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ProjectsDynamic All Member Training Workshop for Healthy andActive Living Programs at Highbanks Society and Brenda'sHouse8 May 2010
"Kids in the Arts" led by J. B. Sine of the Art Gallery of Calgary "Kids in Motion & Music" led by Kathy Deyell, Rosemarie D'Avella, and Marilou Mitchell "Kids in the Story" led by Erin Carr 'Brenda‘s House Sensitivity" led by Carrie Grummett, Team Leader of Child Care from Brenda‘s House
The Kids in Motion & Music (KIMM) workshop was where JLC‘ers took off their boots and shoes and got into kiddie modewith great enthusiasm. They sang nursery rhymes, floated like a butterfly and practiced their skipping. They also got down on all fours to do the downward dog yoga position and then leapt up into the mountain pose. The only "laying about" that happened was during the quiet, relaxing introduction to the yoga class.
All of us gathered for the Brenda‘s House Sensitivity session where Carrie Grummett educated us to the unique issues the clients of Brenda‘s House have and how we can respectfully respond to these needs as we implement the various program components we will be delivering to them in the fall.
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Kids Learn Lessons for Life and our 5th Annual Kids in theKitchen Event4 May 2010 On May 4 the Junior League of Calgary (JLC) hosted the fifth Will Kwong, Executive Chef-Premium Seating/Restaurants, Calgary Stampede, enticed them into learning how to make banana sushi and smoothies, while our JLC members helped them make their own granola yogurt parfaits. JLC member Dr. Emily Roback, chiropractor and fitness instructor, got the students movin' and groovin' to Hip-Hop music in the morning sessions.
In the Mission Nutrition lab, students participated in four interactive learning stations: Station 1: Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide: Teaches the number of servings and serving sizes of each of the 4 food groups required each day for a healthy eating pattern. Station 2: Rate Your Breakfast Cereals: Teaches how to read labels to make healthier food choices and what nutrients to look for when comparing breakfast cereals. Station 3: Quench Your Thirst: Teaches the importance of making healthy drink choices. The station shows the amount of sugar in common beverage choices using sugar cubes. Station 4: Fast Foods: Teaches how to make healthier
fast food choices by comparing the fat content of common meal selections,
including "super sized versus regular sized" meals. Butter pats are
used to visually represent the amount of fat in various food items.
The children also cheered each other on in the food group relay race, which reinforced knowledge of the four food groups as well as the need for healthy food in fueling activity and learning. Each student received a reusable shopping bag of recipes, tips, two nutrition bars, a food group Frisbee, a KITK fridge magnet, a Canada Food Guide, the Amazing Little Cookbook, the Healthy Eating and Active Living booklet and a children' fitness magazine to continue their learning at home. Ten copies of the Junior Leagues In the Kitchen with Kids: Everyday Recipes & Activities for Healthy Living cookbooks were donated to the Dr. J. K. Mulloy School library for the use of all the students and staff. A cheque for $100.00 was also donated to the school, which they will use for the purchase of more books for their library.
Chef Will Kwong‘s charity is Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Canada Dr. Emily Roback‘s charity is Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Red Deer & District Natalie Wynne-Dempsey‘s charity is Rocky Mountain Church of Christ – Missions Fund
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Cooking Up the 2010 Kids in the Kitchen Event13 April 2010 The Kids in the Kitchen (KITK) initiative focuses on educating youth to make healthy lifestyle choices about food in an effort to reverse childhood obesity trends and prevent health issues related to poor eating habits. The Association of Junior Leagues International Inc. (AJLI) created the Junior Leagues "Kids in the Kitchen" initiative in 2006 based on the success of the Junior League of Calgary's Junior Chefs Program. This year the 2010 Provisional Class continued the annual KITK initiative by holding an educational yet fun filled day at the Dr. J. K Mulloy School. In preparation for the event, we held a Don in a Day event on April 13 to fill 250 reusable grocery bags with recipes, tips, KITK magnets, a Frisbee, granola bars, nutrition information and fitness magazines for the students. 
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Teen Totes and Teddy BearsJunior League of Calgary Members Help at Christmas Dinner with The AlexCommunity Health Centre 22 December 2009
On December 22 The Alex Community Health Centre hosted their youth clients at a holiday celebration. The gathering included fellowship opportunities for client families and community volunteers, as well as dinner catered by the Marriott Hotel. This holiday celebration was a DIAD for the Junior League of Calgary (JLC) and was the culminating activity for the Teen Tote Project. All attendees enjoyed the delicious holiday meal, and then clients were presented with the Teen Totes donated by the JLC. The Alex Community Health Centre celebration attendees received 120 of the 300 JLC Teen Totes. Younger attendees received teddy bears donated by and specially selected for the community resource centre holiday events by Melinda and Larry Pearson. The Pearson family donated 250 teddy bears for distribution in conjunction with the Teen Totes. |
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Approximately $61 of the bag content value was donated, with Junior
League of Calgary funds supplying the remainder.
