junior league of little rock 90 years of service
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16 page special supplement in the May 16, 2012 issue of Arkansas Times celebrating 90 years of service from the Junior League of Little Rock.TRANSCRIPT
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junior league of little rockWomen Building Better Communities
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celeb r ating y e a r s o f service90
alMoSt a centurY of SerVice
For almost a century, the women of the Junior
League of Little Rock have made a lasting
impression on Little Rock – touching people on a
personal level, a community level and shaping the
persona of the city itself.
In 1914 as part of United Charities, today’s United Way, a group of young
women identified a need and created a program to provide awareness of ba-
sic medical services including immunizations throughout our community.
Six years later these women formed Junior League of Little Rock and joined
the Association of Junior Leagues of America. This Junior League program,
initially called the Baby Welfare Station, evolved to meet the needs of the en-
tire family and established the Visiting Nurses Association. This association
continues today under the direction of St. Vincent Health System.
Our fundraising projects along with grants, spon-
sorships, and member dues raise over $400,000
annually that allows the Junior League of Little
Rock to invest time, volunteers, and revenue into
our beloved city.
Cover: Vintage JLLR uniform
Right: 1930’s JLLR Cultural Program,
Members produced plays for LRSD schools
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The JLLR, Inc. 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.
MISSIoN STATeMeNT
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“I commend the Junior League of Little Rock’s
efforts to make us a stronger community by
setting a powerful example of leadership and
compassion to which we can all aspire.”
Gov. Mike Beebe
Just blocks away from the JLLR headquarters stands one of the most ambitious
JLLR initiatives. In the late 195o’s, the JLLR membership approved formation of a
community center for Arts & Sciences. Today, the Arkansas Arts Center and its re-
lated traveling exhibits reach across the state and enrich the lives of all Arkansans.
The JLLR’s commitment to education and child advocacy spans the decades as
well. In an effort to promote organized voluntarism and support public education
within the Little Rock School District, Volunteers in Public Schools (ViPS) was
established and is forty years strong. It remains a focus for the JLLR.
Another icon in Arkansas culture and tradition takes place each Memorial Day and
welcomes over 250,000 visitors annually. Known and beloved today as Riverfest, this
event hosts world renowned musicians and artisans. Its JLLR roots date back 35 years.
The JLLR headquarters, Riverfest, The Arkansas Arts Center, and ViPS exem-
plify the lasting impression the JLLR leaves in the culture and community of our
city — the women of JLLR continue to enrich the lives of women and children
in central Arkansas.
“Little Rock has seen the effects of the
Junior League of Little Rock from the many
charitable projects they have established and
the amazing women who have risen from the
League to become true leaders.”
First Lady Ginger Beebe
In support of downtown revitalization, the JLLR
purchased and renovated the historic Woman’s City
Club located at 4th and Scott Streets. Today, the
Second Renaissance Revival style building serves as
the JLLR headquarters and a rental venue for special
events and business meetings. It is an historic landmark
preserved and promoted by the JLLR.
Riverfest
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Thank you, Junior League of Little Rock, for your 90 years of dedication to our great city and for your leadership in founding and serving Riverfest for 35 years. You truly are in a League of your own.
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ARKANSAS’ PREMIER ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL • MAY 25-27 riverfestarkansas.com
The Arkansas Arts Center
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Fulfilling Today’s Needs
JLLR volunteers alter the landscape of our
community. They bring focus to ordinary, often
overlooked, needs and create extraordinary solutions.
Over the past decade the JLLR has continued to identify issues
and provide service programs with measurable results.
stuff the bus
Purpose Provide the required school supplies
to children enrolled at target schools
Results 2,500+ students in 6 LRSD
elementary schools are served annually
Issue - School Preparedness
grow (girls realizing opportunity
within)
Purpose Support, encourage, and mentor
adolescent (middle school age) girls
Results 60 girls from 8 middle schools
attend annually
Issue - Health and Wellness, School Preparedness
fact (families & community together)
Purpose Pregnant and parenting teen
training
Results 25 families are served monthly
through Centers for Youth and
Families’ Parent Center
Issue - Health and Wellness, School Preparedness
scat night owls (senior citizens active today)
Purpose Provide dinners, recreational and
motivational activities that improve
the welfare of senior citizens
Results 100 residents attend twice a month
Issue - Health and Wellness
Kota camp
Purpose Fund and support an inclusive
camp at Camp Aldersgate for
children with and without medical
conditions or disabilities
Results 160 campers attend annually
Issue - Health and Wellness
nightingales
Purpose Provide weekly emotional support
at Arkansas Childrens Hospital and
UAMS Family Home for families
while children are hospitalized
Results Countless families are served annually
Issue - Health and Wellness
boosters & big rigs
Purpose offers families a free day of
safety awareness & healthy
living education. Provides free
immunizations as well as dental,
vision, hearing screenings
and car seat safety checks
Results 1,100+ attendees annually, 75+
car seat installations, checked
with misuse rate of 82%, 115+
health screenings performed,
65+ immunizations provided
Issue - Health and Wellness
“The Arkansas Arts Center would not
exist today as it does had the Junior
League not accepted the challenge.”
