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A publication of The Junior League of Palo Alto•Mid Peninsula, Inc. 

Volume 24, Issue 1 Summer 2005

The Junior League of 

Palo Alto•Mid Peninsula, Inc. 

Women building better communities 

Mission Statement 

The Junior League of Palo Alto•Mid Peninsula, 

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. 

The Junior League of Palo Alto•Mid Peninsula, Inc. 

reaches out to women of all races, religions and 

national origins who demonstrate an interest in and 

commitment to voluntarism. 

Serving the Peninsula communities of Atherton, 

Belmont, East Palo Alto, Foster City, Los Altos, 

Los Altos Hills, Menlo Park, Mountain View, 

Palo Alto, Portola Valley, Redwood City, 

San Carlos, Stanford, Sunnyvale, and Woodside. 

2004-2005 Board of Directors 

Naomi Chavez, President 

Jean Limbach, President-Elect 

Laura Whitman, Administrative VP 

Kathleen Greene, Communications VP 

Elizabeth Wood, Community Outreach VP 

Pamela Richardson Toman, Community Projects VP 

Beth Curran, Membership Development VP 

Pam Williams, Finance VP 

Karen Fryling, Fund Raising VP 

Leigh Metzler, Treasurer 

Anne Williams, Recording Secretary 

Hilary Burcell, Corresponding Secretary 

Kim Boyanowski, Senior SPAC Delegate 

Virginia Loesch, Sustainer Director 

Trish Cook, Training MAL 

Stacey Wueste Davis, Special Projects MAL 

Piper Staff 

Nandini Gondhalekar, Editor/Publisher 

Karen Osborn, Editor/Publisher 

Lisa Pedersen, Member Communications Chair 

Kathleen Greene, Communications VP 

Kris Spencer-Jones, Creative Director 

Community Advisors 

Sister Fran Ciluaga 

Supervisor Rich Gordon 

Jeanne Kennedy 

Jeanne Labozetta 

Maureen McNulty 

Zakkiyyah Nazeeh 

Community Projects 

The Children’s Place—Legacy Foundation 

Done in a Day 

EPA Charter School Character Development 

First Teachers 

HIP Housing 

Healthy Families Task Force 

Rosalie Rendu Center 

555 Ravenswood Avenue 

Menlo Park, CA 94025 

(650) 321-5026 • Fax: (650) 321-7493 

www.thejuniorleague.org 

PIPER 

Volume 24, Issue 1 Summer 2005 

President’s Message ........................................................................ 4 

News & Information 

2005-2006 Leadership Roster ................................................................................. 5 

2005 President’s Cup Winner Michele Kirsch ......................................................... 6 

A Letter of Thanks from Kay Eagan ......................................................................... 6 

Volunteer Extraordinaire Tracey Prim ...................................................................... 7 

Carrie Du Bois Named San Carlos Citizen of the Year ........................................... 7 

Fund Raising 

Rosy Results from the Spring Gala ......................................................................... 9 

Growing Stronger Every Day: The Endowment Fund Values Your Support .........10 

Investment of the Endowment Fund ......................................................................11 

Back Room Makeover at The Shop .......................................................................12 

Many Thanks to Our “Shop Angels!” .....................................................................13 


What is the Healthy Families Task Force? 

A Proactive Approach to a Growing Problem ....................................................14 

Rosalie Rendu Center’s Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Celebrates 

Students and Volunteers ...................................................................................15 

Bring Me a Book Foundation and First Teachers at 

AJLI Annual Conference in New Orleans ........................................................16 

Community Outreach 

DIAD Joins Rebuilding Together for Phenomenal Results ....................................17 

Project Development Grants: Round 2 ..................................................................18 

Provisionals Make an Impact! ...............................................................................19 

Sustainers 

Thanks to Hard-Working Sustainers ..................................................................... 20 

Sustainer “Choices” Workshop and Dinner a Huge Success .............................. 21 

Sustainer Emeritae Honored at Annual Meeting ...................................................21 

Members’ Corner ......................................................................................22 

2005–2006 League Calendar ..............................................................24 

The Piper is published seven times during the League year and is mailed on the 

first of each month in which it is printed. 

Deadlines for the Piper: 

September 2005 issue: August 1, 2005 Feb/Mar 2006 issue: January 9, 2006 

October 2005 issue: August 29, 2005 April 2006 issue: February 27, 2006 

November 2005 issue: September 26, 2005 Summer 2006 issue: May 15, 2006 

Winter 2006 issue: November 28, 2005 

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PIPER•Summer2005 

President’s Message 

THE POWER OFW� 

Here it is again — another League year! It’s always exciting to begin the year with a new committee to 

work with, new friends to make and new topics to learn and think about, as we collectively continue on 

our mission to train women volunteers to make a difference in our community. 

For my first President’s letter, I would like to outline the 2005-2006 Board’s theme, the Power of WE, 

and what it can mean for you. Over the past 13 years, I continue to be just amazed at the time and 

commitment we all choose to spend doing our community work, and the difference it makes! Whether 

we’re all coming together to put on our beautiful The Spirit of Giving Holiday Boutique SM , or getting a 

new project off the ground like the Nutrition Task Force or recruiting and launching a new Provisional 

class, we all know that it really does take the power of us ALL to make these things happen with our 

unique JLPA•MP style and impact. 

However, the Power of WE is broader than just our active community; think about the power of engaging: 

Our Sustainers 

Did you know that Sustainers make up over 60% of our entire international organization, including our 

League? Remember that Sustainers sustain our league, and their rich community experience is something 

we hope to reference and utilize throughout the year. I hope we can continue to reach out and involve our 

Sustainers, so you will want to be League members for a lifetime. 

Our Families 

We all have important people in our lives that share us with the League. 

Wouldn’t it be nice if they could see first-hand the work we do, the 

impact we have and how much fun we have when we’re doing this? 

I would like to challenge us to find creative ways to include our 

families and friends in our community work (and play)! 

Our Employers 

The recent membership survey showed that now 80% of us are 

working for pay outside the home. I encourage you to look into 

your own employers for possible foundations and matching 

grant funds, and find ways to tap into them. Look for the 

Fund Development task force to lay out a long-term fund 

development strategy starting this year, utilizing the power of 

our employers as just one element. 

These are just a few ideas of tapping into the Power of WE. 

What are your ideas? I look forward to seeing you around 

the Gatehouse and in the community this year. 

Have a wonderful summer and enjoy watching 

the Power of WE generate in your midst! 

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Women Building Better Communities 

2005-2006 Leadership Roster 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

President ................................................................ Naomi Chavez 

President-Elect ........................................................ Jean Limbach 

Administrative VP .................................................. Laura Whitman 

Communications VP ............................................Kathleen Greene 

Community Outreach VP .......................................Elizabeth Wood 

Community Projects VP .......................Pamela Richardson Toman 

Finance VP ............................................................... Pam Williams 

Fund Raising VP ....................................................... Karen Fryling 

Membership Development VP .................................... Beth Curran 

Treasurer .................................................................. Leigh Metzler 

Corresponding Secretary ..........................................Hilary Burcell 

Recording Secretary ................................................ Anne Williams 

Sustainer Director ................................................. Virginia Loesch 

Senior SPAC Delegate ........................................ Kim Boyanowski 

Training MAL .................................................................Trish Cook 

Special Projects MAL .................................. Stacey Wueste Davis 

COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL 

Member Communications .......................................Lisa Pedersen 

PR/Marketing .......................... Jennifer Cavagnol & Kristin Fabos 

Piper & Yearbook Assistant Chair ............................ Karen Osborn 

Website Assistant Chair ........................... Jill Shanmugasundaram 

Sustainer Advisor ................................................... Not Yet Placed 

COMMUNITY PROJECTS COUNCIL 

The Children's Place—Legacy Foundation .............. Brooke Watts 

EPACS Character Development .... Sandy Johnson & Suzi Tinsley 

First Teachers ...................................Karey Gutierrez & Anna Zara 

HIP Housing .................................................................. Stacie Zell 

Nutrition Task Force ..............Stephanie Ekoniak & Beth Steinberg 

Rosalie Rendu Center ............... Wendy Garrish & Suzanne Zaino 

Sustainer Advisor ................................................... Carrie Du Bois 

COMMUNITY OUTREACH COUNCIL 

Advocacy ............................................................... Grace Caulfield 

Done In A Day ........................................................ Heather Bauer 

Junior SPAC ................................................. Lauren Schoenthaler 

Project Development .......................Amy Nassisi & Susan Lubais 

Sustainer Advisor ..................................................... Melanie Yunk 

FINANCE COUNCIL 

President ................................................................ Naomi Chavez 

President-Elect ........................................................ Jean Limbach 

Administrative VP .................................................. Laura Whitman 

Finance VP ............................................................... Pam Williams 

Fund Raising VP ....................................................... Karen Fryling 

Treasurer .................................................................. Leigh Metzler 

Sustainer Advisor ............................................. Jackie MacDonald 

FUND RAISING COUNCIL 

Endowment Fund 

Chair .................................................................... Jane Stocklin 

Secretary ........................................................ Eugenie Atherton 

