10/07/2026
The Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI) converted the old ODI (Organizational Development Institute) into what is now known as EDGE, and this August was the first one ever! The EDGE conference allows opportunity for League members everywhere to gather, collaborate, and celebrate the incredible work done within the league.
Education Development Growth Engagement
Four members of our leadership team
🖤 Katie Lightfoot, Strategic Development/Advisory Chair
🖤 Jennifer Nava, Member Relations & Retention Chair
🖤 Megan Morgan Hufford, Executive Vice President
🖤 Adriana Solis, V.P. Community Projects
headed to EDGE with open minds, big questions, and a whole lot of excitement for what’s ahead. They came home with something even better: confirmation that we’re on the right track. ✨
Katie and Megan dove into Fund Development. Adriana and Jennifer focused on Growth. Jennifer even had the opportunity to represent Junior League of Lufkin at Rosie’s Roundtable, sharing one of the recruitment strategies that has been working right here in our League: our personal letter campaign.
And before heading home, they spent their Sunday morning in office hours with AJLI staff talking through fund development, annual giving, growth, and some exciting things on the horizon for our League.
The biggest takeaway? We’re already doing so much of what AJLI is encouraging Leagues to do to grow and thrive.
That doesn’t mean we have it all figured out. We don’t. There is always room to reflect, refine, learn, and grow. But looking at how far we’ve come in just the last year - in recruitment, growth, marketing, fund development, and the way we’re showing up for our community - we couldn’t be more proud.
We’re not just talking about the future of Junior League of Lufkin.
We’re building it. And we’re just getting started.