BRIEFLY SPEAKING Volume 13, Issue 9 May 2016 May Annual Dinner Tuesday, May 17, 2016 5:30 p.m. Cocktails, 6:00 p.m. Dinner, 7:00 p.m. Meeting The Fifth Floor 201 E. Commerce St. Youngstown, OH 44503 2015-2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Beth Drennen PRESIDENT- Heather Elder ELECT RECORDING SECRETARY Jennifer Soloman TREASURER Kristen Miller Speaker: Gina Pastella Topic: Women s Confidence and Empowerment SUSTAINER REPS Pam Griffith Nock Done in a Day: Volunteers are needed for Youngstown Streetscape on Saturday, June 4 th from 8am to Noon. Contact Laura Rumble at Larumble@aol.com to sign up. MARKETING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Leah Wilson Kim Urig Elizabeth Tencza Sara Wenger Mission Statement Inside this issue: President s Message..Pg 2 YSU Scholarship The Junior League of Youngstown is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and improving PROVISIONAL Deb Hartig Success After 6.......Pg 3 April GMM.. Pg 4 SPAC Update communities through the effective action and leadership of training volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. MEMBERSHIP FUND Kristina Ross Pavlicko Athena Awards..Pg 5 Meeting Minutes......Pg 5-7 2016-2017 Leadership...Pg 7 GMM & DIADs.Pg 8 Office Assistant Needed Briefly Speaking is published ten times per year for members of JLY. The deadline for each edition is the fourth Tuesday of the month. Information should be submitted via email, as a Microsoft Word document, to Liz Kijowski at elizabeth.c.kijowski@us.pwc.com DEVELOPMENT NOMINATING TRAINING & EDUCATION Kelly Kiraly Frammartino Maggie Matune www.jlyoungstown.org
Page 2 BRIEFLY SPEAKING PRESIDENT S MESSAGE Beth Drennen President I am proud to announce the creation of the Junior League of Youngstown Scholarship Fund through the Youngstown State University Foundation. The scholarship will be awarded to a female in the tri-county area with a GPA of 3.0 or better who is making a difference in their community by volunteering. The first scholarship will be awarded for the Fall 2017 Semester. YSU has many scholarships so help them promote ours by recommending that someone you know apply for the scholarship thru the YSU foundation. This is a great way to give back to the community and promote the Junior League. Thank you to all the volunteers at the United Way s Success After 6 program at the Youngstown Community School. The United Way also received the fitness equipment that you donated. May is a busy month with the Kentucky Derby Party, Annual Dinner and the transition to the new leaders of the JLY. Please take a moment to remember your accomplishment this year. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you as President. It has truly been an enriching experience. Beth Drennen Pictured above, Kristen Miller, JLY Treasurer, Heather Chunn, YSU Foundation VP, Beth Drennen, JLY President. Establishing the Scholarship for a women in the tri-county area who volunteers and is committed to improving her community.
Page 3 Volume 13, I ssue 9 Pictured above are members who attended the April GMM. Pictured above are JLY members who donated to Success after 6 at the April GMM.
