JLPB News Archives - JL Palm Beaches

2024 May Dinner Ticket On Sale!

Christine DeMichael — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:41:54 +0000

Join the esteemed members of the Junior League of the Palm Beaches as we commemorate the culmination of yet another remarkable year. Against the picturesque backdrop of the historic Jupiter Lighthouse, our evening promises to be unforgettable. Guests will delight in an artfully curated plated dinner, accompanied by live music, an extraordinary silent auction, and the excitement of our Lady Luck drawing. The highlight of the event will be the formal installation ceremony, where we welcome the new Board of Directors and Management Team, alongside the graduation of our incoming New Member Class.

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Holiday Open House Sip & Shop

Kaylee Reppel — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 03:14:48 +0000

Deck the Palms is being transformed to a Holiday Open House Sip ‘n Shop at our very own JLPB Headquarters!

Shop from a dozen curated vendors while getting into the holiday spirit.

Save the Date – December 8, 2022 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.
470 Columbia Drive, Building F, West Palm Beach, FL 33409.

For more information please visit here.

Tickets are sold online until 1:30 pm. Tickets will be sold at the door – cash or credit card!

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Lady in Red

Ashley Scharber — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 12:30:23 +0000

Join us on Friday, October 8th, 2021 for the return of our annual Lady in Red League year kick-off party. This year we are celebrating at the pink paradise, The Colony Hotel on Palm Beach. Your $30 ticket includes a complimentary welcome cocktail, passed hors d’oeuvres, and more! Spouses are welcome to join. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the event. Prizes include: Jet Blue tickets, shopping experiences, and more! We’ll also be joined by two Deck the Palms merchants, Caloosa Waterwear and Off Worth Jewelry.

If you’re interested in staying for dinner, please contact the restaurant directly to make a reservation.

Street parking is available but will be limited. Please plan to valet or use a ride sharing app.

We can’t wait to see you in your red!

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3rd Annual JLPB Golf Invitational

Sherika Ralliford — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 02:41:04 +0000

Date: April 26, 2021

Location: Old Marsh Golf Club

The 3^rd Annual JLPB Golf Invitational is coming up on Monday, April 26, 2021 hosted at Old Marsh Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Old Marsh Golf Club is a Pete Dye-designed, 18-hole championship golf course that offers 7,000 yards of superb golf, TifEagle grass greens, and breathtaking views. This afternoon, 18-hole tournament will feature a Modified Scramble format with the foursome required to select the tee-shot of each player two times throughout the round.

All of the funds raised from this tournament go directly back to support the mission of the Junior League of the Palm Beaches. In 2021, JLPB is celebrating the 80^th Anniversary of impacting our local community here in Palm Beach County. We look forward to welcoming you to Old Marsh Golf Club on April 26 and invite you to learn more about JLPB here.

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Office Manager Position

Sherika Ralliford — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 19:56:59 +0000

Job Title: Office Manager

Reports to: President, EVP, Treasurer, Treasurer-elect Last Revised: August 2020

Junior League of the Palm Beaches, Inc.: The Junior League of the Palm Beaches, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. For more information, please visit www.jlpb.org.

Summary: This individual is responsible for providing administrative support to the management team and board of directors of the Junior League of the Palm Beaches (JLPB). This individual must exhibit insight, anticipate the needs of the nonprofit management team and be attentive to details. Provides high caliber administrative services, ascertaining that all office matters run smoothly. Performs a broad array of administrative/ secretarial/clerical duties; maintains records, supports smooth ongoing office operations, follows established procedures and completes tasks and projects assigned in a timely fashion. The applicant may not be an Active or Sustaining member of JLPB or an immediate relative of one.

Work Schedule: Weekly hours will include Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9:30 am-1:30 pm. Due to COVID, a set schedule for this position is difficult for both parties to sustain currently. JLPB and Employee agree to remain flexible with hours offered and required, along with day and time availability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Performs all tasks necessary to provide support to the management team and board of directors. This will include but not be limited to the following:

– Gathering and distributing mail.

– Answering and returning telephone calls.

– Data entry into Digital Cheetah and/or membership and fundraising databases.

– Running and providing fundraising and membership reports.

– Simple document preparation and duplication.

– Staff the JLPB receptionist desk.

– Process invoices and bills.

– Understanding and conceptualizing database input and basic program operations.

