JLGA recently purchased books about important women in history who broke through racial, social and economic barriers for Riverbend Head Start & Family Services in honor of Women’s History Month.
Shown here are members of the teaching staff at Granite City South with our donation.
For more information, contact 2017-2018 Community Outreach Chair Rhonda Brinkman at rbrink70@yahoo.com.
Congratulations to Alton, Illinois for being the top vote-getter and earning the honor of being featured on the Small Business Revolution’s Season 3!
We are so proud to be a part of this community, and we can’t wait to see what happens next 🙂
JLGA welcomed 14 women into our membership on December 14. We are excited to have these enthusiastic women join us in community improvement through volunteerism and the empowerment of women!
Riverbender.com featured us in their Charity Countdown to Christmas for 2017. Check us out!
ALTON – Quality Buick GMC Cadillac and Junior League of Alton are involved in a multitude of community service projects, but one of their favorites now is the Stock Santa’s Sleigh Day held at the dealership.
This was the third year in a row for the Stock Santa’s Sleigh Day and once again it was a success.
Our 2017 Provisional Class wrapped up their new member project on 12/6/17 – and presented a big check to the folks at Beverly Farm. In total, they will have raised $2,300 to benefit this amazing local home to nearly 400 people who live with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Along with several active members of League, the members also sang carols with the residents prior to the check presentation – great crowd! Thank you to everyone who made this possible!
See more photos at https://flic.kr/s/aHsmag4chW
Members donated time, Christmas treasures, and talent on Sunday, Dec. 3 to decorate Wish and Wear Dress Rentals (owned by our very own Abby Ontis) as our entry in the 2017 Best Christmas Display Contest.
The contest is an effort to decorate Broadway storefronts and help Alton get into the Christmas spirit.
JLGA participated in the Community Hope Center’s Thanksgiving Day meal delivery effort again this year. Check out our coverage in The Telegraph.
Leaguers Amber Haring and Beth Wiemers delivered snack items off of the Alton Boys & Girls Club’s Wish List to a very thankful group this month. Snacks were donated by members at the October General Membership meeting.
The program serves snacks four days per week to around 150 youth per day. Contact Al Womack, Jr. at (618) 462-6249 for more information about the programs needs.
JLGA members and their families posed as witches and wizards and paraded through the streets of Alton during the annual Alton Halloween parade on Tuesday, Oct. 31. The parade is said to draw 30,000 spectators annually.
