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Town Hall: COVID-19 Update
Join us on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. for a JLBR Town Hall on a COVID-19 Update. This is an opportunity to hear about the updated precautions we plan to take during the next phase for the safety of our members and community, as well as an opportunity to ask any questions you may have. We invite you to submit any questions in advance to president@juniorleaguebr.org no later than Monday, Oct. 5. Click here to RSVP for the Town Hall. 

Hollydays Raffle Tickets Due Oct. 9
We have FIVE days left to sell Hollydays Raffle tickets. If you have not dropped off your tickets, please do so at the league office. The last day to turn in your tickets is Friday, October 9 by noon. 

Don't forget to use the Hollydays toolkit to help you sell your raffle tickets. The toolkit includes email templates and social media graphics that highlight how the money we raise goes back into our work supporting the community. Click here to download.

Hollydays Special Events
Update: There are a limited number of tickets still available for this year’s Night of Giving Gala. Saturday with Santa is sold out. Visit shophollydays.org. 

Nominating Timeline and Placement Positions for November
The following pre-placed positions will be filled in November for the 2021-2022 League year. Click here to see the full timeline and job descriptions.
Hollydays Partial Steering Committee, consisting of the following:
Donor Data Entry Chair 
Personnel Co-Chairmen (2)
Raffle Co-Chairmen (2)
Ticket Chairman
Auction Committee Member (4)

New Member Advisors Committee:
New Member Advisors Committee Co-Chairmen (2)
New Members Advisors Committee Assist. Chairman
New Member Advisors (1 per every 13 members)

Tax-Exempt Ordinance For Hygiene Products
Councilwoman Erika Green has filed an ordinance for consideration by EBR Metro Council that would allow diapers and feminine hygiene products to be exempted from city sales tax. Diapers and Feminine Hygiene Products are not luxuries, but are daily necessities to the lives of women and families and should not be taxed as such. This presents a serious cost burden that not only disproportionately affects women, but also harms babies by making it harder for families to afford an adequate supply of clean, dry diapers. Members are encouraged to contact their Metro Council Member to share their support of the ordinance.

Strategic Planning Process Incorporating Feedback From Members and Community
The Strategic Planning Ad-Hoc committee shared an update at our recent areas meetings on the focus of this year’s work. The strategic planning process provides the League with the opportunity to raise our sights and look beyond our annual plans to develop ambitious goals otherwise unachievable in any one year. Our consultants at Success Labs surveyed more than 500 new, active, and sustaining members and conducted interviews with community stakeholders, our Community Advisory Board, and various segments of our prospective, current and former members. Thank you to each of you who participated. Your feedback will help keep our League relevant and impactful in years to come. If you did not receive or complete the survey, there will still be other opportunities to participate in the process. We want to hear from you! Please send any thoughts, questions, or ideas to Adrian Owen Jones, Long Range Planning Chair at adrianowenjones@gmail.com. 

JLBR Civic Leadership Training Program Is Celebrating 89 Years!
As the League celebrates 89 years and honors our founder, Mary Harriman’s vision to support social reform and develop trained volunteers to serve Baton Rouge, JLBR members are encouraged to utilize training sessions to seek personal and professional development. We also ask that you complete your training evaluations to share feedback for improvement, and use the hashtag #JLBRtraining on social media when posting takeaways from sessions.

Please Welcome AJLI’s Next CEO–Patsy S. Doerr!

The AJLI Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Patsy S. Doerr has been selected as AJLI’s next CEO. Patsy is an accomplished, dynamic executive who will deliver on our ambitious goals and vision for the future. Please read the full announcement from AJLI President Bett Williams. 

Patsy was a top candidate from the very beginning, standing out because of her unique experience as a leader in global organizations working for transformative organizational change in the diversity and inclusion space and for her knowledge in talent management, and learning/organizational development.

The Board of Directors is very grateful for the leadership, insight and commitment of the  CEO Search Committee. It also thanks the staff for their incredible and ongoing commitment to the organization and for keeping things going during these challenging and difficult times.

The AJLI Board of Directors thanks you, our Members, for your patience as we worked through this process. They are ready to get to work on our future in partnership with you.

Patsy begins her new role on October 19. Her bio and news release are available.

In Case You Missed It

Click any of the September sessions below that you may have missed or would like to review again.

Career Limiting Moves: Emotional Intelligence Part 1
Dismantling Structural Barriers Through Advocacy and Service
Navigating Nominating
Personal Budgeting & Creating Wealth Part 1
Personal Budgeting & Creating Wealth Part 2

Mark Your Calendar
Monday, Oct. 5
New Member Small Group Meeting, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 6
Joint Council Meeting, 6  p.m.

Friday, Oct. 9
Hollydays Raffle Tickets Due, Noon 
Hollydays Virtual market Opens

Saturday, Oct. 10
CAF Committee Grant Review, 10 a.m.
 
Sunday, Oct. 18
Hollydays Virtual Market Closes

Tuesday, Oct. 20
Executive Management Meeting, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 27
Board Meeting, 6 p.m.
 

Women as Catalysts for Lasting Community Change
in the Areas of Health, Education and Cultural Development
The Junior League of Baton Rouge is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.
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