1915

• Junior Service founded by 12 women with an idea to service the community.

1917

• Canton Day Nursery incorporated.

1919

• Constitution adopted.
• First Christmas Seal sale in Canton. Junior Service continued this activity until 1961.
• "Fancies" musical revue was held.

1921

• "Fads and Fancies," musical revue was held.

1923

• Fresh air camp opened for undernourished children started and continued until 1933.

1927 -- 1929

• New constitution adopted, providing a provisional course for all new members.
• Braille transcribing became new activity.

1930

• Full-time T.B. nurse employed was and still is one and only in Canton.

1930 -- 1933

• Incorporated and became Junior Service, Inc.
• Established circulating libraries at Mercy and Aultman hospitals.

1934

• Applied to AJLA ruled eligible to make application. Great credit to Elizabeth Week Zollars.

1935

• Preliminary AJLA inspection. Received a favorable vote.
• Abrogated constitution and adopted one adapted from Junior League requirements.

1936

• "Junior Service Follies" was held.
• Education department established, radio program put on, project committee formed.

1937

• Application to AJLA accepted February 16th. Became Junior League of Canton, Ohio, Inc.
• Hospital hostess work started.
• Children's Bureau Round Table established.

1938

• "Heidi" was trouped to 5 schools.

1939

• "Better Reading for Children" Radio Series was project.

1940

• Tumor Clinic established at Aultman Hospital.

1941

• Emergency services CDVA set up.
• Joined with Children's Mission to give building to Philamatheon Society.
• News Sheet was started.
• Public Health Nurses' Car Service started.
• Plans made for volunteer service at Aultman Hospital in case of war emergency.

1942

• Radio serial "Adventures of Tom Sawyer" awarded first prize by Institute for Education by Radio.
• McKinley Monument Landscape Project.
• League took charge of all volunteer service for Aultman Hospital, which was expanded to embrace entire community.

1943

• Red Cross, JayTeen and Town Chatter supported.
• Sustaining group organized Arts for Youth project.

1944

• Hospitality Shop at Aultman set up (turned over to hospital in 1946).
• Red Cross War Fund and JayTeens supported.

1945

• Supported JayTeens and Canton Art Institute.
• League Life replaced News Sheet.

1946

• Hobby Show program over radio.
• Supported Art Institute.

1947

• Initiated Woman of the Year Award.
• Canton Art Institute (Tours and Service).
• Service to the Leader Dog League.
• Held first Bazaar with a new profit of $3,732.85.

1948

• Mercy Hospital project.
• Bazaar was held.

1949

• Directed Girl Scouts in a 13-week radio program.
• Sponsored first production of the Junior Symphony.
• Supported YWCA building fund, Players Guild, Golden Age Club, Special Classes, Cancer Society, and Stark County Guidance Clinic.

1950

• "Follies of 1950", net profit $8,465.19.
• Stark County Guidance Foundation and the YWCA Building Fund were projects.
• Canton Day Nursery liquidated for $5,257.00.

1951

• TimkenMercy Snack Bar opened (turned to another group in 1953).
• Membership in Ohio State Legislative Committee first "Tag Day" to encourage voter registration.
• Transcription machine given to McKinley High School.
• Supported Girl Scouts.

1952

• Clubroom at Art Institute opened.
• Puppet Committee organized.
• Supported United Youth Fund, Amerman Workshop for Blind, and Stark County Guidance Foundation.
• Children's Theater presented plays from Grace Price Productions.

1953

• Funded $2,899.48 show wagon for City Recreation Department.
• Puppet Committee organized wagons for shows at city playgrounds.
• "Follies of 1953" net profit of $11,063.66.
• The Stark County Guidance Center and the Society for Retarded Children were supported.

1954

• Canton Children's Theater joint project with Players' Guild.
• AudiometerOrthorater purchased.
• Birthday parties monthly for children at Fairmount Children's Home (terminated in 1958).
• Aultman Hospital Bookcart in cooperation with the Canton Public Library (discontinued in 1957).
• Puppets, Jingles and Lucifer adopted as League mascots.

1955

• Scholastic Achievement Award Luncheon started,
• Junior Theater Workshop started (l958 Players Guild took over responsibility of this project).
• Cookbook "A Matter of Taste" published.
• City Hall Student Tours started.
• Furnished Activities Room for new Detention Home.

1956

• Youth Concert sponsored in cooperation with Canton Symphony Orchestra and is still an annual event.
• Mother Gooseland Exhibit.
• Senior Recreational Program Inc. started. Supported with donations through 1967.
• "Follies of l956" net profit $10,236.98.

1957

• Dancing Assembly Inaugurated.
• Purchased JayTeen recreation equipment.

1958

• Citation from the National Recreation Association for Senior Program and the Show Wagon Silverware to YMCA Camp.

1959

• Leiter International Performance Scale to Rehabilitation Center.
• Docent Program at Canton Art Institute started.

1960

• First Collegiate Basketball Tournament held.
• Voted one-year terms for Board with the exception of the Treasurer.
• United Fund Gold Key Award received.

1961

• Collegiate Basketball Tournament held (discontinued in 1962).

1962

• Celebrated 25th Anniversary with a Silver Ball in April.
• Stark County Historical Society Planetarium Dome and Commemoration.
• Film purchase for Stark County Mental Health Association Revision of Teen Age Code.
• Formation of Sustainers with Fritzie Miller, Chairman, assisted by Elizabeth Scott.
• Received Gold Key Award by United Fund.
• Membership in the Junior League of Canton had grown from 67 to 355.

