About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Lake Oswego 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 Lake Oswego, Dunthorpe, West Linn and Tualatin. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Lake Oswego 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.

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:

• Abby’s Closet
• Alzheimer’s Association
• American Cancer Society
• American Diabetes Association
• Arts Council of Lake Oswego
• Cards for Soldiers
• Care and Share Food Supply Delivery
• Children’s Healing Art Project (CHAP)
• City of Lake Oswego, Parks & Recreation/Library
• Clackamas Women’s Services
• Down Syndrome Network (DSNO)
• Friend’s of Doernbecher
• Friend’s of Tryon Creek
• Hunger Fighters
• Lake Oswego Adult Community Center/Meals on Wheels
• Lake Oswego Schools Foundation
• Lake Run-NW Housing Alternatives
• Lakewood Center for the Arts
• LO for LOve
• Mercy Teams
• National Day of Service – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service – January 15, 2024
• Northwest Children’s Outreach
• Oregon Humane Society
• Oswego Heritage House
• Park Academy
• Providence Child Center
• Special Olympics Oregon
• The Hunt Club & Stafford Hamlet
• The Pearl
• The Springs Lake Oswego
• The Springs Wilsonville
• Tualatin Schoolhouse Food Pantry
• With Love,

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: Amy Hendricks
• President Elect: Hilary Murphy
• Secretary: Monet Hammond
• Treasurer: Lindsey Castrey
• Parliamentarian: Amy Schmitke
  Jennifer Harvey
• Vice President Communications: Julene Montgomery
  Katie Kelley
• Vice President Membership: Stacia Truax
• Vice President Philanthropy: Jenifer Daugherty
  Jennifer Pospishek
• Vice President New Members: Becky Emmett
  Laurie Pottmeyer
• Vice President Ticktockers: Brenda Ballew
  Esther Siegel
• Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Amy Schmitke
  Kirsten Aird

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.