 14 18 19 21 21 25 29

Rummage Warehouse open 6:30-8:30 pm Rummage Warehouse open 6:30-8:30 pm Rummage Warehouse open 9 am-1 pm General Meeting 12 noon/7 pm Bright Shawl Rummage Warehouse open 6:30-8:30 pm Office Closed (Presidents Day) Rummage Warehouse open 6:30-8:30 pm Past Presidents’ Luncheon Rummage Warehouse open 6:30-8:30 pm Board of Directors’ Meeting 7 pm Bright Shawl Rummage Kick-Off Party (Coliseum)

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Rummage Sale and Preview Shopping Rummage Sale Bag Day

Brooklyn Place This watercolor of the Junior League office was painted by Beth Eidelberg. It is entitled Remembrance of ‘the Year of the Member’ JLSA 1998.

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Membership Development Council Meeting 5:30 pm View 6:00 pm Community Council Meeting 6:30 pm Marketing Council Meeting 7:00 pm View 6:00 pm Signature Project Committee Meeting 6:30 pm R&D Committee Meeting 12:00 pm Volunteer Extraordinaire Luncheon 11:30 am Fund Development Council Meeting 6:30 pm Online Placement begins View 6:00 pm Provisional Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Board packets available online JLSA Office closed View 6:00 pm Transfer Committee Meeting 6:00 pm Board of Directors’ Meeting 7:00 pm Community Advisory Board Meeting 11:30 am Prospective Members Reception 6:00 pm Last day for online placement View 6:00 pm JLSA Reads! Book Club 6:30 pm

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Looking Back

Changing times, changing styles: Members of the 1967-68 Provisional Class of the Junior League of San Antonio

Lessons of the past help us plan the future As we move forward to the future, we take an opportunity to look to our past. Many Sustainers have wonderful stories and lessons learned to share about their League years.

Sustainer Martha Sealy shared this picture of the 1967-1968 Provisional Class. The late 60’s were full of change for our country and for women. The League was also changing as evidenced by these excerpts from the 1967 September Board meeting minutes: A motion to accommodate working women in the provisional course- the member stated, “Some of the League’s provisional members were professionals this year and were unable to take the day (training) course.

I move that they be granted an extension in order to take the 1968 provisional course.”

Scheduled events for September 1967 included: “Opening Tea at The Bright Shawl”- the annual opening of the Tea Room “Local Government with Mrs. Lila Mae Cockrell, City Council Woman” – provisional training event Field trip to Southwestern Foundation for Research and Education with a presentation by Dr. Joseph Goldzieher- training event We are grateful to these ladies for their vision. We stand firm on the solid foundation they created and look to the future as we continue to further the mission of The Junior League of San Antonio, Inc.

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