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In Memoriam:
Iola Groth
New Committee:
Life Skills for Women
Kids and Art
Fall 2011
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A Letter from the President
Junior League of Seattle
Dear League Members,
Isn’t it amazing how time flies?
I can’t believe the fall season is
here once again. Fall means that
a new Junior League of Seattle
year is officially ready to get
underway. Which is not to say
that we haven’t been busy during
the summer months • several of
our committees have done the
bulk of their work during this
time. In particular, the Training
and Provisional committees have
done a fantastic job of laying a
strong foundation for the year
ahead. I’m excited for another
great Training curriculum this
year, and believe our membership
will be as well. As for the
Provisional committee, I had
the pleasure during August’s
Provisional Retreat to welcome a
new class of nearly 180 amazing
women to our League. (Yes, I
said 180!)
When I think about the League,
the one thing I always come back
to is our membership. Without
our passionate and dedicated
members, how much impact in
the community would we truly
be able to have? Our membership
numbers continue to remain
strong at 1,400+ and counting.
In my mind, each and every one
of these members comprises the
fundamental strength of the
Junior League of Seattle. Our
passion and dedication to the
League and our community is
the force that makes us a strong,
vibrant organization. I am proud
of what we stand for and the work
we continue to do year after year
in our community, and I feel
positive that we will achieve even
more to be proud of in 2011–2012.
While we all joined the Junior
League of Seattle for a number of
different reasons, we ultimately
remain in the League because
of the connections we build in
the community and with each
other. In light of this, I want to
encourage new members to reach
out and get to know the tenured
members of the League. If you
are a Provisional or first year
Active, make the effort to sit down
with them at General Meetings
or trainings. Feel welcome to ask
questions about their League
experiences, and make the time to
listen to their stories.
On the flip side, I encourage our
tenured members to remember
what it is like to be a first or
second year Active and take the
time to get to know our newer
members. Share with them your
stories, your experiences and your
passion. It is truly contagious!
Our newer members not only
bring new skills and ideas to the
League, they also bring with them
an unbridled excitement and you
have the ability, through your
experience and wisdom, to help
them direct that energy towards
the most rewarding targets. In
return, sharing your memories
and enthusiasm is also a great way
to rejuvenate yourself and your
interest in your League work.
I ask each of you, whether you
are a newer member or someone
who has been in the League for
years, to be thinking about how
we can continuously improve
the membership experience. We
are a dynamic organization and
must be nimble to ensure we are
providing the most gratifying
experience. I encourage you to
openly share your thoughts and
ideas with myself, other members
of the Board, Management
Council, your Chairs and Vice
Chairs as well as your Active
Advisors. We are all open and
excited about improving upon
our organization.
Thank you for your continued
service to the League!
All the best,
Mission Statement
The Junior League of Seattle is an organization of women
committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential
of women and to improving the community through the effective
action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is
exclusively educational and charitable.
Vision Statement
The Junior League: Women Around the World as Catalysts for
Lasting Community Change.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Renee Hartnett
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Ashley Baerwaldt
TREASURER
Carleton English
SECRETARY
Rebecca Wilson
SUSTAINER DIRECTOR
Laura Garcia
Pendergrast
NOMINATING DIRECTOR
Elissa Puckett
Michelle Cahill
Linnea Fichter
Jeanette James
Jennifer Krapf
Jennifer Metsker
Kate Piacent King
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Ashley Baerwaldt
TRESURER-ELECT
Emily George
SECRETARY
Chris Lewis
NOMINATING MANAGER
Bonnie Marshall
MEMBERSHIP MANAGER
Amanda Venier
COMMUNITY MANAGER
Marion Holder
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Brooke Hannaford
OUTREACH MANAGER
Chris Lewis
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
MANAGER
Tricia Thompson
SUSTAINER MANAGER
Laura Fowler
FUNDRAISING MANAGER
Celeste Donahoe
Training MANAGER
Kellea Williams
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Neha Reddy
Brooke Hannaford
INTERNAL PUBLICATIONS
COMMITTEE
Neha Reddy, Chair
Molly Campbell
Megan Durham
Myra Lavilla
Phoebe Nguyen
Vanessa Quiroz Hotz
Ineke van Waardenburg
Kathryn Weber
CONTRIBUTORS
Susan Evani
Laura Fowler
Michelle Haines
Beck Hallmann
Anisa Ishida
Taryn Kristof
Anbrit Long
Mary Meredith
Elissa Ballard Puckett
Sarah Rose
Allie Switaj
The Junior League of Seattle, Inc.
4119 E Madison Seattle, WA 98112
TEL (206) 324-3638
FAX (206) 324-0811
www.jrleagueseattle.org
impact@jrleagueseattle.org
SUSTAINER COUNCIL
DIRECTOR
Laura Garcia Pendergrast
MANAGER
Laura Fowler
Secretary
Judy Lynn Rice
Electa Anderson
Elizabeth Arganian
Beth Cosker
Donna Dornes
Patty Flynn
Cindy Forest
Amy Fortier
Susan Georgulas
Mary Herche
Megan Isenhower
Jill Keto
Jennifer Loy
Sue Minahan
Rhonda Neben
Sally Onetto
Joanne Petitto
Judy Lynn Rice
Heidi Sadler
Stephanie Selin
Faith Sheridan
Please send birth, wedding and other announcements to impact@jrleagueseattle.org.
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Contents & News
Sustainer News
A letter from the President
Junior League Info
Contents & News
Sustainer News
Calendar Recap
Applause
Lifestyle
Advocacy Corner
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Nominating
New Committee
Northwest Art
Training Committee
Premier Event
Annual Campaign
Personal Story
In Memoriam
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I have to admit, I love fall! The crisp
chill in the air, football season,
finally wearing what I got at the
Nordstrom Anniversary sale,
the return of the pumpkin spice
latte and, of course, the kick off of
another League year. I always look
forward to reconnecting with my
Junior League of Seattle friends and
participating in all the League has
to offer and I hope you will join me.
