Junior League of Baltimore Annual Report / 2008~2009
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<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> / <strong>2008~2009</strong><br />
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Grow With Us<br />
From the President & Director<br />
mission ⁄ The <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong>, Incorporated<br />
is an organization <strong>of</strong> women committed to promoting<br />
voluntarism, developing the potential <strong>of</strong> women, and<br />
improving communities through the effective action and<br />
leadership <strong>of</strong> trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively<br />
educational and charitable. ⁄ reaching out ⁄ The <strong>Junior</strong><br />
<strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong>, Incorporated reaches out to women<br />
<strong>of</strong> all races, religions, and national origins who demonstrate<br />
an interest in and commitment to voluntarism. ⁄ vision ⁄<br />
Empowering women to build a better <strong>Baltimore</strong>. ⁄ values ⁄<br />
The <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong> values: the power <strong>of</strong><br />
voluntarism; the diverse community in which we live; the<br />
talents, commitment, and contribution <strong>of</strong> our members;<br />
and our history <strong>of</strong> community impact and involvement.<br />
President’s Letter<br />
Led by her desire to create social change for the good <strong>of</strong><br />
the City <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong>, Mary Goodwillie, along with a group <strong>of</strong><br />
friends, founded the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong> on April 22,<br />
1912. Since that time our members have created change<br />
throughout our city and at the same time turned members<br />
into civic leaders. I think Mary would be proud <strong>of</strong> how far<br />
we have come as an organization since 1912 and how we<br />
continue to impact lives – lives <strong>of</strong> our members and lives<br />
<strong>of</strong> those who benefit from our community programs and<br />
the positive change we have helped to bring into many<br />
neighborhoods within <strong>Baltimore</strong> City. Most notably would<br />
be our impact in the neighborhood <strong>of</strong> Govans, our home.<br />
With the construction phase <strong>of</strong> the Building Opportunities<br />
Campaign behind us we are finally settled into our new<br />
Headquarters and Wise Penny shop which will allow us to<br />
further impact the lives <strong>of</strong> our Govans neighbors. The Wise<br />
Penny is home to our Women’s Internship Program and<br />
also <strong>of</strong>fers the community an affordable place to shop for<br />
clothing and housewares. Our Headquarters space <strong>of</strong>fers<br />
the community a place to hold meetings and for our own<br />
members to provide community outreach.<br />
Our growing presence in the Govans neighborhood was<br />
just one way in which we experienced growth this past<br />
league year. As you read this annual report you will hear<br />
some <strong>of</strong> the amazing experiences, accomplishments and<br />
celebrations that paint the picture <strong>of</strong> our 2008-2009 year.<br />
With our strategic plan to guide us into the future,<br />
partnered with our deep and rich history, each <strong>of</strong> us<br />
spent time in various ways planning for our future and our<br />
100th Year Celebration! We spent the year focused on<br />
what we will look like as an organization in 2012; this future<br />
planning is the legacy we all leave behind. Our members,<br />
our staff, our Community Resource Board and our community<br />
partners all played a role in our future planning that<br />
propels us forward to meet our strategic vision, “a group <strong>of</strong><br />
dedicated and invested women headquartered in Govans<br />
who are recognized and respected for collectively making<br />
a positive impact in <strong>Baltimore</strong> through volunteerism and<br />
civic leadership.”<br />
Looking back on the 2008-2009 league year I am reminded<br />
<strong>of</strong> the passion and dedication that each <strong>of</strong> us brings to this<br />
organization. Each <strong>of</strong> us brings a unique and special treasure<br />
with us when we join the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> and over time that<br />
unique and special treasure that we brought grows, changes<br />
and evolves. It is your treasure that allows the <strong>League</strong> to<br />
continue to grow and flourish; it is your treasure that will take<br />
us into our centennial year and beyond.<br />
I thank each <strong>of</strong> our volunteers, our Community<br />
Resource Board, our Community Partners, our donors<br />
and <strong>of</strong> course our Headquarters and Wise Penny staff<br />
for their belief in our mission and support lent to help us<br />
achieve our mission.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Heidi J. Bowen, President 2008-2009<br />
<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong>, Incorporated Director<br />
Shelly Terranova with 2008-2009 President Heidi Bowen.<br />
Director’s Letter<br />
This past year, the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong> embraced our<br />
organization’s opportunities for growth. Building on the<br />
new community and funding partners forged in our recent<br />
years, along with a larger new member class, we challenged<br />
ourselves to expand our impact with these resources.<br />
At the heart <strong>of</strong> our capacity for growth is our membership,<br />
both its size and its strength, tempered by each member’s<br />
individual commitment and dedication. Our success against<br />
our mission is measured in our ability to expand the leadership<br />
capacity <strong>of</strong> each member and their individual outcomes<br />
carrying out their annual jlb placement to lead the organization<br />
and better their community.<br />
We know that our organization’s success, whether it is<br />
in community programming or fundraising, lies in our ability<br />
