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Junior DirectionsA publication of the Junior League of Athens
Vol. XXVI No. 6 February 2015
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Community Service
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Placement
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Volunteering to Make a Difference
Bargainza
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Spring Event
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TGH
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MLK Day p9
Leadership Retreat p17
General Membership Meeting p5
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Board MembersAlicia Battle, President: [email protected]
Michelle Dickens, President Elect: [email protected]
Lauren Williams, Treasurer: [email protected]
Jennifer Register, Assistant Treasurer: [email protected]
Carey Brown, Recording Secretary: [email protected]
Katherine Barrow, Communications VP: [email protected]
Jennifer Whitaker, Community Council VP: [email protected]
Jo Sullivan, Finance Council VP: [email protected]
Pattie Strickland, Membership Council VP: [email protected]
Laurie Wilburn Bailey, Nominating Chair: [email protected]
Oonah Benson, Community Partners Chair: [email protected]
Deanne Rosso, Community Partners Co-chair: [email protected]
Karen Gilmore, Sustainer Representative:[email protected]
Katherine Crosby, Parliamentarian: [email protected]
To Contact UsThe Junior League of Athens Headquarters
634 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA 30601. (p) (706) 549-8688 (f) (706) 613-0860
[email protected] www.juniorleagueofathens.org
MISSION STATEMENTThe Junior League of Athens, Inc. is an
organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism,
developing the potential of women and improving
communities through the effective action
and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and
charitable.
REACHING OUT STATEMENTThe Junior League of Athens reaches out to women of all races, religions,
and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and commitment
to voluntarism.
OUR FOCUSLiteracy
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Message from the President
Alicia BattlePresident [email protected], I can’t believe that I have already gotten to the 3rd chapter of my
book, JLA President. This chapter is titled “How are we doing? … Are we developing people? … What did I forget?”
During our mid-year leadership retreat earlier this month, I asked our leadership team to list their accom-plishments (i.e. Annual Plan updates) of the year so far, as well as any remaining goals. As leaders, we have a tendency to measure success in numbers, dollars raised, hours worked, and a list of programs implemented or not, versus the (more important) personal values instilled and skills learned.
At the end of the year, my hope is that what we have succeeded in setting a tone of a leadership team that cares - about each other, about every member, about our community. A tone that will foster the continued importance of learning and training. Each meeting, each conversation, each social, each disagreement is an opportunity for personal growth each year in the League.
My current chapter has brought me back full circle to our mission:
The JLA is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.
The first part is taking care of ourselves by gaining the skills needed to reach our diverse and economically challenged community. Have you experienced this type of learning this year?
By Applied Corporate Governance:
Dedicating yourself to continuous learning can help you achieve ever higher levels of consciousness, a goal of every great leader: awareness of your inner power, the connectedness of everything and therefore your ability (actively or uncon-sciously) to affect a situation and people just by “being”.
To be a conscious leader is to be growing and learning every day. Personally, I try to read at least a chapter or two a day of books on a range of subjects from leadership and success to psychology and emotional intelligence and from neurosci-ence to history. This goes beyond increasing knowledge, it brings about new insights, which as we become more aware and open to new ideas becomes ever more common and the insights more revealing.
Learning and growing,
Alicia BattlePresident
Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. -John F. Kennedy
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Board Meeting Minutes: January
Taylor Grady House ~ Monday January 26, 2015 ~ 6:30 pm
Members Present: Alicia Battle, Jennifer Whitaker, Pattie Strickland, Lauren Williams, Kate Crosby, Carey Brown, Karen Gilmore, Michelle Dickens, Deanne Rosso, Laurie Wilburn-Bailey, Tracey Hickey, Julie McGinty.
Members Absent: Jo Sullivan, Jennifer Register, Oonagh Benson.
Alicia Battle called the meeting to order at 6:28 pm.
Deanne Rosso motioned to approve the consent agenda and Michelle Dickens seconded. The agenda passed. The consent agenda in-cludes Council VP reports, updated financials, November Board meeting minutes, TGH Advisory Council update, Bargainza: Athens Arena contract, and 2015 Mini Training sessions.
Happy Dollars-4-Literacy were shared and collected.
Alicia Battle added AJLI conference and the 80th year of the League discussion to the agenda.
