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With celebration on their minds, members came to

the May GMM to remember the 2009-10 League

year and anticipate the start of another League

year. The May GMM was held on Tuesday, May

25 at the Country Club of Orlando. A Recruitment

Event was held beforehand at 6 PM and the

annual meeting started at 7 PM. We had more

than 70 prospective members attend and 25

completed applications to join.

The Presidential gavel was passed amongst past

Presidents offering words of wisdom for our next

President, Kirstina Bouwmans. Bouwmans

was honored to have her work colleagues from

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Education program

in attendance showing support. She also said

of her husband, Roger, “What do you say about

a man who never says no.” To be President,

you really need the whole family on board, and

it was clear that they were – her sons attended,

along with neighbors and their kids! stephanie

Garris offered several human moments of when

she was wheelchair bound with broken legs and

how the Leaguers rallied to help her out, women

connecting when marriages were in trouble or

kids were sick or when a girl who had made a

mistake was in jail, and it really didn’t need to be

there asked

for prayers.

These

moments

make us

stronger and

more in love with the League’s work. Garris also

thanked her family for their support and her mom,

for getting her involved in the League. Kitty Hull,

Website Chair and Kirstina Bouwmans worked on

a photo presentation for Garris and when technical

difficulties with the sound struck, a helpful

elizabeth Hughes both sang and held an iPhone

up to the microphone solving the issue! Kitty is

already working on booking Hughes’s talent for

Blue Note Ball!

Besides emotional and funny moments, awards

were a

plenty!

Loretta

Hawkins

received

the Special

Service Award and a standing ovation. Double the

action, double the fun – Louise Borsei and susan

Hoover, Sustainers, received Sustainer of the

Year awards. Great Oaks Village was presented

with a plaque and then presented us with artwork

of the campus right back! They emotionally

thanked our members for our support and told us

to not be strangers and come back often! The

evening was action packed with updates and

check presentations from Bargain Box, recognition

of transfers,

Golden

Hanger

awards and

much more.

May Annual Meeting – We Recruit, We Celebrate & Salute a Good Year!By JJ Mackle

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Our MissionThe Junior League of Greater Orlando, Florida, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

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Junior League of Greater Orlando, Florida, Inc.Board of Directors 2009-10

Presidentstephanie Garris

President-ElectKirstina Bouwmans

Recording SecretaryAllison Hudson

TreasurerHeather Gantt

Vice President of Active MembershipLoretta Hawkins

Vice President of Communitysharese Pace

Vice President of FinanceAndrea Balanzatugui

Vice President of Marketing & CommunicationsBeth Wilson

Vice President of Research & Developmentelisha contner

Vice President of Sustainer MembershipLynn Moharam

Member-at-LargeWendy Adelson

Parliamentarianvicki Pietrack

President’s AssistantKelly schupfer

President’s Picksuzanne tagman

Table of Contents

The Board Room 1-7

Active Menbership 8-9

Community 10

Sustainers 11-12

Finance 13

My last entry in Membership Matters is one that

is bittersweet. On the one hand, I must honestly

say that the toll of running JLGO – an organization

with a $350,000 budget and 4 employees – on a

volunteer basis is one that I am ready to turn over.

In addition to a full-time job as mother and a full-

time job as the Executive Director of Grace Medical

Home, it is “sweet” to give up my full-time job as

President of the Junior League of Greater Orlando.

On the other hand, it is with a heavy heart that

I let go and turn the League over to the very

capable women who are prepared to follow. It is

indeed “bitter” as I think of

a future when I will not be

attending Board meetings

monthly or required to attend

every GMM. It is in these

meetings that I see my

League friends – women who

have guided me and become

my light and inspiration these

last 10 years.

The year began with a favorite quote of mine

by William Faulkner which says “The man who

removes a mountain, begins by carrying away

small stones.” Well, all of you picked up your

stones and together we moved mountains!

Our results of our combined accomplishments are

too numerous to report, so please indulge me an

opportunity to highlight just a few. Together, we:

• Developed the framework for HIP Kids – Healthy,

Informed, Playful Kids – as a new JLGO

Community Program that was overwhelmingly

supported by the membership.

