You must R.S.V.P by this Friday, November 11, SUSTAINER Susan Stewart REPS. Mission Statement

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1 BRIEFLY SPEAKING Volume 14, Issue 3 November 2016 No GMM This Month! Please join us instead for a special NE Ohio League Training BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Heather Elder Saturday, November 12, 2016 Speaker: Vicky Clark, Location: Tangier s in Downtown Akron, OH PRESIDENT- ELECT RECORDING SECRETARY Cheryl McArthur Sara Wenger 10 am - 3pm You must R.S.V.P by this Friday, November 11, TREASURER Kristin Miller SUSTAINER Susan Stewart REPS MARKETING Anna Masi RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Inside this issue: President s Message..Pg 2 Holiday Social Sustainer Corner.....Pg 3 GMMs & DIADs....Pg 4 JYL T-Shirt Order Form Pg 5 Oct GMM Minutes... Pg 6 Photo Campaign Nominating Committee...Pg 7 Congratulations.....Pg 8 Mission Statement The Junior League of Youngstown is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of training volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Briefly Speaking is published ten times per year for members of JLY. The deadline for each edition is the fourth Tuesday of the month. Information should be submitted via , as a Microsoft Word document, to Liz Kijowski at elizabeth.c.kijowski@us.pwc.com PROVISIONAL PROVISIONAL MEMBERSHIP FUND DEVELOPMENT Kristina Ross Pavlicko Maggie Matune Paige Rassega Lindsay Bickerstaff NOMINATING Beth Drennen TRAINING & EDUCATION Paula Gilliam

2 Page 2 BRIEFLY SPEAKING PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Welcome to November Junior Leaguers! This month is a time to celebrate what you are thankful for. I am so thankful to be part of this organization. I am thankful for the development opportunities that the Junior League has given me, and I am thankful for the lifelong friends I have made. Last month we gathered at the Museum of Labor and Industry, where we were taken on a docent led tour of the exhibits. It was a wonderful way to learn about the history of our community. AJLI conference guest speaker Laura Schwartz and JLY President Heather Elder. Laura is a former White House event coordinator and spoke about becoming an effective leader. Most recently, our League had the chance to volunteer at the Dorothy Day House in Youngstown. We were able to prepare and serve a hot meal to less fortunate people in our community. We had such a great turnout of women who took the time to volunteer. We had Sustainers, Actives and Provisionals all represented at the facility. Later this month, our League will meet up with several other Ohio Leagues for a Leadership Development Conference. We will also be gathering together for an all League social towards the end of the month. I am looking forward to all the exciting opportunities this month and I hope to see you all there. Wishing you all a safe and happy Thanksgiving! Heather Elder Holiday Social and Donation Our Holiday Social will take place this year on Tuesday, December 13th at 6:00 p.m. at the Blue Wolf in Boardman. We will be collecting grocery store gift cards to donate to The Piggyback Foundation. Please bring your gift cards to the event. If you cannot attend but would still like to donate to this worthy cause please send your giftcard or donation to: Mercia Stevens 2236 Parkway Dr. Poland, OH 44514

3 Page 3 Volume 14, Issue 3 Sustainers Corner Inspiring, Invested, Involved Those adjectives described my impression of JLY Sustainers when I was a Provisional nine years ago. As my involvement in the League grew, this opinion was reinforced. I am happy to introduce the Sustainer Council: JLY Committee Sustainer Representative Fund Development Marketing Membership Nominating Provisional Training & Education Research & Development Sustainer Rep to the Board Michele Merkle Leah Wilson Danielle Surko Debbie Liptak Carolyn Korenic Anna Aey (Not active this League year) Susan Stewart Thank you, Sustainers, for being involved with the committees this League year! I would like to thank new Sustainer, Tara Mady, for serving as Co-Sustainer Representative to the Marketing Committee. I hope to find other Sustainers who will serve in a similar role to help guide the committee chairs, many of whom are first year Actives. Mark your calendar for a Sustainer Celebration of the Season to be held Sunday, November 20, 12:00 noon at the Youngstown Country Club. There will be a soup and salad bar luncheon for $15/person. Invitations will be in the mail soon. JLY leaders will talk about new trends, new Sustainers will be welcomed and Provisionals will be introduced. Susan