1963

• Received first Senior Citizens' Program "Community Service Award".
• City Hall tours for seventh graders.
• Visit of AJLA consultant on education, Miss Kathryn Oliphant.
• Coordinated style show for Football Hall of Fame.
• Distributed pamphlets "Careful Twins" to county schools.

1964

• First Boutique de Noel held.
• First year of volunteer service to the Stark County Historical Center.
• Revision of provisional course geared to year round training.
• Visit by Mrs. John Tyler, Regional Director.
• City Hall tours for seventh graders.
• Sustainer representative added to Board.

1965

• Established PreSchool Enrichment Program for culturally deprived children. Donated $12,000.
• Stark County Historical Center hired an Educational Director. Donated $11,000.
• TONIC (The Old and New in Canton) tours were taken by all actives to reacquaint them with the community.
• Hired parttime secretary to work one day a week in League room.
• Approved gift of furnishings for new TB Association Building.

1966

• Received Canton Professional Educator's Layman's Award for continued interest and support of the public schools.
• Voted to terminate Youth Concert and Scholastic Achievement Luncheon following this year's events.
• Started Pediatric Craft Program at Aultman Hospital.
• First Spring Dinner and Auction.
• $500.00 Scholarship to Family Service.
• $100.00 for books for Canton Urban League's EachOne TeachOne.

1967

• 30th Anniversary year.
• Received the YMCA award for our Senior Citizen's Program.
• Received an award from the Ohio State Historical Society for service to the Stark County Historical Center.
• Visit of AJLA consultants, Mrs. Joseph Connolly and Dot Swinburne.
• Cosponsored the Hall of Fame Style Show.
• Hosted the Spring State Public Affairs Conference.
• Preschool Enrichment Program was supported.
• Planetarium projectors purchased for the Stark County Historical Center Planetarium.
• Supported Aultman Hospital Pediatrics Arts and Crafts project.

1968

• Received Gold Key Award for community volunteer service.
• Donated $35.00 for the Northeast YKids Pilot Project.
• Donated $500.00 for completion of the Family Service Scholarship.
• President's Ball held in November.
• Relocated to new headquarters in the Stark County Historical Center.
• Voted to establish a memorial fund to select books as a memorial for deceased members.

1969

• Charity Ball was held in the fall.
• 6th Annual Boutique.
• Completed Northeast Y-Kids Program.
• Voted in Visual Aid and Project Committees.
• $500.00 to Family Service.
• Cosponsored Hall of Fame Style Show.
• Voted to reprint cookbook.
• Gold Key Award received.

1970

• Seventh Annual Christmas Boutique.
• Charity Ball at Mayfair Country Club in spring of l970.

1971

• Gold Key Award received.
• 8th Annual Christmas Boutique (first time at Imperial House).
• Puppet workshop sponsored.
• Canton Art Institute's 1001 Sales and Rental Gallery was opened.
• Discontinued Charity Ball.
• Cultural Center Dance organized by Executive Committee.
• Ecology Committee established.
• Canton Area Guide for the Handicapped initiated.
• Purchased film "Drugs Are Like That".
• Ohio Historical Award won by League's filmstrip "Free People at Work".
• Education Day held at Cultural Center.
• $15,000 donated to establish Well Child Conference Wish United Fund.

1972

• 35th Anniversary year.
• Gold Key Award received.
• 9th Annual Christmas Boutique.
• Regional Arts Workshop.
• $5,000.00 donated to Shelter Drug Crisis Center.
• AJLA name changed to AJL.
• First joint meeting between Akron and Canton Leagues.
• Goodwill Award for Handicapped Handbook.
• Funnerday, Children's Lecture and Demonstration Series.
• Children's Education Day "Drugs are Like That" and Ecology Puppet Show.
• $1,050.00 donated to the Stark County Child Achievement Center for purchase of additional equipment.

1973

• Etcetera replaced League Life.
• Sitter Service began.
• Became member of Area Council II.
• 10th Christmas Boutique.
• "Community Involvement in the Arts" workshop held in conjunction with the Canton Art Institute.
• Merry Makers Series presented.
• Executive Coordinator position created.
• Gold Key Award received.
• Puppet Committee dissolved.
• Hosted the State Public Affairs Conference.
• Bylaw change to extend admission age to 36.
• Headquarters relocated to 1123 Cleveland Ave. NW.

1974

• Revenue Sharing Seminar cosponsored with League of Women Voters and United Fund.
• Joint Membership Meeting with Hadassah.
• 11th Annual Christmas Boutique.
• Donated $1.000.00 to Pathway House.
• Participant in Impact, Spectrum and Facilitators Conferences.
• Drug Film turned over to North Canton Junior Women's Club.
• Treasurer term changed to one year with automatic succession of Assistant Treasurer.
• Jane Fawcett elected to Area Nominating Committee.
• Established Tel Med Project with United Way Health Foundation and voted $12,000.00 to support it.
• Established Task Force to Survey Juvenile Services.
• Gold Key Award received.
• Completed "Passport to Discovery" filmstrips for Canton City Schools.
• Established Memorial Fund.
• "Kaleidoscope History of Our League" slide series.

1975

• Held seminars in public speaking and funding.
• 12th Annual Christmas Boutique.
• Singled out by AJL as a "dynamic growth league".
• Cosponsored the research and publication of "The Architecture of Canton" with the Art Institute.
• Held a recognition luncheon for foster parents.
• Gold Key Award received for ninth time.
• Public Affairs produced "Writing Your Legislators".

