The Helen D. Newcomb Award was established in 1996 to honor Helen Newcomb, who served in 1931 and 1932 as the first president of JLLB. The award is given annually to a member who embodies the League’s mission and serves as a role model and mentor to other members.
“Avalon Hill perfectly embodies the mission and spirit of the Junior League and has never wavered in her support of our members,” said the JLLB President Andrea Gunn Eaton. “She serves the League even to this day as the current advisor to our training team, where, among other things, she provides expert guidance on our Learning Partners mentoring program. Avalon is an inspiration to us all, and we are proud to honor her commitments to voluntarism, to civic leadership, and most of all to the League and its members with our highest award.”
Hill has been a member of JLLB since 1980 and led the organization as president in 1990 and 1991. Within the League, she also served as community vice president and was key to the success of many JLLB projects and initiatives, including the Woman to Woman substance-abuse recovery program, Parent Survival, the Training Team, Facilitator Core and Casa Youth Shelter, according to the JLLB.
Source: JLLB
