THIRTEENTH DECORATOR SHOW HOUSE SET TO OPEN IN SPRING 2015

THIRTEENTH DECORATOR SHOW HOUSE SET TO OPEN IN SPRING 2015 

BY LIZ ROGG-IVES 

Junior League of Hartford (JLH) is proud to announce the 13th Decorator Show House, set to open in April 2015. With the help of a 

team of regional designers, the interior and surrounding grounds of a unique house in the greater Hartford area will be transformed 

into a beautifully decorated home with upscale landscaping. 

The home will be opened to the public for viewing over a three week period during April and May. Past homes have had more than 

5,000 visitors tour the Show House and take part in our special events. This year we hope to exceed that number. 

Over the past 30 years, the JLH has raised more than $1.5 million through Show House, the JLH’s most successful fundraiser. All of 

the proceeds from Show House support the mission of the JLH to promote voluntarism, develop the potential of women and improve 

our community. Past projects have included Kids in the Kitchen, Souper Sustainers, Freshplace and our current collaboration with 

Junior Achievement of Southwest New England resulting in our new project, Career Connections for Young Women. 

We are currently seeking a home, preferably with historical significance and architectural details, in the Hartford and West Hartford 

community to be transformed into the next Decorator Show House. The home should be a minimum of 5,000 square feet. If you 

know of a house please contact the JLH by calling 860-233-4300 or emailing info@jlhartford.org. 

In connection with Show House, we are looking for both individual and corporate support as well as local artisans who would be interested 

in partnering with the JLH to sell their wares in our boutique at the home. Sponsors will be displayed on our website with a 

link to their individual website and given add space in our program book. 

Please see the forms on page 6-7 for more information on supporting the Decorator Show House. 

PAST DESIGNER SHOW HOUSES SHOWN ABOVE (L to R): 11 SYCAMORE ROAD, 29 MOUNTAIN SPRING ROAD 

FALL 2014 

JLH PROVISIONAL AND SUSTAINER ACTIVITIES 2 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 3 

MEET THE 2014-15 JLH BOARD 4 

DONE IN A DAY KEEPING BUSY 5 

THE CLOTHES HORSE WELCOMES NEW MANAGER 5 

CAREER CONNECTIONS FOR YOUNG WOMEN LAUNCHING 6 

DECORATOR SHOW HOUSE SPONSORSHIP 1 

INFORMATION 6-7

The Junior League of Hartford, Inc. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

2014-15 

OFFICERS 

PRESIDENT 

PRESIDENT ELECT 

SECRETARY 

TREASURER 

ASST. TREASURER 

Laura Hughes 

Julie Krug 

Molly Towne 

Demetria Wright 

Juno Paramadevan 

COUNCIL DIRECTORS 

COMMUNICATIONS Meghan Guerrera 

COMMUNITY SERVICE Maura Provencher 

FUND DEVELOPMENT Lindsey Meehan 

MEMBERSHIP Valerie Bischof 

SUSTAINERS Kate Cassen 

Sally Lerman 

NOMINATING/ Jen Widness 

PLACEMENT 

SHOW HOUSE Mary Jo Dunn 

Liz Rogg-Ives 

MISSION 

The Junior League of Hartford 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. Its purpose is exclusively educational 

and charitable. 

The Junior League of Hartford, Inc. 

is located at: 

993 Farmington Avenue, Suite 208 

West Hartford, CT 06107 

TELEPHONE: 860.233.4300 

TELEFAX: 860.570.0823 

WEB: www.JLHartford.org 

EMAIL: info@jlhartford.org 

PROVISIONAL CLASS DIVING RIGHT IN 

BY MEAGHAN COOPER 

The Junior League of Hartford (JLH) fall provisional class is in full swing. The 27 

provisional members joined 20 spring provisionals for a fall kick-off meeting at Junior 

Achievement (JA) of 

Southwest New England, 

where they were 

introduced to the JLH’s 

community impact focus 

and new collaboration 

with JA. 

The provisional class is 

eager to become involved 

in the JLH’s 

programs, but in the 

meantime, is focused 

on better understanding 

the JLH and getting to 

know one another 

through social and 

community-focused 

activities. 

Several of the brave 

JLH PROVISIONALS AT WINDING TRAILS IN FARMINGTON 

Provisionals and their 

advisors spent a chilly October morning at Winding Trails in Farmington practicing 

their problem solving skills and working as a team (pictured above). No one expected 

the morning to involve singing, but we gave a few spirited renditions of 

“Row, Row, Row Your Boat” in order to successfully complete a challenge. 

Up next are the two fall provisional projects – preparing and serving a hot lunch at A 

House of Bread and delivering furniture and household items to A Hand Up. 

The fall provisional class thanks the provisional committee co-chairs and members 

for being so helpful and the JLH for welcoming us into your ranks. 

