Heather McConaghey & Eve Warren
Magaret Cartier & Nikki Rabon
Valerie Bogar & Silvia Hockaday
Sarah Bailey White & Kendall Andrews
Marissa Rollins & Rebekah Thomas
Hilary Brown & Asha Kennedy
Bethany Worley & Shea Boykin
T
he Junior League of the Emerald Coast held their annual Recruitment event for
potential new members on August 14 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Destin.
The JLEC 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. The JLEC currently boasts of nearly 300 energetic,
smart, illustrious, and beautiful ladies who contribute in so many ways to the community.
They have this annual event to bring on more competent ladies to help make a difference in the
communities they serve.
The Junior League of the Emerald Coast (JLEC) began in 1964 with fi ve women dedicated to
making a difference. Today, there are nearly 300 members from the Northwest Florida Panhandle
of varying backgrounds with a common interest in voluntarism and the development of female
leaders within the local community. The JLEC hopes to continue their impressive growth by
attracting a new group of women to join the League for the 2018-2019 year. Potential members
and active members must be 21 years or older and reside in Okaloosa, Walton, or Santa Rosa
County. The JLEC’s purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.
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Zhalman Harris
VIP Destin at Corpus Christi Catholic Church
Courtney Falasca & Bethe Manning
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