V aluable is the work you do. O utstanding is how you always come through. L oyal, sincere and full of good cheer, U ntiring in your efforts throughout the year. N otable are the contributions you make. T rustworthy in every project you take. E ager to reach your every goal. E ffective in the way you fulfill your role. R eady with a smile like a shining star, S pecial and wonderful—that’s what you are.
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May 2011
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General Meeting Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Crown Colony Meeting starts at 6:00 p.m.
Bulletin Board................................................................... 2 End of Year Wrap Up/ Leadership Lines.......................... 3 Spring Market Wrap Up................................................... 4 Volunteer of the Month..................................................... 5 Pat on the Back................................................................. 6 Family Nights/Hospitality................................................. 7 Helping Hands.................................................................. 8 Sustainers in the Spotlight.............................................. 10 A Word of Advice...................................................... 11-12 Take A Time Out............................................................. 13 Placements.................................................................14-15 Sustainer News............................................................... 16 Events & Birthday Calendar........................................... 17
The Board of Directors Communications Chairs V. President Communications Julianne Greak Our View Editor Mendi Brent Internal Public Relations/Website Sharon Kruk External Public Relations Jeanie McCusker Photographer/Archivist Donna Quarles
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President........................................................ Allyson Langston President-Elect.................................................. Jennifer Webster Secretary................................................................Marcy Weibe Treasurer.............................................................. Reba Squyres VP Finance.......................................................... Ashley Bowers VP Communications.......................................... Julianne Greak VP Membership...................................................Susan Belasco VP Community Projects.......................................... Shelli Ellis Strategic Plan.................................................. Stephanie Oliver Parliamentarian................................................... Cindy Tierney
Vision Statement The Junior League of Lufkin welcomes all women who are committed to volunteerism. The League educates and challenges its members to be effective community leaders, advocates, and individuals. Trained volunteers and collaborators will address and respond to community needs with positive solutions. The League focus is to educate and empower individuals, primarily children, by providing the resources and tools that will address all aspects of their well being.
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Bulletin Board
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2 May 2011
End of Year Wrap -Up/Leadership Lines
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By Allyson Langston, President
t’s hard to believe that the end of the League year is already upon us. My, how quickly time flies when you’re having fun and serving others! I hope you are very proud of your service to the League, our community, and each other this year—your devotion and willingness to help in any capacity has enriched lives and improved our community as a whole. Looking back at last year at this time, I never could have imagined all that we accomplished as a group—I am so incredibly grateful for all of you and the countless hours you have given serving others this year. There is so much for us to look back on throughout the year—a few of my favorite highlights include the following top 10: 10. The 2009-2010 Provisional class delivered backpacks and $15,000 worth of school supplies to all the public schools in Angelina County. 9. Over 25 volunteers were trained about how to vision screen students in Texas. The committee and volunteers then provided vision screening for close to 5000 students in our county! 8. We changed the method of providing food and snacks during meeting to a sponsorship approach, allowing members to just bring themselves. 7. After three years on the market, our building on Frank Street finally sold! 6. Plans were made to move Charity Ball 2012 to New Year’s Eve, changing and breathing new life into a 35 year tradition. 5. Family Nights were very well received by the students and parents. Community partnerships and collaborations were beautifully displayed and an entirely new demographic learned about the Junior League of Lufkin for the first time. 4. The last February Charity Ball was held at the Civic Center with a James Bond theme and included Crossroads band, delicious food, and fun entertainment. It was a great time for all! 3. The current AJLI President, Delly Beekman, came to Lufkin to present the Strategic Roadmap. She met with Provisionals, Actives, and Sustainers during dinners, lunches, and a past President breakfast. We all came together keeping her entertained and she left knowing a lot about our League and Lufkin. 2. Spring Market 2011 “Springtime in Tuscany” was a fabulous event with over 55 vendors, a fun pre-party with Italian margaritas, and two delicious luncheons and style shows. 1. Five of our worker bee members decided to become Sustainers and will be such an asset to that group of women! We changed our Provisional sponsorship requirements and now look forward to welcoming an outstanding group of women to our organization for 2011-2012. We are eager for the 2010-2011 Provisional class to move into active membership—they are a remarkable group of strong leaders and will make our organization proud!
