Junior Board Reports a Successful Year

by Caroline Carlisle

Thejunior board is enjoying another wonderful year with the return of favorite events and the introduction of new endeavors to serve Legacy League scholarship recipients.

On October 27, 2022, the junior board brought back the successful Fall Breakfast for its second year. This event, held in the Regions Room on Samford’s campus, provided an opportunity for Legacy League members and the broader Samford community to network with professionals in the Birmingham area and to hear from Cord Sachs, founder and CEO of FireSeeds and Wildsparq. Cord provided valuable leadership insights from his career, and attendees left inspired by his message of faith-fi lled entrepreneurship. Gretchen Norris, fall membership event chair, led the junior board’s efforts in planning and hosting the event. She was assisted by her excellent volunteer committee whose contributions both facilitated a successful membership event and deepened Legacy League relationships.

The junior board also hosted a number of restaurant fundraisers throughout the year under the guidance of Taylor Cole, restaurant fundraiser chair. Through these events, the junior board raised scholarship funds and provided fun opportunities for fellowship. Additionally, at the November restaurant fundraiser, Sarah Grace Featherston, student care liaison, led volunteers in assembling care packages and cards to be distributed to Legacy League scholarship recipients during their fi nal weeks of the semester.

December saw the return of the junior board’s poinsettia sale led by Caroline Carlisle, fall fundraiser chair. Over 100 poinsettias were sold, raising nearly $500 for the Legacy League Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing Centennial Scholarship.

At press time the junior board was fi nalizing its plans for a Cooking Demo and Tasting with Chef Ivy Odom at the Samford President’s Home. Rebecca VanHook, spring fundraiser chair, and her committee have worked hard to prepare for the event. In addition to sampling two appetizers and a signature beverage, attendees are receiving custom recipe cards so they can recreate Ivy’s recipes in their own kitchens.

The junior board is thankful for a successful year of fun and fellowship thus far and looks forward to continued growth as it serves Legacy League scholarship recipients through its fundraising efforts! Don’t miss the junior board’s next event, Pickleball & Picnic, scheduled for Saturday, April 15. Co-chairs Tanner Fields and Jessica George and their committee are planning a fun morning. 