Junior League of Boca Raton - May Bridge 2009

New Member Course Review by Jamie SauerThis year, the MembershipDevelopment committee has beenhonored to work with so many amazingwomen. Our goals: to havestrong advisors for the new membersto excel, to train the new members inleadership and volunteering, to teachthe new members about JLBR and tohave fun!This year started with a kick-off partyat Big City Tavern. Then, our first coremeeting introduced the new members to the JLBR starting witha 78-page course outline complete with agendas, dates,requirements, a “What to do When” section, the missionstatement, organization chart, Governance Council andoffice contact information, tax exemption form, informationon all of the committees, terms and definitions and Bridge,PR, reimbursement and donation form information.developed Chocolate Decadence’s Mix and Melt – an amateurchocolate cooking competition, produced a life skillsclass for the members of Spirit of Giving, designed and builta sensory trail for students to enjoy with horses to help withfine motor skills and communication, organized a health foodfair, implemented a reading workshop and provided booksfor the children of In the Pines, planned and marketed a PastPresident’s Panel – part of Leadership University and preparedand promoted Savor the Moment dinner parties with funmovie themes for JLBR members, friends and family to enjoy.The Membership Development committee has had a greatyear. The success is due not only to the committee, but especiallybecause of the new members. The new members areincredible, and we are so lucky to have so many great womenjoining our League.Super Saturday was early this year. We met in September andvisited the VCRC, Milagro Center, In the Pines (North andSouth), Horses and the Handicapped and Kids in Distress.Each offered amazing insight into the community partnershipand the good that they do for the community. The very nextcore meeting brought new member projects, which were awesome!Speakers at the core meetings included President Kristen Ross,President-Elect Linda Gunn, the VPs, Sustainers and KateVolman, founder of Female and Beautiful and VP of theGreater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, on Living YourDreams and Ezra Krieg of Community Leadership Consultingon How to be an Effective Leader. The training each speakergave presented a wide array of information from fundraisingto volunteering to success as an individual to informationabout JLBR. We offer a big thank you from our committee toeveryone who spoke at the core meetings and SuperSaturday.We also instilled a monthly section showing how an idea goesinto action at the JLBR. We started with a skit coming up withan idea. Then each month a new group came in includingthe DIAD committee, the entire Community Council and theBoard. At the end, we opened up the JLBR to the new membersby offering the new members the opportunity to go to acommittee or council meeting of their choice. We are sograteful to everyone who spoke and shared the JLBR with thenew members.As the JLBR year comes to a close, we will have a new memberparty to celebrate all the good they have done for thecommunity. In six short months, the new members of JLBRhave made over a house for a family in need, produced educationalbrochures and solicited food for shelters, created arelaxation area for the deserving staff at Florence Fuller,Home Health AidesCertified Nurse AidesHomeMaker / CompanionsLive-insCase ManagementAssistance with Shopping &AppointmentsHousehold AccountingMonthly ReportsA Nurse Registry Lisc # NR 30211019References ProvidedMary Kelly370 Camino Garden Blvd., Ste. 118PresidentBoca Raton, Florida 33432(a Junior League Member) (561) 368-7422www.personalseniorservice.commembership development news33