Last year at this time, I never imagined how quickly this May would be here, and I really didn’t see myself holding Lucy Elizabeth Langston in my arms. God moves in ways far beyond what we can see for ourselves and knows our limits far better than we do! I never imagined how deeply I would come to cherish and appreciate the members of the Board and our League. I never imagined that when I talked about “Here to Serve” as this year’s theme that so many of you precious women would end up serving me personally—your encouragement, texts, notes, calls, and love during this year and especially these past few weeks have been deeply appreciated and felt. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve as President—it has been a blessing to me!
Allyson Langston By Reba Squyres, Treasurer
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ome of you may know that I have made the decision to go from Active to Sustainer status. In making my decision, I have taken a look back at my time in the Junior League of Lufkin. I have gone from being a Provisional to an Active and currently I am serving in the role of Treasurer on the Board of Directors. While ruminating on these positions, I realized that while the Board of Directors are leaders, all of the League members are leaders in the community. The Treasurer is a steward of all the funds that the League collects for distribution to our worthy projects and grants, but each and every member is a steward of these funds. I am very proud to have been a member of the Board of this outstanding group of ladies. I realize that when you are a part of a group of such special women, having a title does not make you any more special. We are all Directors, Treasurers and Vice Presidents because we are all indispensable components of The Junior League of Lufkin. We are all volunteers and there is nothing and no one more special than someone who volunteers that most precious of commodities. That which you cannot take back once given, cannot be recreated, remade or redone, that which is finite and priceless. We give our time.
Reba Squyres
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Spring Market Wrap-Up
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By Cindy Neal, Spring Market Chair
ell here we are again, post Spring Market. Shoppers are gone, vendors are packed up, booths are dismantled which brings our league one step closer to our year end celebration and summer break! For those of you who didn’t make it to this year’s shopping extravaganza, you missed some fabulous finds. Kim Herman did an outstanding job guiding us through vendor selection. The variety was awesome and our new vendors and old favorites had some great merchandise. Dessa Glass outdid herself with the decorations. Tuscan elegance transformed the civic center. If you were on the late shift Saturday you might have even caught a glimpse of a monkey on a wine barrel (or was that Dr. Glass?). A special thank you to Dan Huerta of Brookshire Brothers and Mark McNaught with Republic National Distributing Company for the wine barrels. The market kicked off with 3 hours of discounts, music, a savory tuscan menu, wine, and Italian margaritas. I commend Keela Morgan and Helping Hands partner, Brookshire Brothers on their efforts. Hobbling around in the kitchen Friday was Tara Watkins and crew getting lunch from Mar Teres plated and served oh so quickly to our patrons. During lunch, attendees were entertained with our very own Donna Ross production. Angie Roper, I know I speak for Donna and all of us, you are the best. The style show was energetic and models were fantastic. Thank you to Heather Kartye who flawlessly emceed for both luncheons and all our beautiful models for taking time out of their day. If you missed it
you even missed getting to see Chad Parks walk down the runway. Jean Hester kept vendors going with refreshments throughout the market. Their baked potato lunch Saturday was definitely a hit. Michelle Combs and Mary Jane West kept the ticket table running smoothly. The sustainers who volunteered their time at the front were lifesavers. Advertising was stepped up a notch this year thanks to Suzanne Ratcliff and Tara. Thanks to sustainer Suzanne for agreeing to stay on as publicity chair after going to “sustainer heaven” last year. Appreciation goes out to all of our league friends and members who hung posters, sold tickets etc. Melissa Roberts fluttered around the entire four days helping with anything that needed to be done. Michelle Haney kept our proceeds safe and secure during market hours with the help of a donated safe from Billy Lee’s Locksmith. Dawn Armstrong was the lucky winner of the classy, beautiful Gucci bag. Congratulations to Dawn. Reba and Rodney thanks for staying and helping us clean up and celebrate. Last, but not least Harlan Neal I will try to give you a few days off before I ask you to do anything. (MAYBE) All of our dedicated volunteers kept the market running smoothly. Spring Market requires too many selfless hours of preparation and execution to even count, so to see all of them with a smile still on their faces was warming to my heart. Stay tuned for Spring Market 2012. Good luck to Kim and her committee. I can’t wait to be a SHOPPER next year
Cindy Neal
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Pat on the Back
April Brewer, you deserve a Pat on the Back for your creativity in designing the Charity Ball auction booklet!
Melissa Roberts, you deserve a Pat on the Back for all your hard work and hours spent on Spring Market.
Kathryn Williams, you deserve a Pat on the Back for serving as decorating chair for charity ball and volunteering to take on Pre-party chair as well!
