Volume 94 • DeCemBeR 2010

Mission Statement | The Junior League of Indianapolis 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.

President’s Message page 2

Membership page 3

Community page 7

Sustainers page 9

Training & Personal Development page 10

Holiday Mart Chairs were in attendance to help celebrate.

Shoppers’ Eve featured wine by Barefoot Wine, and selections from Barto’s Banquets & Catering, Classic Cakes, Hellas Café, La Mie Emilie, MBP Distinctive Catering, Mi Casita Café, Recess, Saffron Café, Sangiovese and Serenity.

After 11 months of planning, the 40th Annual Holiday Mart opened its doors Wednesday, November 3, 2010, for Shoppers’ Eve: Celebrating 40 Years. All who attended enjoyed a toast made by JLI President Cece Gerdenich, in honor of Claire Clark, the first Holiday Mart Chair in 1971. Many other Sustainers and past

With over 115 merchants, attendees were able to find the perfect gifts for the holiday season. The Mart had 41 new merchants and Mistletoe Madness expanded their booth space to accommodate 54 merchants. Both events were a success!

The 2010 Holiday Mart Tri-Chairs

Junior League of Indianapolis • 8425 Woodfield Crossing Blvd. • Suite 351 • Indianapolis, IN 46240 • 317-925-4600 • www.JLIndy.org

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By Anne Buskirk, Stacie Hannaford and Jacquie Rosen, Holiday Mart Tri-Chairs

Here’s to Another 40 Years!

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

JLI BoArd of dIrectors 2010-2011 offIcers & stAff

Cece Gerdenich • PresidentAlicia Gooden • President ElectLarissa McCormick • SecretaryMegan Evans • TreasurerJulie Rowlas • Community VPHeather Neal • Financial Development VPStacy Payne Miller • Marketing VPLulu Lapp • Membership VP

Jen Rueth • Training & Personal Development VPDawn Orr • Fund Development DirectorMichelle Miller • Strategic Planning FacilitatorMolly Chavers • Board at LargeJulie A. Davis • Sustainer Representative Kelley Hurst • Sustainer Representative Tanya Stuart Overdorf • Sustainer Representative

JLI BoArd of dIrectors

JLI HeAdquArtersMain Line ................................... 925-4600fax ............................................... 926-7658After Hours ................................. 713-0905Sue Wilds, Administrative Coordinator

JLI offIce HoursMonday – Friday • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

(closed Noon to 1 p.m.)If JLI members need access to the office between Noon and 1 p.m. or later than 5 p.m., please call the office staff at 925-4600 to make arrangements. It is advised to call ahead to confirm office hours.

PresIdeNt’s suPPort coMMItteeMelissa Etzler • President’s AssistantLynda Cook • Archives Chair

Kristen Hendrick, Julie Torbit, Kelley Wessel • Arrangements Team

Your BoArd Is excIted to serve You tHIs YeAr!Front Row: Lulu Lapp. Second Row: Larissa McCormick, Jen Rueth, Alicia Gooden,

Dawn Orr, Anne Dalton, AJLI, Heather Neal. Back Row: Tanya Overdorf, Cece Gerdenich, Melissa Etzler, Stacy Miller, Julie Rowlas, Megan Evans.

Not pictured: Molly Chavers & Michelle Miller.

The women of the JLI have been very busy over the past several months!

We conducted a wonderful bus tour attended primarily by our newest members. Lulu Lapp ensured that our members visited Riley Hospital for Children’s Occupational Therapy Department and a current community partner, Girls Inc. Julie Rowlas facilitated the morning and the participants learned more about the JLI and its history during this wonderful experience.

We assisted in the second Weekend to End Breast Cancer. Co-Chairs Jayme Jones and Ashley Powell led our members in a successful volunteer experience.

Two wonderful sustainer events have already been conducted during the 2010-11 JLI year! Sustainer Representatives to the Board this year are Julie Davis, Kelley Hurst and Tanya Stuart Overdorf. They have an amazing committee of sustainers who are conducting very engaging opportunities. Committee members Patty Curran and Jane Schlegel arranged for a wonderful time at the Indiana Historical Society this fall. Additionally, a second sustainer event was held at Holiday Mart Shoppers’ Eve. Nearly 60 sustainers were present including Claire Clark, the first Holiday Mart Chair from 1971. Claire spoke to the attendees about her wonderful experience as the chair of the first event and thanked her committee for all of their hard work. Nancy Harris, Link Krimendahl and Suzie Wurster served on the first committee and were in attendance. Also, Sue Zinzer, who served as the JLI president during the first Holiday Mart, graciously attended. Thank you to Lisa Allen and Karen Heldt for Co-Chairing the event. It is so wonderful to be part of an organization that honors and celebrates our newest members and those who have sustained us for years. Please consider attending future sustainer led events.