SUSTAINERS AROUND TOWN 

League Lines Committee 

CO-CHAIRS 

Elizabeth Fierman 

Karen Francis 

COMMITTEE Ruth Fortune 

Courtney Stroman 

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: SUSTAINERS AT THE JLH’S AUTUMN SUSTAINER SOUP LUNCH HOSTED 

BY ELLEN COCO. PAST PRESIDENTS LUNCHEON IN OCTOBER HOSTED BY BEVERLY BOYLE. SUSTAIN- 

ERS AND PROVISIONALS AT THE SUSTAINER-PROVISIONAL GATHERING IN NOVEMBER. SUSTAINERS 

AT THE NOVEMBER SUSTAINER-PROVISIONAL GATHERING, HOSTED BY SALLY LERMAN. 

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 

BY LAURA HUGHES 

This newsletter arrives at a time when we are in a season of giving. Giving is something 

that has defined the members of the Junior League of Hartford (JLH) for 93 

years. Our members give their time, treasures and talent year after year to the Greater 

Hartford community through our mission-based activities. 

Our members have been connecting with other JLH members and the community over 

that 93-year history. It is always great to know how deep our connection to the community 

is by remembering that we have been the Junior League of Hartford since 

1921. Since then, we have been running the Clothes Horse, our “thriftique,” since 

1946 and have been providing nutritious meals through Souper Sustainers since 1986. 

This year, we will be presenting our 13th Show House, a tradition that began in 1979. 

The 2014-15 league year is continuing to be one in which many opportunities are arising, 

allowing our members to continue making connections internally and externally. 

In late October, I had the opportunity to spend some time with a large number of our 

JLH past presidents. I was privileged to be among such esteemed women. They are 

all connected by the role that I now hold as caretaker of the organization. With this 

role, I appreciate those who have come before me for their commitment to preserving 

our great history. This role in the community requires that we work as a team to maintain 

and grow each year. We hold the office of president for a very short time and we 

never do this alone. 

It is time to celebrate the connections that you make with the Junior League of Hartford 

and look ahead to the opportunities offered by the JLH in 2015. As JLH members, 

we take what we learn and experience and apply those skills to build a positive future 

for our organization. 

As we look at the present, the JLH is quite healthy. We have a membership of 445 

total members, 292 of whom are sustainers. This year, many of these sustainers are 

participating directly with Show House committees and others are active with the Sustainer 

Council. Our board of directors is an engaged team of women who are strategic minded and cognizant of the needs of our members. 

Our active and provisional members are our present and future treasures. Their resources and energy are motivating. 

The JLH is embarking on the pilot year of Career Connections for Young Women (CCYW), a collaborative project with Junior Achievement 

of Southwest New England. CCYW is a career academy for teenage girls that will teach the participants career skills and introduce 

them to successful career women of the community. This first academy is being offered in the winter of 2015 with plans to host a Career 

Conference for upwards of 200 girls in the fall of 2015. Our members are preparing for the launch of this program. 

Additionally, JLH members actively participate in the community through short community projects with our Done in A Day program and 

Community Outreach projects that focus on our current impact area of Women and Girls Overcoming Obstacles. Opportunities are available 

throughout the year to participate on projects such as these. 

In the spring of 2015, the JLH will be presenting the Decorator Show House. Since 1979, our show houses have raised over $1.5 million 

toward the mission of the JLH. So much excitement and buzz surrounds such a large project and our members will be working on its 

many facets throughout the year. Watch for the fun opportunities that accompany this endeavor. 

Through our Communications Council, we keep you informed of our activities. We have a robust website and have a presence on social 

media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Also, we have a blog and a Facebook page for Clothes Horse. Check us out on these sites 

and watch for more to come. 

When planning for the JLH, leadership is always looking to our mission of “promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, 

and improving communities through the effective action of trained volunteers.” Through these actions, we can become the civic leaders 

of our communities. 

After reflecting on the past, present and future, I would like you to think about connections that you make or have made through the JLH. 

Please continue that journey through 2015 by participating at some level. 

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THE 2014-15 JLH BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PHOTO COURTESY CHEYNEY BARRIEAU PHOTOGRAPHY. 