• Launched a Pilot program with the Callahan

Center. Created a six-session program to

encourage young “tween” girls at the Callahan

Center to incorporate healthy and positive life skills.

• Offered 158 DIAD opportunities that 283

members participated in resulting in just over

1,000 of community service hours donated by

our League. At the volunteer rate of $20.25,

this means we contributed more than $20,000 in

volunteer service!

• Achieved nearly a 7% membership increase over

what was budgeted last year and experienced new

membership growth in our provisional members of

46% over what was budgeted last year.

• Traveled to 10 different locations for our

“Community Plunge” board meetings to learn

more about nonprofit agencies that we can

partner with.

• Experienced a projected $20,000 revenue surplus

even though last year’s Budget Review Committee

budgeted for a $30,000 net operating loss.

• Launched Cinderella’s Closet – a partnership

between the Provisionals, Community Council,

and Bargain Box Committee. Gave dresses,

accessories, and a wonderful experience to

roughly 20 disadvantaged girls and raised money

for the Bargain Box (more than $900 during the

day-after sale alone)!

President’s Perspective

Stephanie Garris,President of JLGO

Our work has just begun to alleviate childhood

hunger and poverty and improve childhood health.

This would not be possible without you. It requires

every member of the League to achieve lasting

community impact.

As we transition, thank God we are in the very

steady hands of Kirstina Bouwmans and Allison

Hudson who will lead us so effectively. And

to Kirstina, I have enjoyed our midnight chats,

our coffees after board meeting and our hugs at

important moments. The League could not be in

more capable and steady heads, and I treasure our

friendship this year.

As I close, I want to recognize the 13 women who

served alongside me on the Board of Directors.

These women are a true gift and serve the League

unselfishly and effectively. Sir Isaac Newton once

said “If I can see farther than others, it is because

I stood on the shoulders of giants.” Friends, you

are my giants and I thank you for providing solid

ground to stand on.

And to ALL members of the League, please know

that your membership matters. It is only because

of your commitment, that we are able to achieve

our success.

With much love, admiration, respect and gratitude,

we remain One Community, Serving Together,

Junior League of Greater Orlando

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Passing the Gavel, Stephanie Garris Moves on to her next League Adventure

As the League year closes to an end, we wish

our President, stephanie Garris, a farewell. But

for all of you Garris supporters, no worries, Garris

will be serving as an advisor to the Nominating

Committee. Just in case you didn’t know who

Garris was, here is a little about the girl that

would one day become League President. She

is a League legacy, her mom has been a lifelong

member and supporter of the League! And for

those of you who might have had a year in the

League that hadn’t met up to your expectations,

even Garris considered quitting, but re-considered

after her mom said to keep with it!

Garris leads an active life, raising three young

boys (Nelson, Ethan and Connor) and recently

went back to work as Executive Director of Grace

Medical Home -- a medical practice for the working

underserved in Orange County. Garris enjoys

working in the nonprofit arena and credits getting

her “dream job” with Grace to the Junior League.

In fact, it was because of the League that JLGO

Past-President (and current Chair of the Board of

Grace) Marilyn King initially met. Another Past-

President of the League, Cynthia Wood, also

serves on the Grace Board of Directors.

She has been married to Joel Garris, an

executive VP of Nelson Investment Planning

Services for 10 years. In the past, she has been

an attorney, lobbyist, nonprofit executive and a

professional fundraiser.

The makings of a President, Garris held previous

positions such as Transfer Chair, Recording

Secretary, VP of Finance-Elect, VP of Finance,

Kids in the Kitchen Chair and President Elect.

Her favorite League memory was Chairing Kids

in the Kitchen Committee when it was a new

program to

the League

because of

the rewarding

nature of

helping kids to

establish better

health and

nutrition in their

diets. Garris is

committed to

working on improving our community and taking

an active part in trying to make a difference. Your

leadership and personal nature has made us

treasure you as one of our beloved Presidents!

Thanks for the time you dedicate to all of us.

Lynn Moharam, vP of sustainer has been

a JLGO member for 32 years! Moharam has

previously served as VP of Sustainer (08-09),

Advisor to Nominating Committee, VP of

Finance and Treasurer. She enjoys working on

fundraisers, including auction events, home tours

and cookbooks. Moharam, who has a flare for

drama, performed in the Junior League Follies in

both Atlanta

and Orlando!