to attract and retain lifelong volunteers. These are the<br />
women that will not only lead our organization effectively,<br />
but will also carry forth their learned skills in the community.<br />
This year, we focused on growing our membership, both in<br />
size and in individual member satisfaction. Much time was<br />
spent researching and preparing strategies and recommendations<br />
for improving the volunteer experience, which will<br />
be implemented in the next fiscal year.<br />
As we carry forward the growth <strong>of</strong> this past year, we are<br />
hopeful for the exciting opportunities ahead as we occupy<br />
our new home – our renovated Wise Penny and its expansion<br />
to create our own administrative headquarters, training<br />
facility, and community center. We thank our members,<br />
partners, and donors who have supported us through the<br />
many recent changes that have allowed for our growth.<br />
Shelly Terranova, Director
Grow With Us<br />
Community Programs<br />
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS FOR 2008-2009<br />
The <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong>, Inc. (jlb) is made up <strong>of</strong> a<br />
group <strong>of</strong> dedicated and invested women, headquartered in<br />
Govans, who are recognized and respected for collectively<br />
making a positive and lasting impact in <strong>Baltimore</strong> through<br />
voluntarism and civic leadership.<br />
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you<br />
doing for others?’ ”<br />
Martin Luther King, Jr.<br />
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School Parental Engagement Program<br />
Kids in the Kitchen Initiative<br />
Our School Parental Engagement Program, at Govans The Kids in the Kitchen program is part <strong>of</strong> an international<br />
Elementary School, provides a strategic plan for increased <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> initiative to combat childhood obesity. Our local<br />
parental involvement. Our program combines monthly program includes a one-day event held at Port Discovery and<br />
workshops in identified deficit areas (nutrition, budgeting, <strong>of</strong>fering fun, interactive stations and workshops for more than<br />
etc.) with service initiatives for parents, teachers, and 1,000 children to learn about health and fitness.<br />
<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong> volunteers to work side-by-side The 2009 Kids in the Kitchen event shared its success with<br />
to improve the school and directly support the families the many partners who truly made the day possible. Celebrity<br />
while building trust between the schools and the families. Chef George Stella inspired children and parents alike with<br />
A few <strong>of</strong> the successful highlights <strong>of</strong> programming from this his personal story and charismatic cooking. His interactive<br />
school year include: the “treasure tin”, placed in one students food stations, including the Iron Chef Kids Challenge, were<br />
backpack each week, which encourages and rewards parents supported by the wonderful Fresh Market. Fitness stations<br />
for looking in their children’s backpacks every night; teacher included Crystal Palace Soccer and Coach Tom from the<br />
appreciation kits, put together this year by the parents for the Ravens Youth Program. Once again lead sponsor Kaiser<br />
teachers; and thank you notes written by parents for their Permanente helped us touch the lives <strong>of</strong> hundreds <strong>of</strong> families,<br />
child’s tutors from Towson University!<br />
who left the day with increased knowledge and heart rates!<br />
1 School Chair Jan Shettle. 2 KIK Chair Angela Murphy with two Govans students. 3 Wise Penny Intern, Kydra, having fun. 4 The Larks perform<br />
at JL Winter Conference.<br />
Women’s Mentoring /<br />
Wise Penny Internship Program<br />
The Women’s Mentoring program provides on the job<br />
coaching and mentoring to select women in need through<br />
an Internship at our Wise Penny Thrift Store. In addition<br />
to the work experience, the interns receive ongoing<br />
one-on-one mentoring including coaching in workplace<br />
culture, resume writing, mock interview experience,<br />
and specific skills training. Job placement assistance and<br />
extended mentoring opportunities are available at the<br />
successful completion <strong>of</strong> their internship.<br />
Launching just last summer with our first two Interns<br />
selected from the Waverly Family Support Center, the<br />
Wise Penny Internship program has now graduated six<br />
women! Each <strong>of</strong> the six women participating in an interview<br />
process and demonstrated a need and interest in gaining<br />
work experience and receiving individual coaching to aid<br />
them in seeking gainful employment. We feel honored to<br />
have helped each on their path to personal independence.<br />
Larks<br />
For over 50 years the Larks have been providing the gift <strong>of</strong><br />
song throughout the <strong>Baltimore</strong> community, and this year<br />
the tradition continued. During the 2008-2009 season the<br />
Larks performed for just over 1,000 people through 23<br />
performances within the community. The Larks primary<br />
audiences are residents <strong>of</strong> adult care facilities, these<br />
community members receive emotional and recreational<br />
support through these interactive performances. One <strong>of</strong><br />
this year’s highlights includes attendance at the Association<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong>’s International winter conference in<br />
Birmingham, Alabama where the Larks performed with four<br />
other <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> choral groups. The conference<br />
attendees were treated to a wonderful performance, “100<br />
years <strong>of</strong> Broadway,” and the jlb was extremely proud to<br />
have been represented by their Larks! Two Larks, Corky<br />
Hebert and Nadine Oswald both sang solos as did our very<br />
own larks director Mr. Leo Wanenchak.
