Inside this issue:

President’s Message……..Pg 2

Healthy Kids Coalition

Sustainer Corner ...……….Pg 3

GMM & DIADs

Meet Our Provisionals…...Pg 4

Nominating Packets

JLY Tailgate...………….….Pg 5

Quarter Auction

Oct GMM Minutes……….Pg 6-7

Congratulations………….Pg 8

Quarter Auction Pictures

BRIEFLY SPEAKING

Volume 13, Issue 3 November 2015

November General Membership Meeting

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Youngstown Business Incubator

241 W. Federal Street

6:00 pm Social, 6:30 pm Meeting

Parking: On the street, or in the lot next to the building which is accessible

through the alley in front of Ballet Western Reserve

Topic: Grant Writing and Fund Development

After Meeting Social: Roberto’s

PRESIDENT Beth Drennen

PRESIDENT-

ELECT Heather Elder

RECORDING

SECRETARY

Jennifer

Soloman

TREASURER Kristen Frank

SUSTAINER

REPS

Pam Griffith

Nock

Leah Wilson

MARKETING Kim Urig

RESEARCH &

DEVELOPMENT

Elizabeth

Tencza

Sara Wenger

PROVISIONAL Cheryl

McArthur

MEMBERSHIP Kristina Ross

Pavlicko

FUND

DEVELOPMENT

Jennifer

Gonda

NOMINATING Kelly Kiraly

TRAINING &

EDUCATION

Maggie

Matune

2015-2016

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mission Statement

The Junior League of Youngstown is an organization

of women committed to promoting volunteerism,

developing the potential of women and improving

communities through the effective action and lead-

ership of training volunteers. Its purpose is exclusive-

ly educational and charitable.

Briefly Speaking is published ten times per year for

members of JLY. The deadline for each edition is

the fourth Tuesday of the month.

Information should be submitted via email, as a Mi-

crosoft Word document, to Liz Kijowski at

elizabeth.c.kijowski@us.pwc.com

www.jlyoungstown.org

Happy November! The Junior League of Youngstown is looking forward to a

great meeting at the Youngstown Business Incubator where we will learn about

the Women’s Entrepreneur Center and Fund Development. Last Month’s Quar-

ter auction was a great success! Thank you to all the wonderful women who

followed through with a fun fundraiser!

Why are you a member of the Junior League of Youngstown? Is it to make con-

nections or make a difference? There are many benefits to being a volunteer

with The Junior League of Youngstown. Volunteering helps you look outside

yourself and allows you to see the world from a new perspective. You may face

challenges and while overcoming these challenges you learn a new skill. It may

fill space on your resume. Volunteering is a way to prove that you have been

active. It can also lead to a new job. Whatever the reason the JLY can help

you grow!

Please think about the Junior League of Youngstown when planning your holi-

day shopping. Support The Junior League of Youngstown by doing you Holiday

shopping on Amazon Smile. Go to smile.amazon.com. AmazonSmile is the

same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. Amazon

will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Junior

League of Youngstown whenever you shop on AmazonSmile.

Have a Great Thanksgiving!

Beth Drennen

The HKC is a partnership between Akron Children’s, Health Dept., Mahoning and Trumbull libraries, as well as the Junior

League of Youngstown. The Swanston Foundation awarded the coalition a grant that was to be dispersed in two

phases. The first phase of the grant is wrapping up on November 30 and second phase should begin early 2016. The

coalition is following the Eat, Play, Grow curriculum and is made up of three components; prevention, awareness and

intervention.

The Fitness Fun Story Time at the libraries was able to serve over 200 children from Mahoning and Trumbull Counties.

The preschools of Mahoning and Trumbull hosted a prevention program that offered eight parent night presentations

at twenty-eight different sites and reached almost 1200 students. The prevention program also had an opportunity to

go into the elementary schools in both counties and reached over 1400 students at eleven different schools.

The Fitness Lifestyle Challenge, was hosted by the YMCA (both Davis and Central branch), the Niles Wellness Center,

and Trumbull Family Fitness Center. Here they offered eight different classes over a twenty-four week period. The 132

classes were able to reach approximately 160 students.

The Ounce of Prevention Program is the last component of the grant and will not have the data available to report

until the end of the grant cycle. This is a physician training outreach made up of fourteen doctors and five nurse prac-

titioners. Their role is to report specific data on children and refer to fitness programs if necessary.

As we come to the close of the first phase, we have been met with some significant success, particularly with the li-

brary program as well as the access we have had with the schools.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Healthy Kids Coalition Update (HKC)

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Beth Drennen

President

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Sustainer Corner

The Sustainer Council met on October 26, 2015, to review committee involvement and receive up-

dates from President Beth Drennen regarding the state of the Junior League of Youngstown.

