{"id":10163,"date":"2023-06-22T18:40:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T23:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/georgetown-area\/?page_id=10163"},"modified":"2025-12-22T11:42:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:42:27","slug":"about-us-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/georgetown-area\/about-us-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WHO WE ARE<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”4″ full_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1686262423452{padding-right: 80px !important;padding-left: 80px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1506739015788{margin-bottom: 50px !important;padding-right: 5% !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””]MISSION STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistance League volunteers are transforming the lives of children and adults through community programs.<\/p>\n

VISION STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Essential needs are met in our community and families flourish.<\/p>\n

ORGANIZATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistance League of Georgetown Area was granted guild status in May 1998 and chapter status in July 2001.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]OUR CHAPTER HISTORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each Assistance League chapter exists to serve the unique needs of its community.\u00a0 Funds serve local needs, and services are locally designed, organized, and carried out to fit these needs.\u00a0 The national organization supports, trains, and monitors chapters to assure they function to the best standards of nonprofit governance.\u00a0 We are 120 chapters united in purpose and dedicated to making local lives better.<\/p>\n

Assistance League of Georgetown Area began as a guild in May 1998 and in July 2001 became the 102nd <\/sup>chartered chapter of National Assistance League.\u00a0 We have over 180 members and five philanthropic programs that touch the lives of children and families in the Georgetown area. Our membership continues to grow, as do the philanthropic programs we fund, and the number of community members we reach each year.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”Annual Report and Financials” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=””]ANNUAL REPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistance League of Georgetown Area Annual Report 2022-2023<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

STRATEGIC PLAN<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistance League of Georgetown Area Strategic Plan 2024-2029<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

FINANCIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assistance League of Georgetown Area 990 FY 2022-2023<\/span><\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”National Assistance League Volunteers in Action” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iwxdk-SZfng”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”2024 – 2025
\nBoard of Directors” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1751938473611{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.07) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}”]PRESIDENT
\n<\/strong>Marilyn Kounnas<\/p>\n

PRESIDENT-ELECT
\n<\/strong>Jo-Anne Martin<\/p>\n

VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERSHIP
\n<\/strong>Malissa Tritsch<\/p>\n

VICE PRESIDENT, PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS
\n<\/strong>Sue Vaughn<\/p>\n

VICE PRESIDENT, RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
\n<\/strong>Melissa Gould<\/p>\n

VICE PRESIDENT, THRIFT SHOP
\n<\/strong>Jane Shepherd<\/p>\n

VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING
\n<\/strong>Yvonne Woodburn<\/p>\n

VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING
\n<\/strong>Anna Warren<\/p>\n

TREASURER
\n<\/strong>Carol Erwin<\/p>\n

VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE\u00a0<\/strong>
\nDeborah Thomas<\/p>\n

VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNOLOGY\u00a0<\/strong>
\nGretchen Schaeffer<\/p>\n

RECORDING SECRETARY
\n<\/strong>Tina Geiselbrecht<\/p>\n

PARLIAMENTARIAN
\n<\/strong>Cheryl Ramsey<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_custom_heading text=”Advisory Council” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1766425342233{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.07) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,0,0) !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Bill Blodgett<\/strong>
Real Estate Attorney<\/p>\n

Billy Ray Stubblefield<\/strong>
Former Judge<\/p>\n

Chuck Collins<\/strong>
Georgetown Connect<\/p>\n

Cindy Posey<\/strong>
Philanthropy<\/p>\n

Elizabeth McFarland<\/strong>
Legal Services<\/p>\n

Hans Keiling<\/strong>
Commercial Business<\/p>\n

Joanne Harrah<\/strong>
Community Philanthropy<\/p>\n

Kelley Crutchfield<\/strong>
Banking<\/p>\n

Kimberly Terry<\/strong>
Community Philanthropy<\/p>\n

Lannon Heflin<\/strong>
Strategic Planning with GISD<\/p>\n

Matt Wells<\/strong>
Financial Planning<\/p>\n

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Watch KVUE’s “Keep Austin Local” featuring<\/a><\/span>
\nAssistance League of Georgetown Area Day.<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Watch CBS Austin featuring<\/a><\/u><\/strong>
\nAssistance League of Georgetown Area Day<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] WHO WE ARE [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” gap=”4″ full_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1686262423452{padding-right: 80px !important;padding-left: 80px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1506739015788{margin-bottom: 50px !important;padding-right: 5% !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””]MISSION STATEMENT Assistance League volunteers are transforming the lives of children and adults through community programs. VISION STATEMENT Essential needs are met in our community and families flourish. ORGANIZATION Assistance League of Georgetown Area was granted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21197,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10163","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/georgetown-area\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/georgetown-area\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/georgetown-area\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/georgetown-area\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/georgetown-area\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10163"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/georgetown-area\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11613,"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/georgetown-area\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10163\/revisions\/11613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/georgetown-area\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}