Julie Gilbert Joins JLM for the September General Meeting

September 2009
Mini
President’s Page 2
Membership 3
Community Projects 6
Fundraising 7
Sustainer Activities 8
Notes from AJLI 11
Calendar 12
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Julie Gilbert Joins JLM for the
September General Meeting
On September 8, the Junior League of Minneapolis
will hold its first General Meeting of the 2009-2010
League year. An exciting guest will join us as our
keynote speaker. Julie Gilbert is CEO and Founder
of WOLF Means Business, a global consulting
company that creates significant financial growth
in Fortune 500 companies in order to serve the
now dominant female market. Today, WOLF and
its global network comprised of more than 40
countries is the only proven approach that has
significantly increased sales, market share and cost
savings by engaging employees and consumers
in innovation. Julie created the highly acclaimed WOLF five years ago as a
Senior Vice President at Best Buy and was able to increase female revenue
by more than $4 billion, decrease female turnover by more than 5% each year
and increase the number of women in the company by more than 18%. Julie
Gilbert’s impressive background and wealth of knowledge in the entrepreneurial
and corporate world make her an excellent leader and resource for the Junior
League. We are incredibly lucky to have Julie joining us and we know you all
will learn a lot from her.
The General Meeting will start at 6 p.m. for social hour with the meeting running
from 7-9 p.m. We will also welcome our 114 New Members and 18 Transfers
to the League! In addition, the Programs & Arrangements Committee has
arranged a deal on appetizers for the year. Submitting a payment of $50 in
advance will buy you hors d’oeuvres at the September, November, March and
May General Meetings (a $10 savings). You can sign-up for hors d’oeuvres and
to attend the General Meeting at www.jlminneapolis.org. You won’t want to miss
this event!
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Mission
The Junior League of Minneapolis 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.
Reach Out Statement
The Junior League of Minneapolis
reaches out to women of all races,
religions, and national origins who
demonstrate an interest in and
commitment to voluntarism.
Board of Directors
• President,
Anna Lyon
• President-Elect,
Sarah Borchers
• CFO/VP Finance,
Katy Farley
• Recording
Secretary,
Kerry Mahoney
• VP Administration,
Maggie Kirchoff
• VP Community,
Rachel LaTour
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• VP Fundraisers,
Lorie Gardner
• VP Marketing,
Leah Maki
• VP Membership/
Training,
Rachel Smith
• VP Projects,
Suzie Wilmot
• Legal Advisor,
Jen Reusse
• Sustainer
Representative,
Lisa Weisman
I will be the first to admit that I love
going to our September General
Meeting. It’s reminiscent of the first
day of school – seeing many faces
I haven’t seen all summer, getting
back into the school schedule,
meeting my new teacher and of
course feeling so optimistic about
what the school year would bring.
I feel the same way about Junior
League in September, as I love
seeing JLM friends I didn’t get a
chance to connect with during the
summer, talking with everyone about
their placements and sharing all the
excitement for the year ahead.
This September, I have to say, I am
especially excited about our General
Meeting. Our entire meeting is going
to celebrate YOU, our Members in
Motion, as well as showcase new
tools and resources to enhance
your JLM member experience.
Honoring our traditions, we will
formally welcome and introduce
our New Members and Transfers
for the 2009-2010 year. In addition,
we will provide updates on three
significant projects that the JLM
Leadership team has been heavily
involved in implementing just in time
Thank you to our
corporate sponsors:
• PLATINUM •
• GOLD •
• SILVER •
Eminent Interior Design
September 2009
for September: the rollout of our new
website powered by Digital Cheetah,
a branded JLM social media strategy
and the development of a new
training series titled Leadership &
Lattes.
Lastly, I am absolutely delighted to
announce that we will feature Julie
Gilbert, CEO and Founder of WOLF
Means Business, as our keynote
speaker at our first General Meeting.
I can’t think of a more inspirational,
passionate and successful woman
to kick off our new League year.
Julie’s mission to inspire women
across the globe and provide them
with the leadership skills they
need to transform themselves
and their environments for the
better is contagious! As a working
professional, I am in awe of her
accomplishments and enthusiasm
and am thrilled to share her with you!