She is a

proud parent

to a daughter,

Alexandra,

who is at Rice

University and

a son, Andrew, who attends Trinity Prep and is a

basketball player. Moharam’s furry kids are Miss

Mittens, a cat and Gallant Lark, a horse. Her

husband, Jim, is a professor of Optics at CREOL.

Moharam is active in the Orlando community as a

Town & Gown Council Board member and works

with Habitat for Humanity. Professionally, she is

trained in industrial engineering, sales training

and meeting/event management and holds a B.A.

in Sociology.

Moharam knows her Leagues! She has been a

member of four different Junior Leagues; two of

the smallest (York, PA and Charlottesville, VA) and

two of the largest (Atlanta, GA and Orlando, FL)!

Moharam says, “Moving from city to city, the Junior

League put me in touch with individuals with whom

I had something in common and gave me a sense

of community.” Moharam has definitely taken

advantage of the opportunities in Junior League

and the League has flourished with her warm

nature, intelligent outlook and fun spirit. Lynn gives

110% in everything she takes on and is very active

in all aspects of League membership.

Kelly schupfer, President’s Assistant has

been a member of JLGO for 5 years. She has

her BBA from the

University of Georgia

and is married

to her husband,

Rob. Schupfer has

previously served as

Member-at-Large,

Co-Chair, Assistant

Co-Chair and

committee member

of Blue Note Ball and as VP of Active Membership.

Schupfer enjoyed being MAL and learning how

the Board operates. She also had the opportunity

to go to ODI in Charlotte, NC. Professionally,

Schupfer is a Realtor with Re/Max properties and

works part time at Lilly Pulitzer on Park Avenue.

The League has had a blast having meetings there

and Special Events! In the past, Schupfer has

been a Product Developer at Disney, MGM Grand,

Victoria’s Secret and Limited Too.

Get to Know your Board

Kelly Schupfer

Lynn Moharam

The JLGO Board held its April meeting at the Bargain Box where Alison Register, Bargain Box Chair gave a brief history and update on budgeted sales being on target!

Sustainer member June Nelson & Stephanie Garris (and Stephanie’s mom) are pictured here at AJLI Annual Conference. Nelson has been in the League for 40+ years! She has been a member of the Dayton, Ohio, Washington, DC, Houston, Boston Leagues and a current JLGO Sustainer member. Garris credits her mom for getting her to finally join the League and as we know, moms always know best!

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After a Decade, Orlando Successfully Hosts the 88th (AJLI) Annual ConferenceBy Cynthia Obenland

The 88th annual Association of Junior Leagues

International (AJLI) conference was held April

15-17 here in Orlando. The last time Orlando

was asked to host Annual Conference was over

10 years ago. Talk about an outstanding event!

Picture close to 1,000 women representing 293

Leagues from 4 countries (the United States,

Great Britain, Mexico and Canada) all gathered

together for the purpose of strengthening their

organizations, sharing ideas and generating or

rekindling friendships.

The excitement generated during a spirited opening

session (where delegates from each League

marched in side-by-side, welcome messages from

the heads of the 4 countries were read, and Orlando’s

own Jones High School Color Guard presented the

colors) continued throughout the 3 days.

Workshops, along with engaging general sessions,

kept the attendees busy and provided great

training and development opportunities. Of course,

playtime is always important and the opening

reception was held at Universal City Walk.

One highlight of the conference was the keynote

speaker, Sheila C. Johnson. Ms. Johnson is an

entrepreneur and philanthropist, a founding partner of

BET (Black Entertainment Television) and an owner

of 3 professional sports teams, including the WNBA

Washington Mystics. She expressed her admiration

for all that AJLI and the individual leagues have

done to benefit local communities. She stressed

the importance of working together, even if it is slow

going, to help bring about positive changed within

communities. Johnson said, “If you want to go fast,

go alone – if you want to go far, go together.”

In addition to being great hosts for the conference,

JLGO was also awarded Honorable Mention in

the Vision Award category! The Vision Award is

only one of four that AJLI gives. Other awards

are given at the Conference, but there are 4

Junior League awards. AJLI recognized JLGO’s

hard work in reversing declining membership and

engaging members in lasting community impact.