Holiday Mart was a wonderful success this year. The committee was energetically and passionately led by Anne Buskirk, Stacie Hannaford and Jacquie Rosen. So many women contributed to the success of our 40th event. Members like Megan Berg, who has graciously given much of her time and expertise in graphic design to the JLI, continue to make our events successful.

What an honor to have Sally Lugar and Tanya Stuart Overdorf receive the 2010 Mayor’s Community Service Awards this year! Additionally, Julie Davis is a 2010 Spirit of the Prairie Honoree. I know these women would assert that the JLI provided some of the foundation and training for them to become trained civic and community leaders! We are so proud that they are JLI members.

The JLI sent Jeri Duncan, Tory Flynn, Larissa McCormick, and Racquel Richardson to the AJLI’s Organizational Development Institute (ODI) for leadership and area specific training. These women have provided detailed feedback and each have provided reports to the Board and the Nominating Committee. The JLI was well represented by these enthusiastic women who will work to create the future of the JLI.

Please read the article enclosed by Nicole McCulloch and Julie Rowlas. We are working to ensure that your efforts with the JLI result in meaningful change in Indianapolis. Thanks to each of you for your continued support of the JLI!

Members of this year’s Board of Directors volunteer at Holiday Mart tear down. Molly Chavers, Melissa Etzler, Larissa McCormick, Stacy Payne Miller, Cece Gerdenich, Lulu Lapp.

President Cece Gerdenich with daughters Claire, Anne and Grace

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HOLiDAy MART continued from page 1

sPecIAL tHANKs to our sPoNsors fortHeIr GeNerous suPPort of HoLIdAY MArt!

1971: Claire ClarkFirst Committee: Nancy Arbuckle (Harris), Katie Betley, Jane Carter, Sylvia Gavit, Betsy Harris, Dottie Heseman, Ann Hyer, Link Krimendahl, Marilyn Pecsok, Barb Preston, Nancy Smith, Margie Tomlinson and Susan Wurster. This committee operated under two Presidents: Carolyn Callendar and Sue Zinser. Sue Zinser was President at the time of the first Mart.

1972: Nancy Arbuckle (Harris)1973: Martha “Link” Krimendahl1974: Katie Bentley1975: Priscilla Price1976: Susan Tuttle1977: Phyllis Geeslin & Jane Stone1978: Pam Robinson & Hannah Ten Eyck1979: Mary Clare Broadbent & Donna Park1980: Anne Riley & Sally Slaughter1981: Bobbie Recktenwall & Carol William1982: Lynda Cook & Kathryn Lerch1983: Nancy Burris & Debbie Tolley1984: Carol McCrea & Peggy Neal1985: Bonnie Craig & Liz Jenkins1986: Hazel Lemen & Suzanne Logan1987: Sue Gustin & Beth Aldrich1988: Jayne Hague & Phyllis Bishop1989: Cindee Fisher & Nancy Hanley1990: Marie Warshauer & Karin Glass1991: Linda Goad & Judy Warren1992: Shannon Rezek, Mary Cannady & Betsy Kranz1993: Colleen Hasbouth & Elizabeth Mathewson1994: Julie McGrew & Kym McKinley1995: Heather Wacholz & Elizabeth Rushton1996: Lisa Allen, Diane Barnes & Kitrina Edwards1997: Cheryl Hendricks, Barb Ross & Debbie Lawrence1998: Emily Brenner, Janine Burkhart & Ellen Rettig1999: Debbie Wolfrum, Janet McCaslin & Jennifer Mitchell2000: Martha Steinkamp & Ann Eggleston2001: Susan Woodhouse, Debbie Klinger & Ann Fritton2002: Robin Barkes, Mary Susan Buhner & Mary Beth Oakes2003: Elizabeth Bearby, Gretchen Hueni & Dawn Vande Berg2004: Kristin Bass, Gina Farrar & Patricia Mong2005: Kristi Barber, Wendy Inglis & Stacy Payne2006: Carrie Dostalek, Michelle Stuck & Heather Neal2007: Sarah Davis, Sarah Edwards & Renee Washington2008: Molly Chavers, Amy Clemmer & Cece Gerdenich2009: Ashli Pettibone & Erika Barry2010: Anne Buskirk, Stacie Hannaford & Jacquie Rosen

40 YeArs of tHe HoLIdAY MArt

National Bank of Indianapolis, A-Classic Expo Design, Bingham McHale, Women’s Forum.

