Juliette Low Society Anniversary

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20 YEARS OF LOYALTY AND LEGACY

JJuliette Low sold her wedding day pearls to create Girl Scouts of the United States in 1912 in Savannah, Ga. Since then, Girl Scouts has evolved into a worldwide organization that offers countless opportunities for girls to grow in courage, confidence and character.

Carrying forward that legacy is what inspired a group of like‐minded women to found the Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma chapter of the Juliette Low Leadership Society (JLLS), a society unique to the state of Oklahoma, in 2004 to serve as an advocacy and phi‐lanthropy group in support of Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma (GSWEST‐OK). Each year since, hundreds of sup‐

“JLLS is a conduit for our passionate volunteers to help Girl Scouts turn their dreams into reality.”

— GSWESTOK CEO

Janienne Bella

porters gather at the JLLS Luncheon in pursuit of raising awareness and funds to embolden the next generation of trailblazers.

“For 20 years, our supporters and volunteers have worked together to build a brighter future for Girl Scouts. In the beginning, the committee was courageous in setting ticket prices at a level that made a sizable impact, and I’m grateful our community has contin‐ued to meet the need year after year,” said Karen Luke, inaugural sponsorship chairman and longtime volunteer. “The annual JLLS luncheon is an undertaking that would not be possible without the faithful advocates who have helped shape its legacy along the way.”

Sally Starling hosted Juliette Low Leadership Society co-chairmen and honorary co-chairman,

the celebration were Joan Maguire, Amy Gray, Sally Starling, Anne Gray, Amy Crowley, Kathy Frankenfield, Linda Slawson, Ann-Clore Duncan, Deanne Hughes, Carol Troy, Polly Nichols, Karen Luke, Matilda Clements, Carol Johnson, Gayle Semtner, Linda Whittington, Chrissy McLaughlin, Annie Bohanon, Lana Lopez, Jane Thompson, Amy Cottrell, Brooke Haneborg, Kim Mosburg, Meg Salyer, Jane Harlow, Kay Goebel and Jean McLaughlin.

20 Years

The desire to make a difference is deeply rooted in the hearts of JLLS volunteers, many of whom are founding committee members who actively recruit and nurture new volunteers. United by a shared desire to bolster future female leaders, JLLS has cultivated decades‐long relationships and cherished memories among supporters.

“JLLS is a conduit for our passionate volunteers to help Girl Scouts turn their dreams into reality,” said GSWESTOK CEO Janienne Bella. “The strong foundation our loyal volunteers have built over the past two decades has positioned us to continue building pathways of support for girls for years to come.”

With the help of more than 500 community leaders and advocates each year, JLLS has raised more than $5.7 million for Girl Scouts to date, providing leadership and life skills for thousands of Oklahoma girls.

Twenty years later, the core mission of JLLS remains: to uphold support of vital Girl Scouts programming throughout the central, southwest and northwest regions of Oklahoma. Proceeds from the annual luncheon are invested in everything from scholarship funds to unique leadership programming, STEAM activities, community service projects through the Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards (the highest hon‐ors within the Girl Scouts Program) and troop leader support.

“Scouting connects our children in ways that will benefit them and our communities for the rest of their lives,” said Polly Nichols, former co‐chairman. “The success of the JLLS Luncheons confirms my belief that our community is truly invested in having successful scouting programs in Oklahoma City.”

This year, University of Oklahoma Head Softball Coach Patty Gasso serves as keynote speaker for the 20th annual JLLS Luncheon, set to be Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

The event, co‐chaired by sisters‐in‐law Amy McLaughlin Gray and Chrissy Bode McLaughlin, is to highlight JLLS’ two‐decade legacy of uplifting and championing Oklahoma girls. In the spirit of celebrating legacy, the co‐chairs’ mother Jean McLaughlin — chairman of the McLaughlin Family Foundation and steadfast JLLS supporter since its first year — is to be recognized as this year’s honorary chair.

With hundreds of accomplished female community leaders in attendance, the luncheon is ripe with opportunity for the Girl Scouts who are integral to the event to be inspired and empowered to become change makers in their communities.