Treasurer ............................................................. Bonnie Smyth 

FUND RAISING COUNCIL (continued) 

Endowment Fund (continued) 

Members: 

Naomi Chavez (A+) Carol Espinosa (A) 

Sally Falkenhagen (A) Jeanne Fisher (S) 

Betsy Glikbarg (S) Susan Klepper (S) 

Kathy Ladra (S) Margaret London (S) 

Connie Miller (A+) Dana Solso (S) 

Marianne Stoner (S) Stephanie von Thaden (S) 

Pam Williams (A+) Joan Wylie (S) 

The Shop 

Chair ...........................................................................Kyla Eller 

Treasurer ...........................................................Justine Franklin 

Spring Gala 

Co-Chairs ....................................Kim Forbes & Dulcy Freeman 

Treasurer ..........................................................Jennifer Keenan 

Auction Assistant Chair ............................ Ann-Christel Graham 

Logistics Assistant Chair ...................................... Calla Griffith 

The Spirit of Giving Holiday Boutique SM 

Co-Chairs ............................ Sarah Lammersen & Jan Woolsey 

Co-Chairs-Elect ................................. Liz Carlson & Andrea Lim 

Consignment Assistant Chair ................................ Jan Hickman 

Events ...................................................................... Meg Bever 

Logistics ......................................................... Hilary Holmquest 

PR/Marketing ..................................................Vanessa Kelmon 

Treasurer ................................................................Jovita Honor 

Underwriting .......................................................... Caitlin Darke 

Vendor Assistant Chair ...................................... Tracie Kiachian 

Sustainer Advisor ................................................ Mary Johnson 

Fund Development Task Force ....................................Anne Vitullo 

Sustainer Advisor ......................................................Susan Martin 

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 

Enrichment ............................................................Vanessa Roach 

Membership Outreach .......................................... Pam Markevitch 

Member Resources (Placement) 

Chair ................................................................... Rahela Abbas 

Members: 

Dimitra Anderson Kristen Barton Vera Baum 

Kathleen Bosell Amy Daniher Julie Hall 

Lucy Kohlmeier Colleen McDonough Joy Peacock 

Leslie Ristau Susan Shultz Dawn Stansfield 

Dawn Sullivan Geraldine Williams 

Nominating 

Chair ...................................................................... Jennie Lang 

Chair-Elect .................................................... Theresa Marquart 

Members: 

Gretchen Foster Lisa Magneson Kathy Pendleton 

Karin Riley Tara Roussel Andrea Scates 

Provisional 

Co-Chairs ....................................... Bess Pope & Alexia Stjerne 

Members: 

Kathryn Brottem Lee Casem Kathleen Castaillac 

Caroline Dinsmore Angie Dupree Rebecca Ferenchick 

Nicole Gonzalez Julie Lenden Kelly Morehead 

Joanne Pasternack Monika Pataye Lisa Schwartz 

Isabelle Steitz Elizabeth Thompson Beth Weidel 

Sustainer Co-Chairs ............ Ginny Gertridge & LaVerne Sheehan 

Sustainer Advisor .....................................................Marcie Brown 


News & Information 

2005 President’s Cup Winner 

Michele Kirsch 

By Sally Falkenhagen, 2004-2005 President 

At this year’s Annual Meeting, the 

JLPA•MP awarded the prestigious 

Presidents’ Cup to Michele Kirsch. The 

President’s Cup is the highest honor an 

Active member can receive. The Presidents’ 

Cup selection committee includes the 

current President and President-Elect, as 

well as the three immediate Past Presidents. 

Selecting the volunteer who will receive the 

Cup is always a difficult decision because 

our League is fortunate to have so many 

outstanding members. 

Michele exemplifies the volunteer traits 

most treasured by the Junior League. Her 

vision and planning ensure the success of 

all her endeavors. She is highly motivated 

to do the very best job, and she motivates 

her fellow volunteers to achieve their best 

as well. Michele’s leadership guarantees 

smooth execution and an enjoyable 

experience for everyone working with her. 

Her professionalism engenders confidence, 

and her amenable manner inspires loyalty. 

Her events have a style and a panache that 

attract sell-out attendance. Michele always 

has the League’s best interest in mind and 

represents the League in the very best light 

2003-2004 President Suzi Tinsley with Kay 

Eagan at Kay’s farewell luncheon. 


throughout our community. We are 

so glad to know her! 

Michele began her League career 

on the Kids on the Block Committee, 

a past project that taught third grade 

students tolerance for differences 

by using puppets. She has served 

on the Provisional Committee, 

the Endowment Fund Board, the 

Cookbook Committee, the Spring 

Gala Committee, and of course the 

Holiday Boutique Committee. This 

past year, Michele, her Co-Chair Lisa 

Pedersen, and their team announced 

stellar financial results for The Spirit 

of Giving Holiday Boutique SM 2004, 

contributing a spectacular $102,500 

to the JLPA•MP. 

Michele shares her fund raising 

talent and expertise with several 

nonprofit organizations: RAFT, 

The Tech Museum (started by the 

JLPA•MP), the Children’s Health 

Council, the Community Foundation 

of Silicon Valley and the Innocence Project. 

Michele earned her J.D. from Santa Clara 

University in 2001. She and her husband, 

A Letter of Thanks from Kay Eagan 

JLPA•MP Bookkeeper, 2001-2005 

JLPA•MP Board of Directors, Members, Staff and Friends: 

I want to thank everyone I worked with over the past four years for 

making my time with the JLPA•MP very special and some of the most 

wonderful years I spent as an employee. I always found the League 

members to be warm and encouraging, bright and visionary. But, most 

of all, I always felt appreciated. It was a pleasure to know you and 

become a small part of your vision. I will never forget you. Thank you, 

everyone, for allowing me to be a part of you. 

Sincerely, 

Kay Eagan 

February 20, 2005 

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Michele with husband Steve and daughters 

Katherine (right) and Julia. Daughter Alexandra was 

at her school play opening night. 

Steve, have won many awards for their 

philanthropy. They live in Los Altos Hills 

with their three daughters. n

Volunteer Extraordinaire 

Tracey Prim 

By Jean Limbach, 2005-06 President-Elect 

Many League volunteers groaned when 

they heard that Tracey Prim was moving 

with her husband, Craig, to their dream 

home in the Sierra foothills. Tracey is an 

exceptional volunteer, having devoted many 

years to the League. 

Tracey began as a Provisional in 1988. 

Since then, she has spread her magic across 

the League in some key positions such as 

Nominating Chair, Provisional Committee, 

Membership Outreach, Finance VP and 

Membership VP. Furthermore, Tracey has 

worked on all of the fund raisers in the 

Treasury arena each and every year of her 

tenure. And if you cannot calculate sales 

tax in your head, you will understand what 

an asset it is to have her around. 

One of Tracey’s greatest accomplishments 

is her work on the Endowment Fund in 

which she has been an acticve participant 

since its inception. While we are grateful 

for the financial future she helped to 

ensure, we are even more appreciative of her 

Tracey Prim with Sally Falkenhagen at last year’s 

The Spirit of Giving Holiday Boutique SM . 

inspirational leadership as a volunteer in 

the community. Her friends had this to say 

about her: 

3 I consider Tracey a mentor and 

Junior Leaguer extraordinaire. 

3 When Tracey takes on a project, 

she takes it on with enthusiasm, 

competence, and patience. This means 

that the project gets done with out 

any complaints, it gets done right and 

it gets done completely. 

3 At the end of my Provisional year, 

Tracey was awarded the President’s 

Cup. That same night I thought— 

that’s the kind of member I want to be. 

3 If you want a job done right, then 

ask Tracey to do it. She launches 

an endeavor, builds it to capacity, 

evaluates it, refines it and then teaches 

others how to do it. 

3 Tracey has always been a “go to” 

person and you know that if she takes 

on an assignment, it will be done 

extraordinarily well. 

3 Tracey has left a remarkable legacy of 

work that will help future generations 

of Leaguers. 

3 Tracey has given her time and talent 

in a way that can never be duplicated 

by another member. She is the “grande 

dame” of the Junior League. 

3 Doing is Tracey’s signature trait! 

Her sentences usually start with 

“I’d be happy to...” She is also a 

wonderful mentor. 

Clearly, Tracey has left an indelible mark 

on our League and our community. 

Problem-solver, visionary, cheerleader: 

Tracey is an amazing asset to our 

collective legacy. Lucky for us, she has 

agreed to make herself available by email 

and telephone to field our requests 

for her valuable advice. Perhaps we all 

should put her on our speed-dial? n 

Carrie Du Bois 

Named San Carlos 

Citizen of the Year 

By Anne Clark, 2004-2005 

Sustainer Committee Co-Chair 

Sustainer Carrie Du Bois was 

recently nominated as “Citizen 

of the Year” by the San Carlos 

Chamber of Commerce and was 

honored at a special recognition 

dinner on Wednesday, June 8 

at the Radisson Hotel in San 

Mateo. The special award 

recognizes Carrie’s volunteer 

service as Co-President and 

President of the San Carlos 

Educational Foundation. Under 

Carrie’s leadership, the San 

Carlos Educational Foundation 

grew from $60,000 to nearly 

$400,000 in only three short 

years. She attributes her 

Junior League experience 

and training to this wonderful 

community success. Carrie and 

her extraordinary track record 

represent the very best of all the 

League has to offer. 

