Tag: Junior League of Los Angeles
Nonprofits pivot for this year’s gala season — with success
Cocktails, a fine dinner, a silent auction, live entertainment, celebrities and a glittering array of guests — a standard formula for major gala fundraising events for many organizations. But not this year. While many nonprofits are canceling or postponing such events, others are pivoting, creating gala-type events that take social distancing or virtual connection into […]
Climb and explore at Junior League’s ‘Touch-a-Truck’
Big rigs and emergency response vehicles will be parked at a family-friendly event sponsored by the Junior League of Los Angeles. Touch-a-Truck will be on Sat., April 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Santa Monica Pier Beach Lot 1 North. Children can explore, climb and touch vehicles of all shapes and sizes, […]
New leaders named for Junior League’s 92nd year
Katie Young McCullough is the new president of the Junior League of Los Angeles (JLLA). The league, now in its 92nd year, is headquartered on Larchmont Blvd., almost next door to the Larchmont Chronicle. In an interview about her goals for this year, President McCullough first stressed the League’s essential mission of empowering women and […]
Betting on charity at Junior League’s Casino Angeleno
Members of the Junior League of Los Angeles and friends enjoyed a glittering night of cocktails, dancing, and casino-themed games at the organization’s annual Casino Angeleno fundraiser at the Alexandria Ballrooms in Downtown Los Angeles. Guests came dressed to kill at the James Bond 007-themed fete. The night was made extra special by the fact […]
Junior League fêtes its 90th year, Focus on Youth
The organization is based in a headquarters building on Larchmont Blvd., but it was conceived in 1925 in the living room of one of its 34 founders. That group of founding women, whose first project was a 12-bed children’s convalescent home on Ingraham Street (which became part of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles) quickly evolved into […]
Wine garden, food trucks at ‘Larchmont Day Out’ Oct. 17
Shop at Boulevard stores, sip wine and bring the family for children’s activities on “Larchmont Day Out” Sat., Oct. 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. The Junior League of Los Angeles event features a wine and beer garden, face painting, prizes and live music by Steve Ayotte. The event is free with tickets to the […]
