Austin
About Our Chapter
NCL, Inc., Austin 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 Austin Metropolitan Area. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Austin aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.
Founded in 2000, we’re proud to be the first and oldest chapter in Austin, Texas!
2002 Awards Banquet
Mother-Daughter Tea 2002
Our Austin Chapter has about 135 Patroness Members (mothers) and about 160 Ticktockers (daughters). We are proud to have received the Blue Rose Award for two consecutive years for our service to the community, the national philanthropy program, #GivingBack and NCL sustainers.
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.
For any questions regarding Membership, requests for transfers or assistance with connecting as a Sustainer, email us.
Membership is now closed for 2024-2025. Our membership drive will begin again in January 2025. Want More Information? Please email membershipaustin@nclonline.org
Members join NCL during the spring of their daughter’s 6th-grade year and formally begin the summer before their 7th-grade year. Mother and daughter are in NCL for 6 years, graduating after 12th grade. Per our by-laws, members must reside in Austin and our meetings take place in person in central and west Austin all year.
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:
- American Cancer Society
- American Heart Association
- American Red Cross
- Austin Pets Alive
- Austin YMBL Sunshine Camp
- Blanton Museum of Art
- Caritas of Austin
- Central Texas Food Bank
- Community First
- El Buen Samaritano
- Girlstart
- Jeremiah Program
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Austin (JDRF)
- Mainspring School
- Manos de Cristo
- Marbridge
- Mobile Loaves and Fishes
- National Day of Service – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service – January 15, 2024
- Neighbor to Neighbor
- Nicole’s Place
- Operation Gratitude
- Partnerships for Children
- Ronald McDonald House
- Side by Side Kids
- The Kindness Campaign
- The SAFE Alliance
- The Settlement Home for Children
- The Westbank/Laura’s Libraries
- Urban Roots
Volunteering at the Central Texas Food Bank
Volunteering at Prom Rack for Partnerships for Children
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: Ann Boren
- President Elect: Shannon Carter
- Secretary: Heather Campbell
- Treasurer: Meghan Sorrel
- Parliamentarian: Alisa Golson
- Vice President Communications: Tara LeBlanc
- Vice President Membership: Leah Turner
- Vice President Philanthropy: Sherri Sims
- Vice President New Members: Paige Darby
- Vice President Ticktockers: Heather Hamm
- Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Kate McGrath
2023 Senior Class President speaking at our Annual Mother- Daughter Tea
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.