Way to go JLGO!

But the conference would not have been successful

without the hard work and dedication of elizabeth

Hughes. She was the Orlando site committee

chair and poured her heart and soul into making

this a memorable event. From getting donations

for 1,000 goody bags (which were a conference

favorite - thanks to EVERYONE who got donations)

to all of the various related tasks that she has

been handling for the past year, her energy and

enthusiasm were contagious to the AJLI staff, the

JLGO volunteers and the conference attendees.

April GMM – Powered Up Panel Gives us State of the Community

A dynamic panel of 4 community leaders (Cindy

Heroux, author of The Manual That Came with

Your Body, Dave Krepcho, President & CEO of

2nd Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, Lee

Pates, Senior Director of the Community Service

Center and Deb Watson, VP of WP Health

Foundation) spoke at the April General Membership

Meeting about childhood health, hunger and

poverty. Member Development Committee put

together a great group of community leaders who

shared some very real challenges we face in our

community. The April GMM was the first time we

held this type of meeting and roughly 150 members

attended in support of it! This was just another way

of showing the community that JLGO shows up in

numbers to learn more about how we can all work

together for real change in the community.

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JLGO was awarded Honorable Mention for the AJLI Award for Vision! The award was made at AJLI’s 88th Annual Conference in Orlando on April 17. Through its annual awards program, AJLI celebrates the outstanding accomplishments and significant contributions that Junior Leagues make both internally within the 293 individual Leagues and externally, working to solve some of the toughest and most urgent problems in their communities. “Vision ensures the future of The Junior League and gives the organization an opportunity to flourish as a major force in the development of women volunteers and in meaningful and lasting community change,” said AJLI President-Elect and member of the Junior League of Monmouth County, Delly Beekman. “We applaud The Junior League of Greater Orlando for demonstrating 20/20 vision in their successful efforts to fully engage members and develop a strategic plan for the League that had community impact at its core.”

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honored to be included in the event. Pace helped

communicate the event to our community partners.

She said, “I believe that is the most memorable

and rewarding experience that I have ever had in

the six years that I have been in Junior League. I

‘m very proud to be a Junior League member!”

Lynn Moharam, VP of Sustainer Membership, said

of the event’s hype, “Envision this as an on-going

event. Reach out to area high school students to

provide clothing. What a great source of publicity

for the

JLGO!”

Bargain

Box Chair,

Alison

register

gave props

to the

success

around the

event, “Sue

Peterson

called

me on Saturday afternoon to let me know that

the store had record sales of almost $900 just on

Saturday, in large part a result of advertising the

prom dresses and having 6 Provisionals helping

with sales throughout the day! (The dresses

that were not chosen by the community partners

were sold after the event at a reduced cost.) The

Provisionals (in addition to completely planning and

executing the event) also developed a flyer that

was sent out to the guidance counselors of local

high schools advertising the sale of the dresses.

Register said, “I believe this advertising drove

customers to the Box on Saturday in search of a

dress for their special night at a reduced cost.”

Thanks to sharese Pace for helping with the

vouchers, Kitty Hull for taking photos of the event,

to the Provisionals for spearheading such a great

event, and for the Board for your support!”

This event truly hit the League on all levels.

Thanks to all who were involved! After all, we do

live in the magical city of Orlando, where dreams

come true and Fairy Godmothers do exist…as

JLGO members!

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, Provisionals Have a Gown for YOU! By JJ Mackle

“You are my little princess,” Sarah’s father tells her.

To Sarah, every girl is a princess, regardless of

what kind

of house

she lives in

or whether

or not her

clothes

are full

of holes.”

(A Little

Princess,

1995) The

movie

quote was

about a little

girl from privilege, who lost her status briefly, like

Cinderella. With help from her friends and a good

spirit, eventually found the Princess in everyone.

You have to hand it to the Spring class of

Provisionals, making high school prom girls

feel like the bells of the ball with Cinderella’s

Closet evening dress drive. Anna McPherson,

Provisional Chair, addressed schools with a letter

of our intentions. JLGO membership gave it their

full support, donating 80 dresses to the Bargain

Box at the March GMM. Provisionals marketed the

event by wearing evening attire to the meeting. It

brought Councils and committees together to join

for such a fun and important cause about enjoying

rites of passage in the Orlando community.