2011-2012 Sustainer Council
DIRECTOR
Laura Garcia Pendergrast
Manager
Laura Fowler
Nominating
Elizabeth Arganian
Training
Stephanie Selin
Member News
BIRTHS
Jen Gill and Nicholas Gill welcomed
Sofia Lyn Gill, born September 16th.
Linnea Fichter and Paul Fichter welcomed
Klara Johanna Fichter, born July 31st.
Jill Jackson and Brad Jackson welcomed
Riya Mackenzie Jackson, born August 13th.
Melissa Cromwell and Jim Cromwell welcomed
Katherine Addison Cromwell, born April 15th.
Vanessa Quiroz and Logan Hotz welcomed
Logan Quiroz Hotz, born November 5th.
Courtney Laguio and August Laguio welcomed
Verona Fox Laguio, born November 12th.
WEDDINGS
Jennie Krapf married Tyler Brixey on July 23rd.
Christine Foltz married Jason Wickland on August 14th.
Sarah Potts married Eric Rose on July 23rd.
PROMOTIONS AND OTHER LIFE EVENTS
Kimberly Jones announced her engagement to
Adam French on August 19th.
Bernadette Merikle graduated from two
prestigious classes including the Leadership
Tomorrow (Seattle) Class of 2011 and America’s
Leaders of Change (a program of the National
Urban Fellows) Second Cohort. She was also
selected to attend the 2nd Annual Vision 2020
National Congress for Women’s Equality as
one of two Washington state delegates and lead
new Office of Equity & Family Engagement
for Highline Public Schools (promoted to
Director; previously, Manager of Community
Engagement). Congratulations Bernadette!
Dani Carson has been promoted to Finance
Manager of a multi-office real estate firm.
Congratulations Dani!
In Memoriam
The Junior League of Seattle remembers
Iola Groth and Mabry De Buys and offers our
condolences to their families.
Again this year, we have a terrific
group of Chairs who have been busy
planning a variety of options both
in activities and times available
for you to stay “active” as lifelong
members. I am confident you will
find community, training and social
events to keep you connected.
A list of planned activities can be
found in the calendar section of
Impact as well as the Junior League
of Seattle website. Remember, you
can join Sustainer as well as Active
events and volunteer opportunities.
And, if you have additional ideas or
want to get involved, please let
me know. I would love to hear
from you!
Best,
Laura Fowler
2011 – 2012 Sustainer Manager
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Secretary
Judy Lynn Rice
Arts & Entertainment
Faith Sheridan, Electa Anderson
Book Club
Donna Dornes
Community
Sally Onetto, Susan Georgulas
NorthWest Art
Rhonda Neben, Joanne Petitto
Long-term Financial Planning
JoAnne Jones, Elizabeth Arganian
Transfer Committee
Patty Flynn, Cindy Forest
New Events
Beth Cosker
Representatives on Membership ALT
JoAnne Jones, Shelby Clayton
Sustainer SIPs
Amy Fortier, Heidi Sadler, Jill Keto
February Luncheon
Judy Lynn Rice, Sue Minahan
Sustainer Cocktail Party
Jennifer Loy
Liasion to Community Boards
Mary Herche
MMT Representative
Megan Isenhower

Calendar Recap
Calendar Recap
Members gather at the 2011 Provisional Retreat
Ashley Baerwaldt speaks at the
Provisional Retreat
Provisional members and small group leader of the Betty Ford small
group. L–R - Krystin Tate, Megan Williamson, Jackie Chin, Moorea
Klika, Meghan Hardy and Stephanie Burg.
Snapshot from the Junior League of Seattle Provisional Cocktail Party!
Held at the Junior League of Seattle office on Thursday, July 14th. We
had a packed house of Junior League of Seattle 2011-2012 Provisionals
and Junior League of Seattle leaders. Wine donated by McGavick Winery
(thank you to Amy Rushforth!!) and hors d’oeuvres and dessert recipes
from Celebrate the Rain and Simply Classics were enjoyed by all.
Members gather at the 2011 Provisional Retreat
Calendar
Impact Submission Deadline
January 2, 2012
Sustainer Luncheon
February 2, 2012 | 11:00am
Scented plants at the
UW Medicinal Gardens
Volunteers in Madison Park
at a community event
Sustainer Trip to Bainbridge Island
Thursday September 15th
DIAD: Rewa Professional Development
January 6, 2012 | 6:30am
Cookbooks Recipe Tasting - "New Year, New Recipes"
January 8, 2012 | 11:30am
Janauary Board Meeting
January 10, 2012 | 6:30pm
Sustainer Council Meeting
January 11, 2012 | 10:00am
DIAD: Rewa Professional Development
February 3, 2012 | 8:30am
Training: All Day
February 4, 2012 | 8:45am
Training: How to harness power of EQ
February 7, 2012 | 6:30pm
February Board Meeting
February 13, 2012 | 6:30pm
It was such a fun trip and great
way for Sustainers to get to know
each other better. Between the
peace of the Bloedel gardens,
fantastic food at Local Harvest
(thanks to Andrea Man) and
the immersion into artisan
winemaking, we had a great day.
Training: 2 for 1 night with focus on Donor Cultivation
January 12, 2012 | 6:30pm
January General Meeting at the Triple Door
January 17, 2012 | 6:00pm
Training: Negotiations
February 20, 2012 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
Premier Event
February 25, 2012 | 5:30pm
Garden Group before starting a tour of the Bill Boeing garden
Thanks go to Sally Onetto for
organizing the day trip!
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Applause
Thanks to the following individuals who went above and beyond the call of duty.
Much gratitude and applause to you!
• Lindsay Thorn for her help in keeping Technology
training on track.
• Paige Dunn, Liz Schlitz, Carolyn Robbs, and Brina
Nelson for their effort and leadership in the ENERGY
Committee this fall. I appreciate their gift of time,
energy, and enthusiastic support to help end childhood
obesity and make the ENERGY Committee as
successful as possible. A very heartfelt, “Thank You!”
