Community Commitment

1978 - 1988

1989 - 1995

1996 - 2000

2001 - 2006

2007 - 2010

National Organization

Junior League of Sioux Falls

1989

• 2nd year of Sally Foster Gift Wrap fundraiser

• 11th annual Booming Bargains held grossing $22,000

• 1st Zippity Zoo Day held September 24, 1988 at the Great Plains Zoo and Museum

• Grand opening reception and ribbon cutting for Second Street Manor, October 19, 1988

• Williamsburg Christmas celebrated by JLSF

• Projects voted in:
       Race for the Cure (2nd year)
       Childcare Learning Lab
       Zippity Zoo Day Addendum
       CASA (Impact)
       Special Needs Cookbook (Impact)

• First long range plan established

• Secured the Delbridge Museum Theater as meeting place for JLSF general and board meetings at no cost in lieu of assistance with Zippity Zoo Day Project and history with the Delbridge Museum projects.

• Membership voted in our first office space at the Volunteer and Information Center in the Hanson Building

• Race for the Cure luncheon held April 26, 1989 with 900 in attendance

• JLSF ties for first place in the AJL brochure contest with “Phone Friend” brochure

• First Race for the Cure Project 1989 raises over $78,000 for breast cancer education and research. The actual race was held May 13, 1989

• First JLSF summer rummage sale grossing $2,000

• First Annual Report published

1990

• First year of JLSF office at 304 S. Phillips, Suite 310 in the VIC office of the Hanson Building

• First year to use five year plan of Goals and objectives, strategies developed at committee level for the year

• Second Zippity Zoo Day held for the Zoo

• Booming Bargains grosses $20,930

• Sally Foster Gift Wrap profits were $2,645

• Projects voted in:
       Evening at the Zoo
       Children’s  Inn Theraplay Room
       Breast Cancer Awareness and Education

• First Community Advisory Board was established

• Wrote position statement on women

• Second Race for the Cure held. The total net profits for this year were $73,574

• Received “First Place Public Relations Campaign for Communication Excellence in Promoting Volunteer Activities” Award for Race for the Cure Project at Annual Conference

1991

• The Evening at the Zoo Project was a successful addition to Zippity Zoo Day

• Booming Bargains grossed $16,794

• JLSF voted to extend the age limit for active membership to 45, and allow members the option of going sustaining after 5 years of active membership

• The Theraplay Project furnished the Theraplay Room in the new Children’s Inn facility, and trained JLSF volunteers in theraplay skills

• Sally Foster Gift Wrap sales grossed $6,612

• An AJLI training session on time management was offered to JLSF members

• The Community Advisory Board met twice

• The Public Relations Committee implemented the AJLI “Don’t Wait to Vaccinate” Campaign for JLSF

• The third race Against Breast Cancer event (formerly Race for the Cure) grossed  over $50,000. McKennan Hospital will continue the race event

• A separate non-profit volunteer organization, Friends Against Breast Cancer, will continue the Shared-Cost Mammography Fund and related activities

• Sioux Valley Hospital will continue the luncheon as an ongoing fall breast cancer education event

• JLSF joined the VIC to collaboratively publish a community events calendar

• Two provisional courses were held in 1990-91

• Established a Community Vice-President position to replace General Projects Chair position

• Changed JLSF administrative and fiscal year to June 1-May 31

• Two members attended the AJLI Leadership Institute training in Chicago

• Established the JLSF Enabling Fund to replace the Adhoc Emergency and Community Needs/Assistance Funds

• Four members attended the regional Cluster Meetings and training sessions in St. Paul in the spring

• Projects voted in:
       Hands on Mini-Projects
       Kids on the Block
       Pre-Kindergarten Education
       Recycling/Waste Impact Study

• Sustainers began meeting regularly at no-host luncheons

• JLSF nominee Sue Aguilar won a Jefferson Award

• JLSF received a Golden Rule Award for Race Against Breast Cancer

• JLSF moved the location of its office from VIC to 3101 W 41st Street

1992

• $10,000 grant given from RACE project funds to American Cancer Society to establish Statewide Shared Cost Mammography Fund

• Booming Bargains sale netted $17,847

• Kids on the Block project hosted a national puppeteer training seminar for League and community puppeteers

• Ribbon cutting by Chamber of Commerce held for new JL office

• $4,000 provided for the educational component of the Breast Health Awareness luncheon, featuring Dr. Susan Love. League members assist Sioux Valley Hospital volunteers in organizing the event

• $81,251.58 granted to newly formed “Friends Against Breast Cancer”

• Two members of AJLI Focusing service team visit Sioux Falls. Ad Hoc Committee on Focusing is formed

• Pre-Kindergarten Prevention Education project chose “The Goody Pie Kids” curriculum and training was provided by the co-author Sara Berry from Virginia

• Hands on Mini Projects completed four short term projects

• Collaborated with the Sioux Falls Jazz Society and KELO Radio to organize Valentine’s Day Jazz Bash and recognized ten graduating seniors with “Rising Star” Awards

• Projects voted in:
       Mentor Mom
       Household Hazardous Waste: Education and Action
       Hands On Mini Projects

• Sent two delegates to “By the People” Conference in Washington, DC

• JLSF nominee Cathy Clark received YWCA Leader Luncheon Award

• Voted to hold a spring fundraiser in 1993

• Held “Sassy Summer Rummage Sale” in May 1992

1993

• 14th annual Booming Bargains rummage sale grossed over $19,500

• Four members attend AJLI sponsored Organizational Development Workshop in Kansas City

