“WOMEN BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES”

SUMMER 2008

Passion, Purpose and Pride

The Bridge - Summer 20082

JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BOCA RATON“Women Building Better Communities”

2008-22009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT............................KRISTEN ROSS

PRESIDENT-ELECT.....................LINDA GUNN

VP COMMUNICATIONS...........REAGAN SUCH

VP COMMUNITY AFFAIRS....JAMI GUTTENBERG

VP FINANCE.................CRYSTAL MCMILLIN

VP PERSONNEL................MELINDA DEHOFF

VP PLANNING ........................JAN KUCERA

FUND DEVELOPMENT.........NANCY DOCKERTY

NOMINATING/PLACEMENT...DELYNN TRIVISON

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT......MICHELE TOOMEY

P.R./MARKETING.................VICTORIA JONES

SUSTAINING ADVISOR...............LISA MULHALL

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE

EDITOR.............................LESLIE JACKSON

EDITOR-ELECT....................ARETE FRIEDMAN

EDITOR-ELECT...................ANDEE HOLZMAN

ASSISTANT EDITOR................NONDAS DAVIS

ASSISTANT EDITOR..................KRISTEN HUZE

ASSISTANT EDITOR...........DENISE O’SULLIVAN

ASSISTANT EDITOR ................REAGAN SUCH

PHOTOGRAPHER ..................LESLIE DAMRON

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THE BRIDGE SUMMER 2008, SPECIAL EDITION

The Junior League of Boca Raton, Inc. is an organ-ization of women committed to promoting volun-tarism, developing the potential of women andimproving the community through the effectiveaction and leadership of trained volunteers. Itspurpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

The Junior League of Boca Raton, Inc. and theAssociation of Junior Leagues International, Inc.reach out to women of all races, religions, andnational origins who demonstrate an interest inand commitment to voluntarism.

Features:DON’T BLINK ..................................3WELCOME NEW ACTIVES ....................6

Departments:PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE ........................3LETTER FROM THE EDITOR ....................5HATS OFF ......................................6CARING HEARTS ..............................6SUSTAINER NEWS ............................10MINUTES ......................................12TRANSITION REPORT ........................17BRIDGE PATRONS ............................19BULLETIN BOARD ............................19SAVE THE DATES ................BACK COVER

Committee News:WOMAN VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR ........7CHOCOLATE DECADENCE ..................8MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ................9COOKBOOK ..................................9

Advertisers:WORTHWEAR ..................................4NEEDLEPOINT CHIX............................6CONCIERGE FOR VIP’S ......................7OCEAN REEF CLUB CONDOS ..............8‘TWEEN’ WATERS’ TILLOO ................11

President’s Message 3

My husbandhas a tickeron the desk-top of hisMac thatc o u n t sdown on adaily basis

and tonight reads, "End of the JLBRPresidency: 335 days." Nice. I guess Ican't totally blame him; June has been arather meeting-heavy month. But despitethe pace, the schedule, and the incredi-ble responsibility this position demands ofits holder, I really don't want to wish thisyear away.

It is hard not to live for the future and wishtime away – whether to put a hard spellbehind you or out of pure excitement forsomething wonderful ahead. I often fightfalling into this trap. This spring, underthe pressure of writing my May dinnermeeting speech and planning the boardretreat, I dreamed of how I would feel onthe afternoon on May 17th when bothwere over. Tonight, as I write this, I cannotwait to spend a month in Bethany Beach,Delaware, my favorite place to spendtime with my family and enjoy a littlepeace, rest and relaxation.

However, I learned from this busy pastmonth that there is much to be gained byslowing down and consciously striving totake it all in. Every June the incomingpresident meets with each committeechair to discuss the vision for the commit-tee and talk strategically about how thatvision fits into the board's big picturethinking. It would be easy to becomeoverwhelmed by the sheer number ofmeetings required in this endeavor

(hence the appearance of Kevin's person-al countdown clock).

But any desire I might have had to fastforward to a day or week less demandingwas completely stifled by the energy,enthusiasm and ideas our incomingleaders brought to the boardroom table,one after the next. If I had let myself getcaught up wishing the busyness away, Imight not have realized how much I stillcould learn about our League, its activi-ties and our members. I might not haveenjoyed the conversations so much ornoticed how much thought and prepara-tion the chairs put into their planning. Imay not have headed off to Delaware sothrilled about the League's leaders andour collective plans for next year.

So enough wishing time away. Thanks toa new found love of country music, KennyChesney reminds me, "Life goes faster thanyou think. So don't blink." So my person-al goal for the year ahead is to live in andenjoy the moment . . . to slow down … tostop and smell the roses (or in my case thegardenias, because they grow in my backyard and I think they smell better). It's theperfect time to do this. Today is June 30th,which means 2008 is officially half over.So let's call it my half-year's resolution.