While a milestone anniversary may be worthy of a pause for reflection, JLLS and GSWESTOK are firmly facing forward. Mindful of the alarming rates of depression and anxiety in girls, GSWESTOK is committed to providing girls with holistic personal development that equips them with skills to navigate life's challenges.

“Today’s girls are inundated with technology and spending less time outside and interacting with others,” said Bella. “More than at any time in our organization’s history, our focus is on providing girls with vital programming that promotes a sense of belonging, encour‐ages social connections and fosters resilience. We are so much more than an after‐school activity; we are a lifeline.”

To learn more about how you can make a difference in the life of a Girl Scout, visit gswestok.org.

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JLLS Luncheon sponsors

Inspire Sponsors

Chesapeake Energy

Devon Energy

The Gray and McLaughlin

Families in Honor of Jean McLaughlin:

Amy and Kelly Gray

Beth McLaughlin

Chrissy and Rob

McLaughlin

Liz and Tim McLaughlin

Believe Sponsors

The Chickasaw Nation

Funk Family

Inasmuch Foundation

Become Sponsors

Arledge & Associates PC

Angela Bachman

Annie Bohanon

Corner Energy LLC

Irma B. Elliott

Christy and Jim Everest

Kirkpatrick Bank

Joan S. Maguire

Jean McLaughlin

Jeaneen Naifeh

Polly and Larry Nichols

OG&E

Catherine and Andrew Oster

Regier Cox & Associates

Robinson Park

Lil Ross

The Rudnicki Firm

SONIC Foundation

SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital

The Vose Family Foundation

Belong Sponsors

American Fidelity Foundation

BancFirst and BancFirst Trust

Bank of Oklahoma

Nancy Coats‐Ashley

Duncan Oil Properties, Inc.

Tricia Everest

First Fidelity Bank

Alice Hager

Vicki and Bob Howard

LaDonna Meinders

Love Meyer Family Foundation

Pat Rooney and First National Bank of Oklahoma

Linda and Steve Slawson

Stride Bank

Presbyterian Health Foundation

2024 Juliette Low Leadership Society Luncheon Co-Chairman Chrissy Bode McLaughlin, Honorary Chairman Jean McLaughlin, and CoChairman Amy McLaughlin Gray. OU Women’s Softball Coach Patty Gasso is the speaker. The event is set

Wednesday, Feb. 21, at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

2005‑2006

Honorary Co-Chairmen 2005

Honorary Co-Chairmen 2006

Co-Chairmen 2005

Authors Vaughn Lohec and Dara Near were the speakers.

Co-Chairmen 2006

Polly Nichols said the first JLLS Luncheon was attended by some 325 people and was held at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. The speaker was a Juliette Lowe impersonator who was a surprise to the crowd.

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POLLY NICHOLS CHRISTY EVEREST

MARION DeVORE

DANNIE BEA HIGHTOWER

TRICIA EVEREST MEG SALYER

A rare chance with speaker and journalist Diane Rehm is taken by Co-Chairman Annie Bohanon, Meg Salyer and Joan Gilmore during the 2007 Juliette Low Leadership Society Patron Party in Salyer’s home. Molly Boren was also a co-chairman and Ann Alspaugh was the honorary chairman.

In 2008, from left, Co-Chairman Joan Maquire, speaker and broadcast journalist Susan Stamberg and Co-Chairman Kay Goebel are pictured during the Juliette Low Leadership Society Luncheon. Lou Kerr was the honorary chairman.

Olympic medalist Dominique Dawes, who was the keynote speaker during the 2009 Juliette Low Leadership Society Luncheon, sits between CoChairmen Karen Luke and Charlotte Richels.

Ann Hoover was the honorary chairman.

Three-time

Clore Duncan. Murray is an American memoirist and inspirational speaker who is notable for having been accepted by Harvard University despite being homeless in her high school years. In 2010, Mary Nichols was the honorary chairman.

2010, from left: Juliette Low Leadership Society Luncheon CoChairman Linda Whittington, speaker Liz Murray and Co-Chairman Ann-

Above: Annie Bohanon, center, hosted a reception for 2011 Honorary Chairman Sarah Hogan, left. With them is luncheon CoChairman Renee Knox, right. Karen Goebel Keith was also co-chairman. Lucille O’Neal. NBA great Shaquille’s mother, left, was the speaker.

