This year we have co-presidents sharing the responsibilities.  See who they are and what they have to say.

Our theme for this year is "TOGETHER".

 

Helen Keller once wrote: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”.  This embodies the essence of our organization--women coming together to make a difference.  That is the way we feel as we embark on the coming year working together as co-presidents of this wonderful organization. 

 

Togetherness equals teamwork and teamwork leads to success.  For 64 years the women of Johnson County Young Matrons have come together to make a difference--as we help, develop, plan and attend every philanthropy project and fundraising event.  There are hundreds of projects we have completed for more than 115 different philanthropies.  Here are a few:

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• We have established programs and tours for the Kansas City Zoo.

• We established Temporary Lodging for Children. 

• We helped initiate tours and events for Shawnee Indian Mission.

• We established a charitable gift fund with the intention of providing a perpetual source of funding the philanthropies we support. 

• We established a scholarship fund to help fund staff development for the philanthropies we support.

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Strength often lies in differences but there must be collaboration in order to capitalize on those strengths.  As we have spent the last 12 months working together as co-presidents-elect, we have gotten to know each other better and discovered that our strengths serve us well when they are shared together. It has been a journey we have enjoyed and we eagerly anticipate the coming JCYM club year as we all come together to help one another and to make every project and every event not only a success but a wonderful and joyful experience. "It is amazing what can be accomplished when nobody cares who gets the credit."  Harry Truman

 

We know that TOGETHER we can do anything!  We bring to JCYM differing backgrounds, complimentary viewpoints, and identical dreams for making the world in which we live better with each step.  Let us share with you a bit about our backgrounds.

 

Mary Ann, having grown up in the Kansas City area, received her degree in Montessori education from Avila College and thereafter taught for several years.  Once her children were in elementary school she became the director of Highlawn Montessori in Prairie Village where she continued to work until her retirement.  After retiring she joined JCYM and P.E.O.

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Pam attended 4th grade through high school in the Kansas City area.  She graduated from the University of Maryland after which she began her career working in labor relations.  Following retirement she volunteered for several philanthropies including the National MS Society, Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry and a start-up philanthropy called A Hand UP Coaching before joining JCYM.

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