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HOT SHEET
J U N I O R L E A G U E O F S I O U X C I T Y ● E S T . 1 9 2 1
League Year 2013-2014
Winter Issue—December
HOT SHEET
The Junior League of Sioux City is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism,
developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and
leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.
On October 24, a fundraiser was held for the
Dress for Success Program, which helps provide
women in need with clothing that is appropriate
for job interviews. The fundraiser took place at
Eldon’s in Sioux City, and we raised about $1,200
for the program. Way to go, ladies!!
Above: Krista Wassenaar (A), President, helps out
behind the bar.
Lef t : Coral DeWi t t
(Discovery Shop Manager),
and Cindy Brewer (A), who
dressed for the occasion
by representing our Spam-
themed silent auction
items.
Above: Alison Uhl (A), Angie Schneiderman (A),
Cyndi Craig (A), Lindsey Mithoefer (P), and
Alex Searls (A) were among the JLSC members
who attended in support of this event.
L e f t : A n g e l a
Ericson (A) poses
next to a table
containing items
for the silent
auction.
Right: Cyndi Craig
(A) gets to ring the
cowbe l l a f te r
p u rc h a s in g a
Halloween goodie
bag.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
• Children’s Mueseum Update
• Nature Center Playscape Grand Opening
• Discovery Shop News
Page 2 President’s Message
This is the time of year where we reflect on the
things that we are truly thankful for. Our families, our
friends, our homes, our successes…I can go on and
on. There are many things that we can be thankful for
in League, too. The friends that we have made, the
times that we have enjoyed with these friends, the
many things that we have learned during our time in
League, all the amazing projects we have done over
the years, and all the knowledge we have gained
from being a part of a great organization of like-
minded women.
Of course, we need to also reflect on the road
that we traveled to get us where we are now. Was it
always smooth sailing? Or was it a rough ride at
times? We also need to be thankful for all the things
that we have learned during the tough times. If a mistake is not made, nothing is actually
learned. Nothing can ever be perfect, but it sure can be fun! Many of the best times that I can
remember were during those tough times. If everything went smoothly, none of us would have
the great and hilarious stories that come of the unexpected. So enjoy your successes along with
your failures, the big events with the little, and your time in League - where your experiences
TEACH you to flourish!
I hope that each and every one of you enjoys your Holiday season with your family and
your friends! Enjoy!
- Krista Wassenaar (A), President
Board of Directors
President
Krista Wassenaar
President-Elect
Karrie Hruska
Secretary
Kristin Beswick
V.P. of Finance
Alex Searls
V.P. of Community
Kellee van Bruggen
V.P. of Marketing
Sarah LaBrune-Jongeling
V.P. of Membership
Michelle Chicoine
Discovery Shop Chair
Jeannette Ford
Sustaining Director
Margaret Holman
Discovery Shop Manager
Coral DeWitt
Board Members At-Large
• Michelle Bostinelos
• Bonnie Scott
Krista Wassenaar (A), President
Page 3 Discovery Shop News
The second quarter was an exciting and productive time at the Discovery Shop. First off, the
Committee welcomed two new Provisional members, Kathie Pfaffle and Lindsey Mithoefer.
Kathie and Lindsey jumped right on board by chairing the grand opening celebration of the
Dorothy Pecaut Children's Playscape that was held on October 12, and turned out to be a great
success! Thanks so much for your hard work, Kathie and Lindsey!
Kudos also go out to Angie and Angela for organizing a very successful Eldon's event, which
raised $1,200 for the Dress for Success program. Thanks to everyone else who helped and also
those who attended.
Marilyn Eastman and her Briar Cliff Marketing Class met with a group of us to collect
information to use in helping to develop marketing plans for the Discovery Shop and for JLSC.
Following this meeting, the class presented their findings to us and then developed three
separate surveys for the Shopper, the Donor and the Volunteer.
