On February 10, 1966 the first charter of the Junior Welfare League of Fort Myers was signed with 18 active members and 3 sustaining members.  On that day, a legacy of service to Southwest Florida was born.  Then, on March 1, 1986, the members of the Junior Welfare League agreed to join the Association of Junior Leagues International, joining us to thousands of women in 4 countries with a commitment to voluntarism and leadership.  In the more than 50 years since it’s inception, the women of the Junior League have worked to improve this community we love.

Charter members participated in the signing on 2/10/66. Pictured above: Jan Brown (president), Lauranne McCraw, Patricia Graddy, Jan Hughes

We celebrate our charter members and thank them for their example of service and leadership.

Sam Arnall
Jan Brown
Sue Burford
Jo Dakos
Gloria Fassett
Anne Gilliam Lewallen
Georgia Girardin
Patricia Graddy
Betty Howard
Jan Hughes
Lynne Johnston Hendricks
Lauranne McCraw
Beverly McNew
Ruby Moore
Mary Robinson
Ann Smoot
Jane Stipe
Shirleen Waite
Eugenia Bowles, Sustaining
Betty Hendry, Sustaining
Mary Jo Sanders, Sustaining