2010 - 2011 Board of Directors

 


Our Mission Statement
The Junior League of South Bend, Inc. is a member of an international 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.












Holiday Ball 2010

ATTENTION: Junior League Members

Head to the member page to get the early bird special on dinner and dance ticket, for Holiday Ball December 4, 1010.

*Offer ends October 1, 2010



Community Impact

Issue:

Improving Education in Our Community

The Junior League strives for community impact through action-based community involvement, collaborations and strategies that are based on an understanding of the community, services provided and interests of its membership.  This year we are initiating our focus on how we can make the biggest impact regarding education in our community.  Stay tuned for more information.


Thrift Shop

80th Annual 

Saturday, September 18, 2010

9 am. - 3 p.m.

Toscana Park, ˝ mile North of SR 23 on Gumwood Rd-Mishawaka, IN

Admission: $1 per person

Cash Only
ATM available at Thrift Shop, Martin’s Supermarket, Old National Bank


Sponsor

Macri Development, Inc. at Toscana Park


Departments

Women’s, Men’s, Children’s clothing, Jewelry and Accessories, Infants, Furniture, Antiques and Collectibles, Branded (brand names), Cream of the Crop (newly donated merchandise), Arts and Crafts/Potpourri, Holiday, Books, Toys, and Sporting Goods, Handyman, Kitchens and Linens


Parking

Free; in grassy area to the west of storefronts. There will be handicapped parking available as well as parking assistants to assist patrons in locating departments in storefronts

                
Current League Lore

Read The South Bend Junior League
current issue of the League Lore

(click here to read)



Mary Lou Schwartz Award

MARY LOU SCHWARTZ AWARD
NOMINATION INSTRUCTIONS

The Junior League of South Bend, Inc. is seeking nominations for the 2010 Mary Lou Schwartz Award.  Established in 2003, this award recognizes the volunteer contributions of an outstanding woman from our community who exemplifies the successful volunteer fundraising spirit and ability demonstrated by the award’s namesake, Mary Lou Schwartz.

Selection Criteria

The Mary Lou Schwartz award will be presented to a woman who:

  1. Possesses unusual and exemplary fundraising talents and abilities; and
  2. Has demonstrated proven ability and achievement in specific fundraising for charitable entities (excluding political fundraising)

Guidelines

1.     Nominations for the Mary Lou Schwartz award must be submitted on the attached Nomination Form.

2.     You may include additional pages of supporting documents such as resume, awards and honors received. 

IMPORTANT: Any nomination which utilizes resumes, publications or articles in substitution for the responses to questions contained on the attached Nomination Form will not be accepted as complete.

3.     Incomplete nominations will not be referred to the Board of Directors for review.

4.     Please do not submit a nomination until you have discussed the nomination with the potential nominee.  The nominee must agree to accept the award if selected and to be present at the Junior League of South Bend’s Holiday Ball on December 4, 2010 to receive the award.

For questions or additional information, contact Barb Henry, Fundraising Vice President, at (574) 283-0637 or JLSBAwards@yahoo.com.

 All nomination must be postmarked by September 18, 2010.  The postmark date will be strictly observed; no exceptions will be made.  Nominations should be mailed, emailed or delivered to:

Barb Henry, Fundraising Vice President
c/o The Junior League of South Bend, Inc.
130 Park Lane
South Bend, Indiana  46601
JLSBAwards@yahoo.com

Past Recipients

2003     Margaret King                            2007     Jane Warner

2004     Mary Jane Stanley                     2008     Joan Lennon

2005     Jane Wright                               2009     Ernestine Raclin

2006     Kate Voelker

 To View Nomination Form Instructions

 



Calendar of Events
9/3/10 Thrift Shop Furniture pick-up notification deadline
9/7/10 General Meeting
9/13/10 Sons and Daughters Parent Information Meeting
9/14/10 Thrift Shop Sustainer Drop Off Day
9/15/10 New Member Meeting
9/15/10 Not-for-Profit Expo
All Events...

The Junior League of South Bend, Inc.
130 Park Lane, South Bend, IN 46601
(574) 283-0636
jlsb@sbcglobal.net
Office Hours:
Monday- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Tuesday - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesday - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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