Love cooking? So do the Junior League of Charlotte members who bring healthy cooking classes to Davidson through the Ada Cooks! placement. The Ada Cooks! program operates out of the Ada Jenkins Center, a community organization focused on alleviating poverty by providing food, clothing, health/dental services, educational programs and other support. Through the program, which was started by a Davidson College…
Member Monday: Kelly-Ann Fasano This Monday, we are featuring Junior League of Charlotte member Kelly-Ann Fasano as part of our Member Monday series. Kelly-Ann is a past Junior League of Tallahassee president and is currently our Fund Development Council manager. Read more about the West Palm Beach native below. 1) Thanks for taking time to share some…
#ThrowbackThursday JLC History Welcome to Throwback Thursdays on the Junior League of Charlotte blog. During the 2017-18 year, The Charlotte Observer is letting us dig in their archives and share photos of their coverage over the decades of the Junior League of Charlotte’s work in the community. Over the years our members have spent considerable amounts of time…
Member Monday: Toni Freeman This Monday, we are featuring Junior League sustainer, Toni Freeman as part of our Member Monday series. Toni is a past Junior League of Charlotte President, AJLI President and currently serves as the Chief Operations Officer at the Mint Museum. In July, she will take her leadership and innovative ideas with her as she becomes…
The Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) is taking part in #GivingTuesday, an effort focused on transforming how people think about, talk about and participate in the holiday giving season. As retail stores promote holiday shopping through Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday inspires people to take collaborative action to improve their local communities and the world by giving back to…
When people hear Junior League some may think of stay-at-home moms and housewives. That’s quite the contrary when it comes to the JLC. A big percentage of active members are working moms and still find the time and commitment to play a part in their community.I happen to be one of these working mom’s, and to me, the JLC is…