President’s Post: A Conversation with Noah

The other day I had a sweet conversation with my son, Noah that went something like this:

Mommy: Bye, bye, honey. See you in a little bit. I’m off to a Junior League meeting, but I’ll be back soon.

Noah: Junior League? Why do you go there all the time?

Mommy: Well, first, I don’t go there all the time (perhaps to a 5-year old I do!), but Junior League is a group of women who work together to do good things for children and mommies that are not as blessed as we are.

Noah: So, it’s a good thing? Junior League?

Mommy: Yes, darlin’, it’s a very good thing.

A rather simplistic explanation to ensure Noah understood, but one that, quite frankly, gets to the heart of what we are … women building better communities. And we’ve been doing that in Cedar Rapids for more than 75 years! (Well, you haven’t been doing it for 75 years, but League has been doing it for 75 years – although some days, I tell ya it can sure feel like it! And the buildings, programs, and infrastructure we have built is a tangible testament to the JLCR mission. Never forget that without you, League would not be what it is today – a vital organization of women committed to changing this community – one child, one teenager, one woman at a time. Because not a day goes by that I don’t realize how blessed I am to be alongside such an incredible mass of women with hearts wide open to give and give and give.

And if even a 5-year old boy can realize that we’re “a good thing,” then we truly are. Now, if Martha would just put us on her list!

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