New placements attend the placement tea party on February 29, 2009 at the Hotel and Conference Center.

Placement Tea Party

New Structure for the LeagueThis February a new executive committee was set in place for the Lee County Junior League. The communications council was re-structured in order to add more positions to increase communica-tion efforts between committees and publications.

The executive members met to discuss how to reform the council and then from there they each recruited members to fill the new roles. The three new positions formed were the Public Relations Chair, the Website chair and the Newsletter chair. Each of these roles have been filled by individual women within the league.

Lisa Marie accepted the role of Public Relations Chair. She will be the official liasion between each committee. Nicole Flowers accepted the role of Newsletter chair. The newsletter will now be released quarterly. Jane Doe accepted the role of Website chair. She will be in charge of running the website and updating it when needed. Gloria Stewart will remain in the position of Communications VP and will work closely to help each women learn their new roles.

The hope of the League is that these new positions will enhance the idea of having one clear voice within the organization. It should make the communication process smoother.

March 2009

Address Here:357 E. Samford

Opelika, AL38976

Junior League of Lee County15 CourtAuburn, AL 36832

Spring Events 2009

March 6 Leaguer in Training MeetingMarch 7 Executive MeetingMarch 19 St. Patty’s Day LuncheonMarch 28 Survey DayApril 4 Rummage SaleApril 16 Spring GalaApril 29 Leaguer in Training MeetingApril 30 Reading with KidsMay 1 Family and Friends DayMay 9 End of the Year Banquet

Postage

Annual GalaEach April, the Lee County Junior Leagure gears up for their Annual Gala which occurs at the end of the month. The gala is hosted at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts. The gala is open to members around the com-munity for a fee of $100 a couple. The gala features a silent auction and a sit down dinner. This year, the Auburn University Band will be playing music while people eat and enjoy company at the auction.

This event is one of the largest fundraisers for the league. Carry White is the committee chair for this event. She will be collecting donations for the auction up through April 1. If you would like to donate anything, or participate in the actual gala you may visit www.jlc-gala.com or contact Carry White at carry.white@jlc.com.

Art WalkThe Art Walk this year was a major success. 321 people came out to support the Junior League’s annual fundraising event at the Jule Collins Smith Art Museum.

The Junior League Art Walk/Run for Children is one of two primary fundrais-ers for the Junior League of Lee County. The funds raised support various com-munity organizations that focus on arts and literacy for children in Lee County. Specific organizations that it helps are: The Reading Initiative of the Junior League, Alabama Council on Human Relations, Lee County Literacy Coalition, Lee County Public Schools, Boys & Girls Club, City of Auburn Parks & Recre-ation, and the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art.

Event Highlights

Done in a Day Projects

February 28, 2009 marked the tenth annual year for Done in a Day Proj-ects by the Lee County Junior League. Members from the league traveled around the community working on many different community service projects. These projects included visiting a nursing home, free car washes, painting homes in the county, babyistting, volunteering at the Humane So-ciety and many more.

Members and some families joined in the festivites for all day work projects. Jane Doe said that the event was the most rewarding event of the year so far. Her family joined her as she helped paint an elderly woman’s home.

Rummage SaleThe Rummage sale will be held Saturday, April 4th 7:00 am to 12:00pm at the Old TR Motors building located at 3600 Pepperell Parkway out in Ope-lika. Each Each Active and Leaguer-in-Training member is responsible for a fifty dollar ($50) quota of merchandise or cash for the 2009 Rummage Sale. The money that is raised will go to help fund the done in a day projects. It will also allow more help to be distributed throughout the community.

Drop off times are listed on the website. If you have any specific questions you may contact Julie Black at julie.black@gmail.com. You can also visit the Junior League website and view more updated and specific information about the event.

Event Highlights