– Update JLPB website.

– Assist with online orders as requested from league members for use in their committee.

– Assist JLPB members with mailings and copying.

– Perform receptionist duties as scheduled and maintain hq@jlpb.org email address.

– Work on special projects as assigned by JLPB Officers.

MAINTAINS WORK FLOW

Schedules daily, weekly, monthly and periodic activities. Plans and arranges meetings. Makes certain that assignments are properly prioritized and accomplished on time. Performs word processing, proofreads, collates, and screens calls. Maintains up to date, accurate files and stores or disposes of outdated files in accordance with the policies/practices of this nonprofit.

PREVENTS ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS

Keeps management apprised of needs, potential problems, and issues in a timely fashion so that these can be expeditiously resolved to result in successful production of work assigned within timeframes required.

BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE

Keeps the building running efficiently, this includes ordering office and cleaning supplies for the use at JLPB’s Headquarters. Includes servicing of all elements in the building. And letting Board know when projects need to be added to the budget.

SUPPORTS COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS

Disseminates information to internal and external individuals with a need to know. Interfaces with board members, members of this nonprofit, volunteers, and representatives of other entities on behalf of the this nonprofit, as instructed.

PRESERVES RECORDS AND MAINTAINS CONFIDENTIALITY

Maintains a working knowledge of information sources; verifyies accuracy of records. Exercises discretion and maintains strict confidentiality with respect to job-related communications, board matters, this non-profit management matters, donors/supporters, and this non-profit member information. Keeps in good order all records, files, reports, audit files, and so forth.

CONTRIBUTES TO TEAM EFFORTS

Accomplishes related duties as needed. Participates in achieving other workload deadlines for this nonprofit.

FINANCIAL CLERK/DATA ENTRY

Support the needs of the Bookeeper and Treasurer with data entry.

DIGITAL CHEETAH/JLPB DATABASE

Supports management team and board of directors with maintaining Digital Cheetah. This includes, but not limited to updating internal and external league calendars, taking payments over the phone, keeping membership data up-to-date, and assisting with projects as they arise throughout the league year.

● Associates degree in business or other relevant subject or equivalent, pertinent training/experience (bachelor’s degree preferred).

● Knowledge/experience working with a wide variety of individuals and confidential information preferred.

● Professional appearance and deportment with excellent communications skills—both written and verbal.

Qualifications

Specific requirements include:

Strong computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) required. Knowledge of QuickBooks required and/or demonstrated ability to quickly learn and become adept with software applications.
Emotionally mature, trustworthy, and upbeat individual with the ability to deal expertly with internal staff and a broad range of external contacts.
Extremely practiced in accurate reporting, preparing correspondence, presentations, and other documents necessary for effective operations.
Must be detail-oriented, precise, and proactive about keeping everything well-organized at all times.
Demonstrated good judgment and proficiency in making reliably sensible travel arrangements.

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JLPB Response to Racial Injustice

Patrick Nixon — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:56:03 +0000

Dear Members,

For us, the events of the past week have once again underscored the severity and violence of racism that our communities experience in the United States and across the world every day.

This has been a tragic week, where we’ve all watched the hurt and anger on display at the death of an unarmed and restrained Black man. And now we see cities across our country have erupted in response to racial injustice.

As Junior League Leaders, we cannot stay silent and sit on the sidelines watching as our community feels the heaviness of grief.

We are members of one of the largest and most effective women’s organization in our community. This is not a political position or a partisan issue. The Junior League is an anti-racist organization, period. For the past eighty years the Junior League of the Palm Beaches has worked tirelessly on issues of inequality, inequity, and injustice.

The Association of Junior Leagues International has taken a strong stance urging Leagues this week to take action:

“As an organization that believes in building better communities and strives for leadership excellence, many of us have asked what we can do. We as Junior League women strive to be civic leaders in our communities. As such we should hold ourselves accountable for our own racism. We must do the work. We must be willing to be humiliated and vulnerable. We must speak out and we must be visible. We have to know when to be quiet and listen. And equally important, when to speak up. . . . We must give support to our Black members — and all members of color — neighbors, friends, coworkers, partners . . . and as an organization be an authentic ally in this fight for justice.”