Nine Morningside College students came out and painted the rear of our building and the trim,
weeded, and swept the parking lot, during their annual "Into The Streets" volunteer effort. This
event included over 800 students and over 60 locations throughout the Sioux City area.
Go on down to Headquarters and run your hands across the smooth, brand new sink that was
picked out by Krista and installed by Gary Pech!
We are collecting donations for our Shop's staff Holiday gifts. Donate $15 and you can earn 1
financial hour. Please contact Jeannette at [email protected] if you are interested.
Cash register training is available through Coral. Feel free to call her to arrange this or stop
by the Shop during regular Shop hours, Monday through Friday, if you need training or a
refresher course.
Join us at the next Discovery Shop Committee meeting (6:00 p.m.) and Attack the Back (7:00
p.m.) on Thursday, January 23, 2014.
- Jeannette Ford (A), Discovery
Shop Chair Right: Junior
League members
pose with Santa on
December 7.
Special thanks to
Kara Obbink and
Jeanette Ford for
making this year’s
Santa Day event a
success.
Page 4 Discovery Shop News
Students from Morningside College participated in a
volunteer event called “Into the Streets” on October 2.
The event was organized by Morningside’s chapter of
Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor
society. A group of students came down to the Junior
League Discovery Shop and painted all of the exposed
wood on the outside of the building. They also pulled
weeds and cleaned the parking lot.
Above: The group of Morningside College
Students who came down to work at the
Discovery Shop.
Above: The front of the Discovery Shop after the students finished painting.
Right: The rear of the building.
Below: A closer view of one of the front windows.
Right: One of the
students wearing
a shirt showing
the various
participants of the
“Into the Streets”
program.
Page 5 Discovery Shop News
Monthly Goal: $12,916.67 August: $13,275.12 September: $9,365.92 October: $13,659.12
Junior League members gathered at the Discovery Shop on
Saturday, November 23, to deck the halls and spread holiday
cheer. Cookies and hot apple cider were served to members,
and to the public, while holiday decorations were placed
throughout the Shop.
Above: Jeanette Ford (A) and Cindy
Petersen (Discovery Shop) set out a
basket of holiday cards.
Left: Myra DeRaad (Discovery Shop) and
Sarah LaBrune-Jongeling (A) show off
some Christmas-themed toilet seats.
Right: Sarah Wiedenfeld (A) and Diana
Glieck (A) set up a Christmas tree.
Above: Jeanette Ford (A), Rhonda
Mohrhauser (A), and Lisa Wise (A)
sort through holiday decorations.
Page 6
Sustainer Scoop One important thing that I have learned about our current president is that she loves to utilize
technology in positive ways, to better communicate with her board and with the entire membership. In
fact, this year she has created a new, weekly e-newsletter, called The Skinny. She is happy to save
paper and the cost of mail by sending the Hot Sheet quarterly, but she doesn’t want to lose that regular
connection provided by a league newspaper. The Skinny is her electronic newsflash, that gives
updates on meetings, address changes, and any up-to-the moment needs of the league or The
Discovery Shop. It also includes a Sustainer Spotlight section, where I include a fun update and photo of
a a different Sustainer each week.
My job is two-fold: I bring a Sustainer point of view to the “pages” of The Skinny, and I am
actively doing PR to get more Sustainers to give us their email address so they can receive the weekly
Skinny. It is totally optional. I completely understand that some people don’t want more emails. But
you can opt in if you choose, and get the weekly updates and have a little window into current JLSC
happenings. If you pay JLSC Sustainer dues, why not stay in touch? Why not stay current with our
activities? Staying current allows you to be a better spokesperson for our league. You might see
something that would intrigue your daughter to join, or a friend’s daughter, or a niece, or a neighbor.
Then you can actively help us grow our numbers. Or you can read about a thrift drive at the shop, and
help spread the word. The Skinny is just that: the skinny on JLSC current events.
