This week get to know...
Allison Felder
2011-12 Placement: Project Development
What’s in your bag? Apple, wallet, keys and cosmetic bag.
What has been one of your favorite league events? All of the Shelter Network trainings are my favorite events.
Describe the League in 3 words: Hard-working, fun, commitment.
Darice Koo
2011-12 Placement: Project READ
What’s in your bag? Wallet, money, chapstick, comb, hair ties, purse hanger, pens, pencil, Kleenex, photos, glasses, nail clipper, keys, business cards, stamps, phone, ear buds, gum, mints and two folding shopping bags.
Describe the League in 3 words: Friendship, powerful, amazing.
Name a fear you’ve overcome: Speaking in front of crowds.
Kirtina Burns
2011-12 Placement: Leave of absence
What’s in your bag? Sunglasses, medication, Excedrin, PMS Excedrin, wallet, cell phone, camera, cough drops, paycheck stub, powder, powder brush, mints, gum, pen, Tums, JL nametag, lip gloss, lipstick and keys.
What has been one of your favorite league events? Home Tour has been one of my favorite league events. I even got to share the event with my mom and my aunt who really enjoyed it.
Describe the League in 3 words: fun, philanthropy, friendship.
Name a fear you’ve overcome and how you did it: I’ve always been a dependent person but this year I finally decided to go to Europe by myself.
Did you meet any new league members last year? The people I got to know were mostly in the Enrichment Committee.
August 16, 2011
August 12, 2011
Member Spotlight: What's in Your Bag, Group 2
This week get to know...
Shannon Blote
What’s in your bag? A half-eaten day-old wheat bagel, Nordstrom bill, wallet, keys, notepad and business cards.
Did you meet any new league members last year? Kelly Dayton transferred to the Palo Alto Mid Peninsula league and was on The Shop committee with me.
Alyse Benham
2011-12 Placement: Home Tour
What’s in your bag? Phone, wallet, sunglasses, lipgloss, keys and a pen.
What has been one of your favorite league events? The Pancake Breakfast! It was my first Junior League event and by far my favorite. It set a great scene for all future league events.
Describe the league in 3 words: Fun, inspiring, rewarding.
Name a fear you’ve overcome and how you did it: Running has always been a fear of mine, but I am in the process of training for a marathon and conquering my fear!
Did you meet any new league members last year? Yes! I met Summer Tokash, Jen Baker, Lauren Wald and many more.
Christyn Tannenbaum
2011-12 Placement: Communication Team
What’s in your bag? New google t-shirt, umbrella and android.
What has been one of your favorite league events? Home Tour Opening Night Celebration
Describe the League in 3 words: Community, friends, fun.
Did you meet any new league members last year? Yes, Ashley Roussel. I met her through another league member and we all went out for cocktails.
Shannon Blote
2011-12 Placement: Fund Development
What’s in your bag? A half-eaten day-old wheat bagel, Nordstrom bill, wallet, keys, notepad and business cards.What has been one of your favorite league events? The Gold Party at The Shop because there were free lattes!
Describe the league in 3 words: Philanthropic, organized, social.
Name a fear you’ve overcome and how you did it: Solicitation. I started with groups I was comfortable with and went from there.
Did you meet any new league members last year? Kelly Dayton transferred to the Palo Alto Mid Peninsula league and was on The Shop committee with me.
Alyse Benham
2011-12 Placement: Home Tour
What’s in your bag? Phone, wallet, sunglasses, lipgloss, keys and a pen.
What has been one of your favorite league events? The Pancake Breakfast! It was my first Junior League event and by far my favorite. It set a great scene for all future league events.
Describe the league in 3 words: Fun, inspiring, rewarding.
Name a fear you’ve overcome and how you did it: Running has always been a fear of mine, but I am in the process of training for a marathon and conquering my fear!
Did you meet any new league members last year? Yes! I met Summer Tokash, Jen Baker, Lauren Wald and many more.
Christyn Tannenbaum
2011-12 Placement: Communication Team
What’s in your bag? New google t-shirt, umbrella and android.
What has been one of your favorite league events? Home Tour Opening Night Celebration
Describe the League in 3 words: Community, friends, fun.
Did you meet any new league members last year? Yes, Ashley Roussel. I met her through another league member and we all went out for cocktails.