Grow With Us<br />
Leadership Development<br />
The Potential <strong>of</strong> Women<br />
<strong>League</strong> trainings, or Organizational Development Institutes<br />
The heart <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong>’s mission is to (odi’s). odi’s are designed to help members develop their<br />
develop the potential <strong>of</strong> its members to become effective potential as a leader in the league through workshops that<br />
civic leaders – prepared women who will impact the provide tools for success, plenaries on thought provoking<br />
<strong>Baltimore</strong> community through service and leadership in topics, and networking opportunities to share best<br />
the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong>, in their pr<strong>of</strong>essional practices. We also participated in the Mid Atlantic Leadership<br />
Conference hosted by the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> Northern<br />
capacities or in service to other not for pr<strong>of</strong>it organizations.<br />
Each year the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong> <strong>of</strong>fers its Virginia, where six <strong>of</strong> our members spent the weekend<br />
members a variety <strong>of</strong> committee placement options, learning about effective leadership in the uniqueness <strong>of</strong> our<br />
each <strong>of</strong>fering a unique learning experience that provide region. In addition, ajli hosts four conferences throughout<br />
the member with a both personal and leadership development<br />
and growth opportunities.<br />
Elect. These conferences <strong>of</strong>fer significant leadership<br />
the year that are attended by the President and President<br />
In addition to the leadership development and servicelearning<br />
opportunities available to members through ability to govern in the capacity <strong>of</strong> league leader.<br />
development opportunities that strengthen our member’s<br />
<strong>League</strong> placements, members are also exposed to a variety<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Dinner<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>League</strong> trainings. This past year trainings for the<br />
Our <strong>Annual</strong> Dinner held each May is an opportunity for<br />
leadership team included a workshop titled “Building the<br />
us to celebrate the accomplishments <strong>of</strong> our members and<br />
Capacities <strong>of</strong> Non Pr<strong>of</strong>it Organizations” facilitated by Vicki<br />
those <strong>of</strong> our community. In addition to celebrating our<br />
Clark, a member <strong>of</strong> the Peter F. Drucker Foundation and<br />
overall accomplishments we recognize members who have<br />
a consultant for the Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong>s International<br />
(ajli). Other opportunities included workshops hosted<br />
done outstanding work both in the league and within the<br />
community. Highlights <strong>of</strong> these awards are noted on the<br />
by the Maryland Association <strong>of</strong> Nonpr<strong>of</strong>it Organizations,<br />
following page.<br />
The Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong>s and other regional <strong>Junior</strong><br />
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1 2008-2009 Board retreat. 2 Volunteers in Action. 3 President Heidi Bowen and President Elect Stephanie Bartal with trainer Vicki Clark (center).<br />
4 President Heidi Bowen on camera!<br />
The Mary Goodwillie Award<br />
The Mary Goodwillie Award is named for the founder <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong>. It is given each year at<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Dinner to an active member who throughout her<br />
membership has performed exceptional service to the<br />
jlb, especially in the Ways and Means and Membership<br />
areas and is awarded only once to a member. This year’s<br />
award was given to Karen Malinowski who has been a<br />
member since 2004 during which time Karen has served<br />
on all three councils, Wise Penny, pr&m and Membership.<br />
As co-chair <strong>of</strong> the committee, Karen was instrumental<br />
in the reinvention <strong>of</strong> the New Member training materials<br />
which meant that our New Members would have an<br />
improved New Member year experience. In addition to<br />
traditional Committee Chair duties Karen also participated<br />
on the New Member projects <strong>of</strong> the other committees.<br />
Karen felt a personal responsibility for each New Member’s<br />
satisfaction and made it a goal to keep in continual touch<br />
with each one. At any given time, you could ask her about<br />
a New Member and she could tell you how she was doing –<br />
pretty amazing for a such a large class <strong>of</strong> New Members!<br />
The Annapolis Bowl Award<br />
The Annapolis Bowl Award was presented to the jlb in honor<br />
<strong>of</strong> its 75th Anniversary by the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> Annapolis.<br />
The Bowl serves as a permanent reminder <strong>of</strong> the close ties<br />
between the two <strong>League</strong>s. It is given each year at <strong>Annual</strong><br />
Dinner to an active member who has demonstrated an<br />
exceptional commitment to community service beyond her<br />
