About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Greater Kansas 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 the Johnson County, KS or Cass and Jackson County, MO school districts. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Greater Kansas 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.

Interested in joining our chapter?  A Prospective Member must be sponsored by a current member of 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.

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:

• AbilityKC
• Alzheimer’s Association
• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross
• Bags of Fun
• Bridging the Gap
• Catholic Charities
• Claridge Court
• Community LINC, Inc
• Cornerstones of Care
• Disaster Response
• Giving the Basics
• Inclusion Connections
• Jewish Family Services of KC
• Johnson County Christmas Bureau
• Kansas Special Olympics
• Meals on Wheels of Johnson County
• MOCSA
• Morning Glory Ministries
• National Day of Service – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service – January 15, 2024
• Operation Breakthrough
• Operation Gratitude
• Operation Homefront
• Pete’s Garden
• ReStart Kansas City
• Ronald McDonald House
• SAFEHOME
• ScrapsKC
• St. Anthony’s Retirement Community Center
• The Lighthouse
• Variety: The Children’s Charity
• Wayside Waifs

Each NCL, Inc. Chapter promotes social awareness by considering the local community’s needs and selecting appropriate non-profit organizations to serve.  Each Chapter then supports its philanthropic service partners through different volunteer activities.

We work with the following philanthropies:

Ability KC
American Heart Association
Bridging the Gap
Catholic Charities of NE KS
Claridge Court Senior Living
Community LINC
Cornerstones of Care
Giving the Basics
Jewish Family Services of KC
Morning Glory Ministries
Operation Breakthrough
Operation Gratitude
Ronald McDonald House
Safehome
ScrapsKC
St. Anthony’s Senior Living
Johnson County Christmas Bureau
Meals on Wheels – Area Agency on Aging in Johnson County
MOCSA- Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault
Morning Glory Ministries
Variety Children’s Charity, KC

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: Gretchen Hembree
• President Elect: Julianne Lagerstrom
• Secretary: Lauri Bledsoe
• Treasurer: Liz Noland
• Parliamentarian: Jessica Marien
• Vice President Communications: Gayle Boyd
• Vice President Membership: Leslie Fitzgerald Alt
• Vice President Philanthropy: Katie McCune
• Vice President New Members: Jennifer Miller
  Lindsay Peattie
• Vice President Ticktockers: Katy Weber
• Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Melissa Batz

Nurturing confidence through opportunities to learn and grow, while also building problem-solving skills through a supportive environment of healthy relationships.

Examples of skills developed include:

• Confidence
• Consensus building
• Team building
• Conflict resolution
• Event planning
• Parliamentary procedure

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.

Mothers and daughters of each class attend a cultural experience together with a focus on different areas of art, theatre, dance and music.

Each Chapter celebrates the richness of its history through traditions that honor the past. The Mother Daughter Tea is an NCL, Inc. tradition. Today, NCL chapters around the country continue to embrace their long-standing traditions, as well as, create new ones.