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Volume 17 Number 8April 2007

Women BuildingBetter Communities

Meet Our New Members Memorable Job ExperiencesThe Place to Be Instant Payback = Instant Success!

Strength in Numbers Caring About the Future

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JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOCA RATON“Women Building Better Communities”

2006-2007 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT...........................KATHY ADKINS

PRESIDENT-ELECT..............KRISTIN CALDER

VPCOMMUNICATIONS...STACEY HANNAN QUINN

VP COMMUNITY AFFAIRS........LISA WARREN

VP PERSONNEL.............KIMBERLY KENNEY

VP FINANCE............................ROBIN DEYO

FUND DEVELOPMENT...MARY GLYNN TOOMEY

NOMINATING/PLACEMENT................KATHY POTTS

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.....DELYNN TRIVISON

P.R./MARKETING........................ELYSA ELK

SUSTAINING ADVISOR....CINDY KREBSBACH

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

EDITOR.............................KRISTIN CALDER

CHAIR-ELECT.......................REAGAN SUCH

ASSISTANT EDITOR.........LEALA DICKENSON

ASSISTANT EDITOR.......ADRIANA FINNVOLD

ASSISTANT EDITOR................KAREN GROSS

ASSISTANT EDITOR ..............KRISTINA RIZK

LAYOUT & ADVERTISING.......ROBIN PHILPIT

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PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE..........................................................................................4LETTER FROM THE EDITOR..........................................................................................6MEMBERS OF THE MONTH ..........................................................................................7HATS OFF ..................................................................................................................7CARING HEARTS ........................................................................................................7ROVING REPORTER ....................................................................................................8COOK’S POINT OF VIEW............................................................................................12SUSTAINER NEWS......................................................................................................28MINUTES ..................................................................................................................30AJLI NEWS ..............................................................................................................31TRANSITION REPORT ................................................................................................31HEALTH NEWS..........................................................................................................32BULLETIN BOARD ....................................................................................................33LIST OF ADVERTISERS ..............................................................................................33LINES OF COMMUNICATION/ADVERTISEMENT RATES ................................................34CALENDAR OF EVENTS..............................................................................................34

THE BRIDGE APRIL 2007/VOLUME 17 NUMBER 8

THE COMMUNICATION BRIDGE BETWEEN THE JUNIOR LEAGUEOF BOCA RATON, ITS MEMBERSHIP, AND OUR COMMUNITY.

THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOCA RATON, INC. IS AN ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN COMMITTED TO PROMOTING

VOLUNTARISM, 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.

THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOCA RATON, INC. AND THE ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR LEAGUES INTERNATIONAL, INC.REACH OUT TO WOMEN OF ALL RACES, RELIGIONS, AND NATIONAL ORIGINS WHO DEMONSTRATE AN INTEREST IN

AND COMMITMENT TO VOLUNTARISM.

MEMORABLE JOB EXPERIENCES ................................................................................8MEET OUR NEW MEMBERS PART II ........................................................................15JLBR 2006-2007 AWARD NOMINATION FORM ........................................................20JLBR 2006-2007 PLACEMENT INTERVIEW SHEET....................................................21LIFE LONG MEMBERSHIP ........................................................................................31ANOREXIA NERVOSA................................................................................................32

FEATURES:

DEPARTMENTS:

NEWS FROM COMMITTEES:COOKBOOK ..............................................................................................................10FUND DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................11ENDOWMENT ............................................................................................................14MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................................15INTERNAL PR ..........................................................................................................20NOMINATING/PLACEMENT ........................................................................................21VCRC PROGRAMMING ............................................................................................22COMMUNITY COUNCIL ..............................................................................................23PUBLIC ISSUES AND ADVOCACY ................................................................................24HOMETOWN HISTORIES ............................................................................................24DONE IN A DAY ......................................................................................................25KIDS@HOME............................................................................................................26PROJECT DEVELOPMENT............................................................................................26IN THE PINES............................................................................................................27

APRIL GENERALMEMBERSHIP MEETINGTUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2007

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We all receive them, sometimesnumerous ones in a day – jokes,special offers, safety tips, recipechain letters, all mixed in with ourregular emails. Every so often you

open a truly inspirational story and immediately forward it to allof your friends and family. This is exactly what happened to merecently when my friend and JLBR Past President ElizabethPankey-Warren emailed me this story. As soon as I finishedreading it I knew I had to share it with all of you.

The Daffodil Principle

Several times my daughter had telephoned to say, “Mother, youmust come to see the daffodils before they are over.” I wantedto go, but it was a two-hour drive from Laguna to LakeArrowhead “I will come next Tuesday,” I promised a littlereluctantly on her third call.

Next Tuesday dawned cold and rainy. Still, I had promised, andreluctantly I drove there. When I finally walked into Carolyn’shouse I was welcomed by the joyful sounds of happy children. Idelightedly hugged and greeted my grandchildren.

“Forget the daffodils, Carolyn! The road is invisible in theseclouds and fog, and there is nothing in the world except youand these children that I want to see badly enough to driveanother inch!”

My daughter smiled calmly and said, “We drive in this all thetime, Mother.” “Well, you won’t get me back on the road untilit clears, and then I’m heading for home!” I assured her.

“But first we’re going to see the daffodils. It’s just a fewblocks,” Carolyn said. “I’ll drive. I’m used to this.”

“Carolyn,” I said sternly, “Please turn around. “ “It’s all right,Mother, I promise. You will never forgive yourself if you missthis experience.”

After about twenty minutes, we turned onto a small gravel roadand I saw a small church. On the far side of the church, I sawa hand-lettered sign with an arrow that read, “DaffodilGarden.” We got out of the car, each took a child’s hand, and Ifollowed Carolyn down the path. Then, as we turned a corner,I looked up and gasped. Before me lay the most glorious sight.

It looked as though someone had taken a great vat of gold andpoured it over the mountain peak and its surrounding slopes.The flowers were planted in majestic, swirling patterns, greatribbons and swaths of deep orange, creamy white, lemon yel-low, salmon pink, saffron and butter yellow. Each different-col-ored variety was planted in large groups so that it swirled andflowed like its own river with its own unique hue. There werefive acres of flowers.

“Who did this?” I asked Carolyn. “Just one woman,” Carolynanswered. “She lives on the property. That’s her home.” Carolynpointed to a well-kept A-frame house, small and modestly sittingin the midst of all that glory. We walked up to the house.

On the patio, we saw a poster. “Answers to the Questions IKnow You Are Asking,” was the headline. The first answer wasa simple one. “50,000 bulbs,” it read. The second answer was,“One at a time, by one woman. Two hands, two feet, and onebrain.” The third answer was, “Began in 1958.”

For me, that moment was a life-changing experience. I thoughtof this woman whom I had never met, who, more than fortyyears before, had begun, one bulb at a time, to bring her visionof beauty and joy to an obscure mountaintop. Planting one bulbat a time, year after year, this unknown woman had foreverchanged the world in which she lived. One day at a time, shehad created something of extraordinary magnificence, beauty,and inspiration. The principle her daffodil garden taught is oneof the greatest principles of celebration.

That is, learning to move toward our goals and desires one stepat a time--often just one baby-step at a time--and learning tolove the doing, learning to use the accumulation of time. Whenwe multiply tiny pieces of time with small increments of dailyeffort, we too will find we can accomplish magnificent things.We can change the world . . .

JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOCA RATON“Women building better communities”

WHO WE AREA group of women committed to improving the lives of childrenand families in the Boca Raton area since 1971.

WHAT WE DOProvide trained volunteers and funding for community agenciesand partners.

HOW WE DO ITProceeds from fundraising events and grants are given back tothe community.

OUR IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITYTotal Membership of more than 700. Last year the JuniorLeague of Boca Raton members provided more than 5,000 vol-unteer hours and raised more than $500,000 over the last twoyears for grants to our community partners while helping147,000 women and children in South Palm Beach Countythrough our placements and collaborations.

PRESIDENT ’S MESSAGE

President’s Perspective

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PRESIDENT ’S MESSAGE

“It makes me sad in away,” I admitted toCarolyn. “What mightI have accomplished ifI had thought of awonderful goal thirty-five or forty years agoand had worked awayat it ‘one bulb at atime’ through all thoseyears? Just think what

I might have been able to achieve!”

My daughter summed up the message of the day in her usualdirect way. “Start tomorrow,” she said. She was right. It’s sopointless to think of the lost hours of yesterdays. The way tomake learning a lesson of celebration instead of a cause forregret is to only ask, “How can I put this to use today?”

Use the Daffodil Principle. Stop waiting . . .

! Until your car or home is paid off! Until you get a new car or home! Until your kids leave the house! Until you go back to school! Until you finish school! Until you clean the house! Until you organize the garage! Until you clean off your desk! Until you lose 10 lbs.! Until you gain 10 lbs.

! Until you get married! Until you get a divorce! Until you have kids! Until the kids go to school! Until you retire! Until summer! Until spring! Until winter! Until fall! Until you die...

There is no better time than right now to be happy. Happinessis a journey, not a destination. So work like you don’t needmoney. Love like you’ve never been hurt, and, dance like noone’s watching.

Don’t be afraid that your life will end, be afraid that it willnever begin.

~ Jaroldeen Asplund Edwards

The Junior League of Boca Raton has planted many ‘daffodils’throughout our community in the past 36 years. We should takepride in the tremendous impact we have made and vow to neverstop. It’s too important not to. I hope you enjoyed this storyas much as I did and that you have a beautiful, daffodil day!

Happy Spring!

With gratitude and appreciation,

PAST PRESIDENT’S LUNCHEON

(Bottom row, l-r) Cindy Krebsbach, Barbara Thompson, Lisa Mulhall, Dorothy MacDiarmid, Kathy Adkins, Katharine Dickenson, Pattie Damron, MichelleRubin, Jeanne Bauer. (back row) Mary Csar, Lisa Bariso, Carolyn Arnold, Mary Lavalle, Susan Saxton, Sue Diener, Barb Hill, Betsy Owen, Sally Schmid,Constance Scott, Carole Putman, Debbie Abrams).

Ahh, April is here and spring has sprung– it’s my favorite time of the year! It’salso difficult to believe that this Leagueyear is nearing the end with only twomonths left.

National Volunteer Week takes place inApril and we’re excited to again presenta portion of our newest volunteers inthis issue: members of our New

Member class. Take a minute to read their brief bios to learnmore about them. At even a glance, you’ll see what an assetthey are and how much they’re adding to our League with theirskills, interests and backgrounds. Look for the remaining NewMembers in our May issue. As you’ll see from the cover pho-tos, we have a large new member class still going strong. Asthey are wrapping up their projects and winding down theiryear, we are holding a Candidate Education Session for poten-tial New Members for the next League year at 7:00 p.m.,Thursday, April 12 at the Vegso Community Resource Center.See more details in this issue.

Thank you to our Actives, Sustainers and New Members forvolunteering in the Junior League! With your help we areable to provide more than 5,000 volunteer hours to the com-munity each year as well as share our resources with so manynon-profits and community members especially through ourprojects.

One of the Junior Leagues of Florida State Public AffairsCommittee’s (SPAC) legislative priorities this year is advocat-ing for an update to Florida’s Child Passenger Restraint Statute.As support for this initiative, read more about the alarming sta-tistics and how our Public Issues and Advocacy committee ishosting a Booster Seat event on May 12th for families from ourcommunity projects at which children ages four to eight-years-old will be given booster seats.