MEET THE 2014-15 JUNIOR LEAGUE OF HARTFORD 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

The Junior League of Hartford would like to introduce the new Board of Directors: 

President – Laura Hughes 

President-Elect – Julie Krug 

Secretary – Molly Towne 

Treasurer – Demetria Wright 

Assistant Treasurer – Juno Paramadevan 

Sustainer Directors — Kate Cassen, Sally Lerman 

Community Service Director – Maura Provencher 

Communications Director – Meg Guerrera 

Fund Development Director – Lindsey Meehan 

Membership Director – Valerie Bischof 

Nominating and Placement Director – Jen Widness 

Show House Directors — Mary Jo Dunn, Liz Rogg-Ives 

DONE IN A DAY ASSISTS CCMC, PREPARES FOR HOLIDAY SEASON 

BY SARAH NEEDHAM & JACKIE STONE 

The “Done in a Day Committee” has gotten the League year off to a great start! In October, we supported our longtime partner, Connecticut 

Children’s Medical Center (CCMC), by hosting a volunteer event at their annual Storybook Gala. This fundraiser, now in its 

22nd year, has brought in more than $2.5 million for CCMC, which will be used to support strategic initiatives and grants for patients 

and staff. We are proud of our partnership with CCMC and look forward to 

continuing the relationship for years to come. 

Additionally, committee members organized a “Done in a Meeting” (DIAM) 

project that followed our October General Meeting. League members helped 

create decorations to be used in our Winter Wonderland event, which has 

benefited many community partners over the years, including Peter's Retreat, 

Loaves and Fishes and My Sister's Place, among others. 

In an effort to utilize the non-monetary resources that the League provides 

(namely, the hard work of our members!), we run this annual DIAM event to 

produce a large volume of decorations that would otherwise be too expensive 

to purchase. The project not only saves the organization money but it 

also provides members who are not able to attend Winter Wonderland the 

opportunity to be a part of the event. 

We have lots of great events planned for the remainder of the year and are 

excited to see how our efforts continue to positively impact our community 

partners and engage our members. 

JLH VOLUNTEERS HELPED OVERSEE AUCTION ITEMS AT 

CONNECTICUT CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER’S STORYBOOK 

GALA ON OCTOBER 25 IN HARTFORD. PHOTO COURTESY 

BRIAN AMBROSE PHOTOGRAPHY. 

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THE CLOTHES HORSE WELCOMES NEW MANAGER 

BY TIFFANY CUTTING & LAURIE POPE 

Over the past few years, The Clothes Horse, Junior League of Hartford’s longestrunning 

fundraiser, has seen some amazing changes, including the rebranding and 

refresh process of the store. That process, which officially began in 2010, has led to 

the new look of our “thriftique,” the integration of social media for marketing and 

public relations, and even recent changes in personnel. 

Over the summer, the JLH posted a position and interviewed qualified candidates 

for a new store manager. Through this process, we identified an individual we felt 

would be able to take The Clothes Horse to the next level and continue the refresh 

efforts that had been made up to this point. 

The JLH is excited to welcome Coreen Sundee as interim manager of The Clothes 

Horse. Coreen, who started in September, has already brought a new perspective 

and vision to The Clothes Horse. Feedback from staff, the JLH membership and 

customers has been overwhelmingly positive. Coreen has a long history with the 

JLH and understands the importance and value of The Clothes Horse to the League. 

Coreen joined the JLH 20 years ago after moving to Hartford following her graduation 

from college. In her years as a member of the League, she served in many leadership roles, 

including Clothes Horse committee chair and Fund Development Council Director. She has 

been a member of the Board of Directors many times and was President of the League in 

2007, the year the Backpack program and collaboration with Chrysalis Center and Foodshare 

began. 

Coreen describes the store as “a hidden gem” and is committed to helping The Clothes 

Horse achieve its true potential as a major source of funds for our organization and projects. 

Please stop by the store to meet our new manager and, of course, do some shopping while 

you’re there. Merchandise changes daily – you never know what fantastic deal awaits you. 

The Clothes Horse store hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Saturday, 

10:00 am to 4:00 pm. We hope to see you soon! 

THE CLOTHES HORSE NOT ONLY WELCOMED A 

NEW MANAGER, BUT ALSO AN UPDATED LOOK! 

COREEN SUNDE, MANAGER, THE 

CLOTHES HORSE. 

THE FESTIVE CLOTHES HORSE WINDOW (LEFT); ACTRESS VICTORIA ROWELL WITH ST. AGNES HOUSE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LORNA LITTLE (TOP 

RIGHT); FORMER CLOTHES HORSE CO-CHAIR, LINDA BLOODGOOD (BOTTOM RIGHT), HOLDING A COPY OF LEAGUE LINES FROM 2013. SHE IS SHOWN 

ON THE COVER, HELPING AT THE CLOTHES HORSE IN 1970! 

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CAREER CONNECTIONS FOR YOUNG WOMEN TO LAUNCH SOON 

BY DOROTHY MEGGIE 

As announced in the Spring 2014 edition of League Lines, Junior League of Hartford (JLH) is partnering with Junior Achievement 

(JA) of Southwest New England for a new community impact project, initially named Career Connection for Girls. 

