NOVEMBER 2018 AUSTIN, TEXAS
Community Impact of the Junior League of Austin 31 Community P rojects
Supports 31 local non-profits with volunteers and grant funds
8 Signature P rograms
short-term and long-term efforts aimed at improving the community
160,000 Volunteer Hours combined hours of service provided to the community by members
600 Pairs of Shoes
new athletic shoes provided to all children at a highneed elementary school through the KICS - Kids in Cool Shoes program
1,400 Bags
backpacks of food delivered each week during the school year through the fit - food in tummies program
84 Years of Service working to make austin a better place since 1934
2,500 Members women building community
35,000 Coats coats distributed annually through the Coats for Kids program
MARKET DAYS Thursday, November 15 ~ Noon - 9:00 p.m. Friday, November 16 ~10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Saturday, November 17 ~ 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sunday, November 18 ~ 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$15
per day per guest
Parking is avaliable at barton creek square mall with complimentary shuttle service to and from Palmer Events Center. Parking is also avaliable at Palmer Events center for a fee.
MARKET DAY SPONSOR:
IBC Bank
MEDIA SPONSOR:
Spirit Radio
Exposition Universelle
a preview party
wednesday $150 November 14, 2018 per guest 7:00p.m. to 10:00p.m.
Be the first to experience A Christmas Affair with the Preview Party private shopping event. Experience the 1900 Parisian World Fair as you shop and enjoy hors d’oeuvres inspired by French culinary delights. Celebrate the memories of 2018 through the photo booth and Vogue Vignette sketch artist, or look ahead to 2019 by bidding on silent auction items
event SPONSOR:
AT&T
Media SPONSOR:
iheart media
Bonjour maa Ladies ChĂŠrie Brunch thursday $70 November 15, 2018 9:00 a.m. to Noon
per guest
Croissants, Monte Cristo sandwiches, and frittatas are just part of our ladies brunch. Listen to our caroling a cappella group while you participate in three hours of private shopping before A Christmas Affair opens to the public. A reserved table for 10 can be purchased for $1,500.
event SPONSOR:
Brandywine Realty Trust
Rosé in Saint-tropez girls night out thursday $65 per guest November 15, 2018 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Dance the night away in Saint-Tropez with DJ Diesel. Delicious treats include cotton candy in champagne and Rosé flavors as well as French food truck cuisine. Purchase a surprise box from Kendra Scott or try your luck at Luxe Bingo. Ticket includes all-day access to market shopping and a signature cocktail.
EVENT SPONSOR: Media SPONSOR: Austin Woman Magazine LYFT
Moonlight in MONTe CARLO
friday
November 16, 2018
$50
per guest
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Casino night magic includes sketch artist Vogue Vignette, wine toss game, Silent Auction, hand-rolled cigars (to be enjoyed in the cigar lounge), photo booth, and hors d’oeuvres. Ticket includes all-day access to market shopping
event SPONSOR: media SPONSOR:
CenterPoint Energy
Emmis Radio
on the
Sips SEIne SaturDAY
November 17, 2018
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
$35
per guest
Enjoy one and a half hours of private shopping before the Market opens to the public while sipping one complimentary brunch cocktail from the Bloody Mary Bar, the Mimosa Bar or other beverage bar.
event SPONSOR:
Chaparral Foundation
de demain cirque TheJunior Leagueof Austin’s for kids Coats Coat Drive
saturday
November 17, 2018
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
$25
per guest
This family event is a “circus of tomorrow” to kick off our annual coat drive: performers, circus fare, and festivities mean fun for all ages. Bring in a coat to donate for a chance to win a door prize. This ticket does not include access to market day shopping.
BistroNoël
$17
per guest per day
Open Daily
Thursday
noon to 2:00 p.m.
November 15, 2018
Friday
November 16, 2018
11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Join us in Bistro Noël to refuel during your day of shopping. A beautiful three-course lunch awaits you! Bon Apétite!
Saturday
11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. November 17, 2018
event SPONSOR:
ChaparralFoundation
Children’s Events and
Photos with Santa
Playtime
with Père
Friday, November 16, 2018
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Noël $30 per guest
Join Santa and his animal friends to help welcome the holiday season. Your preschool kids will have a blast decorating their own donuts and getting to play with some sweet animals all while listening to music from a favorite local entertainer. Breakfast treats provided for all party attendees.
Let Them Eat Pancakes!