Since I’m writing about volunteering and saving lives, April isalso National Donate Life Month, and I can’t think of howsomeone could give more of themself than through organ dona-tion. I’d like to recognize two sustainers who I know of – KateToomey and Charlene Toews – who have donated organs. Whatan amazing gift and way to make a difference.

How do you want to make a difference? What are your inter-ests and expectations for your experience in the League nextyear? Be sure to come early and attend the Placement Fair atthe April General Membership Meeting to find out more aboutthe committees you may be most interested in volunteering.

Our Roving Reporter this month is one of my favorites. Weasked members to tell us about their first, wackiest or mostinteresting job. You’ll get a laugh at some of the memoriesshared in this column.

Have a lovely spring – fresh and anew!


LETTER FROM THE EDITOR BY KRISTIN CALDER

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

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The February Member of the Month isKelly Clark and she serves on theChocolate Decadence Committee thisyear. Being her first active year in theLeague, Kelly has gone out of her way tohelp the committee in any way she can.She has always been ready to help at amoment’s notice. If anything needed tobe done for the committee, Kelly was

always the first to volunteer. In addition to her already assignedduties on the committee, Kelly offered to be the New Member liai-son, since she was a new member last year. She thought it wouldbe beneficial to help them with their first Junior League projectand she’s done an amazing job managing the group. Not only hasKelly attended every committee meeting, she also went to all ofthe Chocolate Decadence new members’ meetings!

If all of that wasn’t enough, Kelly would gladly run any last-minuteerrands for the committee including getting signatures for permits,picking up raffle items, making numerous trips to the Leagueoffice, and many more. “Kelly has a great attitude and has dis-played great leadership skills as a first year active. She has goneout of her way to help the committee and make our event a success

in any way she can. Her efforts on the committee have beeninvaluable,” says Elizabeth Murdoch, Chocolate Decadence chair.

Outside of her League work, Kelly is a talented artist and enjoyspainting, scrapbooking and sewing. She also enjoys trainingand running marathons – most recently completing the Disneyhalf-marathon – after completing the full marathon the previousyear. A natural athlete, she played collegiate soccer at Marshalland still likes to play if she can find a game. And to relax, shelikes to go to the beach or hang out at the pool.

Kelly is a graduate of Marshall University and works full-timeas a legal assistant at a law firm. She has been studying duringthe last year and has just successfully completed the certifiedlegal assistant (CLA) program enabling her to advance in herjob. She is also an independent distributor for Monavie, a nutri-tional beverage. She and her boyfriend, Tommy, have anadorable pug, Jager, who was one of our Chocolate Decadencepet shirt models at the January General Membership Meeting.

Kelly, thank you for all your time and efforts on behalf of theLeague. Congratulations on being named February Member ofthe Month!

MEMBERS OF THE MONTH

KELLY CLARK - HOW SWEET SHE IS! BY KIM FLITTNER

HATS OFF TO . . .

MICHELE SCOTT - A GREAT TEAM PLAYER BY KIM FLITTNER

As a member of this year’s Kids@HomeCommittee, Michele Scott perfectlyexemplifies all the qualities one wouldlook for in a JLBR member and volunteer.

The Kids@Home Committee is com-prised of several subcommitteescharged with the task of executing spe-cific needs and objectives. An exampleof Michele’s fabulous “can-do attitude”

is evidenced in her support of this year’s new member project.She jumped right in and assumed the role as our “new membercommittee liaison” to assist the new members in getting accli-mated to the Kids@Home organization and its mission. Sheguided them in establishing their organizational process andgoals for this new member community project. Her enthusias-

tic offer of support is just one of the many examples ofMichele’s ability to step-in, often without being asked, to getthe job done. She has also been an important contributingmember of the committee in several capacities and works hardto achieve our mission with Kids@Home.

Michele truly represents everything positive about voluntarism.“She is a natural born leader who also knows how to be a greatteam player!” says Michelle Reider, Kids@Home co-chair.

When Michele is not volunteering and impacting the lives ofmany foster teens, she loves to travel, enjoys meeting new peo-ple and experiencing new activities.

Congratulations Michele on being selected as the MarchMember of the Month!

Cindy Krebsbach for updating the President and President-Elect manual.

Melinda DeHoff for delivering all of the notification gifts forthe incoming JLBR Board of Directors.

Pam Disher, Kris Killip and Kimberly Flittner for coordi-nating a wonderful Past President’s luncheon.

Nicole Mugavero for hosting a lovely cottage meeting on shortnotice.

CARING HEARTSThe Junior League of Boca Raton gratefully acknowledges thefollowing person and/or company for her “Caring Hearts:”

Jaime Van Hoesen from Cendyn for stamping and labeling theactive dues notices.

Any act of kindness, however small, seemsbig in the eyes of the receiver. ~ Aswin Narayanan (11-year-old)


The Roving Reporter asked members totell us about their most interesting,wackiest, first or favorite job. Whetherit was at a lemonade stand or babysit-ting, or at your local ice cream parlor, asmany of our members recount, every-body had to start somewhere . . . it is sofun when we look back.

My first job was when I was15 years old and I worked at Bischoffs, a local icecream store in Teaneck, NJ. The most embarrassingmoments, of course, were when groups of kids myage came in and I had to serve them. One table leftme an aspirin as a tip with the check. However, there wereperks when you made a mistake with the ice cream order, youcould eat it. We made lots of mistakes. ~ Karen Gross

I remember my first job after college. I had justmoved to South Florida and met fellow Marshallgraduates who worked for American Media, pub-lisher of weekly tabloids like the National Enquirerand The Weekly World News. They told me of an

opening at the black-and-white wacky tabloid and I jumped atthe chance. As a journalism major and creative person, I wasthrilled to have the opportunity to help edit, layout pages andresearch stories of a national weekly paper – especially one thatfeatured stories about the likes of Bat Boy, who incidentallywas discovered in a cave in my native West Virginia. I could-

n’t believe that my friends and family all over the country couldsee my work. Even though my stint there lasted just a year, Iloved the atmosphere. People always ask me about the validityof the stories in that publication and my answer is still the sameas it was when I worked there, “Believe it or not, truth isstranger than fiction!” ~ Kristin Calder

My wackiest job was in high school when my Dadmade me work in a hardware store. I still hate thesmell of Home Depot! One day an old man came inwith few teeth and asked me if I knew where hecould find a “sweaty nipple” - I wanted to arrest him

for sexual harassment. As it turns out, it’s a legitimateplumber’s part. ~ Betsy Bleich

My first job was at the Dairy Queen in my home-town of Bluefield, West Virginia. The owners werebig football fans and would let all of the cheerlead-ers work there with flexible schedules. I had topractice hard to master the DQ curl but I am proud

to say I can still do it picture perfect. When you combine anaward-winning secret recipe hot dog chili, great shakes, incred-ible cones and a gaggle of giggling cheerleaders, it is easy to seewhy the DQ was a hot spot in our rural mountain town. It wasmy first exposure to the “service” industry, which eventuallylead me to several years in the hotel business. Those experi-ences have served me well as Charles and I have developedCendyn. I never knew the DQ curl would have such a lastingimpact! ~ Robin Deyo

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Here’s my story - I was waitressing at The Cork ofBoca (where Seasons 52 now is) and my friend’shusband was Vice President of a mortgage companyand they were looking for an assistant. I was inter-viewed and I got the job. To get ready for my first

“real” job I went and got my haircut and acrylic nails put on. Somy first day on the job I had to type something for another VicePresident (not my friend’s husband) and low and behold Icouldn’t type a thing with my beautiful new nails! They were solong I could barely touch the keys (this was back in the early1980’s before computers were used in day-to-day operation).That night my friend called and exclaimed - I thought you saidyou could type! Apparently her husband had filled her in on theday’s events. Needless to say - the next day I went in withoutthe beautiful new nails! ~ Leslie Jackson

My first job (well sorta) was working on an ice creamtruck one summer with a couple other members frommy church youth group when I was 13. I didn’t actu-ally make any money because everything we earnedwent towards raising funds for the group’s projects. It

was a blast! We goofed around and ate ice cream all day and evenmanaged to raise some money! ~ Sandra Jameson

During my senior year of high school, I was eligibleto spend some of my school day employed at a job.I remember riding home from the beach and notic-ing a new Dairy Queen on Linton Blvd. My friendsand I thought it would be fun to work together at an

ice cream shop so we stopped in wearing bathing suits andcover-ups and asked for applications (clearly not the outfit ofchoice now while procuring jobs!). The owners were nice andhad just sold their DQ in the Keys to move up to “the main-land.” We were interviewed, hired and fitted for our khaki pantsand red/white striped polyester shirts (yuk!) and of course, whocan forget the mandatory visor! Step two was to attend DQschool – yes, there actually is such a thing! You know thoseamazing little swirls on the top of your cones just don’t happenwithout the skilled hand of a DQ-trained employee! I alsolearned to make amazing ice cream cakes, blizzards, peanutbuster parfaits, brownie delights, DQ bars and much more! Allour friends from school would come in to visit us including the

very handsome baseball team! It was a sweet experience that Iwill remember for a long time. ~ Lisa Warren

My first job out of college was to work as a meetingand incentive planner. That meant I got to travelaround the world setting up meetings, conventionsand incentive trips while making next to nothing. Iremember one strange trip to Puerto Rico. During the

month we were there, an earthquake hit the L.A. area where sev-eral clients were from, a person not from our group jumped off thehotel and landed on my patio, thus ending a losing streak in thecasino and one member from our group was seen and heard howl-ing at the full moon by herself just like a bad werewolf movie.This is strange, but true. The job did have its perks, though. I gotto scuba-dive in Grand Caymans and in the Great Barrier Reef,travel to Europe, Bali, Singapore, the Caribbean, and across theUnited States. I wouldn’t trade those memories for anything. Iguess money can’t buy you everything. ~ Lisa Romanowski

My first job was working the walk up “Ice CreamWindow” at Pace Family Restaurant in Ludlow,Vermont the summer I turned 16. In Vermont, “win-ters” are very long and “summers” are very short,hence the “ice cream eating season” doesn’t last too

long. To this day I still don’t understand how I managed to packon 17 pounds in only three months, yet it took three years to get itoff! It must have been the “Rocky Road” or the “Butter Pecan.”I’ve more than doubled in age since my first job at that ‘ole IceCream Window, and now I prefer only an occasional gelato . . . it’slighter on the lips . . . AND the hips! ~ Susan Kaelin

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SAVOR THE MOMENT NEWS

WHY COOKBOOK COMMITTEE LOVES MEN BY MORGAN GREEN

How do we love men … let us count theways!

5. They are masters of the grill. Everfeel like not cooking? Justput a pair of tongs in onehand and a beer in theother. All you have to do issteam some broccoli, opena can of corn, toss up a mean salad and

you’re done! (My personal favorite “Super Easy Salad” is below.)

4. Chefs are sexy. Period. And if they’re bald, no problem.Just put that chef’s hat on and voila! It brings a whole newmeaning to the word yummy.

3. You can bring MEN to the Dinner Club on April 14th.(Kindly contact new member Jody Turner at [email protected] to sign up.)

2. Did you know that women are more likely than men to saythey don’t like to cook? Men are more likely than women tosay, “sharing cooking responsibilities with your spouse is veryimportant.” And men are more likely than women to “use arecipe as a guide but adapt it to their needs.”