Paula Scherry, you deserve a Pat on the Back for organizing volunteers and venues to sell Charity Ball tickets and for personally selling over 1000 tickets!
6 May 2011
Family Nights/Hospitality By Shawn Dunn, Family Nights Chair
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Family Nights
he second Family Nights event this year was at Garrett Elementary on March 24th, 2011. We were overwhelmed with the number of people who participated! We were expecting about 200, but we ended up serving about twice as many people! As you can imagine, estimating participants is one of the difficult things about this placement. One event we had left over pizza, and then we have great participation at the next event. Unfortunately, we ran out of pizza, but had plenty of left over yellow squash! (Note to self: Don’t order weird veggies.) The good news is that we can learn from our experience! This event was much different from previous ones primarily due to the language barrier. Most of the parents at this school were not primarily English speaking and we only used an interpreter for quick introductions. After some of the kids sang a brief program, we lost some of our audience. Unfortunately, many did not hear the very informative presentation by nutritionist Amy McLeod. Another lesson we learned was to use an interpreter more so that parents learn the information and know what to expect at these events. The kids seemed to have fun going from activity to activity and the atmosphere seemed more like a “school fair”. There were several pregnant mothers excited about the infant car seat give away by Pregnancy Help Center. They learned more about free resources available to them in our community. These available resources include: Workforce Solutions, Angelina College Adult Learning Center, LISD Speech Therapy and Technology, and Kurth Memorial Library. We were able to make our organization known to a population that previously did not have a lot of contact with the Junior League. I really appreciate all the ladies on this committee having great attitudes and willing to help where ever needed. Thank you to all these wonderful ladies that made these events possible including: Lindsey Goforth (Co-Chair), Caron Cook, Kati White, Karen Harris, Karen Ronaghan, Elizabeth Simpson, Vanessa Durham, Tracy Jerke, Rebecca Davis and Jean Hester. Many thanks to Provisional Trainer Suzy Childers and all the provisionals who helped including: Tina Luna, Stephanie Love, Misty Zeleskey, Amanda Morales, Kim Doyle, Amber Youngblood and Tammi Axelson. I believe that we definitely targeted an audience that could most benefit from this project. Our challenge is to do a better job reaching them with valuable information.
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By Michelle Briley, Hospitality Chair
ow! How quickly this League year has flown by. Seems like we were just preparing for our first meeting, and now, we are preparing for our last. What a great year 2010-2011 has been! A BIG thank you to our food sponsors: Museum of East Texas, The Very Thing!, Texas Custom Catering, Popeye’s, Gregg Durham and Outback. One of the best things we can do to show our appreciation is to support and thank these businesses that have supported the League. Rod with Roderick of Texas has done an amazing job with the flower arrangements he provided for our meetings this year. Many of you have asked about Rod’s new location. He is currently working out of his home until his new downtown location is completed this summer. He is still open for business so please give him a call for any of your floral needs. Our May meeting is always such a fun time! Please make plans to attend our End-of-the-Year Celebration on Tuesday, May 10th at Crown Colony Country Club. Meeting time will begin at 6:00pm. We will be sending out an Evite asking you to RSVP for this event. Everyone MUST let us know if you are/are not able to attend. Please watch for the Evite and respond one way or the other. Husbands or significant others are invited to join us after our meeting. They are welcome to arrive at 7:15pm at Crown Colony. Guests will be charged $20 at the door, and they may wait in the bar area if we are not finished with the meeting. Please RSVP for them as well on the Evite. We need an accurate head count for food preparation. Everyone (including guests) will be given two drink tickets for beer or wine. A cash bar will be open with drink specials including our meeting’s Signature Drink…Southern Belle Lemonade. As soon as our meeting is completed, guests will join us for a Southern Picnic where burgers, hot dogs and the all fixin’s will be served. Justin Kezar with Grandough Baking Company is donating a beautiful cake for this celebration as well. We are really excited about this special evening, and we encourage you to make every effort to attend. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this meeting. Thank you for allowing me to be Hospitality Chair this year. I have had so much fun preparing for our meetings and planning our parties. It is such an honor to work with such a wonderful group of women!
