2017-2018 BOARD OF

DIRECTORS

CHRISTY PETERSON PRESIDENT

MAGGIE HESKETH

PRESIDENT ELECT

JENNIFER

YOUNG SECRETARY

LIZ

WILKINSON TREASURER

KRISTA HALEY

ASSISTANT TREASURER

LAUREL PALMER VP COMMUNITY

IMPACT

MARIAH LIETZAU VP FUND

DEVELOPMENT

ELIZABETH WEBER

VP MEMBERSHIP

CAROLE MAJKA SHARON SEELYE

SUSTAINER DIRECTORS

JOYCE

SALISBURY PARLIAMENTARIAN

We are an organization of WOMEN committed to PROMOTING voluntarism, DEVELOPING the potential of women and IMPROVING the community through the EFFECTIVE action and leadership of TRAINED volunteers.

Junior League of Kalamazoo, Inc. • 5047 West Main Street #260 • Kalamazoo, MI 49009 • www.JLKalamazoo.org

ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 Letter from the President:

The Junior League of Kalamazoo (JLK) is one of 291 Leagues in 4 countries, encompassing more than 145,000 women, as a part of the Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI). We are one of the oldest, largest and most effective women’s volunteer organizations in the world. We are all working together to build better communities.

It was a great League year (July 2017—June 2018) and we achieved so much together through hard work and dedication. Our Active membership continues to grow with 11 New Members this past year. These women are committed to helping others with 13 community outreach volunteer events held. We were able to work with many organizations and target our focus to help with “the education and well-being of women and children”.

Many training opportunities were provided for members to attend local events, Michigan State Council (MSC) trainings in Ann Arbor and Day at the Capitol in Lansing, and AJLI leadership training conferences in Salt Lake City, UT, Long Beach, CA and Memphis, TN. For the first time AJLI held the Annual Conference and Organization Development Institute (ODI) at the same time, in the same city and it allowed ODI attendees interested in Board positions to see what it could be like to be PE/President. What an exciting opportunity to share this with our future leaders and have them connect with and learn from other amazing Junior League women around the country!

We are very grateful for our donors and the growing support for Touch-A-Truck and the Annual Fund. With these fundraising accomplishments of nearly $40,000, we were able to complete our commitment to Hospital Hospitality House and award three grants to our non-profit community totaling over $22,500 to local organizations.

With 90 years of service in Kalamazoo and over 200 members in our League, even though we joined at different times, worked on different projects and fundraisers, one thing remains constant, we all believe in our mission: to develop our members into trained leaders and give back to our community. We honored this tradition of service this year by giving all members years of service pins. We have over 130 members who have been in JLK for 25 years or more!

When I look back on the past two year serving as President, I am very proud of what our members have accomplished together. I want to give a special thanks to our Board of Directors for their time and dedication, it has been an honor to serve with this group of women, especially those who were with me both years. I will cherish the memories and friendships I have made and the lessons I have learned on this journey. Thank you all for the opportunity to serve in this role.

Sincerely, Christy Peterson, President 2016-2018

COMMUNITY IMPACT This past year was a great time to be in JLK if you love to volunteer! We started off the year volunteering at Pretty Lake Camp (PLC) carnivals, helping The Salvation Army with their warm coat drive and Christmas toy shop, and making cards for the kids at Bronson Children’s Hospital too. We were able to help many organizations support

women and children by participating in the Cinderella Project to distribute prom dresses to high school girls, organizing an Easter egg hunt for Children and Family Services, making meals for guests of both Hospital Hospitality Houses, and hosting the Fresh Food Fairy at Touch-A-Truck in support of the Kids in the Kitchen. And in May we held a Done-in-a-Meeting at Loaves and Fishes. There we organized and labeled food items for food pantries throughout the community.

This year, JLK members were encouraged to donate items in support of community outreach events and gave books and coats to the Salvation Army, prom dresses to the Cinderella project, school supplies to Communities in Schools, personal care items to YWCA, books to Children and Family Services, and camper items for PLC. The membership also donated gift cards and money together with the JL of Lansing to help support Hurricane Harvey relief for the JL of Houston and the JL of the Woodlands.

Once again this year the JLK continued our legacy of

granting back to our community. We gifted a total of $3,000 in support of the First Day Shoe Fund, Vicksburg ($750), St. Luke’s Diaper Bank (SLDB) ($750), and the Kids Moving and Thriving Triathlon ($1,500). In addition to our philanthropy we plan to support these organizations with volunteer service. Our new members repackaged diapers for community distribution in May and our members helped fit shoes for children in Vicksburg in August.