Page 4 BRIEFLY SPEAKING Pictured above are members who attended the April GMM. SPAC Update
Page 5 Volume 13, Issue 9 2016 Athena Awards We re excited to announce that as a League, we nominated Kathryn Orr Scheel, Past President and Sustainer, for the 2016 Athena Award and she was chosen as one of the nominees. Additionally, our JLY Community Advisory Board Member, Rebecca Keck, is on the list of nominees. Please attend the event on Thursday, May 19th at Mr. Anthony s to show your support. It is a beautiful evening to be inspired and network with other women. Please contact Kelly Frammartino at kjk1482@yahoo.com if you would like additional information. The Junior League of Youngstown GMM Minutes 4/12/16 GMM (General Membership Meeting) Minutes: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 6:00 PM Social; 6:30 PM Meeting Location: Austintown Library/600 South Raccoon Road/Austintown, Ohio Agenda Item Discussion Action/Follow-Up Welcome Beth Drennen, President Beth Drennen called the meeting to order at 6:40 PM. A photograph was taken (of all those in attendance) to be utilized in conjunction with an upcoming press release for the Kentucky Derby Party and YSU Scholarship. Call for a Quorum and Conflict of Interest Heather Elder, President-Elect Approval of February 2016 General Membership Meeting Minutes Jennifer Soloman, Recording Secretary Approval of March 2016 General Membership Meeting Minutes Jennifer Soloman, Recording Secretary 2016-2017 DIAD Calendar Heather Elder, President-Elect 2016-2017 Budget Presentation Kristen Miller, Treasurer A quorum of the General Membership was established. No conflicts of interest were reported. Copies were available of the February 2016 General Membership Meeting Minutes at the sign-in table. Copies were available of the March 2016 General Membership Meeting Minutes at the sign-in table. The Membership Committee will be meeting next week (April 18-22, 2016) to discuss the compact paperwork which was submitted; placement will occur before the Annual Dinner. Leadership Mahoning Valley Fundraiser: Paint & Pop/Sunday, April 24, 2016/1-3 PM or 4:30-6:30 PM/$40 per person/all proceeds go to Inspiring Minds. Upcoming DIAD: Streetscape/Saturday, June 4, 2016; a signup sheet was available at the meeting. The JLY 2016-2017 Budget was provided, in hard copy, at the sign-in table, for review by the General Membership. Kristen Miller conducted an overview and opened the floor to address any questions. Jennifer Soloman initiated a motion to approve the February 2016 GMM Minutes. Pam Nock 2 nd the motion. No discussion ensued. Vote was unanimously IN FAVOR. Motion carried. Jennifer Soloman initiated a motion to approve the March 2016 GMM Minutes. Maggie Matune 2 nd the motion. No discussion ensued. Vote was unanimously IN FAVOR. Motion carried. Contact Heather Elder if interested & available. Contact Heather Elder if interested & available.
Page 6 BRIEFLY SPEAKING VOTE: 2016-2017 JLY Nominating Slate Kelly Frammartino, Nominating Committee Chair VOTE: By-law Changes for Governance Management Split Beth Drennen, President VOTE: YSU Scholarship Fund Kristen Miller, Treasurer Provisional Class Project Volunteer Request, Paige Rassega Provisional Class Members Kentucky Derby Party Marion Dunham (ABSENT), Event Chair Beth Drennen presented the information in Marion s absence. VOTE on 2016-2017 Nominating Slate: President-Elect: Cheryl McArthur (2016-2017/Presidency to follow 2017-2018) Recording Secretary: Sara Wenger (2016-2017 & 2017-2018) Nominating Committee Chair: Beth Drennen (2016-2017) Nominating Committee Member: Jennifer Soloman (2016-2017 & 2017-2018) Proposed JLY bylaw changes were provided, in hard copy, at the sign-in table, for review by the General Membership. The size of the Board of Directors should reflect the size of the League. JLY is considered a very small League. AJLI recommends removal of the JLY Executive Committee (verbiage in bylaws would change to OFFICERS). Junior League of Youngstown YSU Scholarship Proposal Funding Scenarios were reviewed in detail by Kristen Miller, delineating the pros and cons of each. THE INFORMATION BELOW WAS RESPECTFULLY CAPTURED FROM THE PROVISIONAL CLASS PROPOSAL. Success After 6 runs after-school at the Youngstown Community School (50 Essex Street Youngstown, OH 44502) on Mondays- Thursdays from 3:15-6:00 pm. Success After 6 after-school program starts at 3:15 with a snack in Cafeteria. Each group has a rotation of 3 that focuses on Homework/Tutoring, Enrichment, and Physical Play. The times for each session are: 3:45-4:20 pm, 4:25-4:55 pm, and 5:00-5:30 pm. Dinner is served between 5:25-5:45 pm. Volunteers are primarily stationed in groups during the homework/tutoring sessions so they are able to help more students academically. Some volunteers come in and read or do projects with the students during enrichment times as well. The provisional class will be working with Success After Six. They want to spend as much time volunteering and will be individually