As the nights cool, our thoughts turn to a break from the humidity, changing leaves, and harvests of the summer bounty. Inside the League, though, our thoughts are on growth - growth in our membership, our shared history and our community impact. Here are just a few examples:
Last month we officially welcomed almost 400 New Members and Transfers; we’ll be energized by their involvement in League activities this year and will benefit from their good ideas and dedicated follow-through for years to come. I’ve met many of them, and they are women of action! Please reach out and say hello to these newest members of the JLW as you attend events or work side-by-side this year.
The Archives committee is seeking to grow awareness and celebrate our League’s upcoming 100 years of community impact. There are two opportunities to support their efforts (and learn a lot of ‘fun tidbits’ of JLW history). The first is to support the Framing Project - individually or as a group, you can sponsor the framing of items from JLW archives. The second opportunity is to support the committee’s efforts to record stories from JLW’s past. Stay tuned for more information this year on these two initiatives.
Our Sustainers welcomed fall with their annual luncheon. Guest speaker Carol Rasco, President of Reading Is Fundamental, shared more about the importance of reading in childhood development. Thanks to Lorraine Nordlinger for organizing this year’s luncheon and for bringing in such an impressive leader in the area of literacy.
The Literacy Council, fresh off our 10th very successful National Book Festival event, is focused on growing the League’s impact in the area of literacy. Our commitment to school libraries continues to grow; this year they will be working more with Ballou High School, one of the largest within DC Public Schools. As they work more with this school, Literacy
Partnerships will bring more information and potential opportunities for the league to support. And, Book for Brighter Futures is offering an opportunity for all league members to support directly our literacy efforts by holding an October event at Hooray for Books, in Alexandria.
Ways & Means’ Special Events committee is kicking off a new initiative this year with a Kitchen Tour—it promises to be as appetizing for our design dreams as for our imaginations!
We’re well into our League year, and I am so honored to be in your company. Thank you for the commitment, the creativity, and the ‘heart’ that you bring to improve lives throughout our DC area community.
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