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THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF YOUNGSTOWN

BRIEFLY SPEAKING

May 2014 Volume 11 Issue 9

Board of Directors 2013-2014

President

Leah Wilson

President-Elect Kelly Kiraly

Secretary

Marion Dunham

Treasurer Maggie Adams

Nominating

Kera Thompson

Fund Development Kim Urig

Training & Education

Beth Drennen

Marketing Heather Elder

Provisional Deb Hartig

Research & Development

Lois Koval

Membership Laura Rumble

Sustainer Representatives

Anna Aey & Deborah Liptak

Done In a Day Projects Jessie Wright

Pink Ribbon Tea Liaison Sustainer: Annette Camacci &

Sue Berny Active: Susan Stewart

SPAC

Adrian Anderson Heather Elder

Mother-Daughter Brunch Sustainer: Barbara Banks

Active: Amy Banks

Hope House Board Doris Bullock

OH-WOW! Liaison

Kristina Ross

National Food Day Lois Koval

President’s Message…………...………………………………………………….………..2 Done In A Day………….....……..…………………...……………..…………….…….…..3 April General Membership Meeting minutes ……..……………….……...….…………..4 Nominating……………..……………………………………………………..….….……….5 2014-21015 Budget.………………………………………………………….……………..6 Oh Wow!......................................................................................................................7 Kentucky Derby Party…….…….…..……………………………….……………………...8

What’s Inside?

The Junior League of Youngstown ● The Commerce Building, Suite 320 201 East Commerce Street ● Youngstown, OH 44503

Mission Statement The Junior League of Youngstown is an organization of women committed to

promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.

Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

Briefly Speaking is published ten times per year for members of JLY. The deadline for each edition is the third Tuesday of the month.

Information should be submitted via email, as a Microsoft Word document, to Heather Elder at

hpelder1973@yahoo.com Questions, please call Heather at 330-261-5616.

The Junior League of Youngstown

2014 Annual Dinner

Tuesday, May 20, 2014 5:30 pm Social 6:30 pm Dinner

Antone’s Banquet Center

8578 Market Street Boardman, Ohio 44512

Please RSVP as soon as possible.

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Dear Members, Have you ever asked yourself: How long can I se rve? Only one of us can serve a limited amount of people for a limited amount of time. Two of us can do more. Four of us can compound the effort s of the few and eight of us can divide and conquer with the spirit of individualism and the pride of seeing the opportunities of working within a group. Our group is known as the Association of Junior Leagues International. And we are part of this multi-cultural non-profit o rganization of Women! We make different choices in how we want to make a difference and our group dynamics have ensured that we follow some typ e of order, or

organizational process, to bring our ideas to fruit ion in our community. The Junior League of Youngstown has been serving our community for 85 years! This Anniversary celebrates our beginning as a League wh en the founders came together as a group for a common purpose: Serving the Youngstown area and the women and families who lived and worked here. The women were named Mrs. Robert Bentley, Jr., Mr s. Lloyd Booth, Mrs. Charles Bray, Mrs. John Ford, Mrs. Robert Marstellar (Mary Polloc k), Mrs. Walter Schaff, Mrs. A. Armstrong, Mrs. Bentley Thomas, Mrs. George Wick, M rs. Newell Castle Bolton (Mrs. Myron C. Wick, Jr.), Mrs. Wallace Thornton (Florence Harr ington). The Junior Service League Shop and Workroom for t he Blind was opened in 1930. In 1931, we were adopted by AJLI. We sponsored artwork at T he Butler in 1932. In 1933, The Children’s Theatre Committee was begun. In 1934, S cribblers was organized. Our impact in the beginning could be defined as o ur Members’ ability to establish and train a volunteer corps of women who decided they would c ollectively do something with their time. These beginnings led to more projects and mo re impacts. We have reached hundreds of thousands of women and children through our char itable and educational purposes. And to this purpose, we choose our time commitmen ts and we work-in our priorities. At times, our commitments compete with other time cons traints. With our willingness to invest time in one another and in the JLY Mission, we start to see the results of how we spend our time. Our members will embark on yet another journey as we add impact to our community. Please help our League with time well-spent at one of our volunteer opportunities and join us at one of our many functions, done-in-a-days, co mmunity collections or JLY business meetings. We hope to see you on May 20, 2014 at Antone’s Ba nquet Center for the Annual Dinner! Sincerely, Leah M. Wilson, The Junior League of Youngstown, Pr esident, 2013-2014

President’s Message

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Done In A Day Opportunities

Thank you to everyone that participated in the April DIAD Opportunity…300 Sisters in Red! Our assistance was greatly appreciated!

