About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Allen 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 Allen-Lovejoy ISD area. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Allen aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.

The NCL Experience inspires and empowers women to succeed as confident, well-rounded and socially aware contributors to their communities.

The value of membership in NCL, Inc. lasts a lifetime — it uniquely draws women and girls together to focus their minds, hearts and talents towards creating positive change in their communities and the nation.  Each Chapter, with the guidance of the National organization, develops its own six-year plan, which includes a variety of age appropriate and meaningful programming opportunities for daughters, called Ticktockers, and mothers, called Patronesses.

Each Ticktocker grade level is organized by elected Ticktocker officers and coached by Patronesses acting as Grade Level Advisors.  \The activities designated on the six-year plan are organized for Personal Development (life skills), Leadership Development (professional skills) and Cultural Competency (social skills).

In addition to working closely with daughters and supporting their local communities, all Patronesses hold a Chapter job each year and actively participate as leaders in the operational success of the Chapter.

The Allen Chapter is proud of our partnerships with many local philanthropic organizations. Through these partnerships our members contribute over 5,400 hands-on service hours to our local community each year.

Other annual events are the Junior Style Show each fall and a long-standing NCL, Inc. tradition, the Mother~Daughter Tea, each spring. Also celebrated in spring is Senior Recognition, our signature event.

 

 

 

Our chapter has received the 2020- 2021 Pink Rose Chapter Award,
having completed our annual requirements, and participating in
#GivingTuesday and the national philanthropy program.

 

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.

2024-2025 Membership Drive

Learn more about the Allen Chapter at an informational meeting:

7 pm Monday, January 15, 2024

7 pm Sunday, January 21, 2024

Click here for a link to the membership timeline

Please be sure to complete the Membership Inquiry Form (link above) for more details! 

Questions? 

Shannon Karicher

membershipallen@nclonline.org

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:

• ACO – Food Pantry
• ACO – Resale Shop
• ACO – Special Events
• All Community Outreach (ACO)
• Allen Arts Alliance
• Allen ISD
• Allen Parks & Recreation
• Alzheimer’s Association
• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross
• Bed Start
• Belmont at Twin Creeks
• City of Allen
• Connemara Conservancy
• Dallas Arboretum
• Disaster Response
• Expow
• Feed My Starving Children
• Friday Nite Friends
• Keep Allen Beautiful
• Local Good Advocacy Program
• ManeGait
• Meals on Wheels Collin County
• Operation Gratitude
• Operation Homefront
• Project Linus
• Special Olympics
• Tango Tab
• The Samaritan Inn

 

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:

2023-2024 NCL Allen Board of Directors
President: Nina Felt
President Elect: Jennifer Clark
Secretary: Jessica Ambrose
Treasurer: Angi Wedemeyer
Parliamentarian: Rebecca Johnson
Vice President Communications: Christine Kless
Vice President Membership: Shannon Karicher
Vice President Philanthropy: Danielle Ganze
Vice President New Members: Kristen Sebastian
Vice President Ticktockers: Maria-Paula Carrillo
Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion:Lauren Cypert
Sustainer Liaison: Patricia Dillon

 

The value of membership in National Charity League, Inc. lasts a lifetime.  NCL, Inc. uniquely draws women and girls together to focus their minds, hearts and talents toward creating positive change in their communities and the nation.   With the guidance of the National organization each NCL, Inc. chapter develops its own six-year plan, which includes a variety of age-appropriate and meaningful programming options for daughters — called Ticktockers, as well as for mothers — called Patronesses.

Each Ticktocker grade level is organized by elected Ticktocker officers and coached Patronesses acting as Grade Level Advisers.  Under this guidance, Ticktockers learn to plan and run their own meetings and grade-level events.  The activities designated on the six-year NCL Experience are designed to communicate NCL, Inc’s three pillars:  Community Service, Leadership Development, and Cultural Experiences.

In addition to working closely with daughters and supporting their local communities, all Patronesses hold a Chapter job each year and actively participate as leaders in the operational success of the Chapter.

 

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.