May General Membership Meeting: Celebrating JLOC’s 95th Anniversary

By Jennifer Grover, League Link Editor

On May 9, 2023, 282 JLOC Members gathered to honor the traditions of the past 95 years, celebrate the successes of the 2022-23 League year and give a nod to the League’s continued hope for the future.

At the May General Membership Meeting (GMM), JLOC continued one of its most valued traditions, the Passing of the Gavel. Thirteen Past Presidents joined current 2022-23 JLOC President Sheena Karami Hollander to pass the Presidential

Gavel down to the new 2023-24 JLOC President Adrienne Nobles. Sheena gave her closing remarks, and Adrienne delivered her opening remarks for the coming 2023-24 League year.

To close out to 2022-23 League year, Members celebrated many great accomplishments. In Sheena’s closing remarks as President, she praised the League’s ability to not only go back to 100% in-person operations, but the League’s ability to thrive and exceed expectations in the in-person atmosphere.

This year, JLOC volunteers poured more than 14,279 volunteer hours into the Oklahoma City Community for a total of $454,099.55. That is 7,669 hours more than contributed last year! JLOC more than doubled our volunteer hours from 2021-22. During 2022-23, the League brought back Legacy & Legends, bolstered our current community partnerships, added two new community partnerships, distributed 63,745 period products for Project EmpowHer, hosted 33 training events and 58 interest group and social opportunities.

In addition to League-wide accomplishments, the GMM also allowed us to celebrate individual Members. Marcella Morgan and Darian McPherson were recognized as the final STAR Award recipients for the 2022-23 League year. Both ladies were honored because they went above and beyond to support the League and its Members. 2022-23 Membership Service Awards were also given to those Members that met Membership milestones. (For a list of those Members, see page 39.)

The May GMM is always a great celebration for the Provisional Class as they are recognized for completing their requirements and moving into Active Member status. Fifty-nine Provisionals were recognized and welcomed as new Active Members.