I hope you all have a chance to slowdown this summer and to appreciate thethings that can become overlooked whentime starts to fly. Think about carrying thelaid-back spirit of summer into theLeague as we start up again in Augustand fight to hold onto it as momentumbuilds throughout the year. This year willgo faster than we all think, so help meremember: Don't blink!

Don’t Blink by Kristen Ross

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Thinking back tomy childhood, sum-mer meant the endof the school yearand nothing but funand relaxing forthree long months.Granted, by Sep-tember I was so

excited for school to start, I could bare-ly stand it. I vividly remember shoppingfor my school uniform, trying it on sev-eral times once I got it home, and lay-ing it out on my bed the night beforeschool started eagerly anticipating theapproaching first day of school. Thenight before the first day was an earlydinner, shower and then right to bed. Iwoke the next morning before my mom,got dressed and waited for breakfast.To me, the JLBR is very similar.Although you love your placement, bythe time May comes around you'reready for summer. Ready to sit backand say – I am so proud of all that weaccomplished this year, but I need torelax for a while. Whether you workedhard on a community project, fundrais-er, or inter-league committee, you areready for a break. BUT, by the timeAugust rolls around you are chompingat the bit for your new committee place-ment to get into action. You've hadenough! Who needs to sleep until 8:00a.m. every morning, who needs to readthe endless trashy novels, who needs tosip Mojitos by the pool? Time foraction – you are ready to make sureyour second Tuesday of the month isfree so that you can attend the JLBRGeneral Membership meeting. You areready to attend your first committee

meeting and determine what your spe-cific role will be within that committee.You are ready to walk up to that JLBRmember that you've never met andintroduce yourself. The beginning of anew League year is much like the firstday of school - there will be new faces,new projects and new achievements.Take these relaxing summer monthsand reflect on how you want yourLeague year to play out. Get excitedabout the coming year and the newchallenges you will face.

Time to start planning now – recruit yourfriends to join the JLBR – it's not too late to signup for a Candidate Education Session (CES)to join the 2008-2009 new member class.Be sure to Save the Date for the WVOYLuncheon scheduled for November 20th –start getting a table together – it's never tooearly! Sustainers – the Fall Luncheon isOctober 19th. Be sure to attend!

I hope you will all be as excited as I amabout the changes that are happeningwith The Bridge. This year, we will pub-lish six issues of The Bridge instead ofnine as we have done in the past. Ourgoal is to provide you with all of theimportant "In-House" information, butto also provide you with informationyou can implement in your day-to-daylives. Enjoy the rest of your summerand we will see you in September!

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Letter from the Editor by Leslie Jackson

Letter from the Editor

THANK YOU to all the JLBR memberswho volunteered more than 1,918 hours

this year. At a value of $19.15 per volunteer hour, our contribution in timeequals a donation of $37,420.18 to our

community. ~ DIAD

The Junior League of Boca Raton gratefullyacknowledges the following people and/orcompanies for their “Caring Hearts:”

Old Town Tavern for graciously work-ing with the Membership DevelopmentCommittee to host the new members’wrap-up event.

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Hats Off To . . .

Hats & Hearts

Nicole Mugavero for organizing thenew members’ wrap-up event.

The Membership DevelopmentCommittee for working so hard to pro-duce an amazing 2007-08 new mem-ber class.

Needlepoint ChixWant to learn how to needlepoint? Always wanted tomake a belt, wallet or ornament? Need new ideas for giftgiving? Perhaps you just want to learn a new hobby andmake a few new friends! We are interested in puttingtogether needlepoint classes, possibly in the fall. If inter-ested, please go to www.needlepointchix.com andtake our brief survey. Or call Marina at 954-495-3495.

Caring Hearts

Welcome New ActivesThe Junior League membership congratulates the 2007-2008 New Member Class.

Bridget Boyd, Lisa Boyle, Britton Buist, Michelle Bushouse, Meaghan Coen, JessicaCohen, Kristen Coleman, Leslie Damron, Lori Dean, Carrie Dillon, Ellen Feldman,Andrea Galecki, Emily Gannon, Alison Gatto, Katheryn George, Marion Godin, ElisaGoldman, Elizabeth Grace, Amy Graham, Nancy Griffin, Amy Hetzel, MarjorieHollman, Lara Hussey, Rebecca Kenefick, Florence Kizza, Paige Kornblue, Lisa Kovari,Kristine Kuntz, Alana Latiolais, Jennifer Loft, Frances Marrone, Karen McDonough,Carolyn Miller, Amanda Mitchell, Saadia Mohammed, Melissa Montes, ShannonMoriarity, Carolyn North, Gina Pacelli, Kathy Pansegrau, Lana Pugliese, KathyQualman, Sara Ritzler, Catherine Scheurle, Sharon Robinson, Sadie Rogers, StaceySchmidt, Denise Shea, Meghan Shea, Marti Soroka, Kelly Staller, Kady Steele, WhitneyTerry, Alissa Waldman, Christina Wheat, Melissa Dee Whelchel, Michelle Wicker,Janel Williams, Terri Williams, Pamela Willis, Sherry Winter, and Julie Wolverton

7Committee News

21st Woman Volunteer Plans Underway! by Kristin Calder

Plans are underwayfor the 21st AnnualWoman Volunteer ofthe Year (WVOY)Luncheon Thursday,November 20, 2008at the Boca RatonResort & Club.