PJs & Pancakes
Saturday, November 17, 2018
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
$35 per guest
Come cozy and casual to decorate a Gingerbread house and play Christmas Bingo all while listening to our Holiday DJ “spinning” your favorite Christmas carols. Elsa, Ana and Superman will make surprise appearances. Breakfast buffet provided for all party attendees. *PJs optional Breakfast with santa sponsor:
Randalls
Ballerinas &
Baseball
SUNDAY November 18, 2018
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. $35 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. per guest Join Santa and some of Austin’s premiere Ballerinas as well as some local homerun heroes. Enjoy tacos, decorate gingerbread houses and play Christmas bingo while hearing our Christmas DJ spin your favorite holiday remix. Breakfast (or lunch) buffet provided for all party attendees.
Photos with Santa
Santa will be available for photographs during children’s parties for party attendees during the following hours:
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Friday, November 16, 2018 Saturday, November 17, 2018
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Pre-purchase your photo packets at www.jlaustin.org. Please note your ticket does not include market day shopping. event SPONSOR:
St. David’s HealthCare
31 Community Partners
Austin Humane Society Austin Plastic Surgery Foundation (Austin Smiles) Austin Zoo Ballet Austin BIG Love Cancer Care Services Bookspring Children’s Diabetes Camp of Central Texas Con Mi Madre Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Travis County Creative Action Dress for Success Austin Drive a Senior Network Drive a Senior Northwest Generation Serve Girls Empowerment Network
Mobile Loaves and Fishes Mother’s Milk Bank of Austin Partnerships for Children ROCK, Ride on Center for Kids Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas Settlement Home Shoal Creek Conservancy Sustainable Food Center Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. (TRLA) Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired The ARC of the Capital Area The SAFE Alliance Thinkery (Austin Children’s Museum) Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center Zach Theatre Center
8 P rograms of the
Junior League of Austin
Coats for Kids Done-In-A-Day FIT-Food in Tummies Playhouse Singers
Spanish Immersion “Si” UT String Project Con Mi MADRE Scholarships KICS Kids in Cool Shoes
89 Committee Members
ACA CHAIR Lyndsey Crawford ACA CHAIR-ELECT Courtney Dickey ASSISTANT TO THE CHAIR Tiffany Norman ART, DESIGN & LAYOUT Chairs: Ellie Falcao & Amy Martinez, Assistants: Adriana Cuthbert & Brittny Rendano AUCTION Chair: Holly Hogue & Ilissa Nolan Assistants: Abbey Ames, Berenice Graig, Whitney Harrison & Danielle Lobsinger Business Manager: Kayla Carter CHILDREN’S PARTIES Chairs: Allison Lee Assistants: Abbi Miller COMMUNITY IMPACT Lara Anton DECORATIONS Chairs: Tara Akins & Blair Nelson Assistants: Lauren Cannon, Tori Jones & Jessica Sherman Business Managers: Caitlin Bauer & Briana Novian fACILITIES Chairs: Fallon Allison & Jennifer Kalinowski fdc Ashlee Arnold, Emily Doran, Michelle Hagens, Sarah Nigrini HOSPITALITY Chair: Lura Edge Assistants: Stacey Chamberlin & CM Boston Cote MERCHANDISE: Chair: Melissa Tait Assistants: Jessica Castrejana, Laci Ganninger & Jessica Pieratt MERCHANTS Chairs: Kris Calder & Laura Cesaro Assistants: Mimi Braun, Katherine De Foe, Vanessa Fuentes, Lia Truitt & Heather Van Horn PARTIES Chairs: Amanda Spearman & Elisabeth Spring Assistants: Christy deClairmont & Lauren Hobbs PLACEMENT Chairs: Kimberly Batrice & Stephanie Williamns PUBLIC RELATIONS Melissa Golding & Sarah Matz SUPPORT TEAM Chair: Brittany Ward Assistnats: Loren Cain, Alana Edwards & Allison Winney SUSTAINING ADVISORS Leigh Arnold, Dayna Bolger, Donna Cowling, Heather Fleming, Amy Hajdu, Jenny Holm, KaLyn Laney, Michele Karp, Trish Koester, Holly Mace Massingil, Marlinda Reynolds, Alicia Robertson, Gayle Vickers, Fred Voelker, Kimberly Wereley TeaRoom Chairs: Amanda Powell & Emily Rice Tickets Chairs: Ashley Bias & Jennifer Holt Assistants: Rebecca Azari, Whitney Broughton, Levente McCrary & Aubrey Williamson Traffic chair: Valerie Cavitt Assistants: Erin Arnold, Emily Eargle, Lisa Galloway, Amy Hudson & Jennifer O’Shea Treasury Kaylea Findeisen & Jennifer Hickey Technology Wendy Johnson & Anna Thompson
18 Members of the Board Amy Hurt President Carrie Semple President Elect Lisa Kaspar Assistant to the President Genny Hill Treasurer Rachel Zander Recording Secretary Laura Robinson Community VP Julia Null Administrative VP Sharon Morgan Communications VP Keri Walling Fund Development VP
