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MONTHLY NEWS - OCTOBER 2022

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Sun Nov 6: Ronald McDonald House Meals from the Heart
Wed Nov 9: Finance Council Meeting - Hybrid
Wed Nov 9: General Membership Meeting - Hybrid
Sat Nov 12: A Day at the Vineyard
Sat Nov 19: Thanksgiving Baskets
Mon Nov 28: Book Club - Virtual
Sat Dec 3: Champions for Charity - Tory Burch Shopping Event
Sat Dec 3: Champions for Charity - Toku Modern Asian Dinner
Tue Dec 6: Board Meeting - Virtual
Sat Dec 10: December Coffee & General Membership Meeting

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President's Note

November GMM - Wednesday November 9th

Mark your calendar for our November GMM and
Please register on Digital Cheetah for IN PERSON or VIRTUAL

It is important that you accurately register whether you will be attending in Person or via Zoom so Arrangements has an accurate headcount

December Coffee GMM - Saturday December 10th

Finance Council - Prior to the November GMM

Come join the Finance Council for a special meeting at 6:30pm prior to the start of the November GMM! This Finance Council will be to review Budget Amendment Requests.


If you would like a reimbursement check cut and mailed please submit an expense form to Finance@JLLI.org

Expense Reimbursement Forms can be found on Digital Cheetah under
Finance Resources

Fundraiser

Help support the Junior League of Long Island by doing your holiday shopping at participating Americana Manhasset and select Wheatley Plaza stores on
Thursday, December 1 to Saturday, December 3 during shopping center hours.

25% of your full-price pre-tax purchase will be donated to your selected charity(s)
Following our Social Shopping Event members are planning group reservation for 6pm at Toku Modern Asian at the Americana Manhasset. 

Halloween Fundraiser Updates

This year's Fundraiser was an absolute Monster Mash! With roughly 70 attendees, approximately 50 Raffle Baskets, 9 Door Prizes, and more sponsors and donors than expected!

The Fundraiser Committee is so appreciative!

While we cannot thank our sponsors enough we gave special thank you's and will be doing more on social media to come! 

The winners for the Costume Contest Sponsored by Vallely Law PLLC were:

Best Costume: Simba Addae as Anubis 
Best Couples Costume: Erica Vidal and Her Husband as Medusa and Her Man of Stone

We look forward to more fun with FUNdraiser for the year ahead and thank everyone who helped contribute to the evenings success!

Thrift Shop Updates

Thrift Shop Volunteer Hours!

Active Members are required to fulfill a minimum of 5 hours volunteering in our Thrift Shop!

There are many great opportunities now that we are reopened to get those hours completed! 

Help: Price Items, Monitor the Fitting Rooms, Learn and (Wo)man the Register,
Accept Donations, Sort Donations, and So Much More!!
Register For a November Shift on Our Thrift Shop Volunteer Calendar Starting Tomorrow 11/5!
Our Thrift Shop Has been Nominated in the Thrift/Consignment Store Category!

You are allowed one vote per person per day so please

 CLICK HERE
and vote daily for our beloved Thrift Shop!
*Voting ends December 15th!

DIAD

This November we will return, in person, to the Ronald McDonald House to cook dinner for the families in residence. We look forward to being able to spend time together as volunteers for the first time in two years and to supporting these families whose children are being cared for at the Ronald McDonald House. 
Join JLLI as we address food insecurity for families of Long Island! ⁠⁠

Please consider volunteering during the Thanksgiving basket assembly day or donating food items via shipment or drop-off to our Thrift Shop. ⁠⁠

Sign-up to volunteer is available on Digital Cheetah.⁠

Shift 1
Shift 2⁠
You can reach out to DIAD@jlli.org with any questions as well.⁠

Arrangements

Member Updates

Congratulations to Stephanie Kearns for the new addition in your life, Mackenzie Amy!
Congratulations to Walky Rodriguez for your engagement!
Promoted or changed jobs? Recently married? Started a family? Fulfilled a lifelong dream?
If you have some exciting news you would like to share with your fellow members email Communications@JLLI.org and NominatingPlacement@jlli.org to keep us in the loop and be featured in our eNewsletter and maybe more!

Virtual Book Club

Join us for Virtual Book Club on Monday, November 28th at 7 pm.

This month, we will be reading
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019
By, Ibram X. Kendi (Editor) and 
Keisha N. Blain (Editor)



Discussion to be led Cara Tuzzolino!
(Everyone choose a few stories to read and we'll share and discuss.)



Please contact Tracy Pfaff at tracyepfaff@gmail.com for
Zoom instructions.

HAPPY READING!

JLLI Thank You to Our Members

Please join us in thanking our members for all of their hard work during this past month!

Thank you so much Melissa Beyer, Joel Blainey, Cristine Bruno, Feiona Churaman, Janet Closs, Deidre Delay, Emilie Doleshel, Erin Dorin, Cindy Dwyer, Susan Ellis, Remi Farnan, Donna Fiore, Kate Forney, Hillary Garcia, Jennifer Grasso, Cheri Grausso, Loretta Hahn, Graciela Hall, Christina Ho, Allison Johansen, Lisa Johnson, Zina Kennedy, Tina LiRosi, Deidra Maleno, Christina Mangels, Lauren McBride (Singer), Elizabeth McCune, Heather McDougall, Meredith Nies, Diana O'Neill, Stacey Parks, Laura Petras, Tracy Pfaff, Stephanie Raduazzo, Shana Rocheleau, Carol Rodriguez, Morgan Rooney, Nicole Serago, Liz Stewart, Tyran Sullivan, Laura Sweeney, Monica Telese, Juliet Tenaglia, Jessica Torraca, Joan Yonke, and Lorraine Zinga!

You are all helping to make an Impact on
Long Island!
Wishing all of our members born in October a very happy birthday!

ACTIVES: Fiona Nigro, Erin Dorin, Janet Closs, Erica Vidal (Rice), and Christina Mangels

SUSTAINERS: Laura Petras, Deidre Delay, Betsy B Casser, Maggie Viklund, Johnna Lombard, and Patricia Gresio Peters


If you have a birthday in October and your name is not listed, please let us know by
emailing info@jlli.org.
DONATING TO THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF LONG ISLAND IS EASY!
CALL:  516-484-0485


MAIL:
The Junior League of Long Island
Fund Development
1395 Old Northern Boulevard
Roslyn, NY 11576
DOUBLE OR TRIPLE YOUR GIFT
WITH A MATCH FROM YOUR EMPLOYER
Many employers offer a matching gift program to eligible employees. Even retired employees are many times eligible! If you or your spouse work for a matching gift company, your gift to JLLI may be doubled or tripled simply by completing a form that would be available from your employer. 
Junior League of Long Island
1395 Old Northern Blvd., Roslyn NY 11576
(516) 484-0485 | www.jlli.org