INTEREST GROUPS

Partnering with nonprofits throughout the Acadiana area is an important aspect to the Mission of Junior League of Lafayette. Each year, several members of the League are selected to serve as representatives on the boards of directors of other nonprofit organizations. As volunteers well trained in nonprofit operations, Junior League members are able to offer advisory support to these outstanding organizations. League members understand how committees and boards function and work together to achieve a common mission. Agencies interested in having a Junior League of Lafayette member serve in board positions should contact the Community Vice President at League headquarters for more information.

Nonprofit organizations that Junior League of Lafayette takes a special interest in and has members that serve on their boards are listed below:

Boys and Girls Club of Acadiana	The Family Tree
Ayesha Martin	Jessica Allain

Acadiana Center for the Arts	Maddie’s Footprints
Katie Bernhardt	Maggie Simar

Junior League of Lafayette is also represented in the Leadership Institute of Acadiana through the active involvement of JLL President and President-Elect. Junior League of Lafayette has received the outstanding nonprofit award from the Better Business Bureau and was recently recognized as the “Outstanding Philanthropic Organization” awarded by the Planned Giving Council of Acadiana.