Round Rock
About Our Chapter
NCL, Inc., Round Rock 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 Round Rock area. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Round Rock aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.
Our chapter has received the Blue Rose Chapter Award for the 2020-2021 year in recognition of our service and commitment! We completed our annual requirements, participated in #GivingTuesday and the national philanthropy program and held a Sustainer Event. Congratulations!
THE NCL EXPERIENCE
NCL, Inc. provides opportunities for mothers, known as “Patronesses,” and daughters, known as “Ticktockers,” to cultivate both mother-daughter and peer relationships through service to others.
THE TICKTOCKER EXPERIENCE
The Ticktocker experience is a small group leadership program that allows each young woman to know the joy of helping others, to learn tolerance and kindness, to build confidence and maturity, and to make friends while sharing and participating in service activities.
THE PATRONESS EXPERIENCE
The Patroness experience allows mothers to work alongside their daughters as they broaden their perspective on the world around them. Patronesses also have the satisfaction of working with other talented women to advance the mission of our Round Rock Chapter.
- Community Service: Assessing what philanthropic needs exist in our community and helping to meet those needs whenever possible.
- Leadership: Enhancing potential leadership skills through team building, problem solving, mentoring, and group dynamics.
- Cultural: Creating an environment that nurtures a positive identity by recognizing and appreciating the value of differences in each other and the world.
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.

To learn more about NCL, Inc. and our Chapter, please join us at one of our NCL, Inc. Prospective Information Meetings held each fall.
If you are interested in joining our Chapter, you are invited to attend one of our informational meetings. Attendance at one of these meetings is MANDATORY to join our chapter.
- Wednesday, October 12 @ 6:00PM (Evite here)
- Wednesday, October 26 @ 10:30AM (Evite here)
- Sunday, November 13 @ 4:00PM (Evite here)
Please contact Sara Schmidt, VP of Membership or fill out the Membership Inquiry Form above for more information.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Those who will embrace our Core Values:
- Honoring the mother-daughter bond by together learning, growing and modeling responsibility and graciousness
- Nurturing through mentorship
- Inspiring a legacy of social awareness and compassion
- Providing depth of support in local communities
- Integrity and excellence in everything we do
- Being leaders in our community
If you know someone in NCL, Inc., talk to her about her experience with NCL, Inc. and her Chapter’s Membership obligations and Membership drive timeline. If you do not know someone in NCL, Inc., Round Rock Chapter, or are unsure which NCL, Inc. Chapter in the Austin/Central Texas area best fits your location, you are invited to submit a Membership Inquiry Form.
We look forward to meeting you!
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
- BIG – Brookwood in Georgetown
- Brookdale Senior Living
- Brown Santa of Williamson County
- Camp Bluebonnet
- City of Round Rock
- Disaster Response
- Hand to Hold
- Head Start-Opportunities for Williamson & Burnet Counties
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
- Operation Gratitude
- Partners in Education RRISD
- R.O.C.K. Ride on Center for Kids
- Round Rock Arts Council
- Round Rock Chapter
- Round Rock Serving Center
- Special Olympics of Texas
- Texas Baptist Children’s Home
- Texas Humane Heroes
- The Backpack Coalition – Shelley Hause
- The Kindness Campaign
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: Lauren Shingleton
Amy Nieto - President Elect: Amy Nieto
- Secretary: Jennifer Anderson
- Treasurer: Amy Case
Michelle Stout - Parliamentarian: Lilly Fowler
- Vice President Communications: Jeanine Renfro
- Vice President Membership: Sara Schmidt
- Vice President Philanthropy: Sandra Garcia
- Vice President Ticktockers: Elissa Lindsey
- Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Amy Heiss
The Ticktocker experience is designed to be a small group leadership program that provides opportunities for each developing young women 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.
NCL, Inc., creates an environment that nurtures positive identity by recognizing and appreciating the value of differences in each other and the world. Exposure to culturally diverse peoples and events broadens perspective, promotes awareness and teaches cultural sensitivity.
Additionally, some time-honored NCL, Inc., traditions included in the six-year curriculum are cultural activities designed to teach members appropriate etiquette, graciousness, self-assuredness in social settings, development of personal and community connections, good manners and respect for others.
Grade Level Cultural Event Focuses:
7th Grade: Performing Arts
8th Grade: Museums
9th Grade: Visual Arts
10th Grade: Multicultural Cuisine
11th Grade: Architecture or Gardens
12th Grade: Class Choice