• Four members attend Joint Board in Minneapolis

• Community Advisory Board held fall and spring meetings

• JLSF entered Augustana and St. Patrick’s Day Parades-8 ft. banner purchased and used for such events

• Video-taped programs on Mentor Mom Project and Household Hazardous Waste Education & Action Project facilitated and aired on KELO Land TV

• Household Hazardous Waste Project received $18,000 grant from US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Project facilitated community’s first “Pain Drop & Swap” event

• The Organizational Self Assessment Survey was administered for the first time to the JLSF membership

• Hands on Mini Projects successfully completed 8 short term projects throughout the year

• Environmental position statement adopted by JLSF\

• Sally Foster Gift Wrap sales grossed $2,700

• Active member Kristy Fiegen and sustaining member and past President Barb Everist elected to the South Dakota Legislature

• JLSF provided funding and steering committee representation for the 1993 Sioux Empire United Way Community needs Assessment

• JLSF recognized by Ronald McDonald House and Dakota Midwest Cancer Institute for our contributions to the community

• Collaborative venture with YEW Auxiliary in the production of Feathers & Follies fundraiser nets over $3,500 for each organization

• Guidelines approved for use of interest on Memorial & Tribute Fund; Silent Auction and Annual meeting benefits fund

• Mentor Mom Project successfully trained and matched 13 volunteer mentors with adolescent mothers

• Projects voted in:
       Hands on Mini Projects
       CASA Program
       2nd year/Mentor Mom Project
       2nd year/Household Hazardous Waste Project

1994

• The CASA project was highlighted in a 28 minute video production, which aired on KELO-TV

• The Household Hazardous Waste Committee completed how-to video on the Paint Drop & Swap, and distributed it along with other education materials state-wide

• 15th annual Booming Bargains rummage sale grossed $19,684

• JLSF hosted 27 delegates from seven regional Junior Leagues at Joint Board training in Sioux Falls

• Community Advisory Board held fall and spring meetings

• JLSF was the recipient of a new computer system from Gateway 2000

• Two members attended the AJLI Computer Bulletin Board System (BBS) training in Minneapolis

• The Strategic Planning Team, constructed a new three-year Strategic Plan, which was adopted by the membership

• Hands on Mini Projects successfully completed seven short term projects

• The Mentor Mom project received a grant of $309 from the South Dakota Department of Education

• The Public Affairs Committee successfully lobbied for an addition to SD State statute, which would require that “the best interests of the child” be considered in court proceedings. JLSF member and legislator Barb Everist sponsored the legislation

• Six JLSF members attended the Legislative Session in Pierre

• Sally Foster Gift Wrap’s net income was $2,215

• The Public Relations Committee prepared and had printed a new JLSF information brochure

• The Livewire staff added a members photo directory to the membership book

• The Casey Murschel family was nominated and received the “Family Matters Award” from Family Service, Inc

• The Mentor Mom project received a Citationist Award from the Governor’s Volunteer of the Year Awards

• The CASA committee established an Advisory Council, joined the National CASA organization, and applied for grants to assist in establishing the program

• An annual dues increase was adopted by the membership effective 1995. Provisional and Active dues will be $75; Sustainer dues will be $55

• The second community “Paint Drop & Swap” event was held in conjunction with the city of Sioux Falls

• The Mentor Mom Project was turned over to the Volunteer and Information Center

• Projects voted in:
       Hands on Mini Projects
       CASA 2nd year
       Adoption and Foster Care Fair
       Childhood Disease Resource Library

• Nancy Evans, AJLI President for 1994-1996, visited the JLSF for two days in May. She was the keynote speaker for the Annual Meeting. She assisted with the new Board training. She visited the Mentor Mom project at Washington High School and was featured at a new conference there.

1995

• Nancy Evans, AJLI President, assisted with Board training while she visited as keynote speaker for the Annual Meeting of 1993-94

• Five members attended the Sioux River Summit Meeting in Sioux City, Iowa

• The Ad Hoc for Thrift Store Review Committee was formed

• 16th annual Booming Bargains rummage sale grossed $16,470

• Community Advisory Board held fall and spring meetings

• About 200 people attend the Foster Care/Adoption Fair

• JLSF served as a pilot for AJLI’s computer program for membership development information

• This is the 4th year for Mini Projects. They assisted with five different events

• Sustainer advisors were placed for the first time

• CASA hired an Executive Director and established a Board of Directors and was placed permanently in the community. A training program began in January and graduated nine advocates. A $40,000 grant from the National CASA Association was awarded

• The Shaken Baby Syndrome was a focus of Public Affairs’ campaign for Child Health Month

• Small Group Meetings in November used a day long format

• The Strategic Planning Team assisted committees in developing action plans

• The Council System was studied and tabled by the Board

• Medical Library for Families was publicly announced on the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon

• Alternative Funding Person placement was proposed for the future

• JLSF had a booth at the Sidewalk Art’s Festival

• Livewire buys PageMaker computer program

• Silent Auction brings in approximately $1,900 for the Memorial and Tribute Fund

• JLSF Standing Rules and Bylaws are revised with AJLI changes

• Denise Baar received the Jaycees’ Outstanding Young Homemaker Award

• HyVee coupon fundraising began

• Seventeen Provisionals to Actives, with two members reinstated

• A revised rolling enrollment plan was developed with a trimester training and educational program and a new dues structure to match the plan

• Raising the age limit for membership from 45 to 50 was proposed and adopted

• JLSF 10th Anniversary of membership with the Association of Junior Leagues International

• First time a Junior League of Sioux Falls President had a baby while in office