JLK members headed to Lansing in March with members from the eight others leagues in Michigan for our annual

Michigan State Council of Junior League’s Day at the Capitol to learn more about issues facing foster care, human trafficking, and domestic violence. We also met with legislators to advocate for more robust laws and support on these issues.

Many of our members traveled to cities across the US to receive leadership training to help with the operations of our League and to network with other JL women from around the world. These trainings help to build capacity among our members in the areas of marketing, financial reporting, membership, nominating, governance, community impact,

and leadership development. Learning together, we are women building better communities. From our JL net-working we were able to build relationships to support and work with our sister leagues in Battle Creek and Lansing to help our communities.

OUR YEAR IN

NUMBERS

TRAINING EVENTS

7

NEW MEMBERS

11

VOLUNTEER EVENTS

13

ORGANIZATIONS IMPACTED

15

VEHICLES AT TOUCH-A-TRUCK

68

HOURS TRAINING MEMBERS

301

VOLUNTEER HOURS IN THE COMMUNITY

261

VOLUNTEER HOURS AT TOUCH-A-TRUCK

890

ATTENDEES AT TOUCH-A-TRUCK

1,430

OPERATING LEAGUE HOURS

4,435

COMMUNITY FUNDS DONATED

$22,500+

FUNDS RAISED

$36,200+

FUNDRAISING The 7th Annual Touch-A-Truck was held on May 12th, 2018. This year had 69 vehicles, which is a new record! We hosted nearly 160 volunteers for over 890 donated hours. Despite the unfavorable weather, we had nearly 1500 attendees at the Fairgrounds.

The day started out with a weather delay, but once we were finally cleared to open the gates, the fun began! Many faces lit up as they got up-close and personal with vehicles that help to build, serve and protect our community. Highlights from this year included princesses and superheroes from Once Upon a Princess, LLC and musical fun under the tent with Small Sound. Attendees got to experience hands-on interactions including climbing inside the emergency vehicles provided by several public safety divisions, help-ing to prepare, then EAT delicious and nutritious smoothies with the Fresh Food Fairy, and having their eyes and teeth checked by the Kalamazoo Lions Club Mobile Eyesight Unit and the Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures truck. This community event netted over $18,000 to support our community impact projects and leadership training. A HUGE thank you to our generous sponsors – we are so grateful you were able to be a part of our 7th annual Touch-A-Truck!

Our Annual Fund campaign continues to grow with donations of over $10,000 – more than 100% of our goal! The annual fund was also supported by a fundraiser with Miller Auditorium for Disney’s “The Lion King” to donate a portion of ticket sales to JLK. The JLK Endowment fund also helps support the JLK’s operational costs with donation from the funds interest. We are thankful for all of our member’s contributions and continued support by recognizing the importance of our Mission and giving back financially to both the JLK Annual and Endowment funds.

Thank you to our volunteers, supporters and sponsors! We are hopeful for your continued support and joining us at Touch-A-Truck on Saturday, May 11, 2019. A full list of all contributors is listed on the back.

ANNUAL AWARDS

We recognize women from all member levels at our Annual

Meeting to honor their achieve-ments and dedication to our

League.

WOMAN TO WATCH

Brandi Olivero Inglett (New Member)

LIVING THE MISSION

Jennifer Blake (Active Members)

LEAGUE FOR LIFE

Jan Dancer (Sustaining Members)