Want to opt in? All you have to do is email Krista. And you can always opt out at any time. Just
try it. You might like it. [email protected]
- Margaret Holman (S), Sustaining Director
Briar Cliff Market Research
Marilyn Eastman, who is
with Briar Cliff University (and is also a
Sustainer) has been gracious enough to
allow the Junior League of Sioux City
work with her Marketing class to
research and create a marketing plan for
the Junior League and the Discovery
Shop!
The Marketing students have been
working hard this year on a Marketing
Plan for the Junior League of Sioux
City and The Discovery Shop. As part of
this research, they put together
some surveys for the public, for donors,
and for volunteers. These surveys will
help the students gather information to
continue to develop their plan.
Above and Below: Marketing students make a
presentation to the JLSC Board.
Page 7 Children’s Museum Update
Almost ten years ago a single question gave
birth to the Children’s Museum of Siouxland. “Why
doesn’t Sioux City have a Children’s Museum?” was the
question that started a Junior League ad hoc committee.
This committee began the initial stages of research to
determine what it would take to bring a facility focused
on hands-on education through play to our area.
Many members of Junior League offered their
suggestions, advice, and expertise during the early
planning stages. Ultimately, it was the time and
dedication of a core group, Debbie Bernstein-LaCroix,
Lily Higman, Brandy TenHulzen, and Jenny Uhl, which moved the project from its conception to
where it stands now. Initially thought to become a project for the Junior League, it was wisely
determined that the museum was much larger in scope than what could be managed. The initial
funding, which made research and development of a business plan possible, came from a $5,000
Junior League grant. Without this seed money, the museum might have been just another great
idea that never materialized. The number of JL and community members that have given their
time and energy to the project over the years has been amazing and is truly a testimony to the
passion shared for the Children’s Museum.
In 2012, the board of directors hired Kari Kellen as the first Executive Director of the
Children’s Museum of Siouxland. Under her guidance and expertise, we have been able to move
the project to an entirely new level, watching our dream become reality. As we zone in on a
fundraising goal of $6,000,000, we look back to our roots and ask for help from our Junior League
members to support the project in its final fundraising push. We have an opportunity to receive
one million dollars from the State of Iowa and the Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grant.
To qualify for the grant we need to show all of the other funds pledge before the end of the year.
With $4,200,000 pledged to date we need to raise $800,000 in two short months. Every dollar
counts and the pledges can be paid over multiple years. So, we are asking for your help because
we know that the network Junior League reaches truly has the ability to help us reach our goal.
As always, we are incredibly thankful for the generosity of the Junior League of Sioux City
and its members. Not only for your financial support, but also for those who publicly voiced their
encouragement of the project. We cannot thank you enough.
- Jenny Uhl (S)
Above: A model showing the proposed design of
the Sioux City Children’s Museum.
Left and Right:
Sketches
showing various
features that
would be
included in the
Children’s
Museum.
Page 8 Nature Center Update
The Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center celebrated
the grand opening ceremony for the Playscape on
October 12. Dawn Synder (S) gave a short speech
to the crowd, which included many children and
their parents, as well as Junior League members. In
addition, tours were given by League members. A
special thank you to Lindsey Mithoefer (P) and
Kathie Pfaffle (P) for co-chairing this event.
Above: The entryway to the Discovery
Forest Nature Playscape.
Left and Below: Children play together
at some of the Playscape features.
Left and Right: The crowd
listens as Dawn Snyder (S)
gives a short address thanking
the many donors and
volunteers whose efforts made
the Playscape possible.
Right: Junior League
members chat and look
on as children play.
Left: Dawn Snyder (S)
giving her address to the
crowd.
Page 9 JLSC Orchids
Orchids…
…Thank you to Kathleen Emerson and Maureen McKenna
for volunteering their time at the Thrift Drives. They have
been doing a wonderful job!
- From Krista Wassenaar (A)
...Thank you to Elizabeth Buster for donating a photo
printer.