So jump on the bus and join us for
our first day of school at JLM! Plan
to spend a night connecting with
new and old JLM friends, celebrating
our year ahead
and joining in the
excitement!

We Heard You!
Rachel Smith, VP Membership
On behalf of the 2009-2010 Board of Directors, I want to let you know
how excited we are to kick off a new League year! We have changes
in the works to help our members continue to realize their potential,
meet new friends and make a difference in the community. In the spring,
many of you participated in the annual JLM Membership and Marketing
Survey. The Board took your feedback and used it to help make
important decisions about where to focus our time this year. Following
is a summary of some of your concerns and what we are doing to
respond:
“Improve the website. Make it easier to track requirements.” Mission
accomplished as we launched our new website in August. You will
be amazed at how easy it is to navigate the website, determine your
outstanding requirements, buy tickets to events, and get the information
you need!
“Increase the size of membership through recruitment and retention.”
We added a year-round recruitment subcommittee to the New Member
Committee, and they began their recruiting efforts right away with a
spring social. It is quite obvious that it paid off with our biggest New
Member class in many years – 114 New Members!
“Continue to develop leadership skills.” We are excited to launch the
Leadership & Lattes series this year. Join your JLM friends for these
dynamic training opportunities that will help you become a better
volunteer and a more empowered woman.
“Have more events where Leaguers can meet, have conversations and
make connections.” What are you doing this third Thursday? Mark your
calendars because our Third Thursdays are now Third Thursday Happy
Hours. What a great way to meet up with JLM friends for some girl time!
“Build a stronger mentoring program.” This year our mentoring
program is working hard to create a meaningful relationship between
each mentor and her mentoring circle, a small group of mentees
who will meet to share stories, seek advice and participate in training
discussions that tie to a monthly training topic.
“Make the meetings more dynamic, celebrate successes and provide
more information about past projects.” The Board began to reassess
how we can engage and enlighten our members at our General
Meetings. Come see what we have in store at our first General Meeting
in September!
We want your time in the JLM to be meaningful, and we want you to
know that the Board will continue to work hard to implement changes
that our membership has requested. Make plans to attend many JLM
events and start reaping the benefits of belonging to such an amazing
organization!
Jennifer Hobbs, Training, Leadership
Development and Pubic Affairs Chair
The Training, Leadership Development
and Public Affairs Committee is proud
to introduce the Leadership & Lattes
Training Series!
The Junior League of Minneapolis is
dedicated to developing the potential of
women through training and leadership
experiences within the League and in
the community. The Leadership & Lattes
Training Series is designed to help our
members develop skills that will suit
them within the League and in their
personal and professional lives. Our
theme for the 2009-2010 League year
is Mission in Motion. The Leadership
& Lattes Training Series furthers this
mission by inspiring our members to
invest in themselves, to feel empowered
and to move into the community to
make positive changes. Please join us
for the following trainings, at which we
invite you to: Invest. Empower. Move.
September 19, 2009
Social Networking
October 17, 2009
Public Speaking
November 21, 2009
Effective Communication
January 9, 2010
Personal & Professional Finance
February 20, 2010
Leadership Skills
March 20, 2010
Fundraising
April 10, 2010
Career Development
Membership
September 2009
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Membership
It’s Official – We’re Expecting (114 New Members)!
Kathryn Dangers, New Member Communications Coordinator
As the New Member Committee wraps up an exciting, eventful
summer of recruiting efforts, we take pause (a very short pause) to
reflect on our success! We want to thank Erin Schultz, Recruiting
Director, for her tireless efforts. Erin organized our recruiting events,
handled communication with potential New Members and exceeded
our recruiting goal with ease and grace. Congratulations Erin! With the
one of the largest JLM New Member classes to date, the New Member
Committee is “all hands on deck” and enjoying the ride.
Member in Motion: Jen Abel
When did you join the League? I joined in 2008
as we were kicking off our 85th year.
What have been some of the most significant
lasting contributions you have made to the
League and the community? As part of the
Communications team, I am enthusiastic to help
with updating our League brand – bringing our
materials closer to representing the passion,
generosity and energy of today’s League
women. Rebranding the MINI, designing the New
Member flyer and 85th Booklet have been my
most recent projects.
