South Coast

About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., South Coast 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 Long Beach, Lakewood, Seal Beach, Surfside, Sunset Beach, Rossmoor, Los Alamitos, Cypress, Garden Grove, Westminster, and Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley or Signal Hill areas, attend a school in the Los Alamitos School District or have a daughter attending a school in the Los Alamitos School District. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, South Coast aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.

Our chapter has received the Blue Rose Chapter Award for the 2019-2020 year. We have completed our annual requirements, participated in #GivingTuesday and the national philanthropy program, and held a Sustainer Event.

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.

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:

  • Ability First (on-site = hr. for hr.)
  • Alzheimer’s Association
  • American Heart Association
  • American Red Cross
  • Boys & Girls Club of Cypress (on-site = hr. for hr.)
  • Casa Youth Shelter (on-site = hr. for hr.)
  • Children’s Dental Health Clinic (on-site = hr. for hr.)
  • Disaster Response
  • Historical Society of Long Beach (on-site = hr. for hr.)
  • Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center (on-site = hr. for hr.)
  • Katella Manor (on-site = hr. for hr.)
  • Long Beach Symphony Orchestra
  • Los Alamitos Education Foundation (LAEF) (on-site = hr. for hr.)
  • Meals on Wheels (on-site = hr. for hr.)
  • Military Reserves
  • Miss Charity’s Attic Thrift Boutique (on-site = hr. for hr.)
  • New Life Beginnings (on-site = hr. for hr.)
  • Operation Gratitude
  • Pathways to Independence (on-site = hr. for hr.)
  • Precious Life Shelter (on-site = hr. for hr.)
  • Public Libraries
  • Quilts and Bags and Boxes
  • Relay for Life (on-site = hr. for hr.)
  • Ronald McDonald House of Long Beach
  • TT Day of Inspiration (3 hrs)
  • We Care (on-site, hr. for hr.)

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.

We work with the following philanthropies:

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: Shannon Keany
  • President Elect: Amy Payne
  • Secretary: Jennifer Mason
  • Treasurer: Faraneh Chamran
    Maria Hernandez
  • Parliamentarian: Valerie McCarthy
  • Vice President Communications: Michelle O’Brien
  • Vice President Membership: Tiffany Penick
    Jennifer Cops
  • Vice President Philanthropy: Nancy Nien
  • Vice President Ticktockers: Kirsten Theriault
  • Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Kimberly Shotwell

Nurturing confidence through opportunities to learn and grow, while also building problem-solving skills through a supportive environment of healthy relationships.

Examples of skills developed include:

·       Confidence

·       Consensus building

·       Team building

·       Conflict resolution

·       Event planning

·       Parliamentary procedure

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.

Mothers and daughters of each class attend a cultural experience together with a focus on different areas of art, theatre, dance and music.

Each Chapter celebrates the richness of its history through traditions that honor the past. The Mother Daughter Tea is an NCL, Inc. tradition. Today, NCL chapters around the country continue to embrace their long-standing traditions, as well as, create new ones.