JLW Blog: How Sustainers Stayed Connected During COVID-19

By: Molly DiGiammarino Despite COVID-19, sustainers found new and creative ways to stay connected with each other and the Junior League of Washington (JLW). In late May 2020, while helping clean up from Tossed & Found, Barbara Franklin, chair of the Sustainer Committee, said she was inspired by the relationship that had been built between… Read More

Kitchen Tour

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Get excited for the ninth annual Junior League of Washington Kitchen Tour, hosted on Saturday, April 18, 2020! Don’t miss your opportunity to experience the self-guided tour of the finest kitchens in Kalorama-Adams Morgan, all while enjoying culinary demonstrations, hors d’oeuvres, and signature cocktails.   SAVE THE DATE!  This event will fill up! Want to… Read More

Holiday Shops

Shopping for a Cause The Junior League of Washington (JLW) is pleased to announce the 61st annual Holiday Shops. GRAND OPENING: Friday, November 22, 2019: 6 – 10 p.m. MARKET HOURS: Saturday, November 23, 2019: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday, November 24, 2019: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. LOCATION Dock5 at Union Market 1309… Read More

Sustainer Spotlight: Luciana Gray

Friday, May 24, 2019 Between You and Me: A Conversation with Luciana Gray Luciana Mashore Gray has been a member of the Junior League of Washington for 14 years. She has served as a volunteer for the Friends of the JLW (2015-16), Assistant Director for the Literacy Council (2010-11), Chair of Community Outreach (2010- 11),… Read More

Sustainer Spotlight: Megan Morgan Burgoyne

Friday, May 24, 2019 Between You and Me: a Conversation with Megan Morgan Burgoyne Megan Morgan Burgoyne has been a member of the Junior League of Washington for 15 years.  She has been an active volunteer from 2004-2017, serving on the Folger Shakespeare Library and Targeted Grants and Volunteer Resources (TGVR) Committees.  She was the… Read More

Meet The Nominating Slate!

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 JLW’s Nominating Committee is the epitomy of empowered women empowering other women. This unique committee is a body of 11 women with leadership experience who identify and slate all League leaders for the following year. Our active members shape this committee by voting for its members each spring as part of… Read More

Meet The Nominating Slate for the 2019-2020!

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 JLW’s Nominating Committee is the epitomy of empowered women empowering other women. This unique committee is a body of 11 women with leadership experience who identify and slate all League leaders for the following year. Our active members shape this committee by voting for its members each spring as part of… Read More

Recap: A Weekend at AJLI’s Organization Development Institute

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 By Sadie Cornelius, Graphic Design Committee Chair The Organizational Development Institute (ODI) is an AJLI leadership development series  held three times a year to provide Junior League members with mission-based training in key areas critical to the healthy functioning of a League. At ODIs, delegates from across the country build organizational… Read More

Sustainer Spotlight: Q&A with Tina Cleland

Wednesday, February 13, 2019 Meet Tina Cleland, one of JLW’s accomplished Sustainers living in Kensington, Maryland. Tina joined the Junior League in 1976, and previously served as the 1985-1986 JLW President and served as Chair of the  Development & Training and Strategic Planning committees, among many other JLW positions. Tina had a lengthy career focused… Read More

Sustainer Spotlight: Margaret Alagia-Ingram

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 Most Junior League of Washington may have seen the artwork in the Loughborough Room and wondered about the story behind the works and the artist who created them. The artist is Margaret Alagia-Ingram, one of our own! She is a Sustainer with the JLW. During her Active Membership years starting in 1987,… Read More