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Mission
To advance women's leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training.
Women as catalysts for lasting community change.
Through hands-on training and formal learning opportunities we will give members the skills needed to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.
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Dear Friends,
Happy New Year! It feels like just yesterday we were still enjoying summer at our League Kick Off at Sailor's Return. In the blink of an eye, we're already ringing in the new year! I hope everyone had a fabulously fun and healthy holiday season.
A tradition of mine as part of my preparations for a new year is to have an honest reflection of the past year. It isn't always pretty or comfortable, but I attribute a lot of my personal and professional growth over the years to this practice. I'm grateful to have the honor of including JLMC in my reflections this year.
It's come to my attention that there's a lot of confusion throughout the League. It's always been my hope, and the hope of the rest of our League leaders, to empower fellow members and leave this organization a little better than we found it. There's been so much great work completed in the first half of this year, and I'm excited to share some upcoming opportunities for you to learn more about how we're positioning the organization for a successful future and also to ask any burning questions you may have.
- Winter Member Survey. Throughout each year, the Advisory-Nominating Committee coordinates member surveys, which are shared with the Board of Directors to learn what's going well and the areas for improvement. Your engagement in these surveys helps drive change for how this League operates and how it's governed. Complete the survey here.
- President & Vice President Committee Meeting Visits. Throughout the month, Lara and I will attend each committee meeting. We want to hear from each of you, in an intimate setting, what questions, concerns, challenges, etc. are. Whether you want to learn more about your committee responsibilities or about the league as a whole, we are excited to hear from you! Connect with your committee chair for meeting details.
- Advisory-Nominating Committee Meeting: TBD
- Community Committee Meeting: January 23 at 6:00 pm
- Fund Development Committee Meeting: TBD
- Membership Committee Meeting: January 11 at 6:30 pm
- Virtual Town Hall. Based on the questions/comments we receive in the survey and committee meeting visits, the Board of Directors will collaborate on a presentation to provide more information, clarity, and context. With special emphasis on our budget and financial information, we'll share context on recent history of our league, detail on where we're at now and how we're positioning our organization for success in the future. Communications will be shared later. Save the date for January 31 at 6 pm.
- New & Transfer Member Connections. We're collaborating with Membership and Advisory-Nominating to create ongoing opportunities to connect with new members and transfers and provide further league education to support this transition and enhance member experience.
- Member & Leader Onboarding. We're developing an improved framework and comprehensive plan for onboarding of members and JLMC leaders each year. And we're giving further consideration to how and when we start our League year moving forward.
In addition to these opportunities, I challenge each of you to take accountability for your experience as a member in this organization. Engage, participate, show up, ask questions, share ideas, advocate for yourself, inquire and investigate. One of the greatest things about our small league is that every member has the ability to shape and transform this league. There is every opportunity for your voice to be heard. You just have to speak up.
Please read through these monthly newsletters. They are a great resource for the month ahead and also contain a wealth of information that can benefit your understanding of our League. In addition to delivery to your mailbox, these newsletters also live in perpetuity in the Member Area. If you experience issues logging in, please contact your Advisor.
Gratefully,
Taylor Gilmour, MPP, CFRE
President
The Junior League of Martin County
www.JLMCFlorida.org
(mobile) 772.349.5805
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Impact Areas Survey Results
Through hands-on training and formal learning opportunities we give members the skills needed to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve. To continue the Junior League's tradition of identifying problems and finding solutions in a collaborative way, we focus our community projects, training opportunities, fundraising, and advocacy on initiatives that fall into our impact areas. After polling members, we identified the top priorities in each of our impact areas:
- Women: domestic violence; human trafficking; and women's health
- Children: child sex trafficking; self-esteem; teen dating violence; and health, nutrition, and food insecurity
- Civic Leadership: individual leadership training
These impact areas drive all of the year's activities in community service, education and advocacy, organized by the committees. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the appropriate committee chair.
Member Education and Training Survey Results
Our mission is to train and create leaders in our community. We surveyed members to learn more about the skills/topics you want to cultivate. The top results are included below.
- Mental health & self care
- Leadership
- Board Member Engagement (for board service in JL and beyond)
Member education and training is coordinated by the Advisory-Nominating Committee. If ou have any questions or concerns, please reach out to advisory@jlmcflorida.org.
Advisory-Nominating Committee coordinates membership surveys throughout the year to share with the Board of Directors. We want to hear from all active members to learn what the League and its leaders can do to help give you a better experience.
Every question offers an opportunity to provide extended responses for additional comments. Want to share something that's not covered in one of the questions below? Fill out the open comments section at the end!
Use your voice! Complete the survey here.
We are pleased to announce the Junior League of Martin County's 2024 Scholarships. 24 graduating high school senior women from the Martin County School District applied for one of our two, $1,500 scholarships.
