About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Garden City 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 or attend school in Garden City, NY. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Garden City 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.

Membership Inquiry Form

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

The Membership Drive for the 2024/2025 Membership year is NOW CLOSED.  Thank you for all your submissions.  If you were selected to join the Chapter, you will be notified by April 1.  

 

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE FOR THE 2024-2025 UPCOMING YEAR WILL BEGIN IN JANUARY.  

Our annual membership recruitment period begins January 15, 2024 and will conclude on March 1, 2024. Prospective Members are mothers or female guardians of a girl in 7th grade the September following admission. There are no available spots in the older classes for new members.  
 
All Prospective Members shall reside or attend public school in Garden City, NY.   

Once you complete the Membership Inquiry form, the VPs Membership will contact you to complete your application if you meet the program eligibility (currently the Chapter is only accepting new members for the class of 2030). 

Prospective New Member applications are due March 1, 2024. Letters of acceptance will be sent to Prospective New Members on April 1, 2024 and orientation events will be held in April and May. Prospective New Members start as Active Members in the Chapter on June 1, 2024.

To view our Prospective New Member packet, member expectations and meeting schedule, please click here. To view our timeline during membership drive, please click here. 

If you have any questions regarding Membership, please email us at membership@nclgardencity.com

Thank you and we look forward to you joining our Chapter!

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:

• Garden City Chapter
• Adelphi University
• Alzheimer’s Association
• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross
• Association for Children with Down Syndrom (ACDS)
• Belmont Child Care Association
• Big Brothers/BIg Sisters
• Birthday Wishes
• Book Fairies
• Charity Ball
• Children’s Medical Fund of New York
• Childrens Brain Tumor Foundation
• Disaster Response
• Garden City Historical Society
• Garden City Turkey Trot
• GC Library
• GC Race for the Cure
• GCPTA
• Habitat for Humanity
• Hance Family Foundation
• Healing Headbands
• I’m Not Done Yet
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Metro New York
• Long Island Alzheimers Assoc
• Long Island Coalition for the Homeless
• Michelle O’Neill Foundation
• National Day of Service – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service – January 15, 2024
• National Kidney Foundation
• Northwell Health
• NYU Langone
• Operation Gratitude
• Ronald McDonald House
• The Inn
• The Kindness Campaign
• Tuesdays Children
• 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: Janalyn Pomeroy
• President Elect: Michelle Myers
• Secretary: Christine Gebhard
  Christine Gebhard
• Treasurer: Jaime Melendez
• Parliamentarian: Nancy Clavin
• Vice President Communications: Alicia Conefry
  Amy Monaco
• Vice President Membership: Cira Rom
  Janice Ryan
• Vice President Philanthropy: Diana Mitchell
  Tracy Koenig
• Vice President Ticktockers: Danielle Atteritano
  Trina Coviello
• Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Elizabeth Golden
  Janalyn Pomeroy

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.