taking a week for one month. They will spend their time helping with the meal, helping with homework, or putting together an activity for their free time. They will also arrange to bring in speakers to talk to the kids about topics such as say no to drugs. Their group has opened up the volunteer portion of this plan to the Junior League as a whole. They ask that anyone interested in signing up for a volunteer shift coordinate it through the provisional class (consult Lindsey Bickerstaff). *Invitations have been mailed: Saturday, May 7, 2016 *Planning for the event is well underway *Donations are coming in *Everyone is asked to invite someone *Volunteers are needed for the event itself *Every JLY member is asked to help in some capacity *$60 per ticket *Reserved tables can be made *Final preparations will be made at the JLY office the evening of Friday, May 6, 2016 After results were tabulated, Kelly Frammartino shared the vote was unanimously IN FAVOR. Heather Elder presented a motion to approve the By-law Changes to the JLY, effective 2016-2017. Kim Urig 2 nd the motion. No discussion ensued. Vote was unanimously IN FAVOR. Motion carried. Kristen Miller made a motion to approve (by recommendation of the Finance Committee) funding the YSU Scholarship Proposal IN FULL with a $25,000 investment from the JLY Savings Account. (5% Withdrawal of the interest/earnings annually from the Fund will replenish the Savings Account). Liz Kijowski 2 nd the motion. No discussion ensued. Vote was unanimously IN FAVOR. Motion carried. Donations were graciously accepted at the Tuesday, April 12, 2016 GMM of gross motor manipulatives (playground balls, jump ropes, etc.) for use with the Success After 6 Program. The donations will be presented on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Any questions, please consult Marion Dunham, Kentucky Derby Party Event Chair.
Page 7 Volume 13, Issue 9 Introduction of Speaker Maggie Matune, Training & Education Committee Chair Emily Fein, Girl Scouts of America *Mission Statement: To build girls confidence, courage, and character to make the world a better place. *Brochures, flyers, pens, business cards, and Girl Scout cookies were provided for members (in attendance). *Emily is passionate about Women s Leadership! *Girl Scouts was founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low. *59 million alumnae of Girl Scouts *28,000 members in grades K-12 (NE Ohio)/4,000 members in Trumbull & Mahoning Counties. *The sale of Girl Scout Cookies acts as the first business opportunity for most girls. *State of the Girls: Unfinished Business (research report) revealed major trends about girls and limited opportunities in today s society. *Poverty and lack of resources are the largest hurdles (especially for Latinas and African Americans). *STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) continue to be areas in which females are underrepresented. *Key finding of research: Girls are highly interested in STEM! *GirlTopia Program (recently held in Akron for junior high females): Girls learned about diabetes and challenges in the community, but also took action to get to the root of the problem. (i.e., blood screenings, healthy cookbook) *Take Action Pieces: What can we do? Continue to foster after-school programs; support African American mentorship; praise effort of attempts which ultimately, teaches resiliency; be an ambassador of the Girl Scouts! Closing Remarks Beth Drennen, President Announcements: *After-meeting social will be held at Barry Dyngle s. Adjournment JLY Annual Dinner: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 The Fifth Floor Restaurant Cocktails at 5:30 PM Dinner at 6:00 PM Invitations have been mailed. April 12, 2016 General Membership Meeting adjourned at 7:19 PM by Beth Drennen, President. Respectfully submitted: Jennifer Soloman April 13, 2016 Congratulations to our 2016-2017 Leaders Board: President- Heather Elder President-elect - Cheryl McArthur Secretary- Sara Wenger Treasurer- Kristin Miller Nominating Chair- Beth Drennen Sustainer Rep- Danielle Surko Committee Heads: Marketing- Anna Masi Membership- Paige Rassega/ Kim Urig Provisional- Maggie Matune/ Kristina Ross Fund Development - Lindsay Bickerstaff Training and Ed - TBA
The Junior League of Youngstown The Commerce Building 201 E. Commerce Street, Suite 320 Youngstown, OH 44503 Place Postage Here 2015-2016 General Membership Meetings & Done in a Days DATE LOCATION TOPIC DONE IN A DAY May 17, 2016 Annual Dinner at The Fifth Gina Pastella s topic will be Streetscape, Saturday, June 4th Floor in Youngstown Women s Confidence and Empowerment. The JLY is in need of a new office specialist. Brenda s last day will be May 27 th. If you know of anyone interested in the following position, please have them email their resume to JLYBOARD@GMAIL.COM: Local Nonprofit seeking Part time Office Specialist 10 to 15 hours a week. Must work independently, be self motivated, and proficient with Quickbooks 2014, Excel, Word and Publisher.