Monday, May 4, 2026 - 7 pm
In-person: Board Room @ Arts & Education Building, Creve Coeur J, 2 Millstone Campus Drive
Virtual: Zoom link = https://zoom.us/j/97866518654
Monday, June 1, 2026 - 7 pm
In-person: Arts & Education Building, Creve Coeur J, 2 Millstone Campus Drive
Virtual: Zoom link TBA
Monday, July 6, 2026 - 7 pm
In-person: Arts & Education Building, Creve Coeur J, 2 Millstone Campus Drive
Virtual: Zoom link TBA
5/5 JBF Author Event: Adeena Sussman, Israeli cookbook author
When: Tuesday, May 5th; doors open at 6 pm, presentation begins at 7 pm
Where: Gymnasium, Creve Coeur J, 2 Millstone Campus Drive
5/27 Books & Bagels: Jason Sommer, author of Shmuel's Bridge
When: Wednesday, May 27th; brunch begins at 10 am, presentation begins at 11 am
Where: Arts & Education Building, Creve Coeur J, 2 Millstone Campus Drive
Ticket Price: $12.97 (purchase ticket here)
Improvement 1: A central JBF Committee Hub website (www.jbfcommittee.com)
Idea Credit: Randy Steinmeyer
Problem: Committee members struggling to find information about committee meetings, upcoming JBF events, and volunteering needs
Click here to see "before" image
Improvement: Creating one central website (www.jbfcommittee.com) where committee members can go at any time to easily see pertinent info
Click here to see "after" image
Proposed: 5/1/2026
Implemented: 5/3/2026
Have an idea for another improvement? Tell Josiah!
Need help coming up with an idea for improvement? Think about where you encounter struggle in your JBF work, and look for TIMWOODS waste we can eliminate from our work:
Transportation: unnecessarily moving materials or information
Inventory: excess products
Motion: people unnecessarily moving
Waiting: people standing around waiting for something to do
Overproducing: producing more of something than what the customer needs
Overprocessing: doing more work than needed
Defects: things that have to be redone because they weren't done right the first time
Skills: underutilizing capabilities and knowledge of staff/volunteers
May 5th: Adeena Sussman JBF author event:
Ticket scanning volunteers - Want to volunteer? Contact Day-Of Chair Sheri Corman
Book sales volunteers - Want to volunteer? Contact Bookstore Chair Barb Williams
March 9, 2026 - First meeting of the 2026 season
Introduction & Ice-breakers
Committee members getting to know each other and welcoming new members
Our Groundwork Principles for 2026:
1. Continuous Improvement - committing to always getting better and better
2. Respect For People - everyone is valuable, everyone is respected
3. Systems & Processes - think about JBF as a system; think about our processes
4. Have A Defined Aim - let's align our processes with the J's mission
Quick Résumé Activity
Committee members recording work/volunteer experience
Didn't get a chance to fill out your quick résumé? Click here to fill it out