Lauren Williams reviewed the December Financial report with the Board. Lauren will update and edit highlighted line items on the budget that need to be corrected.
Michelle Dickens and Julie McGinty recently attended the Winter AJLI conference. Julie feels that it is imperative for members to take advantage of training opportunities through AJLI conferences and other learning sessions.
Pattie Strickland shared suggestions for renaming and restructuring committees. The Board discussed these changes. All Board mem-bers agreed to these changes:
• Renaming committees to correctly reflect their responsibilities, specifically: • “Community Service” as “Community Outreach”• “Future Planning” as “Strategic Planning”• “Signature Project” as “Signature Focus”• “Marketing & Publications” as “Communications”• “Placement & Member Support” as “Member Outreach”• Restructuring committees to enhance JLA, specifically:• Adding the President-Elect as an ex-officio member of Strategic Planning Committee• Adding the Communications VP as ex-officio member of Communications Committee• Combining Member Outreach and Training• Separating Hospitality and Taylor Grady House
Pattie Strickland shared a proposal to place a hold on Fall/Spring Event for 2015-2016 League year so that adequate research can be conducted on past results and current projected financial JLA needs. Also, to allow for time to evaluate the member and community support for past events. All Board members were in favor to place a hold on the Fall/Spring Event. Alicia will appoint members for an ad hoc committee to research and help plan future Ways and Means events. A $60 financial requirement will still be collected from each member for 2015-2016 League year.
On the behalf of the Membership Council, Pattie Strickland shared other suggested changes to streamline internal operations and make our system more effective beginning in the 2016-2017 League year. All Board members were in favor of these changes.
• Remove the non-governance roll of Community Partners Chair as a Board position. • Combine the position of Membership Council VP and Nominating Chair.
Alicia briefly discussed discontinuing the use of our TGH Richo office copier to decrease League expenses. This topic will be dis-cussed at a later date. The Board discussed plans to celebrate and recognize the 80th year anniversary of the Junior League of Athens. A planning ad hoc committee will be appointed for planning the 80th League year festivities and recognition.
The meeting adjourned at 8:50 pm. Respectfully Submitted, Carey Brown, Recording Secretary
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General Meeting Minutes: January
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President Alicia Battle called the meeting to order at 6:33 pm.
Pattie Strickland awarded Mariah Thaxton and Kay Manning with the JLA Gems awards for a job well done with League surveys and future planning.
Parliamentarian, Kate Crosby, asked for a motion to approve the November General Membership meeting minutes. Jennifer Whitaker motioned to approve the minutes and Jennifer Register seconded.
Parliamentarian, Kate Crosby, asked for a motion to approve 2015-2016 Board slate. Kate announced all of the members slated for each Board position. Erin Podvin motioned to approve the slate and Ani Fisher seconded. Ballots were passed and the general mem-bership approved the 2015 Board slate.
Mariah Thaxton asked all members to fill out the Future Planning January Mini Survey on their mobile devices during the meeting. Mariah encouraged all members to fill out any JLA surveys so the League can serve our members and community even better.
Daynes Mackey Parker, Taylor Grady House Committee Chair, announced that 2015 is the 80th year of the Junior Assembly/Junior League of Athens and shared historical information about the Taylor Grady House.
Emma Holman introduced Natalie Glenn, our member training speaker. Natalie shared empowering information about servant leadership. She encouraged members to follow two rules when serving others that you lead: know you audience and set expectations. “Good leaders must first become good servants,” Robert K. Greenleaf. Within the JLA, Kimberly Liebowitz and Lindsey Griffeth are examples of servant leaders. Kimberly works daily to provide funds for cancer patients in our local community. Lindsey has per-formed mission work to provide nursing care in Haiti.
Alicia Battle livened up the meeting with 80’s music and fun 80’s flare as she presented the State of the League. Alicia discussed survey results, statistics, the current financial report and demographics of our League members and Athens community. The slides are avail-able to view on the JLA website.
Sally Jarratt and Caitlin Askins gave an overview of Bargainza 2015. Bargainza is a huge annual yard sale starting this year on Thurs-day March 19 with League/Sustainer Night. The sale is open to the public on Friday March 20-Saturday March 21. Each League member is required to fulfill a $150 donation quota. Bargainza committee is collecting prizes for Prize Girls so contact the committee about any prize donations. The goal for 2015 is a Net Sale of $24,000. The committee asks members to tell others about Bargainza and to donate great quality items.