Michelle Briley
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8 May 2011
Summer Special
Sustainers in the Spotlight By Sharon Kruk, Internal PR
Reba Squyres What was your favorite placement in the League? Why? Spring Market Chair I was honored to lead such an amazing group of women. To be able to get the face of the Junior League out in the general public is something we should never lose sight of. I have so enjoyed meeting our Vendors from across the United States. I love to interact with the public and I love to work hard at something that brings a smile to most everyone’s face. Who does not like to browse and shop??? Please give some advice for new members to the League. Enjoy, Enjoy, Enjoy. Look for the good in all that is asked of you. You will make friendships that will last a lifetime. I have met so many wonderful young ladies…I do say young because I could have been a Mother to most of them. Lol! These young ladies have taught me so much and I think they are amazing. Where will you continue to volunteer? I will always continue to volunteer wherever I may be needed. I really would love the opportunity to be able to assist with Vision Screening. Please share a favorite or humorous memory from your service time. There are so many that I would not be able to choose just one. I have always had a mission in life to laugh and make others laugh. I have enjoyed all meetings and all obligations. Truly, it is so good for my heart to give and I do want to continue giving of time.
Dessa Glass What was your favorite placement in the League? Why? My favorite placement was by far Vision Screening because you are making such a difference in the community and for the kids. This placement is such a huge help to the school nurses! Please give some advice for new members to the League. The advice I would give to new members of the League is to plug in where you feel led and get to know the ladies you are working with. Making a difference in other’s lives and bonding with the women you are working with is a great feeling! Where will you continue to volunteer? I always volunteer where my children are, so I will continue to help at their schools and at church. I so enjoy being involved in their lives. Please share a favorite or humorous memory from your service time. My favorite memories from Vision Screening are of all the sweet little faces that were so afraid of what we were doing- scared they were going to get a shot or something! And when you told them to put their heels on the line and cover their left eye, most of them would put their toes on the line and cover their right eye, so you could only laugh and tell them their other heel and their other left eye. It took a lot of patience to explain and reassure them in order to get them to read the eye chart. I loved this placement!
Sheila Gillespie What was your favorite placement in the League? Why? Charity Ball. It was a lot of fun working closely with such an amazing group of women. To watch months of planning and hard work coming together for a fabulous night; that was a very rewarding experience. Please give some advice for new members to the League. Prioritize, Prioritize, Prioritize...For me it was all about maintaining a balance with my family and volunteer time. In order to make it all work, I had to prioritize things and go from there. Lots of post-it-notes!
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Please share a favorite or humorous memory from your service time. One of my heartfelt memories was at Family Fun Nights. To watch such young, innocent children with their families, enjoying a warm meal together and participating in activities. That moment made me stop and realize firsthand what a positive impact that JLL has on the children of our community. The reward of giving is immeasurable.
Misty Croley What was your favorite placement in the League? Why? That is a hard question... I really enjoyed Dance Camp; the little girls just bloomed when they did their final performance. I would say it was the most rewarding. But Provisional Trainer and Photographer were the most fun because I had the opportunity to meet so many of the league members that otherwise I may not have known well. Please give some advice for new members to the League. If you volunteer you must do it with a servant’s heart. If you do not get recognition or it is not a sought after placement, that’s OK because you and someone else will benefit from your precious hours of work. When you begin to feel burned out, take a step back the next year and rekindle the volunteer flame! Where will you continue to volunteer? Yes, I hope to work with the Museum more, Hudson schools and first and foremost my church, FUMC. Please share a favorite or humorous memory from your service time. Practicing for the Follies (Garrett was a baby, and I danced at practice with him in a snugglie) was a great workout. The Follies was great fun for husbands and wives. The night of the performance we all felt like stars!!!
Michelle Deaton What was your favorite placement in the League? Why? HOSTS Reading Program - I loved working with the students individually. I enjoyed helping them improve their reading skills. Please give some advice for new members to the League. The Junior League will open your eyes to many areas of need in our community. Even though it may sometimes be hard work, you will get a blessing from your service to others. Where will you continue to volunteer? I hope to continue volunteering in the community. I might help with the HOSTS Program and the summer Art camp at the Museum. Also, I plan to continue volunteering at the Salvation Army Adult Day Care. Please share a favorite or humorous memory from your service time. My favorite activity is the Spring Market because I LOVE shopping!!!