- From Jeanette Ford (A)
…Thank you to Margaret Holman for helping with the PSAs
for more marketing for the Shop and Junior League. I enjoy
listening to your voice on KWIT!
- From Krista Wassenaar (A)
…Thank you to Karen Clark and Julie Boston for all their
hard work on the Archives. Stop down and check out the
awesome displays in the Board Room!
- From Krista Wassenaar (A)
...Thank you to Angie Schneiderman for organizing the
Eldon’s Fundraiser.
- From Jeanette Ford (A)
…Thank you to the Website team. They have been doing a
great job on keeping up with getting things together for the
Website launch!
- From Krista Wassenaar (A)
…Thank you to Sarah LaBrune-Jongeling for doing such a
great job at Marketing this year. She has gotten us radio
and TV spots to make the community more aware of Junior League and our events.
- From Krista Wassenaar (A)
...Orchids to everyone who came out and helped during Changeover Week, and to
Kara Obbink (A) for taking charge of the Changeover during my absence.
- From Jeanette Ford (A)
...Orchids to Maureen McKenna (A) for working several times at the Shop over the
past couple months.
- From Jeanette Ford (A)
Birthdays...
Condolences…
...To Kathy Hart (S) and Coral DeWitt (Shop Manager), whose Great Uncle
Charles “Chuck” Storm passed away on September 18, 2013 at age 84.
...To the family and friends of Diana Yancey Warner, a former Junior League
member, who passed away on September 26, 2013 at age 86.
...To Pat Krage (S), whose husband Thomas M. Tucker passed away on
November 8, 2013 at age 67.
December: 1 Lisa Wise (A) 3 Beverly Ellis (E) 4 Patricia Swanson (S)
5 Linda Krei (S) 5 Louise Persinger (E) 7 Ann Slechta (A) 7 Judy Harvey (S)
9 Susan Wollesen (S) 10 Candi Roat (S) 11 Sandi Rodawig (S)
12 Chriss Camenzend (S) 17 Nicki Oss (S) 18 Patricia Pitts (A) 18 Vicki Hepperlen (S)
18 Linda Kalin (S) 19 Mary Ellen Hartman (S) 19 Lynn Swanstrom (S)
25 Ann Mumford (E) 26 Cyndi Craig (A) 26 Dorothy Wagner (E)
29 Caroline Donaway (S) 29 Kathy Hart (S) 30 Mary Bikakis (S) 31 Barbara Holtze (S)
January: 1 Jeannette Ford (A)
2 Kara Obbink (A)
5 Julie Maas (S)
5 JoAnn Fowler (E)
10 Diana Warner (E)
11 Rhonda Mohrhauser (A)
13 Donna Bradbury (S)
15 Deb Burnight (S)
16 Karen Clark (S)
17 Connie Shellhammer (S)
22 Karen Fry (S)
22 Judy Johnson (S)
23 Marian LeGrand (E)
28 Kathy Erion (A)
28 Julia Goth-Avery (S)
28 Carla Macfarlane (S)
28 Cora Sibley (S)
31 Sue Conner (S)
February: 1 Mary Gardiner (S) 2 Lynne Walker (S) 2 Carolyn Jensen (E)
3 Susan Fey (A) 3 Allyson Olson (S) 5 Pat VanBramer (S) 8 Nancy Pechacek (S)
9 Alison Uhl (A) 11 Niki Heck (A) 12 Sandy Keane (S)
13 Kristin Beswick (A) 13 Nancy Giles (S) 14 Queeta Hewitt (A) 14 Emily Jasman (S)
16 Mary Green-Warnstadt (A) 16 Jenny Wood (A) 16 Kathy Marshall-Lund (S)
16 Colleen Dennis (S) 17 Amy Lechtenberg (A) 17 Nancy Metz (S)
20 Sara LaBrune-Jongeling (A) 20 Jodi Speidel (A) 21 Henrietta Jacobsen (E) 22 Melanie Liebsack (A)
23 SaraBeth Fillingane (Non-Resident Active)
23 Sue Jerdee (A) 26 Brenda Dick (S) 27 Liz Croston (S)
Congratulations…
...To Norita Breyfogle (S) and her family for their new addition, Brett,
who was born on October 2!
