2017-2018 YEAR IN REVIEW

BOARD

Lynna Do | President

AnnAlia Young | Executive Vice President

Rose Stubberfield | Secretary

Julianne Averill | Senior SPAC

Sushma Narula | Nominating Director

Kristina Gentleman | Sustainer Council Director

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Carolyn Haga | Community Programs

Council Co-Director

Alexis Davidson | Community Programs

Council Co-Director

Clara Dellenbach | Marketing and

Communications Council Director

Ashley Voyles | Placement Director

Kerry Marsh | Ways and Means Director

We envision an East Bay where food, clothing, housing and jobs are plentiful — creating a community where families are self-sufficient and thrive.

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I cannot believe the 2017 -2018 League Year is almostcoming to an end. It has been a great honor to serve asthe 83rd President of the Junior League of Oakland-EastBay (JLOEB). This year, we implemented many new ideas for ourLeague. From holding more area meetings, and even adigital meeting, so members could spend more time withother members in their community, to adopting a newNominating framework, to enhancing and launching newfundraising events. Give, Shop, and Sip brought newpartnerships for the League in its second year, and wehad a wonderful turnout from our community at our newevent, Fabulous Finds. It has been exciting to see so many ideas arise from thegeneral membership, and then come to fruition with thededication and collaboration between the Board,Management and Leadership Teams. Nothing couldhave been achieved without all of you and I amproud of all of our success this year. I look forward to celebrating with you as we close out theLeague year, and passing the Presidential torch onto the84th President of the Junior League of Oakland-EastBay! -Lynna Do, President, 2017-2018

President's Message Sustainer of the Year

Nominating News Nominating had a very busy year as we adopted the NewNominating Framework for JLOEB. Our accomplishmentsincluded publishing a new application and streamliningthe selection process. In conjunction with the recruitingand education process, we also offered a LeadershipSocial, as well as training for Resumes and Interviews. We worked with the Board and Management Team toupdate and fine-tune job descriptions. The goal was toprovide an accurate representation of high-levelresponsibilities for each position and the time frameassociated with the role. This should help us in the futurewith timelines and recruitment and training. We used the new competency and behavioral interviewmodel for the selection of Board and Management Teamthis year. This involved attending roundtables with AJLI tohone our skills and develop our process for selection bycoming up with competency-based questions for thestructured interview. Our last piece of work we engaged in was the KnowledgeTransfer and Training portion. In order for our leaders tobe successful, it’s important that we provide knowledge tothe incoming group to shorten the learning curve andreduce the amount of time involved getting up to speed onthe new role. This may span 1-2 years to get to our idealstate, but will be a great benefit moving forward!

Our Sustainer of the Year Luncheon was held on April 4,2018, at the Orinda Country Club. The Association ofJunior Leagues International (AJLI) President, CarolScott, and Junior of League of Fresno President,Melinda Scott, were the speakers at the luncheon. Themother and daughter duo spoke about leadership andlegacy. At the luncheon, Sonja Vukasin was honored asSustainer of the Year for 2018. Sonja joined the JuniorLeague in the late 1960s. As a member of JLOEB, shechaired the Garden Club. When Sonja became asustainer in the 1980s, she remained an active sustainerand served as Sustainer VP for two consecutive Boards,under two different Presidents. Sonja is active with thecommunity and passionate about the Peerless Museumwhich was established in 2001. Continuing her legacy,she and her late husband, George, donated a legacy giftto The Dean and Margaret Lesher Center, where thereis a facility named The George and Sonja VukasinTheater. This year, we aspired to engage more sustainers withthe League, and created a new Sustainer Council.Several sustainers served as mentors for Board andManagement Team members, and next year’s SustainerDirectors, Karen Redwood and Rosemary Black, plan tofind a sustainer mentor for all members of the Board andManagement Teams, as well as some committees.

