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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 47
BY SENATOR FOIL
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Junior League of Baton Rouge on the occasion of its ninetieth anniversary
and declare Monday, April 18, 2022, as Junior League Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, the Junior League of Baton Rouge is an organization of women
committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving
the community through the action and leadership of its trained volunteers; and
WHEREAS, the Junior League of Baton Rouge has a vision to encourage women to
be catalysts for lasting community change in the areas of health, education, and cultural
development; and
WHEREAS, the Junior League of Baton Rouge has an extensive history of service
to children and families and has been instrumental in founding and funding many of Baton
Rouge's institutions, including the Louisiana Arts and Science Museum, the Baton Rouge
Speech and Hearing Foundation, Volunteers in Public Schools, Adopt-A-School, Magnolia
Mound Kitchen, East Baton Rouge Parish Library Information Service, Volunteer! Baton
Rouge, Playmakers, Peer Helpers, and the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge; and
WHEREAS, the Junior League of Baton Rouge has also founded and funded the
Parenting Center that is currently known as Family Services of Baton Rouge and Excellence
in Teaching from which the Academic Distinction Fund was modeled; and
WHEREAS, since its beginnings with 50 charter members in 1932, the Junior
League of Baton Rouge has grown to a current membership of 400 active members and 130
new members including homemakers, professionals, and volunteer community leaders with
a wide variety of skills and talents that each brings to her individual placement, along with
the more than 1,100 sustaining members who capitalize on their Junior League experience
by continuing to improve the community through service with other volunteer organizations;
and
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WHEREAS, the Junior League of Baton Rouge welcomes all women who value the
mission of the Junior League of Baton Rouge and are committed to inclusive environments
of diverse individuals, organizations, and communities; and
WHEREAS, the Junior League of Baton Rouge is a member of the Association of
Junior League International, Inc., a network of more than one hundred fifty-five thousand
members in two hundred ninety-three communities in four countries: the United States of
America, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the Junior League of Baton Rouge on the occasion of its ninetieth
anniversary and declare Monday, April 18, 2022, as Junior League Day at the state capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Tristi Charpentier, president of the board of directors of the Junior League of Baton Rouge.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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