Junior League of Little Rock 90 Years of Service

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For almost a century, the women of the Junior

League of Little Rock have made a lasting

impression on Little Rock – touching people on a

personal level, a community level and shaping the

persona of the city itself.

In 1914 as part of United Charities, today’s United Way, a group of young

women identified a need and created a program to provide awareness of ba-

sic medical services including immunizations throughout our community.

Six years later these women formed Junior League of Little Rock and joined

the Association of Junior Leagues of America. This Junior League program,

initially called the Baby Welfare Station, evolved to meet the needs of the en-

tire family and established the Visiting Nurses Association. This association

continues today under the direction of St. Vincent Health System.

Our fundraising projects along with grants, spon-

sorships, and member dues raise over $400,000

annually that allows the Junior League of Little

Rock to invest time, volunteers, and revenue into

our beloved city.

Cover: Vintage JLLR uniform

Right: 1930’s JLLR Cultural Program,

Members produced plays for LRSD schools


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The JLLR, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism,

developing the potential of women and improving the community through the

effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively

educational and charitable.

MISSIoN STATeMeNT


“I commend the Junior League of Little Rock’s

efforts to make us a stronger community by

setting a powerful example of leadership and

compassion to which we can all aspire.”

Gov. Mike Beebe

Just blocks away from the JLLR headquarters stands one of the most ambitious

JLLR initiatives. In the late 195o’s, the JLLR membership approved formation of a

community center for Arts & Sciences. Today, the Arkansas Arts Center and its re-

lated traveling exhibits reach across the state and enrich the lives of all Arkansans.

The JLLR’s commitment to education and child advocacy spans the decades as

well. In an effort to promote organized voluntarism and support public education

within the Little Rock School District, Volunteers in Public Schools (ViPS) was

established and is forty years strong. It remains a focus for the JLLR.

Another icon in Arkansas culture and tradition takes place each Memorial Day and

welcomes over 250,000 visitors annually. Known and beloved today as Riverfest, this

event hosts world renowned musicians and artisans. Its JLLR roots date back 35 years.

The JLLR headquarters, Riverfest, The Arkansas Arts Center, and ViPS exem-

plify the lasting impression the JLLR leaves in the culture and community of our

city — the women of JLLR continue to enrich the lives of women and children

in central Arkansas.

“Little Rock has seen the effects of the

Junior League of Little Rock from the many

charitable projects they have established and

the amazing women who have risen from the

League to become true leaders.”

First Lady Ginger Beebe

In support of downtown revitalization, the JLLR

purchased and renovated the historic Woman’s City

Club located at 4th and Scott Streets. Today, the

Second Renaissance Revival style building serves as

the JLLR headquarters and a rental venue for special

events and business meetings. It is an historic landmark

preserved and promoted by the JLLR.

Riverfest

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Thank you, Junior League of Little Rock, for your 90 years of dedication to our great city and for your leadership in founding and serving Riverfest for 35 years. You truly are in a League of your own.

O U R G R AT I T U D E

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ARKANSAS’ PREMIER ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL • MAY 25-27 riverfestarkansas.com

The Arkansas Arts Center



Fulfilling Today’s Needs

JLLR volunteers alter the landscape of our

community. They bring focus to ordinary, often

overlooked, needs and create extraordinary solutions.

Over the past decade the JLLR has continued to identify issues

and provide service programs with measurable results.

stuff the bus

Purpose Provide the required school supplies

to children enrolled at target schools

Results 2,500+ students in 6 LRSD

elementary schools are served annually

Issue - School Preparedness

grow (girls realizing opportunity

within)

Purpose Support, encourage, and mentor

adolescent (middle school age) girls

Results 60 girls from 8 middle schools

attend annually

Issue - Health and Wellness, School Preparedness

fact (families & community together)

Purpose Pregnant and parenting teen

training

Results 25 families are served monthly

through Centers for Youth and

Families’ Parent Center

Issue - Health and Wellness, School Preparedness

scat night owls (senior citizens active today)

Purpose Provide dinners, recreational and

motivational activities that improve

the welfare of senior citizens

Results 100 residents attend twice a month

Issue - Health and Wellness

Kota camp

Purpose Fund and support an inclusive

camp at Camp Aldersgate for

children with and without medical

conditions or disabilities

Results 160 campers attend annually


nightingales

Purpose Provide weekly emotional support

at Arkansas Childrens Hospital and

UAMS Family Home for families

while children are hospitalized

Results Countless families are served annually


boosters & big rigs

Purpose offers families a free day of

safety awareness & healthy

living education. Provides free

immunizations as well as dental,

vision, hearing screenings

and car seat safety checks

Results 1,100+ attendees annually, 75+

car seat installations, checked

with misuse rate of 82%, 115+

health screenings performed,

65+ immunizations provided


“The Arkansas Arts Center would not

exist today as it does had the Junior

League not accepted the challenge.”

