The Junior League of Calgary was honoured to have Delly Beekman, President of the Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI), as our special guest at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on October 18. Delly presented the AJLI Roadmap for the Future, the organization’s Strategic Plan for the next three to five years and the unique opportunity it offers to breathe new life into the Junior League Movement that began 109 years ago! 
Dividing members into three teams, VP Membership Philippa Gear lead the group into an exciting game of Junior League Jeopardy. Similar to the televised Jeopardy, after selecting a category and dollar amount, teams vied to answer the corresponding question, with the first team to ring its bell being the first to answer. There were five categories - Junior League and JLC History – JLC Projects – AJLI – Junior League Trivia – JLC Governance - and questions within each category were worth $200, $400, $600, $800 and $1000 each. 
In true Junior League of Calgary fashion, our Welcome Back Social/DIAD at Soup Sisters and Broth Brothers was an inspiring and rewarding event. Approximately 30 JLC women, their friends, spouses and family members joined together on Friday, September 17, 2010 at the Highwood Dining Room at SAIT to make soup to be donated the following Monday morning to The Doorway. Five groups made five different soups (Potato & Bacon with Cheddar, Sweet & Sour Beef-Cabbage, Lentil with Sweet Italian Sausage, Corn & Sweet Potato and Roasted Tomato Basil) and then sat down for a delicious dinner of a freshly prepared soup, salad, and bread!
Soup Sisters and Broth Brothers, both launched in 2009, is a non-profit social enterprise dedicated to providing comfort to women, children and youth through the making, sharing and donating of soup. Its year-round program provides participants with training from respected Chefs, the opportunity to work in state-of-the-art professional kitchens, an enjoyable dinner paired with a complimentary selection of wine, and most importantly, the sense of gratification that comes from helping others. Approximately 150-200 servings of soup are prepared and donated during each session.
Fifty Junior League members from 44 Leagues of all sizes across the Association were chosen to join four Task Forces that have been created to advise the AJLI on important work the Association will be undertaking over the course of the next one to two years.  |
| Back row: Rosemarie D'Avella, part of Brenda's House Program Planning Group; Carrie Kerr Team- Lead - Child Support Program, Brenda's House; Marilou Mitchell, Angela Hutchinson and Kathy Deyell, part of Brenda's House Program Planning Group Front row: Patty Kilgallon, Executive Director of Children's Cottage Society; Alice Gardner-Boreta, President, Junior League of Calgary |
History repeated itself as the Junior League of Calgary produced another award-winning float entry for the Calgary Stampede Parade! Our 1981 float was recognized by the judges as the "entry which best exhibits originality, effort & involvement on the part of the group or community" and in 2010, the judges awarded our community-themed float second prize! No small accomplishment considering over 40 floats were entered in the Parade! Not coincidentally, the talented and creative Marlene Doherty lead the committee’s efforts both times! Congratulations to the industrious Parade Subcommittee. Working from the theme Women Building Better Communities, they had the idea to use building blocks to feature a different project as a nod to our past and celebration of the present. The blocks were carried by Junior League members or a representative from our partner agencies. A huge thank you to the agencies who sponsored blocks including: Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary, Calgary Reads, Children’s Cottage Society, The Golden Age Club, Highbanks Society, Kids Help Phone, Making Changes Association, Ronald McDonald House and Volunteer Calgary. Thanks also to members and friends of the Junior League of Calgary who sponsored former and current project blocks including Kids on the Block and Kids in the Kitchen. Congratulations to Marlene and everyone who worked so hard for another Junior League success!
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| Incoming Board: Philippa Gear, Jacqui Briand, Marilou Mitchell, Lynne Christensen, Alice Gardner-Boreta |