1976

• Second Year Tel Med.
• AudioVisual Committee assisted research and preparation for book "Architecture in Canton".
• Voted $5,000.00 a year for two years to initiate Pediatric Assessment Services at Goodwill Industries.
• Donated $16,000.00 to establish Group Home.
• 13th Annual Christmas Boutique, 4th Merry Makers, and Dancing Assembly added more than $20,000 to Community Trust Fund.
• Gold Key Award received.
• AJL training programs featured Association Management Process (AMP) and Career Development.

1977

• Career Development Seminars.
• 14th Annual Christmas Boutique raised more than $22,000.00 for Community Trust Fund.
• Pediatric Assessment Service continued support.
• Final year for Tel Med.
• Led to formation of Canton Preservation Society in spring.
• Held exhibit with Art Institute, "Architecture in Federal America".
• Donated $1,500.00 to establish Community Information Center with members serving as planning consultants $800.00 to execute new edition of "Guide to Canton for the Handicapped".
• Sitter Service selfsustaining.

1978

• 40th Anniversary year.
• Donated $1,500.00 and assisted in development of the Community Information Exchange in cooperation with the Downtown Commission.
• Supported opening of the Next Step, Inc.
• Adopted – "Our Community Connection Women Volunteers" with the Repository and the TriCounty Radio Reading Service as projects for the coming year.
• Established a Community Advisory Board.
• Raised $24,000.00 for the Community Trust Fund through the l5th Annual Christmas Boutique.
• Held first combined Board Meeting with Youngstown and Akron Leagues.

1979

• Voted to spend $4,000.00 to publish a directory of nursing homes in Stark County.
• Assisted the TriCounty Radio Reading Service by purchasing equipment and providing volunteers.
• Conducted a yearlong survey. "Our Community Connection Women Volunteers" with The Repository.
• Developed audiovisual techniques in presentations for committees and the Downtown Canton Association.
• Added $27,000.00 to Community Trust Fund from the l6th Annual Christmas Boutique.

1979 -- 1980

• Gold Key Award received.
• Developed three audiovisual presentations for the community: Voluntary Action Center, Family Services and Aultman Hospital.
• Added $27,400.00 to our Community Trust Fund from the 17th Annual Christmas Boutique.
• Santa's Village.
• Community Resource Bank "People Plus", $1,000.00; Education phase of Development of Hospice Concept $6,000.00; Development of a Docent Program for Historical Center; purchase and installation of Foucault Pendulum at $5,000.00, Historical Society Formed Downtown Revitalization Ad Hoc Study Committee.
• Applied for grants for Hospice from five foundations.
• Brought three different performances of children's theatre "Merry Makers Series" to a total audience of 4,064.
• Published our Guide to Stark County Nursing Homes (500 copies).
• Established and used printed Volunteer Service Guidelines.
• Moved into new headquarters at Stark County Public Library.
• Offered Community Luncheon to 24 organizations to demonstrate our training programs.
• Saluted Nancy McPeek as 198081 Area Council Chairman Director.

1980 - 1981

• 14th Gold Key Award hosted Thank You Luncheon for Sustainers.
• Prepared slide presentations for Next Step, Great Trail Girl Scout Council, YWCA, M.B. Shipley Health Care Clinic, and Visiting Nurse Society.
• Continued participation in SPAC and Ohio Leagues for Public Education.
• Voted to fund and support "Kids on the Block" for $4,000 and a Health Fair for $6,000 in cooperation with the United Way.
• Evaluated and updated Nursing Home Booklet.
• Developed and printed "People Plus".
• Developed Community Skills Bank for the city schools.
• Cosponsored Downtown Revitalization Project with the Canton Preservation Society.
• Purchased Foucault pendulum and prepared script and docent program for the McKinley Museum.
• Held Hospice Symposium, helped purchase resource material and establish Board and incorporate Hospice of Stark County.
• Established Foster Care Review Board.
• Successfully nominated Monte Hammond for Bar Association's Liberty Bell Award.
• Held first Santa's Village and realized a profit of $12,500.

1981 - 1982

• Honored by Mayor's Downtown Commissions and the Canton School Volunteer Corps.
• Provisional Class raised funds and donated a commercial washing machine to the Battered Women's Shelter and a storage cabinet to Junior League headquarters.
• Revised Kaleidoscope, prepared a slide presentation for the Canton Civic Ballet and assisted with the President's Report.
• Hosted Juliet Rowland, Area II Director and AJL VicePresident elect.
• Initiated the Guardian Ad Litem Program.
• Turned the Citizen Review Board over to the Courts.
• Developed plan for a Community Needs Assessment, which was with the United Way of Central Stark County (our share was $7,500).
• Sitter Service formed own corporation to operate with its own Board of Trustees and Bylaws.
• Passed two projects: A Child Abuse Learning Resource Center and Public Relations campaign to promote the LRC with the Stark County District Library and Parents Anonymous for $2,450, and Because They Love Me and resource materials to be used cooperatively by Family Services and the Junior League for $1,000.
• Recruited puppeteers, provided training, and scheduled the Kids on the Block into area schools.
• Created weekend preschool classes at the McKinley Museum
• Provided $17,880 to the Community Trust Fund through Santa's Village.

1982 -- 1983

• Trained a team in Grantsmanship and established a coalitions with the Friends of the Library to establish a resource center.
• Became a part of the Blood Assurance Program.
• Continued Kids on the Block Project.
• Established resource center on child abuse at the Library.
• Showed the film "Because They Love ME" to several community groups.
• Allocated money to establish Project LEAD, assist with Talent Care, and to print a Youth Volunteer Opportunity Booklet.
• Established a Cookbook Corner.
• Held third annual Santa's Village.
• Combined the Community Trust Fund and Administrative Fund.
• Received Liberty Bell Award from the Stark County Bar Association.