November seems a long time from now,but I can assure you the Woman Volunteerof the Year excitement is already building.Our May dinner and Annual Meetingincluded the announcements of LucyCraske Long as the 2008 WVOYHonorary Chair and Carolyn Arnold asthe 2008 JLBR nominee for the event.

We are thrilled that WoolbrightDevelopment, Inc., has committed to gen-erously support the event again as a pri-mary sponsor and announced for the sec-ond year they will give a $10,000 prize tothe nonprofit organization that the WomanVolunteer of the Year award recipient rep-resents.

Wachovia Wealth Management, also amajor sponsor, is overseeing the nomina-tion process. Applications have been sentto area nonprofitsand were due backto Wachovia by July10th.

This event is a shin-ing example of howwe promote our mis-sion. We raise sig-nificant funding tosupport our commu-nity projects whilepromoting outstand-

ing voluntarism. And no doubt, it is also ahuge training opportunity for all involved!

Each year the event grows in various andsurprising ways and it's no wonder it is themust-attend event of the season. Thecommittee has some fabulous new ideasthat you'll want to be a part of and for thesecond year we'll feature the ChandelierTable in which you can purchase a chanceto be upgraded from your table to an evenmore extraordinary table and experience.

How can you get involved? Supporting theevent with your $100 financial commit-ment provides an easy opportunity to fulfillyour requirement early for the 2008-2009League year. Your support through yourfinancial commitment is important to thesuccess of the event – and it's great to haveour members listed in the event programreflecting this type of support.

Thanks to assistant chairs Kelly Clark,Jennie DeWolff, Kathy Potts and SchuylerThompson and committee members andsustainers who've already pledged tomake this an incredible year for WVOY!

Stay tuned for more details about the eventand early fundraising shifts.

Bonded - ReferencesFor the Office - For the Homemqlippincott@bellsouth.net

(JLBR Sustainer)

The ChocolateD e c a d e n c ecommittee isexcited to beginpreparing forthe 8th Annual

Chocolate Decadence event. This pastyear the event raised more than$58,000 thanks to our chairs KellyClark and Schuyler Thompson! Withnew and returning committee memberswe are enthusiastic to continue thefundraising to make the 2009 event asequally successful.

The Chocolate Decadence committeeis excited to announce the sale of ourChocolate Roses. The Chocolate Roseswill be on sale at each GeneralMembership meeting for $10. Theseare perfect for you to send to a friendfor her birthday, recognize a committeemember for her hard work and commit-ment, or just because she is sweet!Each rose will be delivered at the con-clusion of the meeting to the recipient.You may pre-order your roses for theSeptember meeting by emailingjrm612@gmail.com.

Big City Tavern, a 2008 VIP TentRestaurant, has graciously shared theirspecial chocolatety dessert!

Warm Chocolate Cakes

16 oz mini chocolate chips4 oz Hershey's baking bar2 lb butter1 tbsp vanilla extract9 egg yolks (lightly beaten)15 eggs (lightly beaten)1 tsp sea salt¼ cup sugar2 tbsp all purpose flour (sifted)

1. Melt the chocolates and butter ina large mixing bowl set over adouble boiler.

2. Once melted add the remainingingredients and mix well.

3. Place cake batter inside 4-ouncebaking ramekins that have beensprayed with non-stick vegetablecooking spray.

4. Place into a preheated 500-degreeoven and cook for 8 minutes.

5. Remove from the oven and allowto rest for two minutes.

6. Carefully turn the cake over onto aplate and serveimmediately withyour favorite icecream.

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Sweet Things by Jennifer Minton & Andrea Garcia

Committee News

Ocean Reef Club beautiful new condos for rent.Summer specials . . . daily/weekly/monthly, on water,1 bedroom/1 bathroom, dockage is available up to36 feet.

Call Tammy 561-866-6074.

It's that time ofyear again –time for you tohelp in recruit-ing new mem-bers for the2 0 0 8 - 2 0 0 9class. We are

so excited to tell you all about theAMAZING upcoming events this com-ing year that Membership Developmentwill be hosting.

Please join the Membership Develop-ment committee in recruiting new mem-bers. We will be holding two CandidateEducation Sessions (CES) this summer.The first CES will be on Tuesday, July15th at 7 p.m. and the second and finalCES will be held on Tuesday, August12th at 7 p.m. Both of these meetingswill be at the VCRC. Tell your neigh-bors, co-workers, friends and familyabout all the great work our Leaguedoes in the community and of coursehow much fun we have.