<strong>League</strong> involvement and is awarded only once to a member.<br />
This year’s award went to Jamie Muhly, a member since<br />
2001 who has more than demonstrated her commitment to<br />
the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong> and also in her volunteer<br />
service outside <strong>of</strong> the <strong>League</strong>. Although she has four children<br />
and a husband who certainly require her attention, Jamie<br />
continues to give back to the community in ways that is the<br />
embodiment <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong>; preparing women to<br />
be civic leaders and improving their communities through<br />
effective action <strong>of</strong> trained volunteers.<br />
Jamie has served in a variety <strong>of</strong> positions with numerous<br />
local organizations, including Brown Memorial Weekday<br />
School, Cathedral School Corporate Committee, Girl Scouts<br />
<strong>of</strong> Central Maryland, Stoneleigh Community Association,<br />
the Northeast Babysitting Co-op, and Mt. Washington<br />
Pediatric Hospital.<br />
In addition to Jamie’s placement within the jlb she spent<br />
the last two years as the Assistant Chair, then as the Chair <strong>of</strong><br />
the Cathedral Ball, the largest fundraiser for the School <strong>of</strong><br />
the Cathedral in <strong>Baltimore</strong>. As chair Jamie was responsible<br />
for managing 6 committees, overseeing 80 parent volunteers<br />
and training her successor – no doubt she was able to<br />
leverage much <strong>of</strong> her jlb training in this challenging task! In<br />
the planning and execution <strong>of</strong> this event Jamie was complimented<br />
for brining in new people, trying innovative ideas and<br />
overall set a great base for the next year’s ball and beyond.<br />
Sustainer Spirit Award<br />
The Sustainer Spirit Award is granted each year to<br />
a Sustaining member who joins forces with our active<br />
membership to drive our organization to achieve its<br />
mission. It came as no surprise that this year’s award was<br />
given to our Past President, Megan Tahboub. When the<br />
Boutique Warehouse Sale (bws) committee needed a<br />
co-chair Megan did not hesitate to take on this responsibility<br />
even after such a busy year as <strong>League</strong> President.<br />
Megan helped to ensure that the bws was a hugely<br />
successful event which raised over $64,000.00 and<br />
brought a greater awareness to the league and future sales<br />
through new and different marketing. Megan served as<br />
a role model for our newer members and showed them that<br />
as members <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> we can accomplish just<br />
about anything by working together.<br />
Scholarship Award Winner<br />
The Sustainer Service Award is one <strong>of</strong> the many ways<br />
the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong> promotes voluntarism. The<br />
award is a $1,000.00 scholarship given annually to a<br />
female graduating senior who has performed outstanding<br />
volunteer service during her public high school years. The<br />
sole criterion is the quality <strong>of</strong> the candidate’s volunteer<br />
service. This year’s award was given to Emily Garrish <strong>of</strong><br />
Loch Raven Senior High School in <strong>Baltimore</strong> County<br />
who began attending High Point University in fall 2009.<br />
President’s Award<br />
The 2008-2009 President’s Award was received by long<br />
time member, Polly Douglass. A dedicated and passionate<br />
leader in our league for over 14 years, Polly continues to be<br />
a tremendous role model for our members. Although Polly’s<br />
placement this year was Nominating & Placement Chair<br />
serving on the Board <strong>of</strong> Directors she also served on the<br />
Building Oppurtunites Campaign and as if that were not<br />
enough to keep her busy she also joined the Boutique Sale<br />
committee in the Spring. In addition to these placements<br />
Polly is always there to lend a hand or guidance to any<br />
committee or league member when called upon. Polly’s<br />
commitment to developing the potential <strong>of</strong> women is evident<br />
through all that she done and continues to do so that the<br />
jlb flourishes.
Grow With Us<br />
Membership & Fundraising<br />
Membership and Communications<br />
With an emphasis on membership growth and retention the<br />
<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong> focused heavily on member<br />
recruitment in the 2008-2009 year. As part <strong>of</strong> our membership<br />
campaign, the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> unveiled a fresh and beautiful<br />
new marketing brand, with materials featuring the “Come<br />
Grow with Us” theme, designed by Membership Committee<br />
member Cindy Galka <strong>of</strong> Cindy Galka Design. It is members<br />
like Cindy who lend the jlb their amazing time, talent and<br />
treasure that help us grow as an organization.<br />
Fundraising<br />
Fund Development<br />
Fund development efforts resulted in over $98,000 in<br />
funding for the fiscal year 2008-2009, including grants and<br />
sponsorships, individual gifts and special events. Grant<br />
funding highlights included a grant renewal from Allstate<br />
for the Women’s Mentoring / Wise Penny Internship<br />
