The Lemont Junior Woman’s Club (LJWC)
is a not-for-profit organization, providing cultural, educational, civic and philanthropic services to Lemont and its residents. The LJWC encourages self-improvement and fosters friendships among its members.
The Lemont Junior Woman’s Club is an award-winning service organization established on May 5, 1993 with a record-breaking charter group of 50 members, the largest charter group of any woman’s club in Illinois history. We are members of the 5th Junior District Federation of Junior Woman’s Clubs, and the General Federation of Women’s clubs. The General Federation, founded in 1890, is the oldest and largest non-partisan, nondenominational women’s volunteer service organization.
The Lemont Junior Woman’s Club has received many awards for its excellent programs from the Illinois Federation of Woman’s Clubs while also being recognized for its community achievements.
One of our proudest accomplishments is serving as advisors for The Lemont Juniorette Club, a service group for girls between 12-18 years of age to help foster our collective beliefs in service and friendship. This club was chartered in 1998 as a member of the 5th District Federation of Woman’s Clubs and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Past Presidents of the Lemont Junior Woman’s Club:
Kathleen Batistich 1993-1994
Mary Brew 1994 -1995
Mary Studebaker 1995-1996
Sue Nosal 1996-1997
Sharon Navratil 1997-1998
Sarah Jones 1998-1999
Monica Meeks 1999- 2000 |
Lisa Wright 2000-2001
Denise Coules 2001-2002
LeeAnn Conlon 2002-2003
Joyce Koon 2003-2004
Loryl Fisher 2003-2004
Lydia Slivinski 2005
Brenda Douglass 2006 |
Shannon Demack 2007
Patti Senese 2008
Shelley Taylor 2009
Kathy Cliff 2010
Michelle Slater 2011 |
Charter Members:
Kathleen Batistich
Terry Bengston
Susan Bloom
Celeste Bosko
Karen Brandeis
Mary Brew
Barbara Bushman
Alice Chin
Marci Chin
Rosemary Christine
Lisa Cieski
Colleen Conlon
Estella Conlon
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Janet Dejka
Irene Dickson
Marianne Doherty
Nancy Drafke
Faith Dubois
Karen Enyart
Karol Evanoff
Leslie Faletto
Colleen Fejedelem
Sheri Forillo
Therese GeorgeDebbie Gibson
Fran Klappa |
Patty Krengiel
Rose Marie Leal
Mary Letson
Marie Levy
Betty Liedtke
Aleta McCann
Kelly McGuire
Laura Martys
Cathleen Maylee
Susan Michael
Sue Nosal
Delores O'Neill
Joan Poplawski |
Rae Ann Sanlis
Brenda Schmidt
Maria Schuler-Vogler
Marianne Siple
Mary Studebaker
Maureen Strube
Mickie Thompson
Joan Walsh
Jean Zigmant
Linda Zitch |
2011 Accomplishments:
Fundraiser Efforts
- Raised over $18,000 at Spring Fundraiser
- Raised over $5,000 at Fall Fundraiser
- Met our Operational Fundraising goal of $392
Philanthropic/Community Activities
- Hosted 2 guest speakers at general meetings
- Marched in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade
- Ran children’s games at Heritage Fest – raising $108
- Participated in DARE Graduation at River Valley and DARE Judging at other schools
- Awarded 3 - $1500 scholarships to seniors from Lemont who graduated May 2011
- Held 2 Babysitting classes, 4 Safety Village classes and 1 Fighting Chance class to keep the children of our community safe
- Put together 100 Spring Bags for needy families in Lemont
- Assisted 4 families dealing with a personal crisis with a monetary donation
- Provided over $2,300 in birthday gifts to 119 local children in need
- Donated a raffle basket at GFWC Blue Ribbon Fashion Show and a purse at GFWC dinner raffle to help raise money for the Prevention of Child Abuse as well as 50 pairs of socks for GFWC fundraiser to help battered woman at a nearby woman’s shelter
- Delivered welcome bags to new Lemont residents and recruited new businesses in the welcome bag
- Made 108 baskets filled with basic household items for Lemont families in need
- Purchased over $4300 in food vouchers donated to 86 families in need for the holidays
- Donated close to $10,000 to Lemont Schools K-8 programs for Community Project
- Donated $2400 to Lemont Food Pantries and $800 to Nutrition Center
- Donated to the following local organizations and/or events
$300 to Hope and Friendship
$200 to support Girl Scout Gold Awards
$175 to Mayor’s Golf Outing – awarded $250 from Mayor
$150 to Lemont Police Benevolence Association
$150 to Ellie’s Fund
$150 to Kopz n Kidz
$100 to Lemont High School Project Graduation
$100 to Library Summer Reading Program
$100 to Crisis Center of South Suburbia
$100 to Tri Country SRA
$100 to AT Children’s Project
Hosted annual Breakfast with Santa event at Cog Hill
Membership
- Recruited 11 new members
- Presented Mary Harris with LJWC Outstanding Junior Service Award and Michelle Dunbar with LJWC Spark Plug Award
- Presented Kelly Awards to Kim Manning and Mary Harris
- Planted a tree in honor of the Club President and family members of club members who have passed away this year
- Purchased library books in honor of the Club President and babies born to club members this year
- Participated in the annual Duck, Dive and Dodge for Donations event to raise money for Lemont Township Assistance Fund
- Held multiple play group, recipe club and book club get-togethers
- Hosted a Movie Night – saw Bad Teacher at Hollywood Theater and a Spa Night – mani/pedis at Exquisite Nails
Operational Efforts
- Distributed paper based yearbook at a significant cost reduction
- Transferred website host providers which resulted in a yearly cost savings
- Distributed exit surveys and satisfaction surveys to gather information to help with retention and keeping members happy
- Became officially registered as not-for-profit organization in Illinois.
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