To sign-up and learn more, visit

www.jlbr.org/join/cesform.asp or potentialnew members can R.S.V.P. on our web-site at www.jlbr.org. If you have anyquestions, please contact: Gillian DeMarco at gfdemarco@hotmail.com or561-573-2344 or Carrie Beth Klimczakat cklimczak@adt.com or 954-464-5237.

Dates to Remember:

July 15, 7 p.m. - CandidateEducation Session at the VCRC

August 12, 7 p.m. - CandidateEducation Session at the VCRC

August 26, 7 p.m. - New Memberkickoff party, 7 p.m. (location to beannounced)

September 16 - First New Membermeeting at the VCRC

September 20 - Super Saturday

We look forward to meeting the newmembers and we appreciate your assis-tance ahead of time!

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Calling All New Members by Gillian DeMarco & Carrie Klimczak

Committee News

Let’s Promote Savor the Moment by Greta Gillis

How can your sum-mer vacation help thecookbook committeereach one of our pri-mary goals? Whileyou are enjoyingyourself shopping andspending time withyour family, pleasekeep your eye out for

stores that you think could benefit from sell-ing our fabulous cookbook Savor theMoment. Please pick up the business card

from any shops you find (remember to askfor the store manager's name) and thenleave the business card for Mary Lavalle,our cookbook manager, at the Leagueoffice, and we will do the rest. Thanks toyour help we should be able to grow thenumber of locations that sell Savor theMoment. And remember that Savor theMoment makes a great house-warming giftor hostess gift for any visits to friends andfamily.

Carrie & Gillian

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Summer Scoop by Lou Ann Such

EXCITEMENT . .. We have ourown SUSTAINERWEB PAGE. Wewill let you knowall about ourexciting activi-ties. We will listour entire sus-tainer council.

You will be able pay for our luncheonsonline. That's just the beginning, thepossibilities are endless. Logging ontoour web page is very easy. Just go tojlbr.org, go to the bottom of the pagewhere there is a space to put in youremail address, as it appears in theyearbook, and your password. If youhave never logged on before, thenyour password is "welcome." Thenpress ‘go' (enter). A new page willappear, look for the list on the leftside, then choose "sustainer." Thereyou will find our new web page. Wewill update it as we get details on newevents. Please, please try it. This willbe a very important source of commu-nication for us in the future. All of ourdates, our places, our prices, every-thing will be on this page. Now that isgood news.

CONGRATULATIONS . . . CarolePutman and Carolyn Arnold. Carole

was honored as theSustainer of the Yearat the May dinnermeeting. Carole hasbeen the President ofthe EndowmentBoard for the pasttwo years. Their fund

surpassed the $1,000,000 mark lastyear under Carole's leadership. Not tostand on her laurels, Carole first sug-gested an annual giving society, TheBuilding Society, which brought in$60,000 in one year. This fund makesit possible to maintain the VCRC andnever have it be a burden to theLeague. Carolyn Arnold is theLeague's nominee forWoman Volunteer ofthe Year. She hasserved as past presi-dent of our Leaguealong with chairingCookbook committeeand Publication'scommittee. She has been active withthe Endowment and Woman Volunteerof the Year committees for the past fewyears.

SAVE HANDBAGS . . . Sheila, Tami,Marina andSue are againplanning agreat falll u n c h e o n ,complete withd e s i g n e r

handbags for a silent auction. Lastyear we had fun, made money and gotsome great deals on purses at ourluncheon. So start saving those bagsfor which you have nouse that someone elsemight love. Theluncheon will takeplace on Friday,October 17 at theHillsboro Club. More details will fol-low.

Sustainer News

Carole PCarole Putmanutman

Carolyn ArnoldCarolyn Arnold

Sue, Sheila & TSue, Sheila & Tamiami

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GIRLS NIGHT OUT FALL SOCIAL . . .Marina Chaney hasoffered to have our"social" on Thursday,September 25th at herhouse in Boca Bath.We will have morenews on this on our

Sustainer web page, so hurry up andcheck it out . . . now. Secondly, weneed a good name for gatheringtogether to visit, drink wine, or whatev-er, eating tasty appetizers, and gener-ally catching up with old friends. If anyof you have a suggestion of a namefor this outing, please call me.

Hope you all are having a good sum-mer. I am determined to take off tenpounds this summer … so far I havegained two. As I said, our web pagewill be up and running by the time youread this article. You can find outimportant facts like who are Sheila,Tami, Marina and Sue. There will be acomplete list of the Sustainer Counciland a list of our new group activities.We have some great new ideas . . . sogo ahead and log onto our new sus-tainer website at jlbr.org.

BOCA HELPING HANDS . . . TheSustainer Council,in its great wis-dom, has decidedthat we shouldtake on a newcause. For the lasttwo years we con-tributed to Forgot-ten Soldiers, butnow the Activeshave taken overthat cause. There-fore, after much

discussion, we have chosen BocaHelping Hands in this particular timeof need. Elizabeth Pankey-Warren hasbeen volunteering there for some time

now. She cannotstress enough theneed, not only for foodbut also for volunteers.There are all kinds ofeasy chores that onlytake an hour a week.

