Junior Woman’s Club of Raleigh Member Highlight #3

I grew up watching my parents serve in our community and I knew it was going to be in my blood. Growing up I was in Girl Scouts for 10 years and received the Gold Award my senior year of high school.  So when it was time to head off to college I wanted to be involved in the community.  Luckily, the Junior Woman’s Club of Raleigh offered a Meredith College chapter of the Junior Woman’s Club on campus.  Throughout my entire four years at Meredith College I was involved with the JWC of Raleigh and there were always opportunities to volunteer on service projects that JWC of Raleigh offered.  When I graduated in 2003 I did not graduate my membership from the campus chapter to the JWC of Raleigh.

It wasn’t until 2009 when I decided to get back into serving my community.  I met Jennifer McLean, a long time member, through a church bible study group I was attending.  We actually met at the movies and found out that we both had graduated from Meredith College and were neighbors who lived on the same street, what a small world. After talking with her she asked my sister and I if we were interested in going to a JWC of Raleigh meeting or social event.  I hesitated at first but I decided to just dive in because at that point in my life my college friends had moved away, were getting married, or having children.  I knew I wanted to meet some new women in Raleigh that were as passionate as me to give back to my community.

I was inducted in the JWC of Raleigh in 2010 and have loved every minute of being in this club!  For the 2013-2014 club year I will be Treasurer for my second term.  So, in the four short years I have co-chaired the Conservation committee and held an Executive Committee position for the 2nd year in a row.  I have loved working with all the great women that are still present, from the past, and can’t wait to work with the new members this club year.  There have been so many great service projects I have participated in the last four years, but my favorite has to be the renovation of the basement at one of the Methodist Home for Children houses in Raleigh.  It was fun working together as a team and transitioning the basement to an area the girls could hang out, work out and study.  I cannot wait to see what great projects the club will offer in 2013-2014!                    -Holly O’Berry