Valdosta Junior Service League is making a difference in our community.
The League's purpose is to improve cultural, welfare, recreational, civic, and educational conditions in our community, and to promote volunteerism and cooperation with organizations. Today, it is comprised of more than 100 active members and over 250 associate and lifetime members. Each active League member commits to volunteering 60 placement hours per year.

Placement hours may include committee or service placements with

Kid's Cafe provides hot meals for local underprivileged children.

This committee is responsible for facilitating restoration and preservation of this landmark that serves as the League's home. This historic home is available for rental for weddings, receptions, and business events.

This annual event honors the time and commitment given by local foster parents.

This camp provides therapeutic riding for special needs children.

This event provides winter coats each year for local children in need.

Annual grants are awarded to approximately 20 local teachers to enhance classroom educational instruction.

The Cathy Hensley McDonald Scholarship Fund provides a scholarship for a business education major at Valdosta State University awarded in memory of a valued League member. The League's Speech and Hearing Scholarship provides a scholarship to a speech and hearing student at Valdosta State University.

League members serve as hostesses for LVAC events.

The League provides hearing and vision testing of all local 3rd and 6th grade students.

League members participate in the planning and execution of this annual event held at Wild Adventures theme park. This event provides a day of fun and loving attention to local children in need.

This event will be held on March 11, 2006. All proceeds will go to LAMP to renovate their kitchen. The event will be from 10 am to 2 pm and ten kitchens will be included in the tour.

This event raised over $17,000 for Hospice House of South Georgia. The League supplemented these funds for a combined contribution of $25,000, the amount needed to sponsor an entire room at Hospice House. This project became an annual event in the 2005-2006 League year.

Local businesses donated a percentage of sales in March 2004 in order to raise over $13,000 to provide our community's first handicap accessible playground equipment. These funds provided equipment for McKey Park in northern Lowndes County. Due to the event's success, it was held again in March 2005. The success of the project allowed for similar equipment to be installed in Barber Park in southern Lowndes County.

This event raised over $7,000.00 for the Lowndes/Valdosta Arts Center.

A countywide drive was held to provide luggage and other much needed items for local foster children.

This project benefited the Children's Advocacy Center.

A family fun day was held at Mathis City Auditorium with proceeds providing monetary and book donor support for the South Georgia Regional Library.