Congratulations! 


Fund Raisers 

Rosy Results from 

the Spring Gala 

By Karen Osborn, 2004-2005 Spring Gala Assistant Chair 

It’s not everyday that you can be transported to Paris, France 

via a 45-minute drive up the Peninsula. But such was the case 

on Saturday, April 9 for hundreds of League partygoers. Hosted 

at the exquisite Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco, the Spring 

Gala Committee—led by Chair Karin Riley—creatively blended 

glamour, haute cuisine, and good old-fashioned fun into an 

evening to be remembered. 

La Vie en Rose: An Evening in Paris began 

with a cocktail reception and silent auction 

followed by a three-course dinner. While 

partaking in culinary delights and lively 

chatter, guests were surrounded by the 

masterful floral designs of Jun Pinon, Inc., 

a large-scale slide show of scenes from the 

City of Lights, and of course, mood-defining 

candlelight. “Sophistication” and “romance” 

were certainly the most popular buzzwords of 

the night. 

The live auction, expertly navigated by 

professional auctioneer Sandy Hochman, 

raised the excitement level even higher. The Fiji 

Island resort package and the dinner for eight 

at the Village Pub proved to be big winners. 

However, the all-inclusive getaway to the U.S. 

Virgin Islands aboard a private yacht truly 

caused the partygoers’ collective adrenalin to 

flow. Sold for over $10,000, the yacht package 

is one auction lot destined to go down in the 

League’s history books. The live entertainment 

continued as guests danced to the wildly 

popular sounds of the Cheeseballs. 

This year’s theme was partly chosen in 

an effort to reflect the very positive—even 

“rosy”—impact the League can have on 

our community. Therefore, it is with great 

pleasure that we are able to announce our 

financial results. Combined earnings from 

the live and silent auctions, ticket sales, and 

raffle drawing yielded a net profit just over 

$101,000 (exceeding the Committee’s own 

forecasts by more than 40%). According to 

2004-2005 President Sally Falkenhagen, 

“This contribution goes directly toward a very 

serious mission, as the women of the League 

work together to build a better community.” 

Such a large extravaganza could not have 

been made possible without the tireless and 

generous efforts of so many people. As ever, 

we truly appreciate the support of our major 

corporate partners including the Four Seasons 

Hotel, Tiffany & Co., and See’s Candies. 

Most importantly, to the League Board of 

Directors, underwriters, and volunteers, 

a heartfelt ... 

Merci! 

Top right: Bebe Kolkab of Tiffany & Co. Palo Alto, 

2004-2005 Spring Gala Chair Karin Riley and 

2004-2005 President Sally Falkenhagen. 

Top center: 2005-2006 Spring Gala Co-Chairs 

Kim Forbes and Dulcy Freeman. 

Middle center: 2004-2005 Fund Raising VP 

Rahela Abbas and husband Peter Moore. 

Bottom: Spring Gala Committe members 

Kristen Najarian and Gabriella Judd, 

Elsie Tellez, Committee Member Joy Peacock, 

Armen Najarian, Eddie Urenda, Chris Denny, 

Jim Peacock and Liz Clarkson. 


Fund Raising 

Endowment Fund Contributors 

March 15 – May 13, 2005 

Annual Appeal 

Jean Curtiss 

General Gifts 

Rosemary Hewlett 

Jan Woolsey 

Gifts with Dues 

Mona Armistead 

Eugenie Atherton 

Melissa Badger 

Martha Barry 

Charlene Bennett 

Dana Bolognini 

Pamela Brandin 

Margaret Brush 

Hilary Burcell 

Victoria Burnett 

Anita Chiles 

Renee Coker 

Debra Dawson 

Marianne Dean 

Lee Dinneen 

Elizabeth Doi-Ludwig 

Kathleen Eichler 

Judith Engleman 

Anna Eshoo 

Angela Espinosa 

Kristina Festa 

Gretchen Frank 

Carolyn Galliani 

Rosie Garlock 

Tina Goldman 

Pamela Goodenough 


Tiffany Goodman 

Michelle Gracon 

Brooke Grafstrom 

Michele Grason 

Suzanne Grey 

Kara Hagen 

Mary Ann Harris 

Alicia Henderson 

Cynthia Hockey 

Jovita Honor 

Judith Humphreys 

Ansley Jentz 

Andrea Johnston 

Kathryn Kelly 

Vanessa Kelmon 

Joanne Kemp 

Nancy Kiesling 

Michele Kirsch 

Susan Klepper 

Rosemary Lanyon 

Brooke Larkins 

Suzy Lester 

Janet Littlefield 

Bridget Madigan 

Michele Magowan 

Sidney Marks 

Mary Mason 

Kimberley McKinney 

Barbara McLellan 

Peggy McLellan 

Kerith McSherry 

Saundra McWilliams 

Angela Meyer 

Loretta Mingram 

Anne Murphy 

Michelle Nicoli 

Elizabeth Ocken 

Lisa Pedersen 

Kathryn Pendleton 

Pamela Perez 

Anne Petit 

Barbara Peyton 

Marilyn Pratt 

Marcia Rehmus 

Peggy Richards 

Leslie Ristau 

Miriam Rooney 

Ellen Rose 

Sarah Rosendahl 

Diane Sagalowicz 

Susan Seiler 

Henna Shah 

Joyce Smith 

Angela Stalder 

Virginia Tedrow 

Suzanne Tinsley 

Cynthia Traum 

Alexandra VonFeldt 

Mondakini Walsh 

Teresa Watts 

Sandra Welch 

Robin Wiechers 

Anne Williams 

Susan Williams-Clark 

Allyson Wohlwend 

Katherine Wurzburg 

Gifts in Honor of ... 

– The births of Max Shanmugasundaram and Gregory Moore and the leadership 

and dedication of Carol Espinosa from Carrie Drake. 

– Karen Ross, Anne Clark, Carrie Drake and Sally Falkenhagen and the 2004- 

2005 Board of Directors from Martha Edwards. 

– The 2004-2005 Board of Directors from Sally Falkenhagen. 

– The Membership Development Council from Ann McCammon. 

– The 2004-2005 Member Resources Committee from Wingfield Rehmus. 

– Kim Forbes from Vanessa Roach and the Community Projects Council. 

– Sally Falkenhagen from Suzi Tinsley. 

Gifts in Memory of … 

– Julie Hall’s mother from Naomi Chavez. 

– Janet Crews from Carol & Chris Espinosa. 

– Bob Pringle from Virginia & John Gertridge and Katrina Wollenberg. 

– Christine Morgan’s mother, Louise Morgan from Theresa Marquart. 

– Gilbert Almonte Sr. from Dawn Stansfield & Nick Almonte. 

We sincerely regret the omission of any donor. If you feel your donation has been 

missed, or if you have not received acknowledgement of a recent gift, please contact the 

Endowment Fund Secretary, Eugenie Atherton at eugenie@athertons.net . 

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Growing Stronger 

Every Day 

The Endowment Fund 

Values Your Support 

By Carrie Drake, 2003-2005 Endowment 

Fund Chair and Eugenie Atherton, 

2004-2006 Endowment Fund Secretary 

Thanks to your support, the JLPA•MP 

Endowment Fund is growing stronger every 

year! Because the Fund’s contribution to 

the League’s annual budget is based on 

the amount actually in the fund, the more 

donations received, the higher the annual 

return to the League. Given the fact that 

Endowment Fund contributions can only 

be used for community programs, every 

extra dollar you donate helps increase the 

League’s ability to fund community projects 

and grants, now and in the future. n 

TABLE 1: Individural Donations by 

Member Status for 2004-2005 League Year 

Active Donations ................................... 106 

Sustainer Donations .............................. 309 

Provisional Donations ............................. 14 

Community Donations .............................. 8 

Total ($46,783) .................................... 437 

TABLE 2: Same Year by Donations Type 

Memorial Donations ............................... 51 

Annual Appeal Donations ($24,982) ....... 98 

Donation with Dues ($15,068) ............. 281 

Honorary Donations ............................... 59 

Gift Donations .......................................... 6 

Stock Donations ........................................ 3 

Memorial Appeal Dues Honorary Gift Stock

Investment of the Endowment Fund 

By Sally Falkenhagen, 2004-2005 President 

Since its inception, the League’s Endowment 

Fund has been invested in mutual funds 

through a pool of funds at the Peninsula 

Community Foundation. As is typical, 

the 75%/25% equity mutual fund/cash 

allocation yielded very good returns during 

strong years in the stock market, but 

negative returns during down years. 