Araminta Sellers Membership Dev. VP Courtney Clark Member At Large Earind Carter Member At Large Lisa Filemyr Bylaws Michelle Lupton Treasurer Elect Hadley Hemple Nominating Chair Jolie Cypert Strategic Planning Chair Melissa Morrow Sustaining President Rachel Pry Technology Chair
Merchandise Re-Sale where: Junior League of Austin Headquarters when: Friday, November 30, 2018
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 01, 2018 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 02, 2018 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
ALL DECORATIONS CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE MERCHANDISE BOOTH BY THE MAIN CHRISTMAS TREE DURING MARKET DAYS. IF YOUR HANDS ARE FULL, DON’T WORRY, THE A CHRISTMAS AFFAIR COMMITTEE WILL BE HOSTNG A MERCHANDISE RESALE AT THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF AUSTIN HEADQUARTERS IN THE WEEKS FOLLOWING A CHRISTMAS AFFAIR. ALL PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: www.jlaustin.org
Sponsors and
Donors
Benefactor IBC Bank Randalls Spirit Radio**
Champion
AT&T iHeart Media**
Grand
Austin Woman Magazine** Brandywine Realty Trust CenterPoint Energy Chaparral Foundation Emmis Radio** St. David’s HealthCare Whole Foods
Patron
Austin Subaru Capitol Chevrolet Lyft Strong Events** Tide Dry Cleaners
Tribute
Austin Family Magazine** Bloody Revolution Fastsigns** Kendra Scott** Marquee Event Rentals** **In-Kind Sponser
Merchants
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Savannah Bee Company Savor Patisserie French Macarons ShannieGirl Shira Melody Jewelry Shirley’s Potpourri Shopaholic Sanctuary Silk Utopia Slater Zorn Smart Cookie Barkery Smathers & Branson Smith Map Studio SoloSol Movement Something New International Sort of Cool Art Soy Austin Candles Spicewood Gourmet Foods Steel Magnolia Marketplace Sterling Brooke Taylor and Tessier TEAM VICTORIOUS Texas Standard Texas Toffee Texas Treats Gift Baskets, Foods & Souv. The Bell Collection The Dainty Doe The Doggie Express (DEX) The Embellished Cottage LLC The Guayabera Shirt Store & Linen Dreams The Homesteader’s Finest The Limoges Lady The Petal & Bow The Shoe Club Boutique The Treasured Accessory, INC. The Tree House The Write Designs Three Sisters Bows Tiger Jaw tisa’s creations Tought Mother Treestump Woodcraft trulyYOURS Turquoise Tulip Ultra Bella, LLC Under Wraps Uptown Chic UrbanUndercover & Towel Topper Usborne Books & More V Fashion/My Town Art Viajera Imports Vibe Vinglacé Vintage Soul Vunkology: The Science of Valuable Junk Weather & Story Wise Guyz Gadgets Yellowbird Foods Zah Crystal Files
New this year
ThankYou
Welcome to A Christmas Affair 2018, Joyeux Noël, a vintage French celebration of the season. This year, The Junior League of Austin is hosting its 43rd A Christmas Affair. This unique holiday tradition is truly the kick-off to the Austin holiday season. As we celebrate, we also want to reflect on where we came from and why we continue to be involved. At the turn of the century our founder, Mary Harriman, looked around at her community and noticed a great need. She felt strongly that she “had the opportunity and the responsibility of making an important contribution to the community…to improve conditions and that we (the women of the community) should head the way.” These powerful observations led to the creation of the first Junior League in the country. Mary Harimon worked side by side with other women in her community to raise funds, to volunteer and to drive change. Over 100 years later, The Junior League of Austin continues to live out the vision of our founder, by hosting our premier fundraiser, A Christmas Affair. With your support The Junior League of Austin will continue to raise over $700,000 during this 4-day market through ticket sales, auctions & raffles, and booth space rentals. In turn, the funds raised at A Christmas Affair go directly to help improve conditions for local children, arts, women, mothers, the environment, animals, seniors, the homeless, families and ALL people of our community by supporting our over 30 community partners as well as our signature programs, such as Coats for Kids (CFK), KICs- Kids in Cool Shoes and FIT-Food In Tummies. Please enjoy the 43rd A Christmas Affair, Joyeux Noël and know that with your support you are helping the women of The Junior League of Austin “lead the way” to building a better community for us all!
Lyndsey Crawford A Christmas Affair Chair 2018