And our number one reason we love men …(drum roll please)

1. Dave Kempf. Dave Kempf is the man we love the most. For

those of you who don’t know him, he is from Favorite RecipePress, our printer for Savor the Moment. Dave helped us comeup with new and exciting ways to sell and promote Savor theMoment. We were lucky enough to have him fly in fromNashville for our February meeting and of course, were pumpedup when he left.

There are so many reasons to love men, but when they’re help-ing in the kitchen or even doing the dishes, we have to lovethem even more.

Don’t forget Savor the Moment when you are looking for thatspecial gift or just indulging yourself. Remember that Mother’sDay is coming up. What a wonderful way to say I love youwith a gift of a beautiful coffee table cookbook, Savor theMoment. Junior League members are offered a special discountwhen they purchase six STM cookbooks. What better way tofulfill your financial commitment.

Morgan’s Super Easy Salad

Ingredients: Bag of original Craisinscrumbled goat cheesebag of hearts of romaine lettuce (already chopped)small bag of halved pecans1 cup sugarKen’s Steak House Lite Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette.(Optional: Precooked Perdue chicken)

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Candy your pecans by heating up sugar in a pan. Stir untilbrown and gooey. Add a tablespoon of water right before youadd pecans. Take off heat and continue stirring so they do notmelt together. Cool and set aside.

Mix Craisins and lettuce in a medium bowl. Add pecans.Crumble goat cheese over the top. Add precooked Perduechicken if you like. Ken’s Steak House Lite Raspberry WalnutVinaigrette goes perfectly with this salad. Enjoy!

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In my mind Spring is here! I see birdsnesting, flowers blooming and a newgroup of Junior League of Boca Raton(JLBR) members ready to serve ourLeague and be active volunteers withinour community.

This onset of spring brings to mind thatwe are in our season of change, and withthat many of our members will be

searching for the perfect committee placement . So many of youhave attended the Fund Development Committee’s (FDC)events this year but do you really know who we are and whatwe do?

The FDC is a small but strong group of members who are taskedwith adding additional funds for League programs as well as beingresponsible for the donor database. At any given time we planmini fundraisers for the League at minimal or no cost, monitordonor tracking from our major fundraisers and community pro-jects, and research potential new projects for the JLBR.

For the upcoming year Chair Tina Towery and Chair-Elect

Mary Randolph-Scott have set in motion a new plan for thismighty committee. If you are looking to become involvedwith a fundraising committee the FDC is the best place tobegin the process to enhance and learn fundraising skills. Youcan use your creative skills and be actively involved infundraising without the enormity of a signature event. In addi-tion you will be a part of the “transition team” who will set acourse for modernizing, analyzing and strategic planning toensure continuing success of our events along with maintain-ing vital donor statistics.

These goals include promoting cooperation amongst all fundraisers, modernizing the committee, and continuing tounearth mini-fundraising opportunities that are attractive toour membership yet fall in line with the JLBR mission andvalues. This is an easy fun way for any member to be activein the League.

If you would like more information about our committeeplease do not hesitate to contact Tina Towery or one of ourcommittee members to find out for yourself just how muchfun fundraising can be.

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Here we are with only two more issuesof The Bridge to go before we head outto places unknown for some welldeserved vacation time. I have coveredseveral books so far this year and Ithank all of you who commented on thearticles. I am amazed that I am interest-ed in cooking after all these years of“practicing.” My husband is as well,but he is enjoying being the guinea pig.

Last month I featured a darling book from Michigan that I amsorry to say I have not been able to get, but I will not give upbecause many of you will enjoy the recipes; perhaps by May. *

This month we will have a new book called Grand Temptationsfrom the JL of Grand Rapids (JLGP). One of the CookbookCommittee Co-chairs for next year, Lynne Gayle, has broughtthis book to our attention. Her mother is a sustainer and pastpresident of JLGP. I have seen the book, but do not have one inhand, at deadline, to pass along the recipes.

The following are recipes from Maine Ingredients,a cookbook from the JL of Portland, DorothyMacDiarmid was previously a member:

Angelic Shrimp & Lobster ($24.95)Serves 4-6

5 tbsp butter3 cloves garlic, chopped

2 shallots, finely chopped1 cup white wine1 cup chicken brothFreshly ground pepper to tasteDash red pepper flakes

1 pound medium to large shrimp, peeled and deveined1 pound cook lobster meat, chopped1 cup light cream (milk may be substituted- BUT WHY?)1 pound angel hair pasta¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped

In large skillet, over medium heat, melt butter and sauté garlicand shallots for 2 minutes. Add wine, chicken broth and pep-pers, bringing to a boil on medium high heat until the liquidstarts to reduce. Add shrimp and cook approximately five min-utes, until opaque. Add lobster just to heat through. Reduceheat to simmer, add cream and turn heat off after 1-2 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook angel hair pasta according to package directions.

Remove seafood from sauce and set aside. Toss pasta with sauce. Placeseafood on top of pasta, sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

Lemon Lime Pesto ChickenServes 4 to 6

6 boneless chicken breast halves

Marinate:2 tbsp olive oil

SAVOR THE MOMENT

FROM A COOK’S POINT OF VIEW BY MARY LAVALLE

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SAVOR THE MOMENT

2 tbsp chopped parsley5 tsp lime juice2 tbsp lemon juice3 generous teaspoons Basil Pesto (use commercial or makeyour own below)1 large clove garlic, mincedSalt and pepper

Whisk together all ingredients. Pour over chicken and marinate4-6 hours. Place in a baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for45 minutes.

Use remaining pesto to toss with 12 ounces of cooked pasta fora complete meal.

Basil Pesto

1 cup tightly packed fresh basil leaves½ to ¾ cup grated Parmesan cheese½ to ¾ cup olive oil1/3 cup pine nuts1/3 cup parsley3 to 5 cloves garlicSalt and pepper to taste

Place all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor andprocess until smooth.

Tip: Pasta - 1) Use a pot large enough to hold three times thevolume of pasta you’re going to cook. This ratio allows the

pasta to cook evenly. Add the pasta to briskly boiling water, andstir it immediately to prevent it from clumping together. 2) Youcan cook pasta up to two days ahead, and drain. Toss with a fewdrops of olive oil, and cool. Place in a plastic zip-top freezerbag, and refrigerate until ready to use.

*If you want a certain cookbook and we are out of stock let usknow and you may order a copy. Payment will be collected atthe time of order and you will be called when it arrives.Contact Mary of further information.

Apron Strings, JL of Little Rock ......................................$26.95 By Invitation Only, JL of Pensacola ................................$29.95 California Fresh Harvest, JL of Oakland-Eastbay (sold out) $28.95California Sol Food, JL of San Diego ............................$29.95 Charleston Receipts Repeats, JL of Charleston ..............$21.95 Dallas Dish, JL of Dallas ................................................$32.00 Everything But The Entrée, JL of Parkersburg ................$21.95 Fresh Spa Cookbook, FRP ............................................$30.00 Furniture City Feasts, JL of High Point, NC ..................$29.95 Gracious Gator Cooks, JL of Gainesville........................$21.95 Maine Ingredients, JL of Portalnd, Maine ......................$24.95 Meet Me at the Garden Gate, JL of Spartanburg ............$24.95 River Roads III, JL of Baton Rouge ................................$19.95 Southern On Occasion, JL of Cobb Marietta ..................$28.95 Stop and Smell the Rosemary, JL of Houston..................$28.95 True Grits, JL of Atlanta ..................................................$28.95

FROM A COOK’S POINT OF VIEW BY MARY LAVALLE


ENDOWMENT NEWS

YOUR JLBR ENDOWMENT FUND BY CAROLYN ARNOLD

The JLBR Endowment Fund is just asstrong as it has ever been, if notstronger. As a Board of Directors com-prised of JLBR members, bothSustainer and Active, we are hard atwork watching our money grow. It is avery exciting time as we continue toreceive amazing support from our mem-bership. It seems that once our mem-

bers really understand the purpose and importance of theEndowment, they are excited to support this wonderful endeav-or. As I always mention, the purpose of the JLBR EndowmentFund is to assure that the Vegso Community Resource Centerfunctions independently and without reliance on JLBRfundraising dollars. The building and Resource Center is meantto be an asset, not a liability, and we accomplish that by contin-uing to raise money for the Endowment, and in turn, for thebuilding. The best part of this work is that the EndowmentFund contributes annually to JLBR so that the physical needs ofthe building can be met.

It is with the unfaltering support of our members that weaccomplish the goals of the JLBR Endowment Fund. Loretta,an active JLBR member, and Joe Rauenhorst are shining exam-ples of this support. They have made a very generous donation

to the Endowment Fund, and have indicated that they supportthe mission of the Fund and want to do their part to assure itslongevity. The generosity doesn’t stop there. We have had thegood fortune to receive another significant donation from oneof our beloved Sustainers, who deeply supports the goals of thefund and has persevered with us since the creation of the Fund.Consistently, we receive support at all levels, whether it is agenerous donation from a family or personal foundation, a con-tribution made in honor of someone else’s accomplishment, ora donation in memory of a friend or loved one. From whateversource, and for whatever reason, the JLBR Endowment Fund isfortunate to have the support of our JLBR members and friends.

Ok … let’s talk money! The JLBR Endowment Fund has beenunder the careful financial management of The SilvermanGroup of Raymond James and Associates, a national brokeragefirm with a strong presence in Boca Raton. With the guidanceand planning ability of Mickey Silverman and his team, theEndowment Fund has grown significantly. Since the initialentrée, the Endowment Fund investments have outperformedthe market and all related indexes, and the strategy of balancedmanagement has proven to be very effective. We are on verysolid financial ground and can look to the future with optimism.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of our donors who havesupported us since the doors of the Vegso Community ResourceCenter opened in January 2004. We cannot do it without you!Please consider making a donation to the Endowment Fund, andgive a gift that will continue to grow well into the future. Lookfor exciting JLBR Endowment updates in future Bridges, andthanks again!

THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOCA RATON WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEFOLLOWING CONTRIBUTORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATION TOTHE ENDOWMENT FUND:

Carole Putman, in memory of sustainer Barbara O’Connell’s father.

Junior League of Boca RatonEndowment Fund, Inc.

Established to further the mission of the Junior League of Boca Raton, Inc. by providing a permanent fund to maintain

the Vegso Community Resource Center.

Enclosed is my tax deductible contribution to the JLBR ENDOWMENTFUND INC. $

(make checks payable to the Junior League of Boca Raton Endowment Fund, Inc.)

In Honor of (Occasion: birthday, anniversary, graduation, marriage, birth, accomplishment, other)

In Memory of Please send acknowledgment to: Name:Address:City, State, Zip: Contributed by:Name:Address:City, State, Zip:

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Boca Raton, FL 33432

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With such a large new member class, wethought it would be nice to give you a lit-tle inside scoop on our lovely new mem-bers. In last month’s Bridge, we learnedabout some of them. This is the secondinstallment of profiling our new members.We hope you continue to enjoy learningabout these terrific women! The finalinstallment on “Meeting our New Members”will be the May issue of The Bridge.

Marie Johnson lives in Deerfield Beach and works inthe residential real estate market. Marie has two chil-dren and a cat named Sweetie Cat. You might havenoticed the amazing jewelry she wears; Marie is alsoinvolved in the fashion jewelry business and was a

sponsor at our March General Membership Meeting (GMM).

Vicky Kelly is a real firecracker, and her enthusiasmhas proven contagious. Vicky lives in WoodfieldCountry Club with her husband and son. She gra-ciously hosted a cottage meeting in February andhas a cute southern accent because she was born in

Louisiana.