Overseeing these investments are League 

members who join the Endowment Fund 

Board for two years. Unfortunately, this 

term is too short to develop the expertise 

and confi dence required to manage the 

allocation of League funds invested through 

the Peninsula Community Foundation. As 

such, the Board’s Finance and Investment 

Committee explored ways to remedy this 

problem. Th e preferred solution was to 

fi nd an investment manager who met the 

following criteria: 

• Utilizes broadly diversifi ed asset classes 

to mitigate the volatility of 

the portfolio 

• Handles reallocation as part of the 

investment management service 

• Provides easy-to-understand, up-todate 

on-line access to reports 

• Off ers a stable relationship with a solid 

fi rm to compensate for the League’s 

term limits 

• Charges low total fees 

In short, the Finance and Investment 

Committee sought state-of-the-art 

investment strategies, provided by highly 

respected professionals. 

Th e Committee found the best 

alternative in the Multi-Asset Fund 

off ered through TIFF, the Investment 

Fund for Foundations (www.TIFF.org). 

TIFF was formed in 1991 by a network of 

foundations as an investment cooperative. 

Th eir core mission is to improve the 

investment returns of endowed charities. 

Th eir strategy is to provide a series of multimanager 

investment vehicles, as well as 

resources aimed at enhancing fi duciaries' 

knowledge of investing. 

Th e Multi-Asset Fund (“MAF”) 

off ers broadly diversifi ed asset classes, 

non-correlating investments, dynamic 

reallocation, top money managers, and a 

sophisticated investment strategy. MAF 

aims to achieve an average annual growth 

rate equal to the Consumer Price Index 

(CPI) + 5% annually. In other words, the 

investment is targeted to keep up with 

infl ation while producing a real growth 

rate of 5% per year. Furthermore, TIFF has 

excellent on-line reporting and extensive 

educational and training materials available 

on their website. 

MAF has earned very respectable 

investment returns and shown impressively 

low volatility. Th erefore, the Committee 

recommended that the Endowment Fund 

assets be moved from the Peninsula 

Community Foundation to the Multi-Asset 

Fund at TIFF. Th e Endowment Fund Board 

of Directors approved the change during 

their March meeting, and the League 

Board followed suit at their April meeting. 

As part of the recommendation process, 

the Finance and Investment Committee 

of the Endowment Fund Board and the 

League’s Finance Council combined 

and updated the Investment Policies 

of the Endowment Fund and of the 

League. If you are interested in reviewing 

the new Investment Policy Statement, 

please contact Board Finance VP Pam 

Williams (pam@navigating wealth. 

com). If you have questions about TIFF 

or the recommendation process, please 

call Endowment Fund Board Chair of 

the Finance and Invenstment Committee 

Carol Espinosa at (650) 562-3907 or 

Committee member Sally Falkenhagen at 

(650) 854-8120. n 

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Fund Raising 

Congratulations 

Fund Raisers 

2004-2005 Fund Raising 

Contributions: 

ENDOW 

THE 

FUTURE 


To: our 

community 

The Spirit of Giving 

Holiday Boutique SM 

$102,500 

Endowment Fund 

$29,900 

The Shop 

$208,000 

Spring Gala 

$101,000 

TOTAL $441,400 

Back Room Makeover at The Shop 

By Anne Vitullo, 2004-2005 The Shop Committee Chair 

Shop Committee members, Shop staff and 

some “at large” League volunteers all came 

together on Saturday, March 19, to help 

reorganize the back room at The Shop. Our 

goals were three-fold: 

• Reorganize the back room to create 

better storage and a check-in area 

for donations 

• Create better access to existing storage 

• Ensure the safety and security of Shop 

staff and volunteers 

Our intrepid group of volunteers assembled 

storage racks and bookcases, moved 

furniture, reorganized supplies, dusted 

all of our Shop displays and, over 

the course of the day, worked a 

remarkable transformation! 

Special thanks to the following 

people for making it happen: 

• Sustainer Cynthia Beeger 

who lent her design and 

organizational skills to plan 

the back room workspace 

• League husbands Jim McVey 

(Leigh Metzler’s husband) 

and Jon Poe (Anne Vitullo’s 

husband) who came equipped 

AFTER 

12 

BEFORE 

with tool belts and took care of the 

heavy duty tasks 

• Shop staff Cathy Gage, Sally 

Newman, Jane Van Cleve and Robbie 

Mellows 

• Shop Committee members and League 

members who contributed part of their 

Saturday: Mimi Cacchione, Maridee 

Charlton, Naomi Chavez, Renee 

Coker, Meaux Costello, Kyla Eller, 

Allison Fletcher, Justine Franklin, 

Lucy Kohlmeier, Michele McGowan, 

Kurrin Spray, Maureen Norton and 

Gretchen Wyatt

Many Thanks to Our “Shop Angels!” 

Your generous donations to The Shop are vital to the League! Thank you for your continued support of the League and our volunteer 

efforts in the community. For the 2004-2005 League year, The Shop contributed $208,000 to the League’s general fund – providing 

critical financial support to the League and our community projects and services. 

The follow donors, including League members, local businesses and members of the community, each donated over $500 of 

merchandise to The Shop during the 2004-2005 League year. 