Sharon Kruk
Words of Advice By Stephanie Gustafson
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ew Year’s resolutions of weight loss start out great, we set goals, and we plan out workouts and our meals. Then, usually by March and April all that is a distant memory. We work out so hard and eliminate so much from our diets that we are distended for failure. Here is the key to stick it out for the long haul. Start out slow and only change one thing at a time. You can start with adding exercise to your routine; walking is the easiest thing to do. Try that for the first couple of weeks, and then eliminate 500 calories from your daily diet. Once you have succeeded in that, increase your workouts to include resistance training and cardio vascular exercise. Set goals for yourself, try not to make them all scale related goals such as” I can do 10 regular push-ups, or I can run for 1 mile without stopping”, or a specific size of jeans. Make your goals specific and reachable. It is more motivating if you make a series of smaller reachable goals than one large goal. Reaching your goals is always easier if you have a “buddy “, or a group of like minded people. Workout with a friend or find a group exercise class/program where there is an element of accountability. Reward yourself with non food related prizes such as pedicures, massages, or a great pair of shoes! As you get fitter, be sure that you keep challenging yourself;
this is where a group exercise program is extremely beneficial. The trainer should always be able to keep enough variety in the classes to keep you motivated to come and at the same time challenge even the “fittest” client. One great training tool is a Heart Rate Monitor; I personally have used a Polar Heart Monitor for the past 7 years. It gives you instant feedback on your workout, most models will give you information on the zones your heart rate was in, how long it stayed in each zone, how long you exercised for and how many calories you have burned. Some models will even do a fit test on you (based on your resting heart rate) so you can see your fitness progress. These watches also keep a log of your exercise sessions and total number of calories burned for the week. Using a watch will allow you to know whether you are working as hard as you think you are, or if you need to step it up. They also let you know if you are working too hard, yes you can work out to hard! If you workout too hard you will also slow down your weight loss. The combination of a great group exercise program and the use of a Heart Rate Monitor will give you all the tools needed to work smarter, and not harder.
Stephanie Gustafson
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Words of Advice By Ann Watson
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Stroke Factor
re you aware that over 750,000 Americans will have a stroke this year and 25% of those individuals will die? Stroke is the leading cause of serious, longterm disability and the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States and Texas. This disease causes a major economic burden in terms of healthcare cost (U.S. will spend $76 billion dollars this year taking care of stroke patients) and lost productivity for the patient. Stroke is 80% preventable and, when treated rapidly, disability can be prevented or minimized. When a stroke occurs there is a clot or break in a blood vessel in the brain which causes an interruption of blood flow to the brain---oxygen to the brain is decreased. It is critical that you know the signs and symptoms of stroke so that you can get your loved one to the hospital immediately. These are the typical signs and symptoms of a stroke: • Sudden TROUBLE SEEING in one or both eyes • Sudden TROUBLE WALKING, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination • Sudden SEVERE HEADACHE with no known cause • Sudden CONFUSION, trouble speaking, or understanding speech • Sudden NUMBNESS or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body Sometimes women will have very atypical signs and symptoms such as pain going down the arm or leg (almost mimics what a heart attack would feel like), nausea, vomiting, loss of consciousness or excessive hiccups. With every second, a stroke can kill part of your brain that may control speech, movement, sight, or even respirations. 1.9 millions neurons die in your brain every minute that the stroke is happening. One of the worst things that you could do is just to go to your bedroom and lie down for a few minutes. Women are 43% longer getting to the emergency room than men. Don’t be one of those women----TIME IS CRITICAL!!! 75% of patients that are treated within 60 minutes of stroke ONSET have the best chance of having a complete or partial re-opening of the occluded artery. Fast action definitely improves your odds for survival and recovery. This is the first time in history that the number of women who have a stroke is higher than that of men. Women are at a greater risk of suffering a major disability and are more likely to die from a stroke than men. The reasons that women have more strokes are: • Women have higher cholesterol readings • Women have more migraine headaches • Women take hormones, such as birth-control pills during their childbearing years or post-menopausal hormone replacement East Texans are on the edge of the Stroke Belt which involves 11 of the Southeastern states. Texas is not even listed as one of those states but East Texas is---this is where it starts. In our area we have a 15% higher risk of stroke and a 30-40% higher death rate than the rest of the United States. The reason for this is because we live in a cultural trap of unhealthy behaviors: Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure, Poor Diet, Smoking, Lack of Exercise/Obesity. There are some factors which cause stroke that you cannot control such as your family history, age, gender, ethnic groups. However there are certain health issues which you can control and decrease your likelihood of having a stroke. • Hypertension----make sure your blood pressure is controlled (preferably below 140/90) • Blood Sugar-----if you are Diabetic be sure your fasting blood sugar is controlled (90-100)
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• Cholesterol---everyone over the age of 20 should have yearly cholesterol testing and keep your cholesterol well below 200 • Weight----get rid of that “belly fat”. A woman’s waistline should be no more than 35” and a man’s waistline no more than 40” It is very important that you get at least 30-40 minutes of exercise five days per week. Also, stop smoking if you smoke, eat 5-8 servings of fruits and vegetables daily, trim the fat off meat and eat more chicken and fish, add fiber and whole grains to your diet, lay off the sugars and drink 64 ounces of water daily. If you drink alcohol, be sure you only drink in moderation (2 drinks/day). We all want to live long, healthy lives and be around to see our children and grandchildren grow up---after all, we are Southern women. But sometime women think they can handle anything and will not ask for help or think they don’t have time to be sick. If you ever experience the symptoms of a stroke, there is no time to waste. You must call 9-1-1 immediately. Be sure you are aware of what time the symptoms started because that is a question you will be asked later on in the emergency room. Just remember, even if the symptoms last only a few moments and then disappear, they may be signs of a serious medical condition that won’t go away without medical help. Stroke is a medical emergency. Every minute counts when someone is having a stroke. Immediate treatment can save people’s lives and enhance their chances for successful recovery. Remember: The best treatment for stroke is prevention.
