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Inside this issue:

President’s Message……..Pg 2

YSU Scholarship

Success After 6...…...…….Pg 3

April GMM ……..…………Pg 4

SPAC Update

Athena Awards.………….Pg 5

Meeting Minutes...….....Pg 5-7

2016-2017 Leadership…...Pg 7

GMM & DIADs…………….Pg 8

Office Assistant Needed

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Volume 13, Issue 9 May 2016

May Annual Dinner

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

5:30 p.m. Cocktails,

6:00 p.m. Dinner, 7:00 p.m. Meeting

The Fifth Floor

201 E. Commerce St. Youngstown, OH 44503

Speaker: Gina Pastella

Topic: Women’s Confidence and Empowerment

Done in a Day:

Volunteers are needed for Youngstown Streetscape on Saturday, June

4th from 8am to Noon. Contact Laura Rumble at [email protected] to

sign up.

PRESIDENT Beth Drennen

PRESIDENT-

ELECT Heather Elder

RECORDING

SECRETARY

Jennifer

Soloman

TREASURER Kristen Miller

SUSTAINER

REPS

Pam Griffith

Nock

Leah Wilson

MARKETING Kim Urig

RESEARCH &

DEVELOPMENT

Elizabeth

Tencza

Sara Wenger

PROVISIONAL

Deb Hartig

MEMBERSHIP Kristina Ross

Pavlicko

FUND

DEVELOPMENT

NOMINATING Kelly Kiraly

Frammartino

TRAINING &

EDUCATION

Maggie

Matune

2015-2016

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mission Statement

The Junior League of Youngstown is an organization

of women committed to promoting volunteerism,

developing the potential of women and improving

communities through the effective action and

leadership of training volunteers. Its purpose is

exclusively educational and charitable.

Briefly Speaking is published ten times per year for

members of JLY. The deadline for each edition is

the fourth Tuesday of the month.

Information should be submitted via email, as a

Microsoft Word document, to Liz Kijowski at

[email protected]

www.jlyoungstown.org

mailto:[email protected]

I am proud to announce the creation of the Junior League of

Youngstown Scholarship Fund through the Youngstown State

University Foundation. The scholarship will be awarded to a

female in the tri-county area with a GPA of 3.0 or better who is

making a difference in their community by volunteering. The first

scholarship will be awarded for the Fall 2017 Semester. YSU has

many scholarships so help them promote ours by recommending

that someone you know apply for the scholarship thru the YSU

foundation. This is a great way to give back to the community

and promote the Junior League.

Thank you to all the volunteers at the United Way’s Success After 6

program at the Youngstown Community School. The United Way

also received the fitness equipment that you donated.

May is a busy month with the Kentucky Derby Party, Annual

Dinner and the transition to the new leaders of the JLY. Please

take a moment to remember your accomplishment this year.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve you as President. It has

truly been an enriching experience.

Beth Drennen

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

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Beth Drennen

President

Pictured above, Kristen Miller, JLY Treasurer, Heather Chunn, YSU Foundation VP, Beth Drennen, JLY President.

Establishing the Scholarship for a women in the tri-county area who volunteers and is committed to improving

her community.

Volume 13, I ssue 9

Pictured above are members who attended the April GMM.

Pictured above are JLY members who donated to Success after 6 at the April GMM.

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Pictured above are members who attended the April GMM.

SPAC Update

Volume 13, I ssue 9

2016 Athena Awards

We’re excited to announce that as a League, we nominated Kathryn Orr Scheel, Past Pres-

ident and Sustainer, for the 2016 Athena Award and she was chosen as one of the nomi-

nees. Additionally, our JLY Community Advisory Board Member, Rebecca Keck, is on the

list of nominees.

Please attend the event on Thursday, May 19th at Mr. Anthony’s to show your support. It is

a beautiful evening to be inspired and network with other women. Please contact Kelly

Frammartino at [email protected] if you would like additional information.

The Junior League of Youngstown GMM Minutes 4/12/16

GMM (General Membership Meeting) Minutes: Tuesday, April 12, 2016

6:00 PM Social; 6:30 PM Meeting

Location: Austintown Library/600 South Raccoon Road/Austintown, Ohio

Agenda Item Discussion Action/Follow-Up

Welcome

Beth Drennen,

President

Beth Drennen called the meeting to order at 6:40 PM. A

photograph was taken (of all those in attendance) to be

utilized in conjunction with an upcoming press release for

the Kentucky Derby Party and YSU Scholarship.

Call for a Quorum and

Conflict of Interest

Heather Elder,

President-Elect

A quorum of the General Membership was established. No

conflicts of interest were reported.