Hospitality: Cabot Creamery, Milano Inn, Panera Bread,Puccini’s, Qdoba Mexican Grill and Shapiro’s

would like to thank the entire Holiday Mart Committee for all their hard work and dedication to the event. Devan Andrzejewski, Erika Barry, Megan Buskirk, Amanda Coffey, Whitney Craig, Stephanie Eckerle, Teresa Griffin, Heather Hall, Traci Holt, Bonnie Jagoditz, Shivika Jain, Anne Kender, Christine Kollen, Tara Land, Melissa Lewis, Crystal McCallum, Amanda Miscisin, Rachel Mize, Allison Murphy, Allison Ortiz, Cheryl Popiela, Aly Schroeder, Anne Skiles, Kelly Teller, Ries Thieme, Brooke Wigand and Sally Wignall.

The Provisionals on the Mistletoe Madness Committee are: Stephanie Bell, Kelley Burkhart, Elissa Cici, Brenda DeVries, Laura Finch, Stephanie Freeman, Andrea Hodskins, Laura Hodskins, Holly Horton, Patricia injaychock, Stacey Jackson Patrick, Amy Miller, Emily Nichols, Abby Nicol, Jennifer Porter, Mandy Prenger, Erin Rusher, Quincy Sauer, Valerie Schmitt, Michele Secrist, Julia Shimko, Cheryl Smith, Janelle Stark, Cat Stemmans, Summre Steury and Angie Wilmer.

The 2010 Holiday Mart Committee would like to thank you for your support. Have a joyous and happy holiday season!

The Junior League of Indianapolis is very grateful to those who originated the Holiday Mart and all the chairmen who followed and upheld the tradition of excellence. Thank you to one and all. We are looking forward to the next forty years of helping the community.

Top Left: Members of the first Holiday Mart Committee

Top Right: Claire cutting cake

Bottom Right: (L to R) Jenny Holland, Mary Anne Koehler and Peggy McKinney Neal

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2010-11 At LArGe PosItIoN to exPLore reteNtIoNBy Molly Chavers, Board at Large

MEMBERSHIP

In a time when so many of us feel pulled in a million directions, from family to work, volunteer experiences to nurturing relationships with the ones we care about, we’ve probably all examined the time we spend outside home and office.

For some, their JLI experience has come into question. Do I feel like my time is well spent? Am I valued by the organization? Am I getting back as much as I’m putting in? As with any experience, it’s important to take inventory of these questions. But what if the answer to any of the questions above is no?

Many organizations – both locally and across the nation – are experiencing a downturn in members. The Junior League of Indianapolis is no exception. That’s why President Cece Gerdenich has asked me, in the role of Board at Large, to explore the memberships’ varying viewpoints on how the JLI can best maximize and optimize our members’ time and energy spent.

To fulfill this responsibility, I’ve been working closely with Membership Vice President, Lulu Lapp, and Marketing Vice President, Stacy Payne Miller, to ensure that every member who wants to have her voice heard on this issue is able. The work of strategically positioning our league with an issue-based community impact focus, under the leadership of Community Vice President, Julie Rowlas, as well as the relevant and informative trainings that the Training and Personal Development Vice President, Jen Rueth, have planned with their committees are key components to our league’s ultimate goals of achieving higher membership satisfaction.

In July, I spoke to the incoming Provisional members. Several shared their thoughts with me on the course of their year to date. The Transfer Committee has provided excellent suggestions as

well. At the October General Meeting, I shared the focus of my position with the membership. Since that time, I’ve received valuable feedback from many of you. Many thanks to you who have reached out to share ideas, suggestions and thoughts in such a positive way.

What can the JLI do to raise the level of satisfaction of our members? How can we ensure that an organization that has contributed so much to the Indianapolis community is positioned to do so for the next 100 years?

This leads me to a question I pose to all of you: “why do you choose to be a part of the JLI?”