The Provisionals left out no details, as they took

on their roles as Fairy Godmothers for the event.

Every girl was given a special gift bag that’s been

made for her by their accessories team. They were

individually labeled and it included make up and

literature on date safety and date abuse. Each girl

had a personal shopper who assisted in running

out different styles/sizes to the girls while they try

things on. Also, furniture was brought in to bring a

swanky feel to the Bargain Box. They ended the

evening showing off their beautiful gowns down the

nicely decorated red carpet walk way! All 20 girls

received a fabulous dress, accessories, shoes and

even a matching purse! They even had amazing

door prizes for all the girls. Nine girls were from

Great Oaks Village and our Footsteps to Success

program, the remaining from The Boys and Girls

Club. The Footsteps to success committee was

on hand to join in the fun and help assist the girls.

Clarissa Camillo, Case Manager for Great Oaks

Village said, “We had an awesome time, the girls

came home and had to show all the other residents

and staff their dresses and accessories. Thank

you ladies so much, you’ve all been so great to my

girls. That means the world to me.”

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Sustain

ersCallahan Center – HIP Kids, Hooray!By Cindy Waddell

Several new JLGO Actives have been busy at

the Callahan Community Center working with

pre-teen girls who have been identified as high

risk of future problems. They have had guest

speakers each week and then serve the girls

dinner. On May 4, Police Chief Val Demings of

the Orlando Police Department spoke with the

girls. Demings emphasized that God made all

of us special people and that success was within

our reach. She stated that it took three things to

be successful:

1- Courage. You must have the courage to

be the best you that you can be. You must be

courageous enough to push yourself beyond your

comfort levels and to risk putting yourself out there

in order to succeed.

2- Preparation. You must prepare yourself for the

obstacles you will face.

3- Opportunity. The opportunity will present itself

and you must be prepared for it and courageous

enough to accept that opportunity and run with it.

Demings also told the girls “that when these three

things come together, you can be anything you

want to be or do anything you want to do.”

Chief Demings used her experience with humble

beginnings and a strong worth ethic as keys to

her success. Demings shared with the girls that

her mother was a maid and her father a gardener

and maintenance man. Her parents worked hard

even without high school educations so that their

children would know to work hard and that they

could be successful. The Chief closed by asking

the girls to “dream big and reach for the stars.”

She was inspirational to the girls as well as our

League volunteers. We hope that we are helping

to prepare the girls for their futures and to open

opportunities for them through their experience

with our League members. We are excited that

HIP kids will be located at the Callahan Center and

that several girls that live in that community have

expressed an interest in joining our current girls at

future programs.

SAVE THE DATE! 2010 HARVEST HUSTLE – “Race to End Childhood Hunger”

Mark your calendars now, the JLGO, partnered with

Fleet Feet Sports, will host its third annual 5K in

Baldwin Park on Saturday, October 23 at 8 AM.

If you or someone you know is interested in

sponsorship opportunities or hosting a booth please

contact Kim Jessup at kimberly.jessup@gmail.com.

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ySustainer Luncheon & Derby PartyBy Cynthia Obenland

The Sustainers capped off an incredible year with

two recent blowout events – the annual Sustainer

Luncheon and the 3rd annual Kentucky Derby party.

On Saturday, April 24, the annual Sustainer

Luncheon was held at Interlachen Country Club.

The theme for the Sustainers this year was

reconnecting – reconnecting with the community,

the JLGO Sustainer mission and each other.

stephanie Garris welcomed everyone and

expressed her gratitude to all of the Sustainers.

Garris complimented the Sustainers on the current

state of the JLGO, giving credit to the hard work

done before and

that it continues

to grow strong

because of its

strong history.

Incoming JLGO

President,

Kirstina

Bouwmans reiterated the importance of the

Sustainers to the League and stressed her

commitment as President to continue to strengthen

this bond.

The surprise of the luncheon was that not one,

but two individuals were recognized this year for

their Sustainer involvement! Lynn Moharam, VP

of Sustainer Membership shared comments from

current League members about the recipients as

she introduced them.

