Photo: Representatives of the beneficiaries of the 2018 Sugar Plum Market joined members of FBJSL and representatives of Memorial Hermann on December 14, 2018 to celebrate the Market’s record-breaking success.

The Fort Bend Junior Service League (FBJSL) is currently accepting applications from charitable organizations interested in benefiting from an FBJSL event to be held in the 2019-2020 League year. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must have 501(c)(3) status, serve the Fort Bend community, and fit within the League’s mission, goals, and one or more position statements. FBJSL considers the specific needs of each qualified applicant and selects beneficiaries that it believes will thrive due to FBJSL support.

Applications must be received on or before June  1, 2019. The application and accompanying instructions can be found on the Request Support page of the FBJSL website (www.fbjsl.org/request-support). All applications must be submitted via e-mail to brccom@fbjsl.com.

Since its inception in 2001, FBJSL has raised over $4 million for local charities. Beneficiaries of the FBJSL’s 2018 Sugar Plum Market include: Abigail’s Place; Access Health; The ARC of Fort Bend County; Big Brothers Big Sisters; Boys & Girls Club of Greater Houston; Camp Kesem Rice; Catholic Charities; Child Advocates of Fort Bend; College Community Career; East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry; Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center; Fort Bend County Women’s Center; Fort Bend Rainbow Room; Gigi’s Playhouse; Hope for Three; Houston Museum of Natural Science – Sugar Land; Literacy Council of Fort Bend County; Lunches of Love; Parks Youth Ranch; Reining Strength Therapeutic Horsemanship; SIRE Therapeutic Equestrian Center; Texana Center; The Arc of Fort Bend County; The First Tee; The Rose; and YMCA.

FBJSL is an organization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, to developing the potential of women and to improving the Fort Bend County community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Their purpose is exclusively educational and charitable as well as providing an atmosphere of friendliness, goodwill and camaraderie for all members. To learn more about FBJSL, please visit www.fbjsl.org.