Three Junior League of Cedar Rapids (JLCR) members have received Forty Under 40 awards. Jennifer Higgins-Bleil, Kristin Roberts, and Laurie Wahlert were selected from a record number of nominations for the annual Corridor Business Journal award. The Corridor Business Journal Forty Under 40 awards recognize local men and women who have made a significant impact in their business or community early in their careers. All...

Junior League of Cedar Rapids (JLCR) has completed its first Done In a Day (DIAD) project of the 2010-2011 year. DIADs are JLCR community service projects that members participate in one day every month from September through May. On Saturday Sept. 18, JLCR held our first volunteer event with the Four Oaks PHASE Program. Four Oaks’ mission is to assure children become successful adults. It is a place where...

Two Junior League of Cedar Rapids (JLCR) leaders have been selected to help set the direction of Junior League policy for Leagues throughout the country and internationally. JLCR President Karen Pelletier and JLCR Past President Nancy Evans, both of Cedar Rapids, will serve on an Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI) Task Force that will discuss possible changes to Junior League policy and explore...