Over $30,000 

Afterwards 

Draeger’s 

Over $20,000 

Sharon Meresman 

Over $10,000 

Melissa Badger 

Shirley Matteson 

Over $5,000 

Kristine Erving 

Mary Ann Gillespie 

Bren Leisure 

Zoe Martin 

Sally Onetto 

Sarah Rosendahl 

Suzi Tinsley 

Over $3,000 

Susan Bechtel 

J.F. Blokker 

Kathy Buchanan 

Joan Ferrari 

Linda Grauer 

Shannon Greene 

Julie Hall 

Jill Howard 

Christina McClure 

Karen Osborn 

Jeanie Ritchie 

Sarah Rivers 

Suzanne Schauwecker 

Cynthia Zirpolo 

Over $2,000 

Liz Bellock 

Katrina Berube 

Jeanne Chan 

Andrea Cunningham 

Margaret Day 

Regina Feitelberg 

Rhodine Gifford 

Marsha Goldman 

Anne Greenfield 

Miriam Haas 

Carol Hamilton 

Robin Hoff 

Berenice Hopper 

Jacque Jarve 

Lynn Knudsen 

Marian Lester 

Cynthia Lovewell 

Patty Martin 

Robbie Mellows 

Nancy Merwin 

Paula Powar 

Marlene Prendergast 

Candy Provines 

Gayle Rimerman 

Vanessa Roach 

Wendy Rohn 

Mary Rollins 

Karen Smith 

Kathy Swart 

Libby Tyree-Taylor 

Over $1,000 

Maryann Ackley 

Jennifer Allen 

Rena Allison 

Tara Jane Arnold 

Lori Arthur 

Eugenie Atherton 

Martha Bacon 

Jennifer Bardes 

Lisa Brandin 

Pamela Brandin 

Hilary Burcell 

Calla-Menlo Park 

Mary Linn Coldiron 

Susan Collins 

Maureen Costello 

Jean Cox 

Alison Crane 

Leslie Cumming 

Anne Davis 

Susan Davison 

M. Elizabeth Day 

Nina Demmon 

Susan Dimick 

Lani Dorff 

Carrie Drake 

Carol Duncan 

Debbie Eastburn 

Martha Edwards 

Kholoud Elam 

Karlene Elder 

Micaela Eller 

Barbara Ellison 

Angela Espinosa 

Elizabeth Evans 

Sally Falkenhagen 

Geraldine Farber 

Mhaire Fraser 

Karen Fryling 

Pat Fuller 

Maureen Geaghan 

Mia Giannotti 

Brooke Grafstrom 

Kathleen Greene 

Erin Hirschhorn 

Veronica Hull 

Andrea Johnston 

Margaret Kavalaris 

Julie Kleck 

Kris Klint 

Nicole Kofford 

Caroline Labe 

Audrey Lampert 

Laura Leets 

Lucy—Stanford 

Shopping Center 

Mary Marsh 

Susan Martin 

Tony Martinez 

Betsy Matteson 

Suzi McElwee 

Teri McKelvy 

Peggy Meagher 

Kathleen Mehigan 

Mimi Menard 

Gail Moberg 

Kelly Morehead 

Trish Moxon 

Lee Murphy 

Ann Myers 

Jennifer Novak 

Katie O’Keefe 

Satomi Obuchi 

Pam Perez 

Joan Preston 

Alicia Phelan 

Jill Prahm 

Irene Reed 

Lynne Reynolds 

Deborah Rieman 

Mary Robinson 

Missy Robinson 

Cindy Roble 

Anne Rockhold 

Tara Roussel 

Carolyn Schmarzo 

Renee Schott 

Kim Selby 

Liz Sippl 

Valerie Soltau 

Shannon Stein 

Bonnie Street 

Anne Tengelsen 

Julie Terrell-Hooper 

Sharon Turner 

Anne Vitullo 

Elaine Wadsworth 

Eleanor Hooper White 

Martha Woolomes 

Emily Woo 

Gretchen Wyatt 

Peggy York 

Paula Zappettini 

Over $500 

Sarah Abbasi 

Wendy Adelman 

Connie Ahern 

Nancy Allen 

Mrs. Ross Anderson 

Dimitra Anderson 

Amy Arnold 

Virginia Atkinson 

Leslie Ballinger 

Amy Beck 

Alicia Benitez 

Meg Bever 

Joy Blackburn 

Pam Blackman 

Pricilla Blinco 

Molly Brady 

Cheryl Breetwor 

Laurie Brown 

Candida Burnap 

Chara Burnett 

Mimi Cacchione 

Evan Castelo 

Maridee & Bruce 

Charlton 

Courtney Charney 

Naomi Chavez 

Barbara Christian 

Eric Cline 

Rozella Cole 

Laura Cornish 

Sue Crawford 

Claire Creighton 

Suzanne Crocker 

Patricia Cunningham 

Mary Ann Cusenza 

Marti deBenedetti 

Barbara Dessart 

Pat Dobbie 

Edie Easterby 

Kristin Eberwein 

Gloria Eddie 

Maria Epes 

Natasha Evans- 

Beauchamp 

Nasrin Farr 

Lynn Fletcher 

Cathie Foster 

Catherine Foster 

Wendy Garrish 

Tina Goldman 

Pam Goodenough 

Michelle Gracon 

Michelle Grason 

Chris Gulessarian 

Anne Gunderson 

Marsha Hannay 

Marsha Hoffman 

Heinze 

Andrea Helft 

Stephanie Hewitt 

Jan Hickman 

Lisa Hicks 

Marianne Hill- 

Labarber 

Peggy Hinman 

Margot Hirsch 

Hilary Holmquest 

Home & Garden- 

Menlo Park 

Amy Hsieh 

Mary Catherine Huff 

Laura Hull 

Dorothy Hunter 

Carol Ida 

Ann James 

Mary Johnson 

Sandy Johnson 

Steve Kaplan 

Marcie Kay 

Julie Lenden 

Cathy Lewis 

Beth Ann Lico 

Andrea Lim 

Jessica Lonergan 

Carrie Lyle 

Marie Macy 

Carol Malcolm 

Ann Malouf 

Leslie Mann 

Marjorie McCamey 

Mary Jo McCarthy 

Karen McGanney 

Saunny McWilliams 

Rose Mein 

Anne Mellenthin 

C. Cassandra Miller 

Jackie Mitchell 

Ellen Moore 

Nancy Mueller 

Lori Nawn 

Deborah Nelson 

Only the Best-Los 

Gatos 

Phyrne Osborne 

Nicole Osmer 

Jennifer Overby 

Anne Paige 

Joy Peacock 

Kathy Pendleton 

Care has been taken to provide an accurate list of Shop donors. Please accept our apologies for any errors or omissions. 

The Peterson Estate 

Anne Petit 

Barbara Peyton 

Christie Price 

Tracey Prim 

John Rees 

Lorinda Reichert 

Ashley Rice 

Karin Riley 

Laurie Roberts 

Mary Rudolph 

Joan Sanders 

Jennifer Sanders 

Carla Scheifly 

Meredith Schneider 

Tish Scola 

Henna Shah 

Laverne Sheehan 

Arna Shefrin 

Laurie Shepard 

Susan Shultz 

Karen Sickel 

Darlynn Slosar 

Joyce Smith 

Bonnie B. Smyth 

Donna Soehrens 

Dana Solso 

Ashley Stephens 

Marti Sterns 

Alexia St. Jerne 

Jill Summerbell 

Tamara Tehaney 

Dana Teixeira 

Jill Terrill 

Katherine Thomson 

Alice Tinker 

Schyler Tollman 

Jim Tramel 

Keri Tully 

Stephanie Von Thaden 

Linda Waddell 

Mary Ann Waldo 

Cathleen Walker 

Barbara Weismantel 

Jacqueline Welsh 

Pam Williams 

Maggie Wilson 

Elaine Winer 

Nancy Winton 

David Wollenberg 

Liz Wood 

Monisha Yu 

Suzanne Zaino 

Stacie Zell 

Dolores Zepponi


What is the Healthy Families Task Force? 

A Proactive Approach to a Growing Problem 

By Stephanie Ekoniak, Healthy Families Task Force Co-Chair 

The Healthy Families Task Force is a 

group of ten JLPA•MP members dedicated 

to combating one of the most prevalent 

social issues today: childhood obesity and 

physical inactivity. Over the next year, the 

Task Force will exist as a “pilot” project 

exploring a variety of programs and projects 

to determine which full-term project will 

have the most impact in our community. 

The Task Force will address the growing 

problem of childhood obesity and physical 

inactivity using a three-pronged approach 

by targeting the individual, the family and 

the community. Specifically, the Task Force 

will explore three ways of affecting change 

around this issue in East Palo Alto: 

Early Intervention with Children: 

Icreasing children’s awareness about the 

implications of poor nutrition and lack of 

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physical activity early on can change habits 

for a lifetime. By providing children with 

strategies for making better choices, we will 

create healthy life-long habits and reverse 

this threatening trend. 

The Healthy Families Task Force 

will partner with Ravenswood School 

District to launch the SMART curriculum 

in Willow Oaks Elementary School. 

The SMART curriculum, developed at 

Stanford, is a proven 15-lesson program 

aimed at improving the health and quality 

of life for both children and their parents. 

In addition, the Task Force will partner 

with East Side Preparatory (ESP) High 

School in East Palo Alto to administer the 

lessons. Volunteer ESP students will teach 

the lessons to the students throughout the 

school year. JLPA-MP Task Force members 

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will be on site to mentor the ESP students 

as they teach the class throughout the year. 

They will also work to ensure the students 

have a rewarding leadership experience 

while earning community credit for school. 

Family Involvement: The SMART 

program reaches the family through 

newsletters accompanying each lesson 

plan. The Task Force will incorporate the 

entire family into the ‘healthy lifestyle’ 

curriculum by organizing and holding 

family cooking nights, parent nutrition 

classes and family recreation programs. 

Community Awareness: To further 

enhance the “healthy lifestyle” message, the 

Task Force will create and implement two 

community events, in partnership with Get 

Fit EPA (an East Palo Alto collaborative 

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focused on increasing the health of the 

community), to provide support and 

education around nutrition and fitness. 

Why a Task Force? 

The objective for the Task Force in the 

coming year is to create a full-fledged 

JLPA•MP project for the 2006-2007 

League year. The 2005-2006 Project 

Development Committee recommended 

the creation of a Task Force around this 

issue because a single project partner 

has not yet been identified. While the 

Task Force is partnering with various 

organizations (Ravenswood School District, 

East Side Prep, Stanford, Get Fit EPA), this 

year will be a “pilot” period to explore what 

type of partnership, and which partner(s), 

make the most sense for the long-term 

success of a League project. 

Why Childhood Obesity? 

Over the past three decades, the childhood 

obesity rate has more than doubled for 

preschool children aged 2-5 years and 

adolescents aged 12-19 years. 

• 34 percent of children from lower income 

households are obese, compared to 19 

percent from high income households 

• From 1986 to 1998, obesity among Black 

and Hispanic children increased by more 

than 120 percent, compared to about 50 

percent among white children 

• The Ravenswood City School District’s 

Annual California Physical Fitness Test 

showed 50 percent of fifth and seventh 

graders are overweight or at risk of 

becoming overweight 

No one can ignore the growing concern 

that we face as a nation. On a daily basis 

we hear about obesity rates being on the 

rise in all segments of the population and 

the CDC (Center for Disease Control) 

has declared obesity a national epidemic. 

Two contributing factors to this growing 

problem are that we have become a “fast 

food nation”, valuing convenience over 

nutrition; and that urban settings are 

no longer conducive to children playing 

outdoors to get their much-needed 

physical activity. Time outside has been 

replaced with time in front of a screen: TV, 

computer, and video games. As a result 

Rosalie Rendu Center’s 

Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Celebrates 

Students and Volunteers 

By Shelley Kilday, Rosalie Rendu Center Committee Member 

Cinco de Mayo celebrations traditionally 

commemorate the Mexican Army’s historic 

victory over French invaders at the Battle of 

Puebla in 1862. However, the annual Cinco 

de Mayo party at the Rosalie Rendu Center 

is decidedly a celebration of hardworking 

students, volunteers, and their families. 

League volunteers Michelle Nicoli, Ana 

Aspinall, and Tracy Van Ligten helped 

Sister Trinitas Hernandez (Sister T) 

plan this year’s festivities. Current and 

former students, volunteers and residents 

of Carriage Manor were all invited to the 

event—thereby turning the day into a 

grandiose reunion of sorts with about 150 

people in attendance (some from as far 

away as Morgan Hill and Manteca). 

With chicken mole, homemade salsa, 

pico de gallo, brownies, and cookies, the 

children are being diagnosed with high 

blood pressure, type II diabetes and other 

“adult” conditions related to poor eating 

habits and little physical activity. 

Why is this a Project for the JLPA•MP? 

The Task Force is passionate about 

addressing this issue and about identifying 

gourmet delights were well worth the price 

of admission (one dish to share). “The 

carne asada was phenomenal,” stated next 

year’s Co-Chair Wendy Garrish. The 

band played for several hours and everyone 

danced the wildly amusing “broom dance,” 

including Sister T. Face painting and two 

piñatas occupied the children for hours 

while students and volunteers alike enjoyed 

the opportunity to celebrate their efforts of 

the past eight months and practice English 

in a social setting. 

