History

Mesquite Service League

P.O. Box 851765

Mesquite, Texas 75185

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    Commitment to Community

Five decades ago, the very first meeting of the Mesquite Service League was held. Named the Junior Women's Study Club, the organization consisted of 25 women who gathered for social purposes. Soon, they realized that there was a much greater reason for coming together: To support and improve their community.

That first year, the group established the precedent for the Mesquite Service League's legacy of service by baking and delivering food to needy families during the holiday season and raising money to purchase new uniforms for the local high school band.

Today, the Mesquite Service League's community service extends beyond anything the club's founding members could have envisioned. Through an annual charity gala and other fundraising activities, the League awards more than $25,000 in grants each year for special projects and charities in the Mesquite community. These gifts include supplies for schools, public safety education tools for the police and fire departments, vans for youth and senior citizen transportation, a permanent sculpture for the school district and much more.

The funds raised by the League in Mesquite stay within the community. This is the commitment of the Mesquite Service League and the legacy of service that the League's volunteers strive to uphold.

Historical Highlights

 

 1947       Junior Women's Study Club holds

               their first meeting on September 1st.

  

1948       Club makes $50.00 gift to the

               Mesquite Fire Department for a

               resuscitator.

 

1954       Club gives $50.00 makes a $50.00

               gift to an FFA student for the

               purchase of a livestock project. The

               pig wins first prize at the fair.

 

1956       Buttons and Bows Fashion Show

               raises $100.00 for polio fund.

 

1964       Cookbook sales from the first Tasters'

               Fair benefits numerous causes.

 

1972       Community concert subscriptions

               awarded to two high school music

               students.

 

1976       Nursing student receives a scholarship

               from proceeds raised from Heirloom

               Fashion Show.

 

1979       First charity ball held. Two $1,000

               scholarships awarded to Mesquite

               High School students.

 

1984       Black & White Ball raises money to

               award $5,000 in scholarships.

 

1986       Junior Women's Study Club becomes

               Mesquite Service League