The Junior Service League of Summerville is proud to announce the start of their 21st year of community service. In 1988, Beth Mills and 11 local women organized the League to provide volunteers and funding for community programs concentrating on the areas of children, family and recreation. Membership in the JSL has grown in the past 20 years from 12 members to 49 active members, 39 first-year provisional members, and 156 sustaining members. Last year, Junior Service League members logged over 3000 volunteer hours and are on track to break that record with the largest provisional class in League history.

Over the past 20 years, the Junior Service League raised over $360,000 for the Summerville community, including $30,000 for the Gahagan Park project in 1998. The JSL holds three annual fundraisers to support local non- profit organizations: Scarecrows on the Square, Ghostwalk, and the John Tupper Flowertown Golf Classic.

Dates for the annual fundraisers have been set for the League's 20th year of service. Scarecrows on the Square: October 18-November 2, 2008; Ghostwalk: October 25, 2008; John Tupper Flowertown Golf Classic: April 25, 2009. For more information on these events as well as on the League in general, visit www.SummervilleJSL.com.

The Junior Service League of Summerville is dedicated to reaching out to all young women regardless of race, color, religion, or national origin, who demonstrate an interest in and a commitment to volunteerism.

The Junior Service League of Summerville, through its individual and collective efforts, strives to foster the spirit of volunteerism and to improve the community through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The purpose of this organization is exclusively educational and charitable.