History of National Charity League

In 1925, a small group of women interested in philanthropic work founded the Charity League in Los Angeles, California.  They worked quietly, doing Red Cross work, making layettes and assembling and delivering baskets of food to the hungry at holiday times. Sometimes they brought their daughters with them.  By 1938, so many daughters had become involved that they decided to form their own group. They called themselves the Ticktockers. In 1947, these groups united to become the first mother-daughter charity and took their present name, National Charity League.  At that time, the mothers also took their name, Patronesses. 

Today, NCL continues to carry out its Mission – “to provide service to its communities while fostering the mother-daughter relationship. Through our volunteer work today, we hope to make the world a better place tomorrow”.  Each chapter of National Charity League, Inc. consists of mothers and their daughters in grades seven through twelve.  The chapter considers the local community's needs and then selects philanthropies to support.  Chapter activities also include leadership training, educational activities and cultural events.

The Dunwoody Chapter

On January 11, 2004, a group of women were invited to the home of Anne Marie Newman for an informational tea to learn more about NCL and to determine if there was enough interest to form a Chapter that could serve the Dunwoody and surrounding community.  Our Chapter is now approximately 135 members strong.  We were officially chartered on March 12, 2006.  The Dunwoody Chapter supports the following philanthropies: 

• Chastain Therapeutic Riding Program
• Children’s Restoration Network
• Community Action Center
• Foster Care Support Foundation
• Heritage Sandy Springs
• Mount Vernon Towers
• Senior Services North Fulton
• Spruill Center of the Arts
• Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
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