The Junior League Says ‘Happy 25th Birthday’ to the League in The Emerald Coast, FL

April 18, 2012 - PRLog -- New York – The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc., one of the largest, most effective women’s volunteer organizations in the world, today noted that the Junior League of The Emerald Coast, FL will celebrate it’s 25th anniversary in 2012.

Delly Beekman, AJLI President, said, “While the Emerald Coast is among our youngest Junior Leagues, their members work to create lasting community impact by carrying out the Mission laid down by our founder, Mary Harriman, more than 110 years ago. That Mission today lives on in the work done by more than 155,000 members in 292 independent Leagues in four countries.”

The Junior League of the Emerald Coast‘s nearly 300 members women demonstrate their voluntarism with hands-on projects. Every fall, members work to gather donations of shoes, socks, underwear, tops, a jacket or fleece, and pants so that the JLEC can offer underprivileged children a full wardrobe of clothes as part of its annual Child Clothing Project. Members also participate in a variety of done-in-a-day projects, and JLEC actively solicits ideas for projects from the community.  For more information, please visit http://www.jlec.org/?nd=home.

About The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.
Founded in 1901 by New Yorker and social activism pioneer, Mary Harriman, the Junior Leagues are charitable nonprofit organizations of women, developed as civic leaders, creating demonstrable community impact.

Today, The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI) is comprised of more than 155,000 women in 292 Junior Leagues throughout Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States.  Together, they constitute one of the largest, most effective volunteer organizations in the world.  For more information, please visit http://www.ajli.org/.


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The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.