YEAR IN REVIEWThe Membership Council has had a busy 2017-2018.Our active members continued to learn and developnew relationships, and we were excited to welcome 18provisional members throughout the East Bay.These new members jumped right into the League andparticipated in so many great volunteer opportunitiesfrom shifts at Alameda and Contra Costa County FoodBanks, to Wardrobe for Opportunity, and many more! We have offered a number of trainings for our membersthough the Volunteer Development Committee,primarily utilizing our active and sustainer membershipas presenters. We’ve found our membership to be anexcellent resource for knowledge, education, andtraining for the League. Some of our favorite trainingopportunities we’ve held this year include: visionboard/goal setting, grant writing, financial planning, andeven wine tasting! We also had several trainings thisspring that included: yoga/relaxation, organization tools,and navigating your JLOEB career path. The Placement Committee has been active in helpingall of our provisional and active members complete all oftheir obligations while also having fun. We had adifferent social opportunity each month that haveincluded a walking tour of Old Oakland, holiday movienight, chocolate tasting, a SoulCycle class, plus foodand drinks!

Membership Updates

=84 Active

=18 Provisional

=297 Sustainers

2017-2018 By the Numbers

SPACSince 1971, the Junior Leagues of California StatePublic Affairs Committee ( CalSPAC ) has representedthe interests of its member Leagues to policymakers.CalSPAC advocates for legislation favorable to itsmember Leagues’ projects and issues in: education,family support, health, human trafficking, andviolence prevention. CalSPAC represents 17-memberJunior Leagues and 10,000 women who volunteer over140,000 hours and give over $1 million dollars annuallyto their communities. JLOEB’s advocacy efforts, led by current Senior andJunior SPAC Delegates, Julianne Averill and ErinGraffius, took place throughout the League year. Tokick off the year, we participated in CalSPAC’s Day atthe Capitol in May 2017. Eight members learned aboutadvocacy, held 5 legislator visits, and toured the Capitol. Thanks to Ms. Graffius for coordinating the event! In January, SPAC co-sponsored a State appointmentstraining with California Women Lead andAssemblywoman Catherine Baker’s office. Additionally,SPAC has reintroduced JLOEB’s Public AffairsCommittee ( PAC ). Starting in 2018-2019, memberscan select PAC as their placement and will help assistwith promoting JLOEB’s advocacy efforts. Thecommittee will be chaired by our incoming Junior SPACDelegate, Angela Wuerth. Up next for SPAC is the 2018Annual Day at the Capitol on May 7, 2018!

For the 2017-2018 League Year, JLOEB served our localcommunities by participating in community impact shiftsoffered by the Done in a Day (DIAD) Committee. Over the League Year, JLOEB members participated inover 50 shifts across Alameda and Contra Costacounties; including shifts hosted by the Junior League ofMonterey! Shifts ranged from sorting donated food itemsat the Alameda County Community Food Bank and FoodBank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties, to craftingwith residents at the Covenant House in Oakland. Other popular shifts during the year included wrappingholiday gifts with Bay Area Crisis Nursery in Concordand mentoring students during mock interviews at TheBread Project in Berkeley. JLOEB even held somevolunteer shifts at the Oakland Zoo! Thank you to all ofour community partners that we worked with this year;the list is too long to put in one place. JLOEB greatlyappreciated the opportunity to learn more aboutprograms in our Oakland-East Bay community, and all ofthe great work that is taking place. Finally, a big THANKYOU to all of the JLOEB members that put in the Womanhours to make these shifts a success. DIAD looksforward to the 2018-2019 League Year.

Community Programs

JLOEB continued our partnership with Wardrobe forOpportunity (WFO) for the 2017-2018 League year. WFOempowers low-income individuals through interviewskills, professional clothing and career support tobecome economically self-sufficient. At large, JLOEB was involved with WFO’s ProfessionalImage Program, that provides low-income job-seekersimage workshops, professional clothing, and professionalimage coaching through their boutiques in Oakland andConcord. Throughout the past year, JLOEB has beeninvolved with 20 shifts, and 75 volunteers helped tocollect thousands of donations at curbside drop-offs, sortclothing, and run boutique sales.

