Sustainers

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Reserving Meeting Space at HQ or a Zoom Link

Sustainers are welcome to utilize meeting space at Headquarters or the JLD Zoom application, please click here to reserve your room or a Zoom link or both.

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Nominations


Sustainer of the Year Nominations 

2024 Sustainer of the Year Nominations are now closed.

FAQs

How can I become a Sustainer?

A Junior League member who has reached 40 – 49 years of age with three years of Active service or who, regardless of age, has contributed 10 years of Active service is eligible to become a Sustainer. Many members contribute more than 10 years Active service, so don’t think you MUST go Sustaining after 10 years!

What do I need to know about Sustainer dues?

Membership dues are due April 1.

Sustainer dues amounts are as follows:

$170 up to age 64 (Age as of June 1st) |  $95 ages 65 to 79 | $0 age 80+

What opportunities are available?

We have volunteer opportunities, trips, parties, and educational events scheduled throughout the year. Stay tuned for the 2023-2024 happenings!

I'm new to Dallas, can I transfer my membership?

Junior League members new to Dallas can transfer their membership by contacting your current League and setting the process in motion. Questions about transferring can be answered by Kristianne Hinkamp, 214-357-8822.

Who should I contact for questions?

Contact the Sustainer President, Candace Winslow at jldsustainerpresident@jldallas.org

Sustainer Calendar of Events

  • Spring 2024

    NOTE: All registrations are non-refundable.  If your plans change, you can transfer your registration to another Sustainer.  Please notify the event chair of the name change.

    2023 SPECIAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!!!
    Calling all Elves...St. Philip’s School and Community Center’s Annual Christmas Store is Saturday, December 16, 2023. Come and help St. Philip’s provide Christmas cheer for the South Dallas Community. You can help with registering and checking in families, entertaining children, shopping with parents, wrapping and packing gifts, delivering gifts to cars, and clean up. Shifts are 8:30 am to 12:30 pm, 11:30 am to 3:30 pm, or 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Sign up here.

    MAKE YOUR OWN VALENTINE WITH HELEN HOLMAN
    Tuesday, January 16, 2024
    12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m.
    Junior League of Dallas Headquarters
    Cost: $15 to attend/$25 with lunch
    Limited to 20
    Chair: Christie Carter
    Registration Opens December 15, 2023

    FORT WORTH RODEO
    Tuesday, January 23, 2024
    3:00 p.m. Depart from JLD parking lot
    Cost: $140
    Limited to 30
    Co-Chairs: Jennifer Doggett & Paige McDaniel
    Registration Opens December 15, 2023

    CARING FOR AGING PARENTS PRESENTED BY THE SENIOR SOURCE
    Tuesday, February 6, 2024
    12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m.
    Junior League of Dallas Headquarters
    Cost: $15 to attend/$25 with lunch
    Limited to 45
    Chair: Debbie Oates
    Registration Opens December 15, 2023

    DALLAS PARKS TOUR
    Tuesday, February 20, 2024
    8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Depart from JLD Headquarters
    Cost: $20
    Optional Dutch Treat Lunch After
    Limited to 39
    Chair: Christie Carter
    Registration Opens December 15, 2023

    FLOWER ARRANGING WITH JUNIOR VILLANUEVA
    Tuesday, February 27, 2024
    12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
    Garden Gate Floral Design
    2303 Farrington Street, Dallas, TX 75207
    Cost: $85/person includes-supplies, one take home arrangement & light lunch
    Limited to 40
    Chair: Debbie Oates
    Registration Opens December 15, 2023

    TEXAS SPRING GARDENING PRESENTED BY ROOTED
    Wednesday, March 6, 2024
    12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Junior League of Dallas Headquarters
    Cost: $15 to attend/$25 with lunch
    Limited to 45
    Chair: Debbie Oates
    Registration opens December 15, 2023

    VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: COMMUNITY PARTNERS OF DALLAS
    Putting together Easter Baskets
    Monday, March 18, 2024
    5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
    Community Partners of Dallas
    7950 Elmbrook Drive
    Limited to 15 Sustainers
    Chairs: Megan Pharis and Nancy Gopez
    Registration Opens December 15, 2023

    MINDFUL DERMATOLOGY WITH ALYSSA SPIEGEL
    Wednesday, March 20, 2024
    12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m.
    Junior League of Dallas Headquarters
    Cost: $15 to attend/$25 with lunch
    Limited to 45
    Chair: Christie Carter
    Registration Opens December 15, 2023

    SPRING FASHION WITH VICTORIA SNEE FROM HIGHLAND PARK VILLAGE
    Tuesday, March 26, 2024
    12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Junior League of Dallas Headquarters
    Cost: $15 to attend/$25 with lunch
    Limited to 45
    Chair: Christie Carter
    Registration Opens December 15, 2023

    INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION WITH SUSAN GLASSMOYER
    Wednesday, April 10, 2024
    12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Junior League of Dallas Headquarters
    Cost: $15 to attend/$25 with lunch
    Limited to 45
    Chair: Christie Carter
    Registration Opens December 15, 2023

