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Past Project M.A.Y.A.'S. House
Junior League of Rockford Past Project,
Discovery Center Museum and the Rock River Discovery Park |
Welcome to the Junior League of Rockford
Serving the Needs of Our Community for
Over 75 Years!
Our Mission
The Junior League of Rockford, Inc. is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. The Junior League of Rockford reaches out to women of all races, religions, and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and a commitment to voluntarism.
Our Vision
Empowering people to improve the quality of life in our community.
Our Focus Area
Women, Children and Families
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Designer Showcase
Home
2008
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1806
National
Avenue,
Rockford, IL |
"Under One Roof"
Designer Showcase Home 2008
Saturday, May 3 - Sunday May 18, 2008
  
"IT'S SHOW TIME!"
On Saturday, May 3, the Designer Showcase Home will be open for public tours! Don’t miss this opportunity to see the transformation of this magnificent home by the area’s top Interior Designers and decorating professionals! For more information, please
contact the Junior League of Rockford, Inc. at (815) 399 - 4518.
See you Saturday, May 3rd thru Sunday, May 18th!
PUBLIC VIEWING HOURS:
Tuesdays – Wednesdays
Thursdays – Fridays
Saturdays – Sundays
Monday |
10am – 2pm
10am – 8pm*
10am – 5pm
Closed |
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| * On Thursday, May 8, the Designer Showcase Home will close at 5pm |
For More Tour Information Click Here! |
"Kid's in the Kitchen" National Campaign
Informing families on how to have a healthier lifestyle.
Active, Laura Bawinkle and Sustainer,
Lisa Frost Painting Mural for
MAYA'S House
View Our Latest JARGON
April 2008
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RAISE - The Junior League of Rockford is proud to announce our newest project, RAISE, Reaching and Inspiring Students for Education. A program to increase access to and success in post High School education. Things are really moving now with RAISE. Click on the Link to ready the latest news.. Read more...
Don't Miss "Kids in the Kitchen" Saturday, April 12, 10am - 1pm - Join our New Actives as they host this year's "Kids In the Kitchen" at the Discovery Center Museum. This is a fun way to get your little ones excited about healthy living. Featured activities will include: Kid Friendly recipes and interactive games, Hands-on exerciese teaching healthy eating and wonderful fitness activities for children. Don't miss this wonderful event.
** Entry fees for the Discovery Center apply. $6 for Adults, $5 for Children, Free for children 2 and under.
Spread the Word with New JLR Apparel - Now you can order Junior League of Rockford Apparel with the click of a mouse. Click on the Shirt below and it will take you to a website with all sorts of wonderful JLR items. Spread the word.
** Just a note: For every purchase you make, $2.00 is donated to the
Junior League of Rockford.
General Membership Meeting - Can you believe it? Our last business meeting of the year. Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 6:30pm at the University Club of Rockford. Click here for details....
Learn More About Becoming a Member of the Junior League of Rockford -- We are still taking applications for membership for the 2007-2008 Provisional Year. Read More...
DON'T FORGET !
WHEN YOU SHOP ONLINE, YOU MAKE MONEY FOR
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ROCKFORD!!
 
Fundraising Opportunities While Shopping - AJLI has provided opportunites for members or anyone to shop online while raising money for the Junior League of Rockford. Click on the Shopping Mall Icon above for your favorite store, or purchase Talbots Gift Cards and choose the Junior League of Rockford to start shopping." A percentage of all sales will go directly to the Junior League of Rockford. Tell all of your friends and family.
**Attention Members.. There are new incentives for finding great sponsors for "Under One Roof" Designer Showcase Home.. Click here.....
Community Volunteer and Leadership Training Opportunites -- To volunteer throughout the community or get information for leadership training opportunities. Click here.
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Membership
68 Active Members
14 Provisional Members
164 Sustainers
11 Emeritus Members
1 Honarary Member
1 Non Resident Active
19 Non Resident Sustainers
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Affiliation
The Junior League of Rockford, Inc. is a member of an international organization,
the Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI), comprised of
over 190,000 women in 294 Junior Leagues in the United States, Canada, Mexico,
and England. AJLI supports the local chapters by offering leadership development
training, maintaining the AJLI website, facilitating networking with leagues,
and providing members with discounts on a variety of products and services.
View the Latest Issue of the AJLI Newsletter Connected
Spring Connected |
 Junior League of Rockford President, 2007-2008
Jenny Cushing
So it is Sunday evening, Easter festivities have concluded, the girls are in bed, and my wife’s night has just begun. There are phone calls to return, schedules to arrange, and a Jargon article to write. As you have probably already deduced, she delegated this last responsibility to yours truly. When I asked her what I was to write about, she provided me with the guidance and confidence I needed by replying, “I am sure you will figure it out.” As I sit in front of the computer a bit weary-eyed and ready for bed, I am beginning to understand a fraction of what it is like to be a Junior League member. While I would rather be watching Sportscenter or checking my NCAA basketball bracket, I am tending to Junior League business. I believe that is the first and last time I will be able to make such a statement. Making sacrifices to help improve our community is something I want our daughters to be involved in as they grow older, and my wife (and all of you) are certainly practicing what we preach. Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Junior League of Rockford for the positive impact it has had on the community as well as on the Cushing family.
When I write about the positive impact JLR has had on my family, I want to be more specific. While I am from Rockford and still have many friends I grew up with in the area, Jenny is from the Chicago suburbs and subsequently only knew who I knew when we arrived here as a couple in 1999. Junior League had always been a part of Jenny’s life while we resided in Chicago, Fort Worth (Texas) and Ann Arbor (Michigan), but we were never in any of those places long enough to form lasting relationships. Once in Rockford, Junior League became a place where Jenny found other women with a shared vision of giving back to the community, and many of her friends today are a result of her membership. And for that I am thankful.
Now back to my NCAA bracket. Any of you Junior Leaguers check out that Drake-Western Kentucky game? Probably not, but it was one heck of a game. Since we are talking basketball now, I can segue into how Junior League is now in the fourth quarter of this year. RAISE is certainly a project that is well worth the work involved given it can change the lives of future generations, and the Designer Showcase Home is an exciting way to promote and raise money for Junior League. I am looking forward to the Premier Party at which time we can toast Junior League for all the hard work and dedication that has occurred over the past year.
Sincerely,
Kyle Cushing (Jenny’s husband) |
