News – The Junior League of Winston-Salem

Spring 2024 Literacy & Education Equity Fund (LEEF) Mini-Grants Application

Elizabeth Merriman — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:17:12 +0000

We are excited to announce the launch of our Spring 2024 Literacy & Education Equity Fund (LEEF) mini-grants application cycle on March 8th! Founded as part of our JLWS Centennial, the purpose of the mini-grants program is to financially support individual teachers and schools within the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School system on projects and programs that align with the JLWS’s community focus areas of children’s literacy, educating and mentoring youth, and improving family health outcomes. Our average mini-grant is expected to be $250. The application window for our Spring 2024 mini-grants opens on March 8th, and will close on Friday, March 29th, 2024. Please share with any local WSFCS educators, schools, and parent-teacher organizations in your networks and encourage them to apply if they have funding needs! Additional details and the application can be found at here. You can contribute to the JLWS Literacy & Education Equity Fund at the Winston-Salem Foundation anytime by clicking here.

Tour of Fine Spaces

Elizabeth Merriman — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:11:38 +0000

Grab a friend and join us on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for the 18th Annual Tour of Fine Spaces hosted by the Junior League of Winston-Salem! Explore unique designs, skilled craftsmanship, and innovative home ideas.

Each ticket grants access to stunning spaces and supports crucial literacy and health programs for women and families in Forsyth County. Plus, a new addition to this year’s tour, don’t miss the silent auction at each location! Each home will feature fantastic sampling from local caterers, bakeries and restaurants.

Help us make a difference, one beautiful space at a time. Get your tickets now!

JLWS Literacy & Education Equity Fund Fall Mini-Grant Winners

Elizabeth Merriman — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 01:35:13 +0000

Congratulations to Kathryn Gehrs and Kristina Stevenson, the recipients of the JLWS Literacy and Education Equity (LEEF) fall mini-grants. Kathryn Gehrs is a Kindergarten Teacher at Kimberly Park Elementary. Kristina Stevenson is an Art Teacher at Smith Farm Elementary.

The funds from the LEEF endowment support individual schools within the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School system on projects that align with our community focus areas of children’s literacy, educating and mentoring youth, and improving family health outcomes. We look forward to another mini-grant cycle in Spring 2024!

We’re Hiring!

Allison Bradbury — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 23:51:29 +0000

The Junior League of Winston-Salem is hiring for the role of Financial Administrator! Are you interested in joining our team? Do you know someone who might be a good fit? To apply, please email your cover letter and resume to president@jlws.org with “Financial Administrator” in the subject line.

Click here to see the job description!

Letters from Santa

Elizabeth Merriman — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:41:21 +0000

Just in time for the holiday season, the Tour of Fine Spaces committee is proud to present our newest fundraiser, Letters From Santa and Frosty!

For only $15, you can customize a letter(s) to be sent to a special child in your life from Santa or Frosty.

This fundraiser will run through Friday, December 1, 2023. Letters will be mailed no later than Monday, December 14, 2023

Click here to purchase your letter today! Here

Your purchase of these letters will support the JLWS’s mission to advance women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration and training.

Your support of this fundraiser is greatly appreciated! Please direct any questions to Touroffinespaces@jlws.org

Check out this article from Triad Moms on Main: Triad Moms on Main Article

Welcome to our 2023-2024 New Member Class

Allison Bradbury — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:14:52 +0000

Help us welcome our New Member Class to the JLWS! Thanks to our New Member Development Team and New Member Mentors for creating a wonderful orientation that was held on August 12th at Footnote Coffee and Cocktails. Watch these women help build a better Winston-Salem as they serve with the JLWS!⁠

A Message From Our President

Allison Bradbury — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 17:01:02 +0000

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 101st year of the Junior League of Winston-Salem! As we embark on our second century of service in the Winston-Salem community, we are dedicated to continuing the legacy of effective change and leadership, just like the generations of devoted women who came before us.

This year our members will work to combat challenges found across our community that affect literacy, women and children’s health, and food insecurity. As we strive for meaningful impact, we will invigorate membership engagement and further equip our members with the necessary tools, resources, and support they need to flourish as leaders.

Friends of the Junior League of Winston-Salem, I invite you to join us in our mission! There are three easy ways you can get involved:

There is no better or more important time to become a member of the Junior League of Winston-Salem. Whether you join us to provide resources to an under-served community, meet more like-minded women, or want to learn new skills to continue your leadership development, this is the right place for you.
Consider supporting the Junior League of Winston-Salem with your resources. Every dollar received goes directly to fund our Mission and support our community programming.
Partner with us! We love working with others to make our collective impact stronger.

I’m humbled and honored to serve as President of the Junior League of Winston-Salem, and to serve alongside the many women who make this League remarkable.

Junior League of Winston-Salem, cheers to a year of strengthening connections with our community and with each other!