During the summer, there are nosnowbirds to help, so new helpers aredesperately needed. Meals are dis-tributed from 11:30 to 12:30 mostdays. Help is also needed to packbags of food, deliver hot meals, etc. Ifyou have some time this summer, thencall Linda Gove at 561-417-5343.Because of our current economy, food,or the money to buy it, is desperatelyneeded. Soups, cereals, pasta, beansand rice and mac-n-cheese are thebest. Bring them to the League officewhere we will have a collection box.

Sustainer News

MarinaMarina

ElizabethElizabeth

12 Minutes

The Board of Directors Meeting of theJunior League of Boca Raton was called toorder at 9:40 a.m. on April 1, 2008 byPresident Kristin Calder. In attendance wereKristin Calder, Kristen Ross, Kathy Potts,Maggie Dickenson, Cristina Towery, StaceyHannan Quinn, Jennifer DeWolff,Samantha Vassallo, Wanda Harrold, NancyDockerty, Melinda DeHoff and Lisa Bariso.Guests included Linda Gunn and LauraStoltz. Remarks from the president: Thanksto Samantha and Cliff Vassallo for the safe-ty presentation. Thank you for your leader-ship this year and please continue toencourage leadership in others, without crit-icism. AJLI Annual Conference is April 30 –May 3 in San Diego, CA. Consent agendawas seconded and approved. CommunityCouncil: The Community Council moves toapprove the following DIADs: Boys & GirlsClub of Delray Beach (painting interior wallsof club) and Sandwich Day at CaringKitchen on May 8, 2008. The motion wasseconded and approved. Communitycouncil moves to increase CommunitySupport Fund's budget by the amountallowed under our bylaws, $8000.00. Themotion was seconded and approved.Community Council and Finance Councilmove to approve the VP of Communitybudget by $1,000 to pay for the"Community Bus tour." The motion was sec-onded and approved. Finance Council:Finance Council moves to approve theattached 2008-2009 Budget. The motionwas seconded and approved. PersonnelCouncil: Personnel Council moves to nom-inate the April 2008 Member of the Month.The motion was seconded and approved.Personnel Council moves to accept all sta-tus changes - including Active to AssociateActive, Active to Sustainer, Associate Activeto Sustainer, as presented by theNominating Placement Committee and theRecording Secretary, be approved.Reinstate: Denise Zimmerman. Active toSustainer: Jennifer DeWolff, Sarah Flynn,

and Denise Zimmerman. Associate Activeto Sustainer: Candace Berry Vaughn. NRAto Sustainer: Gae Kapral. Active toAssociate Active: Cyd Alderman, DeniseO'Sullivan and Alice Smith. The motion wasseconded and approved. CommunicationsCouncil: Communications Council movesto approve the following policy changes toCommunications bylaws: SummerPublications: Page E-49 X11. A. 2. Delete"and the JLBR Corporate Solicitation Packet."From "Produce and update the JLBR PublicRelations Brochure and the JLBR CorporateSolicitation Packet used to market the JLBR.Delete #3. "Responsibility for summer publi-cations shall reside jointly with the SummerPublications Committee Chair, the VicePresident of Communications and thePresident." Add: "3. The committee isresponsible for scheduling a photographerfor members' head shots twice a year or asneeded." Public Relations/MarketingCommittee: Page E-46 X.B.1. Delete "If theJLBR solicits advertising of any sort, it shallrequire from the advertiser, a written agree-ment confirming the use of said advertise-ment for a specified purpose or occasion."Break out #1 into two separate sections: 1.A JLBR member shall not give to the pressany news item or information without theapproval of the Present and the PublicRelations/Marketing Chair. 2. A membermay be identified as such in commercialendorsements only in JLBR publicationsand/or in connection with JLBR fundraisingactivities or community activities. No JLBRmember may be identified as such for per-sonal gain. Page E-47 X.B.9 Delete section9. "Responsibility for summer publications,not including the summer publications of"The Bridge," and any other informationdeemed necessary, shall reside jointly withthe Summer Publications Committee Chair,the Vice President of Communications andthe President." Publications Committee: E-48 XI.C. 4. Delete "black and white" E-49

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Minutes Board of Directors Meeting, April 1, 2008

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XI.C. (ii). Delete "In-League barter-ads: adsused for items donated by JLBR members.Committee chairs must make requestsdirectly to Publications Committee Chair.Length of ad running time to relate to a dol-lar amount given." CommunicationsCouncil: E-49 D. 1 and 2 Move to E-56 andE-57 1.A.4. Add "and/or individual mem-bers' e-mails" to "The JLBR master group e-mail list "and/or individual members' e-mails" are for the use of the JLBR only andcannot be used for promotion of any activi-ties unrelated to the JLBR and/or its commu-

nity projects." E-56. I.A.1. Delete "Duringthe June/July meeting." AnnouncementsTurnover Night will be April 28 at 6:30 -8:30 p.m. at the VCRC. The Scrapbookpage is due April 22 to the VCRC. YearbookPhotos will be taken at the April GMM andMay Dinner Meetings from 6-7 p.m.Outgoing/Incoming Board Gathering willbe Thursday, May 15. Governance PartyWrap-up will be Tuesday, May 20. Therebeing no further business, the meeting wasadjourned at 11:25 a.m.

