JLOCC held its 4th Annual Human Trafficking Roundtable on Friday, July 28, 2017 at The Samueli Academy. It was a successful event filled with information and eagerness of community involvement in the Orange County community. This year’s theme was Education, a… Read More ›
Giving Back
Samueli Academy Training Event July 26, 2017
During our very first Samueli Academy Committee meeting of the new league year, Committee Manager Kendra Puryear shared an excerpt with the group from Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum’s book That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind… Read More ›
Blind Children’s Learning Center – Community Partner since 2012
Blind Children’s Learning Center was selected to be one of Junior League of Orange County’s (JLOCC) Community Partners in 2012. Over the past five years, the women of JLOCC have displayed passion, commitment and volunteerism, and have enriched the lives… Read More ›
Belle of the Ball 2017
This year, the Belle of the Ball was a wonderful event for the JLOCC and the Orangewood Foundation. There were over 100 teen girls that attended the event, and the JLOCC was able to assist 10 young ladies one on… Read More ›
JLOCC Wins 2017 Colgate Community Impact Award
We are excited to announce that JLOCC won the Colgate Community Impact Award at the 2017 AJLI Annual Conference earlier this month. JLOCC was recognized for our 30+ year commitment to foster youth, our work with Orangewood Children’s Home, the… Read More ›
2015-2016 Compass
The 2015-2016 Annual Report for the Junior League of Orange County, CA, Inc. has been released and can be found here. Our Annual Report, or Compass, is our opportunity to share information about JLOCC’s year, our community partners, and our… Read More ›
JLOCC Members Honored with Spirit of Volunteerism Award
Two of our own JLOCC members – Katherine Ahlswede and Vivian Burgard – were honored this year by receiving the OneOC Spirit of Volunteerism Award for 2017. Katherine Ahlswede has been an active member since 2007. Over the years, she… Read More ›
Junior League Juniors Wraps Up Another Great Year
Junior League Juniors is finishing up another successful year working with elementary school children to teach children about local issues and inspire them to be impactful volunteers in their community. The Junior League Juniors program launched in 2015 offering valuable… Read More ›
JLOCC Mile In My Shoes (MIMS) Effort Successful
Active, Provisional, and Sustaining members from Junior League of Orange County participated in the Mile In My Shoes or MIMS effort this year to buy 24 new pairs of new sneakers to be donated to emancipating youth through the Orangewood Foundation,… Read More ›
Zumba Fitness: JLOCC Dancing to Save Lives
JLOCC and Marilyn Horton have teamed up to raise awareness for human trafficking in Orange County. Marilyn will be leading attendees at these events through a fun and challenging Zumba class, and Junior League members will be on-site to provide… Read More ›