Carla Kenney moved here from Nebraska with herhusband and two children. She is a nurse at theBoca Raton Community Hospital, (another Leaguer,Heidi Taylor is one of her favorite co-workers!) andCarla enjoys golf.

Katie Kildal is married and teaches fourth grade atSt. Jude Catholic School. She moved here six yearsago from Michigan and we can thank MichelleDuffy for telling her about the League! Katie hasbeen instrumental to the success of the new member

project, Membership Satisfaction and Training (MSAT)Wellness Fair!

Susan “Susie” Kuhn moved here a year ago fromChicago. She and her husband Bernie live inParkland. Susie is an avid reader and a member of

the most awesome book club ever! She enjoys music, plays theharp and piano.

Liza Kuntadi moved here three years ago fromHouston and has also lived in New Orleans.Originally from Jakarta, Liza loves sports, readingand salsa dancing.

Allison Lane, originally from Maryland, is an attor-ney and recently moved to Boca Raton fromGainesville. She enjoys boating, diving and spin-ning classes.

Kathy Leggatt and her husband Chris recently movedto Coconut Creek from Cleveland, Ohio. Kathy is aspecial event’s coordinator for Food for the Poor andshe enjoys tennis, reading and blogging.

Jeanette Lobbe, originally from Boston, is marriedand has two young children and lives in BoyntonBeach with her husband Jon. Jeanette likes watersports and cooking and has been a big help on theKids at Home new member project.

Gisela Martinez is a native Floridian and livesin Pompano with her two children and bassethound Henry. She enjoys reading, cookingand crafts.

Victoria Matthews is married and lives in DelrayBeach with her husband Les and their two pugs,Samson and Deliliah. They recently moved herefrom Atlanta and Victoria is an avid golfer.

Lydia Mayer a native of New Orleans moved here10 years ago. She currently lives in Delray Beach.She is an attorney and enjoys photography, travel,scuba, salsa and ultimate frisbee!

Jody McDaniel lives in Coral Springs with her hus-band Brent and two children. She just moved herelast summer from Dallas. She enjoys scrapbooking,cooking and running.


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MEET OUR NEW MEMBERS PART II CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15

Karin McDonnell recently moved to DelrayBeach from Charlotte, North Carolina. Sheworks for Office Depot and enjoys running andcooking.

Lisa McDonough lives in Delray Beach with herhusband Jeffrey and their dog, a cavalier KingCharles spaniel, named Capone. Lisa’s mother wasalso in the JLBR.

Christine McKenney and her husband John moved toBoca a year ago from Long Island, New York.Christine has always enjoyed volunteer work and herhobbies include horseback riding, boating and pilates.

Lisa Miller moved to Florida about two years agofrom Tucson, Arizona. She is the Director ofDevelopment Operations for Lynn University and herhobbies include writing short stories and photography.

Carrie Monier has lived in South Florida for 20years. She works in the residential real estatemarket with Coldwell Banker and is an avidgolfer.

Jennifer Oates and her husband Thomas live inPompano Beach with their fawn Boxer, Layla.Jennifer is the public relations coordinator for Foodfor the Poor and her hobbies include crew/rowing,and boating.

Erin Parker lives in Boca and is in the publishingbusiness. She was previously a talk show producerfor Fox and WB. Her hobbies include tennis, run-ning and reading. She has been a wonderful addi-tion to the DIAD new member project committee!

Sarah Paulsen is in the banking business and worksfor Washington Mutual. She enjoys shopping, boat-ing flying and travel. Her Grandmother was a mem-ber of the Junior League.

Kristen Petersen moved here six years ago fromGainesville and works for RBC Centura Bank. Sheloves horses and does show jumping at SunshineMeadows Equestrian Village.

Stella Pores lives in Boca with her husband Josephand their two children. Stella moved here 13 yearsago from Long Island, New York, and works in thehealthcare recruiting field.

Kimberly Porterfield and her husband Adam movedto Boca from Philadelphia about a year ago.Kimberly owns the fantastic La Ti Da Boutique thatjust opened up in Royal Palm Place.

Jennifer Prelak is originally from Massachusetts,but now lives in Deerfield Beach. She’s a recruiterand enjoys volunteering with PetSet, cycling, travel-ing and working out.

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MEET OUR NEW MEMBERS PART II CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16

Renee Radi lives in Boca with her husband Markand their two Chihuahuas, Henry and Lucy. Reneeworks in the pharmaceutical industry and enjoysphotography, water skiing, tennis and yoga.

Kimberly (Markus) Read is a newlywed and isoriginally from Pittsburgh. She works in the Titlebusiness and enjoys crafts, yoga and volunteerwork.

Mary Redman and her husband Trent live in Bocawith their three young children. Mary is an accoun-tant and enjoys sports, music and spending timewith family.

Lisa Romanowski and her husband Paul live inBoynton Beach with their son Alex. Originally fromIllinois, Lisa enjoys horseback riding, boating, read-ing and working out.

Lana Rosenzweig lives in Boca and works forWachovia Bank. Lana enjoys books, fitness andfood. Her other volunteer work is with Boca RatonCommunity Hospital Breast Care Awareness.

Caroline Roter is a native Floridian, born in DelrayBeach. She is in the marketing business and enjoys danc-ing, scrapbooking and working out. Her good friendChristy Stewart encouraged her to join the League.

Ashley Schaller and her Chihuahua TinkerBelllive in Boca Raton. Ashley recently graduatedfrom college and enjoys cheerleading anddancing.

Nicole Scheer was born in Ft. Lauderdale, and is a teacher atOlympia Heights Community High School. She enjoys run-ning, and attending events at the Boca Raton Art Museum.

Martina Schreer and her husband Brett live inDelray Beach with their son Maximilian. Martinawas born in Germany and is a realtor with ColdwellBanker. She enjoys cooking, biking, swimming,travel and shopping.

Stephanie “Feenie” Shipley is a native Floridianand lives in Delray Beach with her cat, Zoe. She isthe Development Coordinator for Boys and GirlsClubs of Palm Beach County. She enjoys reading,travel and outdoor activities.

Norah Silva, originally from Washington, D.C., is amother of four, and has her own photography busi-ness. Norah volunteers for many local organiza-tions and enjoys music and art.

Staci Skufca was born in Ft. Lauderdale and is inthe real estate publications business. Staci volun-teers with Habitat for Humanity and enjoys thebeach, swimming and spinning classes.

Brittany Steele lives in Boca with her two dogs,Buck and Maggie. Originally from Connecticut sheis a teacher at A.D. Henderson University School.Her hobbies include reading, boating and profes-sional development.

Victoria Stone lives in Boca with her husbandWilliam, their two children and their, Weimaraner,Lindy. She enjoys reading, traveling and baking.Katherine Moss encouraged her to join theLeague.

Jennifer Stratton moved here five years ago fromSeattle and has two children, Isabelle and Hilary.Jennifer is a CPA and enjoys volunteering at Habitatfor Humanity.

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April showers bring the April PlacementFair! Don’t miss our fun-filled GeneralMembership Meeting on April 10. OurSocial Hour, beginning at 6 p.m. will bethe Placement Fair, which is a fabulousopportunity for you to meet variouscommittee chairs and to learn what theircommittee is all about. Already knowwhere you are serving next year? Comeearly anyway and join the festivities!

The GMM will begin at 7 p.m.

We have really enjoyed planning meetings that you all would lookforward to and April’s meeting is no different. Come to our ver-sion of a fair JLBR style. In March, we enjoyed getting to knowour IPR New Member team. Chairperson Becca Fair (next year’sIPR chair-elect, woo-hoo!), was joined by Andrea Garcia, VanessaDiaz, Jennifer Harper and Marie Johnson. They are talented, orga-nized, and enthusiastic! They worked hard to see their idea through

and did an amazing job. From contacting C. Orrico, gathering raf-fle prizes, selecting and mailing invitations, getting a sponsor, tofinding the perfect centerpieces, and everything else we threw theirway, they were the little committee that could, and did!

Speaking of March, a huge thank you to our presenting vendor, C.Orrico! We have long been fans, but after working with the love-ly manager of their Delray Beach store, Tianna, we will definitelyshop there more often! Thank you to our lovely models, who maybe considering second careers in the field. Thank you to LiaSophia, our sponsor, for making the evening a huge hit!

On May 8, we’ll wrap up our League year with our annual MayGMM dinner. You won’t want to miss the passing of the gavelfrom our truly amazing President Kathy Adkins to our fantasticPresident-Elect Kristin Calder. It has been a wonderful year,and we all have a lot to celebrate, as well as look forward tonext year. We hope you will join us for some hugs, a few tears,and a whole lot of laughs.

COMMITTEE NEWS

THE PLACE TO BE BY JOANNE GOLDEN

Junior League of Boca Raton2006-07 Award Nomination Form

Name of Member Nominated:

Award Designation (Founders, Outstanding Service, OutstandingSustainer, Torch or Starburst . . . see descriptions below):

Give specific reasons why you feel this person is deserving of theaward:

List the candidate’s volunteer service and leadership roles:

Name and contact information of nominator:

You may use this form to submit your nomination OR you maywrite a letter explaining why your nominee deserves the award.Please email all nominations to Kimberly Kenney, Vice President ofPersonnel, [email protected], or mail to Kimberly at 1621S.W. 7th Ave., Boca Raton, FL 33486

Nomination deadline: April 10, 2007

DESCRIPTION OF AWARDS:

Founders Award: Created in honor of the founding members ofJLBR, this award is presented to a JLBR member in recognition ofoutstanding service to the League. The award is presented to anactive member in good standing who has been a member of JLBRfor at least three years. The award recognizes the dedication, moti-

vation and enthusiasm of a member who has earned her the respectand admiration of her colleagues. The Founders Award recognizesexemplary performance within the JLBR over a period of time.

Outstanding Service Award: This award is presented to a JLBR mem-ber who has taken her active Junior League involvement and train-ing into the community to make a major contribution through vol-unteer service. The award winner must be an active or sustainer in goodstanding who has been a member of JLBR for at least three years. Theaward may be given for outstanding achievement through JLBR in thecommunity or the award may be presented for outstanding service inthe community over a period of time. Please note “community” isdefined to include and extend beyond a JLBR project.

Outstanding Sustainer Award: This award is presented to a sustainingmember of JLBR in good standing. The award recognizes a mem-ber’s dedication, motivation and enthusiasm and has earned therespect and admiration of her colleagues and will recognize exem-plary performance within the JLBR over a period of time.

The Torch Award: This award will be presented to an active or sus-taining member of JLBR in good standing. The Torch Award rec-ognizes a member who is a true pioneer, who embraces innovationand creativity. This member willingly forges into new territory,breaks new ground or takes on something never before attempted.She maintains confidence and enthusiasm in the face of doubt, oppo-sition or barriers. The award winner is someone who never saysnever, who does something unique and different and who likely (butnot necessarily) achieves desired goals.

The Starburst Award: This award is presented to a JLBR active mem-ber in good standing who puts forth the extra effort despite the num-ber of contributions or commitments she is already doing for the JLBR.The award recognizes the person you contact if you want somethingdone, even though she is busy, and you know she will make time to dothe job well. The award recognizes the ability to provide that extra“burst of energy” to help get the task at hand completed.

Please note that the current JLBR President is not eligible for these awards.

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Wow! Where has this year gone? Itseems like we were just getting settledinto out new committee duties and nowhere we are trying to decide what wewant to do next year.