Our League’s commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion is as important as ever. The Junior League of the Palm Beaches will continue to remain grounded in an authentic and abiding commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and guided by our shared values of respect, service, and leadership. We are catalysts for lasting community change, and our work and attention at this time are desperately needed.

We must give support to our Black members and all members of colors – neighbors, friends, coworkers, partners – and as an organization be an authentic ally in the fight for justice. Our commitment to equality and inclusion is as important as ever.

With All the Warmth,

Julie Rudolph
President of the Junior League of the Palm Beaches

What can we do?

Join our Diversity & Inclusion Ad Hoc Committee, led by Sarah Cohen. (SarahCohen@jlpb.org)

Educate Yourself & Those Around You

Resources:

TED TALK (Video) – “How to Overcome Our Biases and Walk Boldly Towards Black Men.
Read a book to understand unconscious bias and understand institutional racism.
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
- White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson
- Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
- American Lynching by Ashraf H.A. Rushdy
- Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer L. Eberhardt
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo
- View additional books here

Share the Link of Resources Below:
- https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

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A Message from the President

Sherika Ralliford — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 23:37:19 +0000

For The Junior League of the Palm Beaches, the events of the past week have once again underscored the severity and violence of racism that our communities experience in the United States and across the world every day. This has been a tragic week, where we’ve all watched the hurt and anger on display at the death of George Floyd, an unarmed and restrained Black man. And now we see cities across our country have erupted in response to racial injustice.

As Junior League Leaders, we cannot stay silent and sit on the sidelines watching as our community feels the heaviness of grief. We are members of one of the largest and most effective women’s organization in our community. This is not a political position or a partisan issue. The Junior League is an anti-racist organization, period. For the past eighty years the Junior League of the Palm Beaches has worked tirelessly on issues of inequality, inequity, and injustice.

The Association of Junior Leagues International has taken a strong stance urging Leagues this week to take action:

“As an organization that believes in building better communities and strives for leadership excellence, many of us have asked what we can do. We as Junior League women strive to be civic leaders in our communities. As such we should hold ourselves accountable for our own racism. We must do the work. We must be willing to be humiliated and vulnerable. We must speak out and we must be visible. We have to know when to be quiet and listen; and equally important, when to speak up… We must give support to our Black members — and all members of color — neighbors, friends, coworkers, partners . . . and as an organization, be an authentic ally in this fight for justice.”

With All the Warmth,

Julie Rudolph
President of the Junior League of the Palm Beaches

What can we do?

Join our Diversity & Inclusion Ad Hoc Committee, led by Sarah Cohen. (SarahCohen@jlpb.org)

Educate Yourself & Those Around You

Resources:

TED TALK (Video) – “How to Overcome Our Biases and Walk Boldly Towards Black Men.
Read a book to understand unconscious bias and understand institutional racism.
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
- White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson
- Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
- American Lynching by Ashraf H.A. Rushdy
- Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer L. Eberhardt
- White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo
- View additional books here

Share the Link of Resources Below:
- https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

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62nd Annual Cotillion Academy

Elizabeth Evans — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:09:57 +0000

Our unique 21st-century approach to modern day etiquette will give participants the foundation for becoming well-mannered and impactful young leaders in our community.

An Honorary Certificate of Completion presented by the Junior League of the Palm Beaches will be awarded to all children who enroll and complete the Cotillian Academy. Your child’s participation will become part of a 79-year legacy of the Junior League of the Palm Beaches positively impacting the lives of children in our community!

To register click here

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The Junior League of the Palm Beaches Announces 2019-2020 Board of Directors and Management Team

Elizabeth Evans — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 12:51:51 +0000

West Palm Beach – The Junior League of the Palm Beaches Inc. (JLPB) recently announced the incoming Board of Directors and Management Team for the 2019-2020 League year. Leading the Board is President Laura Wissa. Wissa has been a member of JLPB since 2006, serving in such roles as Vice President of Fundraising, Board Member at Large, as well as holding numerous committee leadership positions.

A North Carolina native, Wissa has been a South Florida resident since 2005. Professionally, Wissa is the CEO and founder of “Leave it to Laura” an Event Planning and Fundraising Company, which was founded because of her desire to help others and the fundraising experience she acquired as a member of the JLPB. In addition, Wissa sits on several Non-Profit Advisory Boards and has received many awards from JLPB and area non-profits due to her extensive skill set and dedication to improving her community.