• Lorri Ayers Lori has received multiple applause for all
of her work in submitting the Microsoft Fastpitch grant
application, and for taking her own initiative to write an
excellent grant application for Kids in the Kitchen.
• Joanne Schmid, Anne Grieg, Kristin Brouillard, and
Elizabeth Reilly for helping lead service shifts this
summer for new Provisional members. Your dedication
to making a great start to the new Junior League of
Seattle year is appreciated by many!
• Katie D’Amato and Jenn Gill for their hard work in
putting on a fantastic Provisional retreat on Aug. 21st.
We have a huge group and the event ran smoothly and
really inspired all for the year ahead.
• Sarah Mosley and Katie Larson on the Healthy Futures
Art Project committee, who have an amazing year
planned with offering organized art projects every
week of our League year at Seattle Children’s Home.
• Christen Davis and Maggie Adams on the Lifebooks
committee, who stepped into their leadership roles,
quickly got up to speed, and delivered a variety of
results in a very short timeframe.
• Taryn Kristof and Susan Moore on the LifeSkills
Treehouse committee, who partnered with the agency
to expand our programming to better reach girls and
young women at Treehouse.
• Susan Evani and Allie Switaj on the LifeSkills for
Women committee, who have cemented a new
community partnership for Junior League of Seattle
with the YWCA of Seattle Young Parents program.
• Anbrit Long, Hayley Kirst, Nicole Kupchik, and Lindsay
Thorn on the NW Art committee, who (within one
month of the new League year kick-off) organized
3 days of service shifts with the Bellevue Arts Fair,
reaching over 3,000 kids.
• Hayley Kirst for organizing the Bellevue Artsfair
community shift. This shift gave the Junior League a
great community presence and showcased the Junior
League of Seattle’s unique NW Art program, which
helps kids developing critical thinking skills through
museum quality art from Northwest artists. This shift
impacted over 3,000 kids.
• Rhonda Neben and Joanne Petitto, for spearheading
the re-organization and re-crating of the NW Art
committee’s museum quality art collection, and
improving the teach-ability of the collection as
a whole.
• Carey Page (Technology Chair) is smart, motivating
and wicked funny! I am looking forward to being a part
of the Technology Committee under her leadership.
Carey Page has also received applause for forging the
road of a communication plan, incorporating social
media, and for all the initiative she takes with our
communication wing! She is amazing!
• Shanna Woo Ganem: Your leadership working on
Women with Impact has been wonderful! Thank you
for working collaboratively and with a great perspective
of the amazing leaders we have within the Junior
League of Seattle!
• Anbrit Long for fantastic leadership of NW Art.
• Nicole Ancich and Ginger Carter for great teamwork
and leadership.
• Maud Lucero and Janet Kelly are off to an awesome
Pilot Projects start!
• Marion Holder for leading multiple Community
committees as well as the Dorothy Stimson Bullitt
Award committee.
• Chris Lewis for serving as our Junior League of Seattle
Expert on Combating Human Trafficking. You are such
an amazing resource!
Women of Influence
• Bonnie Marshall for continuing to be an incredible
volunteer and inspiration by finishing up The Art
of Discovery book shipments among your other
Nominating duties.
• A special thanks to a group of provisionals and to
their leader, Rebecca Wilson, for your hard work
planning and executing the recent Pool Party
provisional project!
• A special thanks to a group of provisionals and to their
leader, Meghan Hardy, for your hard work planning
and executing the first ever Junior League of Seattle
Bachelor Auction! Congratulations on raising
over $8,000!
The Puget Sound Business Journal has recognized three Junior League of Seattle Sustainers as
2011 “Women of Influence” honorees:
• Harriett Bullitt, President, Owner and Founder, Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort and Icicle Broadcasting Co.
• Anne Farrell, President Emeritus, Seattle Foundation & Co-founder, City Club and
Washington Women’s Foundation
• Janet True, Co-owner, Iron Springs Resort & Immediate Past President, PONCHO
The Junior League of Seattle would like to congratulate Harriett, Anne and Janet for being selected as part of
this year’s “Women With Impact” slate. Each of these ladies is a living example of the Junior League of Seattle’s
mission in action.
The “Women of Influence” event honors women who have made an unmistakable impact in the business world, the
larger community, and as mentors to other women. A panel of independent judges chooses honorees. Winners are
invited to attend an awards celebration and are featured in the special Women of Influence publication within the
Puget Sound Business Journal in November.
If you would like to read more about Women With Influence, or attend the event, you can read more here:
http://www2.bizjournals.com/seattle/events/2011/women_of_influence/
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Lifestyle
Advocacy Corner
Cookbook and Merchandising
by Mary Meredith
Educate, Advocate, Empower
by Kathryn Weber
I own four Junior League cookbooks. I received my
first cookbook from my mother-in-law in 2006. I
unwrapped Still Gold’n from the League in Spokane on
a white Christmas morning when I only had a faint idea
of what the Junior League was. I rung in the New Year
with the Winter menu on page 14 that included stuffed
mushrooms, pork tenderloin, and molten chocolate
cakes for desert. My interest in the League peaked.
The next Christmas, I received my second book from
my mother, Northwest Inspirations: Flavors of the South
Puget Sound, from the Junior League of Olympia. I
impressed my family with the Peanut Chicken Satay on
page 8. My interest in the League and the cookbooks
peaked even more. Three years later, in 2010, I joined
the Junior League of Seattle. I have since purchased
Celebrate the Rain and Simply Classic. Now in my first
active year, I will be writing to you, my fellow Junior
League members, about the cookbook committee.
Not only do the Junior League cookbooks help you
elegantly entertain and put delicious food on the
table, they also represent our community. Nearly
60 Washington retailers sell The Junior League of
Seattle cookbooks. All profits from the sale of our
cookbooks are used to support the community projects
of the Junior League. In appreciation, the cookbook
committee recognized and thanked those retailers
to encourage them to place book orders for
the upcoming holiday season. New relationships
with other retailers are also in the works to expand
the cookbook community.
