The fall brings cooler weather, pumpkin spice everything, football games, and lots of reasons to get together with family and friends. As I look at my upcoming calendar I have started to jot down various recipes that sound delicious and easy to make for fun gatherings. In the next few weeks I’ll include one of my favorite recipes, either from…
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A League of Her Own: Developing the New League Woman
With a robust list of training opportunities planned for the year ahead, the Training and Development Committee has created a committee theme this year, “A League of Her Own: Developing the New League Woman!” The training opportunities will focus on strengthening our members in all aspects of life including Professional & Personal Development and Mind, Body, and Soul. The committee…
Lunch Box Burn Out!
The first few weeks of school are always exciting. You and your child have carefully selected a new lunchbox or bag, maybe you are super cool and invested in some kid friendly Bento Boxes, or maybe you even have a fresh pack of brown bags just waiting to be filled. You have probably stocked up on healthy snacks and goodies.…
From Brunch to Bridge – JLC Recipes
My parents were in town for over a week and just recently left. I love having them in town for visits. They are such a big help fixing up our newly purchased home and with watching our toddler, Mason. So when my mom asked if I could drive her around to some local garage sales, I didn’t even hesitate to…
Defining Success!
I recently attended my first women’s professional book club meeting where we talked about Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In. I started this book club through work. Similar to other women’s books, Lean In, takes a hard look at how women interact in the workplace, and how they should “attack” the issues and challenges in their professional and personal lives to achieve…
Mark your Calendar for September’s Third Thursday
Social Chair Jennifer Jones and the entire social committee have been working hard to set up the social calendar for the 2013-2014 calendar year and the first date has been decided! . So… MARK YOUR CALENDAR for September 19. The tentative location for the first Third Thursday social of the year is 8 the Salon located in South Park. I…
Getting to know President-Elect Beverley Shull
I wanted to get to know 2013-2014 President-Elect Beverley Shull a little better, so I spent a few minutes catching up on what she likes to do when she’s not volunteering with the Junior League of Charlotte. Originally from Montgomery Alabama, Beverley went to college at University of Virginia where she graduated with a civil engineering degree. Outside of being…
Spotlight on a Leader
We are so grateful to all of the women who work to make the 2013 provisionals feel welcome in the Junior League of Charlotte. They have been working diligently to make sure all plans are in place to ensure the provisional members have fun and informative experience. One person involved in this work is Audrey Hood. Her provisional year inspired…
Welcome to New Faces: Provisional Kick-Off
Each year the Junior League of Charlotte welcomes new members with a Kick Off Event and this week nearly 100 provisional members officially began their JLC journey with that event. The kick off event was a Fiesta themed with a welcome reception on the patio of the JLC building! A program afterward included a welcome from Amie Hutchison, orientation, and the advisor…
August Events
The final days of summer are upon us which, for many of us, means only a few more weeks left before returning to the school routine. Looking for something fun to do in Charlotte for the next couple of weeks? Check out these cool events, suitable for JLC outings with your placement groups and friends! First up – the JLC…