This fall we were thrilled when William Dunlop, of BSA Troop 204 Miller Place, NY told us that he would be helping JLLI with our Little Free Library project while working towards Eagle Scout status. Over several days in November, William with the help of retired scoutmaster Kraig Herrel, and scouts Leif & Anders Dalberg installed four JLLI Little Free Libraries that he helped fundraise for and built. They were in installed at the Sunshine Prevention Center Center in Port Jefferson Station, Island Heart Food Pantry in Middle Island, Belmont Child Care Association in Elmont and at JLLI Headquarters in Roslyn.  We are proud of William, whose efforts help us promote literacy in locations across Long Island.
 

 

Melanie Haid featured our Thrift Shop in her recent article "Thrifting During a Pandemic." Click HERE to check it out in The Long Island Advocate.
 

The League has been fortunate to have a very talented window designer, Christopher Cooper, donate his time and expertise to creating beautiful window displays for the Thrift Shop. Be sure to drive by to see the gorgeous window decorations! 
 

 

Thanks to the generosity of our members, friends, families and local businesses, nearly all of the items for our Thanksgiving Baskets, including food and gift cards, were given by donation! That means we did not have to spend money from our JLLI budget to cover the cost of this project and now those funds can be used for another important project or program. 125 families received a bag full of food to share a wonderful Thanksgiving meal with their loved ones. To show reciprocal support, please think of our local businesses who donated to this important project.

A special thanks and shout-out to this year's individual donors: Jennifer Grasso, Cristine Bruno, Lauren DiMeglio, Susan Bozinos, Cheri Grausso, Tami Dzenitis, Linoel Marmolejos, Ronni Glass, The Coffey's, Tara Singh, Beth Trafton, Afshan Shamim, Julie O'Mara, Joan Yonke, Mindy Berstein, Chelsea Costello, Chandra Dwhaj, Paige Gerber, Barbara Weinberg, Trent Balbus, Maggie Seavey, Cindy Dwyer, Monica Telese, Donna Farnan, Stephanie Kearns, Christina Mangels, Elizabeth Menges, Alicia Aguilera, Melissa Beyer, Cara Tuzzolino, Allison Rusten, Jeannine Weinberg, Meredith Nies, Erin Dorin, Remi Farnan, Joel Blainey, Lauren Singer, Christina Ho, Ashley Cohen, Carol St. Jacques, Susan Singer, Graciela Hall, Ryan Daly, Vicki Creteur, Kari Epstein, Laura Glass, Indra Mongru, Lisa Moran, Emilie Doleshel, Iris Horowitz, Stephen Pruden, Frank Ciotta, Sonya Payne, Greg Gammino, James Marino, Rose Dillon, Stacie Christopoulos, Steven Ruffini, Jessica Miranda and Darren Glass. Another special THANK YOU to all the kids who created beautiful Thanksgiving cards to add in each basket, including Ella Churaman, Katie O'Mara, Madeline Beyer and our local Girl Scout Troops with Donna Fiore and Jeannine Weinberg!

Last but not least, THANK YOU to our Junior League DIAD team that co-chaired this successful project - Juliet Tenaglia, Marianna Dayre and Jeannine Weinberg, as well as members who volunteered to prepare the baskets - Shana Rocheleau, Christina Ho, Lauren Singer, Christina Mangels and Remi Farnan .

Thank you again for all of your support during a time when it is so needed! 

 

Mark your calendars and register on Digital Cheetah!

We are on the ballot!  The Junior League of Long Island Thrift Shop has been nominated for Best Vintage Clothing Store in the Fashion & Clothing section of the Bethpage Best of LI 2021 Contest!  Voting runs through December 15, 2020. During this time, votes are accepted one vote per category per day per person at bestoflongisland.com. Please vote!!


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This year Giving Tuesday is December 1 and we hope you will join us in encouraging donations to the League.  Please be on the look-out for a separate member email that will include an email template to share with friends and family, along with images and directions for sharing information on social media.

#JLLI #GivingTuesday

Thank you to all of the donors who have supported this year's Annual Appeal campaign. Gifts to our 2020-2021 Annual Appeal further the important work we do on Long Island. All donations support our mission to improve the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. To date, the appeal has raised $1,850 in donations.

Thank you to this year's contributors: Allison Johansen, Joel Blainey, Morgan Moccia, Sally Timko, Leslie Kinney, Deidra Maleno, Elisa Jusko, Wendy Gilles, Marianne Cattier, Karen Dissinger, Marge Sammis, Patricia Peters, Stacey Parks, Jennifer Grasso, Irwin Levy,/Aladdin Pest Control, Elizabeth Collard, Michele Stollsteimer, Pamela Budman, Maryann Carew-Ramirez, Stephanie Miritello, Jerry's Auto Towing, Diana O'Neill, Donna Mulligan and Natalie Dejoux.

The Annual Appeal is a year-long campaign. To make a donation, click HERE.

Webinar Wednesdays will resume soon. Interested in viewing a past Webinar Wednesdays session?

They are all online! All presentations are recorded and packaged together with the complete presentation slide deck and handouts. Click here to view the past Webinar Wednesdays. 

Junior League of Long Island
1395 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn NY 11576
(516) 484-0485 | www.jlli.org