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Santa‘s Workshop at the JLC Office23 November 2009
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Done in a Day (DIAD)Members Share Their Love of Reading at Calgary ReadsDIAD15 April 2009
Dariel Bateman, JLC Sustainer and Co-Executive Director of Calgary
Reads, recognized the Junior League of Calgary as the founder of Calgary
Reads at the beginning of the event.
Calgary Reads was created by the Junior League of Calgary (JLC) in 1998 in order to recruit and train volunteers to offer consistent reading support in schools to struggling readers in grades 1 and 2. The program originally started with 25 volunteers working with 40 students and has blossomed to over 250 volunteers in 76 schools throughout the Calgary area.
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JLC Booth a Hit at City of Calgary Safety Expo10 & 11 March 2010
The City of Calgary invited the Junior League of Calgary to join 34 other exhibitors and five workshop presenters with a booth about Kitchen Safety based on the reputation of our Kids in the Kitchen initiative and former Junior Chefs project. The exhibits and workshops were designed to engage and educate students to make responsible decisions about their personal safety. The information presented was connected to Alberta Education curriculum outcomes.
The Community Team developed fun hands-on activities to teach the students. To attract students to our booth, JLC members donned Kids in the Kitchen chef hats and aprons. Then, students learned about cooking and knife safety, safe food handling, proper hand washing and germs using the Glo Germ activity and our rubber chicken!
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JLC Members Get Cooking at Ronald McDonald House24 February 2010
In 1984, the JLC organized a fundraising dinner that raised $55,000 to help kick-off the RMH project. With support from the JLC, McDonalds, service clubs, foundations and individual donors, the House opened in March 1985.
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Junior League of Calgary Celebrates 60 Year Legacy ByPresenting Plaque To The Golden Age Club
On January 15, 2010, Susan Cruess, President of the Junior League of Calgary (JLC), presented a plaque to The Golden Age Club Executive Director Don Fisherman. The plaque commemorated the founding of the Golden Age Club (at a time in its history also called the Downtown Friendship Centre) by the JLC 60 years ago, long before any other seniors organization in Calgary. Located in the heart of the East Village, The Golden Age Club has been offering a variety of social, recreational, health and outreach programs for Calgary’s seniors since 1951.
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Reconnecting with the Downtown Friendship Centre14 & 15 January 2010
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JLC Members Work with Families at Brenda‘s House24 October & 3 November 2009
JLC member and photographer, Judi Lee took photos of the children and some families. These were given to them for their picture frame as a lasting memory.
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Walk In Closet23 September 2009 To kick start our celebration of the JLC’s 60 Anniversary legacy year in Calgary, the Junior League of Calgary organized another DIAD at the Walk-In Closet on September 23, 2009. We were able to donate scarves, purses, belts, toiletries, hosiery, shoes and boots. And what a bundle we collected.
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Other Happenings2010 Annual Celebration Dinner31 May 2010 On May 31, 2010, Junior League of Calgary members and guests gathered together for a wonderful evening at the Calgary Golf and Country Club to celebrate the end of another Junior League year, to bid farewell to our outgoing board and welcome the new board, and to present a variety of awards. This year‘s JLC Awards of Distinction winners:
JLC Past Presidents pass the gavel (L to R): Julie Johnston, Marlene Doherty, Jeri Sherban, Steacy Collyer, Barb Francis, Anne Stone Johnson, Joanne Bradley, Terry Guidry, Lorena Engen, Carol Smith, Susan Cruess and Incoming President Alice Gardner-Boreta
Angel Oshust and Susan Cruess (back) with members of the 60th Anniversary Steering Committee (L to R): Jeri Sherban, Barbie Hames, Marlene Doherty, Jacqui Briand, Julie Johnston and Kathy Deyell
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Plaque Walk and Social19 May 2010
One of the buildings we looked at is the Bank of Nova Scotia at 125 – 8th Avenue SW and it is a classic example of the flattened façade typical of the period‘s Moderne Style. If you have the opportunity to view this building, look for prairie wildflowers, Mounties, First Nations people, horses, buffalo, guns and arrows, a Model "A" Ford, flywheels, governors, gears, and even an eagle carved into the sandstone on the front of the building. We ended our tour at the James Joyce Pub, a great way to relax and unwind after our history lesson. Great food, great drinks and - most importantly - great people and conversation were enjoyed by all!