The Junior League of Boca RatonAnnual Placement fair will take placeon April 10th at 6 p.m. at the

Marriott Boca Raton Hotel and this is an event you do notwant to miss! This is the time when you will have the opportu-nity to speak with the newly slated committee chairs. If youhave any questions regarding a certain committee placementthis is time to get your answers. Each committee will have atable set up so you can walk around and get a feel for what eachplacement has to offer. Trying to decide between a fundraiser

and a community placement? This is the time to talk to thecommittee chairs and find out what the committee is all aboutand what your potential responsibilities will be.

You will be given a Placement Interview form by theNominating Placement committee. Please turn in this form byWednesday, April 11th. It is very important that you list yourtop THREE committee choices. While we do our best to placemembers on the committee they choose as their first choice, itis sometimes necessary to move onto the second or third choice.If you do not turn in a form, we will have to place you wherewe need committee members.

If you have any questions or are unsure of a placement, pleasecontact your Nominating Placement advisor. New memberswill be contacted by a Nominating Placement advisor. See youat the fair!

COMMITTEE NEWS

IT’S TIME FOR THE FAIR BY LESLIE JACKSON

Date: Advisor:

2007 - 2008 PLACEMENT INTERVIEW SHEETName: Phone Number: Email:

Membership Status for 2007 – 2008

Current Placement:

2005/2006 Placement:



Are you willing to be placed where the League needs you most? Yes _____ No ______

For the 2007/2008 weekly time commitment, you can only work: Day _____ Night ______ Flexible _____

The amount of time you have available for the League work: A lot _____ Moderate _____ A little _____

Rank your primary interests (1 being the most important, 4 being the least)

______ Community Placement ______ In-League Placement

______ Leadership ______ Fund Raising Placement

You prefer to work on:

______ A Large Committee ______ A Small Committee

______ Independently ______ As a Team

______ A Career Related Placement ______ Something You’ve Never Done

On what four committees would you like to serve and what strengths and skills do you bring to each of these choices?

A. Skills B. Skills C. Skills D. Skills

SIGNATURE:


After completing my third year onWoman Volunteer of the YearCommittee this past October, I decidedto do a double placement. Someoneapproached me about the VCRC com-mittee. I thought it would be perfect; Ihad no idea what it was all about and asI quickly found out, I was not the onlyone. As I have been running around try-ing to complete my DIAD and fundrais-

er shifts, I have been asked the question “What committee areyou on?” I usually get a blank stare when I answer VCRC.

The Vegso Community Resource Center (VCRC) has manyfunctions. Our role is to provide the communities of SouthPalm Beach and North Broward Counties with the best avail-able education training and resources as they search for fundingsources for their organizations.

The Library is housed with numerous resources including a sophis-ticated interactive online database which includes information onmore than 80,000 different grant makers and 320 different grants.

We seek to continue to educate non profits, foundations and oth-ers through grant library events, outside speakers, partnerships,and other special programs.

Here is a list of upcoming events at the VCRC. All workshopsare free of charge unless otherwise indicated.

April 10th - VCRC Grant Library Training, 1 - 2:30 p.m.Learn how to effectively use library materials, includingFoundation Center databases, to find potential funders for yourorganization. Presented by Liz Locke, VCRC Librarian.

April 17th - Introduction to Corporate Giving, 1 - 3 p.m.Gain an understanding of the motivations behind corporate giving,how to research potential corporate supporters, and whatresources are available for your research. Presented by LizLocke, VCRC Librarian

April 19th - Session I: What Foundation Managers andPeople Considering Setting Up a Foundation Need to Know10 a.m. - noon. Session II: Funding Mechanisms for

Foundation Managers and Donors (includes advanced fund-ing techniques such as charitable lead trusts and charitableremainder trusts). 1 - 3 p.m. Presented by Laura H. Peebles,CPA, PFS, Tax Director, Washington National Office of DeloitteTax LLP

May 10th - College Funding Solutions, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.Focus on Lower and Middle School Financial Planning andEducation. Presented by Joshua Schlinsky, Certified CollegePlanning Specialist

August 28th - College Funding Solutions, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.Focus on High School Planning and Financial Education. Presentedby Joshua Schlinsky, Certified College Planning Specialist

October 11th - SOS For Scholarships, 6 - 8 p.m.A Primer on the Process of Securing Financial Assistance.Presented by Danielle Cameron, Vice President forDevelopment and Carolyn Hollis Jenco, DevelopmentAssociate/Scholarship Manager, Community Foundation

Dec. 3rd - 7th The Grantsmanship Center Training –(www.tgci.com for cost and scholarship information) Presentedby Dawn Skaperdas 800-421-9512, CA

I encourage you to schedule a personal training session at theGrant Library. If you would like to attend any of these events,please call 561 620-2553 or Email [email protected].

We’d like to share a letter that we received from Ms. Wallersteinwho attend one of our lectures at the VCRC:

Dear Ms. Adkins,

I wanted to write to say what an excellent informational session the JuniorLeague sponsored and hosted on “Elder Care Law.” The three presenterswere terrific - clear and understandable in their talk, comfortable with ques-tions asked, and I was so glad I had noticed the ad in the Sun Sentinel (orBoca News) and had phoned in my reservation.

In addition to the informative and timely material, the Junior League host-esses couldn’t have been more gracious - greeting people at arrival, havingcoffee, sweets and tasty sandwiches beautifully presented for attendees, andpoised and kind when meeting ran more than allotted time.

Your building is even more gorgeous than the lovely E. 80th St. townhousewhich is Manhattan’s Junior League home! When I return to NYC in April,I will tell NYC Junior League president how much I appreciate your program.

Please give special thanks to Jackie Reeves (and Liz Locke too) on behalf ofall attendees for the planning and proposing this program, and please keepme advised of future programs! I am a snowbird, here mainly November -April, but I am considering becoming a Florida resident. Ah; if I was 40years younger (or more!) with the right requirements, I’d join your Bocamembership immediately!

Sincerely, Betty Cooper Wallerstein

VCRC NEWS

WHAT’S GOING ON AT THE VCRC BY DIANA SWORDS

I know the price of success: dedication,hard work, and an unremitting devotionto the things you want to see happen.

~ Frank Lloyd Wright

Merriam-Websters Dictionary definesthe word instant as “(n) the present orcurrent month” and “(adj) immediate,direct, important, current” and paybackas “(n) a return on an investment equal to

the original capital outlay.” The Junior League defines instantpayback as immediate assistance for our community delivered bythe generosity and support of our members!

As described in last month’s article of The Bridge, InstantPayback Activities occur throughout our Junior League year atgeneral membership meetings. The President and the VP ofCommunity organize opportunities, where we as members, can“make an immediate impact” on a community project or orga-nization with an on-the-spot activity.

Community Council has organized and completed severalInstant Paybacks already this year as outlined below.

September – we collected and delivered hurricane supplies forIn The Pines and Kids@Home.

November – we collected baby supplies and registry items forKids In Distress and had a guest speaker and a foster parent joinus to educate us on the challenges and rewards of gettinginvolved in the foster care system.

January – we collected care package items, care package fund-ing and wrote letters for the Forgotten Soldiers Outreach orga-

nization and welcomed the founder of the organization to edu-cate us on their efforts and success to date. We are happy toreport that the collection box was overflowing with donateditems, approximately $700 was collected for care packagedonations and over 100 letters of encouragement were written!

March – we organized a letter writing campaign in an effort tocontact and educate our legislators on the importance of ourJunior League and SPAC position statements and to encouragetheir support of these efforts. We also invited the SPAC presi-dent to speak to our membership about the importance of newchild passenger restraint legislation to reduce injury rates inchildren who are involved in motor vehicle accidents in Florida.

We still have two more months to go to make Instant Paybacksan Instant Success! We invite you again to help the communi-ty at our April and May General Membership Meetings. InApril, we will be collecting summer camp supplies for areanonprofits so they can send the children in their programs tocamp with the appropriate materials. Please see that list in thisedition of The Bridge and in future e-mails. In May, we will becollecting luggage to donate to Kids in Distress so that childrentaken from their homes in emergency situations can have lug-gage instead of a garbage bag to collect and pack their thingsand can continue to use that same piece of luggage as they movefrom home to home in the foster system.

Although the Instant Payback activity does not tax us by involv-ing a lot of our time and resources, it certainly goes a long wayfor the organizations that need this support. Thank you againfor making our Instant Payback activities so successful – theorganizations need and appreciate our support!

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COMMITTEE NEWS

Community Council was given a gener-ous donation and through the kindnessof Joel Altman, Chairman and CEO ofthe Altman Companies, the PublicIssues and Advocacy committee isdelighted to announce that the JuniorLeague of Boca Raton (JLBR) will behosting a Booster Seat event! Familiesfrom our community projects that havechildren aged 4-8 years old, as well as

additional families in the community, will be given boosterseats. Families that attend will be receiving a quality high-backbooster seat, installation of the booster seat, as well as step-by-step guidance on how to properly install the booster seat in theirvehicle by Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Technicians.

The event will take place on May 12th from11 a.m.-3 p.m. at TownCenter at Boca Raton. We are working on the details and will giveyou more information at April’s General Membership Meeting.

One of three Junior Leagues of Florida State Public AffairsCommittee’s (SPAC) legislative priorities for this year is advo-cating for an update to Florida’s child passenger restraintstatute. As you probably remember from a previous Bridge arti-cle, booster seats are important because a booster seat raises achild up so that the safety belt fits right – and can better protecta child. The shoulder belt should cross the child’s chest and restsnugly on the shoulder, and the lap belt should rest low across

the pelvis or hip area – never across the stomach area. JLBR isthrilled to have this opportunity to educate our community onhow important and necessary booster seats are for the safety ofchildren riding in motor vehicles and to offer both piece of mindand convenience to families that require a booster seat.

Currently, Florida law does not meet the recommendations ofthe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or theAmerican Academy of Pediatrics. Both agencies currently rec-ommend children over 40 lbs. and between the approximateages of four and eight years old and under 57 inches tall shouldbe restrained using a belt positioning booster seat. Florida lawonly requires children through age three to have age appropri-ate restraints. Florida is one of only 12 states to have norequirements at all regarding booster seats.

Research has shown that children age four through seven usingbooster seats have significantly better outcomes than childrenusing adult seat belts.

Children in booster seats are 59% less likely to be injured thanchildren using seatbelts alone (Journal of the American MedicalAssociation, 2003).

Children in seatbelts alone are 28% more likely to die (TheArchives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 2006).

Please advocate for the children in your lives and educate yourfriends and family on the importance of the use of booster seats.

Boca Raton’s history is more interestingand rich than many of us could have imag-ined. From the inhabitance of theTequesta Indians, who lived in oceansidecommunities until the 18th century, andthe 1920’s land boom when AddisonMizner was commissioned to plan aworld-class resort community, to the1950’s Africa USA safari park where theCamino Gardens community stands today,

Boca Raton has undergone tremendous change and growth.

Coming together as virtual strangers for the HometownHistories new member project, we hardly knew what to expect.Now that our journey is coming to an end, we take with us fondmemories of solid teamwork, true camaraderie, and built-in his-tory lessons that we are likely never to forget.

Our travel through time brought our group closer, though weclicked as a team out of the gate and came through the journeyas stronger League members. We were productive and hardworking during our meetings, and at times, we were even ableto laugh and enjoy ourselves! We not only learned about Boca’s

copious history, but we also learned more about one another andcultivated relationships that we may not have otherwise.

