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October 2013
Is it time to give Halloween back to the kids?
Maybe. Let’s face it – this holiday has been heavily commercialized for years and, increasingly, is more often an opportunity for adults to party than a chance for kids to…
What were you doing on October 29, 2012?
If you’re from the Northeast, chances are you were preparing for Hurricane Sandy, little knowing that it would soon become the storm of the century (so far!). A day later,…
Beyond Cookbook Publishing, Chapter 2
We recently ran an article on an innovative fundraising initiative by the Junior League of Tyler that involved the publication and sale of a children’s book called “Goodnight Rose City,”…
Recognition they deserve
Despite the gloomy pall of a faltering economy, an immobilized government, and the looming threat of debt default, there is sunny news for women and the recognition they’re receiving for…
Junior League of Tyler goes beyond cookbook publishing with “Goodnight Rose City.”
It’s no secret that Junior Leagues publish cookbooks, but the Junior League of Tyler is taking this tried-and-true fundraising tool in a new direction with the publication of “Goodnight Rose…
Mary Harriman Community Leadership Award
Since 1990 the Mary Harriman Community Leadership Award has honored individual Junior League members whose volunteer efforts exemplify our Mission, Vision and Values. Described by Toni Freeman, AJLI President, as…
Turning Pain Into Inspiration
Comparisons between the work of Junior Leagues and that of Zainab Salbi are not as far-fetched as they may seem—at least once you take the AK-47s out of the picture.…