12 January 2009

Junior League of London Recognises Members for Corporate Matching

Over £3,000 Raised for JLL’s Charitable Projects through Matched Donations from 11 UK Corporations

At its December General Meeting, the Junior League of London (JLL) honoured those members who have helped us raise important funding for our charitable mission through corporate matching.

Corporations who have supported the JLL through matched donations in the past 12 months include:

• Alliance Bernstein (JLL member: Betsy Ludwig Abdallah)
• American Express (JLL member: Ariel Speicher)
• BlackRock (JLL member: Mary Allen Saunders)
• Credit Suisse (JLL members: Jennifer Clarke and Ashley Klaasmeyer)
• Deutsche Bank (JLL member: Hallie Ambler)
• Goldman Sachs (JLL members: Carin Langen and Karen Young)
• Lehman Brothers (JLL member: Caroline Hart)
• Maersk Co. (JLL member: Lindy Black)
• Royal Bank of Scotland (JLL member: Leah Bell)
• Schroders (JLL member: Jennie Walls)
• UBS (JLL members: Kasia Krishan and Lauren Stollow)

Commenting on the corporate matching process, JLL Trustee Betsy Ludwig Abdallah, who has personally raised over £1,200 in the past year for the JLL through corporate matching noted, “Corporate matching is an easy and effective way for JLL members to support the work of the Junior League of London.  The standard forms are simple to complete, and if even half our members were able to get their dues matched, we would raise enough money to fund half of our annual community budget for the year.”

If you or your partner works for one of the above companies, please consider asking the JLL member/s named above for information on how to get your dues or any other donations you make to the JLL this year matched.  However, this is not a complete list of companies that match donations: for a more comprehensive list, please click here:/documents/631731/1310429/Matching_Web_2.pdf or contact Abbey Lin, Grants, Donations and Sponsorships Chair.
About the Junior League of London

The Junior League of London is a UK registered charity comprised of women committed to promoting voluntary service, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. A member of the Association of Junior Leagues International and active in London since 1978, the JLL has over 400 volunteer members who provide more than 20,000 hours of service to the community each year through dedicated programmes that support its vision of eliminating poverty and its effects in London. The JLL raises funds through Boutique de Noel (3-4 November 2009), a book for recent arrivals to the capital called Living in London, a week-long shopping event in the Spring (6-15 March 2009) called London Spree, corporate giving, grants and members’ dues.
To learn more about the Junior League and its community projects, to buy tickets to Boutique de Noel in 2008 or a 2009 London Spree Card, to purchase a copy of Living in London, or to find out about the JLL’s next New Members’ Course for volunteers – visit www.jll.org.uk or phone the Junior League office on 020 7499 8159.

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