A strong team would be nothing without stellar leadership,which we fortunately had.Our patient and organizedchair, Susan Frost, is to bethanked, as well as commit-tee members MillieStrickroot and Susan Hunter,who helpfully guided us asnewcomers to an alreadywell-established committee. I also want to thank my fellownew members - Maria Galka, Nicole Scheer, Mary Beth Tateand Carrie Monier – for effortlessly forming a cohesive unit toaccomplish what we set out to from day one.

Upon its completion, Hometown Histories will be a top-flightproject for our area fourth graders. It was a fun, creative andinteresting project in which to take part, and we believe that foryears to come, it will serve as an important learning tool for ourcommunity. This truly has been a journey through a hometownhistory that will stay with us forever.

JOURNEY THROUGH A HOMETOWN HISTORY BY ANDEE HOLZMAN

Spring is upon us and the Done in ADay Committee has organized manyevents for everyone to participate in.On a “spring cleaning” note, if youhaven’t completed your 2-hour or 4-hour DIAD shift you can go to the web-site and see what else is available for theend of the year. Sign up now becausethe events are filling up quickly! Just areminder that if you do not complete

your 4-hour DIAD shift you will be charged $80. Also, you willmiss out on the satisfaction you get from coming to one of theseevents and volunteering just a bit of your time for such a goodcause. The Done in A Day committee has lined up some funand interesting volunteer opportunities for 2007, like February’sPaint Florence Fuller.

Thanks again to the new member class. Five of the new mem-bers lead the way as volunteers painted the Florence FullerChild Development Center. Also, thanks goes out to SherwinWilliams who offered the paint and supplies at cost. This ded-icated group of volunteers arrived at 7:30 a.m. armed with sup-plies, drinks, food, etc. They were a little overwhelmed by thesize of the room and the condition it was in. They quickly real-ized they would need to paint two coats instead of the one theyhad planned. But this was not going to deter these JuniorLeague women who, with the help of some considerate hus-bands, finished the project in 4-hours!

The Morikami Hatsume Fair was another successful event for

the JLBR along with the Morikami Museum. The Hatsume Fairwas delightful as the park was transformed into a uniqueJapanese spring festival. Our volunteers kept busy by walkingaround asking guests to answer short surveys and performingother helpful duties at the Fair.

March’s Sandwich Day went off without a hitch. Specialthanks to Tracy DeFrances for opening up her home to our vol-unteers and thank you to the ladies who helped prepare thesandwiches for the kitchen. The Kids in Distress MonthlyEnrichment Seminar was a big success again this month. It isso important to the Foster Parents who come to this event forthe Junior League to provide babysitting services for themwhile they attend the seminar. Our volunteers stepped up andbabysat, played with the toddlers and helped the children makecrafts. Lastly, we can’t forget the Milagro Center Reading Day.It is so rewarding to be a volunteer at this event and go out andread with the elementary school children. The art class and thepizza party at the end only add to the fun!

Remember if you have not participated in any of our Done in ADays there are still more to choose from. There will be addi-tional Sandwich Days and Kids in Distress Monthly Seminars.The DIAD committee will be hosting a wonderful event at theSandoway House for all of you out there with a green thumb.Volunteers will be assisting with landscaping and beautifyingthe butterfly garden planted by the JLBR ten years ago. Otherevents for the month of April are the CROS Ministries Dinner,Centre for the Arts Kids Series and The Morikami Museum’sChildren’s Day. Sign up today at www.jlbr.org.

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STRENGTH IN NUMBERS BY KELLI-ANN BLOECHINGER

COMMITTEE NEWS

Our League recently announced that we gave over 2,000 hoursof community service in 2006. As a new member, it has been agreat journey learning the amazing things our time and workhave accomplished. We are realizing what can be achievedthrough working together on a common goal.

The first time my New Member Project, Kids@HomeApartment Starter Kits, met we were concerned that maybethere were too many of us – 14 people in a group – is thereenough work? We were all very eager to help. We each tookresponsibility for a particular job and left wondering how muchwould my little part really make a difference?

After our first visit to the Kids@Home storage unit, we realizedwith a large group of women you not only get the job done, butyou exceed your goals. There are so many pieces to completethis puzzle: taking inventory, raising money, restocking inven-tory, arranging a move and most importantly making sure these

young adults have the tools they need to start life on their own.The picture highlights one of our visits to the Kids@Home stor-age unit. Furniture, kitchenware and linens are among the itemsin our Apartment Starter Kits. In some circumstances, the kidshave kids of their own, which is why we also collect highchairsand other items for babies.

Between working with a generous, diverse group of women andhelping Kids@Home, this has been an extremely fulfilling andrewarding experience. We are looking forward to the comingweeks as we see our work come to fruition.

We are still collecting donations to purchase Apartment StarterKits. These Kits will include everything from bedding andbathroom accessories to kitchenware and cleaning supplies.

For approximately $208, you cansponsor an entire ApartmentStarter Kit. If you would like tomake a donation, please drop itoff at the Vegso CommunityResource Center (VCRC). Ifyou have any questions pleasecontact Kelli-Ann Bloechinger(561) 716-9228 or BrittanySteele (561) 702-0151.

Your support and generosity aregreatly appreciated!

PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2007-2008 BY KAREN SCHLESINGER

The Project Development Committee isexcited that two of our three projects pre-sented at the January General MembershipMeeting were voted in on the straw ballot.Way to go! The League’s ability to bringon new and interesting projects is what weare all about. The two new projects thatthe League is taking on and that you willhave an opportunity to serve on are the fol-lowing:

The Milagro Center of Delray Beach - The Milagro Centerneeds our help developing a playground adjacent to its existingfacility. Milagro is a unique arts-integrated educational and cul-tural facility that provides care for school-age children. TheCenter primarily draws youth from the local Delray Beach com-munity where it serves as an after-school program and summercamp for children ages 6-12. Milagro provides homework help,mentoring, and classes that teach art and music. What’s uniqueabout the center is that it lends its teachers to other after-schoolprograms in the area. For example, Milagro’s drum teacher istemporarily on loan to Dixie Manor (another JLBR project).The extremely organized staff at the Milagro Center is looking

to make the Delray Beach location its “model site” and dupli-cate the site in other cities across the country. And if you needany more reason to list Milagro among your top three place-ments for next year, Project Development’s Linda Gunn ischairing the committee so be prepared to have a great commit-tee and community experience.

Florence Fuller Child Development Centers - Florence FullerChild Development Centers’ babies need some TLC. FlorenceFuller is a child development center committed to providingquality childcare to serve economically disadvantaged families.The Center is dedicated to serving children and families fromlow-income households, so that the children can start their edu-cation on par with those from more economic advantages.There are two Florence Fuller locations in Boca Raton that pro-vide assistance for working parents struggling to gain indepen-dence. The children receiving services at Florence Fuller areethnically diverse from families with an average annual house-hold income of $18,000. The Centers’ children range in agefrom one-month to five-years old and attend full-timepreschool; children ages 6-13 attend after-school care and sum-mer day-camp. Currently, the Florence Fuller Child


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During the past few months, you hadthe opportunity to learn about theJLBR’s long term relationship with InThe Pines, and how it continues toflourish. There have been articles writ-ten introducing you to Kay Larch, arti-cles regarding Sports Day and AnimalAdventure Day, an article telling youthe history of ITP, and last month theexciting announcement that ITP has

received a $3.3 million grant to help rebuild ITP North. Thismonth I would like to introduce you to the RCMA Child CareCenter located on the campus of ITP South.

It was truly a pleasure to speak with Kina Macedo the CenterCoordinator and to learn about all that RCMA has to offer. Kinawasn’t looking for a job when she started at the center. Kina’smom and Mary Espinosa, the founding director, were oldfriends. Mary needed help and Kina’s mom suggested her.Kina has now been at RCMA/ITP for 11 years. Kina lovesworking with babies, and was in charge of the infant class foreight years, before Mary got promoted to Area Coordinator, andKina got promoted to Director. The center has 16 teachers, andthey take care of 64 children from two months of age to fiveyears old.

RCMA has facilities throughout Florida, focusing on improvingthe lives of migrant families (www.RCMA.org). There hasbeen a 14-year relationship between RCMA and ITP. Teachersenjoy being there so much that there has been very low turnoveramongst the staff at this location. Four staff members havebeen there since the beginning, and many of the others havebeen there 10, 11, or 12 years. There is a true family environ-ment, and you feel the warmth when you enter the center.

The teaching staff has been recruited from the community.Some teachers are past parents that have moved out of the fieldsand are now teaching at the facility. Kina was proud to share

that the center is enrolled in a three-year program called QIS -Quality Improvement System in partnership with the PBCSchool Board, Family Central, and the Children ServicesCoalition. There are scholarship opportunities for the teachersand seven members of the teaching staff are currently attendingcollege to improve themselves. QIS has seven domains to getoverall star rating, and it has brought a lot of good things andbenefits to the center this past year. Coaching and assessments,maintenance and then yearly assessments will help RCMA/ITPto continue to flourish.

What touched my heart was learning how the center focuses onthe family in addition to the children. There are FamilyOutreach Services to assist new families to the country withtranslation, clinics, the public school system etc. Families arerequired to pay a fee on a sliding scale for their children toattend the center, so part of the outreach also helps with learn-ing to fill out money orders and handling money. The parentsfeel a sense of pride knowing that they are contributing, and feelresponsible for keeping to their commitment. There are month-ly parent meetings to discuss topics that are of interest to theparents’ including-immigration, child abuse prevention, poisoncontrol, and anything else that they may request.

I am proud to know that the JLBR supports the future of farmworker children. Learning about RCMA opened my eyes to thelove and support these teachers give the children while theirparents are in the fields. One of the centers proudest successesis a little girl that came to this country at 2 years old, hasreceived her AA, and is now at FAU working on a BA. Hermom works at the center and her daughter comes back to visit.I am sure that this is just the beginning. There are many otherpast students that are busy preparing for their SAT’s and see col-lege in their future. The support that this organization givesbuilds the confidence for these children and their family. ToKina and your wonderful staff, THANK YOU for doing such aterrific job!

CARING ABOUT THE FUTURE BY DENISE O’ SULLIVAN

Development Centers’ babies need help. These infants oftendon’t experience the vital building blocks of love, affection andkindness, which may limit the development of their potential,compromise their health, impair their sense of self, or general-ly restrict their ability to have successful lives. Kathy Adkinsand Emily McMullin are chairing this committee next year andboth are seasoned JLBR veterans!

Both of these projects are fantastic volunteer opportunities.However, you can also join the Project Development com-mittee next year, which is a great way to get to know theLeague’s current projects or add your seasoned experience todetermine the League’s future projects. And with NancyDockerty as next year’s Project Development chair, this

placement is sure to be a good time!

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As Alice replied to the cater-pillar in Alice in Wonderlandwhen he asked her who shewas, “I hardly know, Sir, justat present – at least I knowwho I was when I got up thismorning, but I think I havechanged several times sincethen . . . I can’t explain

myself, I’m afraid, Sir, because I’m not myself, you see.” Haveyou, Ladies, seen yourself in Alice’s position of total confusion bythe end of the day? Well, we are nearing the end of the Leagueyear, so hopefully you can take time to have a final fun lunch, torelax and realize that you have made it through another year. Thesummer is ahead if you can just make it through two more months.(There, now I have quoted another famous author, Lewis Carroll.This article is becoming ever so erudite.)