DIAD for June (We have rescheduled since our Januar y DIAD was canceled due to weather) Bella Women’s Center Saturday, June 7th 2014 10:00pm-1:00pm We are going to be helping the Center with whatever they need done. Potential projects include sorting baby clothes, helping to organize promotional packets, landscaping, etc. More details to follow as the date gets closer. Bella Women's Center 1192 North Road Northeast Warren, OH 44483

Done in a Day Calendar 2014-2105

DATE LOCATION CONTACT / FACILITA-TOR TOPIC CIFA/DIAD

September 09, 2014 Main Library All Committee Chairs Welcome Back &

Refresher Harding Elementary

- Collection

October 14, 2014

Iron Roots Farm, 820 Canfield Rd. in Youngstown,

Ohio

Liberty Merrill, Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp, 330.480.0423, lmer-

rill@yndc.org Urban Farming Peace Race and

National Food Day

November 11, 2014 OH WOW!

President & Executive Di-rector, Suzanne Barbati,

director@OHWOWKids.org, (330) 744-5914

Update on project Second Harvest Food Bank

January 13, 2015 Neighbor Meeting Sustainer Rep Group Discussion Santa's Work shop -

Youngstown Parade

February 10, 2015 Main Library

Community Corrections As-sociation - Dave Stillwagon, President, 330.744.5143,

daves@ccaworks.org

John Knox Church which will house female clients of their programs

OH WOW!

March 10, 2015 Austintown Library

Danielle Dillon, Community Outreach/CASH Coalition,

330-424-9591 ext 185, ddil-lon@ccesc.k12.oh.us

CASH Coalition - Coordinated Action for School Health

Coalition Junior Acheivement

April 14, 2015 Home for Kids in Boardman or Niles

Home for Kids, Danette Palm-er, Coordinator of Marketing

and Development 165 E Park Ave, P.O. Box 683, Niles, Ohio 44446 Telephone: (330) 544-

8005 Ext. 534 Email: danette@hfk.org

Home for Kids - Foster Care

300 Sisters in Red and Iron Roots

May 19, 2015 Annual Dinner TBA 85th Anniversary Streetscape and OH WOW!

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April Meeting Minutes

AGENDA ITEM Discussion Action/Follow-Up

Welcome Leah Wilson called the meeting to order at 6:33p.m. A quorum was present for voting.

Call for Quorum Kelly Kiraly

Recognition of Guests Leah Wilson

BUSINESS MEETING

Approval of March GMM Minutes

Has everyone had an opportunity to review the March meeting minutes as posted in the March Briefly? Any corrections or changes? Hearing none, the minutes are approved as read.

February GMM meeting minutes are approved as read.

Treasurers Report as of February 28, 2014

Checking: $2,737.19 Money Market $35,916.25 Total Checking/Savings $38,905.47 Community Foundation: $86,634.89 Total Assets: $126,410.36 Total Current Liabilities: $20,828.38 Total Liabilities & Equity: $126,410.36 Total Income $67,847.33 YTD Total Expense $63,179.28 Net Ordinary Income: $4,668.05

Financial report is approved as read.

2014-2015 Budget Maggie Adams reports: Reviewed the budget

News Releases & Membership Survey

Jennifer Valentine: Two months left of Briefly newsletter

Done in a Day Jessie Wright: Two projects left of April: 300 Sisters in Red for set-up Friday & event on Saturday. June: Bella Women's Center in Warren 7 10am-1pm

New Candidates Laura Rumble: Candidate's Tea last Thursday with a great turn-out. It's not to late to submit potential candidate's contact information

Provisional Project Update

2014-2015 General Membership Calendar

Beth Drennen

Kentucky Derby Kim Urig: Invitations have been mailed; please return your RSVP's ASAP; Prizes include all inclusive resort weeks, Disney tickets, Scrapper season tickets & lots of great auction items

Nominating Bylaw & Policy Changes

Deb Hartig: Reviewed as posted in Briefly & Exec & Board meetings.

