November 2013 news from the Junior League of Syracuse
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The Junior League of Syracuse, Inc. • The NOTES • November 2013 | 1 In This Issue: • Holiday Shoppes 2013 • Sustainer News • Sustainer Golf & Dinner • Annual Sustainer Pie-Making • Community Collaborations • New Member Class • Spring 2013 New Member Project • JLS Book Club • Kudos • AJLI Fall Leadership Conference • Phase I Paperwork • GMM and Board Briefs November 7: Book Club Meeting • Jenny Jackson’s House, 6pm November 12: November GMM • Location TBA • 6 pm: Social // 6:30 pm: Meeting November 15 – 17: Holiday Shoppes • Thursday, November 14: JLS Setup • Friday, November 15: 10 am – 7 pm • Saturday, November 16: 10 am – 6 pm • Sunday, November 17: 12 – 5 pm • NYS Fairgrounds Horticulture Building November 28: Happy Thanksgiving December 1: Phase I Paperwork Due December 7: Sustainer Pie-Making • Blessed Sacrament Parish Center • 9 am – Noon December 10: December GMM / Holiday Party • Rosamond Gifford Zoo November 2013 • Issue 4 MARK YOUR CALENDARS The event is only a few weeks away and the Steering Committee is working hard, organizing what will hopefully be the best Holiday Shoppes yet. Although we are in the same building, a new layout and new decora- tions will create a different flow and feel to the event. Look forward to walking into a Winter Wonderland! Pre-sale tickets for League members dropped to $5 this year. Price Chopper pre- sale tickets will remain at $6, and general ad- mission will remain at $8. Weekend passes are available for an additional $2. More of a reason to encourage people to buy tickets from you! The Steering Committee is count- ing on the support of members to sell tickets and to staff the event. The ticket and staff- ing requirements remain the same for Active and Associate members, but the price of the ticket requirement went down to $25 from the $30 in previous years. The one five-hour shift remains the same. A few incentives have been created for members who sell more than the minimum requirement. Any member who sells 10 tickets at a value of $5 per ticket will attend the 2013 Holiday Party at no cost (bev- erages not included). The three members who Save the Date for the 18 th Annual Holiday Shoppes November 15 – 17 th at the NYS Fairgrounds Horticulture Building! sell the most tickets (minimum of 30 tickets sold) at a value of $5 per ticket will receive complimentary dues for the 2014 – 2015 JLS League year. So please sell, sell, sell! Put fly- ers up. Send out e-mails. Ask your friends. Help us make this a successful event! We currently have 103 secured booths filled, and the number keeps growing! Of these booths, we have 66 returning mer- chants and 28 new merchants. Some of our returning merchants include our old favor- ites such as: A La Maison, Natural Cre- ations, and Boom Babies. We are also excit- ed to introduce some of our new merchants: Lockwood Lavender Farm, Zilla’s Queen, and Windfall Studio. If you or someone you know is interested in having a booth at the Holiday Shoppes, please e-mail our Mer- chant Co-Chairs, Julianna Hebert (juls- [email protected]) and Marisa Montreal ([email protected]) or download an application from our website. Raffle prizes and event sponsors are being finalized and will be announced soon, but we can confirm that we have secured Cazenovia Jewelry, Mirbeau Spa, and two tickets to Syr- acuse Stage. Tickets for these big-ticket raffle items will go on sale before the event so keep a look out in the e-mail blasts. As always, we will be doing some heavy
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The Junior League of Syracuse, Inc. • The NOTES • November 2013 | 1
In This Issue:• Holiday Shoppes 2013
• Sustainer News
• Sustainer Golf & Dinner
• Annual Sustainer Pie-Making
• Community Collaborations
• New Member Class
• Spring 2013 New Member Project
• JLS Book Club
• Kudos
• AJLI Fall Leadership Conference
• Phase I Paperwork
• GMM and Board Briefs
November 7: Book Club Meeting• Jenny Jackson’s House, 6pm
November 12: November GMM• Location TBA• 6 pm: Social // 6:30 pm: Meeting
November 15 – 17: Holiday Shoppes• Thursday, November 14: JLS Setup• Friday, November 15: 10 am – 7 pm• Saturday, November 16: 10 am – 6 pm• Sunday, November 17: 12 – 5 pm• NYS Fairgrounds Horticulture Building
November 28: Happy Thanksgiving
December 1:Phase I Paperwork Due
December 7: Sustainer Pie-Making• Blessed Sacrament Parish Center• 9 am – Noon
December 10:December GMM / Holiday Party• Rosamond Gifford Zoo
November 2013 • Issue 4
MARK YOUR CALENDARS The event is only a few weeks away and
the Steering Committee is working hard, organizing what will hopefully be the best Holiday Shoppes yet. Although we are in the same building, a new layout and new decora-tions will create a different flow and feel to the event.