Speaking of people who keep themselves busy, did you readabout our own Susan Saxton in the paper last month? She hasbeen named the education coordinator for the city. She will bethe liaison to both public and private schools in Boca.Basically, she can lobby for the needs of the schools in this dis-trict. She has been meeting with every principal, attending allschool board meetings and generally getting to know what theschools need. Safety in and around the schools seems to be herfirst concern. She has already helped with traffic situations, butshe’s only just begun. Congratulations and good luck, Susan.

Speaking of doing good deeds, the Sustainers have anotherchance to help out our community. We heard from one of theheads of Kids in Distress (KIDS) at the Valentine Luncheon.KIDS is a new project that the League took on last year thatdeals with foster parents and children. Our own Juana Franklinhas a sophomore in high school that chose with her friends togive a Valentine party to the foster kids instead of exchangingChristmas presents. We as Sustainers can do our small part bybuying gift cards at Target and/or Wal-Mart for the older kidswho are harder to buy for. Bring the card(s) to the spring lun-cheon in May or mail them to Juana Frankin: 3700 N.E. 28thAvenue, Lighthouse Point, FL 33064.

This month we have a great museum trip planned by BarbaraO’Connell, the Georgia O’Keefe exhibit at the Norton Museum.The show consists of 40 works encompassing O’Keefe’s entirecareer. We also have a dinner planned by Lucille Gioia, but alasour Spa Day has been cancelled due to lack of interest or maybelack of time as I mentioned in my first paragraph. Thank youto Sheila Aucamp for trying so hard to organize Spa Day.

Thank you to Diana Strickland and Michele Broadfoot for tak-ing us to the ballet, Giselle. It was everything I had hoped forand more. Hopefully they will put together another theaternight for us next year.

Tami Constantine and Sheila Aucamp have come up with anawesome spring luncheon the first week in May at “Moquila.”We will be limited to 45 reservations. Since the seating is limited, we


SUSTAINER NEWS

SUSTAINER SCOOP BY LOU ANN SUCH

WILL NOT be mailing out invitations (see invitation below). Besure to send in your money right away so as not to be left out. Wemay have an exciting announcement, such as who is going to replaceyour beloved chair . . . that’s me.

APRIL EVENTS:

51st Annual Central Florida Orchid Society Spring Show heldat Disney’s Swan and Dolphin Hotel. April 6th-9th. MaryLavalle suggests we go there just for fun.

JLBR’s General Membership Meeting: Marriott Hotel at BocaCenter; Tuesday, April 10th, 6 p.m. - Social Hour, 7 p.m. -Meeting. Come learn what all our new members are doing.

Norton Gallery Museum Tour: West Palm Beach, GeorgiaO’Keefe exhibit on Thursday, April 12th. Meet at 9:30 a.m. atthe Vegso Center. We will car pool up there and have lunch atMuseum’s café. RSVP to Barbara O’Connell at 561-487-8871or email her at [email protected].

Dinner Group: Thursday, April 12th at 6:30 p.m. at Absinthe inthe Marriott Hotel in Boca Center. Send a check for $40 toLucille Gioia or email [email protected].

Bridge Group: Day, Friday, April 13th, Bridge Group, Hostessis Suzanne Carey, RSVP 395-7447l. Night, Tuesday, April17th, Hostess is Carol Gunnell, RSVP 338-0020.

Book Group I: Wednesday, April 25th, Water for Elephants by SaraGruen, Trip to Sarasota: Leave 7:45 a.m. - RSVP to your driver.

Book Group II: Thursday, April 19th, 12 Noon, On Beauty byZadie Smith, Hostess is Cynthia Brown, RSVP 330-2737.

MAY EVENTS:

Spring Luncheon at Moquila - Send your check for $35 to theJLBR as we only have room for 45 (See invite to the right).

Sustainer Spring LuncheonCelebrating Cinco de Mayo

Thursday, May 3rd at Noon

at Moquila 99 S.E. Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton

$35 per personSend checks payable to

The Junior League of Boca RatonAttention: Robin Philpit

261 N.W. 13th Street, Boca Raton, FL 33432KIndly Respond Before April 266 Limit seating for 45 6

Questions call Linda Davidson - 561.391.6459

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April Birthdays1 Judith Carberry

Linda Pollack4 Ellen Stark6 Anne Donnelly

Barbara George7 Louise Glover

Donna Miano8 Bonny Smith10 Mary Osborne

Marilyn Osborne11 Christine Critchfield12 Mary Csar

Katherine Ferguson15 Sheila Aucamp16 Laura Cohen-Bull

Ellen Elam

16 Kathryn FosterSusan Wicker

17 Denise AlmanMary Ellen Hogan

20 Arlette BakerSusan Martin

21 Nancy Davis22 Helen Ballerano

Renee Feder24 Jeanne Brander

Charlene Toews27 Laura Mitchell

Patricia Rockwood28 Cheryl Scardina29 Colleen Smith30 Lisa Bariso

MINUTES

MINUTES BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, MARCH 6, 2007


MINUTES GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, MARCH 13, 2007

The Junior League Board of Directors meeting was called to orderon March 6, 2007 at 7:17 p.m. at the Vegso Community ResourceCenter (VCRC) by President Kathy Adkins. In attendance wereKathy Adkins, Kristin Calder, Lisa Warren, Kimberly Kenney,Stacey Hannan Quinn, Elysa Elk, Mary Glynn Toomey, RobinDeyo and guests Melinda DeHoff, Lisa Bariso and Kristen Ross.Remarks from the president included an exciting announcementregarding Endowment; details will follow. Kathy made a motionto approve the consent agenda; motion seconded and passed.Transition Reports were approved for November, December, andJanuary. Personnel Council: Michele Scott was selected as MarchMember of the Month. Models are needed for the fashion showat the March General Membership Meeting. Community Council:The possibility of JLBR seeking Agency Certification was dis-cussed. A motion was made to pursue measures required to applyfor Nonprofit Agency Certification. Motion seconded and passed.The League’s participation in the George Snow Foundation schol-arship was discussed. In 2000, JLBR Board agreed to allocate$4000 per year for a George Snow Foundation scholarship; in2001 and 2002 JLBR provided a $4000 scholarship; a budgetcrunch in 2003 resulted in a $2000 scholarship that was neverpaid. No money was allocated for the George Snow Foundationscholarship from 2004 to 2007. The Board approved a motionfrom Community Council to make a $2,000 donation to theGeorge Snow Foundation to cover our unmet commitment in2003 with a cover letter from the president. Community Support

Fund moved to approve a $1,500 CSF grant to the Share a PetFoundation; motion seconded and approved. DIAD moved toallow 4-hour DIAD shifts completed for the remainder of the2006-07 League year to count as either a DIAD or Fundraisingshift, depending on the needs of the member. Motion secondedand approved. DIAD motions to approve the DIAD events pre-sented in the Board packet; motion seconded and approved.Project Development moved to approve the 2007-2008Community Projects Final Ballot; motion seconded and approved.Project Development moved to transition Kids at Home inDecember 2007; motion seconded and approved. FinanceCouncil moved to approve the Final Straw Ballot. FinancialCommitment options were discussed. Final Straw Ballot wasapproved. Communication Council presented the changes to theStrategic Plan. The updated Strategic Plan from all councils willbe voted on at the April Board meeting. The Vision Statement pre-sented at the February Cottage Meeting was discussed and will bevoted on at the April Board meeting. Stacey Quinn remindedmembers that its time to submit photographs to be included in theend-of-the-year slide show. Please place photos in her mailbox atthe VCRC or send to [email protected]. Robin Deyorequested photos of members and projects to be included on theupdated website. There being no further business, the meetingwas adjourned at 9:15 p.m.

~ Respectfully submitted by Stacey Hannan Quinn

The Junior League of Boca Raton General MembershipMeeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. on March 13, 2007 atthe Marriott by President Kathy Adkins. President's comments:Kathy welcomed everyone and congratulated the JLBR's largestnew member class, who are wrapping up their new memberprojects. The President moved for approval of the ConsentAgenda. Motion was seconded and approved. Rebecca Fairintroduced Internal PR's New Member Project, the Spring intoFashion show which featured the latest Lilly Pulitzer designspresented by C. Orrico. Jamie Sauer, Public Issues andAdvocacy Chair, introduced Melissa Fritch, Chair of JuniorLeague of Florida, State Public Affairs Committee (SPAC) whopresented an overview of the three critical issues they areaddressing during this session of the legislature: SupportServices for Young Adults Emerging from Foster Care; BoosterSeat Legislation; and Guardian ad Litem Funding. For March'sInstant Payback members were urged to sign and return the sup-port letters which will be sent to our Legislators. Kathy Potts,Nominating and Placement Chair, announced the FebruaryMember of the Month is Kelly Clark and the March Member ofthe Month is Michele Scott. Michele Weizer and Denise Elia,Community Support Fund Co-Chairs, presented a $2,500 CSFGrant Award to Carl Hoffman, American Alliance for Peoplewith Disabilities, Inc. In addition, Michele and Denise request-

ed approval of two other CSF Grant Awards: (1) a $2,500Award to the Caridad Center Diabetes Center for Adults.Motion was made, seconded and approved; and (2) a $2,500Award to The Palm Beach Zoo for underserved children.Motion was made, seconded and approved. Linda Gunn,Project Development, presented the Community ProjectProposals for 2007-2008 Final Ballot. Members were asked tovote on the projects and return the ballots. Mary GlynnToomey, Fund Development Chair, presented the FinanceCouncil Final Ballot for the 2007-2008 Fund Raisers.Members were asked to vote on the proposed fund raisers andreturn the ballots. Robin Deyo, Vice President of Finance, con-gratulated Elizabeth Murdoch on the success of the SixthAnnual Chocolate Decadence event and presented her with alovely gift. Gina Greenwald, Cookbook New MemberCommittee, announced the Savor the Moment Dinner Clubscheduled for Saturday, April 14, 7 p.m. If you would like tovolunteer to host a dinner; call or email Jody Turner (561) 302-5303, [email protected]. If you are interested inattending a dinner, sign up at the JLBR website. Lisa Moss,DIAD Chair Elect, discussed the last opportunities to fulfillhours with the DIAD Program. Members can now completean extra 4-hour DIAD to count as a 4-hour Fund Raiser shift

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Kathy Potts, Nominating and Placement Chair, presented the2007-2008 Slate to the membership for vote. Motion wasmade, seconded and approved. Kathy announced thePlacement Fair will take place in April and the 2007-2008Options Catalog will be on line at www.jlbr.org mid March.New members will receive the Options Catalog at the MarchCore meeting. Michelle Duffy, Membership Satisfaction &Training Co-Chair, announced the best Bootcamp yet. AMother/Daughter English Style High Tea, with special hostessMartha "Mattie" Chastain of Dorian's Afternoon Tea, Saturday,April 14th from 1-3 p.m. at the VCRC. Tickets are $25/person.Reservations must be made in advance at www.jlbr.org. If youhave questions, call Alyson at (561) 338-5022. KymberlyByrnes, MSAT New Member Committee announced the FamilyWellness Fair will be held on March 24, 2007 at the VCRC 11a.m. – 3 p.m. Admission is free. The following New MemberProjects were presented: Done In A Day; Chocolate

Decadence; Kids in the Kitchen and Hometown Histories.There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at8:25 p.m.