Program, a first time grant from the p&g Fund <strong>of</strong> Greater<br />
Cincinnati for the School Parental Engagement Program,<br />
a renewed lead sponsorship from Kaiser Permanente for<br />
Kids in the Kitchen, and a first time grant from the Procter<br />
& Gamble Alumni Network for Wise Penny operations,<br />
recognizing its impact as the <strong>League</strong>’s social venture.<br />
Boutique Warehouse Sale<br />
The spring and fall boutique warehouse sales were a huge<br />
success, with a combined gross <strong>of</strong> over $102,000, over<br />
half <strong>of</strong> which goes directly to <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong><br />
programs and initiatives. Additionally, the in-kind support<br />
that this event garners in the community is outstanding<br />
and we are grateful to the generous boutiques and other<br />
in-kind contributors that make this event possible.<br />
Wise Penny<br />
The Wise Penny, while operating out <strong>of</strong> not one, but two<br />
temporary locations, generated over $111,000 in general<br />
store sales. As our social venture, the measure <strong>of</strong> the Wise<br />
Penny’s success extends beyond sales to its social impact.<br />
The store provides resources to our community members in<br />
need <strong>of</strong> affordable and gently used clothing and provides<br />
leadership development opportunities to our members in all<br />
aspects <strong>of</strong> retail operations, special events, and both staff<br />
and volunteer management.<br />
Growth<br />
We were thrilled with the success <strong>of</strong> our membership<br />
campaign and happily welcomed 41 members into the<br />
organization during 2008-2009. To continue this path and<br />
retain happy and committed members, our Projects<br />
Advocacy & Research (par) Committee spent the year<br />
focused on ways to improve the member experience.<br />
We led engaging sessions with a variety <strong>of</strong> stakeholders,<br />
which culminated in a final Projects Advocacy & Research<br />
report that outlined strategies for the organization to<br />
improve its membership experience for the ever-changing<br />
face <strong>of</strong> volunteerism in this environment.<br />
New and Improved Website<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> our membership growth and retention goal, the<br />
jlb launched our new and improved jlb website, database,<br />
and online membership headquarters. This upgrade in our<br />
technology attracts new members and allows for ease in<br />
volunteering, a place to collaborate, communicate, and<br />
share electronic documents and files. We are certain that<br />
this system has enabled the organization to communicate<br />
more effectively both internally and externally.<br />
Please visit our website at www.jlbalt.org<br />
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“It is not what we give,<br />
it is not what we get back,<br />
it is who we become”<br />
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1 Wise Penny Assistant Manager Vicki Warren. 2 Spring Boutique Warehouse Sale. 3 Heidi Bowen and Stephanie Bartal at work. 4 JLB Director,<br />
Shelly Terranova and Laura Howard, Kaiser Permanente.<br />
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Grow With Us <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2008-2009<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />
JLB Staff<br />
wise penny Staff<br />
past presidents <strong>of</strong> the junior league <strong>of</strong> baltimore, inc.<br />
Heidi Bowen<br />
Kathleen Gibison<br />
Shelly Terranova<br />
Charly Gibbons<br />
Margaret C. Madeira*<br />
Ruth D. Lowry*<br />
Sally J. Michel<br />
Lyn G. Phelps<br />
President<br />
Membership Vice President<br />
Director<br />
Wise Penny Manager<br />
1912-1913<br />
1941-1943<br />
1973-1975<br />
1998-1999<br />
Stephanie Bartal<br />
Nicole Lederer<br />
Jessica Donohue<br />
Vicki Warren<br />
Juliana K. Clark*<br />
Virginia B. Sherwood*<br />
Mary H. DeKuyper<br />
Mary Ann P. Masur<br />
President-Elect<br />
Treasurer<br />
Office Manager<br />
Wise Penny Store Supervisor<br />
1913-1917<br />
1943-1945<br />
1975-1977<br />
1999-2000<br />
Kate Sullivan<br />
Nicole Westrick<br />
Ken Harper<br />
Shirley Phillips<br />
Elinor M. Bowdoin*<br />
Ada B. O’Brien*<br />
Sylvia J. Eggleston Wehr<br />
Elizabeth A. Whelan<br />
Community Vice President<br />
Projects, Advocacy and<br />
Business Manager<br />
Wise Penny Sales Associate<br />
1917-1918<br />
1945-1946<br />
1977-1979<br />
2000-2001<br />
Anne Campbell<br />
Research Director<br />
Natonya Griffin<br />
Helen W. Bruce*<br />
Elizabeth Graham*<br />
Lynn S. Lortz<br />
Maria T. Johnson<br />
Finance Vice President<br />
Ginger Mihalik<br />
Wise Penny Sales Associate<br />
1918-1920<br />
1946-1947<br />
1979-1980<br />
2001-2002<br />
Jen Holden<br />
Parliamentarian<br />
Anne W. Whitridge*<br />
Elizabeth Seiler*<br />
Donna Lee S. Frisch<br />
Alice C. Smith<br />
Secretary<br />
Mia Walsh<br />
1920-1922<br />
1947-1949<br />
1980-1982<br />
2002-2003<br />
Mary Helfrich<br />
Sustainer Director<br />
Elizabeth D. Simpson*<br />
Gloria M. Sweeny*<br />
Elaine E. Born<br />
Candace C. Friedman<br />
Communications<br />
Polly Douglass<br />
1922-1923<br />
1949-1951<br />
1982-1984<br />
2003-2004<br />
Vice President<br />
Nominating and<br />