The December General Meeting will offer plenty of
opportunity for holiday shopping this year with a
cookbook extravaganza. Cookbooks from ten other
Leagues around the U.S., as well as Seattle cookbooks
will be available for purchase.
New and exciting things to watch out for this year
include Junior League of Seattle logo merchandise, the
launch of our cookbook blog, and a cooking demo. We
hope to have a few hot logo items for you to purchase
at the December General Meeting. The cookbook blog
will feature seasonal recipes and menus from the
Junior League of Seattle cookbooks. The cooking demo
will be planned and executed entirely by provisionals.
The demo will take place in early 2012. The date and
theme will be announced once a venue is secured.
In the spirit of community and entertaining, grab a
cookbook, invite some friends over, and try this fun
cocktail at your next fall or holiday gathering:
Cider with a Punch (from Celebrate the Rain, page 15)
Block of ice
10 cups clear apple cider
5 cups club soda
2 ½ cups high quality bourbon,
such as Woodford Reserve
1 cup Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur
¼ cup Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey
Small orange slices, for garnish
Cinnamon sticks, for a swizzle (optional)
Put the ice block in a large punch bowl. Slowly pour
the cider, club soda, bourbon, Grand Marnier, and Jack
Daniel’s over and stir to mix. (Alternatively, ladle over
ice in individual glasses.) Garnish with orange slices. If
you like, put cinnamon sticks in individual glasses for
serving. Best if served very cold. Makes 18 servings.
As the 2011-2012 Junior League
of Seattle Year gets underway,
Advocacy is excited to launch
and fully implement the Junior
League of Seattle focus of “the
education and empowerment of
women and children” into our
programs and service shifts!
The committee is looking
forward to working with partner
organization, Seattle Against
Slavery, over the next year to
develop volunteer opportunities
and discuss possible anti-human
trafficking campaigns. Stay tuned
for more information on Advocacy
anti-human trafficking activities
in future Impact issues as
they unfold!
While Advocacy is busy
solidifying this years’
partnerships, Junior League
of Seattle has been actively
sponsoring and engaging in
anti-human trafficking events
and issuing calls to members to
participate in campaigns.
Junior League of Seattle leading ladies attending the Half the Sky event
EDUCATE
This past summer, President Renee Hartnett issued a summer reading
challenge to members: to read Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and
Sheryl WuDunn. On Sept 18th, Junior League of Seattle was pleased to
join World Vision’s Women of Vision in sponsoring the event “Make it
Right: From Opportunity to Oppression” featuring Sheryl WuDunn.
The event educated attendees about major issues plaguing women
worldwide; sex trafficking, gender inequality, and the importance of
increasing education and economic opportunities for women.
“Make it Right: From Opportunity to Oppression”
Provisionals are also getting a head start with a
cookbook selling contest. Winners will be announced
at the December General Meeting and recognized at
the April General Meeting.
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Advocacy Corner
Event Spotlight
ADVOCATE
EMPOWER
Sheryl WuDunn began the evening with a global challenge•she
purports that our century’s greatest injustice is gender inequity.
Asking attendees if they thought there are more women or men in the
world, the overwhelming majority answered men. She then explained
that yes, while there are more women in the developed world, there are
more men globally due to missing females in the population, arising
from the discrimination against women and girls- girls die at higher
rates. Research shows that when food is scarce, women and girls are
those that suffer, rather than men. However, “Women aren’t the
problem, they’re the solution” promotes Sheryl, “the best way to
fight poverty and extremism is to educate and empower women and
girls”. When women are educated and control the purse strings in a
family they make better financial choices, spending money on their
children, education and food as opposed to their male counterparts
who invest in non-necessities such as alcohol or luxuries.
Sheryl affirms that at the top of the agenda in addressing gender
inequity is sex trafficking. Speaking to the prevalence of trafficking
she makes this comparison: At the peak of the slave trade there
were 80,000 slaves. Today’s modern slaves -trafficked persons- are
estimated by the US State Dept to be approximately 800,000. Ten
times that amount. And that statistic only accounts for internationally
trafficked persons, not those trafficked domestically. While progress
is being made, it is slow. Success requires more education and
mobilization to enforce needed changes to transform the plight of so
many women worldwide.
In closing Sheryl spoke on happiness and responsibility. “Research
shows that once material needs are taken care of, very few things
in your life can elevate your level of happiness. However, one thing
that can, is contributing to a cause larger than yourself.” She then
challenged listeners to action. “We [the developed world] have all won
the lottery of life” and are privileged to have great fortune. “With great
fortune comes great responsibility. The question becomes how do we
discharge that responsibility? So, here’s the cause, join the movement,
feel happier and help save the world.”
Join the Movement: Human
Trafficking Call to Action
This fall ALL Junior League of
Seattle members were encouraged
to take 10 minutes to call or email
their legislators urging them to
support the reauthorization of the
Trafficking Victims Protection
Act (TVPA). The Trafficking
Victims Protection Act provides
critical funding for the prevention
and prosecution of human
trafficking cases, as well as
protection of human trafficking
victims in the United States.
Unfortunately, while the TVPA
did gain overwhelming support,
it did not get passed before the
current law expired on Sept 30th.
However, the Senate Judiciary
Committee and the House
Foreign Affairs Committee are
now planning to consider the
bill in the near future. For
more information please visit
the Polaris Project:
http://tinyurl.com/6f85vnf.
What does that mean to Junior
League of Seattle members?
There is still time to act! Every
Voice Counts!
UNITING FOR A CAUSE: How To Get Involved!
The Advocacy Committee is committed to
partnering with organizations that fulfill Junior
League of Seattle’ focus of empowering women
and children while at the same time satisfying
membership desire to become more involved in the
community through service shifts. Below is a brief
synopsis of each partner. These organizations have
a wealth of knowledge to share so we encourage
you to take a look at their websites and sign up
for their e-newsletters. We will be providing
updates in future IMPACT issues as to how our
partnerships evolve.
