Pub 1 2021 Issue 1

19 Lisa is a second-generation JLSLC member; her moth- er joined in the late 80s. After growing up with a mother in the League and seeing and experiencing the projects and events, Lisa decided to follow in her footsteps, which included being the director of the Women Helping Women committee. “I was also the go-to babysitter for many League members. In the early 90s, when the JLSLC moved into the new building, the WHW closet was dismantled and stored in our living room. In 1992, I experienced the Car-a-Van immunization van, which was the beginning of CARE Fair. I spent multiple summers at CARE Fair assembling car seats and setting up alongside my mom. Seeing the friendships that were made and the satisfac- tion of being able to give back to the community, I knew I’d be a future member.” After Lisa completed college and started teaching, she was positive she was going to be a member. After her mother decided to sustain for the 2003-2004 year, Lisa signed up for the spring Provisional class in 2003. Jennifer always wanted to be a mem- ber of the League. “Ever since I remember, my mom was taking my sister and me along with her to Junior League things. Specifi- cally, I remember the pumpkin patch at Wheeler Farm and the Thrift store near 9th and 9th. I was not always happy about going along with her, but I somehow picked up on that she, and the other women, were doing some- thing that was important and was helping other people,” says Jennifer. Her mother, two aunts, many of her mother’s friends, and her own friends’ mothers were involved in the League. “I really always just thought that you grew up and became a member just as I was to go to college. Sounds silly, but true,” she says. Jennifer’s aunt, Daryl Barrett, and her mother’s mom, Susan Cameron, created a program through the JLSLC and then continued with it for years after called ‘You’re in Charge.’ It was a sexual abuse prevention program. They wrote a curriculum, took it to elementary schools (eventually in other states), and taught the teachers and parent volunteers. Jennifer went active in 1997-1998, was president in 2011- 2012, went sustainer in 2014-2015, and was the sustaining advisor in 2019-2020. Growing up and having parents, relatives, and friends who were active within the city positively impacted Jenni- fer. As a family, they were always volunteering for some- thing, and it came very naturally. JENNIFER KELSEY LISA OWEN Current Sustainer – League President in 2011-12 Current Project VP Seeing the friendships that were made and the satisfaction of being able to give back to the community, I knew I’d be a future member.