How has the League changed your outlook on
volunteering? Since joining the League, I’ve seen
that giving has no boundaries and I don’t miss
the chance to share my League experiences with
others. I often catch myself smiling as I recount
the projects that leave a significant impression
on the lives we touch. And, now when someone
says, “I’m looking for something more fulfilling,”
I speak with confidence and pride about the
differences our League makes.
What inspires you? Many things inspire me: a
good challenge; the moment everything clicks;
passion for a hobby; being part of a team with
a common goal; music; and that time in the
morning when the air is crisp, before all the
chaos of the days begins. (I’m not an early
morning person but moments like these have me
thinking I could be!)
Who is your role model? My parents -- their
humor, loyalty, strength and ability to see the
up-side to every situation continue to influence
my life.
On July 30, we hosted a New Member Registration Social at the
home of Sustainer Claudia Sefton. We are so thankful to Claudia
for graciously opening her home to our committee and to our New
Members! The Registration Social provided New Members the
opportunity to get more information about the JLM, meet other New
Members and complete their registration.
The New Member year officially began August 22 with the New
Member Kick-Off at The Woman’s Club. We spent the morning
informing our New Members about the League and letting them know
what to expect during their first year. We also introduced the New
Members to their Core Groups and Sister Core Groups.
We are exemplifying the theme of Members in Motion with our
recruiting efforts and record class size. The women of the New
Member class are dynamic, talented individuals with experiences
and skills worth sharing. Each month we will feature women from our
New Member class and the experiences they have brought to or had
with the League. With 114 New Members participating in training and
joining committees in November, we know we are well on our way to a
successful year of Members in Motion!
What is your favorite quote? “Not everything that
can be counted counts, and not everything that
counts can be counted.”
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October Neighborhood Meetings
Gretchen Baker, Placement Chair
The dates and locations for the October neighborhood meetings
are provided below. Mark your calendars!
September Birthdays
South and East Suburbs
Host: Kirsten Langstraat
When: Monday, October 12
(6:30 p.m. Social; 7:00 p.m.
Meeting)
Where: 10807 Alison Way,
Inver Grove Heights, 55077
Calhoun
Host: Jill Eldring
When: Tuesday, October
13 (6:30 p.m. Social; 7:00
p.m. Meeting)
Where: 4126 Aldrich Avenue
S, Minneapolis, 55409
Edina
Host: Greta Gruys
When: Tuesday, October
13 (6:30 p.m. Social; 7:00
p.m. Meeting)
Where: 5524 Warwick
Place, Edina, 55436
St. Louis Park
Host: Sara Minors
When: Tuesday, October 13
(6:30 p.m. Social; 7:00 p.m.
Meeting)
Where: 2732 Jersey Avenue
S, St. Louis Park,
55426
Southwest Suburbs
Host: Amy Ewald
When: Tuesday, October 13
(6:30 p.m. Social; 7:00 p.m.
Meeting)
Where: 8357 Allegheny
Grove, Victoria, 55386
Uptown and Downtown
Host: Amanda Reierson
When: Tuesday, October 13
(6:30 p.m. Social; 7:00 p.m.
Meeting)
Where: 90 South 9th Street,
Minneapolis, 55402
West Suburbs
Host: Michelle Fettig
When: Tuesday, October 13
(6:30 p.m. Social; 7:00 p.m.
