Organization Name: Prevent Blindness Texas When was your organization founded / how long have you served in the San Antonio Community:Prevent Blindness Texas has been serving the south Texas region, including San Antonio area since 1965. What is your Mission Statement: The mission of Prevent Blindness Texas is to prevent blindness and preserve sight. How… Read More
Organization Name: Clarity Child Guidance Center (Clarity CGC). When was your organization founded / how long have you served in the San Antonio Community: Clarity CGC, founded in 1886, is the only nonprofit in South Texas providing a continuum of mental health care for children ages 3-17. Our services include outpatient care, day treatment services, acute inpatient… Read More
At the Junior League of San Antonio’s first General Membership Meeting of the year on September 13, 2016, members donated 546 jars of peanut butter to support the San Antonio Food Bank.
Sustainer Member Name: Virginia Van Cleave. What year did you join the League? Virginia joined the Junior League in the mid-1980s. What was your favorite placement you held during your League career? Her favorite placements were rocking babies at University Hospital and working the Rummage Sale. What have you learned from the League that you… Read More
Organization Name: Boys & Girls Club of San Antonio. When was your organization founded / how long have you served in the San Antonio Community: The Boys & Girls Club of America was founded in 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut. The Boys & Girls Club of San Antonio was founded in 1939; the Calderon branch in… Read More
This year, the Junior League of San Antonio, Inc. was also able to give over $22,000 to these local non-profits! (Learn more about the grants process on jlsa.org.) American Cancer Society $1,000 The Arc of San Antonio $2,578 Boysville, Inc. $1,300 Roy Maas Youth Alternatives $2,518 University Health System Foundation $2,500 Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio,… Read More
JLSA’s Membership Development Council (MDC) is responsible for coordinating the activities that train, orient, accept and enhance the development of all Members. MDC plays an important role in improving the satisfaction and retention of all Members, which is vital to the success of the League. The 2015-16 MDC, led by Vice President of Membership Development… Read More
By Araceli Pena, Nominating Chair The Junior League of San Antonio Nominating Committee is looking for our great organization’s next leaders – and we hope that will include you! We know the nominating process is not always easy to understand, so take a look at these common questions and answers for clarification. We encourage you… Read More
By Amanda Crouch, Sponsorship Chair One of my new favorite summer television shows is The Astronaut Wives Club, which airs on ABC on Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm. Based on the 2013 New York Times bestseller with the same title by Lily Koppel, The Astronaut Wives Club is an American period drama series created for… Read More
By Heather Blazi, Vice Chair of Communications So! One of our first major Junior League of San Antonio events of the new year took place this past weekend, our annual Volunteer Training. I have to say, this was one of my favorite events I have been to in my League career thus far. We opened… Read More
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