About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Sand Hill 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 Menlo Park, Palo Alto or Atherton. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Sand Hill aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.

 

 

 

 

 

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Join Our Chapter

Interested in joining our chapter? Membership opportunities are dependent on chapter openings.

Please complete the Membership Inquiry Form so we can contact you directly. If you know a current chapter member, feel free to reach out to them as well to learn about getting started.

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:

• Alzheimer’s Association
• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross
• Animal Assisted Happiness
• Birthday Party Project
• Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula (BGCP)
• Disaster Response
• Ecumenical Hunger Program
• Grass Roots Ecology
• Habitat for Humanity – Greater San Francisco
• La Comida
• Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
• Lytton Gardens
• One Life Counseling
• Open Space
• Operation Gratitude
• Palo Alto Library
• Peninsula Bridge
• Peninsula Volunteers
• Ravenswood Education Foundation
• Restore Native Habitat SF Zoo
• Rise Against Hunger
• Ronald McDonald House Charities
• Second Harvest Food Bank
• Silicon Valley Bike Exchange
• St Francis Centre
• Step of Love, Inc.
• Sunday Friends
• Surfrider Foundation
• The Park Champions Progam
• There With Care
• Village Harvest

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: Ching-Pei Hu
• President Elect: Thuy Nguyen
• Secretary: Jillian White
  Sandy Schroedl
• Treasurer: Maria Biggs
  Nanaka King
• Parliamentarian: Melissa Nikolic
  Shannon Eagan
• Vice President Communications: carole Fonck-Rodgers
  Jen Sanchez
• Vice President Membership: Elaine Wen
  Lois Balster
• Vice President Philanthropy: Debra Ver Ploeg
  Heidi Burbage
• Vice President New Members: Abby Haile
  Annette Chan
• Vice President Ticktockers: Julie Davies
  Lacey Dunne
• Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Amber MacMillan
  Annelies Ryckaert

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.