Sustainer Representative, Karen Gilmore and Sustainer Carol Williams talked about their experience with Bargainza as active JLA members. Karen was a leader of the very first JLA Bargainza!
Daynes Mackey Parker announced that historical documentation at the TGH will be donated to the Hargrett Rare Book and Man-uscript Library at UGA. Daynes also informed members that there are many community service opportunities in the near future. MLK Day of Service is on Monday January 19 and TGH Cleaning Day will be held Saturday February 21. Shift sign ups are posted in Closerware.
Meeting adjourned at 8:09 pm. Respectfully submitted, Carey Brown Recording Secretary
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February 2:
February 3:
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February 16:
February 23:
Calendar for February
Dues Due March 1st!
Don’t Miss the February General Membership Meeting!Mini Training Sessions: Six trainings in one meeting!
Topic 1: Lessons Learned by Business Owners (Melissa Pepin, Katie Waters,Merry Walker) Topic 2: Advocacy (Dr. Slater) Topic 3: Journey Juice Nutrition Talk (Samples - Liz Franchot) Topic 4: Interior Design (Ellyn Trinrud) Topic 5: Spin Revolution (Lululemon) Topic 6: LinkedIn and You Career (Bethany Bagley Mills Director of Alumni Career Services)
Sign up now by adding your name to the Google Doc, the find the link in the Junior Directions News Flash. There are limited spaces available for each seminar, so sign up now to get your first choice!
We are half way through the year and now is a good to check on where you stand on your 2014-2015 requirements. If you have trouble logging into Closerware (go to the JLA website and click member area), then email Katherine Barrow, Communications VP at [email protected].
Stay on Track: 2014-2015 Membership Requirements
Provisional Spring Meeting at the TGH
Prospective Member Drop-in at La Puerta del Sol
JLA General Membership Meeting at Holiday Inn
Combined Councils Activity/ Mission Moment
JLA Board Meeting (Taylor-Grady House)For additional information: www.juniorleagueofathens.org
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Communications Report
Marriage:Leah Rumely, married David Jones on Dec. 13th, 2014
Little Leaguers:Julia and Jon Mills welcomed their daughter, Claiborne Joslyn Mills, on January 16, 2015
Jo and Lee Sullivan welcomed their son, James Peyton Sullivan, on January 25, 2015
Sympathy:The family and friends of Sustaining Member Nancy Scruggs are in our thoughts and prayers.
Katherine Rowan, another Sustaining Member, recently passed away, and we offer our condo-lences to her loved ones.
New Email:Leah Jones: [email protected]
Sustainer Update
The Junior League Endowment To make a contribution or a gift “in honor”
or “in memory” of someone please makeyour checks payable to “Junior League of
Athens”.
Please note “Sustainer Endowment contribution” in the memo line of check and include memorial details. For more information about the endowment, please
contact Jane Begnaud at [email protected].
Update Your InformationPlease send updates (email, address &
phone number) to: Katherine Barrow [email protected] or call the league office at 706-549-8688
Membership RenewalRenew your membership by March 1st
for the 2015-16 League YearPlease send $75 payable to
“The Junior League of Athens”
Mail dues or Endowment Checks to:JLA
634 Prince AvenueAthens, Ga. 30601
Saturday, March 7th, 2015Athens Country Club
11:30 amInvitations to be mailed early February
Annual Junior League
of Athens Sustainers Luncheon
Communications VP: Katherine Barrow
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Cookbook is pleased to announce the Taylor Grady’s To-Go’s program.
Let us whip up dinner for you.
How the program works :
Taylor Grady To-Go’s is service program from the Cookbook which will provide two options for a frozen meal service plan. There will be two pack-ages and two different price points. There will be limited space sign up SO be sure to get your slot RIGHT AWAY. Signups will require a payment through Closerware and members will be given the option of Meal 1 or Meal 2. Food is intended to feed a family of four.
Please check out our menus and start planning to enjoy the evening off from the kitchen. Check out menus!