Ann Watson
(Ann is a Registered Nurse and works for the Angelina County & Cities Health District as their Cardiovascular & Stroke Educator. To schedule Ann to come and speak to your group call her at 633-0629).
The incoming Board would like to thank Larry Cain for the use of his beautiful house on Crystal Beach!
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Take a Time Out
...To know where you are needed
By Jennifer McCall
M
ay is here and it is time to start wrapping up the “Busy Season” and making plans so we can make the most of the “Non Busy Season” that starts in just a few weeks. If your household is like mine, the kids are counting down the number of school days left while I am counting down the days till I can back off on the drill sergeant role and we can exhale a little more with the whimsical schedule of the summer. Do you remember that excitement on the last day of school even through college when you would run out as fast as you could, feeling free as a bird and your heart pounding with excitement? For me, I always had a day or two where I was a little aimless and not sure how to spend my newfound free time. Then, I would find some wonderful carefree rhythm and the summer would begin. When every Busy Season wraps up, there are award ceremonies, sports banquets and miscellaneous events to celebrate the passing season and to put closure in place. I think every family also should pause and have their own reflective time to award everyone on their growth and accomplishments at the more personal level. For some families this may occur at New Year’s or some other holiday, but for us it is the end of the school year. As the close of this Busy Season approaches, I have been more reflective than usual. For some reason it feels like I am wrapping up a Crazy Busy Season that lasted about 34 years; elementary to high school, college, California, back to Texas, a few jobs, 2 kids, 2 marriages, and countless clients and remodels. Over the years I have finished so many projects and had many wrap up and end of school parties to celebrate closure but for some odd reason this year feels different. It feels like it finally really is the end of a very long drawn out Busy Season. It feels like that over the top excitement I felt when I was in the 3rd grade running out of St Cyprian’s School free for an endless summer with endless possibilities. I have no clue how my time will be spent just yet, but I am so excited to finally get to SLOW DOWN to a more carefree life! I can’t explain why it feels that way or why it hit me now on the eve of my 39th birthday but, I can say it did not happen on accident. I spent time this past year reflecting much more than usual as I knew it was a goal of mine to simply slow down and add purpose to my life. That was not as easy to do as it sounds and I am sure I annoyed many precious friends and family as I talked about the meaning of life and other over the top deep subjects way too much! I am so very grateful for the processing time with friends and family as it really helped me create a vision for the mom, daughter, friend and woman I wanted to be. I could share all I realized and learned in this reflective year, but my life is too boring to entertain you and not a single “aha moment” is profound enough to spotlight. I did not find a secret to happiness or formula for a perfect life. I did learn to make sure that what I put my time into has purpose and that I do not waste time on things that do not have purpose. I actually learned that sometimes there is even a purpose for a lazy nap
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on Sunday! I learned to celebrate my strengths and to put them to work. I also accepted my weaknesses and am trying to do the best with them and to not fret over them. By just knowing my strengths and weaknesses and what had purpose to me, I am figuring out where I am needed. I know what this means for me, but I challenge you to know where you are needed. Think out of the box about it and put your energies where YOU are needed most. Of course we are all needed by our family, friends and jobs but we are also needed where we have passion. Passion drives us to excel more than we would in something that we do not feel as strong about. Passion causes great things to happen. Know your passions and that is where you are needed. Spend your spare time doing a few “great things” and less time doing so many “not so great things”. You can not force your passions, but you can find your passions. If you put yourself to work in those areas where you have passion, then you, your family and your community will flourish. Knowing that I am needed where I have passion has given me permission to slow down and focus and have more purpose in my life! While my kids are counting the days until the Busy Season ends and the Dog Days of summer begin, I am right there with them excited about the endless possibilities for the Dog Days of my life that are ahead. I have no clue how my time and passions will be used just yet, but I am so excited to get to slow down to a more carefree yet purposeful rhythm! Enjoy your summer and I hope you too can take a time out to know where you are needed!