JLMC is responsible for submitting our two scholarship recipients to the District in March (date pending) and we will award the winners at their school's Scholarship Night (dates pending) later this spring. Our two scholarship recipients will also be invited to our Annual Dinner in May.
We invite YOU to help review applications to determine our two recipients.
If you're interested in being a part of the review process, please complete the interest form here. If you have any questions, please email scholarship@jlmcflorida.org.
In our effort to align more closely with our mission to advance women's leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training, we are pleased to announce the First Annual JLMC Women's Leadership Symposium.
We had our kick-off meeting last month, which sparked great conversation about the potential format, venue, and agenda of this inaugural event. It's not too late to join the planning process!
If you're interested in helping to plan this first annual training and celebration of women's leadership, please complete this form and you will be included in all planning communications.
JLMC's Spring Soiree is back! The 2022 JLMC 30th Anniversary Party was such a success that we're bringing it back for members to enjoy. This special event will be open to the public, so invite your partners, friends, and families. Join us for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and entertainment on the rooftop of the Florida Oceanographic Center on Hutchinson Island.
We need your help to plan this fabulous springtime affair! If you're interested in helping to plan, please complete this form to be included in planning communications.
View our JLMC Photo Gallery here. If this is your first time accessing the gallery, please submit a request when prompted. Your request will be approved shortly. When viewing the gallery, select the "grid view" button on the upper right to see the pictures as icons rather than a file list.
To submit photos to the gallery, email your pictures to communications@jlmcflorida.org with the name and date of the JLMC activity where the pictures were taken.
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General Membership Meeting (Jan 10)
Social: 6:30 pm | Meeting: 7:00 pm
Where: Office of the Supervisor of Elections,
135 Southeast Martin Luther King Junior Blvd., Stuart
Guest Speaker: Vicki Davis, Martin County Supervisor of Elections
You can expect a Know Before You Go (KBYG) email from your Advisory the week before the GMM. Not sure who you're advisor is, or not receiving emails? Hop onto the Member Area on our website and see the list on the Advisory page.
Human Trafficking Awareness Day (Jan 11)
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and Thursday, January 11 is HTA Day! Follow our social media accounts to see regular posts/stories spreading awareness for this impact initiative. You can contribute by resharing our social media content on your personal account and wear blueon Thursday to help spread awareness!
Taylor, Lara, and Brooke are headed to the state capital for advocacy training with the rest of Junior Leagues of Florida State and Public Affairs Committees. Don't miss the February GMM, where the girls will bring back their lessons learned and takeaways from the training for all of membership to learn from.
Join us in support of the Junior League of Martin County for a $25 luncheon at Renato's & Josephine's Italian Restaurant and enjoy informal modeling featuring the latest Harbour Bay fashions. RSVP's are required.
Following the luncheon and fashion show, enjoy lite sweets and bubbly at participating shops, and a percentage of your qualifying purchases will benefit our League!
Potential members, friends, and families are invited to join us at Stuart Beach for a bonfire. Bring your own chairs, drinks, and snacks. All the fixings for s'mores will be provided. Details and RSVP on the Member Calendar.
Not sure where to find all the JLMC latest and greatest? You can find all JLMC activities on our Member Calendar! Learn about GMM's, sign up to volunteer, and register for events all in one place. |
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Please utilize the Member Area of our website to learn the latest and greatest at JLMC: save the dates for upcoming events; sign up for volunteer opportunities; find organizational and committee resources; pay your annual membership dues; and more.
Active and Sustaining members can also rely on monthly member newsletter e-mailed from JLMC President, Taylor Gilmour, and Sustainer Director, Julia Sansevere. Can't find the eblast in your inbox? You can find the month's full newsletter in the Member Area on the page called In the News.
Please don't hesitate to reach out to either Taylor or Julia with any questions or concerns.
Join Us on Social
We invite you to join us on social media! Please note that these are supplemental communication tools and members should not rely on any of these platforms as an exclusive source of JLMC information.
Facebook Page - @Junior League of Martin County
Facebook Member Group - @JLMC Member Group
Facebook Classifieds Group - @JLMC Classifieds
Instagram - @JuniorLeagueMC
LinkedIn - @Junior League of Martin County
Twitter - @JuniorLeagueMC
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The Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI) is a wealth of knowledge and resources for JLMC and its members. From regular conferences to stand-alone webinars, there are always valuable training opportunities and other resources available.
Use this link to create/log in to your AJLI member account to get started!
AJLI invites all Junior League Members to shop the new Boutique, showcasing an exciting range of products, from apparel to accessories.
This is just the start! New products will continue to be added, so keep an eye out for the newest designs and merchandise to show off your Junior League spirit!
For more information or to start shopping, visit https://jlboutique.org.
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