JLL Highlights

Accepting Membership Applications for Fall
We are getting the word out about the great work that our League is doing in the community--we invite women who are ready to help us "grow and show" in the Louisville community to join us!  The New Member/Provisional Orientation will be held on August 15, 2009.  Prospective members can get more information and fill out an application on our Member Information page. 

Splendor in the Bluegrass Cookbook
JLL's newest cookbook, Splendor in the Bluegrass, features over 230 delicious recipes submitted by JLL members, their family and friends, and local chefs and restaurants. To purchase JLL's newest cookbook or one of several other cookbooks from Leagues around the country Click here. 

Hollydays 2009 
The Junior League of Louisville is gearing up for it's 2009 Hollyday Art and Gift Market with bells and whistles already!  This three-day event will be an exceptional way to jumpstart your holiday shopping with great music, fantastic deals and unique gifts for all those special (and hard to buy for) people on your list.  Click here for our 2009 vendor application.  Click here for our vendor fact sheet.

Annual Giving
Please remember the Junior League of Louisville while planning your charitable donations for the year.  Donate to the League's Annual Giving 2009-2010 campaign.

Community Projects

Prom wishes granted
The second Bloom Boutique was held at the Muhammad Ali Center in March. Read more

Our History

Founded in 1921, the Junior League of Louisville is committed to building a better community. Read about some of our past accomplishments in the History section.
 
Click here to read an article from the Courier-Journal that spotlights the JLL and our Signature Health Initiative! JLL is excited to implement the Kids in the Kitchen initiative supported by the Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. JLL has launched a local expanded program called Be Fit, Be Fine - a multi-faceted, long-term initiative to address the nutritional and fitness issues facing children and families in the greater Louisville area. Be Fit, Be Fine is the umbrella for numerous events, including RunWild!, Health Summit, Urban Garden Project, and partnerships with the Jefferson County Public Schools, American Heart Association, and the local YMCA, which will improve access to healthy food choices, encourage physical activity, and develop strategies to avoid, manage, and solve the obesity and disease crisis among Louisville women and children. Click here to learn more about our new activities planned for 2009-2010.

JLL supports the Blessings in a Backpack program, which provides six meals to school children on weekends - three meals each day, Saturday and Sunday. 55% of students in Louisville public schools are on the Federally-funded Free or Reduced Meal Program at their school, but often go hungry on the weekends. Blessings in a Backpack fills that void and has demonstrated dramatic learning and behavioral improvements. Learn more about the program here.

Mission: JLL is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, to developing the potential of women, and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

Reaching Out: JLL reaches out to women of all races, religions, and national origins who have an interest in and commitment to voluntarism.

Mision: JLL es una organizacion de las mujeres confiadas a promover voluntarism, a desarrollar el potencial de mujeres, y a mejorar a la comunidad con la accion y la direccion eficaces de voluntarios entrenados. Su proposito es exclusivamente educativo y caritativo.

Alcanzando afuera: JLL alcanza afuera a las mujeres de todas las razas, religiones, y orogenes nacionales en que tienen un interos y una comision al voluntarismo.