Look forward to walking into a Winter Wonderland!
Pre-sale tickets for League members dropped to $5 this year. Price Chopper pre-sale tickets will remain at $6, and general ad-mission will remain at $8. Weekend passes are available for an additional $2. More of a reason to encourage people to buy tickets from you! The Steering Committee is count-ing on the support of members to sell tickets and to staff the event. The ticket and staff-ing requirements remain the same for Active and Associate members, but the price of the ticket requirement went down to $25 from the $30 in previous years. The one five-hour shift remains the same. A few incentives have been created for members who sell more than the minimum requirement. Any member who sells 10 tickets at a value of $5 per ticket will attend the 2013 Holiday Party at no cost (bev-erages not included). The three members who
Save the Date for the 18th Annual Holiday ShoppesNovember 15 – 17th at the NYS Fairgrounds Horticulture Building!
sell the most tickets (minimum of 30 tickets sold) at a value of $5 per ticket will receive complimentary dues for the 2014 – 2015 JLS League year. So please sell, sell, sell! Put fly-ers up. Send out e-mails. Ask your friends. Help us make this a successful event!
We currently have 103 secured booths filled, and the number keeps growing! Of these booths, we have 66 returning mer-chants and 28 new merchants. Some of our returning merchants include our old favor-ites such as: A La Maison, Natural Cre-ations, and Boom Babies. We are also excit-ed to introduce some of our new merchants: Lockwood Lavender Farm, Zilla’s Queen, and Windfall Studio. If you or someone you know is interested in having a booth at the Holiday Shoppes, please e-mail our Mer-chant Co-Chairs, Julianna Hebert ([email protected]) and Marisa Montreal ([email protected]) or download an application from our website.
Raffle prizes and event sponsors are being finalized and will be announced soon, but we can confirm that we have secured Cazenovia Jewelry, Mirbeau Spa, and two tickets to Syr-acuse Stage. Tickets for these big-ticket raffle items will go on sale before the event so keep a look out in the e-mail blasts.
As always, we will be doing some heavy
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and ice cream for dessert! In addi-tion to dinner, we enjoy and appre-ciate the Active League Members who come and present a short pro-gram during our meal. We learn about current League activities, the upcoming Holiday Shoppes fundraiser and where Sustainer volunteers are needed. It’s a great
opportunity for our Sustainer Co-Chairs to introduce Sustainer activities that are in the planning stages for the upcoming year.
We will look forward to seeing our “regular” Sus-tainers come back next year, as well as welcome new ones.
advertising for the event. Keep your eyes out for our poster boards, located on 606 N State St, 2982 E Genesee St, 4938 W Genesee St, and 1511 W Genesee St Stop. Take a picture, and post on Facebook if you can! Billboard locations will be released soon. We will have commercials running on News Channel 9 and YNN throughout the weekend of the event, and radio ads on Y94FM and 93Q!
The Communications Council is work-ing hard to promote Holiday Shoppes on the JLS website (jlsyracuse.org) and through all of our social media outlets. Check us out on Facebook (facebook.com/JLSyracuse) and invite your friends to the Holiday Shoppes event that was created. Share, retweet, pin, and check in on Twitter (@JuniorLeague-Syr), Pinterest (JuniorLeagueSyr), and Foursquare! Don’t forget to include our tags: #JLSyracuse and #JLSHS13 and help us spread the word!
ANNUAL SUSTAINER GOLf & DINNERAfter many years of hosting
the Sustainer dinner and optional golf, in late September, it never loses its popularity. Luckily, af-ter a location change to Drumlins Golf and Country Club, about five years ago, it has become the per-fect venue – centrally located with easy access for all, a beautiful golf course for the golf participants and the “member’s lounge” is an inviting and com-fortable setting for Sustainers.
This year we had five teams participating in 9-hole golf. The day was quite chilly, so kudos to those who braved the low tempera-tures despite the bright sunshine.
But many Sustainers don’t golf and in-stead come for just the cocktails and dinner. They look forward to connecting with League Members whom they don’t have an opportu-nity to see often. Our cocktail hour in the bar starts off a fun-filled evening for all. We then move to the “Member’s Lounge” for dinner and look forward to the ever popular choice of three dinner salads followed by brownies
this event so there will be no fee for mem-bers. Many hands make light work so join us for pie-making as we get in the holiday spirit.
