Junior League Scavenger Hunt

On Saturday all of the Provisional members of the Baton Rouge Junior League got together for a Scavenger Hunt. We were split into teams and traveled around the BR learning about projects that the League has supported throughout the years.

We started at Magnolia Mound Plantation, whose mission is to illustrate and interpret the lifestyle of the French Creoles who formed the fascinating culture which still influences and pervades life in southern Louisiana. The mansion, once the center of a  900-acre plantation, is considered one of the city's oldest buildings. The historic house recently achieved reaccreditation - the highest honor a museum can receive - by the American Association of Museums. The BR Junior League assisted with renovations.

Our next stop was the Burden Center, which is one of the LSU AgCenter’s 20 research facilities across the state. Situated on a tract of 440 acres of open land in the heart of Baton Rouge, this station is home to a wide array of horticultural research projects. Research results help support the nursery and landscape industry and display gardens include roses, camellias, azaleas and crape myrtles.

Next, we headed to the McMains Children's Development Center. Named after Dr. Frank McMains, who offered his orthopedic services for over 33 years, the center helps children in the Greater Baton Rouge area with Cerebral Palsy and other disabilities such as sensory processing disorders, severe speech and learning disabilities, AD/HD, and autism AND is a community partner with the League.

Our last stop was the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. Unfortunately, I did not get a photo at this location because we were racing the clock! This non-profit organization helps meet the short-term, unmet food needs of individuals in the greater Baton Rouge area through existing or social service providers, churches, synagogues and other organizations, like the League.
 
Although we had a BLAST running around town together, we all agreed that we learned so much about our community and opportunities of involvement! I hope you take advantage of the little information provided here and get involved in improving BR today! Woo Hoo!