The 2004-2005 Rosalie Rendu 

Committee would like to thank Co-Chairs 

Dawn Loeb Sullivan and Trish Cook for 

all their hard work. It was an enriching 

and inspiring year. Congratulations and 

best wishes to incoming Co-Chairs Wendy 

Garrish and Suzanne Zaino. n 

Left: Sister T leads the broom dance. 

Below: Joanne Sachs, Megan Gallagher, 

2005-2006 Co-Chair Wendy Garrish and 

2005-2006 President Naomi Chavez. 

what works and what doesn’t work. We 

have a big task ahead of us with many 

challenges and many rewards. After all, 

what could be more rewarding than 

developing the potential of healthy families? 

For questions or more information about 

the Task Force, please contact Co-Chairs 

Stephanie Ekoniak or Beth Steinberg. n 



Bring Me A Book Foundation and First Teachers 

at AJLI Annual Conference in New Orleans 

By Donna Hall, 2004-2005 First Teachers Co-Chair 

For the second year in a row, Bring Me A 

Book Foundation (BMABF) was invited 

to attend the 83 RD Association of Junior 

Leagues International Inc. (AJLI) annual 

conference. Junior League leaders from 

Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and 

the United States gathered in New Orleans 

from May 11 through May 14. They 

celebrated “the remarkable work of Leagues 

across the Association and shared in 

stimulating workshops and plenary sessions 

to better enable us to do what we do best… 

We Make The World A Better Place.” 

Donna Hall, 2004-2005 First Teachers 

Co-Chair, and Julie Fowlkes, BMABF 

trainer, spoke with hundreds of interested 

League leaders regarding BMABF itself 

and the tremendously rewarding work 


that the First Teachers community project 

has brought to the JLPA•MP. BMABF 

has committed itself to sponsoring the 

formation of First Teachers projects 

through the network of Junior Leagues 

across the nation. Through many 

discussions between Donna, Julie and other 

League leaders it is very apparent that First 

Teachers is a great fit for many Leagues. 

Of the many conference highlights, the 

raffle drawing was particularly exciting. 

While a Bill Blass opera coat and a Kate 

Spade bag were big hits, the BMABF 

bookcase library (replete with a selection 

of quality children’s literature) drew the 

greatest interest. The winner was Trish 

Dean from the Junior League of London! 

The six attendees from Great Britain 

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immediately rushed over to the BMABF 

booth and began taking pictures with 

Donna and requesting information for their 

League newsletter. 

As the conference wound to a close, 

BMABF was left boxing up its booth 

materials and deliberating over the best 

and most cost effective way to ship an 

entire bookcase library to London—quite 

a dilemma. Fortunately, Sara Levin from 

Lehigh, Pennsylvania offered the assistance 

of her husband who just happens to work 

for Roadway Express and could offer the 

most economical shipping method from 

New Orleans to London. Thank goodness 

for the generosity of fellow Leaguers! n

DIAD Joins Rebuilding Together 

for Phenomenal Results 

By Dulcy Freeman, 2004-2005 DIAD Committee Member 

“MOVE THAT BUS!” The volunteers 

screamed just as Ty Pennington does 

on ABC television’s hit series Extreme 

Make-Over Home Edition. On Saturday, 

April 30, JLPA•MP volunteers joined 

forces with Lyon’s Club volunteers to 

tackle a Rebuilding Together project: the 

refurbishment of Cassandra Forbes’ home 

in East Palo Alto. The home was originally 

built in 1992 by Habitat for Humanity and 

was in great need of a facelift. The results 

produced by Rebuilding Together may not 

be as large scale as those seen on TV, but to 

one East Palo Alto family, they were both 

remarkable and greatly appreciated. 

Cassandra Forbes’ noteworthy 

background is a success story halted by 

physical misfortune. More than 10 years 

ago, this single parent decided that she 

wanted to provide a better life for her two 

boys. She enrolled in a program at Cañada 

College to acquire a GED and to become a 

Certified Administrative Assistant. Upon 

completion, she secured a job with Cañada 

College where she worked for several years 

until a work injury left her unable to use 

her arms to accomplish everyday tasks. 

She has since survived on meager disability 

stipends. And consequently, her home’s 

maintenance needs have gone unattended. 

To get this project underway, Lyon’s 

Club volunteer Jim Bigelow stepped up to 

the plate as House Captain. “It has been a 

true joint effort,” explained Jim. “Different 

contractors donated their time to address 

myriad issues: an electrician to fix some 

hazards, a plumber to install a lightly used 

Bosch dishwasher and an installer to put 

in new carpets and linoleum. The Junior 

League was instrumental in getting this 

all done and it’s been remarkable.” Done 

in a Day (DIAD) Committee Member 

Dulcy Freeman reported, “One DIAD 

member generously paid for the linoleum, 

another leveraged contacts with contractors 

to do pro bono work, and the Committee 

arranged for the donation of two beds, 

sheets and bedding, window treatments and 

a microwave oven.” 

“This is hands-on hard work,” explained 

one 80-year old Lyons Club volunteer 

committed to helping. Clad in sturdy work 

clothes, volunteers spent the day clearing 

weeds from the lawn, hauling away excess 

garbage, fixing a damaged fence, cleaning 

and painting both interior and exterior 

walls with a fresh coat of color. “This has 

been extremely rewarding on many levels. 

You can see great results and we’ve had the 

opportunity to befriend Cassandra Forbes,” 

said 2004-2005 DIAD Chair Emily Wu. 

“Our volunteers are the best!” cheered on 

DIAD Committee Member Nancye Beck. 

Right: Jennifer Cavagnol and 

2004-2005 DIAD Chair 

Emily Wu pose for a quick photo 

during a lunch break. 

Below: DIAD Committee Member 

Kimberly Clark, 2005-2006 DIAD 

Chair Heather Bauer, 2004-2005 

Community Projects VP Kim Forbes, 

DIAD Committee Members 

Laurie Brown and Dulcy Freeman, 

homeowner Cassandra Flores and 

Committee Member Nancye Beck. 

“I am so thankful for the work that 

Rebuilding Together has done!” exclaimed 

Cassandra. “The Lord has truly blessed me 

to bring such wonderful people here to help 

me make it a nicer place. I used to just call 

this my house and was not comfortable to 

have friends or relatives come over. But now 

I am proud to call it my HOME. Now it 

is so nice and clean. I am going to have a 

BBQ and invite every one of the volunteers 

backthis is how I can thank them!” 

Three weeks later, Cassandra updated the 

DIAD Committee, “I am really enjoying 

my home and in the last weeks I’ve even 

had people knock on my door to ask if it is 

for sale!” n 



Project Development Grants: Round 2 

By Stephanie Ekoniak, 2004-2005 Project Development Committee Co-Chair 

For the second round of grant making this 

year, the Project Development Committee 

received 15 grant applications from various 

organizations requesting over $95,000 in 

funding. Given the funding balance for 

the year was $12,400, we had some tough 

decisions to make as all the applicants 

were compelling. The League Board of 

Directors followed the Project Development 

Committee’s recommendations and 

approved the following deserving grantees: 

Marine Science Institue (MSI) ...... $4,200 

MSI’s mission is to cultivate a responsibility 

for the natural environment and human 

communities through interdisciplinary 

science education by: 

• Placing students of all ages in direct 

contact with the natural environment; 

• Emphasizing the interdependence of all 

living things, their connection to the 

physical environment, and the special 

responsibilities of humans to 

the environment; 

• Facilitating active learning through the 

use of observation, critical thinking, 

and problem-solving skills in a 

cooperative setting; 

• Instilling confidence, encouraging 

involvement, and inspiring 

accomplishment by providing 

positive role models. 


The majority of the funds provided to MSI 

will be used for their Discovery Voyage 

Program in which elementary through 

college-aged students take a 4-hour 

exploratory boat ride around the Bay and 

focus on ichthyology (the study of fish), 

plankton (drifting microscopic plants and 

animals), hydrology (the study of water) 

and the benthos (bottom of the bay). 

The remaining funds will support the 

Outreach Program which was developed for 

pre-K through 12 th graders. These programs 

take sharks, fish, crabs, and other marine 

life out to schools (especially low income 

schools) using a trailer-mounted aquarium. 

Camp Kesem ................................. $3,600 

Camp Kesem provides a safe, supportive 

and exciting camp experience for children 

who have a parent who has died from 

cancer, is currently in treatment for cancer, 

or is in remission from cancer. Campers 

have the unique opportunity to build 

friendships and gain strength from peers 

facing similar challenges. 

Camp Kesem is a free, weeklong 

overnight, summer camp for children 

ages 6-15—regardless of race, religion, 

nationality or financial status. Due to the 

complexity of emotions, it is difficult for 

these children to find peers with whom 

they can relate, resulting in feeling isolated, 

angry, guilty or fearful. Camp Kesem was 

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created to address the needs of this unique 

and underserved population. This year 95 

camper slots will be open and 50 counselors 

will volunteer to provide a 2:1 camper to 

counselor ration. 

