From the AJLI Editorial Staff April 25, 2017 In the U.S., April has the distinction of celebrating voluntarism twice, and in two ways. National Volunteer Month honors the function itself while National Volunteer Week, celebrated in the last week of… Read More ›
Month: May 2017
Association of Children’s Museums Says ‘Thanks’ to the Junior League
New York, May 8, 2017 – Ever wonder who started that great children’s museum in your community? Well, in more than 50 communities in the U.S. and around the world, the answer is: members of an international women’s volunteer organization… Read More ›
JL Chicago Named One of Best Young Professional Groups
Congratulations to the Junior League of Chicago for being named one of Chicago’s Best Young Professional Groups. Junior League members throughout the world know the value and sense of community gained through membership in the Junior League, and so we… Read More ›
JLOCC’s 4th Annual Human Trafficking Roundtable
In 2013, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/68/192 which marks July 30 as World Day Against Trafficking in Persons as a necessary forum to “raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion… Read More ›
OC Event: International Children’s Day
International Children’s Day is not simply a day to celebrate children, but to bring awareness to children around the globe that have succumbed to violence in forms of abuse, exploitation and discrimination. Pretend City will welcome community partners from various… Read More ›
When Orange County Was Rural (And Oranges Actually Grew There)
Nathan Masters February 7, 2014 Orange County hardly lives up to its name (1) anymore. A few relict orchards may survive, but today the endless citrus groves that once clothed the county in green are only a memory. Before a… Read More ›
JLOCC Participates in Day at the Capitol
The first Monday in May each year, the Junior League of Orange County, CA Inc. sends several of its leaders to Sacramento to meet with legislators and policy makers to discuss issues that are important to the league like Foster… Read More ›
JLOCC Supported Legislation: California
JLOCC is one of the Junior Leagues in California that is a member of California State Public Affairs Committee (CalSPAC) – a non-partisan advocacy and education organization charged with promoting legislation favorable to its member Leagues’ community projects and focus areas and tracking… Read More ›
Sara Young: 2016-2017 JLOCC President
The Junior League of Orange County, California, Inc. (JLOCC) recently announced that Sara Young, a resident of Irvine, California, has been elected president of the nonprofit organization for the 2016-2017 year. Young joined JLOCC in 2010 after transferring from the… Read More ›
JLOCC Hosts 4th Annual Bubbles & Ballots
On October 24, 2016, JLOCC partnered with The League of Women Voters, Orange Coast Chapter, to hold the 4th Annual Bubbles & Ballots event. Many Junior Leagues throughout the country hold this event to provide information to members and the… Read More ›