Seattle Against Slavery (SAS)
SAS is a grassroots coalition working to make
a slave-free world one city at a time. Uniting
community-based abolition activists, local
and national non-government organizations,
government agencies, and other coalitions, SAS
seeks to raise human trafficking awareness and
mobilize the public to better advocate for victims,
enhance survivor care, and promote legislation to
combat human trafficking.
www.seattleagainstslavery.org
YouthCare
YouthCare builds confidence and self-sufficiency
for homeless youth by providing a continuum
of care that includes outreach, basic services,
emergency shelter, housing, counseling, education,
and employment training. YouthCare was founded
in 1974 and was the first shelter for homeless youth
in the Western United States.
Eastside Domestic Violence Program (EDVP)
The programs and services at Eastside Domestic
Violence Program are diverse and range from
shelters to counseling. As a voice against domestic
violence and an advocate for victims for more than
25-years, EDVP has provided more than 100,000
victims of abuse with a path from domestic violence
to self-sufficiency.
www.edvp.org
Look for opportunities to hear more from
these organizations at General Meetings and
training sessions.
In addition to forging these new relationships, the
Advocacy Committee is looking forward to working
with a group of Provisionals who will be assisting
with the preparation and execution of Capitol
Days. The Advocacy Committee is also committed
to helping our members become better advocates
for our community partners and for issues related
to our focus area. To start this initiative, we are
developing an Advocacy toolkit for Digital Cheetah.
The toolkit will contain Advocacy guidelines and
letter templates for use when writing to local
representatives. Look for more information about
this in the early fall.
The Advocacy Committee is very excited about the
challenges that lie ahead this year - from working
with new community partners to developing an
informational and productive Capitol Days. We
hope you’ll join us in our efforts!
www.youthcare.org
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Nominating Note
New League Committee
by Elissa Ballard Puckett
What kind of leader do you want to be? What kind of
leader do you expect others to be?
These answers vary based on our personal experiences,
desires and expectations of leaders. The great thing
about being involved in Junior League is that you
have the opportunity to be a leader in many different
ways. There are times when being a leader may mean
stepping up to accomplish a task or take something on
for the greater good of your team, and there are other
times when being a leader may mean putting yourself
out there to learn, develop and grow your skills in a
leadership role you may not have thought of before.
Women of the Junior League are already leaders, in our
communities, in our workgroups, amongst our friends.
That is the amazing thing about the opportunities we
have to be part of something great and why so many
women have joined the Junior League. This year,
the Junior League of Seattle made some changes to
our Leadership process. Because leaders span across
our league and being a leader is not a linear path,
we wanted to ensure that our members had the best
experience possible discussing their volunteer career
and leadership opportunities. The Nominating team
wants to be able to support you and the women of our
League in answering the questions about what kind of
leader you want to be and expect others to be. In order
to do this, we’ve changed the Leadership process this
year in conjunction with Membership.
The Nominating Committee’s objectives include
contributing to leadership development and career
planning. Meeting these objectives encompasses
Slating the Board of Directors, Management Council
and Nominating Committee Members. In addition
to the Slate, going forward Nominating will appoint
leaders for roles of Chairs, Vice Chairs, Provisional and
Active Advisors, Assistants and any other roles deemed
necessary by the Board. Getting to know members,
their current skills and competencies and
how they would like to contribute to the Junior League
of Seattle strategic plan are all important components
of the overall Leadership process. Nominating fosters
consideration for all women who are interested in
specific roles based on qualifications of the work, and
strives to build capable and collaborate teams who
can work together to accomplish the work. Input and
consideration for these roles comes in a variety of
formats, Leadership Information Sessions, Active
Advisor feedback and recommendations from other
Junior League of Seattle members. This component
makes the relationship members have with their
Active Advisor and Nominating critical. As stewards
of leadership and member satisfaction, we want to
see members get to know their Active Advisor, so that
leader can advocate on behalf of you and is able to do
this by building a stronger personal connection.
We hope as a Junior League member you are interested
in Leadership, to grow and develop your own skills
and push yourself forward. The first event that kicks
off the Leadership process is the Women with Impact
Training, held on Thursday, October 6th this year.
Nominating members will be on hand to answer
questions and sign you up for a Leadership Information
session. Most importantly though, we hope you attend
and are inspired by the type of women leaders that will
be speaking that evening. Then, throughout October,
there will be several opportunities to meet with
Nominating members about Leadership roles for next
year. This is a chance for you to ask questions, as well
as for Nominating to learn more about your overall
Leadership aspirations.
Be inspired, make a change, take on a leadership role.
Please reach out to Nominating with any questions at
nominating@jrleagueseattle.org, and we hope to see
you at a Leadership Information Session.
Life Skills for Women
by Susan Evani & Allie Switaj
The League is happy to announce the formation of a
new committee this year called Life Skills for Women.
LSW is hoping to provide adult women with a variety
of practical skills and education provided by different
community partners. The League is building on the
success of the Lifeskills committee that works with
younger women at Treehouse for Kids, the well-known
foster care program in Seattle.
First Year Goals
This year, the committee goals include forming
stronger relationships with several partners in
the area and developing and executing a 2-part
program for 3 partners. The potential programs will
include committee members serving dinner and
then presenting a Life Skills session. Currently in
the brainstorming stage, the possible sessions could
include Job Searching, Résumé Writing/Interview
skills, budgeting and healthy eating on a budget.
“Budgeting and cooking on extremely limited incomes
are a very popular subject with all the partners we’ve
talked to,” says Susan Evani, Life Skills for Women
chair. “Also stress reduction techniques. These women
are enduring some extreme situations and they can’t
just stop by a Yoga class. We want to help women
manage the day to day crises.”
Ultimately, a Junior League branded curriculum would
be ideal-the chance to create a successful Life Skills
for Women program that could be implemented with a
variety of partners across the area, thus reaching more
women in the process.
We want to help women manage the
day to day crises.
Not Just Sessions, but Drives
In addition to 2 Lifeskill sessions for each partner,
the LSW committee is planning on running yearlong
drives for each partner. The committee will be
asking for business clothing, undergarments or other
needed donations throughout the year. This will
bring an additional benefit to the partners and
contribute to stronger relationships. Check the
E-blast for current information on what items the
committee is looking for.