Sign up will open on Feb 10th. (day following the February GM) will remain open until all slots are
filled OR until March GM meeting.
The food will be prepped the Monday (prior to the event) and frozen for safekeeping. On Tuesday March 24th, those will have ordered and paid can come to the Taylor Grady to pick up their meals. Then people can pull through the Taylor Grady House drive and pick up their food and be on their way.
Cookbook is pleased to announce that our spring schedule is shaping up with a lot of fun activities. We are hosting the After Hours Chamber event on April 9th at the Taylor Grady House. This is a great opportunity to network and support the League. Mark your calendars.
Also we are going to be hosting a non-proift booth along with Bargainaza at the Athens Twilight Criterion on April 24th and 25th. This is HUGE project for the Cookbook and give us a chance to increase League awareness in the community. In cooperation with Bargainaza, we have received a discounted booth rate with a sav-ings of over $500 to make our participation in this event possible and we are SUPER EXCITED for this opportunity. A big shout out to Sally Jarratt and the Bargainaza ladies who took time out of their busy schedules to help us make this cooper-ative effort with the Twilight Foundation and the Junior League a reality.
Please pencil in these dates and plan to support the JLA with cookbook shifts, sales shifts, or com-ing by to visit and make purchases with friends and family.
Be on the lookout for Bargainaza cookbook shifts. Bargainaza is a great time to double up on your JLA shift fulfillment.
Please follow our Pinterest Board and BE SURE to do an AMAZON review. This is how we get national sales exposure. It only takes a minute and you can do it from your mobile device.
We are looking forward to a fantastic spring!!!
Cookbook Chair: Joi AkridgeCo-Chair: Emily McArthur
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JLA In Action: MLK Day of Service
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Community Service
For information about upcoming volunteer opportunities check closureware or email Ansley Crisler at [email protected]
Have you signed-up for 2 community service shifts yet? Last league year, we had greater than 50 members who did not fulfill their minimum shift requirements… therefore, our goal for this year was to increase shift fulfillment to 90% or MORE!
In the month of January, we had over 90% shift-ful-fillment, including Volunteer Opportunities with the FoodBank, Books for Keeps, Seedlings for MLK Day Event with Athens Community Council on Aging’s Community Garden & Project Safe’s thrift store.
Let’s keep this momentum going...If you have not yet completed 6 hours of community ser-vice, please sign-up on Closerware today! Up-coming volunteer opportunities include: Athens-Clarke Literacy Council’s “Letters for Literacy” Scrabble tournament & TGH Spring Cleaning in February, and ARMC’s PEDS Reads in March. If you would like in-
formation about additional opportunities, please email [email protected].
Have you donated to the Make A Difference Drive yet? Mini-survey results from 73 members last year revealed that ½ of respondents donated at least once, while greater than 1/3 of respondents never contrib-uted to a Make A Difference Drive… Our goal this year is for 75% of active members to donate at least once & we hope that 50% will donate twice or MORE! Thank you to our members who donate monthly to MADD (we know who you are:) We collected several backpacks & school supplies for Casa de Amistad in January.
We collected $56.00 at the January General meeting for Change for Change, which brings our total to $260.39. Please remember to bring spare change to gen-eral meetings for Change for Change!
Please remember to bring kitchen/cleaning supplies & laundry detergent to the Make A Difference Drive at the February General Meeting benefitting Project Safe. There
will be a prize for one member who donates to the MADDrive!
Chair: Ansley CrislerCo-Chair: Laura Ambrose
Is there someone who you think should be recognized for their exceptional efforts in the community this year?
The Junior League of Athens is seeking nominations for our annual Community Service Awards!! The Com-munity Service Awards are designed to recognize outstanding volunteer efforts that have made a significant and positive impact in the community. Awards will be given to individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to volunteerism in the following four areas: Teen Volunteer of the Year, Collegian Volunteer of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Lifetime Achievement. The outstanding volunteers will be recognized Monday, April 13, at the Hol-iday Inn at 6:30pm during our April General Membership meeting. The awards nomination form can be found at www.juniorleagueofathens.org.
Junior League of Athens Community Service Awards nomination forms are due by March 16, 2015. For addi-tional information, please call 706.549-8688.