August 10, 2011
Fostering Families Committee Summer Social
By Maret Mitchell, Fostering Families Committee
On Wednesday evening, the Fostering Families Committee met in Atherton to enjoy some wine and cheese for a summer social hosted by co-chairs, Caitlin Darke and Kyla Eller. This is the third year that the Junior League of Palo Alto-Mid Peninsula has supported Help One Child through our Fostering Families community project.
Fostering Families helps foster children, many of whom are the victims of abuse and abandonment, along with their families, with coping mechanisms. The sessions are held at Union Presbyterian Church in Los Altos, where we will host a dinner for the children, and then hold workshops that deal with a variety of topics including anger management, bullying, and gossip.
As a special surprise, we were treated to the always-delightful Suzi Tinsley as a guest speaker. She motivated the committee with her personal experiences volunteering in various community projects in the past, particularly a poignant experience at East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring early in her League service. Suzi reminded us that while there is uncertainty in the lives of these children, we, in the League, can be a constant that they rely on throughout the year. The Fostering Families Committee is eager to work with these children and make a difference in their lives... And maybe, just maybe, we will learn even more from them.
On Wednesday evening, the Fostering Families Committee met in Atherton to enjoy some wine and cheese for a summer social hosted by co-chairs, Caitlin Darke and Kyla Eller. This is the third year that the Junior League of Palo Alto-Mid Peninsula has supported Help One Child through our Fostering Families community project.
Fostering Families helps foster children, many of whom are the victims of abuse and abandonment, along with their families, with coping mechanisms. The sessions are held at Union Presbyterian Church in Los Altos, where we will host a dinner for the children, and then hold workshops that deal with a variety of topics including anger management, bullying, and gossip.
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| Co-chairs Caitlin Darke and Kyla Eller |
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| Back Row: Kristin Hayes, Angela Ragni, Genevieve Ovalle, Sara Einhorn, Jennifer Rickard, Ashlie Emmett, Megan Olesek, Michelle Melen Front Row: Kristina Alvarez, Maret Mitchell, Monica Khurana, Katie Riggs, Casey Ellis, Heidi Walas |
August 05, 2011
Communications 2.0: Photo Storing and Sharing
By Summer Brill, Communications VP
Time for another installment of Communications 2.0!
Today we are going to answer the question: How do I submit photos for my social media/blog/Piper submissions? This year we are asking for your help in gathering, centralizing and storing the great photos you take of our League events and social. We have a League Smug Mug account and we’ve already set up galleries for the 2011-12 League year by committee name.
Please upload the photos you take at League events and socials directly to your committee’s gallery as soon as you can after each event and please be sure to add your captions. Why are we asking you to upload your own photos? We as a committee simply do not have the personnel resources to upload the photos of the entire League. By using a central storage site, we can be sure our photos are not lost or spread out among various member’s computers. It is more efficient and this also ensures the correct caption is added to each photo as you are the one who took the photo and have the best knowledge of the event and people in the photo.
Another big plus, this also gives all of our committees the ability to use the photos for various League uses and each committee can just go into Smug Mug and grab the photos they want. No more emailing various committees to see if anyone has a photo of XYZ event or person!
Please be sure to only upload the photos you want to be used for all public League uses. And please do not upload any photos of children if you did not get a signed photo release form: (https://secure.closerware.com/paloalto/npo.jsp?pg=forums&forum=516&tab=Downloads).
Here’s how to upload your photos:
http://jlpamp.smugmug.com/
Login: jlpamp
Password: Available Here
Find and click on your appropriate gallery, click Upload in the top menu bar, click "to this gallery" and follow the instructions. Please be sure to add a caption to each photo you upload (Event Name/Date, Names L-R).
When you submit your Web Form, in the box "Photo description/caption in Smug Mug:" include the description of the photo you uploaded to Smug Mug and want to have us include, we will go into Smug Mug to grab the photo you want us to use.
Stay tuned for more Communications 2.0!
Time for another installment of Communications 2.0!
Today we are going to answer the question: How do I submit photos for my social media/blog/Piper submissions? This year we are asking for your help in gathering, centralizing and storing the great photos you take of our League events and social. We have a League Smug Mug account and we’ve already set up galleries for the 2011-12 League year by committee name.