“We want to be sensitive to the requests of our
partners”, says Allie Switaj, LSW Vice-Chair, “ We
want to tailor our sessions and drives to fit their
individual needs.”
Current Life Skills for Women Partners
YWCA, Specialized Young Parent Program Services
Offers intensive housing and employment case
management, paid internships, GED tutoring and
parenting classes to homeless teenage parents
between 18-25 staying in YWCA-sponsored
emergency shelters and transitional housing.
www.ywcaworks.org
New Beginnings-Transitional Housing Program
New Beginnings’ mission is to provide shelter,
advocacy and support for battered women and
their children.
www.newbegin.org
Mary’s Place
Mary’s Place is the only weekday drop-in day program
for homeless and formerly homeless women and their
children. Basic survival needs are met during the day:
breakfast and lunch, showers, and laundry facilities.
Resources are offered for vocational, housing, and
financial needs.
http://marysplaceseattle.org
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Northwest Art
“Arts education enables those children
from a financially challenged background
to have a more level playing field with
children who have had those enrichment
experiences.’’ Eric Cooper, president and founder
of the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education
Kids and Art
by Anbrit Long
L–R: Sarah McCrum, Anbrit Long, Hayley Kirst, Renee Hartnett, Jennifer McCrum
Summer is a great time for learning, and the Junior
League of Seattle kicked off the summer 2011-2012
summer with a service shift at the Bellevue Arts
Museum (BAM) Artsfair. Over the course of 3 days,
25+ Junior League members from all areas of the
League, donated over 150 direct volunteer hours,
introducing an estimated 3,000 kids to the League’s
teaching collection. This service shift included a
mini-lesson of engaging children in looking at original
works of art, and inspiring them to create drawings in
response to the original works in front of them.
Research demonstrates that children’s exposure
and involvement in the arts is associated with gains
in math, reading, cognitive ability, and critical
thinking. Arts learning can also improve motivation,
concentration, confidence, and teamwork. The
Northwest Art program works to develop children’s
critical thinking skills and inspire creativity through
inquiry-based teaching and looking at original works
of art. Arts education is particularly important across
socio-economic strata. Eric Cooper, president and
founder of the National Urban Alliance for Effective
Education, notes that “Arts education enables those
children from a financially challenged background to
have a more level playing field with children who have
had those enrichment experiences.’’
The second year of this community service shift
continued the League’s connection to the Bellevue
Arts Museum, a long-time league partner. In the
summer of 2010, the Museum hosted the complete
collection of Northwest original works of art in the
“Art of Discovery” exhibit. BAM’s mission is to connect
people of all ages with work by Northwest artists, and
has worked for years with the Northwest Art program
to support Eastside school districts who use our
traveling teaching collection.
Tom Horne, Arizona’s superintendent of public
instruction, notes “when you think about the purposes
of education, there are three… we’re preparing kids for
jobs. We’re preparing them to be citizens. And we’re
teaching them to be human beings who can enjoy the
deeper forms of beauty. The third is as important as
the other two.”
The Northwest Art Committee has been sharing
their art collection with children for over 50 years
in Seattle, in a partnership benefitting League
members, the greater community, and school children
throughout King County. Each year, the committee
introduces over 10,000 elementary school children, the
community, and Junior League of Seattle members to
the rich collection of Northwest artists featured in the
juried collection.
A child shows off a picture they made in response
to art from the NW Art collection.
A child shows off a picture they made in response
to art from the NW Art collection.
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Training Committee
Premier Event
The Training Committee is excited for the 2011–2012
training year! We are thrilled to continue the popular
learning circles, all day trainings, and single night
trainings. In an effort to provide members even more
options for satisfying their training requirements, we
are introducing 2 for 1 night trainings that will have
two trainings offered weekday evenings on a similar
topic. These will be offered to satisfy member training
requirements in one, easy and convenient setting.
Last year we introduced learning circles as a way for
smaller groups of women to get together and work on
their personal goals. Based on their overwhelming
popularity, we will not only be continuing with
learning circles, but expanding them as well. All day
trainings were also launched last year, and turned out
to be wildly popular. All day trainings consist of three
sessions for members to easily satisfy their training
credits in one day. We will offer two sessions this
year, October 1st and February 4th. With single night
trainings we will continue to offer great speakers and
content to our members.
Our goal this year is to provide fantastic speakers and
relevant topics to our members in settings that are
easy to attend and enjoyable. Drinks and light food
will be provided at all trainings, and we encourage
people to attend as many trainings as their schedules
allow. We will be rotating the training topics yearly,
so topics offered this year may not be offered again for
another few years. We will work hard to post training
summaries and presentations online if you wish to
revisit a training or learn more about a training you
were unable to attend.
We look forward to this year and hope to see you all at
our fantastic trainings this year!
Sarah Rose and Michelle Haines
Training Co-Chairs
2011–2012 Training Dates/Topics/Locations
January 12, 2012 | 6:00pm-8:30pm
(2 for 1 training night) 2 trainings
Donor Cultivation
Bing-Microsoft
February 4, 2012 | 8:45am-2:15pm
All Day Training Topics:
Diversity and Inclusion: Corporate Lessons for the
Voluntary Sector, Advocacy, Women in Finance, How
to Make the Ask, Meeting Facilitation, Connecting
Non Profit Companies with For Profit Companies.
Location TBD.
February 7, 2012 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
How to Harness the Power of EQ
Bing-Microsoft
February 20, 2012 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
Negotiations
Spitfire/Wasabi
March 28, 2012 | 6:00pm-8:30pm
(2 for 1 training night) 2 trainings
Right People, Right Jobs at
Bing-Microsoft
April 11, 2012 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
Coaching
REI
April 30, 2012 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
Women in Finance-Advanced
Bing-Microsoft
May 8, 2012 | 6:30pm-8:30pm
May 8th Social Media and Electronic Messaging
REI
Save the Date: Saturday, February 25, 2012
by Anisa Ishida
Your Premier Event Team would like to personally
welcome you to the 2011-2012 Junior League year!