In the coming weeks, you’ll be asked to participate in a stay survey through the Hotmail. This idea was brought to the Membership Council by one of its chairs. Keri Korkhouse Hale was asked to do this by her employer. Why did she stay in her current role or at her company? It’s a question some of us probably ponder in many facets of our lives.

Suffice it to say, no organization, person or thing can be everything to everyone. The JLI is no exception. But as each month goes by, and we find ourselves working diligently in our committees, attending a sustainer event or a general meeting, learning something new in a training, volunteering, or taking on the large task of identifying our issue-based community impact focus, it’s my hope we can all take note of the many benefits of being a part of this great organization.

We’ll report back to you on those things that hit the top of the list, as well as the things that strike at the heart of our varied interests, and individuality in a few months. Until then, help us make the JLI all it can be by letting your voice be heard.

You know that friend who is so much like you – the one who is energetic, with a generous spirit and contagious smile, the one who is a natural leader with a strong sense of responsibility and community? Is she a member of the JLI? If not, then why not? Maybe it is just because no one has ever asked her.

The Membership Recruitment Committee has already begun the search for next year’s provisional class. We met lots of interesting and enthusiastic ladies at Get IndyVolved, a SunKing Social, and the Holiday Mart booth who are interested in learning more about the JLI, the work we do and the opportunities it presents. But making this initial contact is just the first step. We need your help, not only in finding more potential members, but in encouraging and supporting them to join the JLI.

The JLI will be holding informational meetings for women

interested in joining the JLI before the general meetings in January, February and April. Dates, times and locations are available on the website. You can help by inviting that friend (or friends) you think would be perfect for the JLI. Even better, you can help by making guests who attend the meeting feel welcome. This year, each guest/prospective new member will be given a distinctive name tag identifying her as a guest. Please seek out our guests, introduce yourself and share with them why you love the JLI, and please, if you invite a guest, be sure to follow up and see how she enjoyed her experience and whether she had any questions that were not answered.

Thanks in advance for doing your part in helping us keep the JLI growing with women who share your commitment and enthusiasm for our mission.

recruItMeNt: eNsurING A BrIGHt future for JLIBy Anne Cowgur, Membership Recruitment Co-Chair

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coMMIttee LeAdersHIP APPLIcAtIoN deAdLINe APProAcHINGBy Lulu Lapp, Membership Vice President

It is time to start thinking about what your next role in the JLI will be. Are you enjoying your current placement? Are you curious about how you apply to become a chair for your particular placement or maybe in another area? The process is simple! Fill out a 2011-2012 Committee Leadership Application. They are available on the JLI website under the Forms and Applications section of Member Access. After completing the Committee Leadership Application, email it to Sue Wilds at jliofficeadmin@gmail.com

and put in the subject line: Committee Leadership Application. Applications are due by January 10, 2011. All members are encouraged to apply for leadership positions, whether you have been a JLI member for three months or 10 years. If more than one chair position interests you, apply for more than one. In a leadership role, you will receive even more volunteer training and education plus the hands-on experience. What are you waiting for? Please email lulu@lululapp.com with any questions.

MEMBERSHIP NEWS

New ArrivalsJennifer Wright and her husband, Jon, welcomed baby Lucy Jane on March 28, 2010. Baby

Lucy joins big brothers Ben and Charlie.Anne Kender and her husband, Mick, welcomed Violet Elaine on July 25, 2010.Congrats to Whitney Mounts and her husband, Alex, who had baby boy, Ford, on August

12, 2010. Ford joins big sisters Eleanor (age 5) and Augusta (age 3).Ashley Diaz-Granados, husband Rafael, and big sister Chloe welcomed Tatum McKinley on

August 13, 2010.Erin and Jeff MacDonald welcomed Madeline Rose MacDonald on August 30, 2010, at 3:36

a.m. She weighed 7lbs, 1oz and was 20 inches long.Jennifer Porter and her husband welcomed their first child Lauren Elizabeth Porter on

September 18, 2010, at 7:58 p.m. Lauren was 8 lbs, 14 oz and 21 inches.Novella Robinson-Caldwell and her husband welcomed their first child, James Sheldon

Houston Caldwell-Acha-Ngwodo, Jr. on October 14, 2010, at 3:19 p.m. James weighed 8 lbs 8 oz, and was 20 inches long.