Sustainer Representative Kelley Schuler has provided feedback to the Research & Development

Committee regarding the issue of infant mortality. Carol Salmon shared her involvement with the Market-

ing Committee at the Quarter Auction and for the YSU Tailgate Event. Carol has also served on a commit-

tee to look at ways to get JLY family members involved with JLY-sponsored events, such as the Tailgate Par-

ty to replace past events like the Mother-Daughter Brunch.

The Council also discussed an intergenerational project that would involve both children and older

adults; Kelley Schuler will share with Research & Development Committee.

JLY President Beth Drennen provided information about the photos in the JLY Yearbook that are

currently on hold due to formatting problems. Beth also discussed the AJLI Membership Pilot Project that will

look at flexible requirements for the membership. She received input from the sustainers at the meeting; all

supported the idea of proceeding with the pilot project, but had concerns how flexible requirements

would affect community projects, status of JLY, etc.

President Elect Heather Elder discussed Done-in-A-Projects in which sustainers can also lend a hand,

such as tree decorating at Powers in early December. Please check in Briefly for information regarding

these projects.

Heather also talked about the development of an Archives project to organize and protect JLY’s

historical documents (photos, awards, etc.) This could be a great project for sustainer involvement. She will

keep us posted as this project unfolds.

Pam Nock requested input for sustainer get-togethers. Anyone interested in planning a Sustainer

event in the spring, please contact Pam at 330-797-9045 or Leah Wilson at 330-429-1568. The next meeting

of the Sustainer Council will be held on February 29, 2016, at 6 p.m. at the JLY Office.

DATE LOCATION TOPIC DONE IN A DAY

January 12, 2016 Neighborhood Meetings

Hosted by Sustainers

Group Discussion TBD

February 9, 2016 Poland Library Making Kids Count TBD

March 8, 2016

*Bring A Friend*

Girard Multi-generational Center

443 Trumbull Ave.

Girard, OH 44420

Impact on Senior Community TBD

April 12, 2016 Austintown Library Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of North-

eastern Ohio

TBD

May 10, 2016 Annual Dinner TBD Streetscape, Saturday,

May 28th

2015-2016 General Membership Meetings & Done in a Days

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Meet Our 2015-2016 Provisional Class

Lindsey Bickerstaff - Lindsey graduated from Mineral Ridge High School and

Youngstown State University. In 2014, she started her career as a real estate

agent. She currently works at Burgan Real Estate. During her free time, Lindsey

enjoys walking her dog in Mill Creek Park , searching for bargains at TJ Maxx

and traveling.

Paula Gilliam - Paula is a resident of Liberty Township. She and her husband David have

2 sons and 3 grandchildren. With over 15 years of experience in the insurance industry,

Paula is an American Family Independent Insurance Agent. In her free time, Paula en-

joys working with seniors.

Lauren McNally - Lauren is a resident of Youngstown with her husband , son and daugh-

ter. She is a graduate of Ursuline High School, Miami University and Ohio State Universi-

ty. She has degrees in political science and journalism. She currently works in marketing

at Involta, a technology firm in Youngstown. Lauren is also a democratic nominee for

Youngstown City Council and is on the Red Cross board. In her free time, Lauren enjoys

golfing in the summer and skiing in the winter.

Paige Rassega – Paige is a resident of Mineral Ridge. She recently graduated from YSU

with a business degree in human resource management with a minor in marketing. She

is pursuing her MBA at Cleveland State University. She currently works as the human re-

source coordinator at Brilex Tech Services. Paige is actively involved in the community,

serving as a “big sister” for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mahoning Valley, a member of the

Mahoning Valley Young Professionals, Western Reserve SHRM, Youngstown Business and

Professional Women, Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition and YWCA Young

Women’s Engagement Committee. In her free time, Paige enjoys volunteering and

playing volleyball.

Nominating Packets Are Now Available! We Want YOU to be our Next Leader!

In April 2016, our membership will vote for:

President-Elect (2016-2017 and automatically serves as President in 2017-2018)

Recording Secretary (2016-2017 and 2017-2018)

(2) Nominating Committee Member (2016-2018)

Nominating Packets are due on Tuesday, November 24th no later than 3 pm. Interviews will take place start-

ing in December and run through mid-February. If you have questions about the roles and responsibilities for

any of these positions, please contact Nominating Chair, Kelly Kiraly at kjk1482@yahoo.com or 330.307.2169.

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First Annual JLY YSU Tailgate

The Junior League of Youngtown proudly hosted a tailgate tent at

the 75th Annual YSU Homecoming game on Saturday, October 17

in the Rulli Brothers’ M-7 Parking Lot.