Jeane Hamilton Past JLLR President (1964-1965)

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Baby Welfare Station - Child Advocacy Program

Marionettes Performance - Arts in Education

1920

"The Junior League of Little Rock is a living testament to the

power of women committed to serving and nurturing the future

of our community through the education, care and inspiration of

our children and families."

J. Mark Davis — JLLR Community Advisory Committee member

Visiting Nurses - Child Advocacy Program

1930

Through our service and commitment the women of the

Junior League of Little Rock continue to impact lives.

Junior League Follies Chorus - Fundraising Event


war bond carnival Jllr Kissing booth -

fundraising event

speech correction school - child advocacy program

Junior league charity horse show -fundraising event

Shari & Jeffery Wells with 10-year-old son, Jacob

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little rock cookS

CookBook

1970’s

beaux arts bal - arkansas arts center

fundraising event

1960

Then known as the

Summer Arts Festival

JLLR guided the festival through

its first 20 years and continues

to serve in a variety of roles

3,000 volunteers, 250

committee members, 1 fulltime

and 1 part time employee

Welcomes 250,000+

visitors annually

Largest event in the state

Has resulted in almost

$1M in contributions

RiveRfest

Founded 1978

established by JLLR +

Museum of Fine Arts

Accredited by the American

Association of Museums

Library is named in honor

of the Association of Junior

League of America President,

elizabeth Prewitt Taylor

(also a JLLR member)

Today – AAC hosts on

average 250,000 visitors

annually, including national

and international visitors

The ArtMobile, AAC’s travelling

arts exhibits, started in 1963 and

still services the rural areas of

Arkansas with arts enrichment

Today – Museum School,

Children’s Theatre, permanent

+ special AAC exhibits

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Founded 1963

“Through the training that the Junior League of Little Rock

provided I was able to strengthen my leadership and skills

learn the importance of volunteerism. As a result I chaired

Riverfest in 1989 and received more on-the-job training.”

Shelia Vaught – JLLR Board Member & Past Riverfest Chairman

The Arkansas Arts Center is an art museum

with a children’s theatre and

a studio school. Founded in

1960, its mission is to ensure

that learning, inspiration

and creative expression in

the arts flourish throughout

Arkansas, for people of all

ages and backgrounds. The

AAC realizes this mission by

developing, preserving and

exhibiting its outstanding

permanent collection,

offering a rich variety of art

from other collections and

presenting programs for

the education and cultural

benefit of the public.

The mission of Riverfest

is to produce a quality,

recreational, cultural,

educational, family-oriented

celebration of the visual and

performing arts for the benefit

of the community. Riverfest

and quality will always be

synonymous. From offering

an outstanding children’s area

where every activity is free,

to an area focusing on young

teens, to ArtZone where art

classes are offered to the

young (and young at heart),

to the International Village

where festival-goers can travel

the world, to numerous special

attractions, events and family

oriented activities — there is

something for everyone.

in-school reading day -enrichment program

arkansas arts center dedication

Jllr summer arts festival - today known as riverfest

bargain barn -fundraising event

volunteers in public schools (vips) - enrichment program

1970


museum of discovery partnership

bargain barn -fundraising event

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CookBook

1990’s

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1980’s

holiday house - fundraising event

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formerly Known as the woman’s city club (1910)

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Top: 2011 JLLR members and GRoW Participants

Right: Woman’s City Club - Circa 1912

over 10 years ago, the JLLR contributed to the revitalization of downtown

Little Rock by purchasing and renovating the Woman’s City Club.

Today, the Second Renaissance Revival style building serves as the JLLR

headquarters and a rental venue for special events and business meetings.

It is an historic landmark preserved and promoted by the JLLR.

