Preventing blindness, illiteracy Flexibility in Sampler Placement Got your Anniversary Party tickets? Plan to attend February meetings 5 6 6 7 Leadership SA selects Leaguers Presidential coffee scheduled Stpry behind Bright Shawl art President’s Message 2 3 3 4
FEB 2009
S C R A W L S The Junior League of San Antonio, Inc.
Be in the know about LITERACY San Antonio The JLSA LITERACY San Antonio team is conducting a series of Community Planning Workshops. JLSA is fortunate to have Margaret Doughty, consultant and founder of Literacy Powerline, to facilitate the planning efforts. Margaret is an international literacy expert committed to supporting local governments, foundations, businesses and community organizations in their efforts to create effective systems for lifelong learning. Her work links stakeholders, neighborhoods and services together to increase literacy levels through coordinated, highaccountability service provision. Through these workshops the community of San Antonio will create a coordinated, integrated system for literacy service delivery. The system will increase literacy levels through a well-managed coalition of organizations dedicated to the vision of 100% literacy and a belief that literacy is a civil right for those of all ages and backgrounds. The coalition will ensure that any individual with limited literacy will gain the skills necessary to succeed in the workforce and their families will move toward self-sufficiency and an improved quality of life. The collaborative effort will include: Adult Literacy, English as a Second Language, Family Literacy, Workforce Skill Development, Health Literacy, Computer Literacy, Correctional and Reentry Programs and Financial Literacy. These activities will impact every geographic location in the Greater Bexar County area and every sector of the community. They are critical to long-term ecoContinued on Page 2
Annual Fund exceeds first month’s quota For those of you who like to slice and dice the numbers: The Junior League of San Antonio’s Annual Fund is in reality a six-month campaign. Each of those six months, the League must receive 16.67% of its $50,000 goal, or $8,334, to end the campaign on May 31, 2009 at goal. During December, despite dire economic warnings, Junior League members and supporters donated $8,870, or 17.6% of our total goal of $50,000. Continued on Page 3