Millions Distributed To Communities Since 1968
Jack and Jill Foundation President
Grace Speights, Esquire
Washington, DC (BlackNews.com) - Grace Speights, Washington, DC resident and partner in the Labor & Employment Law Practice of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, was recently elected to serve as president of the Jack and Jill of America Foundation, Inc. Jack and Jill of America Foundation, Inc. is the philanthropic arm of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Since its inception in 1968, the Foundation has distributed millions of dollars to communities all across America.
Ms. Speights is very active in national and local bar associations. She has been a member of the American Bar Association House of Delegates as a representative for the National Bar Association. She has served as an officer in several associations in the Washington, D.C. area, and served as a member of the District of Columbia Federal Judicial Nominations Commission. She currently serves on the Advisory Committee on Local Rules for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and as Chair of the D.C. Chapter of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation.
Among her community activities, Ms. Speights has served as Vice President and Board Member of the Coalition for the Homeless, President of the D.C. Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., a Board Member of the Metropolitan Day School, a Board Member of the Washington Episcopal School, a member of the University of Pennsylvania Trustees Council On Women, a member of the Capital City Chapter of The Links, Inc., and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
As Foundation president, Mrs. Speights will lead the Foundation in fulfilling its shared vision with Jack and Jill of America, Inc., to invest in the future of our children. The Foundation supports programs that not only create opportunities and challenges for children to learn and practice leadership skills, but also build leadership character in youth. The ultimate goal of every Foundation grant dollar is to empower young people to make the right life choices.
Programs funded by the Foundation are improving academic test scores, raising literacy and mathematical competencies, encouraging cultural consciousness, and instilling moral and social responsibility in America's youth.
The Foundation's activities match the stated philanthropic interests of the Jack and Jill of America membership. To that end, the Foundation's giving is directed to chapters, organizations and communities that are helping our children reach their fullest potential.
For more information on the Jack and Jill of America Foundation, Inc. visit
www.jackandjillfoundation.org
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Tuesday, July 5th 2005 at 3:35PM
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