Kelly Wurz gave birth to a baby girl, Lauren Danielle.

With SympathyWe send our condolences to Kelly Teller whose father passed away August 25, 2010.

Madeline Rose MacDonald

Violet Elaine Kender

The Junior League of Indianapolis was selected as one of five local charities to be the beneficiary of a special promotion with Saks Fifth Avenue in 2010. The charity event took place August 1 through October 31.

We would like to extend thanks to our JLI members along with our loyal supporters, as they made the Saks Fifth Avenue 2010 charity program a great success.

Thank you to the women of the JLI who enjoyed cocktails and camaraderie at Saks Fifth Avenue on September 23rd for a night of beauty.

Please support Saks Fifth Avenue during this 2010 Holiday Season and beyond in 2011.We appreciate this fantastic partnership shared by Saks Fifth Avenue and the Junior

League of Indianapolis.

I’M GoING to sAKs … for MY fAvorIte cHArItYBy Dawn Orr, Fund Development Director

(L-R): Tory Flynn, Jen Rueth and Dawn Orr enjoy the JLI Membership Social at Saks held Thursday, September 23.

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JLI leadership, a couple of transfer members and much of this year’s provisional class took a tour of the city on October 2. President Cece Gerdenich narrated what turned out to be a wet but fun Saturday morning. The tour kicked off outside our current office and traveled south past the Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds – current home to Holiday Mart! Our first stop was Riley Hospital for Children, where we visited the Occupational Therapy Department, JLI’s first community project in 1922. We also had the chance to see the Ronald McDonald House within Riley Hospital and the ground floor of the new Simon Family Tower.

Our next stop on the tour was Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis, which was especially fun, as we noticed several sustainers highlighted as past Touchstone Award winners. We also heard from a couple of Provisional members who are just starting their placement as facilitators for Girls Inc. – how exciting to see how our members are positively impacting the lives of young women around Indianapolis!

We passed by St. Mary’s Child Center, the Julian Center, the Children’s Museum, and the Schnull-Rauch House on the trip. The tour made a dreary morning much brighter and offered just a glimpse into our history of building better communities. There may have to be two buses next year, as everyone wanted to see more!

ProvIsIoNAL Bus tourBy Missy Lewis, Provisional Mentor

MeMBer outreAcH ActIvItIes Get everYoNe INvoLvedBy Sarah McGuire and Jayme Short-DeLeon, Membership Outreach Co-Chair Elects

The second annual JLI Scavenger Hunt was held on September 30th where the participants explored Indianapolis’ Historic Canal. Approximately twenty women were in attendance for this year’s event where team work was accomplished and fabulous prizes were rewarded. Thank you to all the ladies who participated and made this event spectacular. See you next year …

The second MOC event of the season was a huge success! Twelve JLI members gathered at the Indianapolis Art Center on October 7th for a chance to get close and personal with the art of glass sculpting. Though the ovens were over 1,200 degrees, members braved the heat and made beautiful flowers of all different colors. After the session was complete, members had some social time to discuss their experience over a glass of apple cider and a pumpkin cupcake. Overall, everyone had a great time, even though most of them could not see a future in glass sculpting!

Upcoming and Ongoing MOC Events• Children’s Museum • Care Committee• Cooking Event • Leaguer Lunches• Book Club • Lilly House Tour

Watch the Hotmail for specific dates, times, and events! Consider this your invitation to attend!

Enthusiastic participants brave the elements to attend the bus tour!

JLI Members scour downtown for clues to complete the Scavenger Hunt.

Glass sculpting: Careful work with the molten glass yields a unique glass flower.

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COMMUNITY

JLI ExPLoRINg WAyS to IMPACt CRItICAL EDuCAtIoN ISSuESBy Julie L. Rowlas, Community VP and Nicole R. McCulloch, Community VP Elect

From early childhood education, education reform, and the staggering high school dropout rate (Marion County has the second highest in the nation), education issues are getting a lot of attention in our community. In October, The Mind Trust and United Way of Central Indiana hosted screenings of a documentary film called “Waiting for Superman.” Following the movie, key educational figures in our community were called upon to respond and discuss the film. While the movie does not provide all of the different views or answers to the problems, it is opening up the eyes of a wider audience, sparking debates, and motivating our community to take action.

In accordance with our mission, the Junior League of Indianapolis is positioning to take action.