Please upload the photos you take at League events and socials directly to your committee’s gallery as soon as you can after each event and please be sure to add your captions. Why are we asking you to upload your own photos? We as a committee simply do not have the personnel resources to upload the photos of the entire League. By using a central storage site, we can be sure our photos are not lost or spread out among various member’s computers. It is more efficient and this also ensures the correct caption is added to each photo as you are the one who took the photo and have the best knowledge of the event and people in the photo.
Another big plus, this also gives all of our committees the ability to use the photos for various League uses and each committee can just go into Smug Mug and grab the photos they want. No more emailing various committees to see if anyone has a photo of XYZ event or person!
Please be sure to only upload the photos you want to be used for all public League uses. And please do not upload any photos of children if you did not get a signed photo release form: (https://secure.closerware.com/paloalto/npo.jsp?pg=forums&forum=516&tab=Downloads).
Here’s how to upload your photos:
http://jlpamp.smugmug.com/
Login: jlpamp
Password: Available Here
Find and click on your appropriate gallery, click Upload in the top menu bar, click "to this gallery" and follow the instructions. Please be sure to add a caption to each photo you upload (Event Name/Date, Names L-R).
When you submit your Web Form, in the box "Photo description/caption in Smug Mug:" include the description of the photo you uploaded to Smug Mug and want to have us include, we will go into Smug Mug to grab the photo you want us to use.
Stay tuned for more Communications 2.0!
August 03, 2011
Done In A Day Kicks Things Off With My New Red Shoes
By Beth Ann Brown, Communications Team
Done In A Day started the year early by participating in My New Red Shoes' annual "Pack for Pride" event. This year around a hundred and fifty volunteers came to stuff back-to-school bags for 3566 homeless children over the course of the day. It was amazing to see so many people eager to help and so many new shoes for those who need them most.
The League, which participated in two shifts, had eighteen adults and six kids participating overall. The two Done in a Day co-chairs were in charge of this event on the League side and were enthusiastic about the turnout and the upcoming year. In fact, everyone was cheerful as they participated; it felt good knowing that something so simple was likely going to make a difference in a child's life.
Volunteers took handmade bags and stuffed them with hand written notes, crayons or gel pens and brand new Converse shoes. Each child's name, age and gender was written on a card and they were stacked by shelter (My New Red Shoes services multiple shelters throughout the Santa Clara, San Francisco and San Mateo counties-- including Haven House).
At the end of the afternoon, we were left with the amazing sight of thousands of colorful bags lined up for children in dozens of shelters. It was hot and many of us were parched but the overall good vibes were practically palpable-- everyone seemed to have a wonderful time doing their part. The best part was seeing the kids getting involved and learning about service. It gave a lot of hope.
For more information on My New Red Shoes and what they do in the community, visit their website: http://www.mynewredshoes.org/
Done In A Day started the year early by participating in My New Red Shoes' annual "Pack for Pride" event. This year around a hundred and fifty volunteers came to stuff back-to-school bags for 3566 homeless children over the course of the day. It was amazing to see so many people eager to help and so many new shoes for those who need them most.
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| Regine Nelson & Melonie Martinez |
The League, which participated in two shifts, had eighteen adults and six kids participating overall. The two Done in a Day co-chairs were in charge of this event on the League side and were enthusiastic about the turnout and the upcoming year. In fact, everyone was cheerful as they participated; it felt good knowing that something so simple was likely going to make a difference in a child's life.
Volunteers took handmade bags and stuffed them with hand written notes, crayons or gel pens and brand new Converse shoes. Each child's name, age and gender was written on a card and they were stacked by shelter (My New Red Shoes services multiple shelters throughout the Santa Clara, San Francisco and San Mateo counties-- including Haven House).
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| Brenna Preston, DIAD Co-Chair |
At the end of the afternoon, we were left with the amazing sight of thousands of colorful bags lined up for children in dozens of shelters. It was hot and many of us were parched but the overall good vibes were practically palpable-- everyone seemed to have a wonderful time doing their part. The best part was seeing the kids getting involved and learning about service. It gave a lot of hope.
For more information on My New Red Shoes and what they do in the community, visit their website: http://www.mynewredshoes.org/
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