The Jabberwock
SEPTEMBER 2016
2016-2017
Board of Directors
President’s Message
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement,
achievement, and success have no meaning.”
Benjamin Franklin
President
Tonya Bush
The Junior Leagues of today are a dynamic mix of talented, diverse women.
Social activist Mary Harriman, founding the Junior League in 1901, certainly
could not have imagined that -115 years later- the organization would be composed of 291 Leagues from four countries and include more than 150,000
women volunteers.
President Elect
Jennifer Webber
Executive Secretary
Lauren Wright
Treasurer
Darci Hertz
Community Council Leader
Jennifer Kautz
Fund Development Council
Leader
Tali Phil
Membership Council Leader
Jennifer Massey
Sustaining Leader
Kathryn Leathers
Parliamentarian
Heather Holland
Nominating Chair
Allison Murphine
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Phone: (406) 652-6272
Fax: (406) 652-6299
E-mail: [email protected]
We’re on the Web!
www.juniorleagueofbillings.org
VOL. 48, ISSUE #1
The Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI) continues to work tirelessly to keep
the Junior League relevant in today’s world, where women’s professional opportunities have
expanded as has the demand for women leaders in the civic sector. Women have many more
choices on where to invest their time and talents, and AJLI wants to help ensure the Junior
League continues to provide meaningful experiences well into the future. AJLI’s “Road to Transformation” consists of utilization of technology and social media, training, and paradigm shifts in
governance, impact-based community focus, and membership. Information on this (and MANY
AJLI resources) is located at www.ajli.org.
The Junior League of Billings has also seen some recent transformation. With the successful transition of Wise Wonders becoming its own 5013C in September 2014, JLB interviewed numerous
community agencies before selecting poverty and homelessness as its focus in 2015. This
presents opportunities ranging from education and literacy to the current needs of homeless or low
-income families.
August marked our 5th Free Laundry Event – recently partnering with Family Services to reach
additional clientele. Community Council also continues to work hard scheduling meaningful impact projects for this year!
Fund Development, the JLB’s means of sustaining our community efforts and training, has been
rocking and rolling all summer long! MarketPlace Magic planning is underway, and the JLB is
looking for all to play a part at building a wonderful event.
Membership Mixers have been a fun addition to the summer and are a great lead-in to our traditional New Member Social. League training development and new member training revamp are in
the works already. Thanks Membership Council!
The Website Ad-Hoc Committee has been investing an incredible amount of time over the
last six months in the development of the new JLB Website. Stand-by for the roll-out of this
amazing site! Thank you to Allison Murphine, Jennifer Webber, Sandra Gebhardt, and Anne
Holub.
Last, we are very excited to announce that JLB has secured a membership with the Petroleum
Club and will conduct our Fall General Meetings at this scenic venue located on the 22 nd Floor of
Crown Plaza. The Petroleum Club is finishing renovations and will be staying open on these
Tuesday evenings to host the JLB. We are also thrilled to extend associate memberships for all
actives and sustainers for a reduced fee. (More information will follow!). Join us early the evening
of our September 13 Meeting and check out the venue and the amazing view of the beautiful community where we live, work and serve.
Growth, progress, improvement, achievement, success… THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BILLINGS!
Tonya Bush
“The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”
Nelson Henderson
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The Jabberwock
DIRECTORY CHANGES
SEPTEMBER GENERAL MEETING
September 13, 2016
Petroleum Club
Downtown at the Crowne Plaza (22nd floor)
5:30 pm
Come enjoy some social time with the members.
6:00 pm
Council meetings
7:00 pm
General Meeting
Address Changes:
Anne Holub
2924 Ronan
Billings 59102
Martha Tanner
2850 Classic Drive #2614
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Additions to Directory:
Julie Durrett
3319 Jack Burke
Billings, MT 59106
Mary Vaughan
2208 North Place
Billings, MT 59102
Hope to see you all there!
You must be the change you
see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi
September Birthdays
You should have received your Sustainer mailer.
Be sure to RSVP and join us at the Petroleum Club for a
social on September 13, 2016
4-6 p.m.
Wine and appetizers will be served.
We look forward to seeing many of you there.
Please RSVP to the JLB office (652-6272) by September 6.