As we have explained through Hotline and Hotmail articles and at the Fall general meetings, our community impact model is being revised to focus on a particular issue in order to achieve significant and measurable outcomes. We are no longer going to wait and see who comes to us for assistance; we are going to proactively seek to partner with organizations who are tackling issues that are important to our community and to our members. We have asked membership what matters the most within our topic of “health and education of children and their families.” Based on member feedback, we are proceeding to investigate how we can impact education issues.

This new approach to community impact takes the elements of our mission to a new level, and we hope to become a much stronger and more relevant organization through this process. All of our members will be educated on the issues we undertake and there will be more opportunities to develop civic leadership skills. Also, all of our members will know exactly how their volunteer hours and financial contributions are bettering the community. We will likely be able to attract more donors and sponsors by being tied to a particular issue; and the community at large will recognize the talented and powerful organization of women that we are. Most importantly, we will be able to affect more positive change in our community than ever before.

Over the next few months, the Community Council and Community Research and Development (CR&D) Committee will take the lead to define our focus areas and desired outcomes with the help of our Community Advisory Council, which includes community experts outside of the JLI. The CR&D Committee will look to develop strong partnerships which maximize the resources the Junior League brings to the table. Working with the Membership and Training and Personal Development Councils, they will aim to create meaningful placement opportunities for our members that will not only help the community, but foster personal growth, develop civic and community leadership skills, and increase commitment to the JLI.

We sincerely appreciate all of the feedback provided by our members on their areas of interest. It is clear that we have many members who are well informed, well connected, and ready to take action. Please continue to support our transition and let us know if you have questions or suggestions. We hope you are as excited as we are to use the power of our organization to make a lasting positive change in our community.

sPecIAL tHANKs to our sPoNsors

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gIRLS INC. - BECoMINg StRoNg, SMARt AND BoLD!By Kris Willing, Girls Inc. Committee

Several women have suggested that I volunteer at Girls Inc. for my placement this year. I am so glad that I followed their cue! After participating in two well thought out training sessions with fellow JLI volunteers, we were prepared to deal effectively with the girl that has all of the answers, the one that distracts the class, or the girl that chooses not to participate at all. My JLI partner, Marianne Proctor, and I agree that we have a fine group of seven girls.

Girls Inc. teaches girls, ages 6-18 to be Strong, to be Smart, and to be Bold. Their bill of rights allows girls to have the right to:

• be themselves and to resist gender stereotypes• express themselves with originality and enthusiasm • take risks, to strive freely, and to take pride in success• accept and appreciate their bodies • have confidence in themselves and to be safe in the world• prepare for interesting work and economic independence

Marianne and I are in the midst of facilitating a six-week program called “Work it Out” for 9 to 11-year-olds. “Work it Out” teaches young ladies how to get along with others...more specifically, with other girls. JLI volunteers also have opportunities to teach Economic Literacy, Media Literacy, and Redefining Beauty. There are 14 programs in all. All programs are fairly easy to facilitate with the help of a Girls Inc. messenger tote full of supplies and a binder with step-by-step actions to follow.

In our particular group of seven girls, one girl is very wise for her age and already has a good sense of who she is. A few girls seem very meek and shy. And the remainder of the girls ... well ... we haven’t quite figured out yet. We are anxious to fast forward a few weeks and see the glimmers of positive change that we have helped instill into these ladies.

Girls Inc. is serving close to 2,000 girls throughout the greater Indianapolis area. Girls Inc. has helped many girls, just as the JLI has helped many women ... women like me.

JLI was proud to be an official sponsor of the Weekend to End Breast Cancer benefiting St. Vincent Foundation for the second year. Thank you to all of our fabulous volunteers who supported the event the weekend of September 25-26. Our participation will impact the lives of thousands through breast cancer and gynecologic cancer research, treatment, and care right here in Indianapolis. Congratulations to WEBC Co-Chairs Jayme Jones, Ashley Powell and the WEBC Committee members for their hard work and enthusiasm.

tHANk you to ALL WEBC VoLuNtEERS AND SuPPoRtERSBy Julie L. Rowlas, Community Vice President

WEBC Volunteers worked hard and had fun supporting the participants.