    NEEDLEPOINT WITH AN EXPERT
    Saturday, April 13, 2024
    1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    Chaparral Needlepoint
    6445 Cedar Springs Road, Suite 200. Dallas, TX 75235
    Cost: TBA will include canvas
    Chair: Kristianne Hinkamp
    Registration opens December 15, 2023

     JUNIOR LEAGUE OF DALLAS 2024 SUSTAINER TRIP
    St. Augustine Serenity:  A Ladies’ Coastal Retreat
    St. Augustine, Florida
    Sunday, April 14 – Thursday, April 18, 2024
    Tour Cost (Land ONLY, based upon 25 participants):
    Per Person (double occupancy):  $2,875 (OR $2,750 When you pay by check!)            Single Supplement    +$1025
    Click HERE to access Registration Form and instructions.
    Reservations are limited, on a first-come basis, and not complete until your signed contract and deposit have been received and your reservation is acknowledged in writing.
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Val Lawlor, (214) 616-1063 or vallaw@aol.com or Lori Whitlow Christensen, (214) 505-9177 or loriwhitlow@gmail.com

    iPHONE: MANAGING PHOTOS AND YOUR NEW APPLICATIONS PRESENTED BY THE SENIOR SOURCE
    Tuesday, April 16, 2024
    12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
    Junior League of Dallas Headquarters
    Cost: $15 to attend/$25 with lunch
    Limited to 45
    Chair: Debbie Oates
    Registration Opens December 15, 2023

    MAHJONG TOURNAMENT
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Junior League of Dallas Headquarters
    Cost: $40 per person
    Limited to 40
    Co-Chairs: Anne Harding & Amber Zable
    Registration Opens December 15, 2023

    NORTHPARK CENTER ART TOUR
    Wednesday, April 17, 2024
    10:30 a.m.|
    No Charge
    Limited to 25
    Chair: Marilyn Cline
    Registration Opens December 15, 2023

    JUANITA CRAFT SERVICE EVENT
    Date, time, place TBD
    Co-Chairs: Nancy Gopez & Megan Pharis
    Registration Opens December 15, 2023

    YEAR END FIESTA
    Thursday, May 2, 2024
    5:30 p.m.
    Mattito’s Oak Lawn
    Details to follow
    Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Gambrell & Mary Martha Pickens
    Registration Opens December 15, 2023

     

     

Leadership

 

 

Dearest Sustainers,

Welcome to the 2023-24 Junior League of Dallas Sustainer Year!  I am beyond honored to serve you as the 2023-24 JLD Sustainer President. Clearly, I follow in the steps of so many great women who have served our community in tremendous ways through their excellent leadership. What a joy it is to continue to give back to the organization that was instrumental in shaping my view of how to serve the community well!

At our June Leadership Council meeting, we celebrated the extraordinary achievements of the 2022-23 year under the leadership of Monica Christopher. Monica and her Council offered us so many engaging programs, events and trips, all the while attending to strategic issues like the formation of our Development Collaborative with Actives (more news forthcoming on that initiative later this year!). My heartfelt gratitude goes to Monica for ensuring a seamless turnover to our new League year!

This year, I have chosen a theme of “Smile First” for us to consider as Sustainers. This theme is based on my story of how I made my very first friend in the Junior League of Dallas.

When I joined JLD back in 1994, the majority of my friends were made in my workplace, as I am originally from Houston, and moved to Dallas to begin my career. I joined the League to cultivate new friendships outside of work, with women who might have common interests, while wanting to make a difference in our community.

At my Provisional retreat, I remember feeling very anxious and uncertain, because I was going to spend a lot of time with a lot of women I did not know. During the retreat, I remember looking across the room at another woman who in turn, automatically and kindly smiled at me. I immediately thought, “Why is she smiling at me? Do I know her?  Do I have something on my face?”  But then I recognized she was simply smiling at me to connect and to make a new friend. She ended up not only being the first person I greeted at my wedding reception four months later, but also the first person I served with in my community placement at Bryan’s House. From the moment meeting her, I knew the League would be the place I would make my closest friends and that statement holds so very true almost 30 years later.

This year, within and outside of our League walls, may we be women in the community that “smile first.” May we be the ones who offer the kind word, the gentle gesture, or the act of great service that lift someone when they need it most. I think this posture absolutely reflects the heart of the Junior League of Dallas!