ACTIVES
September 2 Dee Dee Hilton
September 11 Karla Stauffer
September 13 Kary Thome
SUSTAINERS
September 4
September 14
September 17
September 22
September 28
Karin Smith
Candy Nelson
Erin Zimmer
Dina Pett
Susan Scariano
Mission Statement: The Junior League of Billings is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and
charitable. Reaching Out: The Junior League of Billings reaches out to women of all races, religions and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and commitment to voluntarism.
The Jabberwock
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Membership Coffee Mixer
GRANT RECIPIENT
This August, the Junior league of Billings was one
of ten nonprofit recipients of a $500 grant from the
Billings Association of Realtors. Each recipient
was invited to meet with the award team individually to give a brief presentation about their organization. Jennifer Webber, President Elect, accepted on behalf of JLB and spoke to the group about
the League’s focus of training women as leaders,
our history of service in the community and our
newest service project, the free Laundry Day.
The grant was awarded specifically to support this
new effort and provides more than enough funds
to support two laundry events, allowing members
of our community to get a necessary and essential
chore taken care of at no cost to them. JLB thanks
Koinonia Laundry for partnering with JLB in this
effort.
Jennifer Webber
President Elect
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The Jabberwock
Midday at the Mart
Join the Junior League of
Billings at MarketPlace Magic
for exclusive shopping, wine
and raffle baskets. Lunch catered by Kreative Kapers.
Friday, November 4, 2016
MetraPark Expo Center
Exclusive Shopping: 10am
Luncheon: 12 noon
$30 per person
Why Self Nominate?
It really is easier than you think!
The Junior League of Billings started in 1954 by a group of women who knew
they could make a difference in the lives of those in our community. Today we
support numerous partner agencies through monetary support and volunteerism.
To ensure the Junior League of Billings functions successfully requires the support and enthusiasm of a number of women working together towards common
goals and the shared mission of JLB. From the President to Council Chairs each
women has an important role in furthering the future of JLB.
As a member of the JLB you may have participated in many different councils,
chaired a project, connected with a variety of community partners. You may
have great ideas about new fundraising opportunities or feel you have the enthusiasm or skills to guide our League into the future. However, you never really
knew how to get into one of these positions that requires “nominating.”
Join us for an evening of Bingo,
basket raffles, row-sham-bow,
food and drinks.
Saturday, November 5, 2016
5:30-9:30 p.m.
MetraPark Expo Center
$40 per person
The process starts in the fall to fill the position of President Elect-Elect. This person will serve as the President Elect in 2017-2018 and President in 2018-2019.
To self-nominate for this position simply fill out the attached form in the Jabberwock and submit it to any nominating committee member. The questionnaire is
simple, asking a few questions about who you are, roles you have held in the
League or in your other volunteer/professional life and positions you are interested in and why. Next, you will be contacted by a nominating committee member
and invited to chat about your interest. See, simple!!!!! You can do it, and if for
no reason you may be the next President of the Junior League of Billings and not
even know it yet.
Allison Murphine, Nominating Chair
AS OF JUNE 2016
RAFFLE
Two (2) tickets to the Colts/Vikings football game in
Minnesota on
December 18, 2016 sitting in the 29th row!
Included in this package is a $500 Visa card to help with
expenses!
ASSETS:
Total Cash
(Checking & Money Market)
LIABILITIES:
Reserves
Account Payable
Payroll expense (state/federal)
JLB Unspent Budgeted
Total Liabilities
Available Funds
58,111
37,767
946
112
54,927
- 93,752
- 35,641
The assets that are available at this
time is the total cash in the amount
of $58,111.
The Liabilities need to be backed out
of the total cash amount to get
available funds.
Football tickets donated by Shane Emineth of
Emineth Custom Homes.
Our fundraisers should bring in net
income of approximately $35,409.
FINANCIALS
Bingo at the Mart
The Jabberwock
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Application for Board and Nominating Committee Positions
1. Contact Information:
Name: _______________________________________________________
Address/phone/email: _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
2. Positions Applying For:
Indicate which of the following available positions you are applying:
____President Elect ____ Treasurer
______Secretary ______Nominating
_____Community Council Chair ______Membership Chair ______Event Chair
Indicate, if applicable, any of the positions for which you do NOT want to be considered:
3. Applicant’s Certification:
I am a member in good standing of the Junior League of Billings. I have completed this application
and the attached document. All of the information contained herein is true. I have read the job description of the position for which I am applying. I understand what my duties and my role would be
and, if slated, am willing to make the commitment of time and energy required for service in a governance position following the strategic vision to achieve the mission of JLB.