Meeting)
Where: 7025 88th Avenue
N, Brooklyn Park, 55445
Parkway
Host: Meleah Follen
When: Wednesday, October
14 (6:30 p.m. Social; 7:00
p.m. Meeting)
Where: 3504 St. Paul Avenue,
Minneapolis, 55416
Minnehaha
Host: Andrea Fahrenkrug
When: Thursday, October
15 (6:30 p.m. Social; 7:00
p.m. Meeting)
Where: 5752 22nd Avenue
S, Minneapolis 55417
Minnetonka
Host: Leslie Golinvaux
When: Saturday, October
17 (9:00 a.m. Social; 9:30
a.m. Meeting)
Where: 5910 Creek Point,
Minnetonka, 55345
Natalie Christenson, September 2
Julie Waychoff, September 2
Stacy Thompson, September 3
Sarah Borchers, September 4
Erika Carter, September 4
Tara Johnson, September 4
Kathleen Coppo, September 5
Catherine Kraus, September 5
Anna Olson, September 5
Helen Peters, September 5
Pamela Laughlin, September 6
Mary Zbikowski, September 6
Pamela Bacon, September 7
Allison Berres, September 8
Megan Brennan, September 8
Leslie Niemoeller, September 8
Betty Peyton, September 9
Anne Hofer, September 10
Nancy Ness, September 10
Jane Powell, September 10
Corrine Drill, September 12
Katie Robinson, September 12
Elizabeth Bryant, September 13
Christine Nye, September 13
Rachel Smith, September 13
Karen Somers, September 13
Leslie Gangwish, September 14
Sonal Philip, September 14
Margaret Rust, September 14
Jill Lepine, September 15
Christine Ebert, September 16
Mary Boyd Hesdorffer, September 16
Membership
See page 6 for more birthdays
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Community
September Birthdays
continued
Barbara Koch, September 16
Blyth Bailey, September 17
Rebecca Thompson, September 18
Carol Ladner, September 19
Amanda Marshall, September 19
Mary Conlin-Warner, September 20
M. Terry Hork, September 20
Susan Seiler, September 20
Andrea Fahrenkrug, September 21
Kathrine Matthew, September 21
Beverly Meyer, September 21
Dorothy Robb, September 21
Joan Manolis, September 22
Jen Theriault, September 22
Gretchen Baker, September 23
Mary Bowman, September 23
Anna Lyon, September 24
Margarette Minor, September 24
Ann Johnson, September 25
Janet Kinzler, September 25
Katy Mulvehill, September 25
Susan Blythe, September 27
Lindsay Kallas, September 27
Kerry Mahoney, September 27
Susan Wright, September 27
Leah Maki, September 28
Cynthia Jurgensen, September 28
Melissa Worrel, September 29
Lynn Bechtol, September 30
Chaleen Ciora, September 30
Rachel LaTour, September 30
Andrea Sticha, September 30
Books 4 Kids
Brooke Allocco, Books 4 Kids Committee
Books 4 Kids is entering its sixth
year as a JLM community program
with its mission to give at-risk
children books to keep and to
provide them with opportunities to
come together to read.
According to the McKnight
Foundation, 41% of third graders
in the Twin Cities read below grade
level. This year, Books 4 Kids plans
to collect and distribute 30,000
books to Minneapolis children in
need by partnering with over 20
organizations that serve children
who are economically at risk.
In addition to collecting books at
member-sponsored book drives and
other events throughout the year,
Books 4 Kids will be participating
in the fourth annual Read for the
Record program. Sponsored by the
Pearson Foundation and Jumpstart,
Read for the Record aims to enable
over one million children to read Eric
Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar
on October 8, setting a world record
in the process. To support this effort,
Books 4 Kids will be collecting new
and gently used copies of this book
at the September General Meeting.
Please bring
a copy to the
meeting and
help support
this great
program!
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September 2009

Third Thursday Happy Hours
Stephanie Amsler, Program & Arrangements Chair
JLM Third Thursdays are back, but with a twist! We are
excited to announce that Third Thursdays are now Third
Thursday Happy Hours. These events will be strictly
social affairs where you can meet JLM friends for a drink
or meet with your committee.
We have partnered with restaurants around the Twin
Cities to host our Third Thursday Happy Hours. Drink
and food specials will be available for any JLM member
who attends. Tables will be marked for your reference. All
Third Thursdays will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Make sure you sign in at each Third Thursday you attend.
We will draw names throughout the year for gift cards to
many of the Third Thursday locations. Attend often and
increase your chances to win!
Save the dates for the following Third Thursday Happy
Hours:
September 17: Tiger Sushi, Uptown
October 15: The View, Uptown
November 19: Santorini, Eden Prairie
Please RSVP through the JLM website! We look forward
to seeing you at Tiger Sushi on September 17!
It’s Time to Purchase Your Shop, Save, Share Card!