Thank you for being an important part of our League!  😀

Candace Winslow
2023-24 Sustainer President

2023 - 2024 Sustainer Leadership

  • Candace Winslow
    President
  • Sally Dutter
    President-elect
  • Monica Christopher
    Past President/Nominating Chair
  • Christina Eubanks
    Active President
  • Brooke Bailey
    Liaison to Active Board of Directors
  • Kittye Peeler
    Special Advisor to the Sustainer President
  • Marilyn Cline
    Secretary
  • Elizabeth Dacus
    Treasurer
  • Sandy Ammons
    Administrative VP/Communications
  • Mary Appleton
    Event Photographer
  • Julie Bagley
    Archivist
  • Elizabeth R Selzer
    Arrangements Co-Chair
  • Kathleen Elliott
    Arrangements Co-Chair
  • Christie Carter
    Programs Co-Chair
  • Debbie Oates
    Programs Co-Chair
  • Jan Baldwin
    Membership Chair
  • Julie Bagley
    Membership Chair
  • Jeff Rice
    Membership Chair
  • Elise McVeigh
    Interest Group Chair
  • Liana Yarckin
    Interest Group Chair
  • Sally Dutter
    Sustainer Kick-off Co-Chair
  • Francie Mancillas
    Sustainer Kick-off Co-Chair
  • Linda Secrest
    The Milestones Luncheon Chair
  • Debbie Oates
    The Milestones Luncheon Chair-elect
  • Elizabeth L. Selzer
    Transfer Co-Chair
  • Elizabeth Post
    Transfer Co-Chair
  • Erin Pope
    New Sustainer Engagement Co-Chair
  • Laura Johnson
    New Sustainer Engagement Co-Chair
  • Nancy Gopez
    Volunteer Project Co-Chair
  • Megan Pharis
    Volunteer Project Co-Chair
  • Nancy Bierman
    Cards for US Troops Co-Chair
  • Paula Davis
    Cards for US Troops Co-Chair
  • Kristianne Hinkamp
    Cards for US Troops Co-Chair
  • Joanna Clarke
    Fall Mahjong Weekend
  • Leigh Anne Haugh
    Fall Mahjong Weekend
  • Val Lawlor
    Spring Trip Co-Chair
  • Lori Whitlow Christensen
    Spring Trip Co-Chair
  • Paige McDaniel
    Fort Worth Rodeo Co-Chair
  • Jennifer Doggett
    Fort Worth Rodeo Co-Chair
  • Heather Hicks
    Tea at the Arboretum Co-Chair
  • Juliette Coulter
    Tea at the Arboretum Co-Chair
  • Mary Martha Pickens
    Year-end Fiesta Co-Chair
  • Elizabeth Gambrell
    Year-end Fiesta Co-Chair
  • Connie O'Neill
    SOTY Nominating Committee Chair
  • Margo Goodwin
    Legacy Leaders Celebration Chair
  • Beth Thoele
    Member-at-Large
  • Carol Seay
    Member-at-Large
  • Diane Drake
    Member-at-Large (Sustainer Interest Groups)
  • Ellen Bryant
    Member-at-Large (Trip)
  • Emily Somerville
    Member-at-Large
  • Meredy McClure
    Member-at-Large
  • Pam Busbee
    Member-at-Large
  • Patti Flowers
    Member-at-Large
  • Peggy Meyer
    Member-at-Large
  • Venise Stuart
    Member-at-Large

Current Sustainer Special Interest Group Chairs

  • Susan Dillard
    Antiques & Art
  • Jane Willingham
    Antiques & Art
  • Mary Louise Hopson
    Antiques Too
  • MaryCook Blanshard
    Between the Covers
  • Anne Leary
    Between the Covers
  • Venise Stuart
    Bluebonnet Garden Club
  • Frances Grigsby
    Booked Up!
  • Kristianne Hinkamp
    Booked Up!
  • Sally Kelley
    Forget-Me-Not Garden Club
  • Laurie Thornton
    Forget-Me-Not Garden Club
  • Nancie Wagner
    Garden Club Committee of the JLD
  • Charlotte Kimberlin
    Garden Club Committee of the JLD
  • Beckie Callahan
    Get Movin'
  • Eileen Hudnall
    Issues and Interests
  • Catherine Cooper
    JLD Connect (Actives & Sustainers)
  • Happy Franklin
    JLD Gourmet (Actives & Sustainers)
  • Claire Collins
    Lets Go Cultural
  • Anne Harding
    Mahjong
  • Amber Zable
    Mahjong
  • Alyson Ray
    Midday at the Movies
  • Julie Halley Wallace
    Profit Makers
  • Sally Saalfield
    Rave Reviews “Too” Book Club
  • Catie Feehan
    Revelers
  • Jessica Shaw
    Socialites
  • Ashlyn Lewis
    Spice It Up Cooking
  • Jennifer Harrison
    Spice Too
  • Melissa Gioldasis
    Spice Too
  • Kris Densing
    Sustained Profits
  • Nancie Wagner
    Sustainer Bridge
  • Clair Krzov
    Sustainer Stitches
  • Kristianne Hinkamp
    Sustained Stitches PM
  • Lou Murchison
    Sustainer Transfer Bridge
  • Lou Murchison
    Sustainer Transfer Group
  • Helen Chalmers
    Terra Bella
  • Barbara McDermott
    Topics & Trends
  • Diane Drake
    Women of Words (WOW) Book Club
To get more information about each Special Interest Group please click HERE. 

To see the Sustainer Interest Groups that are accepting new members please click HERE.