Moonlight
About Our Chapter
NCL, Inc., Moonlight 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 North San Diego County. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Moonlight aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.
NCL, Inc., Moonlight Chapter is a group of mothers and daughters who are committed to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences. We serve over 30 philanthropies in the North San Diego County.
Whether we are working together in the community, training our daughters to become leaders, or attending a cultural event or fine arts performance, we never forget that the mother-daughter bond is the basis for what we do. Side by side, we share our six year NCL experience with hundreds of mothers and daughters in our Chapter. At the end of the six years, most of our daughters have contributed hundreds of hours to philanthropy work and are prepared to enter our community as thoughtful, strong women.
The NCL Experience changes lives by inspiring and empowering women to succeed as confident, well-rounded and socially aware contributors in their communities.
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.
We invite you to consider membership in the NCL, Inc., Moonlight Chapter. Why Join NCL?
Our chapter focuses on serving our philanthropy partners in our community while building the mother-daughter relationship. Mothers and daughters work together as volunteers to support the community while developing as leaders and role models.
If you would like information on how to join our chapter, contact us.
Thank you again for your interest in our NCL, Inc., Moonlight Chapter.
Some things to keep in mind about the membership process:
• Timeline: Applications for membership are accepted during the Annual Membership Drive from January 15 to March 1 each year for mothers and their daughters in grades 6th at the time of the Membership Drive.
Initially formed in 2017, the Moonlight Chapter was chartered at the National Convention in April 2019. The chapter’s 340 plus membership of Patronesses (mothers) , Ticktockers (daughters), and Sustainers reside in north San Diego County and partner with over 30 philanthropies to serve and support our local community. Through our league and philanthropic work today, we hope to build mothers and daughters of strong character who will help make the world a better place tomorrow.
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:
- #GivingTuesday
- Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation
- Alzheimer’s Association
- American Cancer Society: Relay for Life
- American Heart Association
- American Red Cross
- Best Buddies
- Camp Pendleton
- Carlsbad Community Gardens Collaborative
- Casa De Amparo
- City Ballet of San Diego
- Disaster Response
- Epilepsy Foundation of San Diego
- FACE
- Family Recovery Center
- Fill-A-Belly
- Fresh Start Surgical Gifts
- Gently Hugged
- Girls on the Run
- Holiday Party Philanthropy Projects
- Honor Flight San Diego
- Magdalena Ecke YMCA
- Meals on Wheels SD County
- Moonlight Cultural Foundation/Moonlight Angels Auxillary
- National Day of Service – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service – January 15, 2024
- Oceanside Museum of Art
- Operation Gratitude
- Plus Box
- San Diego Blood Bank
- San Diego Foster Angels
- San Diego House Rabbit Society
- SNAP
- Solana Center
- Sunrise Senior Living
- Surfing Madonna Oceans Project
- Switchfoot Bro Am
- The Elizabeth Hospice
- The Princess Project
- We CAN Food Drive
As NCL members we cherish the time we spend with our daughters and our many friends that we meet along the way, but the heart of National Charity League is being a contributing part of our community.
The Moonlight Chapter is blessed with generous members who give of their time and talents to our many philanthropies. We work diligently each year to serve and honor the NCL mission to be of service to our philanthropies. These range from feeding the homeless at the Fill-a-Belly to ushering at Moonlight Theater. We work very hard to offer our members a wide variety of volunteering opportunities that allow us all to get out into our community and meet new people and expose our daughters to a variety of non-profit organizations to instill in them the values of NCL which include dedication, hard work and service.
Our chapter takes pride in the amount of time we spend each year working in our communities, but as they say, as we help others we often find we help ourselves. NCL creates well rounded young women who go on to continue the time honored tradition of compassion and service to those who are in need. As mothers, we will forever cherish the memories of time spent working side by side with our growing daughters teaching them the values that we hold most dear.
Each NCL, Inc. Chapter promotes social awareness by considering the local community’s needs and selecting appropriate non-profit organizations to serve. Each chatper then supports it’s philanthropic service partners through different volunteer activities.
Philanthropies supported by our Chapter include:
Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation
American Cancer Society (Relay for Life)
Moonlight Cultural Foundation/Angels Auxiliary
San Diego House Rabbit Society
Surfing Madonna Oceans Project
We CAN Food Drive
The Vice President of Philanthropy and the Philanthropy Committee continue to research and contact community philanthropies to determine where the Chapter can be of service. Contact our philanthropy team.
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: Lisa Porcelli
- President Elect: Lisa Porcelli
Stacey Vulakh - Secretary: Samara Tricarico
- Treasurer: Hiromi Clyne
- Parliamentarian: Christine Chung
- Vice President Communications: Jennifer Furioli-Aldrich
- Vice President Membership: Allison Mangiafico
- Vice President Philanthropy: Felice Wong
- Vice President New Members: Jean Stadwiser
Jean Stadwiser - Vice President Ticktockers: Roslyn Simmons
- Sustainer Liaison: Sara Norwood
- Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Jessica Henke
Jessica Henke
Immediate Past President:
Jen Capaci
Leadership Development for our Ticktockers (Daughters)
Our Chapter offers girls the opportunity to become leaders in a kind, supportive environment. With guidance from their Grade Level Advisers, each young woman takes a position in her class. Whether she is the President who calls the meeting to order and runs the meeting or she is the class Recording Secretary who prepares written “minutes” of the meeting, a young woman learns to get comfortable in leadership. In fact, every young woman must serve as an officer in her class at least once during her six year experience as a Ticktocker.
As the mothers guide them, the daughters learn to lead the way. 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 world views that will shape and support our lives.
The NCL Experience is a six-year plan designed to be a small group leadership program that provides opportunities for each developing young woman to know the joy of helping others, to learn tolerance and kindness, to mature and build confidence, and to make friends while sharing and participating in these activities in a safe and comfortable age appropriate environment.
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.
Each Ticktocker class selects and plans a cultural event to attend with their mothers. The purpose is to develop community awareness and enjoy cultural diversity with their class. Events may include music, art, drama, or dance performances as well as museum tours or restaurant experiences .
Activities of our chapter include a wide range of the performing arts- theater, dance, choral arts, music and symphony, painting and sculpture. Our six-year “sampling” of the performing arts inspires our young women to have a life-long appreciation for art in our community.
Awards
Pink Rose: Our chapter has received the Pink Rose Chapter Award for the 2020-2021 year. We have completed our annual requirements, and participated in #GivingTuesday and the national philanthropy program.
White Rose: Our chapter has received the White Rose Chapter Award for the 2020-2021 year. We have completed our annual requirements, and went above and beyond for our community.