The Junior League of Houston, Inc. recently awarded the 2011 Sara Houstoun Lindsey Award to Rachel Podsednik Regan. The Sara Houstoun Lindsey Award was endowed by John H. Lindsey to honor his wife, 1957 – 1958 Junior League of Houston President, Sara Houstoun Lindsey. This annual award honors an outstanding active member of the League with a minimum of five years of service, who exemplifies the League’s mission, both within the organization and in the community at large.

Upon receiving this award Rachel said, “As I think about what this award represents, and all the incredible women in this organization in which I am honored to serve alongside, I stand in disbelief that I was nominated for this honor, much less chosen. I will do my best to continue to embody the essence of what this award represents in all that I do.”

Twelve years ago, a community collaborative comprised of different community organizationswas formed. These organizations shared a commitment to improving the lives of children andfamilies in Houston. Barbara Stout of Collaborative for Children first approached the JuniorLeague of Houston with the idea for this collaborative event in 1999. The CommunityCollaborations Council, as it is now called, presents an annual luncheon and forum that inspiresand educates individuals on important facets of family life in the Greater Houston Area. TheJunior League has been a proud and active member of this collaboration since its inception.

The 11th Annual Community Collaborations Luncheon and Forum was held on Thursday, March3, 2011, at 11 a.m. in the Junior League Ballroom. Titled “The Anatomy of Bullying: ExploringCourage, Compassion and Cruelty,” the forum featured Brene Brown, Ph.D., LMSW, whoaddressed bullying and how it affects children. The luncheon also honored Ernest McMillan asthe Everyday Hero Award recipient. Mr. McMillan conceived and implemented the Fifth WardEnrichment Program (FWEP) in June 1984 as a department of the Urban Affairs Corporation.

FWEP has served as an effective support and intervention system for young African-Americanand Hispanic males. The agency showcase held in the Tea Room featured 22 local nonprofit organizations. Representatives were available to answer questions and highlight how their agencies assess needs and provide services to the community.

Celebrating 85 years of “Building A Better Community,” the Junior League of Houston, Inc. is
thrilled to announce that they will be hosting their 85th Anniversary Celebration and Community
Assistance Grant Presentation on January 21, 2010. Each year, The Junior League of Houston,
Inc. seeks to broaden its impact in the community by providing Community Assistance Grants to
worthwhile organizations that do not receive volunteer support or financial assistance through
the League’s community projects. The League’s Community Assistance Committee reviews the
grant requests, prioritizes them based on their alignment with the League’s Board identified
focus areas, and makes site visits before determining which organizations will receive funding.
This year, the League will be awarding approximately $95,000 to the following agencies:

– Communities In Schools Houston
– Cristo Rey Jesuit School
– San José Clinic
– Small Steps Nurturing Center
– The Way Station at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church

Since the creation of the Community Assistance Grant Program in 1955 – 1956, the program
has directed $3.5 million in financial support to a variety of agencies benefiting the Houston
community and surrounding areas. This program is an integral component of the League’s
collaborative efforts and a formulated component of its annual Community Budget. The
Community Assistance Committee looks at programs that address a critical or basic need, fund
pilot programs, or expand a significant service.

The Junior League of Houston, Inc. has awarded Emily Attwell Crosswell the Adelaide Lovett
Baker award in honor of her outstanding community involvement and continued volunteerism
even after her years of active service to the Junior League ended. The award was presented
to Emily at the annual Sustaining Members luncheon at the Junior League on October 19, 2009,
with her family, friends and community supporters in attendance. Chosen for her dedicated
support in the Houston community, Emily has held leadership roles with many organizations as
a past or present board member including: The Methodist Hospital System (board member for
over 20 years); Texas Children’s Hospital Cancer Clinic (Chairman of the successful “Cow
Parade” 2000 – 2002); Denver Harbor Health Clinic; Houston’s Ronald McDonald
House (President, Capital Campaign for the New Ronald McDonald House 1994 – 1997, Long
Range Planning Chairman, Executive Committee of the Board); Houston Museum of Natural
Science (1981 – 2005); DePelchin Children’s Center (1980 – 1997, 2001 – present); The
Women’s Fund; Bo’s Place (2001 – present); “100 Club” of Houston; Greater Houston
Community Foundation. Additional organizations she dedicates her time to include: Discovery
Green Park, Harris County Hospital District, Houston Police Foundation, River Oaks Elementary
School, SPCA, Kappa Alpha Theta Alumnae, American Leadership Forum, The Kinkaid School, Project Apple, River Oaks Garden Club, and Houston Country Club. Emily Crosswell was President of the Junior League from 1979 – 1980, chaired the Major Gifts Division for a new
League building in 1984 – 1986, Co-Chaired the Community Endowment Campaign from 1998
– 2001, was on the 75th Anniversary Gift Committee in 1999 and the Endowment Committee in
2004.

