“Papers! Papers! Papers!” What?!?! Well, it’s an obscure reference from the opera “The Consul” by Menotti.  Bet you didn’t know I used to be an opera singer did you?  My undergraduate degree just happens to be a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Baylor University.  Seriously?  Go figure!  Although singing is now my avocation rather than my vocation, singing...

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...

The Junior League of Cedar Rapids (JLCR) is honored to have been awarded one of the Corridor Business Journal’s Nonprofit Innovation Awards. JLCR was selected as the winner in the Brand Identity/Unique Marketing Campaign category that assesses an organization’s ability to attract volunteers, sponsors and clients. JLCR received the award for promotional efforts for the Ladies Titan Tire Challenge (LTTC),...

This past weekend, Junior League’s HACAP Provisional Team delivered bags of toiletries for the 175 residents of Geneva Towers. Many of the residents who live at Geneva Towers live on a limited income and only receive on bag of food a month from HACAP. As we know, toiletries are expensive, through the suggestion of HACAP our group agreed to help the residents by providing them with the following items: shampoo,...