This Centennial Project is an ode to the circulating library program, one of the League’s first initiatives in 1926. Partnering with Bess the Book Bus, the League will sponsor a book giveaway to promote the joy of reading for local elementary students.

In the 1930s, League members were busy working at the Preventorium to support families impacted by TB. We will continue supporting families by partnering with the Ronald McDonald House of Tampa Bay to provide care packages for mothers with children in the NICU.

When the League began working with the Guidance Center in the late 1940s, the focus was to brighten lives by supporting one of the area’s first counseling centers. To honor this legacy the League will collaborate with local nonprofits across the Tampa Bay area to install custom benches to provide a space of kindness.

Finding a little joy was what the League’s puppet program in the 1950s was all about. We will recreate this sense of joy by partnering with a local dance studio for a JLT Arts Day for the entire family.

Bringing women together is what the League is all about and the 1960s all-member tea parties did just that. This Centennial Project will recreate these special events by hosting a tea party for our newest to most seasoned members.

In the 1970s, League members were busy helping children by volunteering at the Tampa Children’s Museum. To honor this legacy, the League will sponsor a free-day at the Glazer Children’s Museum for children attending Title I schools.

Champions for Children has been a long-time partner of the League, and was started in the 1980s following the Community Council on Child Abuse and Neglect. For this Centennial Project, we are partnering with them again to develop newborn care kits for vulnerable families.

Working with experts in the community to maximize impact is exactly what the League did in the 1990s through the Parenting Power project. To honor this legacy, we are partnering with Tampa General Hospital and the University of South Florida, to host a women’s health event to empower women in our community.

Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the League stepped up to support the military community in Tampa Bay. This Centennial Project continues that work, by partnering with BlueStar families to support military families and spouses.

Birthday Buddies, a League project in the 2010s, helped throw birthday parties for children living in foster care. Partnering again with the Heart Gallery of Tampa Bay, we are revisiting this work to celebrate birthdays of children currently in the foster care system.