“She is one of The Methodist Hospital’s biggest champions and dedicated supporters,” said Ron
Girotto, President and CEO of The Methodist Hospital System. “What is amazing about Emily is
that so many other organizations in this city feel the same way about her. We are fortunate to
benefit from her generosity of time, her can-do spirit and her uncompromising attitude. Her
demonstrated commitment to improving this city through volunteerism makes Emily one of the
finest examples of leadership and philanthropy.”

HOUSTON, TX – Dr. Bryan C. Cannon, Associate, Pediatric Cardiology at Texas Children’s
Hospital; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Arrhythmia and
Pacing Service (Electrophysiology) and Associate Director, Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship
Program, has been awarded the first ever Everyday Hero Award by the Community
Collaborations Council. He was nominated by Tahra Peterson of The Periwinkle Foundation,
where he works tirelessly on behalf of children with cancer. Dr. Cannon will be honored at the
Community Collaborations Council’s ninth annual luncheon on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 11:30
a.m. at The Junior League of Houston, Inc. located at 1811 Briar Oaks Lane. The Community
Collaborations Council has long desired to honor a worthy individual notable for their efforts to
affect change in the lives of children and families through dedication and acts of kindness and
compassion. This year, the Council formalized that desire with the creation of the Everyday
Hero Award, and nominations were accepted through December 15, 2008. Dr. Cannon’s
selection as the 2009 Everyday Hero Award recipient is a testimony both to his credentials and
his many contributions to the Houston community. After completing his residency and fellowship
through Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Cannon put his expertise to use benefiting patients at
Texas Children’s Hospital. A major focus of his work is the education of residents and
cardiology fellows. Dr. Cannon is the education director for the pediatric cardiology fellowship at
Texas Children’s Hospital and the coordinator of the introduction to reading an
electrocardiogram and basic principles of congenital heart disease lectures at Ben Taub
Hospital. He has won the Dan McNamara award for outstanding teaching. At Texas Children’s
Hospital, he helped to start Camp Pump It Up, a camp for pediatric cardiology patients.

Since 1997, Dr. Cannon has reserved one week of every summer to volunteer as a counselor at
Camp Periwinkle, a children’s oncology camp. For the past 10 years, he also has served as
head counselor and camp doctor for The Periwinkle Foundation’s Camp YOLO (You Only Live
Once), a weekend camp for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. As a
member of the board of directors of The Periwinkle Foundation, he helped spearhead a Family
Camp that will occur in February 2009 and a long-term survivor camp that occurred in October
2008. As Tahra Peterson of The Periwinkle Foundation puts it – “If an everyday hero is to be
measured by integrity, character, selfless service and by who he or she encourages others to
be, Dr. Bryan Cannon meets and exceeds that measure. He truly is an everyday hero to
thousands of children challenged by cancer and other life threatening illnesses.” The
Community Collaborations Council is comprised of 10 community organizations that share a
commitment to improving the lives of children and families in Houston. The mission of the
Community Collaborations Council is to inspire and educate the greater Houston community
about issues that impact the lives of children and families. The 2008 – 2009 member
organizations include:
– The Children’s Museum of Houston
– Collaborative for Children
– Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council
– Healthy Family Initiatives
– The Houston Area Association for the Education of Young Children
– The Children’s Mental Health Action Network
– The Junior League of Houston, Inc.
– Neighborhood Centers, Inc.
– Reach Out and Read Texas
– United Way of Greater Houston

In addition to the presentation of the 2009 Houston Hero award, the Community Collaborations
luncheon will include a forum, “Healthy Kids, Healthy Houston, “featuring a speaker’s panel
addressing childhood obesity and ways to prevent it. The speaker’s panel will include: Nancy
Correa, MPH, director of CAN DO Houston Initiative; Nancy Moreno, PhD., Professor of Allied
Health Sciences and Family and Community Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and
Barbara Tharp, MS, assistant professor of Allied Health Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine.
The public is invited to attend the luncheon and can sign up on the Junior League of Houston
web site at www.juniorleaguehouston.org.