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2009 JLC Christmas Luncheon30 November, 2009 The Junior League of Calgary (JLC) Christmas Luncheon, which took
place November 30, 2009, was by all accounts, a great success.
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Lunch and Learn at Enbridge29 Nov 2009 On Friday, November 29, 2009, the Junior League of Calgary participated
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Telus Lunch and Learn29 October 2009 Recruitment activities for the Junior League of Calgary (JLC) include "Lunch and Learn" events —an informal, fun way to introduce women to the Junior League through a lunch presentation in their workplace. As part of TELUS‘ Calgary Connections association, the JLC treated 20 women to lunch and a presentation on Thursday, October 29, 2009. President, Susan Cruess and Recruitment Lead, Philippa Gear talked about the League‘s history, community impact and membership benefits. After the presentation there was an opportunity for open questions and mingling. The women were very enthusiastic! In fact, that afternoon, the JLC received two applications and both ladies have already completed their interviews and will join our January 2010 Provisional Class. Thank you to Seema Mital, Community Team member, for organizing this event at TELUS.
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Vicki Clark Workshop20 October 2009
Vicki’s dynamic speaking style and her interactive approach to inspiring people to talk, think, move around, and share experiences soon had us all engaged. She spoke of the strengths, challenges, outlook, and work ethic that individuals from each generation bring to the work or volunteer sphere.
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Celebrating the JLC Legacy21 September 2009
(L to R): Catharine Newton-Wowryk, Lynne Christensen, Marla McCutcheon Grant, Louise Newburry, Alice Gardner-Boreta, Susan Cruess, Carol Smith, Melinda Pearson, Dani Flowerday, Marilou Mitchell. Front row kneeling (L to R): Joanne Stuart, Christina Papazis, Seema Mital On 21 September, 2009, the Community Team presented a skit at the September General Meeting to introduce DIAD opportunities and GM speakers who will help celebrate our 60th Anniversary. Junior League of Calgary (JLC) members hold items relating to former projects that we will reconnect with during 2009-2010 program year.
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Kansas City Barbecue12 September 2009
A Kansas City BBQ social was held to kick off the 2009-2010 Junior League of Calgary year. Great food, great weather and great company were in order for the evening. As the sun set and darkness settled in, plates were filled again with delicious desserts. The candlelight at the tables provided the perfect ambiance for an evening of fun. Happy beginnings to a great JLC year!
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Second Annual JLC Pancake Breakfast18 July 2009
The Membership Team began planning the Pancake Breakfast during the spring with an emphasis on providing a relaxed and casual atmosphere in which to bring existing and prospective members together for some casual JLC conversation. The second annual breakfast was held at the JLC office and included the Celebration Dinner slide show that captured the JLC’s 2008 – 2009 activities.
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JLC Forum: Exploring Issues Impacting Calgary Youth2 June 2009 The Junior League of Calgary Community Team hosted a Forum entitled
―Exploring Issues Impacting Calgary Youth on Tuesday, June 2 from 9:00
am to noon at the JLC office. The goal of this Forum was to work on
defining our JLC Issue Area and to develop our next signature project.
The twelve participating agencies were:
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Training
was offered at the JLC office on May 8 to prepare members to implement
our new programs for Highbanks Society and Brenda‘s House next fall.
Twenty-one JLC members and two guests participated in the workshops,
which targeted our Issue Area of Healthy and Active Living with the
key program components of the arts, the fun of fitness, music and movement
and childhood literacy. Training Topics and Facilitators were: 
The
Kids in the Arts (KARTS) session introduced us to various means of teaching
art concepts to children. J. B. Sine inspired us to be creative and
members made their own masks, crowns, and art works with paints, feathers,
jewels, paper plates and a multitude of colours. 
In
the Kids in the Story (KITS) area, members gathered around Erin Carr
as she explained the curriculum, read them a story and guided each individual
to make her own unique and beautiful story page to answer the question
"Baby Bear, what do you see?" with feathers, wall paper samples, fabrics,
and markers. 
annual Kids in the Kitchen Day for 250 students in Grades 4-6 at Dr.
J. K. Mulloy School. The goal of the event was to empower children to
lead healthier lives through hands-on activities related to nutrition,
food preparation and physical fitness. Kids in the Kitchen aims to give
the students the tools they need to make nutritious eating and healthy
lifestyle decisions to help reverse the growth of childhood obesity
and its associated health issues. 
Guest
Natalie Wynne-Dempsey, modern dance instructor and business woman, inspired
them to dance and exercise in the afternoon sessions by waving scarves
and keeping time to modern songs. 