1983 -- 1984

• Spearheaded Stark County effort for The Chemical People.
• Realized more than $1000 profit from the Cookbook Corner.
• Sponsored Project LEAD team with Canton South high School.
• Began community board training program with Voluntary Action Center.
• Raised over $27,000 at Santa's Village.
• Presented Pecos Bill for school children as part of Merry Makers series and realized profit.
• Held Suburban Cowboy party for membership.
• Published Volunteer Opportunities for Youth booklet.
• Trained volunteers for Kids on the Block and turned project over to First Christian Church.
• Began performances for senior citizens through Talent Care.
• Had $7,500 for community needs assessment returned by United Way.
• Continued Grantsmanship program with the Library and printed brochure explaining it.
• Presented programs to membership on Amish life, decorating and a wilderness experience.
• Benefited Amateur Hall of Fame, Special Olympics and Stark County Hunger Task Force through provisional project.

1984 -- 1985

• Instituted a "Think Tank" to take member input on League issues.
• Began steps to grant honorary life membership to charter members to commemorate 50th anniversary.
• Selected 4-year project focus area of Child Welfare.
• Adopted 4 projects: to restore 3 Mother Gooseland exhibits; to expand Project LEAD to include 5 area high schools; to provide drama experiences for handicapped children with Players Guild; to establish a Mother Mentor project for teen mothers and study feasibility of a day care center.
• Helped register voters for November election.
• Moved Santa's Village to McKinley Museum, adding Preview Party, Boutique and Country Kitchen, and Tree Auction, earning $25,326 for community projects.
• Dressed used dolls to benefit Goodwill.
• Participated in National Volunteer Week promotion with VAC, adding special recognition for teen volunteers.
• Donated $1900 profit from "New York New York" provisional project to Shipley Center.
• Presented "The Arkansaw Bear" as Merry Makers' performance for l400 area students and teachers.
• Shared a Christmas luncheon at Mohican Manor and a May "Prom of Yesteryear" hosted by Special Events.
• Received Bachelor's Ball proceeds to benefit Project LEAD.
• Approved a Christmas tree auction party as new major fundraiser.
• Marketed Volunteer Opportunities for Youth Booklet and teen voluntarism in area high school newspapers and Repository.
• Earned $444 from cookbook sales and produced plans for additional supplemental fundraisers.

1985 -- 1986

• Adopted 6 projects - Project LEAD, CASC Play Therapy Room, Mother Mentor Pilot Project (Phase 11), Video Tape Library, Day Care for Infants of High School students' feasibility study and Child Advocacy Center feasibility study.
• Future Planning committee assisted in writing the 198687 Goals and Objectives instead of the VP doing it all.
• Gala of Trees profit $25,000.
• Presented "Look to the Stars" as Merry Makers performance for 1350 area students and teachers.
• "Sparkler Award" honored a member for outstanding service to a chairman, (not a board person).
• Special Events lead a Kentucky Derby Party called "Run for the Roses".
• Theater Experience for the Handicapped "Special Class" held in July.

1986 -- 1987

• Fiftieth Anniversary year. Luncheon held during April. Anniversary history written and published.
• Junior League Cookbook reprinted.
• Child & Family Advocacy Center 50th Anniversary Gift to community.
• Developed nondiscriminatory facilities resource bank.
• Council system initiated.
• 175 Sustainers attended Fall Sustainer Luncheon known as "Class Reunion".
• Play therapy room and tape library donated to Child & Adolescent Service Center.
• Day care transportation funded for teen mothers through Canton PreSchool and Stark County Child Care Coalition formed.
• Published Adolescent Pregnancy Child Watch report.
• Trained first class of Mother Mentors.
• Produced "Special Class" with `Player's Guild.
• Presented "Emperor's New Clothes" in 2 performances of Merry Makers.
• Gala of Trees nets $32,000, including $9000 profit from raffle of Arabian Horse - Ara Gislaine.
• Received award from Ohio Attorney General Celebreeze for developing Child & Family Advocacy Center.
• Received Bachelor Ball proceeds to benefit Community projects.
• Provisional Project "Mardi Gras" nets $4000 to benefit Pegasus Farm.
• Mother Mentor PSA win 3rd prize in AJL Annual PR Contest.
• Training seminar offered to community on "Coping With Stress".

1987 -- 1988

• Clambake was held.
• Netted record breaking $36,000 from Holiday Gala
• Adopted a family through Community Christmas.
• Merry Makers "Rumpelstiltskin" plays to 2600 children.
• Distributed 10,000 Teen Help Cards to area schools.
• Parent's Anonymous takes over Mother Mentor with aid of JLC matching Grant.
• PhoneFriend gets average of 52 calls per day.
• Project LEAD turned over to 5 area schools.
• League receives outstanding Public Service Award from Prosecutor's Office for second consecutive year.
• APCW featured in "Junior League Review" and chosen as model program for Annual Conference.
• Received Certificate of Appreciation from Red Cross.
• Participated in Project HOPE.
• Project Brochure for Mother Mentor produced.
• Provisional Project "An Evening in Paris" nets $3000 for the Margaret B. Shipley Clinic.
• $5000 Grant received from McInnis Foundation for Mother Gooseland
• $2000 contribution from Pamhellenic for PhoneFriend Project.