This is the Junior League of Athens and Athens First Bank and Trust’s 20th year celebrating our community volunteer achievements. Send your nomination today!
2015 Community Service Volunteer Award Nominations Needed
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The Life of a Community
Service Partner
Once again, our fearless members will represent JLA at the
Friends of Advantage adDRESS a Need!
on February 5th, 2015What is needed from you?
3 things…#1 - Drop off any gently used bridesmaids or other formal dresses, on hangers, at TGH
by February 5th.
#2 - VOTE!! Each vote puts Alicia and our designer, KaDee Holt,
higher in the rankings! 1 vote = $1
more $$ = winners!
#3 – Come out on February 5th
@ 7 pm to the Morton Theatre to support Alicia & KaDee
Tickets can be purchased atmortontheatre.org
Find out more about Friends of Advantage & adDRESS a Need at www.friendsofadvantage.org
Model: Alicia Battle, President Designer: KaDee Holt, Provisional Trainer
Mini Grant/ Volunteer Shifts Opportunities
It’s time to make your Committee Requests for the 2015-2016 year.
Placement Request Forms are due February 20. Your placement advisor will speak with you one-on-one to find out what you’d like to do in the future. Once you speak with your placement advisor, you can complete the Placement Request Form, which will be available in the Member Section of the JLA website. If you do not hear from your placement advisor by February 13, please email Julie McGinty ([email protected]).
Questions to consider prior to speaking with your advisor:-How has your current year placement gone?
-Do you have any feedback regarding the committee?-Are you willing to serve in current placement again?
-Are there any skills that you would like to gain through a placement?-What are your goals for your time in the League?
-Is leadership something that interests you?-What committees interest you?
If you have any placement questions, please email Julie McGinty ([email protected])
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It’s Recruiting Time!Do you know anyone interested in joining the Junior League of Athens? NOW is the time to reach out to them! Have them complete the Membership Interest Form on the Membership tab on the Junior League of Athens website (juniorleagueofathens.org). Reach out to interested friends and co-workers today!
Monthly drop-ins continue through June. They are “come-as-you-are” and stay as long as your schedule permits. Our next drop-in is Tuesday, February 3 at La Puerta del Sol on Cedar Shoals Drive from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Tuesday, February 3~Puerto de Sol Thursday, March 19~Bargainza League Night Monday, April 13~JLA General Meeting Monday, May 4~Alta Moda Thursday, June 4~Georgia Museum of Art
Placement & Membership Support Chair: Julie MacGintyCo-Chair: Meg Hanson
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Junior League Journey
I grew up in Athens and had known about the League since my youth. My mother actively volunteered and taught me early about giving back, so I was excited to attend the New Member Information Session. As a provisional, I jumped right in and wanted to soak up every piece of information. Our provisional train-ers suggested I look at leadership for my first active year which is exactly where I ended. My path in Junior League was one where I jumped in “head” first! I didn’t dip my toes in… I went right for it.
My first active year, I used my professional strengths and served as the Marketing Committee Chair. I remember my nerves at our first committee meeting – here I was a first year active with members who had been in the league three, four and five years. That year, I learned a lot about myself as leader and how the league “communicates” within itself.
In summer 2009, I attended the AJLI Area III conference in Macon. It was such a wonderful training opportunity! I thoroughly enjoyed the weekend soaking up the informa-tion from other leagues and the guest speaker, Vicki Clark. She made my passion for what we do grow even more and I couldn’t wait to get back to Athens and make a difference!
In my second and third year, I served as Co-Chair and Chair of Community Partners. I personally grew so much during my time on the board. I had many wonderful men-tors, including Tiffany Hines and Natalie Glenn who taught me the art of “the ask.” They helped me not only grow per-sonally that year but also professionally. I also learned about the interworking of the board – I understood the bigger picture. The “why” and “how” we do what we do and how we do it. The best interest of the league is always put first – not someone’s own personal agenda. I served for two years at the board level – it was a lot of work but very rewarding!
My fourth and fifth active years, I served on Nominating as a nominating member and as the Provisional Co-Trainer and Trainer.