Elizabeth Bahra, SEGG Special Events Director
Fall is upon us and the SEGG Committee has been working hard to make our new
community shopper card a success! The card is now available for purchase. We have
great community partners on board including: Caribou Coffee, The Container
Store, Belle Reve, Red Stamp and Bibelot.
All of these businesses and many others will be offering 20% off full price merchandise October 30 to November
8 to those who have purchased a Shop, Save, Share card. What a great way to jump-start your
holiday shopping while giving back to your community! Please share this opportunity with your friends and
family!
Each card is $40.00 and can be purchased via the JLM website or at The Container Store in Edina. Cards
will be available for purchase through October. For a full list of participating businesses, please check the
website. Happy shopping!
What Do You
Know about JLM
Fundraisers?
Tara Sullivan, Fundraiser
Development Chair
Did you know
that fundraiser
revenue helps
fuel the JLM's
community
projects?
AND that the
money raised
funds training
and great
membership
experiences?
Did you know
that JLM
fundraisers offer
valuable training
experience for
everyone
involved?
AND, ask
anyone…they
are both FUN to
attend and FUN
to work on!!
Fundraising
September 2009
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Section title Sustainers
Interest Groups
The Book Club . . .
October 14
The Guernsey Literary and Potato
Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann
Shaffer and Annie Barrows
Hostess: Lynn Bechtol
145 Inland Lane N, Plymouth
763.432.2310
November 11
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Hostess: Patty Strong
St. Martin’s by the Lake
2801 Westwood Rd, Mtka Beach
952.473.6694
No Meeting December
January 13, 2010
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Hostess: Eleanor Westerberg
5816 Amy Drive, Edina
952.926.7005
Questions, Marilyn Hoghaug
952.474.6672.
Mahjongg . . .
• Mondays 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Contact Sharon Richardson
763.550.1249.
Bridge for Beginners . . .
• Contact Heather Durenberger
952.401.9401.
Play Golf With Friends
2nd ANNUAL SUSTAINER GOLF OUTING
Monday Sept. 28, 2009 at Mendakota Country Club
2075 Mendakota Drive, Mendota Hts, MN 55120
www.mendakotacc.com
11:00 am Registration/Lunch – 12:30 p.m. Shotgun Start
Drinks/Hors d’oeuvres Immediately Following
PLEASE COME!
To register: $105 check to Pat Fleet by September 18
6419 Timber Ridge, Edina, MN 55439
Questions: 952.947.1101 or pfleet@mac.com
“Smart Women is a registered trademark owned by Smart Women Company.
Use of the trademark is courtesy of Smart Women Company for purposes of this event only.”
Evening At The Guthrie
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Social/Dinner 5:30 p.m. - Performance 7:30 p.m.
Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Ernest
Price $70 per person
Checks to: Jane Truckenbrod, 1491 66th Avenue NE, Fridley, MN 55432
Questions: Margarette Minor 612.659.8058 or mminor1@comcast.net
Guests welcome; limited # of tickets; checks serve as reservation.
Tickets must be purchased by September 1, 2009
Fall Sustainer Book Event and Brunch
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
8:45 a.m. Registration
Wayzata Country Club Cost: $19.50
Questions: Patty Strong 952.473.6694
Sustainer Snap Shots
Left to right: Lisa Weisman, Active Sarah Borchers,
Cynthia Courtney, Jane Truckenbrod, Mary Cederberg, Dawn
Larsen and Virginia Conklin meet at The Sample Room.
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September 2009

Sustainer President’s Remarks
Reflect on the year you joined the League. Who
recruited you? Why did you say “yes?” What was
appealing about League? Think about now. Why do
you stay? What do you like best? What can we do
better to meet your needs and expectations?
Throughout the year, you will have the
opportunity to share your opinion on-line and
off-line. Sustainers with Actives will be asked to
serve on the Member Retention Ad Hoc to study
the topic. And, a Sustainer Member Satisfaction
committee is forming to brainstorm ways for meaningful outreach to further
our relationships to keep Sustainers involved. Mary Cederberg, Sara
Sternberger, and Lisa Weisman have agreed to facilitate this. If interested,
call or email me. We are listening!
Being a retail merchant, I believe our Members are our most precious
commodity. Fun and friendships result from the collaboration of working
together to build something greater in the community than what we found.
