President’s Message

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about us!

We are the Junior League of Reno, an organization of women committed to advancing women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training.

Since 1978, the Junior League of Reno’s projects have varied tremendously and have made a crucial impact within the Northern Nevada community. The Junior League of Reno is different in that our projects and partnerships – while always benefiting women and children – change to meet our community’s most pressing needs.

Our trained volunteers and capacity for dynamic community engagement truly allow us to see a need, fill a need. In the last year, our 277 women strong organization has volunteered more than 3,600 hours of our time. We’ve provided holiday celebrations for families experiencing homelessness and self-care items for women escaping domestic violence. We’ve filled Little Libraries and Karma Boxes. We’ve taught children how to cook healthy meals, and we’ve spread lots of Lasagna Love to families in need.

As an organization dedicated to improving the lives of women and children in our community, we greatly value and support other organizations in our community whose missions align with ours. In the last year, The Junior League of Reno donated $50,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows to sponsor a classroom in a new affordable childcare facility, $25,000 to ASUN Pack Provisions to stock a robust student-led food and hygiene pantry on campus, and another $39,000 in smaller community enrichment grants to a variety of local nonprofit organizations.

In all, the Junior League of Reno distributed $114,000 back into our community in the 2022-2023 league year.

The Junior League of Reno is committed not only to making a difference in our community, but also to strengthening our own. We are a sisterhood of women dedicated to supporting each other. We pour our hearts into everything we do; we’ve rolled up our sleeves and donated blood together, we’ve dreamed of our futures while making vision boards together, we’ve shared so many laughs together, we’ve cried together. When tragedy has struck women in our community, we’ve stuck together and supported each other.

We’ve made so many incredible contributions to the community together, and all along we’ve been building our own. Our community is our greatest strength. I know that our community is my greatest strength, and I am honored to serve as the Junior League of Reno President.

 

Sincerely,

Sail Horton
President, 2022 – 2024