More than 30 JLY Family members attended the league’s first tail-

gate event with sandwiches provided by the JLY and members

sharing finger foods and sweets. JLY reserved a tent, tables, and

chairs making the day a convenient one for JLY members and their

families. The M-7 Rulli Brothers’ tailgate lot is on Fifth Avenue, just

past Taco Bell, with a $5 parking lot directly across the street for

easy access and walking.

In addition, members were delighted with the announcement of

The Junior League of Youngstown’s name during the half-time activities when YSU welcomed those organi-

zations with tailgate tents.

The committee made up of actives and sustainers plan to

host the tailgate event again next year as a perk for being

a member of the JLY. “The convenient location with easy

access to parking and a fast dinner provided a great way

to socialize with other members and their families before

heading into the game”, noted chairman Kelly Kiraly.

Committee members were Kiraly, Amy Banks, Carol Salm-

on, and Sharon Velasquez.

The 2nd Annual Quarter Auction was held October 3, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church in Canfield. Over 100

guests enjoyed the tailgate themed event and $3,070 was raised for the Junior League of Youngstown. 80

gifts were auctioned off from local companies such as YSU, the Youngstown Symphony, the Youngstown Play-

house, the Youngstown Business Incubator and many more. A sincere thank you is extended to all Active and

Sustaining Members of the Junior League for their monetary contributions, donation of gifts, and financial sup-

port of the event. And a special thank you to Eat and Park for donating the dessert for the evening. The

event was organized by the Quarter Auction Committee. We are looking forward to repeating the event

next fall. Please make sure to take a look at the additional pictures on the last page of the Briefly. If anyone is

interested in chairing this event next year please contact President Elect Heather Elder.

Fall Fundraiser Update

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The Junior League of Youngstown GMM Minutes 10/13/15

Agenda Item Discussion Action/Follow-Up

Welcome Beth Drennen, President

Beth Drennen called the meeting to order at 6:36 PM. CODE Day “Connect Ohio Develop & Educate” was held Saturday, October 10, 2015/Akron, Ohio/Presenter: JuWon Choi on New Membership Model. The Fall Fundraiser Quarter Auction was a success to many JLY stepping up the week of the event! Thank you! A Fund Development Chair is needed; Sable Beshara-Kyle has resigned from JLY; the2015-2016 Board is going to assist with the 2016 Kentucky Derby Spring Fundraiser; the replace-ment chair will receive ample assistance and will not be alone in the position.

Provide Beth Drennen with any potential names for a Fund Develop-ment Chair, or your own name if you are interested.

Quorum A quorum of the General Membership was established. No conflicts of interest were report-ed.

Approval of September 2015 GMM Minutes

No corrections or additions were made to the September 2015 General Membership Meeting Minutes. Notice to all members was printed in October Briefly to contact the League office if they would like to receive Membership Pages exclusively or the entire JLY 2015-2016 Yearbook. The option is available for either electronic or hard copy. A sign-up sheet is available (this evening), with the same options as listed above. *No further changes will be made to the 2015-2016 JLY Yearbook. *Copies (of what members have requested) have been distributed to date by Jennifer Solo-man. Any updates will be for the 2016-2017 JLY Yearbook; Brenda Binion will keep track of chang-es she is notified of and make these accordingly. Brenda Binion will handle this distribution moving forward.

Motion to ap-prove the Sept. GMM minutes was unani-mously IN FA-VOR. Motion carried. .

Treasurer’s Report Kristen Miller, Treasurer Financial Re-port as of Au-gust 31, 2015

As of August 31, 2015: Checking: $24,317.75 Money Market: $35,848.37 Total Checking & Savings: $60,166.12 Community Foundation: $101,360.09 (as of June 30, 2015) Total Income: $5,727.00 Total Expenses: $15,307.65 Net Income: $-9580.65 Rent for both August & September was deducted in August. The bulk of expenses were due to The Pink Ribbon Tea.

FALL FUNDRAISER QUARTER AUCTION PRELIMINARY NUMBERS: Income: $4453.00 (ticket sales & donations) Expenses: $1383.00 (security, donation, start-up cash, supplies, postage) Profit: $3070.00 Last year’s (2014) profit: $3319.00

Done in a Days Heather Elder, President-Elect

UPCOMING DIAD OPPORTUNITIES: Youngstown Peace Race/Sunday, October 25, 2015/7AM-Noon. October 31, 2015 & November 7, 2015: Ronald McDonald House/Coat Shopping for children December 1-3, 2015: Powers Auditorium/Tree Decorating/10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Sunday, October 18: Austintown Fitch Spirit Club “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” An Austintown Fitch H.S. student was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer. Various fundraisers have been and will continue to be held for this student to assist in offsetting the costs associated with his treatment.