~ Respectfully submitted, Jody A. Cruden

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TRANSITION REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2007 SUBMITTED BY JODY CRUDEN

CHANGES:

Leslie Bourgeois (A)3101 Port Royal Blvd., #1322Ft. Lauderdale 33308

TRANSFER IN:

Jody Beynon (A)21133 Ormand CourtBoca Raton 33433-7430

e: [email protected]: 561-470-7922evening: 913-220-9997from JL of Kansas City, MO

Stephanie (Penny) Gordon Sugar (S)

24 N.E. 12th StreetDelray Beach 33444

e: [email protected]: 561-699-9611w: 561-391-7274from JL of Cleveland, OH

TRANSFER OUT:

Gillian DeMarco (NM)46 BroadwayLos Gatos, CA 95030

e: [email protected] San Jose, CA

Kathleen Christy White (A)38 N.W. 3rd AvenueDelray Beach 33444e: [email protected] Chicago, IL

AJLI NEWS

LIFELONG MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION OF JUNIOR LEAGUES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

INITIAL FINDINGS FROM THE AJLI BOARD OF DIRECTORS'LIFELONG MEMBERSHIP RESEARCH PROJECT

As a way to better understand and serve Leagues, theAssociation of Junior Leagues International’s Board ofDirectors initiated a Lifelong Membership Research Project.This project involved reaching out to members, Presidents andcommunity stakeholders in over 30 Junior Leagues in a seriesof in-depth interviews during the 2005-2006 League year,which discussed an array of concerns affecting lifelong mem-bership. Extensive data mining has begun for the project andinitial findings are now available.

Early findings indicate that two of the critical issues affectinglifelong membership are achieving a balance between require-ments and flexibility and identifying the elements of a well-runLeague. We learned that women are drawn to Leagues becauseof the structure that requirements provide for meaningful com-munity work and skills development. However, because of var-ious life stage changes, such as caring for an elderly parent orgoing to graduate school, flexibility on how members operatewithin this structure is key.

It was determined that a well-run League is one that is business-like in nature. This includes taking a strategic approach toaddressing issues of member retention, recruitment and leader-ship transitions. Participants agreed a well-run League must beefficient, organized and respectful of members’ time. Efforts toreceive feedback on such issues are also necessary and greatlyaffect lifelong membership. Findings also presented a strongdesire for mentorship within the League.

The need for both meaningful work and greater presence in thecommunity is important to both Leagues and community stake-holders. The level of satisfaction varied among Presidents regard-ing the number and strength of their Leagues’ projects as well asthe community recognition they achieve. Leagues would like tobe able to share best practices on these and other key issues.

The information gathered from this research is being used, inconjunction with other research conducted by AJLI, to helpshape future programs and practices. The AJLI Board ofDirectors and AJLI staff will continue to share informationthroughout the coming year.

MINUTES GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, MARCH 13, 2007, CONTINUED FROM PAGE 30

Mark WiltInterior Finish Carpenter

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Phone: 954-545-9532Bookcases & CabinetsMouldings & DoorsKitchens & BathsPainting

Recommended by:Debbie Abrams

Chrissy BiagiottiKristin Calder

What is anorexia nervosa? Anorexianervosa is an illness that usuallyoccurs in teenage girls, but it can alsooccur in teenage boys, and adultwomen and men. People with anorex-ia are obsessed with being thin. Theylose a lot of weight and are terrified ofgaining weight. They believe they arefat even though they are very thin.Anorexia isn’t just a problem withfood or weight. It’s an attempt to usefood and weight to deal with emotion-

al problems.

What is the difference between anorexia and bulimia? Peoplewith anorexia starve themselves, avoid high-calorie foods andexercise constantly. People with bulimia eat huge amounts offood, but they throw up soon after eating, or take laxatives ordiuretics (water pills) to keep from gaining weight. People withbulimia don’t usually lose as much weight as people withanorexia.

Why do people get anorexia? The reason some people getanorexia isn’t known. People with anorexia may believe theywould be happier and more successful if they were thin. Theywant everything in their lives to be perfect. People who havethis disorder are usually good students. They are involved inmany school and community activities. They blame themselvesif they don’t get perfect grades, or if other things in life are notperfect.

What are the problems caused by anorexia? Girls withanorexia usually stop having menstrual periods. People withanorexia have dry skin and thinning hair on the head. They mayhave a growth of fine hair all over their body. They may feelcold all the time, and they may get sick often. People withanorexia are often in a bad mood. They have a hard time con-centrating and are always thinking about food. It is not true thatanorexics are never hungry. Actually, they are always hungry.Feeling hunger gives them a feeling of control over their livesand their bodies. It makes them feel like they are good at some-thing--they are good at losing weight. People with severeanorexia may be at risk of death from starvation.

What is the treatment for anorexia? Treatment of anorexia isdifficult, because people with anorexia believe there is nothingwrong with them. Patients in the early stages of anorexia (lessthan six months or with just a small amount of weight loss) maybe successfully treated without having to be admitted to the hos-pital. But for successful treatment, patients must want tochange and must have family and friends to help them.

People with more serious anorexia need care in the hospital,usually in a special unit for people with anorexia and bulimia.Treatment involves more than changing the person’s eating

habits. Anorexic patients often need counseling for a year ormore so they can work on changing the feelings that are caus-ing their eating problems. These feelings may be about theirweight, their family problems or their problems with self-esteem. Some anorexic patients are helped by taking medicinethat makes them feel less depressed. These medicines are pre-scribed by a doctor and are used along with counseling.

How can family and friends help? The most important thingthat family and friends can do to help a person with anorexia isto love them. People with anorexia feel safe, secure and com-fortable with their illness. Their biggest fear is gaining weight,and gaining weight is seen as loss of control. They may denythey have a problem. People with anorexia will beg and lie toavoid eating and gaining weight, which is like giving up the ill-ness. Family and friends should not give in to the pleading ofthe anorexic patient.

Other Organizations for information on Anorexia Nervosa:

National Eating Disorders Associationhttp://www.NationalEatingDisorders.org 603 Stewart Street, Suite 803Seattle, WA 98101-1264206-382-3587/800-931-2237

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disordershttp://www.anad.org P.O. Box 7Highland Park, IL 60035847-831-3438

Warning Signs of Anorexia

• Deliberate self-starvation with weight loss • Fear of gaining weight • Refusal to eat • Denial of hunger • Constant exercising • Greater amounts of hair on the body or the face• Sensitivity to cold temperatures • Absent or irregular periods (Loss of at least

three consecutive menstrual periods in women)• Loss of scalp hair • A self-perception of being fat when the person

is really too thin • Not wanting or refusing to eat in public• Obsessiveness about calorie intake • Anxiety • Weakness • Brittle skin • Shortness of breath


HEALTH NEWS

ANOREXIA NERVOSA BYACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS (WWW.FAMILYDOCTOR.ORG)

THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOCA RATON MEMBERSHIP WOULD LIKE TOCONGRATULATE THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS ON THE ARRIVAL OF THEIRLITTLE LEAGUER:

Kate and Michael Cashin on the birth of their son, JohnMichael, born January 31st, 6 lbs. 10 oz., 19½ in.

Maggie and John David Dickenson on the birth of their son,Henry David, born on March 4th, 8 lbs. 15½ ozs., 21 in.

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BULLETIN BOARD

Barbara Hill ................................................13Boca Raton Historical Society ..................12Carolyn Cole Arnold, Psy.D., P.A..............14 Cohen Laser and Vision Center ..................8 Home Improvement & Repairs ..................15Jacqueline Moroco, D.D.S., M.S. ................9 Janie Lott, Inc.............................................25 Krumholtz Orthodontics.............................22

La ! Ti ! Da ..........................................................................16Mark Wilt ..............................................................................31Monogram Closet ..................................................................28Personal Senior Services, Inc. ................................................11Reagan Such & Lou Ann Such ................................................6Robin Philpit ..........................................................................23Special Request ......................................................................11Steven R. Alman, D.M.D., F.A.G.D. ......................................27St. Joseph’s Episcopal School ................................................17The Material Girl......................................................................9Tips on Trips ..........................................................................16YMCA....................................................................................10

LIST OF ADVERTISERS

APRIL BIRTHDAYS1 Marie Johnson2 Adriana Finnvold

Lynn MartinLinda Matteoli

3 Karen HarwoodEvelyn Gerosa Mertz

4 Caroline Roter5 Delia Weiss7 Stacey Packer8 Toni Gianfortuno11 Kimberly Porterfield16 Michelle Coggiola17 Carrie O’Day

18 Christie Secreto20 Kristen Petersen21 Michele Weizer22 Pam Hillenbrand23 Jana Berger23 Maria Silvana Galka24 Caroline Angstadt25 Kymberly Byrnes26 Sarah Paulsen27 Lydia Mayer28 Jamie Sauer30 Jacqueline Reeves

PASSINGSThe Junior League of Boca Raton Membership would like toextend their sincere condolences to Arlette Baker and TeriKennedy on the death of their beloved mother and grandmoth-er, Gertrude Ickovic.

LITTLE LEAGUERS

ANNOUNCEMENTSATTENTION GOVERNANCE COUNCIL

It’s time to create the PRESIDENT’S SCRAPBOOK tocommemorate this awesome 2006-2007 League year. JoinCreative Memories Consultant Kristin Calder, JLBR President-Elect, at the VCRC on Tuesday, April 3rd from 6:30 p.m. to8:30 p.m. to get started on your page. Bring five to six photosof your committee or project, any memorabilia from the yearand a list of your committee members. If you can’t attend thescrapbooking session, “Take-It and Make-It Bags” with sup-plies and instructions are available now at the VCRC.Completed pages should be returned to the VCRC beforeTuesday, April 24th at Turnover Night. Questions: contactKristin at [email protected].

- - - - - - - -Save the Date for TURNOVER NIGHT - Tuesday, April 24 at6:30 p.m. at the VCRC.

iCANDIDATE EDUCATION SESSION

New Member Candidate Education session will be heldThursday, April 12th, at 7 p.m. at the Vegso CommunityResource Center. Interested Candidates can contact CydAlderman at 561-641-4218 or [email protected] for moreinformation and to RSVP.

iINSTANT PAYBACK ACTIVITY

At our April General Membership Meeting we will be collectingsummer camp supplies for 800+ children in area nonprofit pro-grams. Let’s help these children get to camp with the appropri-ate materials. Items needed are:

X Duffle Bags X SunscreenX Towels X Hats/Visors X Goggles X Water Bottles X Insect Repellant X SunglassesX Travel-size Toiletries (deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo,

conditioner)

iMEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY PHOTOS

Come to the April General Membership Meeting and MayDinner Meeting dressed for pictures. A photographer will be atboth events taking photos for next year’s membership directory.

iJLBR’S ANNUAL PLACEMENT FAIR

Placement fair will be held on April 10th at the Marriott BocaRaton Hotel, on April 10th at 6 p.m., before April GeneralMembership Meeting. Please see page 21 for more informationand a copy of the Placement Form.

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BRIDGE DEADLINES & ADVERTISEMENT RATESMay’s Bridge articles are due April 3rd and Summer Bridge articles are due June 1st. Articles should be e-mailed to theLeague office at: [email protected]. If submitting pictures, please call Robin at 561-750-9036 for instructions. DEADLINEFOR ADS in May’s issue is Tuesday, March 27, 2007. Payment for ads should be mailed to the League office. If ad is not“camera ready,” a design fee will be charged. ($35 for single and double size business cards and $50 for half and full page -b/w). For more information, please call Robin Philpit at (561)750-9036.

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