Nominating was an eye opening experience. I learned how the board and committee chairs are slated. We were shaping the league’s leadership and possibly the direction the league would go with our selection of leaders. I learned to look at a member and take the qualities she has to offer and place her in the best fit for her and the league. This is
such a carefully and thoughtfully done process. You must dive into what will work best for the league and for that member who is nominated or who may have applied. It was one of the hardest jobs I held in the league.
Serving as the Provisional Co-Trainer and Trainer were my favorite positions. I loved being a cheerleader for our league and helping our new members grow. My goals during my time in this role was for the new members: to enjoy and learn about the league, light the same fire and passion for our league that I have, learn about themselves as future members , determine their paths in JLA and to make last-ing lifelong friendships as I have done. I loved being able to watch future leaders develop and see women find their place in our league!
In June 2012, I helped chair the AJLI Area III conference that our league hosted in Athens. It was such a wonderful experience to put on this conference and work with an amazing group of women. We made our league and Athens proud!
In my sixth and now seventh active years, I have served as a member of Placement and Membership Support. It has been nice to sit back as “Molly Member” and watch the women in my provisional classes continue to grow and serve as league leaders. I have also served this year as Transfer Liaison and enjoy being able to share my enthusiasm with our transfers and to help them find their place in Athens.
I have enjoyed my time in the league. I have learned to be a better “listener”, learned that my way or someone else’s may not be the best path (you have to look at what works best for our league), learned to be a better friend, co-work-er, volunteer and community member. The league has given me so much and I am thankful for that. I have gained many new friends and colleagues whom I admire tremen-dously. And most importantly – remember you must have a servant’s heart in all you do. Be eager to serve others - you will not regret helping make a difference in our league and in our community!
Placement Advisor: Whitney England
First Active Year: 2008
Our next installment Junior League Journeys is from Placement Advisor, Whitney England…
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Bargainza
IT’S THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF BARGAINZA! Let’s make it the biggest Bargainza yet!
Mark your Calendars! Bargainza (which is basically a big garage sale) will take place March 19-‐21, 2015, at Athens Arena, 280 Commerce Boulevard in Bogart. League-‐Sustainer Night—our exclusive shopping night open only to members, sustainers and their guests—will be Thursday, March 19 at 6:00 P.M.
NET SALES GOAL = $24,000
TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, WE NEED YOU! We need donations of nice, well-‐kept items—housewares, appliances and especially, FURNITURE! The better the quality of items, the more money we make.
Start your spring cleaning early, and donate to Bargainza! The Bargainza committee is working hard to make Bargainza 2015 our most successful sale ever, but WE NEED YOU—our members, new members and sustainers!
Members, in our continued effort to increase the quality of our thrift items, we are bringing back the Royalty Program. We will have amazing prizes to incentive people to participate. The more you donate, the better the benefit. Here is how the Royalty Program Works:
• Queen Level – o Qualification: The member must donate $1,000 of quota. o Benefits: (1) Exempt from all shift requirements, (2) Receive an amazing prize, and (3) Shop
League-‐Sustainer Night early (before general admission at 6:00 P.M.)! o Limitation: Only two (2) slots remain available. Sign up by February 1, 2015.
• Princess Level – o Qualification: The member must donate $750 worth of quota. o Benefits: (1) Exempt from all your shifts, and (2) Shop League-‐Sustainer Night early (before
general admission at 6:00 P.M.)! • Duchess Level –
o Qualification: The member must donate $500 worth of quota. o Benefit: Shop before everyone else on League/Sustainer Night early (before general admission
at 6:00 P.M.)!
A few things to note: If you are interested in being a member of the Royalty Program, notify the Bargainza Committee by February 1st, 2015. You will price your own items, and a designated member of the Bargainza committee will verify your quota.
DONATE A TRIP AND EXEMPT BOTH SHIFTS: Any member who can secure a trip for us to give as a prize to one of our Queens will be exempt from both shifts! If you have a trip to donate, please let us know as soon as you can.
REMEMBER: Bargainza is one of our League’s biggest fundraisers. Help us to make it the best that it can be!
Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions, ideas or concerns!
~ The Bargainza Committee 2015
Chairs: Sally Jarrett/ Caitlin AskinsCo-Chairs: Mimi Chandler/ Alden Mergenthal
It’s the 25th Anniversary of Bargainza!Let’s make it the biggest yet!
