Don’t stress over the turkey

By Erin Faulkner Cooking Buzz is produced in partnership with the Junior League of Houston, a women’s charitable and education organization founded in 1925. Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and if TV and the movies were true to life, a turkey disaster would be in our future. In National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Clark Griswold’s sister-in-law…

Junior League of Houston toasts fall with fun family outdoor festival

By Steven Devadanam, 10/22/2020 As Houston temps gradually drop, more organizations are inviting Houstonians to safe, socially distanced fall activities. The latest offering comes courtesy of the Junior League of Houston, which invites Houstonians to its Fall Festival on Saturday, October 24 from 11 am to 2 pm. The outdoor annual event will be held on the…

Junior League ‘superhero’ event donates school supplies, immunizations to HISD students

By Amber Elliot, 10/22/2020 When Houston Independent School District announced in-person learning would resume on Oct. 19, Rachel Regan anticipated that the transition could be stressful for some families. Fortunately, as president of the Junior League of Houston, she’d been on the lookout for a project to serve residents who were out of reach given COVID-19’s social…

A fresh fall feast

By Erin Faulkner Cooking Buzz is produced in partnership with the Junior League of Houston, a women’s charitable and education organization founded in 1925. It’s hard to believe that spring and summer have come and gone. Nothing has been normal this year. The last moment that I felt truly connected with the seasons was in…

Thanksgiving Dinner

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Spend Thanksgiving celebrating with friends and family and let The Pantry take care of the rest! For your holiday meal, the League offers a complete meal for $250 (serves 10 to 12 people), or items can be ordered à la carte. All Thanksgiving orders will include a complimentary copy of Peace Meals cookbook.

Rachel Regan – Extraordinary Leadership Through COVID-19

By Linda Faulkner Johnston – Tradition Senior Living When Rachel Regan conceived the Junior League of Houston’s theme for her upcoming term as President for 2020-2021, she had no idea how prescient “Imagine” would turn out to be. She had taken inspiration for the theme from the well-known Christian song, “I Can Only Imagine,” which…

SOAR Awards

Soar Awards 2020 – 2021 The Butterfly Effect: “Every single thing you do matters. You have been created as one of a kind. You have been created in order to make a difference. You have within you the power to change the world.”  Andy Andrews The “Butterfly Effect” is the idea that even the smallest act…

Houston’s Junior League announces new leadership for 2020-2021

By Steven Devadanam The gavel has been passed. In a time-honored tradition, the Junior League of Houston, Inc., Houston’s beloved organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, recently announced its 2020-2021 executive committee. The annual ceremony was to take place during the traditional President’s Tea. But with a pandemic in full force, a more simple ceremony…