NCL honors member achievements

FALLBROOK – This June the San Luis Rey Chapter of National Charity League (NCL) had their annual award and senior recognition dinner. NCL is a philanthropic organization for mothers and daughters committed to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences.

The annual awards dinner is an opportunity to recognize those mothers and daughters who have made significant contributions to their community through their participation in the various service opportunities over the course of the last year.

During the 2015-2016 year, mothers and daughters contributed a total of 14,712.25 service hours to their community through NCL. There are a variety of ways these hours are spent including volunteering on site at Local Events like the Don Dornan Games snack bar, Arts in the Park, REINS Hoedown, Stage Coach Sundays; working with local merchants and businesses like playing Bingo at Fallbrook Skilled Nursing Facility; helping during summer camp at the Fallbrook Community Center; volunteering at the Angel Shop; and providing food and necessities to organizations like Fallbrook Senior Center, New Haven Home for Boys, Stand Up for Kids, Casa de Amparo, Fallbrook Food Pantry, Fallbrook Animal Shelter and The Boys and Girls Club.

Special awards are given annually to recognize those members who make contributions beyond their annual requirement. There are four awards for Ticktockers (daughters) and three awards for Patronesses (mothers). The Mary Bell Ticktocker Award recognizes the Ticktocker earning the most on-site philanthropic hours during one year, and this year it was presented to Phoebe Anderson for 58 on site hours.

The Merci Award is given to the Ticktocker earning the most philanthropic hours during one year, and this year it was presented to Rebekah Kehl for 1077 hours. The Senior Service Award is presented to the senior Ticktocker who has earned the most philanthropic hours during her 6 years in NCL. This year, Caroline Young was presented with the award for her 575 cumulative hours of service. The Senior Spirit Award is awarded to the one senior Ticktocker who best exemplifies the spirit of NCL, including friendliness, charity, helpfulness, empathy, and the ability to work well with others. This year’s recipient was Madison Britton.

The Ann Daniel Award is given to a first year Patroness who earns the most philanthropic hours over a year; this year the award was presented to Lori Isham for 86.25 hours. The Donna Bianchi Patroness Award is given to the Patroness earning the most on site philanthropic hours for the year, and this year’s recipient was Larissa Anderson for 51.5 hours. The Donna Domanski Award is presented to the Patroness earning the most philanthropic hours for the year, and this year’s award went to Kristi Kehl for 1,071 hours.

In addition to the awards that are presented, the evening is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the contributions of all the graduating seniors. They have all been part of NCL for at least four years, many for six years, and have given at least 20 hours of their time each year to various charities throughout our community.

Each senior has contributed to her community, has learned leadership skills and contributed to the development of her fellow seniors and the younger girls coming behind her. These young ladies will be missed but each is going on to a new chapter in their life and will take the lessons learned and the commitment to philanthropic work that NCL has instilled with them wherever they may be headed.