Wardrobe for Opportunity

Our New PartnerWe are thrilled to be working with The Bread Project asour new Community Partner for the 2018-2019 Leagueyear. The Bread Project leverages the power of socialenterprise with training, job placement assistanceand support services to help fight poverty. Theiraward-winning Bakery Boot Camp has consistentlydelivered industry leading outcomes. Since 2000, theyhave changed the trajectory of the lives of over 1,800low income individuals with high barriers toemployment; putting them on a path toward economicopportunity and living wage. They have a vision to become a national model to helpall motivated individuals to be able to contribute to astronger community through stable, gainful, and fulfillingwork.Additionally, the Community Project Committee has

been working the Pathways program to develop aWomen's Empowerment Group. The Pathwaysprogram is a six-week development program that helpsclients strengthen their communication, conflict-resolution, and teamwork skills while also creatingaction plans to achieve professional success. The Women's Empowerment Group is planned tolaunch later this year as an additional support networkand will focus on professional/personal development ina fun, relaxing environment. JLOEB's CommunityProject Committee created programming on topicssuch as personal finance and managing health to helpget the group up and running.

240+ WFO Hours75 WFO Volunteers

JLOEB members dedicated 1,000+ hours serving our

East Bay Community in 2017-2018.

We envision an East Bay where

food, clothing, housing and jobs are

plentiful — creating a community

where families are self-sufficient

and thrive.

YEAR IN REVIEW

Give, Shop, SipFabulous Finds

Our 2nd Annual Give, Shop, Sip eventtook place on December 2, 2017 inDowntown Walnut Creek. Guestsreceived a shopping pass that includeddiscounts and special offers at morethan 10 stores, as well as sips and bitesalong the way! Some of our partnersincluded: Kendra Scott, Scout & Molly'sBoutique, ThredUp, Vineyard Vines,Williams Sonoma, Athleta, Art ofShaving and Bare Minerals.

This year we introduced a brand newfundraising event: Fabulous Finds. TheSpecial Events committee spentmonths collecting donations of clothing,toys, furniture, and more to ensure abroad selection of items for the sale.The event was held at the SycamoreValley Club House on March 3rd, 2018,and attracted over 100 members of ourcommunity! The majority of unsolditems were donated back to thecommunity including our communitypartner, Wardrobe for Opportunity inOakland and Savers in Dublin.

Our annual fundraising events make itpossible for us to continue to make animpact in our East Bay community.

Special Events

Huge thanks to our Special Events Chairs, Megan Range and Sarah Talach, and the Special Events Committee for their amazing work this year!

Donor Honor Roll

Susan ChrittonJanis DodgeJoanie Shepherd MellowsRenae TheodoresLynne VodraJane RyanOdette VandaveerCrystal PlummerMaria FalaschiClara DellenbachAshley VoylesBarbara CappaJoan FinnieSheila GuessMelissa SimpsonTess CostanzoCatherine MetzgarLacy TaylorKatherine BlackburnCarolyn HagaEmily MoceriJulie McAfeeClaudine DavisBrittney Beussink

Thank You to our 2017-2018 Annual Fund Donors!

Diane StevensonLynna DoAmy EiltsLeslie FisherCaitlin MattiasRebecca HarrisCarla KorenMolly RobartsJan HopeJessica RomeoKerry MarshLaura CookDorothy DuncanCynthia CarbinLisa ParkerChristine HorleyWhitney BlissJessica SiporenSue SmegalKaren RedwoodBarbara ConleyTerry MagninBarbara ThompsonAnnAlia Young

CEF Grant Winners

Waterside Workshops received a grant tosupport their youth vocational trainingprograms in woodworking and bicyclerepair. Waterside Workshops usesvocational education as a method ofpromoting youth development, encouragingsustainable and healthy lifestyles, andcultivating positive change in the Bay Areacommunity.

In 2017-2018, JLOEB supported twoorganizations through the CommunityEnrichment Fund (CEF), for a total of$7,000! We focus our grant giving onagencies that match our mission of helpingEast Bay families achieve self-sufficiency,through initiatives that focus on clothing,food, housing and jobs.

Ariel Outreach Mission received a grant tosupport a computer lab and communitygarden. Their mission is to to helpindividuals and families experiencingimmediate life challenges, attainshelter/housing, safety, stability and thesupport needed to become self-sufficientand ultimately reach sustainability.