With a grateful heart,

Allison Bradbury

JLWS President 2023-2024

Now Open: Centennial Exhibit at Reynolda House

Meagan — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 22:05:24 +0000

We are excited to announce that the Junior League of Winston-Salem Centennial Exhibit at Reynolda House Museum of American Art is now being presented on the Lake Porch. The exhibit is a pictorial exhibit of our founding documents and archival photos and newsletters of our volunteer efforts over the past 100 years. The exhibit will be in place through December of this year. Admission fee to the museum is required, unless you are a member of Reynolda House Museum of American Art. Forsyth County Public Library also offers a limited number of free passes to visit Reynolda House.

Inclusion & Equity are a Priority at JLWS

Ellie Rahbar — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 00:43:09 +0000

The Junior League of Winston-Salem denounces and condemns racism and intolerance. We stand with Black communities who have endured pain over centuries of institutional racism and injustice in our country. We stand with our members and community partners who may be experiencing anger, fear, disappointment, and uncertainty with our current reality. JLWS stands with each of you.

As the nation, and our city, grapple with their responses to racial injustice, we can turn to our members and mission for guidance. JLWS is an organization of strong, diverse women committed to improving Winston-Salem through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers; this includes speaking and acting out against racism and injustice. As leaders in our community, our actions are critical. It is our duty to educate ourselves, engage in difficult conversations, and learn from one another.

We are continuing to make efforts to be more inclusive to our members, as an organization, and to the communities that we serve. Striving toward improvement, we challenge our members to reflect on what JLWS can do to put action towards change, share their ideas with leadership, and lend their energies to efforts in the service of this work.

Elizabeth Myers, JLWS President 2019-20
Walker Jones, JLWS President 2020-21
Liz Noland, JLWS President-Elect 2020-21

Mayor Joines Unveils New Jr. League Headquarters

Claire Machamer — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 14:01:00 +0000

On Saturday, Apr. 21, Mayor Allen Joines will help one of Winston-Salem’s oldest philanthropic organizations begin a new chapter in its 95-year history.

Mayor Joines will kick off the Junior League of Winston-Salem’s 13th annual Tour of Fine Spaces fundraiser with a ribbon-cutting ceremony of its new headquarters in the heart of the downtown arts district.

Key event details include:

Headquarters Ribbon-Cutting

Saturday, Apr. 21, 131 Liberty View Lane (off Trade Street)

10 a.m. ribbon-cutting with Mayor Allen Joines and Jason Thiel of the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. free tours of new downtown headquarters

Ribbon-cutting champagne toast sponsored in-part by Lowes Foods, Dough-Joe’s food truck, and free rides distributed by Cycle Bar in support of the JLWS Strong Women, Strong Families events

Tour of Fine Spaces

Saturday, Apr. 21

10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

$30 advance tickets can be purchased online, $35 day-of tickets can be purchased at headquarters or any home on the tour

Homes can be toured at leisure: 836 Oak St., The Residences 51 E 4^th St., 823 Oaklawn Ave., 2507 Woodbine Rd., 980 Wellington Rd., 305 Plymouth Ave., 467 Riverbend Dr. (Bermuda Run)

Tour of Fine Spaces attendees will have the opportunity to tour new and renovated homes throughout the Winston-Salem area for a firsthand look at the latest decorating, design, and building trends. Attendees will also be able to consult with on-site interior designers, cabinetmakers, flooring/tiling specialists, architects, and builders.

The money raised through Tour of Fine Spaces furthers the Junior League’s mission to encourage volunteer development, train members to become civic leaders, and support the community. The Junior League’s purpose is exclusively educational and charitable, with a main focus on childhood literacy and family health. For more information or to purchase advance tickets to Tour of Fine Spaces, please visit www.jlws.org/TourofFineSpaces

“We could not be more delighted to kick off our annual Tour of Fine Spaces event than by inviting the community to celebrate our newly constructed headquarters building in the downtown arts district. We are grateful to Mayor Joines for helping us commemorate such a special occasion as the Junior League prepares for its next century of service to the City of Winston-Salem,” said Aimee Rowe, President of the JLWS. “We invite the community to join us for all of the wonderful homes at Tour of Fine Spaces this year. Funds raised will allow us to continue our mission of nurturing and educating individuals to build healthier families and a stronger community.”

About the Junior League of Winston-Salem

The Junior League of Winston-Salem is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. With approximately 1,000 members, the Junior League of Winston-Salem has helped to inspire and establish vital Winston-Salem-based community organizations and events, including The Arts Council, Kaleideum, Ronald McDonald House, Komen North Carolina Triad Race for the Cure, READ TO ME and BOOKMARKS Festivals. Visit the Junior League of Winston-Salem website, www.jlws.org, for more information.

Thank you to our Tour of Fine Spaces sponsors Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and Winston-Salem Monthly.