Growing the Mission - Junior League of Baltimore

“ Our League, as I see it, was organized as
Promoting Voluntarism
Volunteers at the Wise Penny coat sale.
Growing the Mission From the President & Director
a means of expressing the feeling of social
responsibility for the conditions which
surrounded us. We have the responsibility
to act, and we have the opportunity to
conscientiously act to affect the environment
about us.”
Mary Harriman Rumsey, 1912
Founder of the Junior League
Since 1912, the Junior League of Baltimore (JLB) has been
a driving force behind many of the initiatives and institutions
that make our community strong. Members of the Junior
League reflect a wide range of backgrounds, interests and
professional pursuits, yet they all share a commitment
to voluntarism and improving the community. Through
leadership training and development, the Junior League
empowers women to build coalitions and take action in their
communities. Over the years members have tackled many
social issues from domestic violence to teen pregnancy to
education to economic empowerment to music as healing.
By collaborating to build coalitions, identify community
needs and develop effective and responsive programs to
serve those needs, the Junior League has established a long
and proud tradition of service.
Developing the Potential of Women
Laura Pappas, Stephanie Bartal Lubitz pose
with AJLI speaker and Lisa Snyder and
Kim Loprete from Junior League of Annapolis.
The Junior League of Baltimore Inc. values the power of
voluntarism, the diverse community in which we live,
the talents, commitment, and contribution of our members,
and our history of community impact and involvement.
The Junior League of Baltimore is part of the Association
of Junior Leagues International (AJLI), which is made up of
160,000 women in 293 Junior Leagues throughout Canada,
Mexico, the UK and the USA.
Mission
The Junior League of Baltimore, 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.
Improving the Community
Larks perform for the community.
President’s Letter
For over 98 years, the Junior
League of Baltimore has
played a vital role in shaping
our community through our
mission of promoting voluntarism,
developing the potential
of women and improving
communities through the
effective action and leadership
of trained volunteers.
The Junior League of Baltimore provides its 368
volunteers with many opportunities to enhance their
professional and personal skills while working together
to make a positive impact on their communities
through service. These skills developed by women in
the League, combined with their personal commitment
and talents, continue to make a difference throughout
the Baltimore community. Our members apply the skills
they’ve learned in the League to leadership positions
in nonprofit organizations and businesses throughout
the Baltimore region. Just look around. Many of the great
women leaders in Baltimore can be traced to the Junior
League of Baltimore!
Our dedicated members have put their training to work
in the community – increasing awareness of childhood
director’s Letter
What an exciting year we
have completed, “living” in
our new home!
Having occupied our newly
renovated and expanded
building for close to a full
membership year, the Junior
League of Baltimore (JLB) truly
realized the opportunity we
created to provide a home to
our staff, members and program participants. This
culmination has been a dream come true and will forever
change our future.
As you read through the accomplishments this past year,
you will see the connection between the resources our
new facility has provided and how we have leveraged this
new resource to carry out our work in the community
obesity, mentoring at-risk women through our Wise Penny
internship, supporting the parents and children of Govan’s
Elementary, sharing the gift of song as well as providing
the community with access to free healthcare information
and screening. And last year alone, the JLB contributed
over 25,000 volunteer hours! With our direct funds and the
value of our volunteer hours, our contribution to the
Baltimore community was approximately $882,000
this year!
Our organization relies not only on the volunteer hours
of our members, but on donations, grants and sponsorship
of those throughout Baltimore to ensure that each year we
grow the mission! Combined, our volunteers and funding
have impacted the lives of more than 4,500 men, women
and children in the Baltimore community. With this
continued support, we look to expand the reach of our
community programs, all while serving as “catalysts for
lasting community change”.
On behalf of the 2009-2010 Board of Directors, I
would like to thank our members, staff, donors, community
partners, and other supporters. Without your ongoing
support of our mission, we would not be able to celebrate
the many accomplishments outlined in the pages to follow.
Stephanie Bartal Lubitz, President 2009-2010
and in fundraising efforts to support these important
initiatives. Our new headquarters hosted our annual
Health Fair, both Boutique Warehouse Sales, our general
membership and committee meetings, new member open
houses, and membership trainings. In addition,
many external organizations contracted to use our facility
widening our visibility and reach. Not only has our
building become our JLB home, it has become a vital
community resource.
But alas, our journey is not over. Along with the
investment made in our new building and our commitment
to Govans comes a new charge – to support and retain
this facility for future JLB generations. We hope that you
will be pleased with our accomplishments over the past
year and continue to support the JLB.
Shelly Terranova, Director