To
honour this year's guest volunteers, JLC donated $100.00 in their names
to their favourite charities: 
The
Junior League of Calgary, along with generous businesses and individuals
within the Calgary arry, makeup bags, and ball caps. The estimated value
of each tote and its conea, donated seasonal candy, gift passes for
area recreational opportunities, toques and gloves, hygiene products,
school and sporting activity supplies, a recipe book created by the
Provisional Class and targeted specifically for teens, and gift cards
for area restaurants and merchants. A few totes contained jeweltents
was $79.00.
Cox
and her sister Taylor Badeen, Alice Gardner-Boreta, Marla McCutcheon
Grant, Heather Mallory, Louise Newburry, Melinda and Larry Pearson,
and Marie Starich helped set up, serve, clear and hand out totes and
gifts at the event.
Thanks
to the help and hard work of the Junior League of Calgary (JLC) members,
300 Calgary teens will receive great must-have items for Christmas.
November 23 was a busy night at the JLC office during the Teen Tote
Stuffing Done-In-A-Day (DIAD) as JLC members and guests sorted, shuffled,
and stuffed tote bags to the brim with personal hygiene products such
as hand sanitizer and deodorant, fun items like movie passes, food gift
certificates, candy, toques, gloves, and a Teen Cuisine cookbook to
help promote healthy and active living. JLC members joined the Provisional
Class to prepare the totes, singing carols and snacking on sweets.
Junior
League of Calgary (JLC) active and sustaining members joined together
for the Calgary Reads "Together" Event at McKenzie Lake School on Thursday,
April 15, 2010 for an afternoon of reading. Calgary Reads hosts the
"Together Events" four times a year at four different Calgary Reads
schools. The event consists of volunteers reading to grade 1 and 2 students
in small groups, having students share their favourite books, and a
guest reading to the entire group. Each student also receives a book
to take home. The event is centered on promoting the love of reading
for young students. 
Active
members Rosemarie D‘Avella, Donna Fan, Philippa Gear, Seema Mital, Marilou
Mitchell, Christina Papazis, Marie Starich, and Debbie Vanderberg, Provisional
Member Lily Mioc, and Sustainers Lorena Engen, Ruth Hewitt, Jane Keyser,
and Sue Mackey all participated as volunteers. Thank you to everyone
who volunteered for sharing their love of reading with the students!
On
March 10 and 11 the Junior League of Calgary participated in the 2010
Safety Expo in the Calgary Municipal Building Atrium. Safety Expo offered
3100 Calgary grade 4-7 students innovative, interactive and engaging
safety and injury prevention education. 2010 was the seventh year for
the event - Calgary's premier event to promote safe environments at
home, school and play. The City has spearheaded Safety Expo since 2003
to increase awareness and promote citizen safety. Safety Expo Honorary
Chair, Alderman Diane Colley-Urquhart, explained why school children
are the perfect audience for this message: "They are excited to learn
about safety and eager to share what they learn with their families,
friends and school mates." 
On
Wednesday, February 24, 2010, Junior League of Calgary (JLC) members
went to the Ronald McDonald House Southern Alberta in Calgary to prepare
and serve dinner to the resident families. Ronald McDonald House (RMH)
is a temporary residential facility that serves as a "home away from
home" for families with children facing life-threatening illnesses or
undergoing complex diagnostic procedures at the Alberta Children's Hospital.
To have a meal
ready
for residents while their children are in the hospital is hugely important
since parents can be with their children and not worry about cooking
a meal. One less worry for a family in this situation creates a trickle
down positive impact on the community. 
The
Done-In-A-Day (DIAD) commemorated the JLC‘s 60th anniversary celebration
and the House‘s 25th anniversary! To honour both anniversaries, the
JLC team got a House tour before preparing dinner and learned more about
the history of the House and how far it has come. The facility is absolutely
gorgeous and the team got to visit the coveted Magic Room - a very special
treat! Then the team prepared a marinara pasta dinner for families staying
at the Ronald McDonald House. Staff and families appreciated the meal
and the JLC members enjoyed participating in both the preparation and
mealtime sharing.
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January 2010
Junior
League of Calgary (JLC) members participated in three activities to
support the Downtown Friendship Centre (DFC), formerly the Golden Age
Club. These DIADs allowed the JLC to reconnect and celebrate our key
role in establishing this important Calgary institution 60 years ago.
