Junior League of Baltimore Annual Report / 2008~2009

Grow With Us
Leadership Development
The Potential of Women
League trainings, or Organizational Development Institutes
The heart of the Junior League of Baltimore’s mission is to (odi’s). odi’s are designed to help members develop their
develop the potential of its members to become effective potential as a leader in the league through workshops that
civic leaders – prepared women who will impact the provide tools for success, plenaries on thought provoking
Baltimore community through service and leadership in topics, and networking opportunities to share best
the Junior League of Baltimore, in their professional practices. We also participated in the Mid Atlantic Leadership
Conference hosted by the Junior League of Northern
capacities or in service to other not for profit organizations.
Each year the Junior League of Baltimore offers its Virginia, where six of our members spent the weekend
members a variety of committee placement options, learning about effective leadership in the uniqueness of our
each offering a unique learning experience that provide region. In addition, ajli hosts four conferences throughout
the member with a both personal and leadership development
and growth opportunities.
Elect. These conferences offer significant leadership
the year that are attended by the President and President
In addition to the leadership development and servicelearning
opportunities available to members through ability to govern in the capacity of league leader.
development opportunities that strengthen our member’s
League placements, members are also exposed to a variety
Annual Dinner
of League trainings. This past year trainings for the
Our Annual Dinner held each May is an opportunity for
leadership team included a workshop titled “Building the
us to celebrate the accomplishments of our members and
Capacities of Non Profit Organizations” facilitated by Vicki
those of our community. In addition to celebrating our
Clark, a member of the Peter F. Drucker Foundation and
overall accomplishments we recognize members who have
a consultant for the Association of Junior Leagues International
(ajli). Other opportunities included workshops hosted
done outstanding work both in the league and within the
community. Highlights of these awards are noted on the
by the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations,
following page.
The Association of Junior Leagues and other regional Junior
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1 2008-2009 Board retreat. 2 Volunteers in Action. 3 President Heidi Bowen and President Elect Stephanie Bartal with trainer Vicki Clark (center).
4 President Heidi Bowen on camera!
The Mary Goodwillie Award
The Mary Goodwillie Award is named for the founder of
the Junior League of Baltimore. It is given each year at
Annual Dinner to an active member who throughout her
membership has performed exceptional service to the
jlb, especially in the Ways and Means and Membership
areas and is awarded only once to a member. This year’s
award was given to Karen Malinowski who has been a
member since 2004 during which time Karen has served
on all three councils, Wise Penny, pr&m and Membership.
As co-chair of the committee, Karen was instrumental
in the reinvention of the New Member training materials
which meant that our New Members would have an
improved New Member year experience. In addition to
traditional Committee Chair duties Karen also participated
on the New Member projects of the other committees.
Karen felt a personal responsibility for each New Member’s
satisfaction and made it a goal to keep in continual touch
with each one. At any given time, you could ask her about
a New Member and she could tell you how she was doing –
pretty amazing for a such a large class of New Members!
The Annapolis Bowl Award
The Annapolis Bowl Award was presented to the jlb in honor
of its 75th Anniversary by the Junior League of Annapolis.
The Bowl serves as a permanent reminder of the close ties
between the two Leagues. It is given each year at Annual
Dinner to an active member who has demonstrated an
exceptional commitment to community service beyond her
League involvement and is awarded only once to a member.
This year’s award went to Jamie Muhly, a member since
2001 who has more than demonstrated her commitment to
the Junior League of Baltimore and also in her volunteer
service outside of the League. Although she has four children
and a husband who certainly require her attention, Jamie
continues to give back to the community in ways that is the
embodiment of the Junior League; preparing women to
be civic leaders and improving their communities through
effective action of trained volunteers.
Jamie has served in a variety of positions with numerous
local organizations, including Brown Memorial Weekday
School, Cathedral School Corporate Committee, Girl Scouts
of Central Maryland, Stoneleigh Community Association,
the Northeast Babysitting Co-op, and Mt. Washington
Pediatric Hospital.
In addition to Jamie’s placement within the jlb she spent
the last two years as the Assistant Chair, then as the Chair of
the Cathedral Ball, the largest fundraiser for the School of
the Cathedral in Baltimore. As chair Jamie was responsible
for managing 6 committees, overseeing 80 parent volunteers
and training her successor – no doubt she was able to
leverage much of her jlb training in this challenging task! In
the planning and execution of this event Jamie was complimented
for brining in new people, trying innovative ideas and
overall set a great base for the next year’s ball and beyond.
Sustainer Spirit Award
The Sustainer Spirit Award is granted each year to
a Sustaining member who joins forces with our active
membership to drive our organization to achieve its
mission. It came as no surprise that this year’s award was
given to our Past President, Megan Tahboub. When the
Boutique Warehouse Sale (bws) committee needed a
co-chair Megan did not hesitate to take on this responsibility
even after such a busy year as League President.
Megan helped to ensure that the bws was a hugely
successful event which raised over $64,000.00 and
brought a greater awareness to the league and future sales
through new and different marketing. Megan served as
a role model for our newer members and showed them that
as members of the Junior League we can accomplish just
about anything by working together.
Scholarship Award Winner
The Sustainer Service Award is one of the many ways
the Junior League of Baltimore promotes voluntarism. The
award is a $1,000.00 scholarship given annually to a
female graduating senior who has performed outstanding
volunteer service during her public high school years. The
sole criterion is the quality of the candidate’s volunteer
service. This year’s award was given to Emily Garrish of
Loch Raven Senior High School in Baltimore County
who began attending High Point University in fall 2009.
President’s Award
The 2008-2009 President’s Award was received by long
time member, Polly Douglass. A dedicated and passionate
leader in our league for over 14 years, Polly continues to be
a tremendous role model for our members. Although Polly’s
placement this year was Nominating & Placement Chair
serving on the Board of Directors she also served on the
Building Oppurtunites Campaign and as if that were not
enough to keep her busy she also joined the Boutique Sale
committee in the Spring. In addition to these placements
Polly is always there to lend a hand or guidance to any
committee or league member when called upon. Polly’s
commitment to developing the potential of women is evident
through all that she done and continues to do so that the
jlb flourishes.