And, the friendships are the best part!
- Cynthia Courtney 612.861.5213
CynthiaACourtney@aol.com
Sustainer Salutes
• To Christine Bennett, Susan Campbell, M.K. Countryman, Jennifer
Craig, Jeanne Glass, Hedy Huber, Nicole Kaufman, Carrie
Knowles, Kathryn Koessel, Melissa Krusemark, Carrie Landstrom,
Sarah McLeod, Katy Mulheran, Marcy Myers, Polly Perez, Andrea
Sticha, Caroline Walkley, and Elizabeth Wild - new Sustainers who
have entered the next JLM stage.
• To Jennifer Dewberry (Orange County), Cindy Gibson (Salt Lake
City), Sally Lavelle (Wilmington), Becky Lovejoy (Milwaukee),
Rebecca Matson (St. Paul), Kris Nugent (San Diego), Ruth Streck
(Milwaukee) - Sustainer Transfers moved their membership to JLM.
• To the 35 Sustainer Reps who participated in the July 21 MEET
+ GREET with Active Chairs to review the work plans to better
understand committee goals, opportunities, and challenges.
• To Claudia Sefton for hosting a Prospective New Member Info
Session in her lovely home on July 30 and to Mary Cederberg,
Cynthia Coutney, Pat Fleet, Becky Odland, and new Sustainers
Nicole Kaufman and Sarah McLeod for serving as panel speakers
during the summer sessions, which resulted in 114 new Active
Members!
• To Virginia Broberg, Mary Cederberg, Debra Sit, Carol Smith, Lisa
Taylor, and Sandy Warner for volunteering to serve as mentors to 1 st
year Actives. If interested, contact placement@jlminneapolis.
• To Mary Cederberg, President-elect, for hosting new Sustainers and
new Sustainer Transfers at the Burger Bash Cook Off July 27 and to
Cynthia Courtney, Barb Hartwell, Dorothy Hautman, Heidi Holley,
Lori Leibeg, and Sharon Meisnitzer for organizing the Burger Bash, a
fabulous kick-off for the year.
• To Paula Smoot Ogg who was named a “Super Lawyer” in the August
issue of the Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.
2009-2010
Bulletin Board
Pay online at
jlminneapolis.org
or mail check to
Sustainer Treasurer
(payable to JLM)
before the reservation deadline.
Jane Truckenbrod:
1491 66th Avenue NE, Fridley,
MN 55432. Do invite another
Sustainer friend to join you!
Monday, September 28
2 nd Annual Golf Outing
11:00 a.m. Registration/Lunch
Mendakota Country Club
Tuesday, September 22
Sustainer Board Meeting
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
The Woman’s Club
Tuesday, September 29
“Importance of Being Ernest”
Dinner 5:30 p.m.
Performance 7:30 p.m.
The Guthrie Theatre
Thursday, October 8
Active Reading Circles ‘Read
for the Record’ with Minneapolis
Public Schools
Time & Place TBA
Wednesday, November 4
Fall Sustainer Book Event
with Brunch
8:45 a.m. Registration
Wayzata Country Club
Thursday, November 5
Tour of “The Louvre and
the Masterpiece” Exhibit
5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Cocktails/
Dinner
Minneapolis Institute of
Arts
See page 10 for additional events
Sustainers
September 2009
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Sustainers
Bulletin Board continued . . .
Monday, November 23
Sustainer Board Meeting
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The Woman’s Club
Tuesday, December 8
Katharine Phelps Award Dinner
Celebration for Actives and
Sustainers
6:00 p.m. Social
7:00 p.m. Dinner/Program
Metropolitan Ballroom
Thursday, December 17
Sustainer Holiday Dinner
6:00 p.m.
Home of Cindy Olmanson
Sustainer Snip-Its
• You are invited to attend any of the Active General Meetings
and enjoy the keynote speakers. Sustainers are welcome to
participate in Third Thursdays (now a social time for fun or
for small committee meetings) as well as all fundraisers and
community projects.
• Have you had your headshot made for the Sustainer Membership
Directory on the website? If not, take advantage of this at our
next meeting, program, or event.