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SUSTAINERS

A verY successfuL JLI sustAINer eveNt At tHe INdIANA HIstorIcAL socIetYBy Peggy Neal, Sustainer

Nearly 40 JLI Sustainers attended a lovely reception and tour at the Indiana Historical Society. John Herbst, CEO of the Indiana Historical Society, was on hand to greet us before and after our virtual tour. If you have not had this experience, it is a must to see – a true Indiana historical experience. Thank you to Jane Schlegel and Patty Curran, both trustees of the Indiana Historical Society, for making the arrangements.

Sustainers attended and enjoyed the virtual tour at the Indiana Historical Society.

tWo SuStAININg MEMBERS RECEIVE MAyoR’S CoMMuNIty SERVICE AWARDS

At a ceremony at the Indiana Historical Society on Tuesday, October 5, Sustainers Sarah “Sally” Lugar and Tanya Stuart Overdorf received awards to honor their volunteer service to the City of Indianapolis.

The Mayor’s Community Service Awards were created to recognize citizens of Indianapolis for their volunteer contributions and commitments to community service. Nominees are judged on initiative, good work accomplished through volunteer service, and commitment to the improvement of the City of Indianapolis and Marion County through voluntary personal service to its citizens to meet community needs.

Sally was acknowledged for her service in the category of Health/Sports/Youth and Tanya received her award for dedication to the Arts and Philanthropy. Sally was nominated by the Presidents Roundtable and Tanya by the JLI. Mayor Ballard personally provided a certificate of accomplishment as well as two tickets to the Mayor’s Suite for the Monday night football game on November 1 to each recipient. In addition, a brick will be engraved with their names. The bricks will be placed at the Mayor’s Volunteer Plaza.

Congratuations Sally and Tanya!

Tanya Stuart Overdorf and Sally Lugar (pictured with Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard) were each awarded a Mayor’s Community Service Award

Julie Davis was recently chosen to receive the 2010 Spirit of the Prairie Award. The Spirit of the Prairie Award provides Conner Prairie the opportunity to acknowledge those who have created a distinctly American story with their vision, passion, dedication and courage. Honorees must exemplify the values of Conner

Prairie through their achievements, courage, innovation, vision and commitment to excellence. The Award was presented on September 11, 2010 during the eighth annual Spirit of the Prairie reception. Julie was honored for the depth and longevity of her service, both as a civic and community volunteer. Congratulations Julie!

2010 SPIRIt oF tHE PRAIRIE AWARD HoNoREE

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TRAINING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

M&M’s. You love the candy, your kids love the candy – but what relevance do M&M’s have to the Junior League of Indianapolis?

Everything.M&M stands for Membership & Money – two pivotal items

that our organization needs in order to continue carrying out our mission. It is easy for us to say, “Membership Committee handles recruiting, I need to focus on Holiday Mart,” or “I don’t know how to raise money, besides that’s what Fund Development is supposed to do.”

We must start taking accountability for our organization and become invested in both Members – and raising Money. M&M’s – it’s for everyone.

Our vision is to “be a catalyst for lasting change”, let’s focus on that word “catalyst” and lastly our diversity statement starts with “The Junior League of Indianapolis reaches out to all women…” Do we…really? When was the last time you mentioned Junior League to someone? Maybe you know of a donor whose personal mission coalesces with the League’s? Why not step forward and partner the pairs of member and money to the League? We, the women who make up the Junior League of Indianapolis, are supposed to comprise an organization and be a catalyst ... these

two things cannot be done alone: it takes the whole League to make a difference.

We want to make an impact in our community, we want to make lasting change, and that takes time and money; less time however, with more hands. The more members we have the more hands we have to complete more projects and to pair financial partnerships with the community through their personal relationships with the end goal in mind, to make a bigger impact.

So, get out there and promote the Junior League of Indianapolis. Know who we are and what we do so that you can spread the word and get other women to want to join our organization, and other companies and individuals to donate to our mission. Do you want to change the community? Be the change you foresee, be the catalyst for change. When it is time for a new provisional year, make it your personal mission to sponsor. Make it your personal mission to connect members of the Finance Team to those within the community that you have relationships with.

As a member, be fully involved, be fully motivated, and don’t limit yourself to your placement. M&M’s can melt in your hand, so become fully vested and open your hands and minds to new members and new money to the organization that we love so much.

M&M’sBy Jeri Duncan, Personal Development Chair and Tory Flynn, Fund Development Director Elect

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Would you like to be able to walk into a room and talk to anyone?

