The Ridgefield Area Chapter of National Charity League is launching its Annual Membership Drive and will be hosting a Prospective Member session on Thursday, November 17 at 7:00pm at Keeler Tavern Museum. We are looking primarily for girls in the 6th grade though membership is also open for 7th through 9th grade students.
“NCL is a great way for girls to give back to the community while forming healthy, unbreakable, and unforgettable bonds with their mothers,” said Vavi Rodgers, a sixth-year member of the organization and a senior at Ridgefield High School.
The NCL Ridgefield Chapter started in 1990, has about 210 members, and is partnered with more than 40 philanthropic and local government organizations in the community. In 2021-2022, the chapter contributed about 4,400 hours of volunteer community service to local philanthropies.
NCL member, Hilary Flanagan, loves spending time with her daughter through giving back. “I want to instill the importance of giving back to the community at a young age - and found that opportunity through NCL. The organization is about creating a youth philanthropy movement, where our young members can help grow and strengthen the place we call home.”
Over the past year, the chapter has delivered meals to homebound seniors, volunteered at Special Olympics, collected diapers for the Diaper Bank of Connecticut, volunteered at a pet adoption rescue service, helped with a local health clinic, transferred fresh food surpluses from local businesses to social services, and written letters and created care packages for deployed troops, veterans, and frontline workers - among many others.
Membership drive details:
• Timeline: Membership applications will be accepted during the annual membership drive, Oct. 1 through Jan. 15.
• Eligibility: Prospective members shall reside within the Ridgefield community and have a daughter currently in sixth through ninth grade.
• Prospective member meeting: Interested mothers and daughters are encouraged to attend this meeting on Thursday, November 17 at 7:00pm at Keeler Tavern Museum.
• Applications: Completed applications are due by Jan. 15, 2023.
For more information, please visit our website at www.NationalCharityLeague.org/chapter/RidgefieldArea. You can also contact us at MembershipRidgefieldArea@NCLOnline.org.
About NCL:
The mission of NCL is to foster mother-daughter relationships in a philanthropic organization committed to community service, leadership development, and cultural experiences. It is the nation’s oldest and most distinctive mother daughter (grades 7th-12th) membership organization. NCL is unique because of how its multi-generational membership and its mission-focused program, inspire and empower members to become confident, well-rounded, and socially-aware contributors in their communities. For more than 90 years, NCL has been developing women leaders through volunteerism and supporting philanthropies.