About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., The Woodlands 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 South Montgomery County or The Woodlands. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, The Woodlands 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.

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:

• The Woodlands Chapter
• All Ears Listening and Language Center
• Alzheimer’s Association
• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross
• Angel Reach
• Brookwood
• CASA
• Children’s Museum
• Class Act Productions
• Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
• Disaster Response
• District Philanthropy Initiative
• Glade Art Foundation
• Insperity Golf Tournament
• Interfaith
• Ironman Triathlon
• MD Anderson
• Meals on Wheels Montgomery County
• Montgomery County Food Bank
• Montgomery County Women’s Center
• Operation Gratitude
• Operation Homefront
• Operation Pets Alive
• Regent Care
• South Montgomery County Library
• The Abundant Harvest
• The Kindness Campaign
• The Moses Closet
• The Woodlands Township
• Uresti Giving Foundation
• Yes to Youth
• YMCA

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: Candice Fletcher
  Louise Blanchard
• President Elect: Louise Blanchard
  Heather Dixen
• Secretary: Julie Sicam
  Julie Sicam
• Treasurer: Jeanette Pineda
  Christin Allphin
• Parliamentarian: Tamara Griepp
  Tamara Griepp
• Vice President Communications: Meryl McLendon
• Vice President Membership: Melissa Horak
  Melissa Horak
• Vice President Philanthropy: Tamara Franks
• Vice President Provisionals: Heather Dixen
  Misty Frank
• Vice President Ticktockers: Lori Van Veldhoven
• Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Katherine Graham

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.

We have been proud to partner with the Glade Arts Foundation, Class Act Productions, The Houston Symphony and other fine arts in our community to cultivate values and traditions that shape the organization’s role and contributions in our communities.

• 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.

 

Chapter Recognition

Our chapter is proud to announce that we have achieved the Blue Rose Chapter Award for the 2019-2020 year. We worked hard as a chapter to meet all the annual requirements, participated in #GivingTuesday and the national philanthropy program, and held a Sustainer Event.