Historical Highlights of the Junior League of Albuquerque
1934-40 | 1941-50 | 1951-60 | 1961-1970 | 1971-80 | 1981-90 | 1991-2000 | 2001-Present
1991-2000
Projects included:
Expanded Building Blocks to multiple hospitals
Construction of Family Focus Center at Zia Elementary School (NM State Legislature
granted $100,000 matching funds for the project)
Established Parentcraft, funding scholarships to parenting classes
Established Women's Housing Coalition
Opened Family Focus Center at Zia Elementary School
Hosted Furr's Women's Expo
Established ARTTS - Arts Reaching To The Stars a $300,000 program providing variety
of arts activities to NM children
Transferred Building Blocks to Peanut Butter and Jelly Family Services
Albuquerque Promise Book, part of national America’s Promise program – collected and
monitored Albuquerque’s contribution of ‘promises’
Women’s Roundtable for leaders of 30 NM women’s organizations
Hosted (through A.R.T.T.S.) the Arts Education Summit
Collected over 500 promises for America's Promise
Published A Taste of Enchantment, JLA’s second cookbook
Funds provided to:
Hurricane Andrew Relief Fund
Albuquerque Museum Foundation Associates Art Education
Peanut Butter and Jelly Therapeutic Preschool for playground equipment
Peanut Butter and Jelly Family Services ($25,000)
Albuquerque community programs ($50,000 in total)
Received recognition from:
Governor Gary Johnson – "Junior League of Albuquerque Day” Proclamation
New Mexico Chapter of the National Society of Fundraising Executives – Most
Outstanding Philanthropic Organization in New Mexico
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