• Email is the wave of the future! Please keep your email updated
with Deb Johnson at JLM headquarters – deb@jlminneapolis.org.
• Save the Date! “The Louvre and the Masterpiece” comes to the
Minneapolis Institute of Art and JLM Sustainers have a front row
seat! Invite friends and family to join us on November 5th, 5-9
pm. for cocktails and dinner in the private Wells Fargo Room.
Docent guided tours will lead us down the halls of the Louvre
jewels. More details to follow in the Monday MINI, so stay tuned.
• Explore the new Digital Cheetah website which has numerous
features not available to us in the past. There will be a special
Sustainer page with items of interest just for you!
Sustainer Reflections
• To Sue Eklund on the loss of her sister-in-law in Naples.
Sustainer Snap Shots
Above Left: Lisa Walker, Kathryn Koessel, Heather Durenburger,
Sara Sternberger at the June Sustainer Program Planning get-together.
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Above Right: Lisa Weisman, Active Anna Lyon, Cynthia Courtney at the
July MEET + GREET.
September 2009

The Junior Leagues’ Roadmap for the Future…
The Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI) has
embarked on a major strategic planning initiative whose goal is
nothing short of transforming the Junior League to thrive for decades
to come. At a time when many organizations are retrenching, AJLI
leaders are taking bold steps to ensure the future of an organization
that has contributed to the development of women as civic leaders
and to meaningful community improvement since the first Junior
League was founded in 1901.
The road to transformation actually began several years ago with
an internal analysis of membership data and quantitative research
among current, resigned and prospective members. The information
told a story of declining membership in many of the 292 Junior
Leagues, albeit a slow decline, and growing issues among members
about the quality of the membership experience. There was a need
to act boldly to ensure that an organization that has contributed so
much for over 100 years was prepared to contribute in a radically
different world for another 100 years.
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Kona, Hawaii, time share available for
rent 2/19/10-03/05/2010. The timeshare
is a part of Kona Coast Resorts
and is a 2 bedroom -2 bath unit with a
large kitchen, living room and veranda
located on a golf course with ocean
views. It can sleep up to 8 people. It
is in the Keauhou area to the south of
Kona, close to beaches, shopping and
tour boats.
Please check the website at konacoastresorts.org
for additional information.
Asking price $2200 for the two weeks.
Please contact JLM member Laura
Tykeson at lauratykeson@gmail.com or
952 240 4829 for additional information
or with any questions!
We have retained the consulting firm and think tank, the Monitor
Institute, to guide us through a strategic planning process. The
Monitor Institute is the nonprofit consulting arm of the Monitor
Group, and works with a range of nonprofit organizations and
foundations. The Monitor Institute consultants are working with
a steering committee of AJLI Board members, current and past
League and Association leaders, AJLI Staff members and outside
experts. The process has also been designed to engage as many
of the 292 Leagues and their 160,000 members as possible.
Through use of current technology including webinars, online video,
online groups, Flip cameras and more, AJLI is reaching out to its
membership to create a true conversation. Junior League member
engagement in the development and refinement of a
strategic roadmap with continue through 2009 and into 2010.
‘I am proud of what Junior League members have
accomplished and are accomplishing today. We are an
organization that truly makes a difference. But we exist today
in a world where women’s lives are very different and where
opportunities to volunteer abound,” says AJLI Executive
Director Susan Danish. “We would be doing a disservice
to our 108-year history if we did not address the future…
who we can be and what we can mean to women and their
communities in the next decades.”
If you are a Junior League member and would like to learn
more about the Strategic Planning Process, please visit the
Member Area at AJLI.org and click on the Roadmap for the
Future logo.
Notes from AJLI
September 2009
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Mark your
calendar
September
1: BOD Meeting
8: General Meeting
15: BOD & Joint Board Meetings
17: Third Thursday Happy Hour, Tiger Sushi
19: Leadership & Lattes Training
29: BOD Meeting
October
13: Week of Neighborhood Meetings
15: Third Thursday Happy Hour, The View
20: BOD & Joint Board Meetings
November
3: BOD Meeting
10: General Meeting
17: BOD & Joint Board Meetings
19: Third Thursday Happy Hour, Santorini