Evergreen
About Our Chapter
NCL, Inc., Evergreen 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 Mercer Island, Washington. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Evergreen aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.
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.
Below is the link to the application form for a propective patroness:
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:
- Aki Kurose/Communities in Schools
- Alzheimer’s Association
- American Heart Association
- American Red Cross
- Angeline’s Day Center
- Atlantic Street Center
- Birthday Dreams
- Colorectal Cancer Alliance (CCA)
- Disaster Response
- Grace Place (formerly Ellsworth House)
- Jewish Family Services Seattle
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
- LifeWire
- Mary’s Place
- MEOW Cat Rescue
- Mercer Island Schools Foundation
- Mercer Island Youth and Family Services Foundation (MIYFSF)
- MI Farmer’s Market
- MI Preschool Association
- MI Rotary
- MIYFS – Food Pantry
- MIYFS – Thrift Shop
- Nikkei Manor
- Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation
- NW Harvest
- Operation Gratitude
- Outdoors for All
- Ruby Room
- Russian Chamber Music Foundation of Seattle
- Seattle Humane
- Soldiers’ Angels
- Sound Generations
- Special Olympics
- Swedish Medical Center Foundation
- Team Ewan Guild
- The Sophia Way
- Treehouse for Kids
- Washington Trails Association
- Youth Theatre NW
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: Robyn Kimura Hsu
- President Elect: Mariya Zorotovich
- Secretary: Genevieve Manfredo
- Treasurer: Daphne Kelley
Meng-Hua Wei - Parliamentarian: Julien Kern
- Vice President Communications: Carmela Wood
Courtney Weber - Vice President Membership: Burcu Bayirli
Chesney Schmidt - Vice President Philanthropy: Cheryl Prophater
Trisha Rogers - Vice President New Members: Courtney Cohen
Katherine Nago - Vice President Ticktockers: Adrienne Weiss
Jennifer Hsu - Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Cynthia Davidson
Erin Krawiec
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.