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Your Enthusiasm is Needed!(Actives and Sustainers)
JLA’s 80th Celebration Special Committees
What is an Special Committee?Committee formed for a specific task or objective, and dissolved after the completion of the task or achievement of the objective.
Interested? Please email [email protected]
Please join us for a night of dinner, dancing, and games to benefit literacy efforts in the local Athens community. Dinner will be provided by Saucehouse Barbecue and we will dance the night away to
Ansley and the Replaceables
Tickets are $30 for a lawn ticket and $40 for a Reserved VIP TableReserved VIP Tables will go on sale at the February general meeting. Please get your friends together ASAP and reserve a table! There are a limited number of tables. There are 8 seats at a table, and only
whole tables will be sold at the February general meeting.
There will also be a cornhole tournament with a fabulous prize!
The event is BYOB with a $5 wristband fee. Wristbands can be purchased in advance.
Invite all of your friends, Live on the Lawn will be a fabulous evening and wil raise money for a wonderful cause!
Spring Event Chair: Lauren EllisonCo-Chairs: Katie Jacobs/ Alex Phillips
Live on the Lawn will be April 11th from
6-10 pm at the Taylor Grady House
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TGH/ Hospitality
Please join us for Spring Cleaning Day February 21 at the Taylor Grady House!
The Junior League of Athens has a long tradition of maintaining our beautiful home, and we need your help to continue it.
Please sign up for shifts on Closerware!
Chair: Daynes MackeyCo-Chair: Stacey Hillard
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Leadership Retreat
1. What year was the Junior Assembly of Athens Chartered? 2. How many members started the Junior Assembly?3. When did the Junior Assembly of Athens become the Junior League of Athens?
(answers on page 18)
Quick Quiz: How much do you know about the JLA?
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February Community Partner
Tips for Proper Children’s Dental Health
As February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, Dr. Harter with Classic City Orthodontics has some great tips for parents when it comes to their children’s dental health.
The American Dental Association recommends that a child visit the dentist by his or her first birthday, while baby (primary) teeth are emerging. Your family dentist or a pediatric dentist can alert you to any concerns about how the teeth and jaws are developing. However, sometimes parents are the first to recognize a problem with the alignment of teeth and jaws.
Dr. Harter follows the American Association of Orthodontists’ recommendation that children visit his office at the first recognition of an orthodontic problem, but no later than age 7. By then, a child has enough perma-nent teeth for Dr. Harter to determine whether an orthodontic problem exists or is developing. Some ortho-dontic problems may be easier to correct through interceptive treatment if they’re found early. A check-up no later than age 7 gives Dr. Harter the opportunity to recommend the appropriate treatment at the appropriate time.
While orthodontic treatment most often begins between the ages of 9 and 14, some children’s orthodontic problems can benefit from earlier treatment. If it appears that your child will need treatment at some point, Dr. Harter can advise you about the best time to begin. If early treatment is indicated, it can give Dr. Harter the chance to: guide jaw growth; lower the risk of trauma to protruded front teeth; correct harmful oral hab-its; improve appearance and self-esteem; guide permanent teeth into a more favorable position; and improve the way lips meet.
It’s not always easy to tell when your child has an orthodontic problem, says Dr. Harter. Even teeth that look straight may be hiding an unhealthy bite. Here are some clues that may indicate the need for orthodontic attention: • Early or late loss of baby teeth • Difficulty in chewing or biting • Breathing through the mouth • Thumb-sucking • Crowded, misplaced or blocked-out teeth • Jaws that are too far forward or back • Biting the cheek or biting into the roof of the mouth • Protruding teeth • Upper and lower teeth that don’t meet, or meet in an abnormal way • An unbalanced facial appearance • Grinding or clenching of the teeth
Not everyone needs orthodontic treatment, but if your child does need help, a check- up no later than age 7 will help Dr. Harter provide the most appropriate treatment at the most appropriate time. Dr. Harter’s new patient exams are complimentary and may be scheduled by calling 706-549-4748. Please visit his web site at www.classiccityorthodontics.com to learn more!
After six months of renovations, the Classic City Orthodontics Athens location is back up and running! Visit Dr. Harter at 600 Oglethorpe Avenue, Athens, or
at our website www.classiccityorthodontics.com.
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