About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Wellesley 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 zip codes 02481 or 02482 Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Wellesley aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.

 

The Wellesley chapter was founded by Cheryl Lamee, a Wellesley resident who had previously been a member of an NCL chapter in Texas. Her initial email asking friends to join her in founding an NCL chapter in Wellesley has led to our current membership of over 325 moms and daughters.

Our chapter works with up to 26 local philanthropies, contributing almost 4,000 hours of community service and philanthropic work per year.  This considerable charitable effort instills compassion and civic responsibility in our young women.

Leadership development is also among our top objectives with meetings conducted to both teach and well as to accomplish.  Lastly, the NCL experience requires each ticktocker class to attend a cultural event each year to bring greater awareness to the arts.

Our work is rewarding, and is especially prized as in these years we are able to continue to foster mother-daughter relationships and build a memory of lasting importance.

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:

• Alzheimer’s Association
• American Cancer Society of Boston MA
• American Heart Association
• American Red Cross
• American Red Cross Food Pantry of Massachusetts
• BINA Farm
• Birthday Wishes of Greater Boston MA
• Boston Community Pediatrics
• Charles River Watershed Association
• Cradles to Crayons of Boston Massachusetts
• Disaster Response
• Epiphany School of Boston MA
• Family Promise Metrowest
• Gaining Ground
• Heading Home
• Hope and Comfort
• Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI-USA)
• National Day of Service – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service – January 15, 2024
• Operation Gratitude
• Project Linus
• Special Olympics
• Susan Curry Community Center/Theroch Tenant Association
• The Jimmy Fund
• The Julie Fund for Women’s Cancers
• The Kindness Campaign
• Unity Farm Sanctuary
• Village Table Wellesley
• Wellesley Food Pantry
• Wellesley Friendly Aid
• Women’s Lunch Place

We work with over 25 area philanthropies  – this is only a partial listing of the service we do!

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: Carolyn Spangler
  Deb Cloaninger
• President Elect: Alexandra Holian
  Ciara Belliveau
• Secretary: Meg Kondi
  Robin Steinberg
• Treasurer: Christine Daddario
  Maribeth Dacey
• Parliamentarian: Traci Battle
  Veronica Bacon
• Vice President Communications: Kristen Haddon
  Susan Goggin
• Vice President Membership: Alexandra Holian
  Kelly Uller
• Vice President Philanthropy: Carolyn Morris
  Carrie Reepmeyer
• Vice President New Members: Courtney Koenig
  Julia Woodward
• Vice President Ticktockers: Caroline Del Col
  Marissa Rosenbaum
• Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Katherine White
  Lisa Collins

Vice President Technology:

Denise Tomayko
Maggie Sun

Members have opportunities to engage in a variety of experiences that build valuable skills such as confidence, consensus and team building, parliamentary procedure and event planning.  Each Ticktocker class annually rotates Officer and Committee positions so that members learn the various responsibilities involved in leading their own grade level meetings and activities.  Chapter Mother/Daughter meetings provide opportunities to learn from guest speakers on topics such as effective self-presentation and confident communications.  Ticktockers also learn from each other through experience sharing activities such as our Senior class mentoring of our younger Ticktockers.

Ticktocker Officer and Committee roles include:

Board Officers:

• President
• Vice President – Philanthropy
• Vice President – Programs
• Recording Secretary
• Treasurer

Committee Positions:

• Corresponding Secretary/Historian
• Publicity/Newsletter
• Communications
• Council Representative
• Inspiration
• Parliamentarian
• Icebreaker
• Hospitality

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.

The Wellesley Chapter’s cultural goal is to create an environment that nurtures a positive identity by recognizing and appreciating the value of differences in each other and the world. We are all interested in different things, we are all good at different things.

Activities of our Chapter include:

• Plays
• Advanced driver training
• Concerts
• High school musicals
• Cooking classes
• Self-defense classes
• Ballet/dance performances
• Art museum tours
• Acapella concerts
• Speakers from the philanthropies we support