Mommy Medals
Lisa Van Zyl, South Africa March 2018 marked our Groups’ first birthday in Alberton in the South of Johannesburg. To mark our birthday, a photographer from the local newspaper arrived at the end of the meeting to give us some…
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A Leader Applicant Kit
Deborah Robertson, Rochester, United Kingdom LLL Kent is a busy Group in the United Kingdom with 14 active co-Leaders. Over the last 22 years, LLL Kent has seen 22 Leader Applicants become accredited LLL Leaders. There are currently six Applicants…
A Board Meeting Isn’t Boring!
Ann Calandro Each year, an LLLI Update containing the Board actions from the spring Annual Meeting, is distributed electronically to the LLL Community. Some may feel our Board meetings sound a little boring and dry but they are rich with interaction, laughter,…
When Breastfeeding and Culture Meet
Adapted from “Culture: Some Introductions,” from Rocky Mountain Leader, LLL of Colorado/Wyoming’s Area Leaders’ Letter, Summer 2014 The other day, I met a work colleague, Stan, in the middle of a doorway. We laughed as we passed each other, because he had to…
Face to Face or Facebook?
Adapted from Emma Gardner’s blog post, Breastfeeding Support Pages on Facebook, 2012. More and more mothers are communicating on Facebook and many local LLL Groups have found it is a good way to announce meetings and stay in touch. In the first of…
Guidelines for Leaders on Facebook
Adapted from Sara Dale-Bley’s article in eConnect Number 31, the LLL US West Area Network publication for Leaders and LLL Administrators, April–June 2014 Facebook, a useful tool As an online social networking platform, Facebook can be a useful tool to create bridges between…