Last year’s event was not to be missed! This time, we
will voyage into an evening of glamour and fun as
we return to the fabulous Four Seasons for a night of
dining and bidding on an array of luxury items.
The success of the annual Junior League of Seattle
Premier Event has and always will depend upon the
amazing procurements of our members. Whether
you are a veteran procurer with built-in, long-term
relationships, or a first-time procurer looking to
leverage a few connections; you can bring something
unique to our silent and/or live auction while fulfilling
your $150 fundraising requirement! Check out our
helpful procurement tips for an insider look at being an
acquisition ace:
• It’s never too early to make the ask! Kick off the
year by getting one of your requirements over and
done with!
• Ask your favorite business. Most businesses love
supporting non-profits that loyal customers are a
part of. Since you know the business the best, think
of fun things they can donate. For example, have a
florist or bakery? Ask that they donate a year of
your favorite product, one for each month. Belong
to a wine club? See if they will donate an
annual membership.
• Share your talent. Own a business or trying to start
one? Create a personalized package that shows off
your expertise. Suggestions: a customized cooking
class for 4 people; graphic designing services for a
party; personal training party for 6 people.
• Donate your own resources. Have an amazing home
or boat, or know someone who does? Let us borrow
it to create a once-in-a-lifetime package with it as
the centerpiece!
Junior League of Seattle members celebrate
at the 2011 Premier Event
• Seek unique items and experiences that money
can’t buy. What would you want to purchase
at the auction? If you are excited about it, most
likely other people will be too. You can also help
businesses make their donations better by giving
a few suggestions of unique items or experiences.
Ask a restaurant if they will do a wine paired dinner
personally cooked by their top chef, or for them to
donate a cooking lesson from their chef, or what
about loaning him out for a night for an in-home
cooking experience?
• Follow Procurement Procedures. Make sure to
follow the procurement process outlined on the
Junior League of Seattle website. This process helps
to ensure that there are no double asks.
• Businesses want to donate! It’s the cheapest form
of advertisement for them, and they are guaranteed
exposure to an elite market.
Keep checking the Premier Event's page for additional
suggestions on procuring items, as well as suggested
procurements. Feel free to contact the Premier Event
Leadership Team at premierevent@jrleagueseattle.org
if you have any questions. We are happy to help!
Tickets are on sale and are going fast. Get your’s now if
you plan to attend! This Premier Event is guaranteed
to be an affair not to miss!
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Annual Campaign
A Personal Story
by Beck Hallmann
Did you know that you can contribute to the Junior
League of Seattle’s Annual Campaign right now or
that your friends and family can support YOU by
contributing to your Junior League?
The Annual Fund is the foundation for all Junior
League of Seattle fundraising efforts. These funds are
key to making our training programs and community
outreach robust and effective. Throughout the year,
the Annual Campaign provides necessary support for
the Junior League of Seattle’s Annual Fund.
Mind Full
By Bernadette Merikle
My mind overflows with this and that.
Forgetful?
That is just the spillover as
the thoughts slosh around…
Monday shows up almost too quickly.
Quietly though.
Now that day breaks on the vast horizon,
Sleep or snooze for a little while longer wastes
What does that really mean?
The Annual Campaign makes the impact of our work
as Junior League members as powerful as possible!
During the year, we will be highlighting the projects
that your Annual Campaign contributions support,
starting with one of our newest committees. Kids In
The Kitchen’s goal is to raise awareness in an attempt
to reverse the growth of childhood obesity. Annual
Campaign contributions will allow local kids to
participate in over 10 hands-on learning events such
as healthy choices holiday events, shopping at local
farmer’s markets and cooking with local chefs. All of
the fresh produce, take home cooking tools, aprons
and educational materials will be bought
with contributions from our members and
community supporters!
You can give all year long and the
more times you give the more you could
get back!
How can you help support Junior League of
Seattle’s community initiatives through the
Annual Campaign?
Pledge online at
http://www.jrleagueseattle.org/?nd=support_annual
Mail or drop off your pledge
contribution to the Junior League Office.
Enter the Raffles!
We will be offering at every Monthly General Meeting.
By entering your initial Annual Campaign Pledge
before December 15th you will automatically be
entered in the May Celebration ultimate drawing!
Keep your eyes open for more information about
the exciting changes we have planned for the
Annual Campaign!
my day away.
Withering minutes lapse into hours.
Into hundreds of days.
Instantly my mind tap starts to drip.
Drop after drop.
Now.
Don’t think about it.
Here comes another opportunity
to flash through life
or
be still for a moment.
Gather your thoughts and engage this moment.
Find your flow.
Leave that hurried state—that hurried
continent—of mind behind.
Stand still.
Justify your presence.
Today.
tomorrow
Summer Picking, by Pierce Milholland
Always.
Time stands still for no {wo}man.
Hurry up. Energetically.
Slow down. Speed up.
No middle. Just all at once, everything, everyday,
but nothing at all.
Do-overs are frequent but hardly often enough.
Timely, but heading towards too late.
Understand the connections among
everything that collides.
Significance leans into the wind. Depends on it.
How you show up depends on it.
For more information on the Annual Campaign please
email Annualcampaign@jrleagueseattle.org or call
Beck Hallmann at 206.499.8302
Your amazing self becomes apparent.
Only if you stop thinking.
Mind. Dump.
For more information on Kids In the Kitchen,
please contact chair Lori Ayers at
Kidsinthekitchen@jrleagueseattle.org.
My mind overflows with this and that.
Forgetful?
That is just the spillover as
the thoughts slosh around…
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In Memoriam
by Megan Durham
“There are three types of fools- fools,
damned fools, and volunteers.”
Or so Iola Groth’s speech opened. It was Friday,
February 4th at the Seattle Tennis Club and Iola was
being honored as one of the Junior League of Seattle’s
Women With Impact. In the audience was her husband
of 67 years, Arnie, and her two daughters Robin and
Lollie. The latter had flown in from Hawaii just to see
this. They all knew how important the Junior League
was in Iola’s life and were bursting with pride at
her award.
