If “Voluntarism” Is Wrong, I Don’t Wanna Be Right

I have a confession to make: I’m a stickler for proper grammar. I lose my cool over last names being made possessive instead of plural on a holiday card. I secretly judge mix-ups of “their,” “there,” and “they’re.” Want to get me going on a rant? Bring up the Oxford comma. Imagine my confusion and… Read More

2016-17 VOLUNTEER EXTRAORDINAIRE

MRS. ANNA-LAURA HOWELL BLOCK “Each day is a new opportunity to serve others” Anna-Laura Block runs a family-owned environmental business but her passion is volunteering. Thanks to her parents who role modeled the idea of community service, Anna-Laura has volunteered all of her life. When Anna-Laura  joined the JLSA she truly felt empowered to take her humanitarianism further. She… Read More

1980-81 Volunteer Extraordinaire

  Mrs. Edith McAllister It is difficult to name any major aspect of San Antonio’s civic life in which our Volunteer Extraordinaire for 1981 has not been closely involved. Edith McAllister, in fact, has been called “Mrs. Everything.”  She is the most active woman most of us have ever known. In an extensive career in… Read More

1981-82 Volunteer Extraordinaire

  Mrs. Jocelyn Straus Joci Straus’ attitude that living well is “growing up, not old” permeates each new project she tackles.  The Junior League is pleased to honor her as Volunteer Extraordinaire 1982 for her accomplishments and inspiration in growing up.  With husband, Joe Straus, Jr., she has raised three children and developed volunteer interests… Read More

1982-83 Volunteer Extraordinaire

  Mrs. Maggie Saunders Maggie Saunders modestly says, “It is marvelous how things grow when you are working toward a community endeavor.”  Friends and associates give much of the credit to Maggie as the reason things in the arts have grown in San Antonio.  Due in large measure to her vision, intelligence, enthusiasm and dedication,… Read More

1983-84 Volunteer Extraordinaire

  Mrs. Libby Bishop Each year the Junior League honors a sustaining member as its Volunteer Extraordinaire.  A Volunteer Extraordinaire exemplifies the purpose of the Junior League that of voluntarism.  She is a member who has translated her volunteer training and education into community commitment and involvement.  Libby Bishop easily qualifies as our Volunteer Extraordinaire… Read More

1984-85 Volunteer Extraordinaire

  Mrs. Louise Thomas Every year the Junior League is proud to honor a sustainer as its Volunteer Extraordinaire.  She exemplifies the purpose of the Junior League — that of voluntarism.  The Volunteer Extraordinaire has translated her volunteer training and education into community commitment and involvement.  It is a privilege to recognize Louise Thomas as… Read More

1985-86 Volunteer Extraordinaire

  Mrs. Amanda Ochse Every year the Junior League is proud to honor a sustainer as its Volunteer Extraordinaire.  She exemplifies the purpose of the League-voluntarism, and has translated her volunteer training and education into community commitment and involvement.  This year it is a privilege to recognize Amanda Ochse as our Volunteer Extraordinaire 1986. At… Read More

1986-87 Volunteer Extraordinaire

  Mrs. Patricia Galt Steves Volunteer-(noun)-one who enters into any service or undertakes anything of his own free will. Extraordinary – (adjective)-beyond an ordinary order; exceeding a common degree or measure; remarkable; special; sent for a special purpose. After spending an all too short morning with Patsy Steves, I almost expected to find her name… Read More

1987-88 Volunteer Extraordinaire

  Mrs. Dela White Making Music For Those Who  Listen “The earth has music for those who listen.”  This inspiring sentence, the motto of San Antonio’s Sunshine Cottage for the Deaf, is also a fitting motto for the life of the school’s founder, Dela White.  This Volunteer Extraordinaire for 1988 has spent her volunteer career making sound… Read More