Placement Chair<br />
Marjorie O. McHenry*<br />
1923-1925<br />
Laurette D. Chambers*<br />
1951-1953<br />
Suellen M. Dillon<br />
1984-1986<br />
Carol Goodman<br />
2004-2005<br />
“Women, whether subtly or vociferously, have always<br />
Harriet G. Bowdoin*<br />
1925-1927<br />
Betty R. Kastendike*<br />
1953-1955<br />
Mary Catherine Savage<br />
1986-1987<br />
Patti Engblom<br />
2005-2006<br />
been a tremendous power in the destiny <strong>of</strong> the world.”<br />
Carolyn S. Ewing*<br />
1927-1929<br />
Barbara G. Reed*<br />
1955-1957<br />
Jane Allan Bowie<br />
1987-1989<br />
Anne Johnson<br />
2006-2007<br />
Eleanor Roosevelt<br />
Peggy E. Waxter*<br />
1929-1931<br />
Charlotte D. Brice<br />
1957-1959<br />
Lucy R. Skeen<br />
1989-1990<br />
Megan Tahboub<br />
2007-2008<br />
community resource board<br />
Katherine B. Miller*<br />
1931-1932<br />
Louise R. Davis<br />
1959-1961<br />
Barbara P. Johnson<br />
1990-1991<br />
Heidi J. Bowen<br />
2008-2009<br />
Penny Anderson<br />
vp community building,<br />
united way <strong>of</strong> central md<br />
Alice Ann Finnerty<br />
owner, the turnover<br />
shop ⁄ finnerteas<br />
Thomas Kiefaber<br />
owner,<br />
the senator theatre<br />
Robert Schaefer<br />
executive director,<br />
france-merrick foundation<br />
Elizabeth R. Slack*<br />
1932-1933<br />
Mary R. Grady<br />
1961-1963<br />
Helene H. Hahn<br />
1991-1992<br />
*Deceased<br />
Kenneth Aneckstein<br />
partner, dla piper us llp<br />
Elayne Hettleman<br />
executive director,<br />
Lenore Koors<br />
development director,<br />
Malinda Small<br />
vice president,<br />
Rose H. Johnson*<br />
1933-1934<br />
Jean Opfer*<br />
1963-1965<br />
Deborah C. Kennedy<br />
1992-1993<br />
Lisa Bisenius<br />
director <strong>of</strong> marketing,<br />
general growth properties<br />
Emilie Blaze<br />
owner, little shoe box<br />
Julie Cox<br />
vice president<br />
philanthropy, lifebridge<br />
health systems<br />
Susan Kaskie Driscoll<br />
community affairs<br />
director, governor’s <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
<strong>of</strong> community initiatives<br />
leadership baltimore county<br />
Phil Holmes<br />
vice president,<br />
goodwill industries <strong>of</strong><br />
the chesapeake<br />
Steve Kaiser<br />
president,<br />
kaiser associates<br />
Gail Kaplan<br />
director <strong>of</strong> marketing,<br />
classic catering<br />
susan g. komen breast<br />
cancer foundation<br />
Clem Mueller<br />
partner, kawg&f<br />
Erika Murray<br />
director <strong>of</strong> corporate<br />
public relations<br />
and community affairs,<br />
medstar health<br />
Bryn Parchman<br />
president and ceo, port<br />
discovery, the children’s<br />
museum in baltimore<br />
communication for bge<br />
Julie St. Marie<br />
agency principal,<br />
st. marie insurance group,<br />
allstate insurance co.<br />
Audrey Suhr<br />
consultant<br />
Linda Taylor<br />
principal, govans<br />
elementary school<br />
Virginia Fletcher*<br />
1934-1936<br />
Eleanora O’Donovan*<br />
1936-1937<br />
Virginia B. Sherwood*<br />
1937-1938<br />
Virginia M. Williams*<br />
1938-1940<br />
Isabella Bartlett*<br />
1940-1941<br />
Lucy L. Marshall<br />
1965-1967<br />
Elizabeth S. McDonald<br />
1967-1969<br />
Lynn D. Lafferty<br />
1969-1970<br />
Susan P. Macfarlane<br />
1970-1971<br />
Mary Ellen R. Thomsen<br />
1971-1973<br />
Deborah R. Chambliss<br />
1993-1994<br />
Malinda B. Small<br />
1994-1995<br />
Katherine B. Paal<br />
1995-1996<br />
Lorene C. Southworth<br />
1996-1997<br />
Frances L. Cashman<br />
1997-1998
Grow With Us <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2008-2009<br />
2008-2009 financial highlights 2008-2009 report <strong>of</strong> giving<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> Financial Position<br />
CORPORATE and<br />
Community Pillars<br />
Kathleen Gibison<br />
Friends <strong>of</strong> the JLB<br />
Assets<br />
Liabilities and Net Assets<br />
FOUNDATION GIVING<br />
Gifts <strong>of</strong> $100 to $499<br />
Stacey Halpert<br />
Gifts less than $100<br />
May 31, 2009<br />
Cash and cash equivalents $ 206,226<br />
Contributions receivable 5,000<br />
Unconditional promises to give, net 130,103<br />
Investments 58,863<br />
Inventory 67,400<br />
Prepaid expenses 5,934<br />
Property and equipment, net 2,497,491<br />
Financing fees 25,584<br />
Other assets ~<br />
May 31, 2009<br />
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 12,728<br />
Accrued interest payable 1,080<br />
Construction payables 483,740<br />
Construction loan payable 773,167<br />
Bridge loan payable 200,000<br />
Total liabilities 1,470,715<br />
Net Assets<br />
Unrestricted<br />
Board designation for:<br />
Mary Goodwillie Society<br />
Gifts <strong>of</strong> $20,000 and over<br />
Allstate Foundation<br />
The P & G Fund <strong>of</strong> the Greater<br />
Cincinnati Foundation<br />
The 1912 Society<br />
Gifts <strong>of</strong> $10,000 to $19,999<br />
Kaiser Permanente<br />
Procter & Gamble<br />
Alumni Network<br />
President’s Circle<br />
Gifts <strong>of</strong> $5,000 to $9,999<br />
Medstar Health<br />
PNC Bank Neighborhood<br />
Grants Program<br />
ANNUAL FUND<br />
Community Leaders<br />
Gifts <strong>of</strong> $1,000 to $2,499<br />
Polly Behrens<br />
Carol Goodman<br />
Governor<br />
William Donald Schaefer<br />