Wissa is incredibly excited to serve as President of JLPB. During her presidential incoming acceptance speech, Wissa stated, “In my thirteen years of being in JLPB, this organization has changed me. It has taught me how to become a community leader and a better person. I am truly living the Junior League’s mission of developing your potential, improving the community and promoting volunteerism.”

Fellow members of the 2019-2020 Board of Directors are: President-Elect Julie Rudolph, Executive Vice President Felice Shearer, Secretary Krista Downey, Treasurer Ann Breeden, Nominating Chair Kristen Laraia, Board Member Alexandra Chase, Board Member Sarah Cohen, Board Member Sue Gibson, Board Member Emily Schachtel and Board Member Pam Schanel.

New Board of Directors Junior League of the Palm Beaches

The JLPB’s incoming 2019-2020 Management Team, which oversees the League’s day to day operations includes: Executive Vice President Felice Shearer, Executive Vice President-Elect Sarah Kudisch, Membership Vice President Jeana White, Community Vice President Kat McGinley, Communications Vice President Aimee Shaughnessy, Treasurer-Elect Nadia Islam Spivak, Fundraising Vice President Natasha Rawding and Fundraising Vice President-Elect Kathryn Sexton.

About the Junior League of the Palm Beaches

Throughout the year, JLPB members will contribute more than 3,800 volunteer hours and donate more than $40,000 to support our mission of training volunteers, developing the potential of
women and improving the South Florida community. For more information on becoming a member of the Junior League of the Palm Beaches or to learn more about the JLPB please
contact the JLPB office at 561-689-7590 or visit www.JLPB.org. Connect with us on https://m.facebook.com/JuniorLeaguePB/

The Junior League of the Palm Beaches (JLPB) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving our community
through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

The Junior League of the Palm Beaches welcomes all women who value our Mission statement. We are committed to inclusive environments of diverse individuals, organizations and
communities.

Since 1941 JLPB has been an integral part of our community. The Junior League of the Palm Beaches is part of the Association of Junior Leagues International, which is comprised of 291
Junior Leagues across the United States and in four countries.

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Junior League Of The Palm Beaches Enjoyed A Winter White Wonderland During Annual Holiday Luncheon

Elizabeth Evans — Thu, 24 Jan 2019 02:17:49 +0000

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (January 23, 2019) – On Saturday, December 15, 2018, The Junior League of the Palm Beaches, Inc. (JLPB) celebrated the half-way mark of their 78^th year in Palm Beach County. JLPB members and their families adorned festive white at the Jupiter Beach Resort to keep on trend with the theme of a Winter White Wonderland. In typical JLPB fashion, members impacted our community by using our Annual Holiday Luncheon as a toy drive for the local Boys & Girls Club.

Over 120 family and friends of JLPB gathered at the Jupiter Beach Resort to enjoy a wonderful lunch filled with local holiday entertainment and merriment. Guests were welcomed by the Special Events Committee Co-Chairs, Virginia Oatley and Alexandra Mata. During the luncheon new members, actives and sustainers reflected on the past six months with a touching and motivating speech by JLPB President, Courtney Stafford Hickey. Guests also enjoyed a special performance by The Maltz Jupiter Theater Youth Touring Company and visits with Mr. and Mrs. Claus.

To complement JLPB’s ongoing work with the DeGeorge Boys and Girls Club, members were asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy to the luncheon. Over 200 toys were donated and almost $800 was raised; this ensured that a smile was brought to local children’s faces during the holiday season.

“Our Annual Holiday Luncheon was a great success and it would not have been possible without our generous sponsors,” stated co-chairs, Virginia Oatley and Alexandra Mata. “We are truly grateful to Rudolph Law for being our Platinum Snow Globe Sponsor, Mrs. Susan Taylor, Mrs. Kathryn Vecellio and The Falk Foundation for supporting JLPB by each individually being a Gold Snowman Sponsor.”

For more information about Junior League of the Palm Beaches, visit www.jlpb.org or call 561-689-7590. To connect with the women of the League and get an inside look at their involvement in the Palm Beach community, visit its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/JuniorLeaguePB or its Instagram account, @JuniorLeaguePB.

Sustainers enjoying Holiday Luncheon

Boys & Girls Committee gathering unwrapped toys

The Maltz Jupiter Theater Youth Touring Company

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

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