Meeting space includes AV equipment, Wi-Fi, daytime parking, and a

commercial kitchen.

volunteers in Public schools (1972)ViPS was founded in 1972 to provide assistance to teachers and

other staff members of the Little Rock School District by promoting

school voluntarism. ViPS serves as a link between the District and

the community while providing patrons and citizens an opportunity

to be significantly involved in the education of children.

stuff the Bus (2006)Provides school supplies essential for learning to

2,500+ students in 6 elementary schools

gROW (2003)girls realizing opportunities within

Serves 60 girls annually from 8 middle schools

LittLe ROck schOOL distRict

Creating excellence for tomorrow

I liked the trips that they took us on. We went to the Brown

Sugar Bakeshop, where I had a red velvet cupcake and

Wildwood Park, where we learned how to improvise and

walked through the beautiful gardens. We also learned about

managing our money and cooking healthy meals. While I am

looking forward to our graduation celebration in May, I am sorry

that the program is going to end.

2012 GRoW Participant from Forest Heights Middle School

hOLiday hOuse

15,000+ shoppers attend annually

150+ merchants from across the country

$300,000+ raised in 2011 to support JLLR programs

SAve The dATeS

November 7th-10th

cOOkBOOksThe most delicious and well-recognized fundraiser is our family of

cookbooks that span the decades and celebrate the art of entertaining

and family tradition.

PuRChASe TodAy!

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JLLR’s rich history spans 6 decades with the school district including Art Awareness Program, Artreach, Arts

& Education, Bucket Brigade, Buckle Up & Be Safe.As the primary fundraiser for the Junior League of Little

Rock, Holiday House supports community programs.

leaderShip

With a membership of over 1,200 women,

the JLLR continues the legacy of community

support and leadership.

our community embraces the JLLR spirit of voluntarism. our members

create lasting impressions through the League’s leadership training. A

JLLR member is often identified by her “can do attitude”. Her prompt,

organized nature, coupled by her ability to roll up her sleeves and make a

positive difference in the world around her. It’s not uncommon to hear a

Junior League member say, “I learned it in the League”.

leaderShip

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Volunteer iMpact

Direct Service

429 volunteers = 13,462 hours = $287,548.32

In-direct Service

429 volunteers = 27,935 hours = $596,691.60

Leadership

26 volunteers = 6,270 hours = $627,000

Figures based on DHS - Division of Community Service and Nonprofit Support

47,667 VoLUNTeeR HoURS,

$1.5M VALUe ANNUALLYtotal{


Top: 2012 JLLR membership meeting

Bottom (left to right): Cornerstone Youth Volunteer Training, Arts

Awareness Program in LRSD schools, Senior Citizens Active Today

Program, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Kids TV Program, JLLR member

volunteering in LRSD elementary school

Next page: JLLR Headquarters

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In addition, JLLR remains inclusive to women of all races, religions and

national origins with a demonstrated interest in civic voluntarism.

JLLR provides members with enriching volunteer opportunities. More

than 1,200 women contribute over 47,000 hours annually – along with

time, talent and energy towards this mission. Through this process, of

training and effective voluntarism, members create a lasting impression on

the community and develop knowledge to become civic leaders.

Junior League of Little Rock’s mission, to

develop the potential of women and improve the

community through the effective leadership and

the development of trained volunteers, continues

to be exclusively educational and charitable.

The JLLR depends on donors, corporations, nonprofit organizations, commu-

nity partners and friends to further its mission of building a better community.

To remain successful for the next 90 years we

asked ourselves: How is the Junior League of Lit-

tle Rock relevant today? And, how can the Junior

League of Little Rock be relevant tomorrow?

After diligent research and strategic planning, we have develtoped two new ar-

eas of community service focus - School Preparedness and Health & Wellness.


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1921

BABY WELFARESTATION

1958

ARKANSASARTS

CENTER

1978

RIVERFEST

1990

POTLUCK

today

STUFF THE BUS

For almost a century, the women of the Junior League

of Little Rock have made a lasting impression on Little

Rock - touching people on a personal level, a community

level and shaping the persona of the city itself. Through

our service and commitment, the women of the Junior

League of Little Rock continue to improve the lives

of women and children in our community by leaving

impressions on the past, present & future.

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Almosta centuryof service

Almosta centuryof service

MISSION STATEMENT:

The JLLR, Inc. is an organization of

women committed to promoting

voluntarism, developing the potential of

women and improving the community

through the e�ective action and leadership

of trained volunteers. Its purpose is

exclusively educational and charitable.

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