Part
two of our project was a DIAD held on the evening of Thursday, January
14th. Ten Junior League members gathered at the home of Tammy Stushnoff
and put together 100 cookie bags filled with home-made cookies baked
by Junior League members. Cellophane bags were each stuffed with three
yummy cookies, tied with a bright red ribbon, and finished off with
a sticker explaining the Junior League‘s role in establishing the DFC/Golden
Age Club 60 years ago. Special thanks to Tammy for organizing the event
and to Wendy Baillie for printing the stickers. Attending the event
and bringing cookies were Jacqui Briand, Cyndi Cox, Lisa Ekstrand, Alice
Gardner - Boreta, Philippa Gear, Allison McGinnis, Marilou Mitchell,
Emily Roback, Carol Smith and Tammy Stushnoff. Thank you to Erin Carr,
Lorena Engen, and Heather Mallory for sending cookies.
The
final DIAD was held on Friday, January 15th, when several Junior Leaguers
gathered at the Downtown Friendship Centre to help out at their regular
Friday bingo. Kathy Deyell and Melinda Pearson visited with the members
and handed out the beautifully prepared cookies, which were a big hit!
While walking around the tables to mingle with the members, Marilou
Mitchell and Alice Gardner-Boreta discovered a couple whose great aunt
was an original member of the Golden Age Club (now over 100 years of
age!) and knew some of our early JLC members. Sustainer Peggy
Noakes, one of the original JLC members involved with the Golden Age
Club, was also in attendance as a special guest. Thank you to all of
the above-mentioned ladies, and also to Lynne Christensen for her chauffeuring
duties and Judi Lee for photographing the event. A wonderful time was
had by all, and we are looking forward to participating in the Downtown
Friendship Centre‘s own festivities to celebrate their 60th anniversary.
Brenda‘s
House is a centre where families with children can live while receiving
support to reach their goal of moving into their own home. Programming
at Brenda‘s House is offered through partnerships between the Brenda
Stafford Foundation, CUPS Health Education Centres, Aspen, NeighbourLink,
The Distress Centre and The Calgary Homeless Foundation – and now the
Junior League of Calgary!
Nine
Junior League of Calgary members and one guest strolled down Stephen
Avenue on May 19 to re-connect to one of the JLC‘s Heritage Projects.
We learned about a few of Calgary‘s historical buildings and the JLC‘s
role in educating Calgary‘s public and government about the historical
significance of the buildings. In 1982, our history reflects that ten
plaques provided by the JLC were placed on historically significant
buildings within the downtown area. Nine buildings were located along
Stephen Avenue, with the remaining building (Fire Station No. 1) located
on 6th Avenue SE. 
Our
tour guides, JLC members Louise Newburry and Marie Starich, helped us
to view these buildings from a new point of view. The buildings are
all handsome representatives of the architecture of their time, featuring
Victorian, art deco and Beaux-Arts elements. They are a glimpse into
the past and are a proud and essential part of Calgary‘s character.
We also saw elegant illustrations of Calgary‘s sandstone era and learned
some architectural terms: terracotta-clad building, bell tower, copper
cupola, sandstone arches, ionic columns, neo-classical style, and ornate
cornice! Who knew that Calgary housed so many beautiful buildings?
January 21st. as the children of Brenda‘s House received 50 new books
for their library from the Junior League of Calgary. The children were
delighted to see a table heaped with new books and very quickly picked
them up to read. The younger ones cuddled onto laps for a story while
baby Eileen had a good chew on her baby book.
Patty
Kilgallon, Executive Director of the Children‘s Cottage Society, which
oversees the operations of Brenda‘s House, gratefully received the books
on behalf of current and future children and families that will stay
at Brenda‘s House. JLC President-Elect Alice Gardner-Boreta presented
a plaque to Patty from the JLC acknowledging our long-standing working
relationship with the Children‘s Cottage Society as part of the JLC‘s
60th Anniversary Legacy.
Enbridge.
Eleven women attended and were treated to lunch and a presentation by
President, Susan Cruess and Recruitment Lead, Philippa Gear. After the
presentation attendees asked questions and mingled.
"Effectively
engaging the "Clash" of Veterans, Boomers, X-ers and Nexters in Voluntary
Organizations" was the topic of a training workshop presented by Vicki
Clark on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at the Junior League of Calgary office.
Guests from Catholic Family Service, Children’s Cottage Society, the
Alex Youth Health Centre, Hospice Calgary, the Calgary Board of Education
and members from our Community Advisory Panel joined JLC members for
the workshop and lunch.
Active,
Sustaining and prospective JLC members gathered on the morning of Saturday,
July 18 to enjoy the summer weather and a delicious pancake breakfast.
The goal of the event was to provide JLC members a way to reconnect
during the summer and to provide those women interested in the JLC with
information regarding our activities and membership benefits.