1988 -- 1989

• Built and supervised the Playground at Pegasus Farm.
• Presented "Charlotte's Web" at the Palace.
• Raised $62,000 at Holiday Gala.
• Introduced Children's Holiday for federally funded preschools.
• Adopted families through Community Christmas.
• Published the Women's History Month Community Calendar.
• Conducted "Whole Mind, Whole Body" and Advanced Individual Training Decorated the Playroom at the Battered Women's Shelter as the Provisional Service Project.
• Continued PhoneFriend with the Red Cross.
• Printed 2000 pamphlets on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Chaired the Stark County Child Care Coalition.

1989 -- 1990

• Participated in "Get Acquainted with Canton Night".
• Washington Improvisational Teen Theater held 5 performances.
• AIM presented "Train the Trainer", "The Taming of the Crew," "How to be a Mover and a Shaker," and "Now That We've Got It, How do We Flaunt It" Seminars.
• Merry Makers presented "Li'l Red".
• Children's Holiday held with popular evening session for JLC families.
• Holiday Gala was a success with $60,000 profit.
• Public Affairs Committee held Environmental Forum at Stark Tech.
• Grief Education and Support Program Held Seminars.
• Solicited Items for the Homeless Shelter Supplies Project .
• Held Roses and Ribbons Mother/Daughter Friendship Luncheon.
• Conducted Membership Diversification Awareness Day.
• Adopted families through Community Christmas.
• Helped underwrite the Women's History Month Community Calendar.
• Provisional Class conducted a Day of Independent Living Skills for Young Adults.
• Grant obtained for the Battered Women's Shelter.

1990 -- 1991

• Participated in "Get Acquainted with Canton Night".
• Honored Bev Girard, Executive Secretary for 20 years, at a Retirement Party.
• Holiday Gala was a huge success with $70,000 profit.
• Participated in Community Christmas.
• Enjoyed a Festive MotherDaughter Friendship Luncheon.
• Supported 5 successful Projects: Woman to Woman, Grief Education, Teens Plus, Family Friends and Family Legal Services.
• Conducted our first ever AJLI Sponsored Child Immunization Public Awareness Campaign, Public Relations diligently worked on our first Annual Report and new look for the 90's.
• Merry Makers presented "Alice in Wonderland".
• Awarded our first Mini-Grant to Lathrop School for the Implementation of a Collaborative Language Development Program.
• The Provisionals "Question Recovery House" project was very beneficial.

1991 -- 1992

• Revamped Blood Program.
• Holiday Gala very successful, generated $70,000.
• Children's Holiday 1300 federally funded preschoolers.
• Held 1st Family Service Day painting the YWCA Child Care Area.
• Passed new Education Position Statement.
• PLAYRIGHT Project started with 27 volunteers and $40,000.
• Mini-Grants: $5,000 to DARE Programs Canton & Jackson, Wm. McKinley Mental Health Center, YWCA Early Childhood Learning Center, Woman to Woman Mastectomy Support Group, Alliance GRADS Toy Lending Library, North Canton Playhouse, Lathrop School, Great Trail Girl Scouts.
• Family Friends, Directory of Senior Services, Peer Listening Projects.
• SPAC again published Children's Defense Fund Booklet.
• Merry Makers "Sword in the Stone" attended by 1800 children.

1992 -- 1993

• Public Affairs sponsored a Legislative Reception.
• Holiday Gala generated $62,735.85.
• Children's Holiday entertained 1,814 federally funded preschoolers.
• Provisionals developed Career Clothes Closet for Pyramid Career Svs.
• Voted to renew PLAYRIGHT project, 29 volunteers and $27,000.00.
• $5,000.00 in Mini-grants given to 5 agencies: Canton Civic Opera, YWCA Early Childhood Center, Stark County School District Early Childhood Division, Mother Mentor and Visible House.
• Merry Makers presented "Oh, Jack!" to 2,264 area school children.
• The Senior Services Directory project was completed and free copies distributed throughout the community.

1993 -- 1994

• Received the Chamber of Commerce's "Award of Appreciation" .
• Holiday Gala generated an unprecedented $100,000.
• Children's Holiday was held on two days--Day One for federally funded preschools and Day Two for private/parochial preschools. Over $2,000 was raised and over 2,000 children were entertained.
• Community Council participated in Community Christmas, Blood Program, establishing a library for O.B.E.S. Center, collecting donations for Rape Crisis Center, and other "Done-In-A-Day" projects.
• Provisional Project was revamping Harmony House, a facility where parents whose children had been removed from the home could visit their children.
• PLAYRIGHT in full implementation with sites at Pleasant View School for the Arts, Head Start and Lathrop Schools.
• $2,000 in Mini-Grants was awarded to two agencies: Angel Plane of Ohio and Natural Communications.
• Art Auction held at Shady Hollow and netted over $3,000.
• Mayor Richard D. Watkins issued a Proclamation to the Junior League of Canton for Outstanding Volunteer Service as did the Hon. J. Kirk Schuring, State Representative, 50th District.
• Merry Makers presented "Alice in Wonderland" on April 25 to over 2,500 area school children.
• The first-ever community newsletter entitled the Junior League Community Newsline was published.

1994 -- 1995

• First PLAYRIGHT Signature Teacher Workshop held.
• Children's Holiday held on two days for federally funded preschools, and private, public and parochial schools. Over $5,406 was raised and over 2,000 attended.
• Holiday Gala celebrated its tenth anniversary and generated $86,000 at the Canton Civic Center.
• An experimental project called "The Country Store" was developed by two new actives to generate revenues for the League. It provided bake goods and specialty items for sale at membership meetings from January through May.
• Four Mini-grants awarded. $1,664 that had been specified earlier for a program dealing with learning disabilities awarded to Pegasus Farm. $3,500 divided among three agencies: Domestic Violence Project, Multi-County Juvenile Attention Ctr. & Habitat for Humanity.
• Done-In-A-Day Committee solicited donations at membership meetings for items to be donated to the Domestic Violence Project.
• Done-In-A-Day Committee held Day Out Project for Domestic Violence Shelter residents on April 29th.
• PLAYRIGHT Curriculum in final editing stages and to be submitted to designated publishers nationally by mid-June.
• Merry Makers presented "The Emperor's New Clothes" on May 2nd at the Palace Theatre to 760 school-age children.