Louise Borsoi has served for the past two years

as Sustainer Advisor to the Admissions-Provisional

Committee. Her historical perspective of the

League and the Orlando community marveled

Actives Anna McPherson, emily sharpe and Han

truong. They said that her ideas and contributions

helped them keep their committee’s ambitious plans

in check!

susan Harris has been an Advisor to the Bargain

Box Committee for a number of years. Alison

register, Bargain Box chair, said that she never

anticipated how her Sustainer Advisor would

become such an integral part of the team and that

Susan always had great words of encouragement,

particularly in trying moments.

Lynn Moharam

was recognized

and thanked

for her role

in helping to

bring Sustainer

activities to the

forefront. All

League members have really felt connected to the

Sustainers because of this active involvement and

incredible communication. Holly vanture will be

stepping into this role next year and will continue

the great work Lynn has done.

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sHorsing Around with the Sustainers – Derby Style!

An equally great time was had at the 3rd annual

Kentucky Derby party on Saturday afternoon, May

1. This event was even better than being at the

actual Derby, complete with a hat contest, betting

window and mint juleps to boot! Lisa slade won

the award for Most Stylish hat; Brenda Marshall

won for Most Ornate; and diane sandquist won for

Most Bizarre.

carol rosenfelt graciously opened her home for

this event, and even though she unexpectedly

had to go out of town, her husband, Bill, and

their friends were amazing hosts. Everyone in

attendance had a great time and is already hard

at work thinking about next year’s hats! Thanks

to all of the Sustainers who came and celebrated

the Derby!

Actives Going Sustaining

Lisa Blackwelder, Wendy Brodeur, Joan Carrol,

Susan Coughlin, Alisa Turner-Delinger, Loretta

Hawkins, Abby Holmes, Elizabeth Hughes, Autumn

Kanistras, Andrea Rickheim, Kim Roberts, Nancy

Sell, Lisa Sheppard, Wendy Wilson-Stringer, Wendy

Tumlin, Shannon Woodrow

Corporate Sponsors ARE the Real Deal!By Lisa Sheppard

With deepest gratitude we need to thank our 2009-

2010 JLGO Corporate Sponsors for their financial

and in kind donations that make it possible for us

to fulfill the JLGO mission and vision. We had a

39% increase in corporate sponsorship thanks to

the generosity of so many people. Please take a

moment to look at our Corporate Sponsorship List

and remember the names.

We are most appreciative to Winnie Palmer

Hospital for Women and Babies, our “Champion

for Women and Children” for their continued

support for the last five years. I hope you had an

opportunity to attend the special interest meeting

before the April General Membership Meeting and

hear Jessica M. Vaught, MD - Director of Minimally

Invasive Surgery speak. Next we couldn’t do it

without our “Guardian for Women and Children” -

P.U.G.S. (People Utilizing Gifts Sensibly) and their

continued support. Nelson Investment Planning

Services and Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.

continued their support at the “Partner of Women

and Children” level which we are most grateful for.

Also we were pleased to welcome our newest

corporate sponsor - Florida Hospital as a “Partner

of Women and Children”. They were able to

join us before our March General Membership

meeting to tell us how you can join them on this

exciting journey to “Live to a Healthy 100”. Florida

Hospital’s Chief People Officer Sheryl Dodds spoke

and League members had an opportunity to have a

complimentary blood pressure screening and take

the longevity calculator.

After working with our corporate sponsors this year,

changes to our sponsorship benefits are being

recommended. We hope that these changes will

benefit both our sponsors and the membership.

The Board will be reviewing the proposed changes

in early July. Once approved, the new benefits

package will be posted online and communicated to

our returning and new sponsors.

As a JLGO member you can help us keep our

current sponsors and make new ones. First if

you do business with our current sponsors please

thank them for their support. If you are looking

for services in these industries please think of

them first. As far as new sponsors, if you know

of someone or have a company contact that has

a similar interest in the area of “health, hunger

and poverty” please send their name and contact

information to Lauren carmody, Corporate

Sponsorship Chair for 2010-2011 so that we can

approach them about sponsorship for next year. It

takes a village to make it happen!!