“She loved the Junior League, heavens yes!” Arnie
remembered. “She loved the work they did and the
caliber of the people that were in it. And she made
some really good friends.”
Iola had graduated as a Phi Beta Kappa from the
University of Washington, received her Masters
in speech therapy, and worked for the Seattle and
Federal Public Housing Authorities before even setting
foot in a League meeting, but despite her wealth of
real-world experience she was delighted to find that
the League she joined in 1944 was more than just a
social or volunteering organization. It was a training
organization as well.
“I learned all the things that make one a good
volunteer- kindness, dedication, competence. And
like many of you will discover or have so already,
I’ve found that I could apply what I learned with the
League to all the work I do and did, whether it was
paid or volunteer,” she told the crowd at the Seattle
Tennis Club.
“What the Junior League did for me was give me
valuable and inspirational training that I could use for
the rest of my life.”
She used that training much sooner than expected
when Arnie, a naval lieutenant, was sent to Georgia
Tech to teach a year later. She didn’t know a single
person in Atlanta, but what she did have was a
connection to the Junior League.
Her phone call instantly put her in touch with the
Atlanta Junior League’s main project which was,
serendipitously, a speech therapy school- right in
her line of work. Within weeks she had a job and
a new social network. She later marveled out how
wonderfully easy it all was.
“Here I had come so far and I was immediately
accepted by the local League. Not only did I get a
great job where I could use my skills and what I was
competent at, I was ushered into a social network
where I made lifelong friends.”
When Iola returned to Seattle she rejoined the
League here, eventually serving two consecutive
terms as president from 1952-1954. At the time that
she was president the Junior League of Seattle had
approximately 560 members, of which more than 300
were active or provisional. The League had just moved
into its first office, a small conference room in addition
to storage and office space, and was preparing to
celebrate their 30th anniversary.
The members were heavily involved in the
community. Some women were involved in groups
like the Children’s Theater, the Seattle Junior League
Puppeteers, or the Seattle Social Center for the Blind,
organizing entertainment for people and children who
normally didn’t get to see any. Others worked with the
Juvenile Detention Annex, the King County Central
Blood Bank, or the Central Day Care- among others.
The Junior League of Seattle was heavily involved in
the Children’s Floor at Harborview Hospital during
this time, volunteering to read and entertain the
children as well as organizing and funding the first
Occupational Therapist for that floor.
How did they fund all of these organizations? Through
a series of fundraisers including fashion shows, formal
parties, and- of course- the Follies.
The Follies in 1954, the last year that Iola was in
office, were huge undertakings involving more than a
hundred Junior League women on stage and countless
more off of it, as well as numerous members of the
community scouted by the League Talent Committee.
These 24-act musical extravaganzas were written and
composed by League members and cost $5, $3.75, or $2
depending on the seat.
But despite the work that must have gone into it all Iola
was always calm. As president she was the face of the
League, and the Seattle Times society pages from her
presidency are full of notice of presentations that she
was giving, visiting Junior League dignitaries that she
was entertaining, or awards that she was organizing.
In pictures of her she looks small, but as Peggy
Habeager remembers, “in stature she was a little tiny
person but she was big in personality and always sharp
as a tack!”
After her presidency Iola took the skills she had
learned with the League and went on to join and head
many other volunteer organizations. She served on
the board of the Children’s Orthopedic Hospital for
24 years where she served on every major committee.
She also worked closely with the National Society to
Prevent Blindness and was elected Chairman for the
Western States. She also was involved with various
other community groups and organizations in Seattle,
but throughout it all she stayed active as a Sustainer in
the Junior League.
It was as a Sustainer that most remember her, but even
as Iola grew older everyone knew her for her energy
and her wit. Barbara Pringle also served with her on
the Orthopedic Board for many years and remarked
about how she “was always efficient and cheery and
believed strongly in volunteering.”
JoAnne Jones explained that Iola was always a lady,
and “she always had lively stories to entertain; always
managed to look at life with a positive attitude. She was
a kick!”
Several people remember her from the Past President’s
Luncheons that Iola always attended. Colleen
Willoughby noticed how “she was always there,
dressed to the nines, and sharp as a tack. Those
wonderful large black glasses, and a wonderful deep
laugh. She enjoyed humor.”
Dot Fuller also saw her at those meetings, and was
able to tell that “she was a long time supporter
of everything the Junior League of Seattle didencouraging,
positive, always smiling and always
happy to see all of us. She made us feel good about our
involvement and commitments with the league and
with the community.”
Joanne Petitto thinks the same of Iola, remembering
how much better she could make anyone feel just by
being around. “She was such a sweet person. She was
one of those people who would look at you with a huge
smile and make you feel that all was right in the world.”
On July 28, 2011 Iola Brown Groth passed away at
the age of 92. The night before her family had had a
“slumber party” at Swedish, telling stories and singing
her favorite songs. But Iola wasn’t just surrounded by
her family as she passed away, she was embraced by the
city she had spent her life working to improve and the
hundreds- if not thousands- of people whose lives she
had touched through volunteering.
“Of course, I think volunteers are the luckiest damned
fools,” Iola had announced to the room on that
February evening. “Because volunteering for a just
cause rewards a person with more real happiness and
fulfillment than anything else in life. At least, that’s
been my experience.”
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Non Profit Org
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Seattle WA
Permit #1620
Cover Art
Top Center
Leopard’s Soul, by Jose Orantes, Acrylic on canvas, 1990
Bottom Left
Our Father, by Sherry Markovitz, Mixed Media, 1980
Images are from the Junior League of Seattle’s newest
publication: The Art of Discovery. This colorful,
engaging, and instructive book’s purpose is to educate,
stimulate, and inspire young minds through the vivid
image of art created by significant artists represented
in the Junior League of Seattle’s Northwest Art Project
and its Collection. It is available for $19.95 online at
jrleagueseattle.org.
Photography by iocolor.
Impact Fall 2011 by sanderscreative.net