Since this announcement, members of the New Project Development (NPD) Committee have been working with JA members on 

a steering committee to plan and develop the program. The effort continued throughout the summer and at the start of the JLH’s 

2014-2015 year, the NPD Committee decided it was time to “rebrand” itself with a new name reflective of this exciting new initiative: 

Career Connections for Young Women (CCYW). 

The goals of the project include increasing career readiness, financial literacy, self-efficacy and self-confidence. These initiatives 

are developed to be consistent with and further the JLH impact area of empowering women and girls to overcome obstacles. 

The team outlined the components of the full CCYW program, including: a one-day fall career conference for 200 girls, a 14-week 

Career Academy and job shadowing opportunity for 25 girls and graduation recognition event. The full program starts in fall 2015, 

while a pilot program, with a seven-week Career Academy, will be held this winter (February - March). 

At the October JLH General Membership Meeting, the CCYW leaders engaged members in an “elevator speech” exercise, 

providing buzzwords and phrases to capture the essence of what the program aims to accomplish. Members broke out into 

groups, and used the buzzwords to create a two-minute, clever and catchy “pitch” crafted to explain the new program. They each 

provided their own distinct spin on CCYW and their content will be used to populate official talks track or elevator speeches to 

appear soon on the CCYW homepage. 

There will be volunteer opportunities in each facet of the CCYW program and JA will provide training to volunteers before they 

participate. Many members of the JLH exhibited great interest in the program and are eager to get involved. 

The committee continues to meet regularly to discuss and decide on the CCYW curriculum, schedule and participant selection. 

As the program is finalized, the CCYW committee will be communicating with the JLH to keep members up-to-date on its progress 

and volunteer opportunities. 

DESIGNER SHOW HOUSE SPONSORSHIP FORM 

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DESIGNER SHOW HOUSE SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 

Presenting Sponsor - $15,000 

Acknowledgement in 2015 JLH Show House media announcements 

Company logo on Show House tickets 

Company logo on JLH Show House Webpage with link to 

Presenting Sponsor’s website 

Full page advertisement in JLH Show House Program 

Designation on Show House posters 

Designation as Presenting Sponsor at Show House Opening 

Reception 

Recognition at JLH Show House Events 

10 tickets to JLH Show House Opening Reception and 10 

tickets to Show House 

Benefactor Sponsor - $10,000 


Benefactor Sponsor’s website 

Half page advertisement in JLH Show House Program 

Company name on JLH Show House Posters 




Patron Sponsor - $5,000 


Patron Sponsor’s website 

Half page advertisement in JLH Show House Program 





Contributing Sponsor - $2,500 

 

 

 

 

 


Contributing Sponsor’s website 

1/4 page advertisement in JLH Show House Program 



4 tickets to JLH Show House Opening Reception and 4 tickets 

to Show House 

High Honor Sponsor - $1,500 

 

 

 

 

 


High Honor Sponsor’s website 




2 tickets to JLH Show House Opening Reception and 4 tickets 

to Show House 

Platinum Sponsor - $1,000 

 

 

 

 

 


Platinum Sponsor’s website 




4 tickets to Show House 

Gold Sponsor - $500 

 

 

 

 

 


Gold Sponsor’s website 




2 tickets to Show House 

To partner with the JLH Designer Show House, please see Sponsorship Form on p. 6. 

PAST DESIGNER SHOW HOUSES SHOWN ABOVE, (L to R): 68 SCARBOROUGH STREET AND 219 KENYON STREET. 

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WATERBURY, CT 

PERMIT NO. 1522 

Junior League of Hartford 

993 Farmington Avenue, Suite 208 

West Hartford, CT 06107 

Since 1921, the Junior League has been making the Greater Hartford community a better place to live by promoting 

voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving our community through the effective action and 

leadership of trained volunteers. We are a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization whose purpose is exclusively educational 

and charitable. The Junior League of Hartford is a member of the Association of Junior Leagues International 

(AJLI). 

MAKE A DONATION: JLH ANNUAL FUND 

Thank you for making our work possible. 

OUR MISSION 

The Junior League of Hartford, 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. Its purpose 

is exclusively educational and 

charitable. 

Your support is critical to our continued success, and we invite you 

to join us with a gift to our Annual Fund. Donations to the Annual 

Fund provide unrestricted funds to the Junior League of Hartford, 

Inc., which enhances our ability to provide quality community services 

projects and trained volunteers who serve the needs of the 

Greater Hartford community. 

The Junior League of Hartford, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. 

Your gift is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. 

Please donate online (www.jlhartford.org/give) or by sending a 

check, made payable to the Junior League of Hartford, Inc., to 993 

Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06117), with the notation 

"Annual Fund donation." 

If you have questions about donations to the Junior League of Hartford, 

please contact us at info@jlhartford.org.

THIRTEENTH DECORATOR SHOW HOUSE SET TO OPEN IN SPRING 2015

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