Seaside

About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Seaside 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 central San Diego and the surrounding area. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Seaside 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.

NCL Seaside’s Membership Campaign has begun! We are accepting applications for prospective new members with daughters in the Class of 2029 and/or Class of 2030. Applications are due by 3/1/2024.

Start the application process by clicking here

Prospective Member meetings will be open to any ladies interested in learning more about NCL, Inc. and the Seaside Chapter specifically. For more information, email Amy McAweeney, VP Membership, at membership@nclseaside.org

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:

ALS Association/Greater San Diego Chapter
Alzheimer’s Association
American Heart Association
American Red Cross
Bannister House
Birch Aquarium
California Native Plant Society
Challenged Athletes Foundation
City of San Diego Parks and Recreation
Coastal Roots Farm
Disaster Response
District 6 Military Project
Father Joe’s Village
Feeding San Diego
Friends of Cats
Helen Woodward
I Love A Clean San Diego
Jewish Family Services
Kitchens for Good
La Jolla Kiwanis Club
La Jolla Youth Baseball
Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS (JCC)
Miracle Babies
National Day of Service – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service – January 15, 2024
Operation Gratitude
Project Linus
Salvation Army
San Diego Audubon Society
San Diego Blood Bank
Special Olympics Southern California
St. Germaine Children’s Charity
TOP Soccer, La Jolla Soccer
Traveling Stories
Wild Willow Farm

Some of Seaside’s other Philanthropy partners include:

Alzheimer’s Association
Bannister House
California Native Plant Society
Cecily’s Closet
Challenged Athletes Foundation
District 6 C.A.N. Drive
District 6 Military Baby Shower
Father Joe’s Village
Feeding San Diego
Friends of Cats
Helen Woodard Animal Center
I Love a Clean San Diego
Kitchens for Good
La Jolla Kiwanis Club
Lawrence Family JCC
Operation Gratitude
Project Linus
San Diego Audubon Society
San Diego Blood Bank
Special Olympics
St. Germaine Children’s Charity
The Kindness Project
Therapeutic Recreation Services
TOP Soccer, La Jolla Soccer
Traveling Stories
Wild Willow Farm

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:

Public Speaking
Leadership & Decision Making
Financial Literacy
Relationship Building

Seaside’s Current Board Members:

President: Sara Franqui
President-Elect: Siobhan Strott
Secretary: Melissa Toppi
Treasurer: Leah Welsing
Parliamentarian: Shannon Carter
Vice President Communications: Angie Tetmeyer Yazici
Vice President Membership: Amy McAweeney
Vice President Membership Deputy: Jennifer Davidson
Vice President Philanthropy: Jean Kim
Vice President Chapter Engagement & Inclusion: Jodi Murray
Vice President Ticktockers: Aeron Tasende
Vice President New Members: Ana Anderson
Standards Chair: Katy Siddons

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.