Nominating Slate for Approval

Deb Hartig: Passed out slate to vote & were returned anonymously; the slate for 2014-2015 has been anonymously been approved.

GMM TRAINING & EDUCATION

Introduction of Speaker Beth Drennen introduces Stambaugh representative Mark Gasser who is a Board member of Stambaugh & President of Gasser Chair Co. who was founded by his father.

Speaker 1926 Stambaugh was completed; unfortunally Mr. Stambaugh passed away before its completion. The auditorium seats 2,500 people which houses a remarkable organ. The Ball room & kitchen are rooms with extensive renovations. Their formal garden was stripped of overgrown trees & shrubs, the fountain was repaired & walking paths installed. The Ballroom stairs were renovated & handicap ramp installed. Tours are available to see everything behind the scenes. HVAC & lighting work to be completed. The exterior limestone needs cleaned & mortar repaired, 5th Ave. steps needs repaired; plans for these repairs stand for the

Capital Campaign. Events brochure is available tonight. stambaughauditori-um.com for upcoming events.

Adjournment 7:20pm

Next Meeting Annual Dinner, May 20, 2014 Antone's Banquet Center, 8578 Market St, Boardman

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Nominating Bylaw change

Nominating policy change

Article X. Committees Section 1. Standing Committees Current Verbiage Requiring Change/ Updating: A. Nominating Committee There shall be an ELECTED Nominating Committee. It shall consist of three active members elected to two-year terms with two to be elected in even years and one in odd years, In addition, the immediate past president will be slated for election as the chair and will serve without vote in the case of a tie. (The remainder of this section to be adhered to as is currently written). Submitted Change / Updating Bylaw to meet current p ractice: A. Nomination Committee: There shall be an ELECTED Nominating Committee. It shall consist of four active members elected to two-year terms with two to be elected in even years and two in odd years. In addition, the immediate past president will be slated for election as the chair and will serve without vote in the case of a tie. (The remainder of this section to be adhered to as is currently written).

Current: Article III. Placement Requirements. Section 3. Committee Placement B. The Nominating committee is responsible for slating the elected positions which include the Executive committee and Nominating chairman and committee. Members interested in serving in an elected position should indicate this to her Advisor or on her self-nomination form. The slate of candidates for elected positions is announced by the Nominating chairman in the January Briefly Speaking issue. The slate is voted during the April General Membership Meeting. 1. Criteria for selecting Officers for JLY President-elect (no change to criteria) Vice president (no change to criteria) Secretary (no change to criteria) Treasurer (no change to criteria) Placement Chair • Chaired at least one League committee or project • Participated as a member of the nominating committee Placement Committee Member • Chaired at least one League committee or project • Member of JLY for at least three years CHANGE TO: Article III. Placement Requirements. Section 3. Committee Placement B. The Nominating committee is responsible for slating the elected positions which include the Executive committee and Nominating committee. Members interested in serving in an elected position should indicate this to her Advisor or on her self-nomination form. No member of the Nominating Committee may be eligible to be slated for an officer position or position on the Nominating Committee while she is serving on the Nominating Committee. The slate of candidates for elected positions is announced by the Nominating chairman in the March Briefly Speaking issue. The slate is voted on during the April General Membership Meeting. 1. Criteria for selecting Officers for JLY President-elect (no change to criteria) Vice president Secretary (no change to criteria) Treasurer (no change to criteria) Nominating Chair • Immediate past-president or • Has served as a member of the executive committee Nominating Committee Member • Chaired at least one League committee or project committee • Served on the board of directors • Member of JLY for at least three years

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2014-2015 Budget

Scribblers

A Note from Scribblers In April, Scribblers met a Diane Armbrecht’s home and

enjoyed a wonderful afternoon filled with friendship, a shared meal, and lovely writing. Submissions included:

I’m Thinking About It - Diane Armbrecht

Rights of Spring - Emily Powers

Loving Lily - Toni Beard

Welcome to My World -Elaine Sears

Y2K, Audrey Grace, You’re Too Kute

and Very Wise, and Audrey Grace @ 14 - Judy McCartney

Winter-Nancy Morris

The Address Book -Nancy Beeghly

The Scribblers are working on Booklet of past Scribbler Writings. It will be the first done in 35 years. If you have a past submission

you would like to have included, please contact Suzanne Fleming at al.suzanne.fleming@gmail.com or 330-743-2503

2014 -2015 Board Members

President- Elect: Beth Drennen Treasurer: Maggie Adams Recording Secretary: Jennifer Soloman Nominating: Leah Wilson Provisionals: Amy Banks T&E: Heather Elder Membership: Laura Rumble & Maggie Matune Fund Development: Kim Urig Marketing: Sable Beshara Liaisons: Code Day: Kera Thompson SPAC: Senior Delegate- Heather Elder Junior Delegate- Leah Wilson

Budget Prposal 2014-2015

Income

Dues 33,819

Training & Educa�on 45,500

Fund Development 25,000

Sustainer events 20,950

Marke�ng 2,500

Presidents Fund 2,500

Investment Interest 2,380

Total Income 132,649

Expenses

AJLI Dues 11,100

Payroll 15,000

President's Fund 10,300

Sustainers 19,450

Provisionals 250

Research & Dev. 750

Training & Educa�on 46,378

Marke�ng 2,750

Membership 450

Fund Development 6,500

Yearbook 400

Accoun�ng 4,400

Insurance 740

Office 11,900

130,368

Other

Total Expenses 130,368

Surplus 2281

Membership is still looking for potential members t o fill our 2014-2015 provisional class. If you know of any women that would like more information on becoming a member of the Junior League of Youngstown, Please refer them to our Membership chair Laura Rumble. Sh e can be reached at larrumble@aol.com or 330-565-05 45

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Update: Renewal of a Project: OH WOW! Roger and Glo ria Jones Center for Science and Technology Representatives from the JLY and OH WOW! met on Tuesday, April 22nd at OH WOW! to take a look at the proposed exhibit space as well as some exhibits from other museums. Next steps for the committee include contacting vendors, obtaining pricing, and discussing concept ideas. A press event announcing the planned expansion to the public will be on Friday, May 9, 10 a.m.. “Kids in the Kitchen” will encourage children and their families to make good nutrition, sleep and movement choices, in partnership with the Junior League of Youngstown. " What an exciting time for OHWOW! and we're glad to be a part of it. JLY's "Kids in the Kitchen" ex-hibit will be part of Phase II of the expansion effort, scheduled for installation in December 2014. If you're interested in serving on our JLY/ OHWOW! AdHoc Committee to finalize the details, please contact Kelly Kiraly at kjk1482@yahoo.com or 330.307.2169.

Oh Wow! Update

Jennifer Valentine 2014 Rising Star Recipient Jennifer Valentine , Regional Director, Shire Pharmaceuticals GI Sales Business Unit, was honored as Shire’s Rising Star at the 25th annual Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) ”Women of the Year” (WOTY) luncheon on Thursday, May 1, 2014, at the New York Hilton Hotel. The event attracts over 2,000 industry women and men in the healthcare industry. Rising Stars are professionals in various sectors of the healthcare industry contributing significantly to their organizations and designated for awards by HBA’s corporate partner organizations. Jen is responsible for leading, developing, coaching, and recruiting a northeastern US team of sales specialists.

Congratulations to JLY active member

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one in a Day Update

THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF YOUNGSTOWN The Commerce Building, Suite 320 201 E. Commerce Street Youngstown, OH 44503

Non-Profit Organization

U.S. Postage

PAID Youngstown, Ohio

Permit No. 31

Kentucky Derby Co-Chairs and first year actives Mallory Naffah, Maggie Matune and Sable Beshara. The party was held at the DeBartolo Stadium Club at YSU and helped raise money for our “Kids in the Kitchen” collaboration with Oh Wow! Children’s Museum. We are all so proud of these ladies for all the hard work they put in with the Fund development committee to create such a successful event.

2014 Kentucky Derby Party