85th History Booklet - Junior League of Minneapolis

Celebrating the past; celebrating the present;
celebrating the future; celebrating our women
2002-present
JLM begins partnering with The Wallin Foundation, instituted in
1991 by Maxine and Winston Wallin to encourage and support
girls in Minneapolis public high schools who might otherwise not
attend or graduate from college. Through Wallin, JLM offers a
scholarship each year to a high school senior who exhibits both
academic and volunteer excellence. The scholarship continues for
each year of attendance at a Minnesota college or university.
2004-present
Books 4 Kids collects and donates
books to give to children from lowerincome
families, working through
agencies and public schools. Starting
its fi rst year with 30,000 books
donated, it continues to grow each
year, including spinning off a reading
program in 2009.
2008-present
JLM launches Kids in the
Kitchen after piloting it
via Helping Hands. An
Association of Junior
Leagues International
project done by many
other Leagues, the
project focuses on kids
and healthy eating.
2002 2004 2006 2008
2003
Junior League of
Minneapolis, along
with Junior League of
St. Paul, launches a
collaborative cookbook,
Always Superb, as
a fundraiser.
2003-09
JLM mentors, along with others from
the community, serve as role models for
St. Louis Park Junior High School girls
through Breakfast Buddies.
2005
The JLM and the
Minnesota Center for
Photography bring The
Girl Culture exhibit to
Minneapolis, featuring
the provocative
work of international
photographer Lauren Greenfi eld.
The work explores how the body
has become a primary expression of
individuality for females with the goal
of raising awareness of issues such
as self-esteem, eating disorders,
peer pressure, depression and the
affect of media messages.
2008
JLM moves to a new
location, The Woman’s
Club of Minneapolis, as
it celebrates 85 years.
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