The Junior League of Akron
929 West Market St
Akron, Ohio 44313
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 15, 2008
CONTACT:
Jennie Highfield
The Junior League of Akron
330-836-4905
www.juniorleagueakron.org
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF AKRON SEEKS NEW MEMBERS.
The Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award. The H. Peter Burg Community Leadership Award. Top 25 Young Professionals in Akron (Akron Life & Leisure). The Clara Barton Award. The F.A. and Gertrude Seiberling Award for community service. Extraordinary Women (Akron Beacon Journal). The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Hall of Fame Award. Rainmaker (Northern Ohio Live). What do these awards all have in common? They have each been won by women who got their start in the Junior League of Akron.
The Junior League of Akron is a nonprofit organization formed in 1926 that provides opportunities for women to gain volunteer expertise as well as professional skills while working on vital community projects. Our members are business owners, working mothers, professional women and stay-at-home moms – and all are full-time and part-time volunteers, coming from over 28 communities in the greater Akron vicinity, including Bath, Barberton, Brimfield, Copley, Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Green, Hudson, Kent, Medina, Norton, Peninsula, Richfield, Silver Lake, Stow, Tallmadge, Uniontown, and Wadsworth. The League is committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women through training, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.
The Junior League of Akron is currently seeking individuals interested in learning more about membership. Two New Member Open Houses are being offered to the public – the first on Tuesday, September 9th and the second on Thursday, September 18th,, both running from 6:30pm until 9:00pm. Anyone interested in learning about the variety of opportunities the Junior League of Akron offers is welcome to attend either session. Call the League office at 330-836-4905 for more information and location.
The Junior League of Akron empowers women for positive change in our community. The League is proud of the ventures its members have started or participated in including Junior Leadership Akron, Family TIES, The Volunteer Center, Child Guidance Centers, Akron Artfest, Immunization Coalition of Summit County, The Community Wish List, Oral Health Initiative, Health Education Center, Battered Women’s Shelter, Safe Landing Runaway Shelter, Guardian Ad Litem, and Mary Day Nursery (currently the Akron Children’s Hospital).
To learn more information about the Junior League of Akron, please call (330) 836-4905 or visit the Web site at www.juniorleagueakron.org.