Save the Date for the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore’s Annual Trivia Night on Saturday, February 24th, 2024!

The fun will take place starting at 6:30pm at the Wilmette Harbor Club, 20 Harbor Drive in Wilmette.

More details will be coming soon! 

JLE-NS Sustainers – please donate to the 2021-2022 Annual Fund here!

The Junior League of Evanston-North Shore announces poster contest for children in the community:

Winnetka, IL, Updated November 19, 2020– Poster contest for children emphasizes the theme of “Community”

The Junior League of Evanston-North Shore (JLE-NS) is kicking off a poster contest with a theme of “Community”.  The contest is open to children between the ages of 5 and 12 who live in North Shore communities.

Entries must be original hand drawn art and can be created from crayon, marker, watercolor, or paint and should be 8.5” x 11” size and should illustrate how the artwork fits with the theme of “Community”.

The deadline for submitting your artwork has been extended to 5:00 pm Central Time on December 7th.

Submissions can be emailed to COMMUNITYJLENS@gmail.com and must include a JPEG image of your original artwork.  Please keep your original artwork; Winners will be required to send in your original artwork.

Submissions must also include the following information:

Name:

Home Address (street address, city, zip code):

Age:

Male/Female:

School enrolled in:

Phone number:

Student’s Email:

Parent/Guardian Name and Email:

Prizes:

The top three poster submissions will win a prize:

1. First place: $200 check to a North Shore non-profit organization of the winner’s choice that supports children, youth, families or advancing employment and $75 gift card to Blick Art Materials
2. Second place: $50 gift card to Blick Art Materials
3. Third place: $25 gift card to Blick Art Materials

In addition, the winning posters will be printed and posted throughout the North Shore.  Winners will be announced on December 14th, 2020.

About the League:

The Junior League of Evanston-North Shore (JLE-NS) is a women’s organization committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.  Since 1924, JLE-NS has contributed more than $3.2 million to Chicago’s North Shore community and its 275 members serve an area that extends from Evanston and stretches to North Chicago.  With an emphasis on advancing employment and supporting families, the JLE-NS fosters job readiness and promotes positive family development through projects such as their Thrift House resale shop located in Evanston, Job Readiness Day, Fitting Futures, Kitchen Tour, and through partnerships with local organizations, including Fill A Heart 4 Kids, Bernie’s Book Bank, the Northern Illinois Food Bank, Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America, Books and Breakfast, Selah Freedom, and others.  The JLE-NS is a member of the Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI) with 291 Leagues globally.  JLE-NS membership is open to any woman with an interest in and commitment to voluntarism.

For more information about the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore please visit www.jle-ns.org or call 847-441-0995.

In response to the current COVID-19 situation in our world, the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore has developed a COVID-19 fund to assist some of our community partners during this challenging time.

Since the COVID-19 crisis and stay at home orders began, domestic violence calls have doubled.  In the past, our Purses with a Purpose program has supported shelters with purses and toiletries.  Today, these shelters have immediate needs and we hope others can join us in donating financially.

The shelters that we are supporting include:  A Safe Place, WINGS, Howard Area Community Center, Sarah’s Circle and Staben House.

Your donations will help these shelters to assist domestic violence victims, provide a home for adults and children, provide family stabilization, provide clinical and social services, and much more.

How can you help?

We are looking for donations in any amount and will match up to $5,000 for the duration of the campaign. 100% of these donations will be distributed evenly to the shelters.  Please make a donation by May 5th to help us respond together to double the impact!

To make a tax-deductible donation please click HERE.

If you or someone you love needs immediate assistance due to domestic violence, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at: 1-800-799-7233.

Join us on Wednesday, November 15th at 6:30pm for our General Membership Meeting!

We will be meeting at Mallinckrodt Center – “Wood Floor Room” – Wilmette Park District, 1041-A Ridge Road, Wilmette, IL 60091

(Park on the South end of the building and enter on the South side of the building through the Community Center entrance.)

Refreshments will be served.

We will focus on friendship, fun and socializing with a brief agenda.

Members, please RSVP on Digital Cheetah.

Potential New Members welcome – please email jle-ns@sbcglobal.net for more details.

We hope to see you there!

Evanston Wine Walk on Thursday, Sept 14 from 5 pm to 8 pm.

We will be serving a Sauvignon Blanc and our store will be open late during the event.

For more details and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/evanston-wine-walk-2023-tickets-668956997387?aff=oddtdtcreator (if you are only volunteering for a shift at Thrift House and not going on the Wine Walk, you do not need to purchase a ticket).

100% of ticket purchases will benefit the Shorefront Legacy Center.

Our store be open late and serving a Sauvignon Blanc, potential new members welcome! 

Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 1pm-4pm

Significant Others and Guests are welcome and encouraged.

Look for more details to come soon!