Jennifer McCall
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2011-2012 PLACEMENTS KIDS IN THE KITCHEN/ CAMP GET FIT Chair: Laura Mikeal Co-Chair: Monica Gunter Angela Marcotte Rhonda Jones Amber Wagnon Heather Slaton Brooke Vann Rachelle Frankens VISION SCREENING Chair: Tracy Nichols Co-Chair: Whitney Garza Donna Mathis Karen Harris Teri Nichols Claudia DeArmond Melissa Radke Leslie Day Renee’ Robertson Amy Jo Roland Melissa Whitaker Misty Zelesky Nancy Winston
MVP (Middle School Volunteer Program) Chair: Anita Boyd Rose Johnson Mallory Grubb Becky Cota Amanda Morales CAREER CONFERENCE Chair: Hilary Walker Co-Chair: Crystal Gann Heather Kartye Stephanie Oliver Suzy Jungmann Elizabeth Simpson Laci Driscoll Carrie Iversen Chasity Gauthier Stephanie Love Tina Luna
2011-2012 JUNIOR LEAGUE OF LUFKIN COUNCIL SYSTEM
JLL BOARD OF DIRECTORS President – Jennifer Webster President-Elect – Marcy Weibe Secretary – Julianne Greak Treasurer – Michelle Haney V.P. Communications – Mendi Brent V.P. Finance – Cindy Neal V.P. Membership – Gina Green V.P. Comm. Projects – Emily Parks Strategic Development Chair – Susan Belasco Sustainer Advisor – Barbara Peterson Parliamentarian – Allyson Langston Helping Hands Annual Chair – Michelle Briley
Vice President Communications Mendi Brent
Vice President Finance Cindy Neal
Vice President Membership Gina Green
Vice President Community Projects Emily Parks
Communication Chairs
Fundraising Chairs
Membership Development Chairs
Community Project Chairs
Treasurer
Advisory
Sharon Kruk
Michelle Haney
Gina Green, Chair
Shawn Dunn, Chair
Assistant Treasurer
Suzy Childers, Co-Chair & Membership Relations Chair
Back to School Bonanza
Hospitality
Camp Get Fit / Kids in the Kitchen
Our View - Co-Chair, Internal PR & Website Elisabeth Grimes
Jean Lucas
Helping Hands Annual Campaign
Samie Montes*
Michelle Briley
External PR & Advertising April Earley
Photographer & Archivist Allison James
Financial Archivist Ashley Bowers
Shelli Ellis, Chair Susan Harris, Co-Chair*
Laura Mikeal, Chair Monica Gunter, Co-Chair
Provisional Trainer Donna Ross
Career Conference Hilary Walker, Chair Crystal Gann, Co-Chair
Grant Writer Natalie Thornton
Family Nights Charity Ball
Lindsey Goforth, Chair Jeanie McCusker, Co-Chair
Lora Huerta, Chair Tara Watson, Co-Chair
MVP Anita Boyd, Chair
Spring Market
Vision Screening
Kim Herman, Chair
Tracy Nichols, Chair Whitney Garza, Co-Chair
Melissa Roberts,
FAMILY NIGHTS Chair: Lindsey Goforth Co-Chair: Jeanie McCusker Caron Cook Jean Hester Karol Brown Paula Werner Amber Youngblood
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Our View - Editor
Co-Chair & Vendor Relations Chair *JLL Member volunteered for a double placement.
*JLL Member volunteered for a double placement.
