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Nikki Salzman, Abby Siaboden, Leigh Berndsen and Margaret Hearn Mollie Hogan, Charlotte Carr and Jewels Tambone;.

Just months after starting a clothes at The Giving Factory inchapter in Wellesley, National Quincy, prepared and served din-Charity League has already ner to middle schoelers in Dorch-served over 1,000 hours, most of ester and potted and deliveredthose in Mother-Daughter Mother's Day flowers to BristolTeams. NCL is committed to Lodge's homeless mothers inthree things: philanthropy, lead- Waltham. From this sampling ofership and culture. Right out of philanthropies, Fowler and Picherthe gate, this fledgling group of learned what the Mother-Daugh-200, focused on philanthropy. ter members enjoyed and addedUnder the leadership of two' more-to their current level of 16

conimunity-minded VPs of Phil- active organizations, includinganrhropy, Laura Fowler and Special Olympics, Jimmy FundSuzanne Picher, NCL Wellesley "and the American Red Grossstarted serving six local philan- Food Pantry.thropies. They threw a birthday Drawing on the group's nosi-

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include leadership and ran a .former admissions officer lJ't:training workshop in mid-Sep- Duke University, and talked Ctember. Broken into five grade about the interviewing process.,clevel groups (spanning grades 7- Other groups worked on making.:12), NCL asks each young leader connect-the-dots games for juve-, ~ r

to take an officer job. Quigley nile cancer patients, team build- jtrained them to run their own ing and brainstorming for meet- jmeetings according to Robert's ing ideas. I I

Rules of Order, brainstorming, October's focus is culture" theagenda creation and effective third of National, Charity,'communication. Each officer in League's pillars.: While each:'this "small group leadership grade level group will take a '/development program" is "cultural" journey of its own, this j

charged with the responsibility of , month brings aMother-Daughter T

ensuring everyone is included cultural experience. To learn .an' .. • -