Contact Aman-da Krygowski if you are inter-ested in partici-pating regard-ing any of the Fitch fundrais-ers, or for this student.

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Respectfully submitted: Jennifer Soloman October 14, 2015 Condensed by Liz Kijowski November 1, 2015

SPAC JL State Public Affairs Com-mittee Mercia Ste-vens, Dele-gate

HOUSE BILL 50 THROUGH THE OHIO STATE LEGISLATURE: House Bill 50 extends the age limit of foster care in Ohio from 18 to 21. Every year, 1000 Ohio youth “age-out” of foster care at age 18. They usually lack a reliable support system and are thrust into a harsh reality in which they are at high risk of homelessness, unemployment, in-sufficient education, dependence on public assistance, human trafficking, trouble with the criminal justice system, and other barriers to success, according to the Attorney General’s office. Every young person who ages out of foster care costs communities an average of $300,000 in public assistance, incarceration, lost wages and more over that person’s lifetime. Research confirms that foster youth in states where the age limit has been raised are more likely to have some college education and earn higher incomes. They’re also less likely to expe-rience teen pregnancy or incarceration. Write a letter to your local County State House Repre-sentative to support House Bill 50. The representatives’ e-mail addresses can be found at www.ohiohouse.gov Voting will take place in early October.

A form letter was provided by Mercia Ste-vens if any members wished to mail it to their re-spective Repre-sentative.

Family Tail-gating at YSU & Nominating Update Kelly Kiraly

Details regarding the tailgate were provided. Tuesday, November 24, 2015 is the deadline to apply for a leadership position within the League. (Nominating packets due). The vacancies to be filled for next League year: President-Elect, Recording Secretary, and Nominating Committee Member (2)

E-mail Kelly if you would like to receive a copy of the Nominating packet.

Member-ship Com-mittee

PILOT PROGRAM FOR MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT: Danielle Surko announced an e-mail has been sent from JLY advisors; everyone encouraged to please check her e-mail inbox closely. E-mails will be sent on a monthly basis to touch base with JLY members. The goal is to receive more feedback.

More infor-mation to fol-low.

Introduction of Speaker Maggie Matune, Training & Education Committee Chair

Tim Frost, Executive Director of Youngstown Chapter of Inspiring Minds *Inspiring Minds started in 2006 in Warren, Ohio under the direction and leadership of Deryck Toles who desired to help children from his hometown *IM grew from a self-started mentoring program/group which met daily at McDonald’s *Tim Frost & Deryck Toles possessed a desire to work with troubled inner city youth *Rather than focus on reactive correction perspective, inspiration was to be proactive and pre-ventative, Love was/is missing from many troubled youths’ lives *Mr. Frost witness firsthand that children were thriving in structured environments, yet quickly becoming institutionalized and trapped in an incarceration cycle *Youngstown Chapter just completed their first summer program (Summer 2015) *Inspiring Minds offers multiple opportunities for JLY members to volunteer! *MISSION: To engage, inspire and empower youth to reach their full potential through educa-tion and exposure to life-changing experiences. *VISION: To see every student graduate high school, complete college or vocational school and become strong, successful members of our society. *GOAL: To inspire youth to discover their passions and equip them with the tools needed to pursue them. *Any student who is interested in participating in Inspiring Minds must follow through with an application packet; there is a limited capacity accepted (70). *A large focus of the Inspiring Minds Program is to improve reading proficiency, measured through STAR Assessment. Goal is to increase one letter grade. *Family engagement is a priority of the program.

Heather Elder requested Laura Rumble (DIAD Chair) contact Tim Frost for future JLY DIAD op-portunities. Immediate needs: con-sistent trans-portation, tu-tors, volun-teers for com-munity service projects, class-room supplies.

Closing Re-marks & Adjourn-ment Beth Dren-nen

*The Community Advisory Board will convene on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at The Fifth Floor restaurant; everyone on the Board is welcomed to attend. Time: 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. *After-meeting social will be held at Suzie’s Dogs & Drafts/Downtown Next GMM: Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the Youngstown Business Incubator R&D Committee will select location Nov. after meeting social. Meeting adjourned at 7:32 PM.

Notify Heather Elder if you are able to be in attendance.

The Junior League of Youngstown

The Commerce Building

201 E. Commerce Street, Suite 320

Youngstown, OH 44503

Place Postage

Here

Congratulations!

To Kelly Kiraly on her marriage to John Frammartino

Quarter Auction