April/May 2009 - Junior League of Minneapolis

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Members CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2009-2010 BOARD & COMMITTEES BOARD OF DIRECTORS: President, Anna Lyon President Elect, Sarah Borchers Legal Advisor, Jen Reusse Recording Secretary, Kerry Mahoney VP Administration, Maggie Kirchoff VP Community, Rachel LaTour VP Finance/CFO, Katy Farley VP Fundraising, Lorie Gardner VP Marketing, Leah Bain Maki VP Membership, Rachel Smith VP Projects, Suzie Wilmot COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT BOARD: Project Development Chair, SarahCurfman Work-up, Elizabeth Brown Helping Hands Chair, Karin Abel Books 4 Kids Chair, Mary Mathiowetz Book Drive Director, Sara Perelli-Minetti Reading Circles Chair, Andrea Fahrenkrug Backpacks 4 Kids Co-Chairs, Katie Hollerman & Kealie Williams Between the Lines Chair, Michelle Fettig Kids in the Kitchen Chair, Charlotte Lozier Event Coordinator, Becca Synhorst FINANCE MANAGEMENT BOARD: Treasurer, Theresa Pertz Fundraiser Development Chair, Tara Sullivan American Girl Co-Chairs, Annalee Habstritt & Renee Evenstad Models Director, Elizabeth Hegi Marketing Director, Whitney Frykman Fundraising Treasurer, Jessica Ahrenstorff Programs & Arrangements Chair, Stephanie Amsler SEGG Chair, Jen Trujillo Gifts & Grants Director, Jenna Schultz Special Events Director, Elizabeth Bahra Cookbook Director, Tasha Roggow One Night Event Chair, Diane Douglas Procurement Director, Laurie Young Logistics Director, Kristin Lindquist Marketing Director, Michelle Thomas MEMBERSHIP/MARKETING MANAGEMENT BOARD: Communications Chair, Jennifer Foehl Work-up Chair, Christina Barberot Placement Chair, Gretchen Baker TLD Chair, Jennifer Hobbs New Member Chair, Stephanie Ruppert Recruitment Director, Erin Schultz Transfer Chair, Heather Tansey CONTINUING PLACEMENT ADVISORS: Laura Tykeson, Mandy Hornsten, Elizabeth Kleber, Tobi Kreifels, Megan Gaillard NEW PLACEMENT ADVISORS: Katie Hetherington, Leslie Golinvaux, Anne Salmen, Megan Foley, Traci Bentzen NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Chair, Meleah Follen Members-at-Large: Becky Brown, Emily Clausman, Beth Erusha, Annie Gorman, Meta Lano, Lori Lauber, Emily Uelmen, Jessica Zeaske Dream Vaca acation in Carmel, CA Beautifully furnished home! 3-bdrm/3-bath (sleeps 10). Families welcome. Close to ocean, golf, tennis, art galleries, aquarium & fine dining. $4500 per month. Call 1-800-505-5433 or visit http://carmel10place.com/ 8
Members APRIL BIRTHDAYS ATTENDING THE AJLI ODI LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE By Leah Maki, Rafina Larsen, Lorie Gardner, Suzie Wilmot In March 2009, we (Leah Maki, Rafina Larsen, Lorie Gardner and Suzie Wilmot) attended the Association of Junior League International’s (AJLI) Organizational Development Institute (ODI) Leadership Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The goal of the conference was to teach fellow Leaguers how to achieve community impact and identify and build powerful community projects in our Leagues. This was taught through a series of educational training meetings in four key tracks: membership development, fundraising, nominating and projects. One piece of the curriculum really focused on teaching us, as Leagues, to focus first on our fellow members as our primary audience and how this focus really goes back to our mission, or what ODI taught as PDI. Promoting Voluntarism Developing the Potential of Women Improving the Community through the Effective Action and Leadership of Trained Volunteers We also discovered great ideas, inspirations and tools in each of the four educational tracks that we attended. “What I learned at AJLI’s ODI is that we need to promote the JLM impact and we do not always do the best job of identifying and promoting the issues, results and impact of our projects and services, even though we’ve been making a significant impact on the Minneapolis community for over 85 years,” said Suzie Wilmot. “As VP Projects in 2009-2010 I hope that we can continue to provide our membership with the results of their community involvement in the Junior League of Minneapolis.” Rafina Larsen said, “Attending ODI was such a rewarding experience. I attended the nominating track and found we are light years ahead of many Leagues in our process but are not utilizing all the recommendations from AJLI. I’ve met with Meleah Follen, next year’s Nominating Chair, and have shared my ideas of processes we can improve upon and start implementing right away.” “In the fundraising track, Leagues BIG and small were all focused on how to make more money and sharing their success stories as well as opportunities for improvement. ODI was an exceptional opportunity for me to gain more knowledge to be a smarter VP of Fundraising in a challenging economic climate and to have a successful 2009-2010 year,” said Lorie Gardner. “I attended the membership track of the conference and the main message reiterated was on creating lifelong members of the Junior League and the tools, programs and trainings we need to implement in order to do this. I know the information I learned will be instrumental in my role as the VP of Marketing; in the messages, events, tools, etc. that we use to reach members at every stage in their Junior League career,” said Leah Maki. We’d like to say thank you to the Board of Directors and JLM membership for the opportunity to attend the ODI Leadership Conference and for the commitment to the development of women. We encourage all JLM members to apply to attend ODI at some time in their Junior League careers; it is truly an inspiring experience. Karen Tully, April 1 Leslie Boie, April 2 Rachael Marggraf, April 2 Rebecca Rauth, April 3 Jan Storey, April 3 Michelle Terry, April 3 Kristy Badger, April 4 Barbara Bennett, April 7 Dolores DuToit, April 7 Joan Hyde, April 7 Natalie Migliarini, April 7 Carolyn Olson, April 7 Christina Stattine, April 7 Ann Warner, April 7 Keira Driansky Simon, April 8 Elizabeth Kohls, April 8 Sara Perelli-Minetti, April 8 Dianne Spell, April 8 Karen Kuebel, April 9 Patricia Williams, April 9 Carrie Landstrom, April 10 Romaine Shank, April 10 Cynthia Courtney, April 11 Sarah Hanson, April 11 Kristyn Mullin, April 11 Susan Trammell, April 11 Ericka Webb, April 11 Marion Mahoney, April 13 Elizabeth Stokes, April 13 Cynthia Hoffmann, April 14 Jean McGough Holten, April 14 Nancy Luke, April 14 Carmelita Ellis, April 15 Jennifer Hobbs, April 15 Shannon Schirber, April 15 Martha Lewis, April 16 Katherine Hirt, April 17 Mary Pagnucco, April 17 Erin Brass, April 18 Eleanor Bathe, April 19 Elizabeth Broich, April 19 Mary Underwood, April 19 Carrie Knowles, April 20 Melissa Krusemark, April 20 Anne Wight, April 20 Susan Frommelt, April 21 Maren DeLaitsch, April 22 Christina Barberot, April 23 Polly Perez, April 23 Patricia Davis, April 24 Judith Earling, April 24 Sarah McLeod, April 24 Lockie Markusen, April 25 Cindy Gibson, April 26 Mary du Bois, April 27 Sara Anderson, April 30 Katharine McArron, April 30 Megan Pace, April 30 9
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Page 17 and 18: Fundraising ANNUAL FUND By Emily Ba
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