Community Associates<br />
Gifts <strong>of</strong> $500 to $999<br />
Stephanie Bartal<br />
Heidi Bowen<br />
Elizabeth Haynes<br />
Phil Holmes<br />
Anne Johnson<br />
Maria Johnson<br />
Melissa Johnson<br />
Tamara Karwacki<br />
Ann King<br />
Michelle King<br />
Eleanor Landauer<br />
Christy Leary<br />
Nicole Lederer<br />
Michele Manahan<br />
The Marion I. &<br />
Henry J. Knott Foundation*<br />
Laura Marshallsay<br />
Anonymous<br />
Kelly Balchunas<br />
Michelle Balkan<br />
Christine Barth<br />
Jennifer Beck<br />
Margery Bessent<br />
Mary Pat Blanton<br />
Elaine Born<br />
Janel Burroughs<br />
Brianna Callaway<br />
Elisa Chelius<br />
Mary Margaret Clawsey<br />
Rebecca Crew<br />
Susan Derrick<br />
Patricia Engblom<br />
Total Assets $ 2,996,601<br />
Statement <strong>of</strong> Activities Year Ended May 31, 2009<br />
Revenue<br />
E<br />
D<br />
a F<br />
C<br />
B<br />
A 55% Contributions* $ 101,699<br />
B 32% Wise Penny Shop Sales** 59,375<br />
Investment 65,320<br />
Building improvements 25,710<br />
Available for general activities 1,344,029<br />
Total unrestricted net assets 1,435,059<br />
Temporarily restricted 90,827<br />
Total net assets 1,525,886<br />
Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 2,996,601<br />
Expenses<br />
C<br />
B<br />
a<br />
A 78% Program Services $ 219,094<br />
B 12% Management and General 32,740<br />
Community Leaders<br />
Gifts <strong>of</strong> $1,000 to $2,499<br />
Verizon Foundation Volunteer<br />
Incentive Program<br />
Coldwell Banker<br />
Residential Brokerage<br />
IWIF Charitable<br />
Contributions committee<br />
Govanstowne Business<br />
Association<br />
Nordstrom, Inc.,<br />
Eastern Regions<br />
The Joseph & Harvey<br />
Meyerh<strong>of</strong>f Family<br />
Charitable Funds<br />
Community Associates<br />
Gifts <strong>of</strong> $500 to $999<br />
T. Rowe Price Associates<br />
Foundation, Inc. Dollars<br />
for Doers Program<br />
Patricia Lynch<br />
Community Pillars<br />
Gifts <strong>of</strong> $100 to $499<br />
Heidi Bowen,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> the 2008-2009<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />
George and Karen Brauer,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> Heidi Bowen<br />
Barbara Burdett<br />
Ron Causey<br />
Deborah Chambliss<br />
Liz Chuday<br />
Mary DeKuyper<br />
Kristina Dickson<br />
Polly Douglass,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> Heidi Bowen<br />
Robert and Sally Douglass,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> Polly Douglass<br />
Carole Gibison,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> Kathleen Gibison<br />
Elizabeth McDonald<br />
Sally Michel<br />
Ginger Mihalik<br />
Jamie Muhly<br />
Rachel Mygatt<br />
Aparna Nagaraju<br />
Laura Pappas<br />
Joan Quisgard,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> Heidi Bowen<br />
Jan Shettle<br />
Emily Shifrin<br />
Alice Smith<br />
Kate Sullivan<br />
Megan Tahboub<br />
Shelly Terranova<br />
Verizon Foundation*<br />
Mia Walsh<br />
Nicole Westrick<br />
Amy Erwin<br />
Anne Evans<br />
Catherine Frate Witt &<br />
Gavin Witt, in honor <strong>of</strong><br />
Joshua Luther Frate<br />
Candace Friedman<br />
Cindy Galka<br />
Sarah Gatchel<br />
Heather Gormsen<br />
Adrienne Hammel<br />
Diana Hegmann<br />
Mary Helfrich,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> Heidi Bowen<br />
Elayne Hettleman<br />
Yvette Hicks<br />
Christie Hohl<br />
Jennifer Holden<br />
Heather Hook<br />
Nicole Hooten<br />
Susan Hossfeld<br />
C 7% Contributions In-Kind 13,856<br />
C 10% Fundraising 29,582<br />
D 1% Special Events** 1,148<br />
E 16% Membership Dues 30,466<br />
F -12% Other (investments, net assets released) (21,481)<br />
100% Total Revenue $ 185,063<br />
*This chart represents operating revenue and expenses only;<br />
restricted capital project revenues total $232,988<br />
**Net <strong>of</strong> direct costs<br />
100% Total Expenses $ 281,416<br />
“The future belongs to those who<br />
believe in the beauty <strong>of</strong> their dreams.”<br />
Eleanor Roosevelt
Grow With Us<br />
Building Opportunities<br />
Chalita Johnson<br />
Shanna Jordan<br />
Suzy Prucka<br />
Julia Randolph<br />
Emily Winning<br />
Margaret Winters<br />
Sally Michel<br />
Sheila Peter<br />
Heidi Bowen,<br />
in memory <strong>of</strong> Phyllis Meyers<br />
Megan Tahboub,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> Heidi Bowen<br />
Glaxo Smith Kline*<br />
IWIF*<br />
*Asteriks represent<br />
matching gifts.<br />
Lorene Kelly<br />
Nancy Kromkowski<br />
Julie Kwas<br />
Erin Langston<br />
Erin Lineberry<br />
Susan Macfarlane<br />
Lauren Madigan<br />
Pamela Malester<br />
Mary Ann Masur<br />
Kelly Medinger<br />
Katherine Murphy<br />
Lauren Nechochea<br />
Sarah O’Connor<br />
Nadine Oswald<br />
Nydia Peel<br />
Jane Pekosz<br />
Lyn Phelps<br />
Tami P<strong>of</strong>fel<br />
Tina Redden-Mappin<br />
Lisa Robey<br />
Hilary Sargeant<br />
Mamie Sarkes<br />
Mary Catherine Savage<br />
Amy Schroeder<br />
Malinda Small<br />
Meredith Solomon<br />
Ann Marie Strauss<br />
Ann Marie Swett<br />
T. Rowe Price Associates<br />
Foundation, Inc.*<br />
Misse Talmage<br />
Mary Ellen Thomsen<br />
Christina Watson<br />
Cara Weikel<br />
Charlotte Whitenight,<br />
in memory <strong>of</strong> Helen Frick<br />
