Pikes Peak

About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Pikes Peak 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 the Colorado Springs area. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Pikes Peak aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.

NCL, Inc., Pikes Peak Chapter is located in Colorado Springs, CO.

Our unique focus on the mother-daughter relationship while serving the community is the cornerstone of the Pikes Peak Chapter. Mothers and daughters work together as volunteers to support the community while developing as leaders and role models.

Our Mission Statement
To foster mother-daughter relationships in a philanthropic organization committed to community service, leadership development, and cultural experiences.

Our Program
National Charity League, Inc. is a mother-daughter organization dedicated to servicing the communities in which chapters are formed and to fostering the mother-daughter relationship. Our goal is to promote a sense of community responsibility in our daughters and strengthen the mother-daughter relationship. The daughters in grades 7th-12th along with their mothers participate in a 6-year educational program of philanthropic work, educational activities, leadership training and cultural events.

Philanthropic Work
Each chapter of National Charity League, Inc. considers the local community’s needs and then selects philanthropies to support. Support comes in the form of time and organizational skills.

This year, the Members of the Pikes Peak Chapter of the National Charity League, Inc. gave over 6,500 volunteer hours to the community of Colorado Springs. After 16 years, our Chapter has given over  76,000 hours of volunteer service to our community.

 

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.

NCL, Inc., Pikes Peak Chapter is located in Colorado Springs, CO.

Our Membership Drive begins in October.

 

 

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:

  • Alzheimer’s Association
  • American Heart Association
  • American Red Cross
  • Assistance League
  • Bear Creek Stellar Senior Living
  • Care and Share
  • Children’s Hospital Colorado Springs
  • Colorado Special Olympics of Colorado Southeast Region
  • Colorado Springs Down Syndrome Association
  • Community Partnership for Childhood Development
  • Court Appointed Special Advocates -CASA
  • Disaster Response
  • Early Connections Learning Centers
  • Elevate
  • Family Life Services
  • Happy Cats Haven
  • Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region
  • Kids on Bikes
  • Operation Gratitude
  • Operation Homefront Rocky Mountains
  • Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care
  • Pikes Peak Road Runners
  • Ronald McDonald Charities of Southern Colorado
  • Share the Love
  • Silver Key
  • Silver Key – Birthday Cakes
  • Southern Colorado Health Network
  • Springs in Bloom
  • UCHealth Memorial Hospital Foundation
  • YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region

National Charity League provides opportunities for mothers, known as Patronesses, and daughters, known as Ticktockers, to enjoy both mother-daughter and peer relationships through the NCL Experience. The purpose of the NCL experience is to inspire and empower women to succeed as confident, well-rounded and socially aware contributors in their communities.

NCL inc., Pikes Peak Chapter activities fulfill the NCL mission to foster mother-daughter relationships in a philanthropic organization committed to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences.

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.  Philanthropies supported by our Chapter include:

*Alzheimer’s Association *American Heart Association * CASA *Cheyenne Mountain Zoo *Children’s Literacy Center *CO Outdoors/Friends of Cheyenne Canyon * Colorado Special Olympics * CO Springs Down Syndrome Assoc. * CPCD *Elevate *Happy Cats Haven  *Hope & Home *Humane Society *JDRF * Kids on Bikes *Marion House Soup Kitchen *Memorial Hospital *National Mill Dog Rescue *Operation Home Front *Penrose Hospital *Pikes Peak Hospice *Pikes Peak Library District *Pikes Peak Road Runners *Ronald McDonald House *Silver Key *SCAP *Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

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: Anne Cross
  • President Elect: Christy Walsh
  • Secretary: Tina Giovanielli
  • Treasurer: Jennifer Barnes
  • Parliamentarian: Sally Ray
  • Vice President Communications: Katie Wismer
    Lynne Platt
  • Vice President Membership: Heather Eslinger
    Jill Rawson
  • Vice President Philanthropy: Melissa Jamison
    Shannon Weber
  • Vice President New Members: Blair Carter
    Melissa Hocate
  • Vice President Ticktockers: Alexa Harden
  • Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Heidi Johnson

Our chapter seeks to maximize a member’s potential to be a confident role model by embracing “who you are”, which empowers their personal sense of purpose and allows them to be advocates for others.

Each year each Ticktocker class has a variety of different focuses. Beginning in the 7th grade the Ticktockers explore leadership styles and NCL, Inc. core values. In 8th grade they learn to communicate more effectively and lead their grade level meetings. As 9th graders, the girls further develop their listening skills, practice time management tools, and build self-confidence. The 10th graders learn to strengthen conflict resolution skills, prepare for future employment, and engage in public speaking. In 11th grade the Ticktockers establish future goals and identify college opportunities. Lastly, as seniors the Ticktockers mentor the younger grade levels and prepare for graduation.

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.

Each year our chapter incorporates activities and cultural events that allow our mothers and daughters to experience events such as musical theater, concerts, yoga classes and much more. These provide an opportunity to experience what our community at large has to offer.