Stepping Stones 

Across the Digital Divide .............. $3,600 

Stepping Stones Across the Digital Divide, 

operated by the San Mateo County Office 

of Education, provides direct services 

to 50 Hispanic females in grades 3 to 6 

at Garfield Charter School and Cesar 

Chavez Schools. The educational goals of 

the project are: (1) developing students’ 

competence in using computers and other 

informational technologies to increase 

educational achievement; and (2) working 

with parents to develop an electronic 

learning environment in the home to 

support their children’s education. 

Funds provided by JLPA•MP will be 

used to provide Internet access for 10 

families in the program for a full year. 

Childhood Matters .............................$1,000 

Childhood Matters provides a call-in radio 

broadcast each Sunday to the Greater Bay 

Area to provide engaging and informative 

parent education. Each weekly broadcast— 

in both English and Spanish—focuses 

on a particular topic related to positive 

parenting, children’s health, child safety 

and child development. Special attention 

is paid to the experience of traditionally 

under-served and vulnerable communities. 

You too can tune into Childhood Matters 

on Sunday mornings from 9–10 a.m. on 

98.1 KISS FM (English) and from 8–9 a.m. 

on 1170 AM, radio KLOK (Spanish). 

In the 2004-2005 League year, the Project 

Development Committee granted a total of 

$25,000 in funding to seven organizations 

that we felt most closely fit our mission 

statement and resulted in the greatest 

impact. The next grant deadline is 

August 1, 2005. Information about 

submitting a grant can be found on the 

JLPA•MP website. n

Provisionals Make an Impact! 

By Courtney Charney, 2004-2005 Provisional Class Member 

The Provisional Class finished off their first year with a bang! Their end of 

the year project was a resource fair targeted at those local communities most 

in need of information on housing, healthcare, childcare, education, and 

other vital topics. More than 150 people attended the all-day fair held at the 

East Palo Alto Boys and Girls Club. Families gathered information from 

over 20 vendors such as Rosalie Rendu Center, Ravenswood Family Health 

Center, and Children’s Health Council. Even children joined in on the fun, 

as Provisionals set up craft and game stations to entertain the young ones 

while their parents gathered information. 

Special thanks goes to AGS, Albertson’s, Hobees, ICI Dulux Paints/Ralph 

Lauren Paints, Noah’s Bagels, Safeway, Staples, Starbucks, Steve and Maria 

Madieros, The Artful Bee, Donut Basket, Happy Donuts, Donut King, and 

Trader Joe’s for their food and product donations. n 

Top: Provisionals Laurie Hunter, 

Emily Menken and Elsbeth Iannone with 

Provisional Committee Member 

Heather Titterton give a welcoming smile to 

guests at the Community Resource Fair. 

Center Right: Provisional Jessica Contreras 

with First Teachers Committee Member 

Jessica Yansouni. 

Center Left: Provisional Committee Member 

Stacie Zell at the bean bag toss station. 

Below: Matt and Naomi Chavez 

with 2004-2005 The Children’s Place 

Co-Chair Ann-Christel Graham and 

Provisional Debra Rattner-Love at 

The Children’s Place booth. 

In1912 MARY HARRIMAN RUMSEY wrote of 

the Junior League movement she had founded ... 

“Our LEAGUE, as I see it, was organized as a means 

of expressing the feeling of social responsibility 

for the conditions that surrounded us. 

We have the 

responsibility to act, 

and we have the 

opportunity to conscientiously act 

to affect the environment around us.” 


Sustainers 

2005-2006 

Sustainer 

Leadership 

Sustainer Committee Co-Chairs 

Wendy Haesemeyer 

Ginny Gertridge 

LaVerne Sheehan 

Sustainer Committee Treasurer 

Laura Conger 

Sustainer Representatives 

Board of Directors ..... Virginia Loesch 

Council Advisors: 

Communications ..........Carla Scheifly 

Community Outreach ... Melanie Yunk 

Community Projects .....Carrie DuBois 

Finance ................. Jackie MacDonald 

Fund Raising .................Susan Martin 

Membership Dev. ......... Marcie Brown 

Sustainer Members of the 

2005-2006 Endowment Fund 

Board of Directors 

Jane Stocklin ............................. Chair 

Pam Perez ..............................Advisor 

Board Members: 

Jeanne Fischer 

Marianne Stoner 

Betsy Glikbarg 

Stephanie von Thaden 

Susan Klepper 

Joan Wylie 

Kathy Ladra 

Save the Dates 

Join Us for Sustainer 

Committee Meetings 

September 13, 2005 

November 8, 2005 

January 24, 2006 

March 28, 2006 

Meetings are held at the Gatehouse 

at 12:30pm. Please bring a brown bag 

lunch. Dessert will be provided. 


Left to right: Martha Edwards, Karen Ross, Marcie Brown, Sally Falkenhagen, Anne Clark, 

Rochelle Bochner and Carrie Du Bois at the transition meeting for outgoing and incoming 

Sustainer advisors hosted by Karen Ross. 

Thanks to Hard-Working Sustainers 

By Karen Ross, 2004-2005 Sustainer Director 

As Sustainers, armed with our leadership 

skills and knowledge of how groups work 

to achieve a common goal, we go into 

our communities to participate in a wide 

range of activities. But the League offers 

sustainers a variety of opportunities for 

involvement too, and this year at least 60 

women volunteered their skills and talents. 

Many more attended Sustainer activities. 

Anne Clark and I are forever grateful to 

the Sustainers who were involved this year 

in the League’s many activities. 

SUSTAINER TREASURER: Laura Conger 

SUSTAINER TRANSFERS: Virginia Loesch 

SUSTAINERS TO COUNCILS: Marcie 

Brown, Carrie DuBois, Martha Edwards, 

Maggie Pringle, Sarah Rosendahl and Carla 

Scheifly 

SEPTEMBER LUNCHEON: Gary Dunker, 

Laura Faught, Carol Friedman, 

Elizabeth Lucchesi, Paula Powar, 

Kitti Salera and Ann Skidmore 

CHOICES WORKSHOPS/DINNER: Co- 

Chair Susan Sweeney, Co-Chair Eleanor 

Watanabe, Karen Jason, Elinor Jones, 

Maureen Kennedy, Marsha Louther, 

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Kathryn Low, Mary Mason, Bobbie 

McDonald, Sally Onetto, Anne Rockhold, 

Linda Romley-Irvine, Carla Scheifly, Mary 

Sweeney and Martha Woollomes 

CHOICES SPEAKERS: Naomi Chavez, Laura 

Faught, Mary Lonergan (Junior League of 

San Francisco) and Jane Tight 

SPRING COCKTAIL PARTY: Chair Susan 

Martin, Katharine Alexander, Jinny 

Atkinson, Tania Boghosian, Pat Dunbar, 

Mary Johnson, Margaret London, Sally 

Onetto, Anne Rockhold, Peggy York 

ENDOWMENT FUND BOARD: Pam Brandin, 

Chair Carrie Drake, Kelly Davis, Kathy 

Ladra, Bridget Madigan, Tracey Prim, 

Dana Solso, Marianne Stoner, Allyson 

Wohlwend and Joan Wylie 

SUSTAINERS ON ACTIVES’ COMMITTEES: 

Trish Moxon and Stephanie Von Thaden 

(Spring Gala), Tracey Prim and Susan 

Klepper (Holiday Boutique), Cynthia 

Beeger (The Shop) and Stephanie Searle 

(HIP Housing Project) 

Special kudos to 2004-2005 President Sally 

Falkenhagen for her continual support and 

wonderful guidance. n

Sustainer “Choices” Workshop 

and Dinner a Huge Success 

By Karen Ross, 2004-2005 Sustainer Director 

Over 130 Sustainers enjoyed stimulating 

workshops and festive fellowship at the 

annual Sustainer dinner event on March 1 

at the Menlo Circus Club. The afternoon 

workshops, developed around the event’s 

theme, Choices…Being Our Best, were 

a popular addition 

this year. Exceptional 

workshop presenters 

and topics included: 

Naomi Chavez, Building 

Effective Relationships; 

Mary Lonergan, Taking 

Charge of Your Health; 

Jane Tight, The Heart 

Voice; and Dr. Dean 

Vistnes, Look Years 

Younger in Ten Days: 

Facts and Fiction About 

the Anti-aging Industry. 

But, of course, the social hour, as always, 

was the highlight of the day for most. 

Sustainers enjoyed catching up with friends 

they hadn’t recently seen and getting to 

know new acquaintances they met in the 

day’s workshops. 

“Choices” Workshops speakers 

Naomi Chavez and Jane Tight. 

Sustainer Emeritae Honored 

at Annual Meeting 

The JLPA•MP was thrilled to honor eight new 

Sustainer Emeritae this year. Their lifetime of 

membership in the League was recognized at the 

Annual Meeting on May 18, where the Emeritae 

were represented by Pat Anderson, Ginny 

Gertridge and Anne Seipp. Sustainer Director 

Karen Ross spoke about the women’s lives 

and careers in the League, and how they have 

served as an inspiration to newer members! 

