Alamo

About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Alamo Chapter is a group of mothers and daughters who have come together in a commitment to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences.
Members shall reside in northside San Antonio area. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Alamo aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.

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The Alamo Chapter, established in 2010, includes members attending one of twenty-nine schools in the central and northside of San Antonio and surrounding areas. We proudly live the NCL Core Program which enables Mothers and Daughters (grades 7th-12th) to participate in a program that embraces THREE CORE PILLARS.

  1. COMMUNITY SERVICE: Understanding our community’s philanthropic needs and taking hands-on volunteer action to help solved them. The Alamo Chapter proudly supports areas to include disadvantaged children’s agencies, local food pantries, children’s hospitals, women’s health initiatives, military (active and veteran) organizations, convalescent hospitals and senior citizen centers, and animal shelters.
  2. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: Nurturing confidence in both mothers and daughters through opportunities to learn and grow in a supportive environment.
  3. CULTURAL EXPERIENCES: A cultivation of values and traditions that shape the organization’s role and contribution in our community.

OUR SIX-YEAR PROGRAM 

The NCL, Inc. six-year plan enables girls, known as Ticktockers, to obtain unique and memorable experiences within each of the three pillars to support her personal growth and development so that she is set for success as a contributing member of society now and in her future. Monthly Ticktocker meetings, supported by Patronesses (mothers), place emphasis on specific age-appropriate activities and experiences that support the three pillars as well as social, mental, physical, and spiritual development. Our Ticktockers also benefit from the rich relationships formed over the six years through our chapter’s diversity and inclusion efforts. 

Patronesses also participate in monthly meetings with a nice variety of topics to strengthen relationships with each other and with our community. While many mothers choose NCL for their daughters, Patronesses always mention their own personal growth and many lasting friendships formed during their time in NCL.

In addition to supporting NCL, Inc.’s core mission, its three pillars and a powerful six-year program for our girls, the Alamo Chapter also has an annual theme.

Join Our Chapter

Interested in joining our chapter? Membership opportunities are dependent on chapter openings.

If you know someone in our chapter, talk to her about getting started, membership obligations and our membership drive timeline.  If you do not know someone in NCL, you are invited to complete this Membership Inquiry Form.

Membership Inquiry Form

For any questions regarding Membership, requests for transfers or assistance with connecting as a Sustainer, email us.

Interested in joining our chapter? A Prospective Member must apply during our annual membership drive which runs from January 15th through March 1st of each year for membership that begins the following school year. Prospective members apply when daughter is in 6th grade to begin her 7th grade year. 

If you know someone in the Alamo Chapter, talk to her about getting started, membership obligations and our membership drive timeline. If you do not know someone in our chapter, you are invited to submit the Membership Inquiry Form highlighted above.

The Alamo Chapter will hold multiple Prospective New Member meetings this winter. At these informational meetings, Prospective Members attend (mothers only) to learn more about NCL Inc.’s Mission and six-year program. This is a great opportunity to meet our Chapter Board Members, some of our Active Patronesses, ask questions, and get a feel for our Chapter culture. 

Prospective Members are welcome and encouraged to visit more than one San Antonio area NCL Chapter’s Prospective New Member Meeting. The membership drive timeline is designed to allow those interested to visit more than one chapter, without any obligations, and then make a decision that best fits your family.

Mothers and their daughters (grades 7-12) participate in a program that embraces:

Community Service

We understand and serve communities in partnership with local and national nonprofits. Each NCL, Inc. chapter promotes social awareness by considering the local community’s needs and selecting appropriate non-profit organizations to support through different volunteer activities.

We work with the following philanthropies:

  • Alzheimer’s Association
  • American Heart Association
  • American Red Cross
  • Animal Defense League
  • CAM Ministries
  • CAMP
  • Childrens Bereavement Center of South Texas
  • Disaster Response
  • Dress for Success
  • Good Samaritan
  • Guardian House
  • Headwaters at Incarnate Word
  • Healy-Murphy
  • Juniper (previously Brookdale, Alamo Heights)
  • Operation Gratitude
  • Operation Homefront
  • Respite Care of San Antonio
  • Ronald McDonald House
  • San Antonio Food Bank
  • San Antonio Humane Society
  • Sickle Cell
  • Snack Pak 4Kids
  • Soldiers Angels
  • Special Olympics
  • The Doseum
  • University Hospital
  • Wreaths Across America

 

Leadership Development

We build capable, courageous leaders through opportunities to learn, reflect and develop. Our leaders become successful in their education, career and communities by learning the necessary skills during their NCL experience.

