One of our Sustaining members, Christy Tribe, President and CEO of Junior Achievement, was recently awarded the Athena Pathfinder award as part of the 43rd Annual Women & Business Conference and ATHENA Awards Luncheon. Attendees heard from the two-time Olympic medalist and U.S. National Champion Nancy Kerrigan, as the keynote speaker. Attendees also had the… Read More
CARE Fair is a FREE event, and is also open to ALL community members. No one will be turned away. No identification or insurance is required. It has also been declared a safe place by Governor Herbert and Police Chief Brown. In a letter presented to us, Governor Herbert states, “…Salt Lake City is a… Read More
Junior League of Salt Lake City’s Women Helping Women Boutique is an ongoing project in which we seek to assist women entering the workforce by providing them with free business attire. Our volunteers collect, prepare, and distribute donated professional clothing in our local boutique. We have helped more than 17,000 women since the program launched… Read More
We took the occasion of a previous blog post to list five benefits of volunteerism. Our goal was to encourage readers to volunteer themselves to the local chapter of the Junior League, one of the leading sources of women’s volunteer opportunities in Salt Lake City. This post picks up where that one left off with… Read More
The community of women that make up the Junior League of Salt Lake City thrives on volunteerism. As a charitable organization, we could not do what we do without the volunteer efforts of the thousands of women who have come alongside us over the years. We are essentially a group of women that help build… Read More
Think about the worst boss you’ve ever had compared to the best boss you’ve ever had. Some key differences in effective leadership involve changing the mindset of what leadership looks like. Leaders do not drag people behind them kicking and screaming. They lead by example, taking along others on the same path in the same… Read More
Are you doing some Kon-Marie-ing at your house and wonder what to do with your kids’ old books? Bring them to the Junior League of Salt Lake City where we can give them to children and families attending our CARE Fair! We hope to be able have every child that attends CARE Fair leave with… Read More
The 27th Annual CARE Fair will be held: Friday, July 12th 9:00a-8:00p Saturday, July 13th 9:00a-5:00p Horizonte Instruction and Training Center 1234 Main Street Salt Lake City, UT 84101 The Junior League Community Assistance and Resource Event (CARE) Fair is an annual, two-day event organized and directed by the Junior League of Salt Lake City… Read More
We were happy to work with LouAnn Christensen, Utah’s 2017 Mother of the Year, in the organization of the reading of the Proclamation signed by Governor Herbert declaring January as the Human Trafficking Prevention month. Christensen remarked, “…human trafficking is the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world today, tied with arms smuggling. It may soon… Read More
Did you know there are hundreds of local boards that need members– especially women leaders? This WEDS is provided by Ann Mackin, President of SpringBoard Utah, an organization passionate about being the conduit for getting women placed on boards. This engaging seminar will provide you with guides to identify the boards that interest you and… Read More