Three Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) students received scholarships from Junior League of Miami (JLM) during a recent event at EPIC Hotel. JLM is a volunteer organization of nearly 1,000 women sharing a common vision to empower Miami’s women, children and families. Pictured (l-r)are JLM president Emilie Goldman Wernick, North Miami High student Leesa Newborn, […]

The Junior League of Miami celebrated 25 years of supporting survivors of domestic violence during its 11th annual Miami Magic gala event on October 18 at the Newman Alumni Center at the University of Miami. The event raised funds to support the Junior League’s own Inn Transition North and Inn Transition South transitional housing facilities […]

Saturday, October 18, 2014, at 7 p.m. Newman Alumni Center at the University of Miami 6200 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables 305-443-0160 (Junior League Office) 973-713-5442 (Lainey Grossman) 561-699-1282 (Monica Pigna) Celebrating 25 years of supporting survivors of domestic violence, including over 1,000 families at its own Inn Transition North and Inn Transition South housing […]

ROLE OF NON-PROFIT LEADERS HARDER THAN FOR-PROFIT COUNTERPARTS BY LIDIA DINKOVA Running a nonprofit organization is more difficult than running a for-profit. So says Patrick Morris, who as current vice president of Sabadell Bank and co-founder and former CEO of nonprofit volunteer organization Hands On Miami has been a leader in both realms.  “In a […]

by Laura D’Ocon ldocon@elnuevoherald.com Since Marry Harriman founded the Junior League in New York in 1901, the non-profit organization has worked to educate women so that they can stand for themselves and help their communities thrive. Many things have changed at the Junior League in Miami, or JLM, which is now celebrating 88 years since […]

Congratulations to Karelia Martinez Carbonell, who was presented with the Visionary Award at the recent celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Junior League of Miami Foundation. Carbonell is the organization’s past president. According to a press release from the Junior League of Miami Foundation, “a visionary is someone who is thinking about and planning […]

Leanne Frazee Tellam, a local community advocate, has been selected as the 87th President of the Junior League of Miami. She has been a member of the Junior League for 15 years, and this will be her fifth term as a board member.  Mrs. Tellam is also member of the Florida Bar, an experienced trial attorney, […]

As featured on November 20, 2012 on www.GablesHomePage.com. Members of the Coral Gables-based Junior League of Miami recently got together at Lotus House, a non-profit apartment complex for homeless women and children in Overtown, to create a garden space for the residents. Completing a project that began in the fall of 2011, the Junior League […]

As featured on September 18, 2012 on www.GablesHomePage.com. The Coral Gables-based Junior League of Miami (JLM) held its first meeting of the 2012-13 season on Tuesday evening, Sept. 11, at the University of Miami Alumni Center. The program, which included a 9/11 remembrance, featured Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho as keynote speaker. Supt. Carvalho discussed […]