~ Respectfully submitted by Wanda Harrold

Minutes General Membership Meeting, April 8, 2008

The Junior League of Boca Raton GeneralMembership Meeting was called to order at7:15 p.m. on April 8, 2008 at the Marriottby President Kristin Calder. The Presidentmoved for approval of the Consent Agenda.Motion was seconded and approved.Former Mayor, Steven L. Abrams, was pre-sented with a special Proclamation, writtenby President Kristin Calder, for his insight,dedication and years of hard work thatMayor Abrams has done for the City ofBoca Raton. Nominating/Placement Chair,Melinda DeHoff, reminded our membersthat the Placement Interview Sheets must befilled out, requesting their top four place-ment choices for 2008-2009, and turnedinto their Advisor by April 11th. Memberswere directed to a valuable tool, theOptions Catalog, available on our website,as they decide what committees they areinterested in placing. Pictures taken for the2008-2009 Membership Directory by ourPhotographer during the April and MayGeneral Membership Meetings will be incolor. Members learned that new DIADshifts are available and on line for anyoneneeding to complete shift requirements. VPCommunications, Maggie Dickenson,announced the April Member of the Monthis Stephanie Shipley. Fund Development

Chair, Tina Towery, announced a specialtraining opportunity for members looking atplacement on a fundraiser committee or justwant to learn more about fundraising;Fundraising 101 will be held Saturday, April12th at the VCRC. Public Issues & AdvocacyCo-Chairs, Kellie Mejia and Jamie Sauer,discussed important booster seat legislationand stressed the importance of Restraint BillHB619 and SB668. Members were urgedto write two letters each to our legislators insupport of the bills requiring booster seatsfor children four to eight years old; current-ly, booster seats are required only for chil-dren under the age of three. (A Ballot wasattached to the Agenda Packet for voting onthree budget requests.) VP of Finance,Jennifer DeWolff, presented the proposedBudget for 2008-2009. Members wereasked to approve the proposed budget. CSFChair, Jan Kucera, requested approval toamend the Community Support Fund's2007-2008 budget to add an additional$8,000 (which reflected a percentageincrease allowed by our bylaws) for distribu-tion to four organizations. Members wereasked to approve CSF's budget increaserequest. In addition, a budget increase wasrequested to amend the Conference

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Training Budget to the AJLI AnnualConference April 30 – May 3 in San Diego,CA. Members were asked to approve therequest for a conference training budgetincrease. MSAT Chair Carrie Klimczakannounced back by popular demand,"Moet & Manicures" will be held at Fitzys onThursday, April 10th (7-9 p.m.). Also, theJunior League of Boca Raton, the BocaRaton Community Hospital Foundation andNeiman Marcus have joined together to

offer a Pre-Mother's Day ChampagneBrunch. "Champagne, Shoes & Shopping"will be held on Sunday, May 4, 2008 atNeiman Marcus beginning at 11 a.m. FiveNew Member Projects were presented:Vegso Community Resource Center (VCRC);Public Issues and Advocacy; Kids in Distress;Savor the Moment Cookbook and InternalPR. There being no further business, themeeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.~ Respectfully submitted by Jody A. Cruden

Minutes General Membership Meeting, April 8, 2008 (continued from page 13)

Minutes Board of Directors Meeting, May 6, 2008

The Board of Directors Meeting of the JuniorLeague of Boca Raton was called to order at6:40 p.m. on May 6, 2008 by PresidentKristin Calder. In attendance were KristinCalder, Kristen Ross, Kathy Potts, MaggieDickenson, Cristina Towery, Stacey HannanQuinn, Jennifer DeWolff, Samantha Vassallo,Wanda Harrold and Lisa Bariso. Guestsincluded Linda Gunn, Kelly Clark and LauraStoltz. Absent were Nancy Dockerty andMelinda DeHoff. Consent agenda was sec-onded and approved. Personnel Council:Personnel Council moves to approve the fol-lowing New Members (list attached) for ActiveMembership. The motion was seconded andapproved. Personnel Council moves to addthe following condition to the Contract Bylawson page E63: Any contract or letter agree-ment (verbal or written) valued at or over$1,000 must be approved in writing by thecouncil Vice President before being enteredinto. Any contract valued over $5,000 mustbe reviewed prior to execution by legal coun-sel, and approved and signed by the VicePresident of Finance, and the President. (pageE63). The motion was seconded andapproved. Personnel Council moves tochange the status of Alyson Baugh from sus-tainer to Associate Active. The motion wasseconded and approved. Personnel Councilmoves to drop the following from active andsustainer membership for nonpayment of