Approval of February

2016 General Mem-

bership Meeting

Minutes

Jennifer Soloman,

Recording Secretary

Copies were available of the February 2016 General Mem-

bership Meeting Minutes at the sign-in table.

Jennifer Soloman initiated a motion to approve

the February 2016 GMM Minutes. Pam Nock 2nd

the motion. No discussion ensued. Vote was

unanimously IN FAVOR. Motion carried.

Approval of March

2016 General Mem-

bership Meeting

Minutes

Jennifer Soloman,

Recording Secretary

Copies were available of the March 2016 General Mem-

bership Meeting Minutes at the sign-in table.

Jennifer Soloman initiated a motion to approve

the March 2016 GMM Minutes. Maggie Matune

2nd the motion. No discussion ensued. Vote was

unanimously IN FAVOR. Motion carried.

2016-2017

DIAD Calendar

Heather Elder,

President-Elect

The Membership Committee will be meeting next week

(April 18-22, 2016) to discuss the compact paperwork

which was submitted; placement will occur before the

Annual Dinner.

Leadership Mahoning Valley Fundraiser: Paint & Pop/Sunday,

April 24, 2016/1-3 PM or 4:30-6:30 PM/$40 per person/all pro-

ceeds go to Inspiring Minds.

Upcoming DIAD: Streetscape/Saturday, June 4, 2016; a sign-

up sheet was available at the meeting.

Contact Heather Elder if interested & available.

Contact Heather Elder if interested & available.

2016-2017

Budget Presentation

Kristen Miller,

Treasurer

The JLY 2016-2017 Budget was provided, in hard copy, at

the sign-in table, for review by the General Membership.

Kristen Miller conducted an overview and opened the floor

to address any questions.

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VOTE: 2016-2017 JLY

Nominating Slate

Kelly Frammartino,

Nominating Committee

Chair

VOTE on 2016-2017 Nominating Slate:

President-Elect: Cheryl McArthur (2016-2017/Presidency to

follow 2017-2018)

Recording Secretary: Sara Wenger (2016-2017 & 2017-2018)

Nominating Committee Chair: Beth Drennen (2016-2017)

Nominating Committee Member: Jennifer Soloman (2016-

2017 & 2017-2018)

After results were tabulated, Kelly Fram-

martino shared the vote was unanimous-

ly IN FAVOR.

VOTE: By-law Changes

for Governance Man-

agement Split

Beth Drennen,

President

Proposed JLY bylaw changes were provided, in hard copy, at

the sign-in table, for review by the General Membership.

The size of the Board of Directors should reflect the size of the

League. JLY is considered a very small League. AJLI recom-

mends removal of the JLY Executive Committee (verbiage in

bylaws would change to OFFICERS).

Heather Elder presented a motion to

approve the By-law Changes to the JLY,

effective 2016-2017. Kim Urig 2nd the

motion. No discussion ensued. Vote

was unanimously IN FAVOR. Motion

carried.

VOTE: YSU Scholarship

Fund

Kristen Miller,

Treasurer

Junior League of Youngstown YSU Scholarship Proposal Fund-

ing Scenarios were reviewed in detail by Kristen Miller, deline-

ating the pros and cons of each.

Kristen Miller made a motion to approve

(by recommendation of the Finance

Committee) funding the YSU Scholarship

Proposal IN FULL with a $25,000 invest-

ment from the JLY Savings Account. (5%

Withdrawal of the interest/earnings an-

nually from the Fund will replenish the

Savings Account). Liz Kijowski 2nd the

motion. No discussion ensued. Vote

was unanimously IN FAVOR. Motion

carried.

Provisional Class Project

Volunteer Request,

Paige Rassega Provi-

sional Class Members

THE INFORMATION BELOW WAS RESPECTFULLY CAPTURED

FROM THE PROVISIONAL CLASS PROPOSAL.

Success After 6 runs after-school at the Youngstown Communi-

ty School (50 Essex Street Youngstown, OH 44502) on Mondays-

Thursdays from 3:15-6:00 pm. Success After 6 after-school pro-

gram starts at 3:15 with a snack in Cafeteria. Each group has a

rotation of 3 that focuses on Homework/Tutoring, Enrich-

ment, and Physical Play. The times for each session are: 3:45-

4:20 pm, 4:25-4:55 pm, and 5:00-5:30 pm. Dinner is served be-

tween 5:25-5:45 pm. Volunteers are primarily stationed in

groups during the homework/tutoring sessions so they are able

to help more students academically. Some volunteers come

in and read or do projects with the students during enrichment

times as well.

