About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Fort Collins 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 Larimer County. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Fort Collins aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.

The Fort Collins Chapter was founded in 1990 by Beth Louise Deakins. An ardent philanthropist, Beth took an active role in many local community organizations. She served on the Academic Advisory Board of Wingshadow, volunteered at Poudre School District and served as a counselor for the Alpha Center for Women. Along with her husband, John, Beth was one of the founding members of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society of Larimer County and was given the 2000 Alexis de Tocqueville Society Award.  Beth passed away in 2005 but left a lasting legacy in the Fort Collins community.

Some of the Fort Collins chapter’s original philanthropies included the Larimer County Food Bank, Poudre Valley Hospital and Meals on Wheels. These organizations are still counted on our list of philanthropies today.

Since its inception, NCL, Inc. Fort Collins Chapter has continued to add new philanthropies, strengthen relationships with long-standing philanthropies and foster opportunities for mother and daughters to volunteer and develop leadership skills together.

 

Join Our Chapter

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

Please complete the Membership Inquiry Form so we can contact you directly. If you know a current chapter member, feel free to reach out to them as well to learn about getting started.

Membership Inquiry Form

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

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:

• 3 Hopeful Hearts
• A Little Help
• Alzheimer’s Association
• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross
• Avery House – Poudre Landmarks Foundation
• Boys and Girls Club of Fort Collins
• FCA- All Abilities
• Food Bank of Larimer County
• Fort Collins Museum of Art
• Fort Collins Opera Guild
• Friends of the Library
• Gardens on Spring Creek
• Good Samaritan Society Fort Collins Village
• Habitat for Humanity of Larimer County
• Healing Warriors
• Homeward Alliance (fka: Homeless Gear)
• Kids At Heart Fundango
• Meals on Wheels of Fort Collins
• Mission – Catholic Charities Larimer Region
• Neighbor to Neighbor
• NOCO Humane
• Operation Gratitude
• Pathways Hospice
• Project Linus
• Project Self Sufficiency
• Respite Care
• Serve 6.8
• Sproutin’ Up
• Stork Support
• The Crawford Child Advocacy Center
• The Family Center/ La Familia
• The Matthews House
• The Nappie Project
• The Period Project

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: Vanessa Houk
• Secretary: Alexandra Staudt
• Treasurer: Audrey McElwain
• Parliamentarian: Stephanie Juenemann
• Vice President Communications: Kara Straumanis
  Kelly Stahl
• Vice President Membership: Betsy Rinehart
  Gina Fechheimer
• Vice President Philanthropy: Sarah Tomlinson
• Vice President New Members: Brady Martucci
  Candice Campbell
• Vice President Ticktockers: Rebecca Martin
  Shelley Deakins
• Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Jessica Coombs

The Ticktocker experience is designed to be a small group leadership program.  Fort Collins NCL, Inc. Chapter members have opportunities to engage in experiences that build essential skills such as consensus and team building, event planning, public speaking and presentation, and conflict resolution.

Each grade level has individual leadership benchmarks that build on one another and establish a solid foundation for our young leaders.

These leadership skills are honed through a variety of small and large group leadership experiences including:

• Helping run a grade level meeting.
• Working together to plan an event for the grade level.
• Planning and presenting information to a grade level group that fulfills one of the grade level educational milestones.
• Participating in group communications, including newsletter articles.
• Public speaking opportunities at small and large group meetings.
• Working with a committee to plan and coordinate events for the entire chapter.
• Researching philanthropies and presenting to the chapter about experiences with our philanthropies.
• Organizing chapter-wide cultural events.
• Working together with other mothers and daughters as volunteers to support the community and develop as leaders and role models.

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.

As future leaders, 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. We celebrate our history through traditions that honor the past while serving the future.

Activities of our Fort Collins Chapter include:

• Monthly Class Level Meetings focused on cultural events and activities
• Engaging in cultural events and activities within the greater community
• An annual Mother Daughter Tea
• Senior Presents, an evening honoring the year’s Senior Class and the girls’ opportunity to reflect upon and celebrate their NCL experience