dues. (List attached). The motion was second-ed and approved. Community Council:Community Council moves to give the follow-ing CSF project requests $2100.00 each:Farmworkers Children's Association/CampoAlegre, The Haven, Voices for Children. Themotion was seconded and approved.Community Council moves to give CSF proj-ect, Relands Christian Migrant Association(aka "RCMA") $2,500. The motion was sec-onded and approved. Community Councilmoves to transfer the remaining money fromthe Milagro Center to Florence Fuller so theycan purchase playground equipment for thechildren. The motion was seconded but failedto pass. Finance Council: Move to approvethe following policy changes (see May 2008edition of The Bridge). The motion was sec-onded and approved. Finance Councilmoved to approve the Board Resolution tochange the signers on the checking and sav-ing accounts for the 2008-2009 fiscal year.The motion was seconded and approved. Thenominee selection committee moves to nomi-nate the 2008 Woman Volunteer of the YearNominee to represent the JLBR. The motionwas seconded and approved. There being nofurther business, the meeting adjourned at9:36 p.m.

~ Respectfully submitted by Wanda Harrold

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Minutes Annual Membership Meeting, May 15, 2008

The Junior League of Boca Raton meetingwas called to order at 7:15 p.m. on May15, 2008 at the Marriott by President KristinCalder. The President moved for theapproval of the Consent Agenda; motionwas seconded and approved. Two newmember projects were presented. Theywere In The Pines and Done-In-A-Day. Inrecognition of his achievements throughoutthe Community Kristin Calder introducedSpecial Guest, Duane Stiller, President ofWoolbright Development, Inc. Mr. Stillerfounded Woolbright Development in 1983and continues to grow the real estate busi-ness in Boca Raton, making shopping cen-ters better and coming together in the com-munity. Mr. Stiller presented the JuniorLeague with a check for $10,000 in honorof JLBR's continuing efforts to improve ourCommunity. Life is all about giving back tothe Community. During dinner, memberswere treated to the 2007-2008 slide show,"Suddenly I See: A Year in Pictures". JanKucera, Community Support Fund Chair,presented the following CSF projects forapproval by the Membership: (1) TheHaven - $2,100 for the Turning Point pro-gram to assist with transitional housing forgroup home and foster kids who turn 18years of age. Motion was made, secondedand approved. (2) Voices for the Children -$2,100 to support the Kinship CareAdvocacy Project, which provides case man-agement and pro bono legal services to rel-atives who have foster children in their care.Motion was made, seconded andapproved. (3) Farmworkers "Children'sAssociation/Campo Alegre" - $2,100 toupgrade learning materials in classrooms,play equipment for the playground andbuilding maintenance. Motion was made,seconded and approved. (4) RedlandsChristian Migrant Association - $2,500 forlearning materials, playground equipmentand basic building maintenance. Motionwas made, seconded and approved. KathyPotts, Vice President of Personnel, presented

the annual JLBR Awards to members whohad double, triple or quadruple placementsand Actives who have attained five and tenyears of service. Double Placements: AmyBrand; Kelly Clark; Robin Deyo; Elysa Elk;Jami Guttenberg; Faby Hooker; LeslieJackson; Carrie Klimczak; Kellie Mejia; LisaMiller; Elizabeth Murdoch; Stacey HannanQuinn; Loretta Rauenhorst; Kimberly Read;Michelle Reider; Jamie Wicker Sauer; BarbTrevino; Samantha Vassallo. TriplePlacement: Kirsten Stanley. QuadruplePlacement: Kathy Adkins. 5 Years ofService: Kimberly Anglemyer; GingerArmstrong; Lizzy Bush; Alli Celebron-Brown;Mary Glynn Cullinan; Sarah Doyle; EmilyEcheverria; Faby Hooker; Susan Hunter;Diahann Koshi; Laura McMullen; CarrieO'Day; Denise O'Sullivan; Kathy Potts;Debbie Prevor; Loretta Rauenhorst; AliceSmith; Shanna St. John; Kirsten Stanley;Reagan Such; Diana Swords; DeLynnTrivison; Samantha Vassallo; KristenVelasco. 10 Years of Service: AllisonBaugh; Linda Gunn; Victoria Jones; TraceyRossi; Meg Enright; Stacey Packer;Jorganna Trachtenberg. The new Sustainerswere announced: Laurie Dankowski; TraceyDeFrancis; Jennie DeWolff; AdriannaFinnvold; Sarah Flynn; Diahann Koshi;Dorothy MacDiarmid; Jacqueline MoroccoMaloney; Jeanne Nolan; Shanna St. John;Diana Swords; Jorganna Trachtenberg;Denise Zimmerman. The 2007-2008 NewMembers were presented and voted in asActives. Five very special awards wereannounced: Samantha Vassallo was hon-ored with the Torch Award; Kelly Clark andSchuyler Thompson were honored with theStarburst Award; Kathy Adkins was honoredwith the Founder's Award; Jennifer DeWolffwas honored with the Outstanding ServiceAward and Carole Putman was honoredwith the Sustainer of the Year Award. KristinCalder delivered her outgoing speech sum-marizing a year dedicated to developing