Please be thinking about nominating a Sus-tainer for this year’s Mary Harriman Award. Information about this award and a nomina-tion form can be found on the JLS website. Also, please let Amy or me know if you have a special topic or idea that you would like to see presented in the winter sectionals.
We are hoping for a new venue very soon for our R&R’s and will keep you posted. Last, but most important, there are many great volunteer opportunities organized through the Community Collaborations Committee. Check the e-mail blast each week for upcoming ways to participate.
Amy and I value your input so please feel free to contact us with any ideas or sugges-tions for this year.
SUSTAINER NEWSThe Sustainers kicked-off the new year
with a great golf tournament and dinner (see article below). This is always a highlight for the group! A special THANK YOU to Susan Cronin, Anne Miller, and Jeanne Jackson for once again organizing a fun and greatly anticipated event!
Our first Lunch and Learn will be held in the Ballroom of the JLS office on October 29th from 12 – 1:30 pm. Todd Bunnenberg of the US Department of Homeland Security will be speaking on Human Trafficking (HT), the JLS’s new focus area. We are currently work-ing to raise awareness and train our members about the realities of HT in the CNY commu-nity and the resources available for victims. The statistics are startling and I hope you will join us for this educational and revealing dis-cussion. An invitation will be arriving by mail.
We hope Sustainers will signup for a shift and sell tickets for the Holiday Shoppes. Don’t forget about the ticket-selling contest! Any member, Active or Sustainer, who sells 10 tick-ets at $5.00 per ticket can attend the Holiday party for free, and the 3 Active and 3 Sustainer members who sell the most tickets (minimum of 30) at $5.00 per ticket will receive compli-mentary dues for the 2014 – 2015 year.
Sheila Corbishley has the Annual Pie-Making Event organized for December 7th (see her article). Thank you again Sheila for your dedication! We now have a budget for
Foursquare: Check in at the NYS Horticulture Building
Use Tags:#JLSyracuse & #JLSHS13
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• Chadwick Residence: Training women and children on key skills for indepen-dent living
• Vera House / Dorothy Day House: Supporting women in crisis
• Becca’s Closet: Supporting high school girls in making positive teenage memories • McMahon / Ryan: Supporting child abuse pre-vention awareness• OnPoint: Providing college access and sup-port to potential students
We encourage everyone to sign-up to volunteer in one, or more, of these reward-ing Community Collaboration opportuni-ties. Contact us for more information and keep an eye on e-mail blasts for additional details and upcoming events.
Contact the Community Collaborations Co-Chairs: (l - r)
Our annual pie-making event will be held again this year at Blessed Sacrament Parish Center in Eastwood on December 7 from 9 am to Noon. Come and enjoy some holi-day service to benefit the Rescue Mission and reconnect with your JLS Sustainer friends. Watch your mail for an invitation.
If anyone would like to help with shop-ping before the event or if you would be able to assist with delivery immediately fol-lowing, please contact me at [email protected] or 463-5731.
– Sheila Corbishley
ANNUAL SUSTAINERPIE-MAKING EVENT
Last Spring, the JLS membership ex-pressed interest in three possible focus areas for our work in the community. This Fall, as our Community Collaborations Commit-tee began to explore project ideas, it quickly became evident that Human Traf-ficking advocacy would be relevant and beneficial to nearly every agency and cli-ent population the JLS serves. Hu-man Trafficking occurs when chil-dren and young adults are vulner-able. Their indi-vidual issues may be very different (poverty, lack of family support, or low self-esteem), but their weaknesses make them attractive targets for traffickers and child predators.
As we have researched opportunities for the other two focus areas, we have begun to see the huge potential of the JLS Hu-man Trafficking advocacy campaign. In building relationships with agency staffs and planning collaborations for this year, we are learning about how we can begin to address some of the underlying vulner-abilities of agency clients and also how we can bring Human Trafficking awareness to them in the near future.
Some examples of current and pending Community Collaborations include:
• Kids in Motion: Supporting develop-ment of self esteem through athletic activity
COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS
THANK YOU!
Kids in Motion outing in September
Many THANKS to Sharon Waskiewicz for donating her time and photography talents to our first Human Trafficking advocacy campaign photo shoot. These images will be featured in various JLS communications throughout the year.
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Career Day Presentations at Jamesville-Dewitt High School
The Spring 2013 New Member Class had a wonderful time planning and execut-ing their class project. Heather Connell, Whitney Daniels, Kristen Franklin, Marie Norkett, and Lauren Zacher put together a “Career Day” event for a small group of students at Jamesville-Dewitt High School. The students all speak English as a second language, some of them coming from lower income households, and are part of a special transitions program developed by the school.