Would you like to learn how to take the perfect picture?Would you like to be able to understand enough to effectively

communicate finances with your family or friends?These questions are just a sample of the topics that will be

covered in Personal Improvement Challenge (PIC) Series this year. The Personal Development Committee hopes to have a topic of interest that appeals to everyone. The following list is a few financial basics that everyone can use right now:

1. Don’t borrow from your 401k. It is a leg breaker, and it wants its money back.

2. Being upside down on a house or car is avoidable. Avoid it.3. Match your 401k match. And it will match your match.

4. Don’t take your debit or credit card to a casino. There is no need to tempt yourself with other peoples’ money.

5. Married with kids and no life insurance? You will not win parent of the year and you will not collect $200.

6. Going over maximum lease miles? Why? Do the math. 7. Stop giving money to your adult children. 8. Donate some money to charity. No matter how broke you

are, someone is always broker. 9. Always buy lemonade from your neighborhood kids’

lemonade stand. It is the right thing to do. Don’t pay in coins. Give them a dollar.

10. Do your taxes on time. Late fees are nuts.– from www.petetheplanner.com

Look for more information about specific dates and times in the Hotmail in the upcoming weeks.

PERSoNAL DEVELoPMENt WANtS you to CHALLENgE youRSELFBy Jeri Duncan, Personal Development Chair

sPAc PreseNts excLusIve stAteHouse tourBy Amy Clifford, State Public Affairs Chairand Perry Jordan, State Public Affairs Committee

Please join the State Public Affairs Committee for an exclusive behind the scenes, historic and architectural tour of our Statehouse. The tour is scheduled for Saturday, January 8, 2011 and will begin at 11 a.m. and last approximately one hour. Training credits will be offered to help you meet your membership requirements, and there is no charge to participate in the tour. We hope you will take advantage of this unique training opportunity. Please visit www.jlindy.org to register today!

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011Time: 9:30 a.m. Meet for breakfast and socializing at

Café Patachou downtown (Capitol and Washington) 11 a.m. Tour begins

Length of tour: Approximately one hour

More detailed directions and parking instructions will be available on our website on the sign-up page.

The Marketing Council will be selling Junior League of Indianapolis reusable totes in red and black in the future. Watch the Hotmail for details!

JLI reusABLe totes

our dIversItY BeLIefThe Junior League of Indianapolis reaches

out to all women regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, physical ability or economic

status, who demonstrate an interest in and a commitment to voluntarism. By valuing our differences, we demonstrate our commitment

to better serve our community.

our vIsIoNThe Junior League of Indianapolis will be a

catalyst for lasting change in the lives of children and their families in our community.

NoNPRoFITuS PoSTAGe PAID INDIANAPolIS IN PeRmIT No.715

8425 Woodfield Crossing Blvd., Suite 351Indianapolis, IN 46240

www.JLIndy.org

HOTLINEVolume 94 • December 2010

Hotline is published by theJunior League of Indianapolis,

8425 Woodfield Crossing Blvd., Suite 351Indianapolis, IN 46240

317-925-4600

The Hotline staff welcomes questions, comments and articles from the Juinor League membership. Please send all submissions through your council VP

and email your articles to JLIHotline@yahoo.com. Be sure to

follow the Hotline Style Guidelines when writing your articles; for a copy please refer to the member resource page on

our website at www.JLIndy.org.

HOTLINE STaffStacy Payne Miller • Marketing V.P.Heather Todd • Marketing V.P. Elect

Cecilia Forbes • Print / Logo Services Chair

REMINDERSPlan ahead for the 2010-11

General Meetings

December 2010 – No Meeting

Wednesday, January 19, 2011Jewish Community Center

Tuesday, February 15, 2011Jewish Community Center

Monday, March 14, 2011Riverwalk Banquet Center

Tuesday, April 26, 2011Riverwalk Banquet Center

May 2011 – No Meeting

June 2011Indianapolis Art Center

All General Meetings Begin at 7 p.m.

The full schedule ofGeneral Meetings is

posted at www.JLIndy.org.

aD RaTESIf you are interested in promoting

your business in the Hotline, please contact us at jlihotline@yahoo.com

or call 317-925-4600.

RATES PER ISSUE1/8 or business card = $125

1/4 page = $2001/2 page = $300Full page = $550

Deadline for advertising is consistent with Hotline submission due dates listed below:

SubMISSIONSIssue .................. suBMIssIoN due dAte

March ......................................January 26June .............................................April 27