Women’s Leadership Summit

August 14, 2023 – During our strategic planning process to determine the direction of the Junior League of Wilmington for the next three years, we made the difficult decision to retire our Women’s Leadership Summit after 8 successful years. Though we are sad to see our Summit go, this opens up the opportunity for the League to invest in smaller… Read More

The JLW Accepts the Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Award

The Junior League of Wilmington, DE is honored to accept the Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Award. Our Members have a shared vision, which is to be a catalyst for lasting community change by empowering women to be leaders and make a difference in their community. In 2019 we focused our efforts on the topic of… Read More

The JLW and Teen Warehouse Host Period Supply Collection Drive

The Junior League of Wilmington, DE kicked off Period Poverty Awareness Week by joining together with the Teen Warehouse, U by Kotex, the National Foundation for Women Legislators, and the Alliance for Period Supplies to host a period product drive on May 24, 2021. Members of the community dropped off donations of tampons, pads, and… Read More

Addressing Period Poverty with the Pill Club

Thank you to the Pill Club for supporting our Stand Up. Period. initiative! Their sponsorship will purchase period products that are going straight to our partners who are in need.  Blog Post shared from The Pill Club: https://blog.thepillclub.com/addressing-period-poverty/ – Did you know that 1 in 4 women struggled to purchase period products in the past… Read More

The JLW Distributes Period Supplies at Two New Castle County Middle Schools

On April 30, 2021, The Junior League of Wilmington partnered with Delaware Rep. Valerie Maglio Longhurst and Sen. Kyle Evans Gay to distribute period supplies packs to students at Talley Middle School and George Read Middle School. League Members assembled and handed out 500 kits at the two schools. NoMore Secrets MBS A Realistic Approach… Read More

WSFS Bank Profiles JLW for Women’s History Month

Junior League of Wilmington was featured in an article by WSFS Bank to celebrate Women’s History Month! With the support of partners like WSFS, the JLW can continue to serve the Wilmington community through community programs and initiatives, like Stand Up. Period. “It takes a lot of support from partners, like WSFS, to achieve our Mission,”… Read More

Kitchen Tour Reimaged!

Thursday, April 1, 2021 - Friday, April 30, 2021

Virtual!

Don’t miss out on this self-guided, virtual tour of the area’s finest kitchens from the comfort of your home. Each virtual tour ticket comes with one free cooking class with a local chef! Tickets on sale now! Buy your ticket here.

Join Our Next Provisional Class

Friday, January 1, 2021

The Junior League welcomes all women who value our Mission. We are committed to an inclusive environment.  We are currently accepting applications for tour next Provisional Class. New members complete a Provisional course, which is a comprehensive training series that allows you to learn our League structure and programs while experiencing some of our community… Read More

Alliance for Period Supplies Donation to JLW 

The Junior League of Wilmington is striving to achieve period equity for all Delawareans through its initiative, Stand Up. Period. In May 2020, the JLW joined forces with the Alliance for Period Supplies (APS) in an effort to increase their support network and inventory of desperately needed period supplies. APS is a national organization which… Read More

Whale of a Sale Postponed

A difficult decision was made by the Junior League of Wilmington (DE) to postpone our Whale of a Sale until the fall of 2021 due to COVID-19 safety concerns for a large event. The JLW is still planning to collect items for a bigger and better Whale in 2021! We are also working on plans… Read More