A Message from Our President

Thank you for visiting the Junior League of Richardson (JLR) website!  Our website gives the public a glimpse on how JLR serves its community through our projects, fundraisers and membership opportunities. 

The Junior League of Richardson has been serving the Richardson community since its inception in 1966 as the Richardson Service League.  In 1980, the Richardson Service League was admitted to the Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI), and we are now partnered with 293 Leagues with over 160,000 members in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Great Britain.  AJLI reaches out to women of all races, religions and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and commitment to voluntarism.

Junior League of Richardson’s motto is “growth in service to the community” and our current community projects reflect all groups and ages in Richardson.  Our signature projects include a partnership with the City of Richardson and Methodist Richardson Medical Center at the City’s Free Children’s Vaccination Clinic, and provide upkeep and tours to one of Richardson’s oldest homes, Miss Belle’s House.  Other community projects include the Richardson Adult Literacy Center, Santa’s Village, Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) Holiday Gift Wrap, NETWORK Holiday Food Baskets, Senior Center Mardi Gras Party, City of Richardson Trash Bash, and Kids in the Kitchen (an AJLI program promoting healthy eating habits in children) and many more!  We also provide a scholarship to a graduating high school senior who also serves their community through volunteering (The Holwerda-Kimzey Scholarship) and a Valentine art contest at Dobie Elementary.  We support our wonderful community projects though fundraisers like our annual Eggstravaganza and The City of Richardson’s Wildflower! Arts and Music Festival. 

We welcome all women in Richardson and the surrounding areas to become members of our League!  We are a small League compared to our neighboring Leagues, but we create lasting friendships through our love of helping the Richardson community.  We have provisional classes forming in the fall and spring, and if you are interested in becoming a member, please use the contact us section on the website. 

I am honored and excited to serve as President of the Junior League of Richardson for the 2011-2012 year!  I have loved my volunteer experiences in League, and have met so many wonderful women that I am proud to call lifelong friends!  I also have learned so much about the Richardson community and I have Junior League of Richardson to thank for those opportunities! I invite all women to do the same as we continue to grow as a League!

Michelle Mann

President, 2011-2012