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JLGL Opens Registration for New Members
Junior League of Greater Lakeland happily accepts registrations for their 2024-2024 New Member Class. Each fall, the Junior League of Greater Lakeland welcomes a new group of exceptional women to its Provisional Class. The purpose of the Provisional Class is to provide an introduction to The Junior League of Greater Lakeland (JLGL), the Lakeland community […]
Katherine Fitzwater and Courtenay Fulmer Elected to Board in Special Meeting
During a special meeting of the General Membership on Thursday, May 25, 2023, via Zoom, the Active Membership of the Junior League of Greater Lakeland approved the below slate. President-Elect: Katherine Fitzwater Nominating Chair: Courtenay Fulmer
2023-2024 Junior League of Greater Lakeland Annual Meeting
The Junior League of Greater Lakeland held its annual Spring Banquet at the Lakeland Club on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Over 100 provisional, active and sustaining members were in attendance for the event celebrating all the Junior League of Greater Lakeland accomplished this year. Highlights included: The Junior League of Greater Lakeland thanks outgoing […]
The JLGL is the Proud Recipient of the GiveWell Community Foundation!
The JLGL is the proud recipient of the GiveWell Community Foundation(GWCF) through the Impact Polk 2022 grant cycle for our annual Clothe the Community initiative! Through our Clothe Our Community initiative, Junior League of Greater Lakeland partners with local nonprofits and other organizations to make sure our neighbors have greater access to clothing security. We […]
2021-2022 Junior League of Greater Lakeland Annual Meeting
The Junior League of Greater Lakeland held its annual Spring Banquet at the Lakeland Club on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Over 100 provisional, active and sustaining members were in attendance for the event celebrating all the Junior League of Greater Lakeland accomplished this year. Highlights included: The Junior League of Greater Lakeland thanks outgoing President, […]
Junior League Announces Naming of Carol Jenkins Barnett Sustainer of the Year Award
The Junior League of Greater Lakeland announced the naming of the Carol Jenkins Barnett Sustainer of the Year award during its annual meeting at the Lakeland Country Club on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. More than 100 members were in attendance for the event. Junior League Sustaining Vice President Alice O’Reilly recognized the late Carol Jenkins […]
Sustainer Spotlight: Rachel Cashdollar, the Sustainer Council’s Bee the Difference Chair
By Sheila Lotterhos, Sustainer Historian Rachel Cashdollar, one of the Junior League’s most enthusiastic members and a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,, now proudly calls Lakeland home, and we are certainly proud to claim her! Rachel is a joy to work with, and her smile precedes every interaction with her. Hence she was the perfect choice to […]
Meet Past President Kimberly Elmhorst, Sustaining Advisor to the Community Council
There’s an expression that you sometimes hear about a person, that they are as beautiful on the inside as they are on the outside. That expression certainly characterizes Kimberly (Kim) Elmhorst, and apparently it is a sentiment shared about her by many in Lakeland, especially her Jr. League colleagues. Calm and kind and quick with a smile […]
Meet Sustainer Amy Royal, Our Sustainer Council’s Secretary
Meet Sustainer Amy Royal, Our Sustainer Council’s Secretary by Sheila Lotterhos, Sustainer Historian When it comes to dollars and cents or sense, as the case may be, one of the most competent and successful members of our League is Sustainer Amy Royal. Amy has been an asset to the Junior League of Greater Lakeland for many […]
World of Reading 2023
World of Reading is an annual event that is hosted every April in Barnett Family Park, located in Downtown Lakeland. What started more than fourteen years ago as a small-town family event has quickly grown into one of the League’s largest community events – drawing thousands of families to Downtown Lakeland every year. The goal […]