HOUSTON, TEXAS – Every year since 2002 , The Junior League of Houston, Inc., presents the
Adelaide Lovett Baker Award in honor of the founding League President. This year the League
will be honoring Terese “Terry” Tarlton Hershey for her outstanding commitment to “Building a
Better Community” even after her years of active service to the League have ended. The
prestigious award will be presented at a luncheon to be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at
the Junior League of Houston at 1811 Briar Oaks Lane. Past recipients of this distinguished
award are Virginia Holt McFarland, Sara Houstoun Lindsey, Mary Frances Bowles Couper,
Sadie Gwin Allen Blackburn, Carolyn Monteith Clarke and Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson
Smith. Chosen for her profound effect on the Houston community as an environmentalist and
conservationist, Terry has been a founding member and board member of numerous boards :
Houston Audubon Society, Urban Harvest, Memorial Park Conservancy, Trees for Houston,
San Jacinto Lung Association Air Conservation Committee, Citizens Who Care, and the Citizens
Environmental Coalition, Houston League of Women Voters (she was the first chair of the
present Environmental Resource Committee), Museum of Natural Science, Green Ribbon
Executive Committee (city, county, state, and promote park and open space in Houston and
Harris County, Buffalo Bayou Coalition, Legacy Land Trust, Houston Zoo Advisory board,
Billboards Ltd., Trust for Public Lands, and the National Parks and Recreation Association.
Terry served on Lady Bird Johnson’s Highway Beautification Award Selection Committee from
1976 to 1991 and in 1985, at Mrs. Johnson’s invitation, became a founding board member of
the National Wildflower Research Center. Mayor Kathy Whitmire appointed her to the Houston
Parks Board in 1990, and she was reappointed by both Mayor Bob Lanier and Mayor Lee
Brown. In 1991, Buffalo Bayou Park was renamed Terry Hershey Park and in 1995,
Championship Park was dedicated in her honor with the inscription, “A champion of
Environmental causes, ecology and nature.”The Junior League of Houston, Inc. is an
organization of more than 5,000 members committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the
potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of
trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Founded in 1925, this
year the League will donate more than $1.9 million in volunteer time and direct financial support
to the Houston community. The League also serves more than 34 community projects, which
address a variety of vital concerns including basic needs, abuse/neglect of women and children,
healthcare, literacy, cultural exposure for children, and issues impacting the elderly. For more
information about the Junior League, visit the website at www.juniorleaguehouston.org.

In 2002 The Junior League of Houston, Inc. published an enchanting children’s book, Sweet Dreams Douglas, by Regan
Dunnick. Since then, not only have thousands of Junior League members and friends purchased copies of the book to
enjoy with their children and grandchildren, but the Junior League has donated copies of the book to dozens of
organizations around Houston so that sick and underprivileged children may enjoy the book as well. For many of these
children, Sweet Dreams Douglas may be the first book they have ever owned. Despite the varied backgrounds of children
reading Sweet Dreams Douglas, one theme always rings true – kids do not want to go to sleep! Douglas is a “typical” dog
– he does not want to go to bed and will do almost anything to keep his eyes from closing. Douglas’ adventures make
children laugh, especially little ones needing enjoyment in their lives. In an ongoing effort to support one of the League’s
focus areas – children’s education – and to promote literacy among children, the League has donated more than 2,200
copies of Sweet Dreams Douglas in the last six months. Organizations such as Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
and Texas Children’s Hospital use the books to entertain sick children. Other agencies, such as Casa de Esperanza de
los Niños and BEAR … BE A Resource for CPS Kids and Bo’s Place , offer the books as gifts to children. The Fort Bend
County Library and local YMCAs have received cases of the book as well. If you know of an organization in need of
children’s books, or would like to purchase Sweet Dreams Douglas, please contact Melissa Garlington, Junior League of
Houston Publishing Chairman, at 713.871.6608. The Junior League of Houston, Inc. is an organization of women
committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective
action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

HOUSTON, TEXAS – On February 1, 2, and 3, 2007, the Junior League of Houston will host the 59th Annual Charity
Ball, Southern Nights. Mary Eliza Shaper serves as the ball’s chairman. Denis Davis Mayfield serves as the underwriting
chairman. More than 1,000 guests are expected to attend over three nights. The ball is the celebration of the League’s
largest fundraising effort for its community initiatives.

HOUSTON, TEXAS – The Junior League of Houston, Inc.’s Houston News magazine was awarded a 2007 ADDY award
from the Houston Advertising Federation (HAF) for design and editing. HAF is an association of professionals in
advertising, marketing and communications. Houston News magazine is published twice a year. Courtney Altimore
serves as the magazine’s editor. Special thanks to Bobbie Hazeltine of Hazeltine Design and Advertising.

HOUSTON, TEXAS – The Junior League of Houston is thrilled to announce their 58th Charity Ball, The Ocean Ball, will be held February 3 and 4, 2006. The Ball weekend includes two spectacular parties: A Current Affair will be held Thursday night, February 2, 2006 for a Deep Sea Soiree and Show Preview. This cocktail party kicks off the Ball weekend at 7 p.m. with a buffet dinner, dancing to the El Orbits and a preview of the Charity Ball show. Individual tickets are $85.00. The dress is cocktail attire.