Valerie Woodward<br />
Sarah Wright<br />
Hilary Yarmus<br />
ELIZABETH SEILER FUND<br />
Catherine Boyne<br />
Mary Margaret Clawsey<br />
Hartley Etheridge<br />
Carol Goodman,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> Heidi Bowen<br />
Stacey Halpert<br />
Corky Hebert<br />
Nancy Horst<br />
Melissa Johnson<br />
Nancy Kromkowski<br />
Pamela Malester<br />
Elizabeth McDonald, in<br />
memory <strong>of</strong> Mrs. Lewis P. Seiler<br />
Jan Shettle<br />
FUTURE FUND<br />
Elizabeth and<br />
Kenneth S. Aneckstein,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> Heidi Bowen<br />
Polly Behrens<br />
Heidi Bowen,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> Anne Somerville<br />
Heidi Bowen,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong><br />
Charlotte Whitenight<br />
Heidi Bowen,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong><br />
Kathy Greenberg<br />
Heidi Bowen,<br />
in memory <strong>of</strong><br />
David Marion Boulden<br />
Heidi Bowen,<br />
in memory <strong>of</strong><br />
Joseph F. Sapeta<br />
Mary Margaret Clawsey<br />
Suellen Dillon<br />
Patricia Engblom,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> Heidi Bowen<br />
Laura Gamble<br />
Stacey Halpert<br />
Maria Johnson,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> the jlb Building<br />
Opportunities Committee<br />
Melissa Johnson<br />
Pamela Malester<br />
Sally Michel<br />
Christy Schaffer<br />
Alice Smith,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> Heidi Bowen<br />
Mia Walsh,<br />
in honor <strong>of</strong> Heidi Bowen<br />
UNITED WAY & MARYLAND<br />
CHARITY CAMPAIGN DONORS<br />
Community Associates<br />
Gifts <strong>of</strong> $500 to $999<br />
Anonymous<br />
Barbara J. Burdett<br />
Juli S. Callahan<br />
Polly Douglass<br />
Community Pillars<br />
Gifts <strong>of</strong> $100 to $499<br />
Anonymous (2)<br />
Conan & Kristina<br />
Dickson<br />
Patricia Engblom<br />
John David Lengel<br />
Elizabeth Lynch<br />
Patricia J.Lynch<br />
Jan Shettle<br />
Lori Southworth<br />
Mark & Shelly Terranova<br />
Tina Thomas-Lyght<br />
Friends <strong>of</strong> the JLB<br />
Gifts less than $100<br />
Anonymous<br />
Kenneth Sokolow<br />
IWIF<br />
Susan F. Payne<br />
Dale E. Williams<br />
All donors in this report<br />
represent gifts and pledges<br />
recorded between<br />
June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009.<br />
Every effort has been made to<br />
ensure accuracy. We apologize<br />
for any errors or omissions and<br />
ask that you report corrections<br />
to Shelly Terranova at <strong>Junior</strong><br />
<strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong>, Inc.<br />
Headquarters via email at<br />
sterranova@jlbalt.org<br />
or by phone at 410 435 5521.<br />
building opportunities<br />
Building our new home has been a 97 year process…who<br />
knew that the road home would be so long and winding?!?<br />
But we finally made it…thanks to so many <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong>rs as<br />
well as numerous friends, foundations, businesses and the<br />
State <strong>of</strong> Maryland.<br />
Fundraising Goal:<br />
$1.1 <strong>of</strong> $1.5 million raised.<br />
$500,000<br />
$1,000,000<br />
$1,500,000<br />
The vision, that many women in the <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> who<br />
came before us dreamed, has finally come to fruition…the<br />
jlb has set down its roots and has renovated the Wise<br />
Penny and built a “home <strong>of</strong> our own” – one that will serve<br />
as both a nonpr<strong>of</strong>it and business anchor in the Govans<br />
community, becoming a permanent part <strong>of</strong> the fabric that<br />
makes the City <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong> thrive.<br />
We have come a long way, having raised over $1.12<br />
million in the jlb’s first-ever Building Opportunities Capital<br />
Campaign, yet we still have a little way to go on our yellow<br />
brick road that leads HOME. We’re close…but we’re not<br />
there yet. Please consider a gift to the campaign today. All<br />
gifts, regardless <strong>of</strong> size, are important. Join us as together<br />
we build the foundation upon which future generations <strong>of</strong><br />
jlbers will serve the community in new and expanded<br />
ways. Special thanks to our major construction partners:<br />
Constantine Commercial Construction, Real Estate<br />
Management Construction Partners, Thornhill Design,<br />
Penza Bailey Architects and Towson Community Bank.<br />
The <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong> extends<br />
a sincere thank you to Maria Johnson and<br />
Carol Goodman, Co-Chairs <strong>of</strong> the Building<br />
Opportunities Campaign and Project, for<br />
their tireless efforts and leadership.<br />
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The <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong> Headquarters.<br />
1 Before. 2 During. 3 After! 4 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. The names left to right are: Mark Smoot, CCC, Councilman Bill Henry, Carol, Maria,<br />
Michael Constantine, CCC, Delegate Ann Marie Doory and Delegate Barbara Robinson.
<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Baltimore</strong>, Inc.<br />
5902 York Road<br />
<strong>Baltimore</strong>, Maryland 21212