Jeane Hamilton Past JLLR President (1964-1965)
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Baby Welfare Station - Child Advocacy Program
Marionettes Performance - Arts in Education
1920
"The Junior League of Little Rock is a living testament to the
power of women committed to serving and nurturing the future
of our community through the education, care and inspiration of
our children and families."
J. Mark Davis — JLLR Community Advisory Committee member
Visiting Nurses - Child Advocacy Program
1930
Through our service and commitment the women of the
Junior League of Little Rock continue to impact lives.
Junior League Follies Chorus - Fundraising Event
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war bond carnival Jllr Kissing booth -
fundraising event
speech correction school - child advocacy program
Junior league charity horse show -fundraising event
Shari & Jeffery Wells with 10-year-old son, Jacob
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CookBook
1970’s
beaux arts bal - arkansas arts center
fundraising event
1960
Then known as the
Summer Arts Festival
JLLR guided the festival through
its first 20 years and continues
to serve in a variety of roles
3,000 volunteers, 250
committee members, 1 fulltime
and 1 part time employee
Welcomes 250,000+
visitors annually
Largest event in the state
Has resulted in almost
$1M in contributions
RiveRfest
Founded 1978
established by JLLR +
Museum of Fine Arts
Accredited by the American
Association of Museums
Library is named in honor
of the Association of Junior
League of America President,
elizabeth Prewitt Taylor
(also a JLLR member)
Today – AAC hosts on
average 250,000 visitors
annually, including national
and international visitors
The ArtMobile, AAC’s travelling
arts exhibits, started in 1963 and
still services the rural areas of
Arkansas with arts enrichment
Today – Museum School,
Children’s Theatre, permanent
+ special AAC exhibits
aRkansas aRts centeR
Founded 1963
“Through the training that the Junior League of Little Rock
provided I was able to strengthen my leadership and skills
learn the importance of volunteerism. As a result I chaired
Riverfest in 1989 and received more on-the-job training.”
Shelia Vaught – JLLR Board Member & Past Riverfest Chairman
The Arkansas Arts Center is an art museum
with a children’s theatre and
a studio school. Founded in
1960, its mission is to ensure
that learning, inspiration
and creative expression in
the arts flourish throughout
Arkansas, for people of all
ages and backgrounds. The
AAC realizes this mission by
developing, preserving and
exhibiting its outstanding
permanent collection,
offering a rich variety of art
from other collections and
presenting programs for
the education and cultural
benefit of the public.
The mission of Riverfest
is to produce a quality,
recreational, cultural,
educational, family-oriented
celebration of the visual and
performing arts for the benefit
of the community. Riverfest
and quality will always be
synonymous. From offering
an outstanding children’s area
where every activity is free,
to an area focusing on young
teens, to ArtZone where art
classes are offered to the
young (and young at heart),
to the International Village
where festival-goers can travel
the world, to numerous special
attractions, events and family
oriented activities — there is
something for everyone.
in-school reading day -enrichment program
arkansas arts center dedication
Jllr summer arts festival - today known as riverfest
bargain barn -fundraising event
volunteers in public schools (vips) - enrichment program
1970
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museum of discovery partnership
bargain barn -fundraising event
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1980’s
holiday house - fundraising event
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formerly Known as the woman’s city club (1910)
JLLR BuiLding
Top: 2011 JLLR members and GRoW Participants
Right: Woman’s City Club - Circa 1912
over 10 years ago, the JLLR contributed to the revitalization of downtown
Little Rock by purchasing and renovating the Woman’s City Club.
Today, the Second Renaissance Revival style building serves as the JLLR
headquarters and a rental venue for special events and business meetings.
It is an historic landmark preserved and promoted by the JLLR.