4 Page 4 BRIEFLY SPEAKING General Membership Meetings & Done in a Days DATE LOCATION TOPIC DONE IN A DAY November 7, 2016 Dorothy Day House Volunteer Opportunity Collection for Dorothy Day House December 13, 2016 Holiday Event Collection for The December 10 - Second Piggyback Foundation Harvest Food Bank 9-12 January 10, 2017 Neighborhood Meetings Group Discussion TBD Hosted by Sustainers February 14, 2017 Youngstown Playhouse TBD TBD March 14, 2017 *Bring A Friend* Yellow Brick Place TBD TBD April 11, 2017 Canfield Library Social Media TBD May 10, 2017 Annual Dinner TBD TBD December Done in a Day The December Done is a Day will be on Saturday, December 10th at the Second Harvest Food Bank, from 9-12 pm. Please Heather Elder to sign up to volunteer at hpelder1973@yahoo.com It is always a great event so please make every effort to attend.

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6 Page 6 BRIEFLY SPEAKING GMM (General Membership Meeting) Minutes: Tuesday, 10/11/ PM Tour of Youngstown Museum of Industry; 6:30 PM Dinner Meeting Location: Roberto s Downtown The Junior League s second meeting was held at the Historical Center of Industry & Labor. League members went on a docent led tour to learn about the steel industry, the lives of steelworkers, and gain an understanding of steelmaking. The tour included replicas of a mill locker room and part of a company-built house. After the tour, League members met for a business meeting at Roberto s. The business meeting prepared members for the upcoming volunteer opportunity at Dorothy Day House on Monday, November 7, 2016 and the regional training on November 12, The regional training is the collaboration efforts of five Junior Leagues - Youngstown, Akron, Cleveland, Stark County and Toledo. AJLI facilitator Vicki Clark will present training on preventing burnout and stress management. Jennifer Solomon announced that packets are available for President Elect ( ) and Treasurer ( ). There are two other vacancies on the nominating committee. Packets should be mailed to Beth Drennen by November 23rd. Heather Elder introduced the new provisional class. Kim Urig discussed Celly. Soon members will be asked to opt in and subscribe to receive reminders via test. Anna Masi mentioned that there are four t-shirt styles available for our upcoming order. Checks should be made to the Junior League by December 13th. There will be a spring order too. In the spring we ll also be participating in Six Degrees of Junior League. Junior League members donated diapers for Making Kids Count diaper drive. 291 Photo Campaign Update Every JL event is an opportunity to show our community who we are and what JL members do. Since this project began in August, there are seventy five photos that have been taken for the 291Photo Campaign. Our recent photos came from our October meeting and AJLI Fall Leadership Conference.

7 Page 7 Volume 14, Issue 3 Ladies in Attendance at the October GMM. Photos by: Anna Masi Leaders Sought for ! The Nominating Committee is looking for potential leaders for Have you held a leadership position at work, in the League, with another nonprofit organization or are you looking for personal growth? If so, the League wants you! The following positions need to be filled for the next League year: President Elect ( and automatically serves as President in ) Treasurer ( ) 2 Nominating Committee Members ( ) The Nominating application packets are available to be downloaded from the members only section of our website (no password required). If you have any questions or would like a packet ed to you, please contact Beth Drennen at beth.drennen@gmail.com or

8 The Junior League of Youngstown The Commerce Building 201 E. Commerce Street, Suite 320 Youngstown, OH Place Postage Here Congratulations! Congratulations to Lindsey and Patrick Burgan who were married on October 22, 2016.