SUSTAINERS EMERITAE 

Patricia Anderson Elizabeth Bonar 

Elizabeth Foster Virginia Gertridge 

Barbara Livingston Jo Anne Miller 

Anne Seipp Gloria Welsh 

Rounding out the evening, Debra 

Lindegren, stepped in for ailing keynote 

speaker Sherri Connors, to focus on 

Crafting our Future through Conscious 

Choices. She encouraged Sustainers to 

stay more conscious of their choices by 

frequently asking 

themselves: Does my 

life reflect my values? 

Am I putting my time 

and energy into the 

areas that are most 

important to me? Am I 

giving too much power 

to negative influences? 

All in all, it was a 

fun and informative 

day. In fact, a number 

of Sustainer attendees 

have already indicated 

interest in serving on next year’s Sustainer 

Event Planning Committee. If you would 

like to join the group, please contact Co- 

Chairs Anne Clark at (650) 325-8900 or 

Karen Ross at (650) 323-8952. n 

The Membership Development 

Committee is hard at work 

planning the summer’s 

open houses for prospective 

members. Do you know of 

someone who would benefit 

from League membership? 

Please see the article on page 

22 for further information. 

Gatehouse Parking Notice: 

For the remainder of this 

League year, the City of Menlo 

Park is using half of the parking 

lot at the Gatehouse to house 

three trailers. If the Gatehouse 

lot is full, members are 

encouraged to park in the City 

of Menlo Park parking lot further 

along Laurel Street. 

League membership makes you beautiful! 

Sustainer Emeritae (from left) Ginny Gertridge, Pat Anderson and 

Anne Seipp. 


Members’ Corner 

BOARD LIST March 1, 2005 

Reinstatement Requested 

ACT Elyse Lyons 

SUS Laura Voegele 

Reinstatement Granted 

SUS Laurie Bassin 

Resignation Cancelled 

ACT Laurie Gordon 

Resignation Requested 

ACT Amy Taylor 

ACT Melissa Tronquet 

Resignation Granted 

ACT Erin Robbins 

ACT Barbara Weismantel 

Transfer to JLPA•MP In Process 

ACT Bryn Hartley, San Francisco 

ACT Alexia Moore, San Francisco 

Transfer to JLPA•MP Canceled 

ACT Katherine Rottier, 

Minneapolis, MN 

Transfer from JLPA•MP In Process 

ACT+ Rita Brogley, 

Evanston-North Shore, IL 

ACT Claudia Burchianti, 

Los Angeles, CA 

ACT Leslie Cumming, 

San Francisco 

ACT Jennifer Desai, Boston MA 

ACT Kara Hebert, San Francisco 

ACT Katie O’Keefe, Tampa, FL 

ACT Jill Terrill, Northern Virginia, VA 

ACT Sharon Vagell, 

Long Island, NY 

ACT Kristine White, Oakland 

ACT Nicolle Wright, San Francisco 

SUS Elizabeth Becker, Dallas, TX 

SUS Charles Consoli, 

No. Harris County,TX 

SUS Margaret Kavalaris, 

Washington, DC 

Transfer from Completed 

SUS Leana Valinoti, San Francisco 

Transfer from Canceled 

ACT Natala Menezes, Seattle, WA 

ACT Amy Spurlock, Greenwich, CT 

Non-Resident Granted 

ACT Natala Menezes 

ACT Amy Spurlock 

Membership Count as of 03/01/2005 

Active ............................................ 310 

Active Plus ....................................... 46 

Provisional ....................................... 68 

Provisional Holdover ......................... 2 

Sustainer ....................................... 705 

Sustainer Emeritus .......................... 38 

TOTAL ........................................ 1,169 


Looking for Leaguers 

Membership Outreach Begins Recruitment 

By Chrissie Cooper, Membership Outreach Committee Member 

You might think summertime is the 

slow season for the JLPA•MP, but the 

Membership Outreach Committee is 

already hard at work recruiting new 

members for the next League year. We 

are in the process of 

planning three open 

house events for 

prospective members 

this summer. 

How can you help? 

Do you have friends, 

co-workers, family 

members or neighbors 

who would make great 

League members? 

Do you know women 

who are curious about the League and want 

to learn more? The Membership Outreach 

Committee wants their names! 

Sharing this information with us is easy. 

We will need your friend’s name, address, 

phone number and e-mail address. You may 

call and leave this information on voicemail 

BOARD LIST April 1, 2005 

Reinstatement Requested 

ACT Elyse Lyons 

Reinstatement Granted 

SUS Laura Voegele 

Resignation Granted 

ACT Jennifer Bardes 

ACT Kimberly Grosso 

ACT Ashley Riley 

ACT Ashley Stephens 

Transfer to JLPA•MP in Process 

ACT Bryn Hartley, San Francisco 

ACT Alexia Moore, San Francisco 

Transfer from JLPA•MP in Process 

ACT Claudia Burchianti, 

Los Angeles, CA 

ACT Leslie Cumming, San Francisco 

ACT Jennifer Desai, Boston MA 

ACT Kara Hebert, San Francisco 

ACT Katie O’Keefe, Tampa, FL 

ACT Sharon Vagell, Long Island, NY 

ACT Kristine White, Oakland 

ACT Nicolle Wright, San Francisco 

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at (650) 321-5026, ext. 14, or e-mail it to 

openhouses@thejuniorleague.org or mail 

it to the League office to the attention of 

Membership Outreach. 

Please encourage your friends to visit the 

JLPA•MP website at 

www.thejuniorleague. 

org for more 

information. As we 

receive new contact 

names, we will send 

each prospective 

member a new 

membership packet, 

and will keep these 

prospective members 

informed of the open house dates and any 

other opportunities that allow them to 

learn more about our League. 

If you have any questions for the 

Membership Outreach Committee, please 

contact Pam Markevitch at pamiyam@aol. 

com or call (650) 494-1235. Thank you in 

advance for your support! n 

SUS Elizabeth Becker, Dallas, TX 

SUS Charles Consoli, 

N. Harris County,TX 

Transfer from Completed 

ACT+ Rita Brogley, 

Evanston-North Shore, IL 

ACT Jill Terrill, Washington, DC 

SUS Margaret Kavalaris, 

Washington, DC 

Provisional to Provisional Holdover 

PHO Amanda Daniel 

Name Changes 

ACT Laurie Brown (formerly Gordon) 

ACT Elyse Lyons (formerly Johnson) 

Membership Count as of 04/01/2005 

Active 306 

Active Plus ..........................................46 

Provisional ..........................................67 

Provisional Holdover ............................3 

Sustainer ..........................................705 

Sustainer Emeritus .............................38 

TOTAL ...........................................1,165

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Welcome 

Little Leaguers 

Rob & Felicity Chapman welcomed 

Kaia Aurelia Chapman into their familly 

on April 24. 

William Douglas Rehmus, “Will” was 

born to proud parents Wingfield & 

Scott Rehmus on March 9. 

Gregory Scott Moore was born on 

March 13 to proud parents 

Rahela Abbas & Peter Moore. 

Joy & Jim Peacock and big sister 

Layne are proud to announce the birth 

of Jacqueline Joy Peacock on March 18.

2005–2006 League Calendar 

July 2005 

11 Board Meeting at the Gatehouse (evening) 

Membership Development Council Meeting 

19 Fund Raising Council Meeting 

20 Finance Council Meeting 

Community Projects/Outreach Council Meeting 

August 2005 


Piper Deadline for September Issue 

10 Community Projects/Outreach Council Meeting 


September 2005 


Piper Deadline for October Issue 

12 Membership Development Council Meeting 

14 General Meeting 



Community Projects/Outreach Council Meeting 

26 Piper Deadline for November issue 

October 2005 


5-7 AJLI Organizational Development Institute 

(ODI) in New York City, NY 

8 NorCalRenoHon Meeting, San Jose 


14-16 Fall SPAC Conference 


20-22 AJLI Fall Leadership Conference, Cincinnatti 


555 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park CA 94025 

Tel: (650) 321-5026 • Fax: (650) 321-7493 

November 2005 

4-6 AJLI ODI in Scottsdale, AZ 




14 Membership Development Council Meeting 



18-19 The Spirit of Giving Holiday Boutique SM 


28 Piper Deadline for Winter 2006 issue 

December 2005 

5 Board Meeting & Holiday Luncheon 

Staff Appreciation Party at the Gatehouse 


13 Fund Raising Council Holiday Celebration 



January 2005 


9 Piper Deadline for February/March Issue 

Membership Development Council Meeting 

10 Fund Raising Council Holiday Celebration 



21 NorCalRenoHon at Napa-Sonoma 

26 Finance Council Meeting For a list of all Piper deadlines, please see page 3. 

Parking Lot Notice: For the remainder of this League year, the City of Menlo Park is using half of the parking lot at the 

Gatehouse to house three construction trailers. If the Gatehouse lot is full, members are encouraged to park in the City of 

Menlo Park parking lot further along Laurel Street. 

Nonprofit Organization 

U.S. Postage PAID 

Menlo Park, CA 94025 

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