...To Angie Schneiderman (A) for receiving the “10 under 40” Award!
...To Alex Searls (A), on her marriage to husband Jon on October 12!
Page 10 Important Reminders
Membership Development
Locations of upcoming GMMs:
• December 12: Jitters (please note their new location, which is 306 Virginia St., Suite D)
• January 9: Thompson Electric Learning Center (721 14th St.)
• February 13: EFS Group (5764 Sunnybrook Dr.)
For all meetings, social is at 6:30 p.m. and meetings start at 7 p.m. Light meal and beverages
will be provided. Provisional meetings will be held at 6 p.m. prior to the GMMs.
Do you know of a woman 21 or older who is dedicated to improving the quality of life in our
community? Please tell her about JLSC and invite her to join in the upcoming Provisional sessions
this winter!
New Provisional Class will start in January at the GMM. Provisionals will meet from 5:45 p.m.
until 6:30 p.m. Please contact 2013-2014 Membership Development Chair Cyndi Craig with any
questions and/or contact information of potential members. Thank you!
A volunteer with The Junior League of Sioux City has an opportunity to develop herself and build
friendships through the League’s structured and supportive environment while, most
importantly, making a positive impact in our community!
Hot Sheet Deadlines:
• For the Spring Issue: February 15, 2014
• For the Summer Issue: May 15, 2014
If you signed up for Plato’s Closet pick-up, Discovery Shop snack day, or to work in the Shop,
please remember that if you cannot make it, let Coral or Jeannette know so they can find
another volunteer to cover. You can also contact them if you
do not remember which day(s) you signed up for.
We are currently working on a revised application process for community organizations who
are interested in applying for funding and/or volunteer time. In the future, we will be sending
out applications for all of our major projects, Done in a Day projects, and Mildred Anderson
grants in one packet. This will help clarify the purpose of each type of grant, and it will help
organizations determine which type of application is most appropriate for their needs.
If corrections are needed to any items within this issue, please notify JLSC Publications for updates to appear in the next issue. Thank you.
• Lisa Wise, Publications Chair
• Alison Uhl, Assistant Publications Chair / Webmaster
Page 11 JLSC Calendar of Events
For more information, and the updated Calendar of Events, be sure to check
out The Skinny (President’s weekly e-mail) and click on the “Calendar” link!!
Junior League of Sioux City
316 West 7th Street
Sioux City, IA 51103
Administrative Office ● (712)255-6619
Discovery Shop ● (712)255-0072
www.juniorleagueofsiouxcity.com
Non-Profit
Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Permit No. 298
Sioux City, IA
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AJLI Upcoming Events
2014 Winter Leadership Conference
This year’s 2014 Winter Leadership Conference continues our 2013-2014 theme, “Leadership
Empowered.” At this conference, new League leadership teams (Presidents-Elect and Presidents-
Elect-Elect) will have the opportunity to work together and with counterparts from other Leagues.
Dates: January 24-25, 2014
Organizational Development Institute (ODI) 2013-2014 Series
ODIs are a series of educational training meetings held over the course of AJLI's trainings and
meetings calendar year. Over the years, ODIs have demonstrated their effectiveness as
informative, inspiring and innovative three-day weekend training programs.
Location of Next ODI: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dates: February 28-March 2, 2014
Registration Fee: $275 per person
For more information, be sure to visit the AJLI website:
http://www.ajli.org
To set up your online profile, you will need to obtain an AJLI Member ID Number (contact Krista Wassenaar
with questions). Once you have this number, you will be able to create a username and password so that you can access the member version of the website.