Growing the Mission - Junior League of Baltimore

AnnuAL dinner
2010 award recipients
Mary Goodwillie Award
Cindy Galka
Annapolis Bowl Award
Cylia Lowe
Peggy Waxter Sustainer
Spirit Award
Elizabeth (Betsy) McDonald
President’s Award
Polly Behrens
Sustainer Scholarship Award
Kara Korab,
James Hubert Blake High School,
Silver Spring, Maryland
Community Partner Award
Samuel Parker Clothiers
New Member Awards
Erica Wernery,
Jennifer Hackett,
Brina Masi
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Held each May, our Annual Dinner is an opportunity for us
to celebrate the accomplishments of our members, our donors
and those of our community. In addition to celebrating our
overall accomplishments, we recognize members who have
done outstanding work both in the League and within the
community. Highlights of these awards are noted here.
For more details visit our website at www.jlbalt.org.
MeMbership
As of December 2009
Active: 120
New Members: 45
Sustaining: 185
Honorary: 36
Total: 386
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JLB member Elizabeth Aneckstein poses with the winners of our
Community Partner Award, Kenneth and Ellen Himmelstein from
Samuel Parker Clothier.
Mary Goodwillie Award
The Mary Goodwillie Award is named for the founder of the
Junior League of Baltimore and goes to an active member
who throughout her membership has performed exceptional
service to the JLB, especially in the Finance and Membership
areas of the League. This year’s awardee, Cindy Galka, has
not only lent her time and expertise within her placement
on the Membership committee but she has also designed
invitations, programs, brochures, marketing materials
and other collateral used in our fundraiser and membership
initiatives. She has helped the JLB achieve a professional
image all while reducing our costs through the donation of
her time, valued at over $8,000.
Annapolis Bowl Award
The Annapolis Bowl Award was presented to the JLB in
honor of our 75th Anniversary from the Junior League of
Annapolis and serves as a permanent reminder of the
close ties between the two Leagues. It is given each year
to an active member who has demonstrated an exceptional
commitment to community service beyond her League
involvement. This year’s winner was Cylia Lowe. Within
the JLB Cylia served her committee placement as a Wise
Penny Internship mentor, assisted with re-establishing
consignment at the Wise Penny, volunteered for numerous
Store shifts and donated over $800 worth of clothing.
Outside of the JLB, Cylia volunteers with countless worthy
causes including: the Baltimore City and Carroll County
Community Mediation program, Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, the Red Cross of Central Maryland, The Boys &
Girls Club of America, Bea Gaddy Center, the House
of Ruth and has coordinated Voter Registration Drives &
Census Awareness forums in low income areas.
Peggy Waxter Sustainer Spirit Award
The Peggy Waxter Sustainer Spirit Award is granted each
year to a Sustaining member of the JLB who joins forces with
our active membership to drive our organization to achieve
its mission. This year’s awardee was Elizabeth (Betsy)
McDonald. Betsy has been sustaining the ongoing success
of the JLB for many decades and this year was an integral
part of our Treasures & Trinkets Sale at the Wise Penny. Her
enthusiasm and support of the JLB during her 55 years of
membership has not waivered or slowed. She is a role model
for so many members and is the epitome of what a “true”
Junior Leaguer is all about: Honor, Ethics, Honesty, Commitment,
and Caring.
The President’s Award
The President’s Award is granted by the outgoing President
of the JLB to celebrate the accomplishments of one special
woman who has demonstrated outstanding efforts in her
volunteer service throughout her tenure in the JLB. Our
recipient this year, Polly Behrens, has been a member of
the Junior League of Baltimore for 31 years. Polly has
maintained a leadership position throughout her years in the
JLB and serves as a role model for all members. She has lent
her commitment and enthusiasm to the community impact
of the JLB through her leadership of Larks. This year, Polly
led the Larks to 100% committee participation in our Annual
Fund drive and was a tremendous help to the JLB by
establishing long-term funding streams, including her
generous personal support of the Building Opportunities
Campaign and the Larks Legacy Fund.
Sustainer Scholarship Award
The Sustainer Scholarship Award is one of the many ways
the JLB promotes voluntarism outside of the League. The
award is a $1,000 scholarship given annually to a female
graduating senior who has performed outstanding volunteer
service during her public high school years. The sole
criterion is the quality of the candidate’s volunteer service.
This year’s winner was Kara Korab, from the James Hubert
Blake High School. Among the MANY service projects, Kara
spent five weeks during her summer vacation working with
a program called TOPSoccer, an athletic program for young
athletes with disabilities. Kara also spent another 6 weeks
during her “free time” to take part in two mission trips: one
to Cleveland, Ohio and another to New York. During these
missions, Kara participated in activities that supported
homeless and disadvantaged people, the elderly, as well as
an inner-city youth. Her desire to make the world a better
place for those less fortunate is strong. She, too, will be a
woman who “builds better communities”, just like all of us
who are members of the Junior League of Baltimore and the
other 293 Junior Leagues around the world.
Community Partner Award
Each year, the Junior League of Baltimore honors a community
partner that has shown dedicated support to our
organization. Our community partners include foundation,
corporations, donors, boutiques and others that without
we could not go out to achieve our mission. This year the
JLB recognized Samuel Parker Clothiers, a top boutique
partner! Kenneth and Ellen Himmelstein have supported
our Wise Penny Thrift Store and Boutique Warehouse
Sales for the past 5 years and to date, have donated in
excess of $140,000 of merchandise to support our
programs and initiatives.
New Member Award
Each year the Membership committee grants an award to
those new members who show great leadership potential
during their provisional year with the JLB. The award is
given each year at Annual Dinner, at the completion of the
new member year. Three new members were honored this
year for their enthusiasm and dedication to the JLB. They
were: Erica Wernery, Jennifer Hackett, and Brina Masi.