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Become A Member
We welcome you to join the Junior League of South Bend! For more than 70 years, we have been both a powerful organization of trained women volunteers and a vital part of the community philanthropy, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. The Junior League welcomes all women who value our Mission. We are committed to inclusive environments of diverse individuals, organizations and communities.
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Celebrating 75 Years!
Junior League of South Bend will be celebrating it’s 75 year anniversary all throughout the 2018-2019 League Year.
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Partner With Us
Consider partnering with an organization that has been the pinnacle of many tide changing and vital changes within our community since 1927. By doing so, you join a powerful Junior League movement that has a long history of commitment to the South Bend community. It is our belief that when our Members are immersed in the community, we become more educated in helping to identify projects that will benefit the community the most. Your involvement supports the foundation for real, lasting change. It is our belief that when our Members are immersed in the community, we become more educated in helping to identify projects that will benefit the community the most.
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Welcome!
Nutbread and Nostalgia
Since 1979 and sales of 50,000, the Nutbread and Nostalgia cookbook had sold out by the mid-2000s. This cookbook had been distributed to 100 local merchants and was featured in trade shows by The Junior League of South Bend members. Members gifted this celebrated book to families and friends throughout the country.
In honor of the Junior League of South Bend’s 75th Anniversary, Nutbread and Nostalgia returns by popular demand with it’s 75th Anniversary reprinting!
Past published reviews of Nutbread and Nostalgia included consumer descriptions as “5 stars,” “A Treasure,” “Classic,” and “A Must-Have Cookbook.” A range of cuisines with top recipes from Junior League of South Bend members and the local community were prepared in their homes and taste tested several times by other individuals.
Treasured past recipes were combined with modern conveniences. The charm of this cookbook (just over 300 pages) is captured in the simple, homestyle Midwestern recipes, many of which were handed down from generation to generation. More modern recipes complemented the collection in this cookbook. Sections include: hors d’oeuvres and appetizers; beverages; brunch and luncheon dishes; soups and sandwiches; breads; salads and salad dressings; poultry and game; fish and seafood; menus; beef and veal; lamb and pork; vegetable and side dishes; desserts; cakes; pies; cookies, candies and condiments; substitutions; metric and equivalents; acknowledgements; and an index.
Contributors of treasured vintage photographs include local community members, The Northern Indiana Historical Museum, and the Library of Congress. Midwest living near the 20th Century is depicted through sepia images and appropriate quotations that capture “unique warmth and spirit of Americana.”
Click here to purchase your Nutbread and Nostalgia cookbook https://members.jlsouthbend.org/?nd=store
Early Childhood Development
The Junior League of South Bend, Inc. has impacted various realms of the community through its members’ voluntarism and financial investment through the years. Most recently, JLSB has adopted the issue of “Improving Education in our Community” with a particular focus on “Early Childhood Development”. The membership has been immersed in learning how to affect meaningful impact in this arena and JLSB has established many new relationships with common stakeholders.