*Above numbers are not audited

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

Corporate Sponsorships Vehicles Continued…Eaton Corporation Consumers Concrete CorporationTyler-Little Family Foundation Consumers EnergyPortge Pediatric Dentistry PLC DeVisser Landscape & Weedman Lawn CareOakland Drive Pediatric Dentistry Eaton Corporation & Orthodontics F&S Racecar Fabricating / AJ Foote RacingTrestlewood Pediatrics PC Family Health CenterMike & Sharon Seelye Family Foundation Getman Corporation Annual Fund Continued… Hurricane Help Continued…Seelye Auto Group Gilden Woods Early Care and Preschool Krista Haley Amy GetmanHinman Company Grand Davo Crane Service Allison Hammond Krista HaleyConsumers Energy Kalamazoo Battle Creek International Airport Sarah Harding Katie MaxwellUnconvenional Events Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office Alice Henderson Laurel PalmerSchupan Aluminum & Plastic Sales Kalamazoo County Emergency Management Margaret Hesketh Christy PetersonOnStaff Group Kalamazoo Downtown Lions Club Martha Hilboldt Joyce SalisburyMeijer Kalamazoo Ghostbusters Shannon KellyRepublic Services Kalamazoo Speedway Osborne Klein HHH ProjectEnvirologic Technologies, Inc. Lazyman BBQ Marie Koss Ryan Ruth BroggerEd and Doreen Thomas Leaders RPM Barbara Lam Carolyn MalyMichigan Paving & Materials Life EMS Ambulance Lauren LasaterThe Montessori School McDonald's Towing & Rescue Melissa LaVanway Archive ProjectWester Dental Care Metro Mariah Lietzau Priscilla BlairDENSO Michigan Balloon Corporation - Kalamazoo Erin Majka Susan BritiganOrrin B Hayes Inc. Michigan Department of Transportation Carole Majka Janet DancerEdward Jones Michigan Paving & Materials Katie Maxwell Susan DoanMercantile Bank of Michigan Michigan State Police Mary McCrumb Shirley GerpheideLam & Associates Paramount Charter Academy Cindy Mein Martha HilboldtStar Truck Rental Patrick Kinney -Army Trucks Susan Merigan Deborah HudginsDeVisser Landscape Peterman Concrete Company Joey Miller Brigitte Huff & Weedman Lawncare Pipeline Concrete Pumping Joan Molitor Alice KemerlingHardings Friendly Markets Portage Fire Division Michele Momotiuk Carolyn KlineCL Mahoney Company Inc Portage Public Schools Sara Morley LaCroix Cindy MeinABC Chiropractic Race for Autism Tonya Murphy Ann PaulsonGalloup Company Republic Services, Inc. Jenny Niesen Jennalie ShepherdKzoo Tire Company Road Commission of Kalamazoo County Mary Oudsema Carol SkellengerHorizon Bank Schupan Aluminum and Plastic Sales Laurel Palmer Julia SmithSeber Tans PLC Seelye Auto Group Beth Pappalardo Mary Tyler

Star Truck Rentals INC Kelley Pattison Elizabeth Upjohn MasonIn-Kind Supporters Stryker Medical, EMS Christy Peterson Kay VermeulenRentalex The Salvation Army Susan Pyke Lucy WelchJons to Go Portable Restrooms Township of Kalamazoo Fire Department Nazaneen SaebreState Systems Radio, Inc. UPS Joyce Salisbury Endowment Fund DonorsLife EMS Ambulance Willis Law Jennifer Sarantos Nichole and Larry CekolaKalamazoo Fairgrounds Mike & Sharon Seelye Tenho ConnableTarget DC Annual Fund Donors Family Foundation Junior League of KalamazooAdam's Outdoor Adv of Kalamazoo Kimberly Bancroft Doreen & Ed Thomas -In memory of Dorothy Gauntlett, Small Sound Barbara Beardsley Mary Tyler Phylis Mahoney and Margaret TannerOnce Upon a Princess LLC Laura Boyd Elizabeth Upjohn Mason -In honor of annual award recipients

Janice Bundy Carrie Vanderbush Brandi Inglett- Woman to WatchVehicle Donors Tim & Laurie Burdo Joyce Vos Jennifer Blake- Living the MissionAdventures Learning Centers Kay Burtis Lyndi Warner Janet Dancer- League for LifeAir Zoo Pamela Czerney Elizabeth WeberAmerican Red Cross Michelle Denny Elizabeth Wilkinson Foundations & Employer MatchingAmeriGas Propane Linda Depta Rebecca Wilson CostcoBalkema Sitework & Development Susan Doan Jennifer Young Matching gift by Melissa LavanwayBartolettis' Lawncare and Landscaping Bonnie Eldridge Pfizer Foundation Bronson HealthCare Group (Life EMS) Andrea Garver Hurricane Help Fund Matching gift by Ed & Doreen ThomasBullfrogs and Butterflies Alexandra Gatter Junior League of Lansing GM Foundation Camzies Pizza Susan Gilmore Jennifer Blake Volunteer time pay on Joyce SalisburyChunk Dunk Linda Goplen Andrea Garver Osborne KleinColgate: Bright Smiles, Bright Futures Cynda Greenman Alexandra Gatter Volunteer hours gift for Shannon Kelly

Touch-A-Truck Presenting Sponsor Touch-A-Truck Activity Book Sponsors

Tyler-Little Family Foundation

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR DONORS!