The provisional class will be working with Success After Six. They

want to spend as much time volunteering and will be individu-

ally taking a week for one month. They will spend their time

helping with the meal, helping with homework, or putting to-

gether an activity for their free time. They will also arrange to

bring in speakers to talk to the kids about topics such as “say

no to drugs.”

Their group has opened up the volunteer portion of this plan to

the Junior League as a whole. They ask that anyone interested

in signing up for a volunteer shift coordinate it through the pro-

visional class (consult Lindsey Bickerstaff).

Donations were graciously accepted at

the Tuesday, April 12, 2016 GMM of gross

motor manipulatives (playground balls,

jump ropes, etc.) for use with the Suc-

cess After 6 Program. The donations will

be presented on Wednesday, April 27,

2016.

Kentucky Derby Party

Marion Dunham

(ABSENT),

Event Chair

Beth Drennen presented

the information in Mari-

on’s absence.

*Invitations have been mailed: Saturday, May 7, 2016

*Planning for the event is well underway

*Donations are coming in

*Everyone is asked to invite someone

*Volunteers are needed for the event itself

*Every JLY member is asked to help in some capacity

*$60 per ticket

*Reserved tables can be made

*Final preparations will be made at the JLY office the evening

of Friday, May 6, 2016

Any questions, please consult Marion

Dunham, Kentucky Derby Party Event

Chair.

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Introduction of

Speaker

Maggie Matune,

Training & Educa-

tion Committee

Chair

Emily Fein, Girl Scouts of America

*Mission Statement: To build girls’ confidence, courage, and character to make the world a better

place.

*Brochures, flyers, pens, business cards, and Girl Scout cookies were provided for mem-

bers (in attendance).

*Emily is passionate about Women’s Leadership!

*Girl Scouts was founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low.

*59 million alumnae of Girl Scouts

*28,000 members in grades K-12 (NE Ohio)/4,000 members in Trumbull & Mahoning

Counties.

*The sale of Girl Scout Cookies acts as the first business opportunity for most girls. *State of the Girls: Unfinished Business (research report) revealed major trends about girls

and limited opportunities in today’s society.

*Poverty and lack of resources are the largest hurdles (especially for Latinas and Afri-

can Americans).

*STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) continue to be areas in

which females are underrepresented.

*Key finding of research: Girls are highly interested in STEM!

*GirlTopia Program (recently held in Akron for junior high females): Girls learned about

diabetes and challenges in the community, but also took action to get to the root of

the problem. (i.e., blood screenings, healthy cookbook)

*Take Action Pieces: What can we do? Continue to foster after-school programs; sup-

port African American mentorship; praise effort of attempts which ultimately, teaches

resiliency; be an ambassador of the Girl Scouts!

Closing Remarks

Beth Drennen,

President

Announcements:

*After-meeting social will be held at Barry Dyngle’s.

JLY Annual Dinner:

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

The Fifth Floor Restaurant

Cocktails at 5:30 PM

Dinner at 6:00 PM

Invitations have been mailed.

Adjournment April 12, 2016 General

Membership Meeting

adjourned at 7:19 PM

by Beth Drennen, Presi-

dent.

Respectfully submitted: Jennifer Soloman April 13, 2016

Congratulations to our 2016-2017 Leaders

Board:

President- Heather Elder

President-elect - Cheryl McArthur

Secretary- Sara Wenger

Treasurer- Kristin Miller

Nominating Chair- Beth Drennen

Sustainer Rep- Danielle Surko

Committee Heads:

Marketing- Anna Masi

Membership- Paige Rassega/ Kim Urig

Provisional- Maggie Matune/ Kristina Ross

Fund Development - Lindsay Bickerstaff

Training and Ed - TBA

The Junior League of Youngstown

The Commerce Building

201 E. Commerce Street, Suite 320

Youngstown, OH 44503

Place Postage

Here

DATE LOCATION TOPIC DONE IN A DAY

May 17, 2016 Annual Dinner at The Fifth

Floor in Youngstown

Gina Pastella’s topic will be

Women’s Confidence and

Empowerment.

Streetscape, Saturday, June 4th

2015-2016 General Membership Meetings & Done in a Days

The JLY is in need of a new office specialist. Brenda’s last

day will be May 27th. If you know of anyone interested in the

following position, please have them email their resume to

[email protected]:

Local Nonprofit seeking Part time Office Specialist 10 to 15

hours a week. Must work independently, be self motivated,

and proficient with Quickbooks 2014, Excel, Word and

Publisher.

mailto:[email protected]

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