During the Career Day event, we each gave short presentations about our career field, what we do, and the educational trail we took to get where we are. Our goal was to encourage the students to start thinking about their future and expose them to a few of the
SPRING 2013 NEW MEMBER CLASS PROjECT
many possible career paths. At the end of the presentation we passed out “goodie bags” which included various school supplies and health / first aid items. A big THANK YOU to all the members who donated bandages for our event. We think the students got a lot out of hearing us speak and were thrilled about the goodies bags. The school very much ap-preciated our efforts and suggested a possible follow-up event in the Spring.
We’d also like to thank Peggy Howard, Jenny Jackson, and Anna O’Neil for being our guides during our transition into becom-ing Active Members. We are excited to be a part of the League and are looking forward to participating in many future events.
– Spring 2013 New Member Class
The JLS Book Club is in full swing! In Oc-tober we met to discuss our first book “Sold” by Patricia McCormick, a fictional book on the topic of Human Trafficking. We had a lot of fun and exchanged great dialogue about the book as well as how it pertained to our advo-cacy campaign on Human Trafficking.
Our next book is “The Book Thief” by Markus Zuzak. We will meet to delve into discussion and hang out, on Thursday, No-vember 7 at 6 pm at Jenny Jackson’s house.
Those who attend are also encouraged to bring ideas for the next book selection.
The Book Club will also be looking into organizing a movie night to see “The Book Thief” coming to theaters on November 15.
To join the Book Club or just stay in the loop contact us!
jLS BOOK CLUB
Contact the Book Club Organizers: (l - r)Jenny Jackson: [email protected]
NEW MEMBER CLASSThe Recruitment / New Member Devel-
opment Committee held two recruitment events in September.
Our first New Member Class in Octo-ber taught the New Members everything they ever wanted to know about the Junior League. In November we will be heading to the Holiday Shoppes to tour the area, meet
Contact the Recruitment / New Member Development Co-Chairs: (l - r)
with the Fund Development Committee, and get the skinny on how this great event im-pacts our mission. For the holidays we will again be participating in the Festival of Trees by creating a wreath.
We expect to have a New Member Class of 25 lovely ladies and are super excited to expand the League!
Recruitment event underway at Blue Tusk
Heather Connell gave birth to a girl, Claire, on September 25.___________________________________
If you would like to submit a Kudos to appear in an upcoming issue of The
NOTES, please e-mail the 2013 – 2014 NOTES Editor Whitney Daniels at
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AjLI fALL LEADERSHIP CONfERENCE
“Leadership Empowered”Detroit, Michigan
September 19 – 21, 2013
This year’s AJLI Fall Leadership Confer-ence took place in Detroit, Michigan. JLS Board Members Sarah Shea Dempsey and Sarah Weber had the pleasure of attending – better known in Detroit as, “The Sarahs from Syracuse!”
The Fall Conference offered a wide range of training opportunities and while we were not able to attend every one, we acquired knowledge related to our council areas in ses-sions including:
• From Strategic to Tactical Plans: An Overview of the Tools for Effective Planning
• Junior League Showcase: Successful Marketing / Communication Practices
• Junior League Showcase: Successful Member Recruitment / Engagement Practices
• How Profitable Are Your Fundraising Events?
• Starting an Individual Donor Program• Articulating the “Impact” of Commu-nity Impact Initiatives
• Finding Funders with Foundation Di-rectory Online
Conference materials for each session listed above are available at: www.ajli.org/?nd=fl2013conferencematerials -or- Short Link: http://tiny.cc/rtvn4w
Contact “The Sarahs from Syracuse”: (l - r)Sarah Shea Dempsey: [email protected]
From attending the sessions, we gained insight into new and different practices promoted by AJLI and offered by other Leagues – with a number of particular rel-evance to the JLS. The sessions highlighted the importance of aligning council goals and projects through effective planning. They stressed that for successful market-ing, the utilization of available tools and in-volvement of membership is essential. Ac-curate assessment of a League’s financial portfolio and honest evaluation of fundrais-ing events were also key topics. Particular focus was given as well to effective analy-sis and development of funds, both within and outside the JLS.
A valuable, and often under-utilized benefit of being a member of the JLS is the opportunity to attend AJLI conferenc-es. From the perspectives of a member of only a few years, to one who has been a member in a number of Leagues, the train-ing gained at the AJLI conferences, both ODI and Leadership, is invaluable to ef-fectively serve in current and future po-
sitions within the JLS. These conferences give members the opportunity to experi-ence the international organization and its capabilities as a whole. We strongly encourage all interested members at any point in their JLS careers to discuss train-ing opportunities with their advisor. We would be more than happy to talk with any League member about our experiences and support of training opportunities.