At right: 2012 Juliette Low Leadership Society Luncheon Co-Chairmen Lana Lopez and Jane Thompson flank the speaker, broadcast journalist Lisa Ling. Below: Gerry Bonds and Honorary Co-Chairman Polly Nichols. Christy Everest was also an honorary co-chairman.

From left: 2014 Co-Chairman Ann Cameron, speaker and former anchor of CBS’s “Good Morning America” Joan Lunden, CoChairman Katie Price and CoChairman Cindy Batt. Karen Luke was the honorary chairman.

From left: Above, 2013 Juliette Low Leadership Society Luncheon Co-Chairman Myrla Pierson with speakers, President George W. Bush’s twin daughters Jenna and Barbara, and Co-Chairman Anne Gray; at left, Grace Amundson, Betsy O’Hara, Amy Maguire and Honorary CoChairman Joan Maguire; and, above left, Honroary CoChairman Ladonna Meinders and Ellen Jayne Wheeler.

In 2015, author Cheryl Strayed, center, told her story of trekking over 1,000 miles along the Pacific Crest Trail after the death of her mother and the end of her marriage. She is flanked by Juliette Low Leadership Society Luncheon Co-Chairmen Julie Hall and Kim Searls. The honorary chairman was Jeaneen Naifeh.

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The luncheon celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting.

2017 luncheon Co-Chairmen Beverly Funke and Gayle Semtner flank Honorary Cochairman Linda Whittington. Alice Whittington was also a honroary co-chairman.

Above: Carrie Williams and Becky Roten and 2016 Juliette Low Leadership Society Luncheon Honorary Chairman Lil Ross. At left: Co-Chairmen Carol Johnson and Susie Kemp flank keynote speaker Patricia Sellers, assistant managing editor of Fortune Magazine. Sellers spoke about how

men

women view power.

Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma CEO Shannon Evers, luncheon Co-Chairmen Adelaide Liedtke and Carol Troy and speaker Dr. Ellen Stofan. During the 2018 Juliette Low Leadership Society Luncheon, Girls Scouts Western Oklahoma announced plans to introduce girls to careers related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) by offering new badges, curriculum and even a STEM education center. Stofan, a former NASA chief scientist spoke on the importance of women working in the STEM field.

Above: 2019 Juliette Low Leadership Society CoChairmen Linda Slawson and Amy Cottrell welcome guests to the 15th annual event at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. At right: Jane Harlow is named the Juliette Low Leadership Society Luncheon honorary chairman.

Due to the COVID pandemic, the 2021 Juliette Low Leadership Society Luncheon was moved to a virtual format. Patty Brumbaugh and Kim Mosburg were the event co-chairmen. Even though society was not able to hold the traditional luncheon, the co-chairmen said it is important to highlight the dynamic speakers, Irene and Margo Gianos, co-CEOs and founders of Honestly Margo. This local mother-daughter duo are trailblazing entrepreneurs in the bath and beauty industry and are committed to empowering women in feeling the best in their own skin.

Above: Cartoonist Cathy Guisewite was the speaker at the Juliette Low Leadership Society’s 2020 Annual Luncheon. The creator of the “Cathy” comic strip, she is a lifelong Girl Scout. At right: 2020 CoChairman Matilda Clements, Honorary Chairman Joan Gilmore and Co-Chairman Amy Crowley.

2022‑23

Juliette Low Leadership Society luncheon co-chairmen and daughter/mother duo Sally Starling and Polly Nichols with Honorary Chairman Annie Bohanon. Due to COVID, the 2021 luncheon was cancelled thus the Honorary Chairman Kay Goebel, far right, was also recognized. The keynote speakers were Valari and Jess Wedel. Jess was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at age 27 and Valari was her support system. Once Jess conquered cancer they decided to climb Mount Everest.

2022

Above: 2023 Juliette Low Luncheon Co-Chairmen Brooke Haneborg and Kathy Frankenfield. At left: Honorary Chairman Nedra Funk. The keynote speaker was Debbie Sterling, founder and CEO of GoldieBox, an award-winning STEM multimedia company which manufactures toys.