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Publications CommitteeJJ Mackle, Chair Amy Parker cynthia Obenland Leigh Ann vogel

Publications & Website CommitteesThanks for the wonderful year and many happy, Happy Hours!

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Sustainer Michelle Carlton is Awarded Honor from Glamour Magazine

Congratulations are in order for Sustainer member

Michelle carlton, an award recipient from Glamour

magazine’s “Best of You Award!” Carlton has

taken her League training into the Central Florida

community and her service is inspirational to JLGO

members.

Carlton shared her sentiments with the League and

thanked us for our support. “Just wanted to thank

everyone who supported me and participated in

Glamour Magazine’s “Best of You” award voting.

It is a real honor to be selected and to have the

opportunity to bring awareness to the plight of

abused, neglected and abandoned children. There

will be a feature in an upcoming Glamour Magazine

and $2,000 will be donated to the Foundation for

Foster Children!”

Community Challenge Winner Announcement:

Congrats to community council for participating

in the most DIADS this year, winner of Stephanie

Garris’s Community Challenge!

Meeting Schedule for the 2010/11 League Year

Tuesday, August 31: Kick Off GMM with special

guest speaker! *Please note this is the 5th Tuesday

instead of our normal 4th Tuesday of the month.

Tuesday, September 28: Cluster Meetings

Tuesday, October 26: GMM

Tuesday, November 23: Cluster Meetings Hosted

by Sustainers

December Holiday Party – TBA

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 – GMM

Tuesday, February 22, 2011 – GMM

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 – GMM

Tuesday, April 26, 2011 – Cluster Meetings Council

Celebrations

Tuesday, May 24, 2011 – GMM Annual Meeting

Little Leaguers

Nicole Parker and

her husband, Whit,

welcomed Elizabeth

(Ellie) Ann Parker,

weighing 6 pounds, 13

ounces, 20” long on

December 24, 2009.

Congratulations to

Leaguers and their

new additions.

Congratulations to Community Council members

Megan Fryzel & robyn Barnes! Fryzel and her

husband welcomed a March baby girl, Savannah

Grace Fryzel, weighing 6 lbs, 12 oz and 18 inches

long. Everyone is doing fine. Barnes, her husband

and big brother welcomed a baby boy named

Austin. He was 9 lbs, 7oz!

Other March Madness babies was a baby boy,

Sean Joseph,

born to member

shannon Batal

and husband,

Joe on March 11

weighing 8 lbs

and 10 oz.

Our Deepest Sympathy

Our deepest sympathies go to the families of

Sustainer member Jane Hurst, who passed

away on February 9, Sustainer member dorothy

“topsy” Kirkland, who passed away on March

1 and Past President Linda chapin, who lost her

mother, Patricia (Patty) Hill on April 17.

League Paparazzi

Friend of Women and Children Bagel KingCornerStone Construction Services, Inc.Eidson InsuranceFrito LayGrayRobinson, P.A.Group RCIHilton OrlandoJason’s DeliK-12Kirkconnell, Lindsey, Snure and Yates, P.A.Lake Baldwin Dental, Dr. William Dunn and

Dr. Leonard GlassUmansky Law Firm

Additional Inkind DonatorsAdver-T-Screen PrintingBella’s on Park AvenueBarefoot WineBrio Tuscan Grille/Bravo Cucina ItalianaCabot CheeseEast Coast EntertainmentFreestyle NutritionalFront Running SportsPatchingtonSimply Well

Corporate SponsorsThank you to our 2009-10 sponsorships!

Champion for Women and ChildrenWinnie Palmer Hospital for Women and

Babies

Guardian for Women and ChildrenP.U.G.S. (People Utilizing Gifts Sensibly)

Advocate for Women and ChildrenFlorida HospitalNelson Investment Planning ServicesPublix Super Markets Charities

Partner of Women and ChildrenAlexander Hair DressingMary Kay CosmeticsRobert S. Hughes

Supporter of Women and ChildrenArthur’s Creative Events & CateringDairy Farmers, Inc.Hudson Law FirmRumberger, Kirk and Caldwell, P.A.

Elizabeth (Ellie) Ann Parker

Sean Joseph Batal

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