X______________________________________________________ date________________
4. Attachment
The following must accompany the application:
A paragraph to the Nominating Committee explaining why you are applying for the position you have
selected and the skills you would bring to the role (PTA, work, volunteer work, at home skills,
church, school, business organizations).
Growth is never by mere chance; it is the result of forces working together.
James Cash Penney
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/growth.html
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COMMUNITY COUNCIL
July had a major calling for Junior League members
with the flood at the MT Rescue Mission. As you
know Granny’s attic (owned by MRM) had a water
main break and flood ceiling high inside the building.
This back washed into the basement of the men’s
shelter putting their kitchen at a stand still. JLB members served about 44 MRM patrons with pulled pork
on August 4. Thank you to the rockstars to fit it in their
busy schedules to help cook, deliver food, and serve
food. I so appreciated all of you coming together last
minute and MRM appreciated it did even more! They
thanked us so many times; your good deed went a
long way.
JLB held another laundry day on July 23 at
Koinonia! We served about 20 customers (mainly
from Family Service) and provided $269 in laundry
with 8 JLB volunteers. We had a full crew and family
service customers were very thankful for the help!
Please sign up
for the August 20
laundry day
which Kelsey
Krumm will be
taking the lead
on.
We are working
on filling out our
annual calendar
with other impact
day events. We
have an exciting
new opportunity
with YBGR and
Dress for Success
which is being
worked on. Stay
tuned!
Jennifer Kautz
Community
Council Leader
The Jabberwock
Learn more about our members….
Kendra Freeck
Kendra grew up in Billings and attended MSUBozeman. She is a CPA at Anderson ZurMuehlen focusing in the tax department, with
a desire to work with nonprofits. When it is
not tax season, you can find Kendra enjoying
the great outdoors of Montana. Fly fishing,
hiking and skiing are a few of her favorite outdoor pastimes. Her other hobbies include
knitting, crocheting, and cooking. Kendra
joined Junior League in 2015 to be with a
group of like minded women who work together to better our communities; a network of
women who can enhance each others’ lives,
and see the best of each individual to accomplish goals.
Laurie Legocki
Laurie grew up in Wyoming and attended the
University of Wyoming for her undergrad and
master degrees. She was a white water rafting guide in Moab, UT and Fredonia, AZ during the summers for eight years. Laurie then
moved to Bloomington, IN where she earned
a doctorate degree in Health Behavior. She
did a postdoctoral fellowship in Michigan and
later joined the faculty of the University of
Michigan. Laurie and her family moved to
Billings in 2014. Laurie currently stays home
with their two little boys. Some of her interests are reading, writing, cooking, and gardening. As a family, they enjoy
spending time outdoors in the mountains and at the lake. Laurie became
interested in Junior League while volunteering at Wise Wonders. She
joined Junior League in 2015 and looks forward to the great things JLB
will be doing within our community.
Alisha Bellile
Alisha was born and raised in Wisconsin. She
moved to Montana seven years ago with her
husband. Alisha is an RN at St. Vincent’s
Healthcare in OB. When not at work, she enjoys traveling, hiking, outdoor activities, decorating and party planning. Alisha joined Junior
League in 2015. She loves being involved in
events and contributing her talents where ever
possible and is looking forward to the experience.
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MEMBERSHIP COUNCIL
Membership Council just recently met
to send out over 40 invites to the New
Member Social. Thank you to all of
you who have submitted names of potential members to us. By the time this
Jabberwock goes out, the Social will
have occurred and I am excited to see
how wonderful it turns out! The membership council has a goal as part of
the Strategic Plan of 2015-16 to recruit
a minimum of 15 new members per
League Year. This puts us off to a
great start. We are hoping to increase
our active membership to 65 by 2018.
I am so happy to see all of us working
so hard to grow the League together!
Once a part of the Junior League of
Billings, we want to be sure everyone is
getting what they want out our organization. One of the goals that membership council has found many of us have
is to meet and socialize more with others, especially those outside of our
councils. Membership Council has already had two successful membership
mixers with many more in the future.
We have met for coffee and wine. The
conversation and company was amazing! We would love to see more social
interaction between councils at the
General Membership Meetings as well,
so don’t forget to say hi to everyone!
Don’t be afraid to start up a conversation with someone you don’t know. We
all have at least one thing in common,
a love for Junior League!
Best,
Jennifer Massey and the
Membership Council
If you want to lift yourself up, lift up
someone else.