1995 -- 1996

• The JC Penny Golden Rule Award for Education Division was awarded to PLAYRIGHT.
• Mini-Grants were awarded to HUGS, American Red Cross, Rape Crisis Services, Pyramid Career Closet, Canton Community Clinic, and the Great Trail Girl Scout Council.
• The Done-In-A Day Committee organized a collaborative effort with staff and parents from Lathrop School, along with JLC members for landscaping of the new playground facility at Lathrop in early fall.
• Public Affairs presented on May 8, 1996 the unveiling of the Silent Witness Exhibit.
• Fifty-five teachers have been trained on the PLAYRIGHT philosophy.
• Children's Holiday held its two-day event hosting over 2,500 children from area preschools.
• Holiday Gala celebrated its 11th year of success netting approximately $67,000.00 to be returned to the community.
• Interest monies from the Helen McGinnis grant were used to purchase new animated figures for Children's Holiday.

1996 -- 1997

• Published the PLAYRIGHTsm curriculum. Established PLAYRIGHTsm in the community. Organized a 15 member Board of Directors.
• Carolee Eldridge hired as Executive Secretary.
• Dropped upper age requirement of Active members.
• Refurbished children's playroom at Quality Time through Summer/Fall Provisional project.
• Executed twelfth Holiday Gala raising approximately $83,000.
• Merry Makers presented "Aladdin" at area schools.
• Children's Holiday held two morning performances for over 1100 students from area preschools.
• Awarded five mini grants to area non-profits.
• Oversaw the Silent Witness Program displayed at approximately 25 sites throughout Stark County.
• Celebrated 50th Women of the Year Event.
• Implemented three mini projects including Agape Soup Kitchen, Suitcase Activity and Gibbs Outdoor Learning Center.
• Celebrated 60th Year at March Membership meeting with 16 past presidents.

1997 – 1998

• Second Annual Preschool Screening for 3 and 4-year-old children was conducted in collaboration with the Canton Community Clinic testing over 350 children.
• First Aid Kits were provided for 16 Stark County preschools.
• J.R. Coleman Senior Outreach Center was provided with new furnishings in their activity room.
• Children's Holiday Committee collected 350 children's coats for Head Start.
• Over 2200 preschool children attended Children's Holiday.
• Provisional Class conducted a Respiratory Screening Day for 38 families in collaboration with the Canton Community Clinic, the American Lung Association and Aultman Hospital.
• Holiday Gala, our major fundraiser, raised over $70,000.
• Helped Gibbs School develop a plan for an Outdoor Learning Center. Donated landscaping materials for this project.
• Focus on Children (Merry Makers) provided a theatrical performance of Hansel and Gretal for four elementary schools
• A total of $12,420 was given in Mini Grants to six local non-profit organizations.
• Four outstanding community projects were passed. The Domestic Violence Shelter Project, The Teddy Bear Backpack Project, The Prenatal Care and Well Being Project and The Pegasus Farm Project.
• Three-year Strategic Plan was completed and adopted by the membership.
• Public Affairs Committee decided through much research to withdrawal from the State Public Affairs Committee.
• Developed a user-friendly yearbook. For the first time our Sustainers were sent a yearbook free of charge.

1998 -- 1999

• The headquarters was moved from the McKinley Life Care Center to the Glass Tower in Jackson Township.
• Designer Showcase debuted as our major fundraiser with over 19 decorators participating in the transformation of the Hoover Historical Center to a Victorian era.
• Ways & Means generated revenue with the continuation of the Country Store at general membership meetings, and held a Mother-Child Fashion Show and Silent Auction at Brookside Country Club.
• Three projects were successfully completed: The Teddy Bear Backpack, Pegasus Farm Playroom and the Domestic Violence Project.
• The Silent Witness Project was formally presented to the Domestic Violence Shelter.
• Membership participated in mini "Done-in-a-Day" activities immediately following membership meetings by packing Easter Baskets and toiletries for the women and children at the Domestic Violence Shelter.

1999 -- 2000

• Two community projects were successfully completed: Personal Hygiene Kits and a Baby Safety Shower.
• A Done in a Day Millennium Project, "Read to Me Project" recruited 2,000 people to read to children on January 22, 2000.
• A Children's Holiday program was hosted for children in federally funded preschools.
• Merry Makers production of "The Golden Goose" was presented to local schools.
• "An Evening with Paul Harvey" was the major fundraiser.
• The league went on line with email.

