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0 IRMS Proud to Support Jack and Jill of America
Our very own Stephanie M. Thompson, M.D attended the Jack and Jill of America literacy
luncheon this past weekend at the Knickerbocker Country Club in Tenafly.
Jack and Jill of America, Inc. is a membership organization of mothers with children ages 2-19, dedicated to nurturing future African-American leaders by strengthening children through leadership development, volunteer service, philanthropic giving and civic duty.
The late Marion Stubbs Thomas founded Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated on January 24, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Twenty mothers came together to discuss creating an organization to provide social, cultural and educational opportunities for youth between the ages of two and nineteen.
Today, Jack and Jill boast over 230 chapters nationwide, representing over 40,000 family members. Through service projects, Jack and Jill of America creates a medium of contact for children to stimulate their growth and development.
“To us as mothers, it [Jack and Jill] has become a means of furthering an inherent and natural desire …to bestow upon our children all the opportunities possible for a normal and graceful approach to a beautiful adulthood.” Marion Stubbs Thomas
To learn more about Jack and Jill of America, visit jackandjillinc.org