Booker T. Washington
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JUNIOR LEAGUE OF BILLINGS, INC.
GENERAL MEETING MINUTES 5/10/16
Honoring Pam Sanderson: Wise Penny, President, United Way
1985 on the Board of Directors, Citizen of the Year, Strength
Finders 2.0
Allison Murphine called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. Motion
Outgoing Board of Directors:
for approval of minutes as printed: It was seconded and apPresident: Allison Murphine
proved.
President Elect: Tonya Bush
President Elect-Elect: Jennifer Webber
We enjoyed a wonderful slideshow presentation by Allison MurExecutive Secretary: Heather Holland
phine.
Treasurer: Maggie Vralsted
Community Council Leader: Laura Simonsen
Event Council: Connie Begger
Event Council Leader: Connie Begger
Bingo Night and Market Place Magic were a success!
Membership Council Leader: Jennifer Massey
Tail Phil will be taking the council over this upcoming year.
Sustaining Leader: Colleen Chlapowski
Please look at the Summer Fairs you attend to invite vendors to
Parliamentarian: Clare Dooley
attend Market Place Magic.
Nominating Chair: Susan McCormick
Community Council: Laura Simonsen
Laundry Project, Impact Projects, and Community Needs. Jennifer Webber, Darci Hertz, and Dana Paulson co-chaired the
Laundry Project. Jennifer Schroeder will be amazing!
Cinco De Mayo Tumbleweed Event: Thank you to all the volunteers who helped at this event. Tumbleweed is coming up on 40
years of serving Billings. They are interested in speaking with
members of Junior League of Billings.
Membership Council: Jennifer Massey
Thank you to our members this year!
Our new member social was great! Kay will host the Fall Social
again this year. If you can attend, bring a friend!
This Sunday May 15th Junior League Picnic at 2 p.m. at Rose
Park. Please bring a side dish/dessert/appetizer to share.
Please feel free to bring a chair.
New Member Induction: Jennifer Massey
In the Fall, we had 12 new members join. The spring New Member class includes: Kelsey Krumm and Dana Henry. The new
members recognized this evening were: Laurie Legocki, Alisha
Bellile, Dana Henry, and Kelsey Krumm.
Recognized April, May, and Summer birthdays.
Thank you to Dina Pett for all of your help this year!
Introducing the 2016-2017 Board: Tonya Bush
Thank you to the League for this opportunity and for Sandra Barz,
my mom, for joining me tonight!
President: Tonya Bush
President Elect: Jennifer Webber
Executive Secretary: Lauren Wright
Treasurer: Darci Hertz
Community Council Leader: Jennifer Schroeder
Fund Development Council Leader: Tali Phil
Membership Council Leader: Jennifer Massey
Sustaining Leader: Kathryn Leathers
Parliamentarian: Heather Holland
Nominating Chair: Allison Murphine
Announcements:
May 16th 7:00 Showing at Shiloh 14th and Carmike Cinemas. The
Abolitionists, a movie about human trafficking. Please attend if
you are able.
June 17th Public Health Emergency need 700 volunteers
Event Day of Action: County Wide you can sign up on line and
there will be a follow up email from Dina.
Michelle Breum and Dana Paulson recognition for Impact Coordinators.
Sustainer Presentation: Colleen Chlapowski
Thank you Allison for inviting me to be the Sustaining representaPicnic on Sunday for Junior League.
tive.
We have seven ladies that have been active for a total of 91
Laura Simonsen and her son will be featured on an upcoming
years. They have all been in a Board Position, 4 have been presiPBS special called “Aging Out” Tuesday May 24th 8:00 p.m.
dent, and 2 have been Volunteer of the Year.
Outgoing/Incoming Board will be at Hilands in two week with Pam
Sara Jane Hampton, Mary Jan Knisely, Susan McCormick, Karen
Sanderson presenting to the incoming board.
Marrow, Karen Norsworthy, Laura Simonsen, and Kelli Toohill.
We are looking forward to your contributions as sustainers.
Jennifer Webber will be going to Annual Conference tomorrow.
We are very excited for her upcoming training.
Volunteer of the Year: Susan McCormick presented this award to
Fond farewell to the active members who are going sustainers.
Michelle Breum
Board Thank You and Turn Over Gavel: Allison Murphine
Lynae Gilbert: Event Council Advisor
Kay and Mike Foster for offering their home up for Fall Social.
8:03 meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted by Heather Holland