BACK TO SCHOOL BONANZA Chair: Shelli Ellis Co-Chair: Susan Harris*
IMMUNIZATIONS Chair: Tina McDonald Co-Chair: Shanelle Stewart Tammi Axelson
VISION SCREENING Chair: Rhonda Cates Co-Chair: Tracy Jerke Tamara Day
HAIRCUTS Chair: Kathi White Co-Chair: Elizabeth Durrett Emily Grimes
DENTAL SCREENING Chair: Heather Robertson Co-Chair: Susan Childers* Stephanie Gustafson BACKPACK DRIVE Chair: Anna Wyatt Co-Chair: Kimberly Doyle
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Sustainer News By Kathy Barrett Susan and Terry Morgan graciously hosted the Toast to Hospice Fundraiser on Friday, April 15, 2011 in their beautiful home. Everyone enjoyed the great food and music. Julie and Cooper Castleberry enjoyed a visit from their granddaughter Julianne while her parents attended a business conference and wedding. Julianne is 2 1/2 and precious. Andrea and Gip Friesen’s youngest daughter, Lacey, is engaged to Chase Luce of Lufkin. Lacey and Chase will marry next spring after she graduates from TCU in December 2011. Their oldest daughter, Leeanne and husband Hunter Haglund, have moved back to Lufkin and are busy renovating a home on Augusta before baby Preston arrives in May. Will Griffin, son of Lisa and Fred Griffin, has signed with the University of Texas to play golf there in the fall of 2011. Congratulations to Will! Joie Henderson traveled to Dallas to attend the monster mash birthday party of grandson Reed, who turned 3 on April 30, 2011. Debra and Steve Moore have a trip planned to Fayetteville, North Carolina to visit daughter Kimberly. As Kim’s job takes her around the country, Debra and Steve are enjoying traveling to see her. They plan to see the Biltmore Estate in Ashville, the Outer Banks, and on the return trip home, stop in Charleston and Savannah. Sounds like fun. Alys Ray reports that husband Billy is slowly recovering from his two surgeries in March. It has been a longer recovery than they expected but Billy is gradually regaining his strength and working a little bit from home. Chip Watts, son of Emily Watts, will graduate from medical school on June 4, 2011. He will be doing his Residency in Radiology
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at Harvard in Boston. Only ten graduates in the entire country were accepted in Radiology at Harvard. Chip will complete an internship in Ft. Worth at John Peter Smith Hospital before moving to Boston. Emily’s daughter, Lindsey, will graduate from Baylor in August. Her degree is in Music and Entertainment Marketing. Congratulations to both Chip and Lindsey! Cathey Friesen has enjoyed daughter, Rebecca Hunt and grandson Levi visiting from Colorado for Easter. In March, Cathey survived spending the night at the zoo with 66 fifth graders from Brandon and actually enjoyed it! Kay and Don Neill are excited about son Scott’s engagement to Erika Keese. They will marry on June 25, 2011 in Decatur. Erika is with the Zeleskey Law Firm and Scott is with Huntington State Bank. Congratulations to Scott and Erika! Have a safe, fun filled summer and pray for rain.
Kathy Barrett
Emeritus Luncheon
Junior League of Lufkin Sustainer Board hosted an Emeritus Luncheon at the home of Melissa Abeldt, president, to honor the Emeritus Members (80 years and above) of the Lufkin Junior League Sustainers. Top row Left to right: Dot Brookshire, Virginia Winston, Ann Shands, Woodie Hicks, Beth Denman and Hilda Mitchell. Seated left to right: Dottie Tompkins, Lib Oviatt, Elma Alexander and Jetta Koch Westerholm. The Sustainer board members present were: Melissa Abeldt, Linda Malnar, Debra Moore, Susan Sumners, Ginna Hudgens, Patti Smithhart, Judy Perry, Mary Jane West, Barbara Peterson, Thalia Tierney and guest Mary Ellen Alexander Borgelt.
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Introducing the Area’s First and Only Physician Specializing in Mammography Interpretation Christopher T. Sherman, M.D., Ph.D. Board Certified Radiologist Fellowship Trained in Breast Imaging at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center At Memorial Health System of East Texas, we strive to provide exceptional care for those in our community. By offering Digital Mammography for over 3 years and now with the addition of Dr. Sherman, women can expect even more specialized care. Dr. Sherman is a Board Certified Radiologist and the only radiologist in the area to have completed Fellowship Training in Breast Imaging at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
• Extensive clinical experience in screening and diagnostic mammography, breast ultrasound, breast MRI, breast pathology and interventional procedures.
• Training in the advanced interpretation of mammography, breast ultrasound, breast MRI and in the accompanying image-guided biopsies.
To schedule a mammogram with one of our registered mammography technologists, call (936) 639-7374.
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• Education in the epidemiology, diagnosis, pathology and therapy of breast cancer including screening for breast cancer and identification patterns of recurrence of malignant breast tumors.