Examples of skills developed include:

  • Confidence
  • Consensus building
  • Team building
  • Conflict resolution
  • Event planning
  • Parliamentary procedure

Our Chapter Board of Directors:

  • President: Kathryn Glast
  • President Elect: Denise Smith
  • Secretary: Lisa Dilger
  • Treasurer: Alison Madrid
    Denise Smith
  • Parliamentarian: Amy Calderon
    Erika Moe
  • Vice President Communications: Alecia Buchek
  • Vice President Membership: Elizabeth Kiehne
  • Vice President Philanthropy: Keerat Bajaj
  • Vice President New Members: Amy Wilson
  • Vice President Ticktockers: Stefanie Alvheim
  • Sustainer Liaison: Ruth Storrie
    Tina West-Yanez
  • Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Jen Eichelbaum

 

The Alamo Chapter offers Leadership Development opportunities for both Mothers and Daughters as we nurture confidence through opportunities to learn and grow, while also building problem-solving skills through a supportive environment of healthy relationships.

Our Legacy of Chapter Presidents and Year’s Theme:

2010-12: Julie Seamans

2012-13: Kathy Stell

2013-14: Aimee Locke

2014-15: Laura Peel  “Take Action”

2015-16: Francie Caalgard  “Be the Change (You Want to See)”

2016-17: Doreen Magoon  “Getting to Know You”

2017-18: Cynthia Rubsamen  “We are Family”

2018-19: Jennifer Marshall  “Cultivate Kindness”

2019-20: Laura Humphries  “Gratitude”

2020-21: Tina West-Yanez  “Rise & Shine”

2021-22: Ruth Storrie “Better Together”

2022-23:  Jenny Fish “Connect and Engage”

2022-23: Kathryn Glast  “Lead with Kindness

 

Ticktockers also benefit from many leadership development experiences and opportunities as she holds various positions throughout her six years to lead her fellow Ticktockers through an impactful year. Guided by her Grade Level Advisors, her roles (whether an officer or a council or committee member) enable her to receive training and the ability to exercise skills to build upon leadership skills she’ll use for a lifetime.

Cultural Experiences

We preserve National Charity League traditions and core values, while appreciating the growth that comes from connecting with different communities and cultures. We continually strive to build stronger ties with our communities and the individuals within them. It is through this understanding that we grow and develop broader worldviews that will shape and support our lives.

  • Traditions – We celebrate the richness of our history through traditions that honor the past while serving the future.
  • Values – We embrace values that make us strong as an organization of mother-daughter leaders.
  • Community Connections – We build connections through experiences that impact our communities.
  • Etiquette – We encourage and mentor kind, respectful and gracious social conduct.

While developing leaders of tomorrow, the Alamo Chapter proudly cultivates NCL’s values and traditions that shape the organization’s role in our communities and those we serve to leave a lasting footprint.

  • Traditions – We celebrate the richness of our history through traditions that honor the past while serving the future.
  • Values – We embrace values that make us strong as an organization of mother-daughter leaders.
  • Community Connections – We build connections through experiences that impact our communities.
  • Etiquette – We encourage and mentor kind, respectful and gracious social conduct.

Each chapter lives the richness of NCL’s 95-year history by celebrating national traditions each year along with our very own chapter-specific traditions.

MOTHER-DAUGHTER TEA

The Alamo Chapter Mother-Daughter Tea is an NCL, Inc. required event that all members look forward to attending each year. Traditionally held at the San Antonio Country Club, it’s a memorable event that many look forward to where they come together for a great social gathering in an enjoyable environment and practice a lesson in etiquette.

SENIOR RECOGNITION

The Alamo Chapter celebrates its Senior Class each year with a special ceremony and fashion show held at the San Antonio Country Club. This special event is the culmination of a Ticktocker’s six-year journey as we recognize and reward all of her accomplishments, celebrate her high school graduation milestone and set the stage for her to bridge over to the role of a Sustainer member post graduation. By this time, our graduates realize the value of their NCL journey and how it will continue into her college years as she meets and forms lasting relationships with other young women who also benefited from the NCL experience in one of the other 282 Chapters across 29 states.

AWARDS CEREMONY  

The annual awards ceremony, held in the Spring, is wonderful afternoon of celebration and fun where all Chapter members come together to celebrate Ticktocker accomplishments for that NCL year. This annual tradition is the perfect way to wrap up the NCL year as we highlight the service of our members and the thousands of hours Chapter members serve in the community.

GIVING THANKS PARTY  

Held in November, the entire Alamo Chapter comes together to stuff over 100 Christmas stockings to send to our soldiers. This fun, casual event is filled with an opportunity to hear from a special guest speaker, celebrate those who have served and prepare these special little gifts for those serving today. A special venue large enough to support the many stocking stuffers and the great member-turnout enables the bonding across grade-levels as we kickoff the holiday season.