Meeting space includes AV equipment, Wi-Fi, daytime parking, and a
commercial kitchen.
volunteers in Public schools (1972)ViPS was founded in 1972 to provide assistance to teachers and
other staff members of the Little Rock School District by promoting
school voluntarism. ViPS serves as a link between the District and
the community while providing patrons and citizens an opportunity
to be significantly involved in the education of children.
stuff the Bus (2006)Provides school supplies essential for learning to
2,500+ students in 6 elementary schools
gROW (2003)girls realizing opportunities within
Serves 60 girls annually from 8 middle schools
LittLe ROck schOOL distRict
Creating excellence for tomorrow
I liked the trips that they took us on. We went to the Brown
Sugar Bakeshop, where I had a red velvet cupcake and
Wildwood Park, where we learned how to improvise and
walked through the beautiful gardens. We also learned about
managing our money and cooking healthy meals. While I am
looking forward to our graduation celebration in May, I am sorry
that the program is going to end.
2012 GRoW Participant from Forest Heights Middle School
hOLiday hOuse
15,000+ shoppers attend annually
150+ merchants from across the country
$300,000+ raised in 2011 to support JLLR programs
SAve The dATeS
November 7th-10th
cOOkBOOksThe most delicious and well-recognized fundraiser is our family of
cookbooks that span the decades and celebrate the art of entertaining
and family tradition.
PuRChASe TodAy!
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JLLR’s rich history spans 6 decades with the school district including Art Awareness Program, Artreach, Arts
& Education, Bucket Brigade, Buckle Up & Be Safe.As the primary fundraiser for the Junior League of Little
Rock, Holiday House supports community programs.
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leaderShip
With a membership of over 1,200 women,
the JLLR continues the legacy of community
support and leadership.
our community embraces the JLLR spirit of voluntarism. our members
create lasting impressions through the League’s leadership training. A
JLLR member is often identified by her “can do attitude”. Her prompt,
organized nature, coupled by her ability to roll up her sleeves and make a
positive difference in the world around her. It’s not uncommon to hear a
Junior League member say, “I learned it in the League”.
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Volunteer iMpact
Direct Service
429 volunteers = 13,462 hours = $287,548.32
In-direct Service
429 volunteers = 27,935 hours = $596,691.60
Leadership
26 volunteers = 6,270 hours = $627,000
Figures based on DHS - Division of Community Service and Nonprofit Support
47,667 VoLUNTeeR HoURS,
$1.5M VALUe ANNUALLYtotal{
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Top: 2012 JLLR membership meeting
Bottom (left to right): Cornerstone Youth Volunteer Training, Arts
Awareness Program in LRSD schools, Senior Citizens Active Today
Program, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Kids TV Program, JLLR member
volunteering in LRSD elementary school
Next page: JLLR Headquarters
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In addition, JLLR remains inclusive to women of all races, religions and
national origins with a demonstrated interest in civic voluntarism.
JLLR provides members with enriching volunteer opportunities. More
than 1,200 women contribute over 47,000 hours annually – along with
time, talent and energy towards this mission. Through this process, of
training and effective voluntarism, members create a lasting impression on
the community and develop knowledge to become civic leaders.
Junior League of Little Rock’s mission, to
develop the potential of women and improve the
community through the effective leadership and
the development of trained volunteers, continues
to be exclusively educational and charitable.
The JLLR depends on donors, corporations, nonprofit organizations, commu-
nity partners and friends to further its mission of building a better community.
To remain successful for the next 90 years we
asked ourselves: How is the Junior League of Lit-
tle Rock relevant today? And, how can the Junior
League of Little Rock be relevant tomorrow?
After diligent research and strategic planning, we have develtoped two new ar-
eas of community service focus - School Preparedness and Health & Wellness.
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FUTURethe
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1921
BABY WELFARESTATION
1958
ARKANSASARTS
CENTER
1978
RIVERFEST
1990
POTLUCK
today
STUFF THE BUS
For almost a century, the women of the Junior League
of Little Rock have made a lasting impression on Little
Rock - touching people on a personal level, a community
level and shaping the persona of the city itself. Through
our service and commitment, the women of the Junior
League of Little Rock continue to improve the lives
of women and children in our community by leaving
impressions on the past, present & future.
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Almosta centuryof service
Almosta centuryof service
MISSION STATEMENT:
The JLLR, Inc. is an organization of
women committed to promoting
voluntarism, developing the potential of
women and improving the community
through the e�ective action and leadership
of trained volunteers. Its purpose is
exclusively educational and charitable.