Community
Projects - 2005-2006 Year in Review
In August, the Junior League of Tallahassee held the annual Kids Boutique back-to-school shopping event. More than 150 low-income elementary school children had the opportunity to go shopping to choose new outfits and shoes for school.
The Done In A Day committee’s Extreme Makeover - Refuge House took place on in September. Volunteers worked to furnish and decorate two rooms at the Refuge House Transitional Facility which serves as a place where women who are taking part in the Refuge House counseling program can live for up to three years.
Kid’s Connection, a partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of the Big Bend, was established as a community project in 2005. October featured a Halloween party for more than 100 third through sixth graders, complete with face painting, games, crafts and storytelling. In December, volunteers helped the children design decorative plates that they could give to a loved one for a holiday gift. Finally, the League stocked the Club with books and craft supplies in an effort to expand their library and craft room.
In the winter, the Junior League of Tallahassee, in conjunction with Communities In Schools of Leon County (CIS), launched Stuff the Bus to collect school supplies for underprivileged and at-risk, elementary-aged school children in Leon County.
pring marked the fourth year of the Operation Prom Dress boutique. Operation Prom Dress was created in 2002 by the Done In A Day committee for Juniors and Seniors at the Gretchen Everhart School for Exceptional Students. This year the project extended to include students in Leon and Wakulla County public high schools. The boutique featured new and gently used party dresses, shoes, costume jewelry and evening bags as well as new hosiery and makeup.
Junior League of Tallahassee
Post Office Box 13428
Tallahassee, Florida 32317
(850) 224-9161
