By Tramayne Osbourne When the Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI) announced the 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge as an effort to encourage Junior League members to have honest conversations about racial equity, I’ll admit I was skeptical. My experience taught me that these conversations usually stayed just that– conversations. Meaningful change rarely followed. Besides, I didn’t need to take…
Member Monday – Brittany Williams Leverett
Meet Brittany Williams Leverett, an Active member of the Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) She joined the Junior League in 2015, and has held multiple leadership roles. Brittany is currently the Special Events and Course Coordinator on the Membership Development Council. Learn more about Brittany below. Q: Tell me about yourself (where you were born/grew up, family background, early…
From 1979 to 2021: Black History of the Junior League of Charlotte
Opportunities. Possibility. Strength. Intentional. Those were all words that Black members of the Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) used to describe the League during a training session this past week during Black History Month. The event was open to all members to learn about the history of Black women in the League. President Charlitta Hatch moderated the panel that…
Member Monday – Tommi Conner
Meet Tommi Conner, an Active member of the Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) Tommi is the Membership Development Council Vice Chair and a Membership Reclamation Subcommittee member. Learn more about Tommi below. Q: Tell me about yourself (where you were born/grew up, family background, early life A: Hello my name is Tommi Conner! I am a native Charlottean, currently…
95 Hours of Continuous Service
The November General Membership Meeting continued to celebrate the Junior League of Charlotte, Inc.’s (JLC) 95 years of service and impact to the community. JLC members spent 95 consecutive hours volunteering in the Charlotte community the week before Thanksgiving. Yes, that means women got up at 2:00 a.m. to keep the hours going. In a year like no other, members…
History of the Junior League of Charlotte Headquarters
As we celebrate the 95th Anniversary of the League, we look back at the history of the League and the events that brought us to where we are today. From the first “Welfare League” meeting in 1924 with 15 charter members, to an official League with 30 members in 1926, to 1,600 current members in 2020, the League continues to…
A Conversation Through The Decades
The Junior League of Charlotte is celebrating 95 years of service to the Charlotte community. 30 trailblazing women started the League back in 1926. Since then, thousands of women have joined the League, but less than 100 have held the title of JLC President. We chatted with several Past Presidents throughout the decades to learn more about their time as…
Member Monday – Morgan Squatriglia
Tell me about yourself I was born in Conway, South Carolina right near Myrtle Beach. When I was 3 ½ years old, my parents and I moved to Charlotte where they established their insurance agency, and my little brother was born the same year. I lived in Mecklenburg County through all of elementary school and then we moved to the…
Member Monday – Marshae Smith
Meet Marshae Smith, an Active member of the Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. Tell me about yourself I’m a proud native of Savannah, Georgia where I was born and raised by my mom and dad alongside one older sister and one younger brother. I attended Claflin University — a small, private HBCU — where I majored in digital design, captained…
Member Monday — Mary Sherrill Ware
Mary Sherrill Ware is a proud Charlottean, graduate of East Mecklenburg High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She joined the Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) in 2005 and served on the Fund Development Committee. She says she met some nice women, but everything changed for her when she met a young boy named Malik.…