2000 -- 2001

• Guest speakers at Membership Meetings were Sally Efremoff and Nancy McPeek, who spoke about Character Counts!; Dr. Ray Guarendi, who spoke about parenting; and Dr. Barbara Fordyce, who spoke about Helping Today's Women Deal with Stress.
• Admissions 2000, a class of 22 members, collaborated with Mercy Medical Center to help provide a Secret Safe Place program for newborns.
• The Community Newsline was published, highlighting the last three years of community projects.
• Membership voted on Character Development as the Focus Area for 2001-2004.
• Membership approved four projects centered upon Character Development for the 2001-2002 League year: Habitat for Humanity - "Adopt a Saturday" Program, Character Counts! Speakers' Bureau, Character Day For Kids, and Character Development Skits.
• Our community projects assisted the Coleman Family Child Care Center, the Rape Crisis Center, and the YWCA residents. The Stress Reduction Day and Homeless Storage Access Project focused on the YWCA residents.
• Children's Holiday was cancelled due to a strike with the Head Start employees.
• Merry Makers held three performances by the Illusion Factory of Akron of Huck Finn's Story for Canton City students.
• We offered the use of credit card payments for anything billed.
• There was a dues increase as a result of an increase in AJLI's dues requirements: Actives ($100.00), Provisionals ($100.00), Non-Resident Actives ($70.00), and Sustainers ($70.00).
• Members, sustainers, and community volunteers worked concession stands at the NEC Invitational Golf event at Firestone Country Club, raising nearly $4,500 for their 750 volunteer hours.
• The Cookbook Committee collected over 1,400 recipes, historical data, and photographs for the Junior League of Canton's Cookbook.
• The Mardi Gras Gala's net profit was over $51,000, which can be attributed to over 200 attendees and donors.
• Sustainer Council hosted a cooking demonstration by Victoria Todd-Smith at the Kent State Stark Campus Conference Center for all sustainers.

2001-2002

• Welcomed 12 new members who produced a project in collaboration with Stark County Hunger Task Force.
• Produced a Character Day for Kids that promoted the six pillars of Character Counts! in a fun, educational fair atmosphere for the "littles" of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program of Massillon.
• Produced a Character Development Skit written by the Rainbow Repertory and used high school actors that performed for a diverse group of high school drama students. Junior League members facilitated small group discussions after the play.
• Worked on landscaping a Habitat for Humanity home as an Adopt a Saturday project.
• Produced a major fundraiser, Mardi Gras Gala.
• Developed a new strategic plan with help from the membership at the Cottage Meetings, Executive Board Retreat and the Strategic Planning Committee.
• Personnel policies for the League office were written and approved.

2002-2003

• In commemorating September 11 with Character Counts! in Stark County, Junior League members ushered and volunteered for the Real Life Heroes event.
• Fifteen teenage boys in two different Stark County group homes had a Merry Christmas because each boy was presented with a filled stocking and gifts under a Christmas tree.
• Working with the Pregnancy Support Center of Stark County, the Provisional Class educated a group of women through materials published by respective sources. Topics related to safety, infant/child CPR skills, car seat safety and what to expect with a newborn child.
• Organizations in Alliance including: the Alliance Domestic Violence Shelter, Anointed Fountain Outreach, Alliance of Churches, Community Services Reading and Math Center and the Alliance YWCA were provided women's career clothing and gift bags of beauty products.
• Junior League completed four projects at Hammer & Nails houses including cleaning, painting, safety fixes and providing necessities to the homeowner. Junior League members, their family and friends plus seventy youth volunteers worked on these projects.
• Mouthwatering delights were created by Chef Ed Sepulveda from Corky's, Chef John Olihan from Benders and Chef Dominick Dasco from Peter Shears at our October Cottage Membership Meetings to introduce our new cookbook, "Crowd Pleasers".
• "The Junior League of Canton, Ohio, Inc. An Introduction" video was produced with help from RPL Television Productions.
• Helping Hands, newly organized by Leadership Development, helped our members during their times of need.
• Produced a major fundraiser, Mardi Gras Gala.

2003-2004

• Established endowment at the Stark Community Foundation, entitled the JLC Women's Fund for the Future.
• Organized A Children's Holiday – A cultural holiday for 200 children.
• Prepared and served a chicken dinner to the visitors of the Total Living Center Ministries of Canton and supplied their grocery store with toiletries for children and adults.
• Provisionals organized an art educational day for seniors at Bethany Nursing Home
• Allocated nearly $14,000 toward youth activities focusing on character development. The groups that asked to receive funding for plays, murals, landscape improvements, and school land labs were the Massillon Tiger Keystone Club, PAL Mission, Jackson Alternative Middle School, Hazen Middle School, Souers Middle School, Alliance Middle School Land Lab, and Lehman Middle School.
• Voted upon Women and Children as our three-year Focus Areas for our 2004-2007.
• The 2003-2004 Executive Board adopted the author, Shar McBee's philosophy of "To Lead is To Serve."
• Our LEADership Development Training Day hosted the Board of Trustees to interactive training at Camp Muskingum with outdoor team building exercises and indoor classes.
• At our Mid-Year Retreat, we discussed the status of the strategic plan, had guest speaker Stephen Kahnert, the Director of Development from St. Ignatius School to help us "ask" for new members, for donations, for people to sell our cookbook in their stores, etc. Group discussions facilitated by Sustainers Nancy McPeek, Candy Wallace and Eileen Ziegler enabled the attendees to verbalize their feelings about our successes, challenges, and strategies for the future.
• The "Focusing on Dynamic Women" theme ruled our General Membership Meetings, where personal and professional development was paramount.
• Introduced a revised and more structured checklist for the transition of officers, with the president meeting with each old and new officer to review accomplishments and recommendations.
• Offered statewide and national training to participants at the Ohio Presidents meeting in Columbus in June, President and President Elect Conference in Seattle in October, Organizational Development Institutional Training in Florida in February, Connect Ohio: Educate and Develop training in April in Columbus as well as AJLI Annual Conference in Chicago.
• Leadership Development recommended to eliminate an additional 150 volunteer hours annually outside of our JLC commitment.
• Gathered relevant information from all classes of membership via exit interviews and formalized on-line and hard copy surveys.
• Restructured our committees to align with our organizational size, capabilities and goals and made Bylaw adjustments to reflect these changes.
• Strategic Planning reviewed the budget for any unnecessary costs and they surmised that we were fiscally responsible agents.
• Sustainer VP coordinated a Sustainer Tea meeting of eight Sustainers to solicit ideas for a better means of future funding and Sustainer support.
• Raised $68,000 in underwriting for our Gala and netted $54,000.
• Advertising - 2003 Midwest Regional Tabasco Community Cookbook Award for Crowd Pleasers – Favorite Places and Favorite Flavors.
• Hosted two parties in members' homes with area chefs, highlighting cookbook recipes, and raised $2,500.
• Moved cookbook inventory to Wulff Enterprises, allowing free storage.
• Met with Wimmer Publishing Representative to help expedite a marketing plan for sale of the cookbooks.
• The Financial Planning wrote a Gift Acceptance Policy.
• Participated in the Westfield Works Wonders fundraiser, where we sold approximately $600 worth of tickets to benefit JLC.
• Recruited and welcomed 20 new members.
• Introduced a new award given to a Provisional member who showed initiative with her class demands and League activities, called the Shooting Star Award
• Emphasized the value of developing stronger Sustainer connections by highlighting their accomplishments in the newsletter, and communicating relevant Sustainer AJLI news. Included Sustainers as presenters and facilitators during the Board orientation and the mid-year retreat. Hosted two luncheons inviting Sustainers. Nancy Leach, started a new Active/Sustainer Book Club. Invited Sustainers and donors early for a special cocktail reception at Gala. Invited a group to a Sustainer tea to discuss more effective fundraising strategies.
• Developed and introduced a new website to act initially as an information tool for our membership.
• Purchased new Yearbook covers supporting AJLI's tagline, "Women Building Better Communities".
• Improved upon the slating procedures and put them into writing.
• Composed parameters defining the new Resolution Committee.
• Changed the look of the monthly publication of the etcetera to be more polished and professional.