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and reaching potential, working togetherhand-in-hand; emphasizing the true mean-ing of the Power to Give; the Power to See;the Power to Be! The JLBR members havecontinued our quest to give back to thecommunity; by increasing our visibility. Ourmembers have helped build playgrounds,planted a vegetable garden, painted build-ings; provided Workshops for the Non-ProfitOrganizations in our area and met manyother needs of our Communities. A forwardthinking organization, JLBR strives to createideas and challenges us to create change.The JLBR office went green this year, work-ing with our members to meet the challengeof saving our planet, one recycled item at atime. Special recognition was given toSharon Rineheimer, JLBR legal counsel andPresidential Assistants Kelly Clark and LauraStoltz. In closing, Kristin thanked everyonefor a memorable year and especially fortheir hard work and dedication. She thencalled forth all of the Past Presidents whowere in attendance for the passing of the

gavel onto the President for the 2008-2009League Year, Kristen Ross. Kristen thankedKristin for her service to the League andspoke about the power to lead as she con-tinues her incredible journey and guides theJLBR through another exceptional year. Thisyear Kristen's vision includes the three "P's"Passion, Purpose and Pride; our passion forwhat we do to make lives better, we will con-tinue to look for a purpose that is meaning-ful to us and challenge ourselves to findwhere we can best support others, we willtake pride in making ourselves better peo-ple. As the evening was winding down twospecial announcements were made: 2008Woman Volunteer of the Year HonoraryChair is Lucy Craske Long and the 2008JLBR Woman of the Year Nominee isCarolyn Arnold. There being no furtherbusiness, the meeting was adjourned at9:45 p.m.

~ Respectfully submitted by Jody A. Cruden

Minutes

Minutes Annual Membership Meeting, May 15, 2008 (continued from page 15)

Junior League of Boca Raton Board ofDirectors meeting was called to order byPresident Kristen Ross on June 10, 2008, at7:50 p.m. at the Christine Room at LynnUniversity. In attendance were Kristen Ross,Linda Gunn, Jan Kucera, DeLynn Trivison,Melinda DeHoff, Reagan Such, JamiGuttenberg, Crystal McMillin, MicheleToomey, Victoria Jones, Nancy Dockertyand Cindy Krebsbach. Guest includedMichelle Rubin. Absent was Lisa Mulhall.Remarks from the President: Kristenexplained the history of Lynn University andthen "Take ten for Training." Kristenreviewed email etiquette and handed out aguide: Ensure that email is the appropriatevehicle. This guide will be printed in TheBridge. The Communications Council willresearch which votes could occur on emailand if "reply all" should be used or not. The

President, President-Elect, VP and Chairmeetings for the 2008-09 League year aregoing on now. The Finance and PersonnelCouncils moved to drop the followingSustainers: Marcella Schneider, Lori Fertel,Donna Miano, and Kesia Parkhill. Theywere all contacted via in writing and phonecalls. The Personnel Council moved to nom-inate Millicent Duval as Bethesda's Womanof Grace Nominee. Motion was secondedand passed. Melinda DeHoff, VP ofPersonnel moved to reinstate one JLBRSustaining member and one JLBR Activemember: Julie Clasby (S) and HeatherPreusse (A). The motion was seconded andpassed. Personnel Council moved to nom-inate Kristin Calder and LouAnn Such forSoroptimist Woman of Distinction Awards.Motion was seconded and passed. New

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Member projects were discussed and theidea of making Kids in the Kitchen a focusfor the majority of the projects was sent backto Community Council for further review.New member projects will be handed out onSeptember 6th. Communications Councildiscussed publishing six The Bridge issuesinstead of nine. The issues would be dated:Sept. 1, Oct. 15, Dec. 1, Jan. 15, March 1and May 1. News would continue to be

given through League-wide emails and thewebsite. The publishing of ballots would benoted carefully and would also be on thewebsite for all members to study.Communications Council will come backwith a motion to suspend the publication'spolicy for one year as this new schedule istested. There being no further business themeeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m. ~ Respectfully submitted by Cindy Krebsbach

Transition Report

Minutes Board of Directors Meeting, June 10, 2008 (continued from page 15)

Transition Report for April & May 2008 by Jody Cruden

TRANSFER IN:

Holley Schwieterman (A)401 N.E. Mizner BlvdPenthouse 607Boca Raton, FL 33432e: holleysch@msn.comh: 561-620-7819c: 321-939-1222from JL of Louisville, KY

REINSTATEMENT:

Denise Zimmerman (A)

STATUS CHANGES: Active to Sustainer:

Jennifer DeWolff Sarah FlynnGae KapralCandace Berry Vaughn Denise Zimmerman

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Allison Celebron-Brown (A)to JL of Baltimore, MD

Emanuela Marino (A)to JL of Washington, DC

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