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• STEM Expo that was sponsored by JLS in June. The event was well received and we hope to have another STEM event this school year.
October Board Meeting:• Momentum is building for the Anti Human Trafficking
(HT) campaign. Another great speaker is lined up for the Nov. GMM. An action plan detailing next steps, and how members can get involved, is in the works and will be shared in Nov. The Community Council will be weaving education/advocacy about HT into future events.
• Good turnout is expected for the Oct. 29 Sustainer Lunch and Learn. Agent Todd Bunnenberg (Sept. GMM speaker) will educate Sustainers about HT. Keeping Sustainers engaged in activities of active membership is important and the board brainstormed ideas for bringing all members together this year.
• A document detailing member requirements will be mailed to all active members this month.
• Final preparations are being made for Holiday Shoppes.• The annual audit of the league’s financial statements was
successfully completed, with a good report card from the independent auditing firm.
• The board will be reviewing descriptions of all leadership positions, updating as needed, and streamlining where appropriate.
• In lieu of sectionals this year, members will have the opportunity to uncover their talents by participating in “StrengthsQuest” training in February. Watch for details!
PRESIDENT:Heather Ford Wallace
PRESIDENT-ELECT:TBA
TREASURER:Cathy Dotterer
SECRETARY:Jill Lawlor
COMMUNICATIONS VP:Sarah Shea Dempsey
COMMUNITY VP:Linda Dombrow
FUND DEVELOPMENT VP:Sarah Weber
MEMBERSHIP VP:Jennifer Jackson
PARLIAMENTARIAN:Anna O’Neil
SUSTAINER VPS:Lynn Horowitch & Amy Sumida
2013 – 2014BOARD MEMBERS
MEETING BRIEfSOctober GMM:• A presentation about the importance of internet
safety was given by John Duncan, Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York. Through his work prosecuting federal criminal cases, John has learned the unfortunate reality that the internet is a playground for sexual predators and there is a proliferation of child pornography and sex trafficking online.
• John stated that the JL is a well-respected organization and is on “good footing” to use the media to promote its message. Ideas include: (1) Appoint appropriate spokesperson to interact with media / build relationships with local media professionals; (2) Decide what to say and present focused message and use statistics whenever possible; (3) Select an issue that will resonate with the community and explain why we are concerned; (4) Define our audience and target our communication accordingly; (5) Create printed materials and send focused press releases to key contacts; (6) Have event(s) with speaker and invite the media to attend; (7) Revisit our media strategy periodically, keeping in mind our message needs to be repeated to have the most impact.
• Holiday Shoppes: 115 booth spaces have been filled, with additional merchants planned. Raffle prizes are being secured. Ads will run on News Channel 9, YNN, Y94, and 93Q. Syracuse Woman Magazine will include a feature story in Nov.
• Community Collaboration: Volunteer opportunities coming up. See e-mail blasts for more information. President Heather Ford Wallace urged all members to volunteer and support the hard work of the CC – which supports our mission.
give back to our community. As a CPA, I chose to stay within my
comfort zone when I served as Treasurer. But, we also offer the opportunity for new challenges, and we promise the more you put into your committee the more success you will have!
It is my goal to help each and every active member get the most out of their JLS experi-ence. If you have questions about the placement process or other placement concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Wishing you a rewarding League year!
As Junior League Placement Chair, I want to remind membership that along with the Nominating Committee, placement is an excellent resource to help you determine the placement choices that best suit your inter-ests and needs.
As an active member, you are asked to fulfill your placement requirements by serv-ing in a leadership role or on a Council Com-mittee. You will be asked in November to complete the Phase I Placement form for the following League year. Phase I forms are to be returned to your NOMINATING AD-VISOR by December 1st. The nominating committee will then begin the slating process to build our 2014 – 2015 leadership team.
Your volunteer placement within the JLS is what guarantees our success. Each place-ment offers a unique way to tailor each mem-ber’s interests in order to meet the needs of our community and at the same time support our organization’s mission. The right place-ment should provide opportunities that will utilize each member’s strengths and talents to “develop the potential of women,” where one can make new friends, learn new skills, and
MISSIONThe Junior League of Syracuse is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.
VISIONThe Junior League of Syracuse will be an organization of diverse women committed to enriching the quality of life for women, children and their families in the Central New York Community.
