Basically I learned that the League was started up by a New York debutante named Mary Harriman in 1901. By 1921, there were 30 groups of young women across the US whose goals were to provide support, guidance, and leadership development opportunities. However, there were limitations to who could be allowed into the Junior League. The same thing happened today. I heard someone joking right after class saying it seemed like an out-of-college sorority. Today there are 293 Leagues across the US, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom, with over 155,000 members. The Junior League strives to promote volunteerism, develop the potential of women, and improve communities. In reality they address the critical needs of a community, meet women where they are as it relates to their volunteer opportunities, and they network. Hmm.. I think it's time to post a video
However, I did find something of use in this class. I discovered that networking is a recurring theme when it comes to community service. Local networking is a great start because it can stretch out to larger networking between states, and can eventually become global. The Junior League is in a major transformation today, with over 7,000 volunteer hours in the last year and over $60,000 distributed to 30 plus Shoals area agencies. I've been practicing networking a little bit by introducing myself to some speakers and people that I have an interest in as far as community service goes.
That's pretty much all that I have to say for this blog. Time for some WoW (World of Wings, not Warcraft).
