Junior League (Association of Junior Leagues International)

No.

Or was it the junior league? No.

Could be the Junior League.

Okay.

I remember that.

Did you

ever get Junior League cinnamon rolls in St.

Louis? Sorry, pal.

So Swan Song Serenade.

Sunday, this Sunday, November 11th at the Junior League of Austin Community Impact Center.

All right.

They've been around since 2005.

Yeah.

It's in a new location now.

The Junior League of Austin Community Impact Center.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's all about the story that you tell.

I quit the junior league.

And that was like, you know, my mom was in the junior league and was a big part of her life.

And it's a big part of like Southern.

Junior league.

The junior league.

And I had told myself a lot of stories about what that meant, about my contribution to the community and my willingness to serve, because that is really interconnected with that particular organization.

And so I had to really remove that meaning from from that action.

They're going to put it in much better terms than I just did.

But joining me from the Junior League of Austin, we actually have a trio of guests today.

And the first one is Sarah Gutierrez, who is the Junior League president.

We're also a little bit later going to be talking to Jennifer Kolonosky, who is the chair of A Christmas Affair, and Emily Collins, who is the chair for Coats for Kids.

We're going to get to that in just a second.

To Inside Austin for this edition and to thank you for your time, but also for the services that you provide out there for the city of Austin.

Thank you so much for having us, Brian.

I like to, you know, just sort of hit the ground running here to kind of talk about what are some of the things that, you know, the mission statements and if people aren't familiar with the Junior League and the Junior League of Austin.

See all the things.

Also tomorrow, sort of interesting, the Junior League of Memphis is having its Junior League estate sale for all of you who like to get recycled stuff.

Recycled stuff? Yeah.

i don't know

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Welcome to The League Effect, a podcast from the Junior League of Los Angeles.

We believe women are catalysts for lasting community change.

Are you craving ways to more meaningfully impact your community? Ways to expand your professional skills and grow your personal leadership trajectory? We'll explore JLLA's historical milestones, member stories, community impact, and tips for leadership development within the league and beyond.

Welcome to the very first episode of The League Effect, the Junior League of Los Angeles' new podcast.

I am Anika Jackson, past president, advisor to the current president and host of this episode.

I'm really excited to be joined here by Leanna Wood, who actually named the podcast.

She's the current president of Junior League of Los Angeles for this, which is the 26-27 league year.

Like you have to be a member.

And I think that My experience, I do have a lot of experience in the Junior Leagues International and Toastmasters International where they are joining because they want to be a part of that.

And so they become a part of that community and they're a member, whereas we were we were kind of in a different place.

in a different realm.

And, like, over the years I had tried a variety of things.

Like I joined the Junior League once, which was, like, a colossal disaster, um, probably [laughs] because of my drinking.

Um, but when I went to AA for the first time, I felt like they were giving me something that I could carry for the rest of my life, but it was al- but it almost felt like I finally belonged somewhere.

It's like I have a-

She's also the founder of Civic and Board Fellowship, a six-week experience helping accomplished women enter rooms where decisions are made.

She currently serves as a public relations chair for the Junior League of Savannah's centennial year and is a legislative liaison for the Georgia State Public Affairs Committee.

She's been in civic rooms since she was 10 years old, and she's here to help us figure out how to get into yours.

Lemon, welcome to the show.

Normal graduate school is three classes.

I'm like, "I'll take four.

That sounds so good." And then I'm a member of the Junior League of Savannah, and then I also, I just found out I'm moving from being their legislative liaison to being their trainer.

So now I'll be training all of the junior leagues in Georgia on how to do legislative work and advocacy work and all that kind of fun stuff.