In April 1959, five women
joined together to form the Community Service League of Springfield, Missouri.
Their vision: to make a positive contribution to Springfield through their
voluntarism and fund raising efforts.
Would these five, even in their wildest dreams, imagine the impact their
organization would make in the decades to follow?
The Community Service League was accepted into the Association of Junior Leagues
International in 1976, becoming its 231st member. The earliest fund raising
efforts of selling fruitcakes evolved into multi-faceted, full-fledged
businesses. Annual membership grew from 6 to 600.
JLS Founding Members from Left to Right: Jan Knauer
Horton, Anne Peightel Wakeman, Suzanne McDonald Tynes, Patty Moran Brooks,
Cynthia Farthing Hollander.
The Junior League of
Springfield was instrumental in developing these projects and programs
designed to benefit the Springfield community.
|
1960 |
Children's Clothing Bank
Visiting Nurses Association |
|
1963 |
Girls Club (now Boys and Girls Club) |
|
1972 |
KOZK, Ozarks Public Television |
|
1973 |
Regional Girls' Shelter |
|
1974 |
KOZK, Ozarks Public Television Tele-Auction |
|
1976 |
Child Advocacy Center
History Museum of the Ozarks
Plaid Door Thrift Store |
|
1977 |
Community Needs Assessment Survey
The Springfield Ballet |
|
1980 |
Dickerson Park Zoo Educational Amphitheater |
|
1981 |
Hospice Program |
|
1982 |
Ozarks Food Harvest |
|
1983 |
Leadership Springfield
Reading Is Fundamental |
|
1985 |
Kids on the Block Puppet Troupe |
|
1987 |
American Red Cross Blood Mobile |
|
1989 |
Discovery Center of Springfield
Teen Parent Program |
|
1990 |
First Night Springfield |
|
1991 |
Homebound Shoppers Service |
|
1993 |
Dickerson Park Zoo Asian Elephant Education
Program |
|
1996 |
Hall of Leaders Lecture Series at Springfield
Public Schools
Greene County Teen Court |
|
1997 |
Family Violence Center's ABCs &
123s Educational Program |
|
2000 |
Library Story Garden at the Springfield
Library Center |
|
2001 |
Boy Scout Nature Conservation Trail |
|
2002 |
Ronald McDonald House Mobile Dental Care Unit, Founding Partner |
|
2003 |
Boys and Girls Club Learning Center at the
Bill Stalnaker Unit |
|
2004 |
Community Needs Assessment |
|
2005 |
Community Report Card, Second Edition Focus on Child Abuse and Neglect |
 |
Junior League of Springfield
2574 East Bennett
Springfield, MO 65804417.887.9422
E-mail: info@jlspringfield.org |