2004-2005

• Over $55,000 held in the recently established JLC Women's Fund for the Future endowment fund
• $52,465 netted by our Major Fundraiser, Around the Nation Holiday Gala
• Receipt of Community Services of Stark County's Community Service Award for our project work at the Massillon Family Living Center
• Initiation of the JLC web site, www.jlcanton.org
• Provision of "JLC Ambassadors" training to enhance our public relations efforts through our membership
• Development of a strategic plan to guide JLC's future direction
• Hosted the annual Women of the Year event to honor two outstanding community volunteers
• Sponsorship of a special luncheon to honor 29 JLC honorary and emeritus members for over five decades of dedication to our mission
• Admissions/Provisional Class provided Productive Parenting Tool Kits to parents and families participating in Goodwill Industries of Greater Stark County Parenting Class
• Conducted two Board Leadership Development Sessions that focused on modeling group facilitation skills
• Consensus Workshop was conducted to model a process that can be used by JLC committees to develop consensus in decision-making processes. Groups used the workshop method to develop consensus around the characteristics of an effective leader. Follow-up discussion included a role play focused on effective meeting management skills. Role play participants modeled dysfunctional roles that surface in a meeting, followed by a discussion that challenged participants to examine their own leadership and meeting management skills.
• Conducted Leadership Session in April including members of the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 Executive Boards
• Executive Board members conducted a reflective assessment focused on identifying individual and group strengths; lessons learned; areas of interest in skills development, and opportunities for positive change in JLC.
• Membership Development and Training Committee offered multiple training opportunities at membership meetings.

2005 -2006

• Participated in First Ladies' Library Parade celebrating the 85th anniversary of women's right to vote where we walked proudly displaying our JLC Banner.
• Further advertised Junior League name by distributing car decals with our logo.
• Completed the first Habitat for Humanity home in Canton that was fully constructed and funded solely by women in participation with Jackie Gill.
• Educated members of the needs of the downtown community by taking a bus tour with Canton City Councilman Thomas West.
• Introduced the "Yours for a Year" proposal process for researching and selecting the league's major projects utilizing a mailing list tied to meet community needs as identified by United Way's Compass report.
• Participated in two Done a Day projects: Christmas for Kids provided holiday parties and gifts for area boys' and girls' group homes and the Mitchell Family Home Makeover provided our Habitat for Humanity home recipients with furniture needs.
• Participated in Stark County Hunger Task Force Food Drive.
• Participated in the first AJLI project, "Kids in the Kitchen" where our provisional class addressed the growing issue of childhood obesity with the Massillon Family Living Center residents.
• Honored Lynne Dragomier and Nancy Hoover as Women of the Year recipients.
• Implemented formal social gatherings after GM meetings.
• Conducted two board retreats to motivate and inspire our leaders - Spring focused on the "Fish Philosophy" and a winter forum was held with a panel of sustaining members.
• Adopted Learning Objectives for league job descriptions.
• Established a weekly e-mail blast for all members.
• Hired a new administrative assistant for league office.

2006-2007

• Our Major Project was the construction of the adapted riding course at Pegasus Farms.
• JLC was honored as a long time supporter and friend at the 20th Anniversary Celebration of Pegasus Farms.
• Public Relations created a Community Impact flyer.
• We celebrated our League's 70th Anniversary and Actives, Sustainers and Provisionals mingled at Glenmoore Country Club for a reminiscent luncheon.
• Our League hosted C.O.D.E. Day for our Ohio Sister Leagues at the Pro Football Hall of Fame with guest speaker Patricia Martin speaking on Corporate Solicitation Techniques.
• We participated in two Done in a Day projects with the Canton YWCA and the PAL Mission.
• We celebrated the 60th Anniversary of the Women of Year.